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Sunday, Mar 18, 2007 Global Recycling Day

STOKED RIDER: Alaska Alien Free Expansion, New Demo

Bongfish has released a new free expansion for STOKED RIDER: Alaska Alien, their snowboarding simulation, as well as an updated demo that includes a sample of the new content. Here's word:
Graz, Austria 17.3.2007 - Bongfish Interactive Entertainment releases the first offcial expansion pack for the snowboarding game STOKED RIDER: Alaska Alien.
The free expansion features:
- a completely new online mode (Alien Longjump - prepare your rocketbags)
- fresh tricks ("Rocket Air" & "Tail Grab")
- more options (free choice of weather)
- real board-tuning using a new cfg-file
- further additions ("S.T.O.K.E.D. Bonus Combo").

Also included is the recent patch (1.28), which fixes a row of known bugs.

Sunday Q&As

  • Silverfall
    The Silverfall Q&A on GamersInfo.net talks with Jehanne Rousseau, producer on Monte Cristo's action/RPG: "Developers who set out to create a hack-and-slash game and who say that they weren’t influenced by previous games in the genre is probably lying… or their game will be really bad. Diablo 2 is of course a necessary base, and almost everyone on our concept team was a fan of that game. Moreover, we have of course played Sacred and Dungeon Siege, but they didn’t affect the game’s design as much. Eventually we played Titan Quest when it came out, but it was already a little too late (the development was already quite advanced) to really influence us. Other RPGs however, did influence us, particularly the excellent KOTOR series, Arcanum for those who remember, the Baldur’s Gate series to a smaller extent, and even Oblivion and Fable. We have tried to pick up what we liked more in those worlds and stories, all while combining it with the very action-oriented gameplay."
  • Hellgate: London
    The Know Your Devs Interviews with Flagship Studios at Hellgate Guru offer a pair of conversations with the folks behind Hellgate: London, talking with Brent Shinn (IT Manager), and Brennan Ieyoub (video editor and Community Manager).

High Definition Battlefield 1942

Battlefield: High Definition is a modification for Battlefield 1942 that adds higher-definition graphics, just as the name implies (thanks Ant and Planet Battlefield). In addition to graphical tweaks, the mod also adds a third-person view, increases view distances, and increases the time that objects like dead bodies and destroyed vehicles remain visible.

Sunday Preview

Sunday Game Reviews

Sunday Hardware Reviews

Out of the Blue

I'm told the abbreviation I tried to use yesterday is actually St. Paddy's Day. Trying to keep track of stuff like this can drive you baddy… Anyway, my apologies.

Link of the Irish! Thanks Ant.
Stories: Dispute over Spider-Man ownership.
Crocodile stolen from Irwin center.
Phil Spector murder trial set to begin.
Science!: Lunar dust 'may harm astronauts'.
Child in hospital after father's smallpox vaccination.
Media: Bowling Ball Trebuchet.
Where the Hell are Matt's Outtakes? Follow-up.
Russian Rocket Boots 1. Thanks a-ron. And another.
Follow-ups: Pet Food Recall Advice for Pet Owners.
Ice Can't Thwart St. Patrick's Revelers.
Teh Funny: Dilbert.
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