In the News
- CLIMaX Fri Oct 31
- Grabbed
by the Ghoulies Rare's first official
Microsoft title for the Xbox reviewed at Homelan Federation
- Sphinx
and the Cursed Mummy Eurocom Entertainment's upcoming game for
PS2 was reviewed by THX at GameZone. Review plus screens.
- Tomb
Raider for N-Gage IGN has a review of one of first N-Gage games
available, developed by Ideaworks3D. A must-read for Laura Croft
fans.
- Battlefield
1942 Patch Available Version 1.5 patch for Battlefield 1942
is now available on Electronic Art's FTP Server as an update for
version 1.45 or as a patch to update any prior version. Blues
News has a large list of mirrors in case EA's server is busy.
- Nosferatu:
The Wrath of Malachi GamersHell has a review, screens and a
demo of the this action/horor shooter developed by Idol FX.
- Quake
Halloween Levels Jube at PlanetQuake reports that the Func_Msgboard
announced a pair of Halloween Quake Single Player level releases:
Halloween Map By Scragbait: "Fall Cleaning is a 4 story Victorian
style house and yard filled with Quake enemies....", and Bulls
on Parade by Here: "A little Single Player / Co-op action,
monsters included!"
UT 2003 Bonus Pack
- CaliGirl Wed Oct 29
An Unreal Tournament 2003
bonus pack has been released. A few of the Unreal community's
best level designers got together to release a small pack of their
best work to the community. The team has decided to work on a number
of future projects together to produce high quality work that will
get noticed throughout the design community.
War of the Rings Gold!
- CaliGirl Sat Oct 25
Expect
to see Lord of the Rings:
War of the Ring on shelves November 4th! Vivendi announced that
development is complete for their PC strategy game based on J.R.R.
Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Massive battles erupt as the Men, Elves, Dwarves,
and Hobbits of Middle-earth battle Sauron's minions. Choose to play
as the forces of good and valiantly fight for the One Ring's destruction
or assume command of the forces of evil to claim control over Middle-earth
forever. Discover the time before the Fellowship of the Ring.
The story follows the expansion of Sauron's evil in the Third
Age. You can lead armies of Orcs, Trolls, and Haradrim to spread the
power of Sauron across the face of Middle-earth. Singleplayer and
multiplayer is included. Be sure to check out the music at the official
site, there are four different songs listed, which all happen
to be in-game music.
This is a game I definitely need to check into for
the love of strategy and LotR. However, I am mainly hoping there will
be some awesome gameplay rather than the whole beauty aspect in-game.
Not many developers are as awesome as Bioware, Blizzard, Ensemble
Studios or Westwood (R.I.P. - Electronic Arts) where they make things
look more pretty and of course many of their games have some great
gameplay. So to be quite honest I wont be expecting much from War
of the Ring so it may surprise me! [Vote]
Jaxe Revealed
- CaliGirl Sat Oct 25
Fluid Games has revealed some details for
Jaxe, a revolutionary 3D beat 'em up. Think about a mix of an action
and strategy by taking some elements from FPS games, such as a 360
degrees freedom and the variety of weapons, and add a dash of massive
multiplayer support (up to 16 human players contemporarily). Some
modes allow you to set up team matches against other teams, challenge
another player (also using the same PC), fight alone or generate brawls.
At this time there is mainly concept art up at the Fluid
Games intro Jaxe page.
WomenGamers.com Focused
- CaliGirl Fri Oct 24
LadyGamers is excited to announce the
focus of the month to one of your favorite female all-gaming sites,
WomenGamers.com. We talk to Atari about her lifestyle in the gaming
world with how she first started running websites, the Gaming Olympics
myth, and even her bag of tricks for Halloween.
