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Archived News:
A playable demo for Nitro Family is now available on the
Nitro Family Website, offering the
chance to check out two levels from Delphieye Entertainment's upcoming
Serious-engine first-person shooter. The demo is a 215 MB download, also
available on
3D Downloads, 3D Gamers,
GameCenter.cz,
FileShack (registration required), and
Worthplaying.
This Splinter Cell Pandora
Tomorrow Videos Page features a pair of new gameplay trailers, showing off
multiplayer gameplay from the upcoming sequel to the stealthy adventures of
super-agent Sam Fisher. The clips have been mirrored on
3D Gamers,
Gamer's
Hell, and
Worthplaying.
Also, a new Perimeter movie is now available, showing off
K-D LAB's and Codemasters' upcoming RTS game. The clip
includes cinematic sequences, more than five minutes of game footage, and
observations from designer Andrew Wafer. The clip can be found on
3D Gamers,
Gamer's
Hell, and
Worthplaying.
American
McGee's Oz lives on GameSpot has a follow-up on the report that quoted
American McGee as saying Carbon6's Oz game is "dead in the water"
( story), refuting the premise that the game is no longer being
pitched, reporting that "McGee said the Xbox version of the game, which is
loosely based on the Wizard of Oz books, is being shopped around to publishers."
The story quotes American as saying: "We're not going to consider Oz dead until
every other extension to it is dead."
A
Lifeline PC Voice Recognition Demo is now available, demonstrating the
voice-recognition technology from
Lifeline, an upcoming action game from Konami. The demo just demonstrates
the voice recognition technology, but not the game itself. The download can be
found on
GameSpot DLX (registration required).
Whiptail Interactive and MediaMobsters announce the release of Gangland, their
cross-genre life of crime game: West Chester, PA (March 3, 2004) –
Whiptail Interactive, a global publisher of PC games, and developer
MediaMobsters announced today that the action-style Mafia game Gangland has
shipped to retail stores nationwide. Gangland combines the RTS, RPG & SIM genres
into a new breed of gaming mayhem, letting players bribe, steal and seduce their
way to the top of the family tree. Gangland for the PC has a SRP of $49.99 and
has been rated M for Mature.
“Gangland is a one-of-a-kind action game, mixing a classic Mafia setting with
intense action-packed car chases, challenging RTS gameplay and an addictive RPG
element that lets you live the life of a gangster,” said Fred Heslop, President
of Whiptail Interactive.
“The reaction thus far from the gaming community has been incredibly supportive
and we can’t wait for gamers to dive into the enormous Gangland world
first-hand,” said Christian Majgaard, Co-founder of MediaMobsters.
Born into the Sicilian Mafia, Gangland players must work their way up within the
family and compete with other Mafia factions from all over the world for
supremacy in Paradise City. Gangland lets players take on the role of one of
four brothers: Mario, Angelo, Romano or Sonny as they visit 26 different
locations in Paradise City, each featuring 500+ characters with individual
behaviors. The game features 26 Conquests and Challenges where players can use 7
different vehicles and more than a dozen weapons to rule the streets.
Multiplayer action supports up to 8 players over LAN or Internet.
Gangland fans can now learn more about the game on the publisher supported forum
at www.forumplasma.com/gangland.
The forum will feature strategy tips, upcoming news and general discussions on
the game.
For more information on Gangland or to download the demo, please visit
www.whiptailinteractive.com or
the all-new www.mediamobsters.com.
A story on IGN
(thanks Frans) has news of problems for another game title, as they have
word from Carbon6 Entertainment cofounder American McGee that Carbon6's plans
for a game based on The Wizard of Oz are "dead in the water."
According to the story, with Infogrames having pulled out of the deal and other
publishers wary of a property that's unproven in the video game arena,
production on the game has halted. Any future development of an Oz game is
dependant on what happens with the movie rights to the project, which were
recently optioned to Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Walt Disney Pictures
( story).
