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Archived News:
The Galactic Civilizations
Website has news that the Altarian Prophecy expansion for Stardock's
Galactic Civilizations is now gold (thanks Frans). Here's word on availability
of the add-on: "Galactic Civilizations: Altarian Prophecy, will be released on
June 15, 2004 and can be purchased on CD or via electronic download. A retail
version of the game should be available later this summer along with a bundle of
the original game and the expansion pack to be titled 'Galactic Civilizations
Gold'."
The promised ( story) demo version of Besieger is now available,
providing a sample of Primal Software's RTS game of construction and siege. The
264 MB demo can be found on 3D
Gamers,
ActionTrip,
Computer Games Online, FileFront,
Gamer's Hell,
The Adrenaline Vault, and
Worthplaying.
The 14-day trial version of Star Wars Galaxies on
FilePlanet
(registration required) is no longer reserved for paid subscribers, but is now open to all their
registered users. Participation is not without its cost, however, as the
download is a staggering 1,916 MB.
This Buka Entertainment
Downloads Page features links to new version 1.10 patches for the UK and US
editions of Echelon: Wind Warriors. Unfortunately, the page is a bit wonky, with
the links to the unzipped patches not actually working at this time. This is all
cleared up on 3D Gamers,
where the patches are zipped down to save your bandwidth, these versions are
mirrored on The
Adrenaline Vault and FileFront ( US
and UK).
A beta demo for Spider-Man 2 is now available, offering the chance to sample the
game based on this summer's sequel to the film featuring the famed wall crawler.
The demo, apparently released as a
promotion for a Russian soft drink, is a 197 MB download, available on
Computer Games Online,
Filerush (torrent),
Gamer's Hell,
and Loadedinc. There's
also a version that's 32 MB smaller thanks to the removal of a DirectX installer
on 3D Gamers, which
has been mirrored on
ActionTrip,
Boomtown (registration required), FileFront,
The Adrenaline Vault,
and
Worthplaying.
THQ and Climax announce a continuation of the MotoGP series with MotoGP:
Ultimate Racing Technology 3: THQ ANNOUNCES MOTO GP 3 IN DEVELOPMENT WITH
CLIMAX FOR XBOX™ AND PC
The highly acclaimed MotoGP brand returns in 2005
Woking, Surrey UK, 03 June, 2004 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI), today announced the
next game in the MotoGP series in development with Climax. The new instalment
will have players racing through photo-realistic race tracks and will introduce
a brand new mode. The game is slated for worldwide release in the quarter ending
September 30, 2005, for the Xbox™ videogame
system from Microsoft and on PC. In territories outside of USA and Canada, this
game will be known as "MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology 3.
Originally released in 2002, MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology introduced
thrill-seeking game players to an adrenaline-filled racing experience. The
original title was followed with the release of MotoGP: Ultimate Racing
Technology 2 in 2003, which was one of the first titles to feature Xbox Live™
support. Featuring the most immersive MotoGP experience at the time, the two
releases enjoyed an impressive number of awards including those from Microsoft
Advanced Technology Group, Official Xbox UK, Edge and IGN.com.
Ian Curran, vice president of European Publishing, THQ Inc. ("THQ") commented,
"I am delighted that we are continuing to work with Climax on a brand like
MotoGP. We have had considerable success with MotoGP and MotoGP 2 and our
agreement with Climax provides an exciting opportunity to develop a gripping
racing game with more real tracks, riders and equipment than ever before giving
gamers and MotoGP fans an ultimate interactive gaming experience".
Karl Jeffery, CEO of Climax said "We are so proud and delighted that THQ have
once again chosen Climax as their preferred development partner. The new game
promises to extend the hugely successful Moto-GP franchise and set the new
gold-standard for the online racing genre..."
MotoGP, managed by Dorna Sports, a company based in Spain that runs the world's
top motorcycle sports, is the world's fastest, most advanced form of motorcycle
racing. Leading motorcycle manufacturers, including Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha,
Aprilia, Ducati, Kawasaki and Proton all participate with their own
state-of-the-art, high-tech motorcycles unique to the MotoGP World Championship.
The Dorna website is located at
www.motograndprix.com.
- EQ: Gates of Discord
RPG
Vault's EverQuest: Gates of Discord Wrap Report is a postmortem on the
seventh expansion for SOE's MMORPG.
- Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
The
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Website now offers a feature called the
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Insider, written by lead designer Dave Nash
on the subject of: "Making Linear Shooters Replayable." Thanks Frans.
- Star Wars Galaxies
A new
Star Wars Galaxies "State of the Game" is online, outlining what the
future holds for the Star Wars MMORPG, discussing the upcoming Jump to
Lightspeed expansion, the upcoming "Secrets of the Force" update, the
addition of a new test center, and a frank discussion of how they plan to
roll out these new features, admitting that their priorities may change as
they go forward. Thanks Frans.
- Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
HomeLAN
Fed's Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Developers Diary - Part 10 features Brett
Holton of Zombie Studios discussing localization plans for their upcoming
military-themed first-person shooter.
- Aura
The
Aura Designer
Diary #1 on Adventure Gamers kicks off a series of journals from Sergey
Nartovich, president of Streko-Graphics, introducing their company and their
upcoming Aura: Fate of the Ages.
- Mourning
RPG
Vault's Mourning Peek #28 is online, as "Lead Designer Dan Antonescu
tells us some more about the system of laws in NewroSoft's and Quad's online
world."
- Reclamation
This
Reclamation update offers the first in a weekly series keeping us
abreast of progress on this upcoming MMORPG.
Another new Shadow Ops: Red Mercury movie is now available, as clips from
Zombie's upcoming military-themed shooter continue to emerge as relentlessly as,
well, zombies. The latest clip offers over four minutes of gameplay from the
Unreal-engine game, available on
3D Gamers.
- Men of Valor
Action
Vault's Men of Valor Team Q&A #4 asks the developers at 2015 the
following collective question about their upcoming Vietnam War shooter:
"What are a couple of situations in Men of Valor's single-player campaign
that you think players might find unforgettable or otherwise special, and
why?"
- The Matrix Online
“The
Matrix Online’s” Live Team Producer Talks Games, Graphics, Storytelling and
More on GameZone talks with Ellen Beeman about the upcoming Matrix
MMORPG.
- Joint Operations
HomeLAN
Fed's Joint Operations Update Q&A talks with Joel Taubel, producer on
NovaLogic's now-gold multiplayer shooter, learning about how they plan to
support the game's release.
- Chaos League
Cyanide
talk up Chaos League on Ferrago is a Q&A with developer Cyanide about
Chaos Leagues, the fantasy-themed extreme sports strategy game: "The game
has been designed to push gamers to play online. We offer the classic RTS
options of 1-on-1 games in either friendly mode or ranked play (with our
official ladder). We also allow team play with up to 3 human players
controlling the same team which is actually very fun and even more
strategic."
- A Tale in the Desert
There's
A
Tale in the Desert Q&A on GameRifts talking with Andrew Tepper of
eGenesis about the next installment in A Tale in the Desert, their unusual
combat-free MMORPG.
The
Far Cry Editing FAQ by Swoop-AEon has been updated, and is now up to version
2.18.
Thanks Judeman for
a forum post clarifying how to get my recalcitrant status bar to get back on
the job, courtesy of the annoyance fighters at
Annoyances.org.
Thanks to Seth Torkko for also sending along
the Microsoft Knowledgebase Article on the topic. Finally, thanks to the incredible
number of you who offered the simple approach of setting the option in a single
window and closing it... I guess I should have been clearer that the
straightforward approach was not actually working, but I presumed that was
pretty obvious.
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