Gaming News
- CLIMaX Fri Oct 24
- Xbox:
Midtown Madness New downloadable content is available. More
info at Xboxgamers.com
- Rockstar
Games Sued for $246 Million The parents of two boys have filed
a lawsuit that claims marketer Sony, designers Take-Two Interactive
Software and Rockstar Games, and Wal-Mart, are liable for $46 million
in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages for
the actions of their two boys who shot rifles at motorists "just
like in the game Grand Theft Auto III". One person was killed
and another seriously wounded in the incident that took place last
June in Tennessee. Story at CNN.
- WCG
Unreal Tournament 2003 Champ Interview Nicola "ForresT"
Geretti became the World Cyber Games Unreal Tournament 2003 champion
last week. This week he's been interviewed by Cyberfight.org, and
the questions are good, the answers interesting. ForresT pocketed
$20,000 in prize money at the WCG.
- UT2004
Preview at Gamespot The preview of UT2004 is based on a build
of the third version of Unreal Tournament shown at Nvidia's
Editor Day event. UT2004 is expected to ship in time for the
holiday season this year.
- UT2003:
Red Orchestra Beta 1.1 Released Red Orchestra is a total conversion
for Unreal Tournament 2003 that simulates realistic infantry combat
on the Eastern Front of WWII. The Soviet Red Army meets the German
Army on major battlefields in the Soviet Union and Germany. It looks
polished and sophisticated enough to satisfy even the most hardcore
military fragger. Download it now at RedOrchestraMod.com.
- N-Gage
Game Deck: Strong Sales "We've sold around 400,000 N-Gage
in the first two weeks," says Ilkka Raiskinen, Senior Vice-President
of Entertainment and Media at Nokia Mobile Phones, the largest mobile
phone maker in the world. The number refers to sales since Oct 7,
2003. N-Gage sells for 300 euros and $300 before subsidies from
telecos. Nintendo's
GameBoy Advance, the N-Gage's closest competition, sells for
$100. More at Yahoo Biz.
- The
Sims Bustin' Out Screens Worthplaying.com posted screenshots
of the latest game from The Sims universe for Gameboy Advance.
- Doom
III: Framerate Capped at 60 FPS According to a story posted
by IGN, id Software's John Carmack confirmed that the framerate
for DOOM III will be capped at 60 frames per second. Carmack explained,
"The game tic simulation, including player movement, runs at
60hz, so if it rendered any faster, it would just be rendering identical
frames. A fixed tic rate removes issues like Quake 3 had, where
some jumps could only be made at certain framerates. In Doom, the
same player inputs will produce the same motions, no matter what
the framerate is."
- Worms
3D Screens IGN has new screenshots of Worms
3D, plus loads of streaming video clips are also available.
Worms 3D is a turned-based strategy title being developed for Sony
PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox, and Windows. The
game is expected to ship to stores for the holiday season this year.
Kaboom!
Germany Wins World Cyber Games
- CLIMaX Tue Oct 21
Germany
has triumphed in the Olympics of video game competition, the World
Cyber Games. The international tournament held in the Seoul, South
Korea awards $350,000 in prizes. Germany took a total of five medals
this year beating gaming giants Taiwan and South Korea who came in
second and third respectively, followed by the Netherlands in 4th
Place and the USA in 5th Place. Games played at the WCG were UT2003;
WarCraft III; Counter-Strike; Halo; Age of Mythology; StarCraft; Fifa
2003 and Survival Project. Check out coverage of the WCG at these
websites: World
Cyber Games | BBC
News | Cached.net
| Sujoy's
Photo Gallery
In the News
- CLIMaX Mon Oct 20
- Game
Show Network Partnering with GamePro, GameSpy.com and GameStop
to kick off launch of their TV show, Game Show Network will produce
two hour block of programming that includes episodes of Gamer.TV
and GameSauce. GSN is providing a mix of marketing to GamePro, Gamespy.com
and GameStop that includes weekly branded segments within the show
where exclusive editorial content will be featured. Story at Yahoo
Biz.