HardOCP sues
Infinium on GameSpot (thanks Frans) has the follow-up to news that Infinium
Labs was threatening to sue the hardware site over coverage of the upcoming
Phantom console system ( story) with word that the site has filed
a preemptive lawsuit of its own. The article includes a Q&A with
[H]ardOCP owner Kyle Bennett, and an
outline of what the suit is about: In a press release soon to be made
public, lawyers representing KB Networks (the Bennett-founded entity that owns
HardOCP), refers to the suit as one based on a legal statue commonly referred to
as the "Declaratory Judgment Act." HardOCP lawyers explain the act as one that
"permits a person or entity being threatened with lawsuits from another party to
force the issue to be decided, rather than having to operate under a cloud of
uncertainty and intimidation."
However, the statement does reiterate the position Bennett has maintained since
he posted the original article, that the site "stands by its article, and
believe[s] that the Federal Court will conclude, as HardOCP.com believes, that
all relevant facts in the article are true."
LucasArts has
posted the announcement of cancellation of Sam & Max Freelance Police,
planned as a sequel to Sam & Max Hit the Road, their classic adventure game
(thanks Quboid). Word is: "After careful evaluation of current market
place realities and underlying economic considerations, we've decided that this
was not the appropriate time to launch a graphic adventure on the PC" says Mike
Nelson, Acting General Manager and VP of Finance and Operations. There is
currently no plan to reduce staff.
As promised ( story), the demo for Beyond Divinity is now
available, offering the chance to sample Larian Studios' upcoming sequel to
Divine Divinity that at one point was being developed under the title
Riftrunner. The demo is a 168 MB download, available the
Larian Studios Website,
mirrored on
ActionTrip,
Adrenaline Vault,
Boomtown (registration required),
Computer Games Online,
FileFront, FileFan,
Fragland.net,
Gamer's Hell,
GameSpot DLX (registration required),
Happy Puppy (registration required),
Loadedinc,
Pixelrage.ro,
Player Of Games, and
Worthplaying.
The World
of Warcraft Air Transportation Page has information on how to fly the
friendly skies in Blizzard's upcoming MMORPG, accompanied by a gameplay movie
showing off a flight from Stormwind to Ironforge. The
clip is mirrored on 3D
Gamers,
Gamer's
Hell, and
GameStar Online. Also, a new movie from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
is now available, showing off GSC Game World's upcoming first-person shooter.
The clip is a 122 MB download, available on
3D Gamers,
Filerush,
Gamer's
Hell, and
Worthplaying. Finally, a new movie from Knights of the Temple: Infernal
Crusade is now available, showing off Starbreeze Studios' upcoming melee combat
game. The movie is available in two different resolutions on
3D Gamers.
JoWooD
Productions announces that they've picked up the license to create games
based on Torque, the
motorcycle movie. Word is: "JoWooD will develop, publish and distribute the
action racing videogame Torque: Savage Roads worldwide. The title is scheduled
to release on several console platforms and PC in 2004."
Atari Developing Wildest
Ride Yet with RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (thanks Frans) has the official
confirmation of the rumored 3D installment in the amusement park construction
series. Break out the Dramamine, the game is due in stores this holiday season.
A new version 1.22 maintenance release of
Challenge Promode Arena for Quake III Arena is now available (thanks
newborn). Word is: "Nothing earth-shattering in it: custom locations, an
armour-decay option for CA servers, and some tweaks to the RL self-damage rules.
This is the Feb 18 build, unchanged - it's just an official release now rather
than a candidate."
The Forgotten Hope Website
now offers downloads of a trailer showing off the upcoming version 0.6 of this
Battlefield 1942 mod.
Today is my seventh anniversary of me becoming a low-ping bastard, as it was on
this day in 1997 that I got my first ISDN line installed. If there's any
practical way to do so, I think I will try and find a way to try some online
gaming via a modem, just as a reminder to appreciate the joys of being an LPB as
well as the skills of those who succeed playing online games via dial up.
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