Archived News:
Do you like movies about gladiators, Joey? Well, Activision's
Rome: Total War Website now offers downloads of three new gameplay movies
showing off Rome: Total War, Creative Assembly's upcoming strategy game
follow-up. Each of the MPEG movies shows off the Romans in battle, taking
on the Egyptians, the Greeks, and those nutty Barbarians. All three movies have
been mirrored on 3D
Gamers and Worthplaying.
On a related note, the new Pax Romana
Website offers a new gameplay movie from Pax Romana, another upcoming
Roman-themed game, this one in the works at Galilea. This clip has been mirrored
on Worthplaying.
In yet another related note, the official Pax
Romana Product Page is now online.
RPG Vault's The War
of the Ring Diary #4 is written by Liquid Entertainment designer Jason
Torres recaps a day in his life that included the testing of a pair of levels
from a demo disc for their upcoming Lord of the Rings RTS game. Also, Playday
Episode 2 on Horizons Warcry follows up on Episode
one that narrates some gameplay experiences from the upcoming MMORPG.
CC
GeneralsNews (thanks Frans) has some reflections on the release of the Zero
Hour expansion, including their plans to release some new free multiplayer maps
soon and an upcoming EB appearance by the developers. The update also includes
word on plans for a Generals patch: "Now that Zero Hour is out the door, we
are also going to be working on patch 1.7 for Generals. We’re retrofitting
some of the bug fixes that were made for Zero Hour into Generals and trying to
add a few minor Zero Hour features, as well. No timeline yet, as we just started
working on it, but we’ll keep everyone updated."
A new release of Star
Wraith 3: Shadows of Orion is available, updating this 3D space combat simulation to
version 1.51 (thanks Frans). The website offers an extensive list of what's
changed in the new version, which is described as "a critical update for
multiplayer."
The official Jetfighter V: Homeland
Protector Website has launched (thanks Frans) in place of the temporary site
that was in its place while it prepared for takeoff. The Flash-heavy site
provides a noisy home base for the upcoming flight sim, offering info,
screenshots, forums, and more.
The second version of the G.I.
Joe Mod (thanks Battlefield
Central and Ant) for Battlefield 1942 is now available. The release
includes five custom maps, a revised version of the Coral Sea map, six new
vehicles, new classes and weapons, and more.
EA Ships SimCity 4 Deluxe
Edition (thanks Frans) has word that upon the release of the Rush Hour
expansion for SimCity 4, EA has also released a package that offers the add-on
and its prerequisite game in one box. "SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition is a robust
and content-filled compilation that allows players to build the ultimate living,
breathing megalopolis. The SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition will be available for a
suggested retail price of $39.99."
Steam News announces the
availability of a new Steam update that addresses a bunch of bugs in the content
delivery system (thanks Frans). There is an accompanying update that outlines
future updates that include a new version of Counter-Strike, a new version of
Day of Defeat, and a new friends and server browser.
The Neverwinter Nights
Patches and Updates Page now offers downloads of the new version 1.32 patch
for BioWare's RPG (thanks Maximus), which
is also available via the game's internal auto-update utility. Also, this Neverwinter
Nights Stratics House of Commons Chat Log recaps the IRC session discussing
the Hordes of the Underdark NWN expansion. The 90 minute session has been
transcribed into a more orderly Q&A format.
A Legion Gold Patch
is now available (thanks Frans), along with the following explanation: "The
Legion 1.06c patch was created after the release of Legion Gold. It has
been brought to our attention that the 1.06c patch for Legion is not compatible
with Legion Gold so we have created a 1.06c patch especially for Legion Gold."
Also, a John Madden Football 2004 Patch has been released, and is available on Gamer's
Hell and Worthplaying.
- BREED
There's a BREED
Q&A on Gamer's Hell talking with Brat Designs about their upcoming
science fiction shooter. They discuss the game's setting and plot, the
extensive array of planned vehicles, and more.