- CPL
on Game Show Network On October 9, 2003 the Cyberathlete Profressional
League Summer Event was featured on the Game Show Network, as part
of a weekly half-hour series produced by CPL's broadcast partner
Gamer.tv. The CPL and Gamer.tv has released a streaming video of
the two-part show. The two mpeg videos are also available for download.
- Max
Payne 2: the Fall of Max Payne Review The long-awaited second
offering from the Max Payne universe and Rockstar Games shipped
to stores last week and now a slew of reviews are being published.
Check out the latest from HomeLan Federation.
- WCG2003
Final Day Pix Gallery Sujoy at ES Reality has put together a
seven-day gallery of photos of the World Cyber Games 2003. The final
day batch of images includes final matches, medal awards for the
main tournaments, and the closing ceremony. Games played at the
WCG were Unreal Tournament 2003, Counter-Strike, StarCraft: BroodWar,
WarCraft 3 and FIFA 2003.
- Australian
Government Buys Xbox Australia's Victorian Government plans
to provide Xbox developer kits to the state's game software industry
to produce games for Microsoft's Xbox console. Xbox Live launched
in Australia on October 14, and will now compete with Sony's broadband
network gaming service. The Australian government employs about
600 people in game software industry. Story at TheAge.com
Get Your Tribes On
- CLIMaX Sat Oct 18
- Tribes:
Vengeance New Screens at 3D Gamers
- Tribes:
Vengeance Diary IGN has a new Developer Diary on Tribes: Vengeance.
Juicy details including the difference in the models and art used
in Vengeance and Tribes: 2 is provided.
- TribesSiege.com
Launched The site offers the latest news on what's happening
in the Tribes 2 Siege community and access to the old tribes2scripts.com
archive, with new scripts available everyday.
- Tribes
Aerial Assault Competition TAA players looking for action can
find it at Teamwarfare.com, a multi-game league hosting TAA, Tribes,
Tribes: 2 and Tribes Siege competition. TAA is a tactics-oriented
first-person shooter for Playstation 2 that stacks up well against
it's PC sister Tribes 2.
- Tribes
1 Cup Tribes 1 players lookig for action can find it at Tribes
1 Cup: The Revival, hosted by Tribes1.com.
Quinstagib Needs Beta Testers
- BiTTeR_IvY Thu Oct 16
The
name of the game is Quinstagib,
folks, a server-side mod for Quake 3 Arena. It's Rail Gun only, unlimited
ammo, and unlagged. The longer you live, the more points you're worth.
Mmm, how sweet is that! From the Quinstagib
website: This is an open beta. You're free to join in and play,
but we make no promises about server stability or accuracy of the
statistics on the website. If something goes wrong, let us know so
we can fix it before it's too late!
Various and Sundry
- CLIMaX Wed Oct 15
- Unreal
University: Seminar for Modders Epic Games
announced an intensive workshop for mod makers using the Unreal
game engine. Unreal University will hold classes Nov. 8-9 at North
Carolina State University and is expected to attract modders from
across the U.S. Checkout the Unreal Tournament 2003/2004 section
at the Atari Forum for more info.
- Tribes:
Vengeance Details Descriptions of the new Supply Buggy and Rocket
Pod from Tribes: Vengeance is featured at Adrenaline Vault. The
game should be available for PC in late 2004, and is being developed
by System Shock 2 and Irrational Games. Vengeance will offer a single-player
mode and multi-player online mode; most players of Tribes 2 - the
current game - play online in multiplayer mode. Vengence will be
powered by a version of the Unreal Engine which will create character
facial expressions.
- Planetside:
Core Combat Screens Planetside Universe has posted screen shots
of Core Combat, the upcoming expansion for Sony's Planetside, a
massively multi-player first-person shooter. The expansion is expected
to be released October 27. Also check out Sony's
website for full product details.
- CounterStrike
Finals at WCG The World Cyber Games Final began last Sunday
and runs through Oct 18. Sogamed, a large online gaming community
in Europe, has a kickin little website set up just to cover the
CounterStrike event, updated daily with results. The World
Cyber Games is the world's premier gaming event with players
from 55 countries competing for $350,000, recognition and honor.
