Archived News:
The Midas Interactive Website
reveals Stealth Force 2, and shows that the special forces shooter sequel
will be released for PC and PS2 this coming Friday (thanks Gamer's Hell). Screenshots
can be found in the game's new
product section, where there is also info on the project, some of which is
reproduced below: The eagerly awaited sequel to the 100,000 unit selling
Stealth Force: The War on Terror, this epic new instalment spans three decades
in the quest of the elite Special Forces unit ‘Stealth Force’, to eradicate the
world of international terrorist cells.
You will take on the role of Jackal, squad leader in charge of black ops
missions deep behind enemy lines – issuing tactical combat commands to locate
key installations, rescue hostages and finally take out the leaders of the
network.
You are solely accountable for the outcome of these vital missions and your
squad members’ lives are in your hands… failure is not an option.
A new Space Siege diary movie looks at gameplay footage from Gas Powered
Game's upcoming sci-fi action/RPG accompanied by the thoughts of the development
team. The topic at hand is Seth Walker, the character the player controls in the
game, along with his robot sidekick. They introduce his abilities, and the
choices along the way that influence his development, which includes deciding
whether or not to remain purely human. The movie is on
AtomicGamer and
FileFront.
A new "making of" movie for Bionic Commando: Rearmed provides a
behind-the-scenes view of GRIN's imminent remake of the swinging action platform
game. The clip features developer commentary on the topic of bringing the 2D
world of the original game to the 3D world of today and other updated mechanics,
and also shows off the game's cooperative multiplayer modes. This movie can be
found on ActionTrip,
AtomicGamer,
Gamer's Hell.
The Runes of Magic Website
is taking sign-ups for closed beta testing of this upcoming free-to-play MMORPG.
The testing is set to begin on August 28, and in the meantime they have posted a
new trailer from the game, saying: "Epic battles, awesome fights and
breathtaking duels. Here we deliver a first taste of what awaits you in Taborea,
the world of Runes of Magic." The clip can be found
on this page and mirrored on
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
Two new Combat Mission Shock Force - Marines movies are now available
from the upcoming modern tactical warfare expansion along with
additional details about the game. Battlefront also announces they are now
accepting preorders for the expansion
on this page where a bundle is also available for preorder that includes the
original game as well. The movies are posted on
FileFront and Gamer's
Hell.
Matrix Games now offers a new patch for Gary Grigsby's War Between The
States to update the American Civil War game to version 1.020. Word is: "The
update includes over a dozen fixes, and three rule changes: one to prevent
damaged units being sent to border states, an improvement in scouting rules and
levels, and a change to make smaller cavalry raids less destructive. We
recommend that all players upgrade to v1.020."
The Codemasters Website
and the Rise of the Argonauts
Website each offer a new "Jason's Departure" movie from Rise of the
Argonauts, the mythology-inspired action/RPG in the works at Liquid
Entertainment. The clip, which includes an example of the soundtrack by Tyler
Bates ( 300, Californication), is mirrored on
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
A new trailer for Shattered Suns provides a look at Clear Crown Studios'
science-fiction real-time strategy game that's due for release later this month.
You can find the clip on
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
The Dreamhack 2008 trailer for Far Cry 2 is now online. The clip actually
shows off more of what's billed as "the world's largest computer festival" than
of the upcoming shooter sequel itself, but it does offer some second-hand
gameplay footage shot off the monitors of the participants. The trailer is
posted on ActionTrip,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
Creative Sound Card Blaster now offers a new version 1.2.0.4 of ALchemy for
various sound cards under Windows Vista, though this new version is not on the
separate ALchemy
page (thanks Thinus). For the unfamiliar, here's what Alchemy provides: "the
Creative ALchemy Project allows you to run your favorite DirectSound3D games on
Windows Vista as the developers intended - with full hardware accelerated 3D
Audio and EAX support."
A new version 4.0 of the
Crazy Ballistics Mod for Battlefield 2142 is now online (thanks Ant and
Planet
Battlefield). This is "a 100% server side mod that provides new weapons,
vehicles, maps, and game modes."
I have another funeral to attend today, and in a pair of coincidences, it is for
another aunt who died on the same day as the aunt whose funeral I just recently
attended. In this case it was my great-aunt, and the delay between her passing
and today's services was made possible by her choice of being cremated. Sorry if
mentioning three different deaths here in such a short span is too much of a
downer, but on the brighter side, as opposed to my Aunt and JUDGECAL, who were each
relatively young, my great-aunt lived to a ripe old age, and stayed pretty
healthy and sharp to the end. A good run, as it were, and we should all be so
lucky.
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