- Dragon Empires
GameGossip's
Dragon Empires Q&A chats with Codemasters perpetually accessible
Peter Tyson to ask a few general questions about the upcoming MMORPG.
- X2
GameZone's
X2: The Threat Q&A talks with Bernd Lehahn of EGOSOFT
about their upcoming space game sequel talking about how much further beyond
the frontier players will be taken than in X: Beyond the Frontier.
- Traitor's Gate 2
Game
Chronicles' Traitor's Gate 2: Cypher Q&A is online, talking with
Nigel Papworth, lead designer on the upcoming action/adventure sequel that
puts the player on the hunt for digital weapons of mass destruction.
- Jack the Ripper
ELiTeD's
Jack The Ripper Q&A is a very brief article-format Q&A with
Philippe Gaudé of Galiléa Production about their upcoming adventure
game based on the infamous series of unsolved serial murders.
- Rome: Total War
HomeLAN
Fed's Rome: Total War Q&A talks with Ian Roxburgh of Creative
Assembly about the upcoming third installment in their Total War series of
RTS games.
- Railroad Tycoon III
HomeLAN
Fed's Railroad Tycoon III Q&A is a conversation with Phil Steinmeyer
of PopTop Studios about the upcoming chapter in their train simulator
series.
The official Dungeon
Siege: Legends of Aranna Website is now online (thanks Frans). The site
features info, screenshots, wallpapers, and more for the upcoming Dungeon Siege
ad-on currently under construction at Mad Doc Software.
Nintendo
Cuts GameCube Price to $99.99 and Microsoft:
Xbox Price to Shadow PS2, Not GameCube. Also, the Rainbow
Six 3 Website has word on how to get a free Rainbow Six 3 companion disc
when preordering Rainbow Six 3 for the Xbox "at your favorite game
destinations." Thanks Simon. Finally, there's a Counter-Strike
Xbox Preview on HomeLAN Fed.
The Eve of Destruction Website
now offers downloads of a new version 0.21 of the Eve of Destruction
modification for Battlefield 1942. The updated version of this Vietnam
War-themed modification features some gameplay enhancements along with a ton of
bug-fixes. Thanks Ant. The patch is mirrored on 3D
Downloads, Boomtown,
FileRush,
and Worthplaying.
A new version 1.01 of the Kanonball
modification for Half-Life is now available. The update tweaks gameplay and adds
a couple of bug fixes via a server-side patch that is not required to update
clients.
A new Postal 2
Multiplayer FAQ is online, discussing the upcoming MP add-on for the Postal
sequel, accompanied by the
official announcement of the project. Thanks Frans. There's a Jedi Knight:
Jedi Academy Walkthrough on Gamehelper.
Ultimate
Arena has announced the terms of the anti-cheating guarantee they are
providing players of their online gaming/gambling dealie.
- ABIT IS7-G 865PE Motherboard on Dukgamers.
- Albatron PX865PE Lite PRO Motherboard on TechConnect.
- BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5600 Ultra Video Card on 3DGPU.
- Casio Exilim EX-Z3 Digital Camera on Accelenation.
- Crossover Mission II Water Cooling Kit on ViperLair.
- Crucial 7 in 1 Card Reader on ASE
Labs.
- FIC KT-748 Motherboard (in video) on 3dGameMan.
- Logitech MOMO Racing Wheel on Envy
News.
- M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Sound Card on Ohls-Place.
- Nexus PHT-3600 SkiveTek® & Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Heat Sinks on SLCentral.
- SteelPad 4s Mouse Pad on BYTESECTOR.COM.
A fond farewell to Bob Murphy, NY Mets announcer who is calling his last home
game tonight. I grew up listening to Bob along with Ralph Kiner and the late
Lindsey Nelson do Mets games, and the fact that he's been carrying on since the
team's very first game in 1962 has provided amazing continuity for those of us
following the Amazings. There may be more victories and championships in the
team's future, but they won't be the same without Bob's "happy recaps."
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