Other games at the WCG include Warcraft 3 and Unreal Tournament
2003.
- Painkiller:
Beta Testers Needed The upcoming action shooter from Dreamcatcher
Games needs beta testers. The game is expected be available in early
2004. Painkiller will have single- and multi-player modes including
Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch. Multiplayer is expected to support
up to 32 players per server. Painkiller's storyline goes something
like this: You play as Daniel Garner who's just been killed in a
car accident. Trapped in a dark and unwelcoming world between heaven
and hell, you struggle to uncover the reasons why you’ve been
denied entry into heaven. Awaiting your purification, you must fight
through a seemingly endless number of demon soldiers as you attempt
to stop an imminent unholy war. OMG! More info and lots of screenshots
at the Painkiller
website.
Games Gold
- CaliGirl Tues Oct 14
A few titles have been going gold:
- Return of the King is
gold for all platforms. [Available October 2003]
- Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi is a FPS
horror game on PC
[Available: October 20]
- Commandos 3 U.S. Gold is a World
War II combat sequel which is finally being released for U.S. (prior
release in German)
[Available: October 15]
Monkey Plays PC Game Using Mind
- CLIMaX Mon Oct 13
At Duke University Medical Center in South
Carolina, two monkeys learned to use a joystick, which was connected
to a robotic arm, to move a cursor in a PC game, using only their
thoughts. The university researchers hope their findings will one
day help people with spinal cord injuries to perform similar tasks.
Meanwhile, the gaming industry may have a new market segment. Story
at CBC News.
Sven Co-op Videos
- CaliGirl Sun Oct 12
Half-Life
Sven Co-op mod has released a small and full video. The first
small preview demonstrates version 3.0's new edge handling system.
Monsters can now jump from ledges when appropriate, better at traversing
ramps, and take falling damage in the same way players do. The second
full preview video shows off two new maps and several new features
coming in version 3.0 ofthe mod. There's also an important message
to all donators who'd like to keep their bonus features.
Top Selling Games in September
- CLIMaX Sat Oct 11
Looking for the hottest game? Then check
out NPD
Techworld's list of the top selling PC games for September 14-20.
Average selling price listed is U.S. dollars.
In the News
- CLIMaX Thu Oct 9
Figurinez Contest Finalists
- CaliGirl Wed Oct 8
LadyGamers.com
is excited to present the
finalists
for the figurinez contest we held all month in September. Out of 16
submissions, only 12 get a chance to take something home.
The top five finalists include:
1st Place: Aida by Brierlea
2nd Place: Mynx
by Electra
3rd Place:
Slash
by beta
4th Place:
Hunter
by Lizzael
5th Place:
Crash
by SonicBoom
Read all about the reader's
votes, what the judges had to say but most of all how we ended up
with the final results, in the finalists math page.
Your Future: Quake Horoscopes
- CLIMaX Tue Oct 07
You
can practice hard and study your opponent's moves, but the big match
can still go to hell if you don't know your future. So, why
take chances? Read your Quake horoscope before the battle begins and
let the stars guide you to victory.
The biggest and brightest star of the gaming zodiac
is Jube
of PlanetQuake. Her QuakeScopes have been the guiding light for
many moon cycles. Delivered like hot coffee spilled in your lap, and
with no shortage of style and humor, mystical Jube reveals all. It's
a big universe out there, though, and a new advisor has recently appeared.
At the Lords of Quake, Madame
Nyx's Quakoscope interprets the celestial clock with a focus on
Capture the Flag and old skool astrology. Read both these ladies of
light and latitude, but don't forget to time the power-up's!
