Archived News:
Syberia II Goes Gold on GameSpot has word that the gold rush continues with
Micröids' adventure game sequel, which is now likewise complete. Word is the
game will ship on March 24.
EA sends word that the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Battlefield 1942 is
gold, and is due in stores on March 15: EA is pleased to announce that
Battlefield Vietnam has officially gone gold for the PC. The game is set to ship
nationwide to retailers under the EA GAMES brand on Monday, March 15.
The Battlefield franchise is entering a new era with more firepower and
beautiful yet ferocious new combat settings. Offering an arsenal of weapons and
vehicles authentic to the Vietnam conflict, players will battle in first-person
perspective. Staying true to the over-the-top, action-packed multiplayer style
that gave Battlefield 1942 its critical and commercial success, Battlefield
Vietnam will drop players into some of the Vietnam War’s fiercest battles.
Fighting in theatres from jungles surrounding the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the city
streets of Hue, players will choose from two well-equipped forces, the United
States or the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong. All of this action will
be accompanied by the sounds of an authentic Vietnam era soundtrack to immerse
the player into an experience similar to that of a Hollywood film.
Battlefield Vietnam was developed by Swedish based Digital Illusions' Canadian
office and is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB. The game’s official website is
www.battlefield.ea.com
This Press
Release announces that the latest installment in this empire-building
strategy series that began with Legion and Chariots of War is now gold, and is
due in stores on March 24. Here's a bit: "Spartan focuses on one of the most
influential civilisations in the history of mankind – the Ancient Greeks, and
allows players to choose from 100 nations to lead to victory, including Sparta,
renowned for its total dedication to the art of war and for producing the
ultimate fighting machine of the ancient world – the Spartan Hoplite; probably
most famous for the courageous last stand of 300 Spartans at the Battle of
Thermopylae in 480BC."
A second demo for Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc is now available, offering
another showcase for Enlight's action/strategy game featuring the legendary
French heroine. The "advanced" demo is a 350 MB download, available on
3D Gamers,
Gamer's
Hell, and
Worthplaying.
Heavy Gunner Revealed on
HomeLAN Fed has word on plans for a new value priced game called Heavy
Gunner in the works at Brainbox Games, a division of Digital Extremes. This will
be an Unreal-engine shooter set in the Vietnam War slated for release this June
by Groove Games.
A new Battle for Middle-Earth trailer is now available, offering a glimpse of
the upcoming Tolkien-inspired strategy game. The clip accompanies
The Battle for
Middle-earth Preview on GameSpy.com, and is available in low resolution on
FilePlanet
(registration required), mirrored on 3D
Gamers and in high resolution on
FilePlanet
(registration required), mirrored on 3D
Gamers,
Filerush, and
Worthplaying. Also, there's a V8 Supercars 2 movie on
Atari.com.au,
showing off this game alternatively known as ToCA Race Driver 2. The clip is
mirrored on 3D Gamers.
The SpellForce: The
Order of Dawn Website (thanks Frans) has the announcement of the Breath of
Winter add-on for the role-playing strategy game. Here's a bit on the project,
which does not yet carry a projected release date: “With the Add-On we
can offer a new Single Player Campaign with over 40 hours of gameplay, giving to
our fans another episode from our RPS Franchise SpellForce filled with a number
of new and original features, like the Co-operative Multiplayer “Free Mode”,
where you can join your allies in battling in one of the many maps offered by
the campaign. We have further enabled the Avatar to gain experience in these and
other maps in Free Mode and summon non human heroes to his side in campaign and
multiplayer games.” explains Volker Wertich, LeadDesigner for SpellForce. “We
are confident to turn Spellforce into a successful franchise, expanding on the
strengths of this innovative game” adds Gerald Kossär, Marketing Manager
JoWooD.
Academy of
Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) to Present Peter Molyneux With Coveted Hall
of Fame Award at 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (thanks Frans)
has word that the designer is to be enshrined in the AIAS Hall of Fame: "The
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the professional organization of
the interactive entertainment industry, today announced that it will present
Peter Molyneux, Managing Director, Lionhead Studios with its illustrious Hall of
Fame award. The Hall of Fame award will be presented to Mr. Molyneux during the
Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which will be held at Rain in the Palms
Casino Resort in Las Vegas on March 4."
- TRIBES Vengeance
There's
a TRIBES Vengeance Q&A on Warcry News Network catching up with Ed Orman,
Michael Johnston, and Tony Oakden of Irrational Games to learn more about
plans for the next installment in the TRIBES series of multiplayer shooters.
