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Archived News:
The Ascension to the Throne E3 movie is online, showing off DVS' upcoming
role-playing game for a 91 MB download. The movie is available on
3D Gamers,
FileFront, Gamer's Hell,
and
Worthplaying. Also from publisher 1C is the E3 trailer from Blood Magic, a
153 MB download showing off a few minutes of gameplay from SkyFallen
Entertainment's upcoming RPG. The clip can be found on
3D Gamers,
FileFront, Gamer's Hell,
and Worthplaying.
- The Fantastic Four
The
Fantastic 4 Q&A on TotalVideoGames talks with Jeff Gardiner, lead
designer at 7 Studios, about the upcoming comic/movie tie-in: "The game
follows the general story arc of the movie, but also delves into some
side-plots that feature environments and enemies pulled straight from the
comic book universe. This has allowed us to put more action into the game
than we could normally develop out of an ‘origins’ story. We think it will
be extremely exciting and rewarding for fans of the original comic to come
across such familiar faces as Moleman and Diablo. The story was written by
Zak Penn (writer of X2: X-Men United), Martin Signore and myself."
- Infinium Labs
Twistedmonkey
Kevin Bachus Q&A Part 1 kicks off a conversation with Infinium about the
Phantom console system: "Well you know if you read some websites gamers have
never trusted Infinium Labs. (Laughs) Look, I know that a lot of people have
been burned in the past by mis-set expectations across the board in the
games industry and so gamers, by nature, are very skeptical. Launching a new
system like this as a startup company has been challenging and I think that
it is appropriate for people to be skeptical. People were skeptical, like I
said, I was joking a moment ago but people have been skeptical about this
company from the start. I was skeptical about this company when I first
heard about it. And so I think a healthy amount of skepticism is fair and
appropriate and will continue until the product ships. I still believe to
this day that there were a large number of folks throughout the world who
believed the night before Xbox launched that it would startup and there’d be
a desktop start menu there. And so it’s natural and it’s healthy."
A new version 2.0 of the Merciless UO
modification for Call of Duty: United Offensive, is now available. Word is:
"Merciless UO has been redesigned from the ground up to include an extensive
list of amazing features. Merciless now has a unique Class & Skill system, a new
HUD and some awesome new weapons like the Molotov Cocktail and Mustard Gas
grenades."
The Chrome SpecForce
Website (thanks Frans) has word that the English edition of Techland's
first-person shooter sequel is now complete. Word is: We announced today
that english version of Chrome SpecForce has gone gold. The Game has been sent
for replication now. Official date of english version premiere will be revealed
soon.
Chrome SpecForce is a Sci-Fi shooter set in a far future. You become Bolt Logan,
a member of the elite SpecForce military unit. Your mission - to battle
terrorist factions on the desolate planet of Estrella.
For more information about Chrome SpecForce, visit TheGame section.
Nival Interactive announces sign-ups for closed beta testing of Blitzkrieg II,
their World War II real-time strategy sequel. I meant to post this yesterday,
but there are several days while applications to be a tester are still being
accepted. Here's the deal: Nival Interactive and CDV Software
Entertainment announce international gamers sign-up for Blitzkrieg II, the
famous RTS based on WWII events, closed beta-test.
Everyone eager to contribute to the creation of the long-expected war-game is
welcomed for participation. To become a beta-tester, one needs to fill in the
form up to the 13th of June, located beta.nival.com/eng. On reception of
confirmation by mail, you can download the distributive at our ftp-site or
receive it in our office. The test will take place from 13 to 27 of June. The
purpose of the test is to receive information, concerning nival.net stress test
and the game functioning in multiplayer mode.
Blitzkrieg II comes with tremendous focus on new strategic opportunities, global
war and gritty realism of WWII battles. On the side of Soviet Armed Forces, US
Army or German Wehrmacht you plan entire operations and lead your men into
fierce action, choose reinforcements and use a wide range of new weapons in
three full-blown campaigns that span the globe. New graphics engine and
significant step over the original game get you in control of the most dramatic
and bloody conflict of the past century.
Downloads of the UK, German, and French
editions of the new version 1.50 World of Warcraft patch are now available. One
or more of the patches can be found on 3D Gamers,
4Players.de,
Boomtown (registration required),
Clubic,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
Shrapnel Games announces that Salvo! is gold, and slated to ship (by sail,
no doubt) on July 5, 2005. Word is: Set in the 17th through 19th
centuries, also known as the Age of Sail, Salvo! is an exciting single-player
game of naval warfare for Windows. Take command of the navies of England,
France, the fledgling United States, and others, as you wage war in a fully
realized three-dimensional environment. Relish in the sight and sound of
full-scale battle, as ships are pounded into submission, rendered right there on
your screen. Forget having to worry about a bunch of boring stats, as thanks to
Salvo's visual feedback you'll always know what's going on with the fleets, from
tattered sails to shattered hulls (hopefully only the enemy's!).
The Restricted Area
Website now offers downloads of a new hotfix, updating Master Creating's
action/RPG to version 1.09 (thanks Frans). Word is: "The text in the Starter
application option window was wrong, for example switiching [sic] to 32 Bit
color caused the game to run in windowed mode instead."
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The
Elder
Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A on Game Chronicles discusses the upcoming
installment in Bethesda's RPG series with Todd Hunter "The game starts
inside a prison cell, which happens to be a secret escape route the Emperor
and his guards, the Blades, are using to evade an assassin. You make your
escape and before the Emperor dies he hands you the Amulet of Kings, the
token of the true emperor, and implores you to find the rightful heir to the
throne and shut the jaws of Oblivion. Favorite sequence, hmmm, there’s a
part after you find the heir and reunite him with the Blades that I love."
- MsQuakeCon
The
Alana Ried
Q&A on VIA Gamers Web Site talks with the leader of the Girlz of
Destruction clan and winner of MsQuakecon 2004...
Future Play 2005 announces their
Game Exhibition
and Competition Submission Requirements for this conference scheduled for
October 13-15, 2005 in Michigan State University.
The Stainless Games News Page
has word that Stainless Steel Studios is expanding: "Due to growing game
development commitments, we are pleased to announce that there are a number of
new permanent positions to be filled at our studio on the Isle of Wight." Thanks Frans.
We went on our hunt for an air conditioner yesterday... It's embarrassing to be
part of the unthinking herd reacting too late to a situation. This is exactly
the feeling I got as we picked over the meager leftovers that were left by some
savage mob of more timely shoppers inspired by the recent heat wave. The big
disappointment was our first stop, which was to Sears, a place that had provided
us with some very smooth shopping experiences in the past. We waited over 20
minutes in the merchandise pick-up area before we were informed that the unit we
had been sold was not actually in stock... but even worse, when they learned
this, they went off to tell our salesperson, rather than us, about the problem.
This was one of several uncharacteristic glitches there, leading to suspicions
that their recent change in ownership is starting to bear rotten fruit. I can
only hope I am wrong about that, seeing how much we used to like that place.
On the bright side, I've discovered that the recent rearrangement of the layout
in my office places the old air conditioner (which only turns out to be, as
Miracle Max would out it, mostly dead) pointed right at the back of my head.
It's been some time since this small older unit has had the horsepower too cool
this office, but it is pretty effective when blowing directly on my neck, so at
least I have a fall-back plan for enduring the heat wave besides just melting.
R.I.P.:
Leslie Smith, 87, a creator of popular Matchbox miniature automobiles (thanks LoonyBomber)
and
Actress Anne Bancroft dies.
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