Half-Life 2 Source Code Leaked
- CLIMaX Sat Oct 04
Valve
announced that their computers were hacked and someone made off with
HL2's
source code. The source code - the engine of the program - was
leaked on to the internet after a sustained hacking campaign as
described by Gabe Newell of Valve. "If you have information
about the denial of service attacks or the infiltration of our network,
please send the details," he said. The leaked code includes the
physics engine and the sound. Story at Independent.co.uk and GeekLife.com.
Got Rail? Quake Tourney Interview
- CLIMaX Fri Oct 03
The premiere Instagib Capture the Flag
tourney in North America is back! The best iCTF teams are currently
battling it out for prizes and bragging rights in the tourney's second
week. BiTTeR_IvY caught up with Mimic, one of the originators of the
event, to bring us this quick interview.
B00m!
Figurinez Contest: Vote for Your Fav
- CLIMaX Thu Oct 02
LadyGamers'
Figurinez contest received final submissions last
night at midnight PST, and the first phase of the contest is over.
Now it's up to you to decide who's gonna win all the prizes. Simply
follow the link to the Voting
Section to enter your choice. Anyone with a valid email address
can vote. The list of fifteen Figurinez includes games characters
Hunter, Havoc & Sakura, Armstrong, Jennifer, Crash, Aida, Mynx,
Ranger, Slash, Anarki, Inge, Cate Archer and Black Lotus. Quake III
game characters were a big favorite among contestants with Unreal
and Primal close second choices. All are unique and whimsical renditions,
that's for sure. Check em out and vote.
Various and Sundry
- CLIMaX Wed Oct 01
- Who's
the Sexiest Gamer? Gamer.TV is sponsoring
a contest to find out who the sexiest gamer is according to the
public. Five men and five women will be voted the sexiest gamers
and win a trip to London or Hollywood. Looks count and voting begins
Oct 2nd on the website so get your sexeh pic submitted pronto.
- CIA
Will Spend Millions for Video Game The Washington Times reports
that the CIA is ready to spend several million dollars to develop
a video game to help its staff think like terrorists. Disclosure
of the CIA video game project follows the Pentagon's recent cancellation
of a plan for an online gambling parlor designed to predict a Middle
East terrorist attack. A military official said the CIA video game
is "a ridiculous and absurd scheme that makes [the Pentagon's
gambling parlor] project look good in comparison." CIA spokesman
Mark Mansfield defended the video project and called it an "innovative
approach" to counterterrorism. No word yet on whether players
will be able to strafe jump. More details at the Washington Times'
website.
- CPL
President to Address E-Business Day Conference Angel Munoz,
founder and President of the Cyberathlete
Professional League, has been invited to address the sixth E-Business
Day conference at the San Juan Marriott Hotel in Puerto Rico on
Nov 7. E-Business Day focuses on expanding business tactics and
strategies. Munoz will speak about his innovative work in the establishment
of game competitions as a pro sport, and successful business models
that support such endevors.
- DefaultGaming.com
Launched DefaultGaming's mission is to provide the community
with information about the next release of the Doom and Quake series
from id
Software. It will also focus on what’s going on in the
Quake III world especially where it relates to the game mode Capture
the Flag. The site was founded by Evolve and staffed by Quake III
players who know how the game is really played.
- Tribes:
Vengence in Real Life Newspaper Sydney tabloid The Daily Telegraph
printed a half page article on Tribes: Vengeance. Article at Bittah.com.
- GameSaves
for Xbox Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., a third party video game
accessory manufacturer, has announced shipments of its newest product
in the GameShark lineup, GameSaves for Xbox. Story at Yahoo Finance.
Uskaarj2k3 Interface Preview
- CLIMaX Wed Oct 01
Polycron
has finished work on the interface for Uskaarj2k3,
a total conversion of the Unreal engine that changes Unreal Tournament
2003 to a real time strategy game. You can play as the humans in their
fight against the Skaarj, or the Skaarj in their conquest of space.
Screenshots of the interface, finished NEG power building, and the
full story behind this cool TC that began with UT 1 can be found at
uskaarj.beyondunreal.com.