- Homeplanet: Playing with Fire
Action
Vault's Homeplanet Playing with Fire Q&A talks with
Alexey Medvedev of 3Map Games about the upcoming Playing with Fire expansion
for their space combat game.
- Lineage II
The
Lineage II Q&A
on GameZone talks with Raoul Kim, lead designer on the upcoming MMORPG
sequel for a tour of the game's planned features.
- Adellion
RPG
Vault's Adellion Interview #2, Part 2 converses with John Bates about:
"Player vs. player, quests and more in the concluding portion of our
extensive query session on Honourbound's game."
- Streamline Studios
There's
a Streamline
Studios Q&A on BeyondUnreal talking with Alexander L. Fernández, Stefan
Baier, and Renier Banninga about this contributor to various projects like
Unreal Tournament 2004 and Dead Man's Hand.
- Brian Fargo
Tiger's
Claw's Brian Fargo Q&A tracks down the in-Xile Entertainment CEO to
discuss his new company, his reasons for departing Interplay, and what the
future holds for in-Xile.
A level for the Far Cry demo has surfaced, after being extracted from a
different version of the demo from the cover-mount disc on PC Gamer
magazine. Ubisoft has consented to distribution of this semi-illicit file, which
can be found as a single download on
3D Gamers or as two
separate files on
Boomtown (registration required),
FarCryHQ,
Filerush, and
GamesAgent.net.
Break out the anesthetic, as there's a Painkiller Developer Chat this evening,
giving the chance to catch up with the folks at People Can Fly about their
upcoming first-person shooter. The chat will be held on the server
irc.enterthegame.com in the channel #painkiller. Things will kick off at 9:00
p.m. EST.
New patch for Coliseum on
the Shrapnel Games website has word on an update: "Coliseum, the fantasy
gladiatorial managerial sim developed by Stormcloud Creations and published
through Shrapnel Games, has just received a new patch. The patch brings the
retail game up to version 1.6 and includes a number of new features, along with
the usual patch-related bug fixing. The patch can be found at
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/stormcloud/coliseum/6.htm. It should be noted
that the patch can only be applied to versions 1.5, so if you have not
downloaded the previous patch you must first do so. The latest patch also
unfortunately invalidates previous save games, so before applying make sure that
you are finished with any current games. Finally, the demo has been updated to
reflect this latest patch."
That downloads
page also offers an updated version of the game's demo. Thanks Frans.
The official Postal 2
Website has word that Postal 2: Share the Pain, the multiplayer-enabled
version of the outrageous first-person shooter, is set to invade European
shores. No threatened release date for the import is provided.
The Live for Speed Website now
offers downloads of the promised "Patch F" for this racing game (thanks
Frans). Word is: "After a series of test patches during a long period of
community testing, patch F is finally here. Higher frame rates, changes to
keyboard steering, personal best lap notification while racing, and more.
Here is a special
page which lists and explains all the changes. :)"
There's no better overkill than the excessive kind, and with that in mind, the
newest version of Mr. Pants'
Excessive Overkill for Quake III Arena is now available. Here's word on
what's new among all the mod's excesses: "New features include a new Joust mode,
a grappling hook, instant weapon changing, and, the most requested feature ever,
the ability for server admins to set which weapons are available on their
server."
The Movies FAQ is online,
answering questions about Lionhead's upcoming homage to the silver screen.
Thanks Frans.
Web2zone is now accepting sign-ups
for their upcoming America's Army: Special Forces tournament in their NYC-based
LAN center on March 13.
The Blizzard
Entertainment Employment Opportunities Page has word that: "Blizzard
Entertainment is looking for a talented level designer with experience building
levels using any of the popular 3D Real-Time Strategy game toolset (Warcraft 3,
Age of Mythology, Command and Conquer, etc). The ideal candidate has industry
experience on a shipping game, or has created and distributed levels in the
fan/mod community."
The Forgotten Hope
Website announces a March 6 release date for the next version of this BF1942
modification. Thanks Machine.
It's dueling disasters at the BlueTower, as following yesterday evening's server
outage, we had (not one, but) two different water leaks here this morning that
required a visit from the friendly neighborhood plumber (I kept asking if he was
Mario or Luigi, but he seemed in some sort of panic about a big monkey, so I let
it be). Things seem to have reverted to what passes for normal once again, so
after plugging all applicable leaks, saving the princess from disaster, and
wringing out our socks to a reasonable level of dryness, we sally forth once
again, none the worse for our harrowing experiences.
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