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December 2003 Archives
Action & Community Cluster
- Monday 12/29/2003 by
CaliGirl
Four ET Maps
- Sunday 12/28/2003 by
CaliGirl
Wildstar Maps
has been updated with four new Enemy Territory maps. Maps include:
- Flak Tower
- Supply Depot
- MML Helms Deep
- Final Version of ET Beach
Recent File Alerts
- Friday 12/26/2003 by
CaliGirl
Fight Club Revealed
- Friday 12/26/2003 by
CaliGirl
Vivendi Universal has announced the development of
Fight Club for Xbox and
PS2. The game is due to be out in late 2004, and is being developed by
Genuine Games. Features will included an an intense experience that
will combine the characters, settings, artistic style, and story
elements from the movie with a realistic fighting system that will
appeal to both hardcore and casual gamers.
Alida Announced
- Friday 12/26/2003 by
CaliGirl
Got Game Entertainment announced that
Alida, an
adventure game expected for a release later in 2004 for the PC. The
enveloping story of a missing musician unfolds on a deserted island
theme park. The game is set on Alida, a guitar-shaped island theme
park created by a young and wildly successful band. When money woes
and paranoia set in, the band splits up, each claiming different areas
of the park, and where each devise strange and elaborate systems to
protect their respective remaining wealth. Each member grows
increasingly isolated and all eventually abandon the island. Alida is
being developed by Cos Russo in Australia.
Merry Christmas Peeps!
- Thursday 12/25/2003 by
CaliGirl
LadyGamers wishes all of you a very Merry Christmas,
and to those of you who don't celebrate, a nice time away from work!
Other happenings around the net include:
December's Focus
- Wednesday 12/24/2003 by
CaliGirl
 This
month we talk to a Tribes 2 clan founder, and a female gamer who is in
a RPG guild. Knightro talks about how unique Tribes is, while Natrina
mentions Planetshift is an amazing game! Choose or be chosen... read
or you'll be missing out!
[December
Focus of the Month]
Stocking Stuffers
- Wednesday 12/24/2003 by
CLIMaX
- GameSpy's Game of
the Year List Totally reliable with all the details you need to
be armed with before unsheathing your credit card.
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Wired News Year in Review and Game Picks Intelligent yuppie
tech. Check it out before you do with those last-minute game
purchases for wives and mistresses.
- M19 Counter-Strike
Cup The well-known clan and internet cafe of the same name from
Russia announced the M19 Counter-Strike Cup with prize of 160,000
euros (198,495 usd). Signup is open now, matches begin the third
week of Jan 2004. S Novim godom! More info
at ESReality.com.
- Counter-Strike CPL
Official Standings have been updated. Go to CSSprts.net now to
see where you stand.
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WarCraft III Bonus Map The "Tower Defense" map is a prison full
of the worst criminals of unspeakable crimes. You can imagine the
rest. Get it at the Warcraft III download area.
- Massive Assault
Reviewed Wargaming.net developed this PC title published by
Matrix Games. Netjak has the latest insightful review.
- Operation Flashpoint 2 Website Launched Developer Bohemia
Interactive has launched a new website in this game series. Not a
whole lot of content yet but players will want to bookmark this one
for the very near future.
Operation Flashpoint 2 site |
Bohemia Interactive main site
- Welcome to the Tribe
Move yer shazbot over to TeamWarfare.com now and peruse the Tribes 2
and Tribes Aerial Assault team list. You were once good at Tribes!
Your old tribe may be gone but your program CD isn't. Go for it,
soldier.
Beckoning Betas
- Thursday 12/18/2003 by
CLIMaX
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Farcry Needs Beta Testers You are Jack Carver running your own
boat charter business in beautiful Micronesia. With a past best left
behind you, you'll be focusing on your present assignment: escorting
an ambitious journalist named Valerie Cortez to the Island of Cabatu.
It seems like a piece of cake, but you'll soon learn: paradise can
be hell. Sign up now to become a beta test for this new shooter/MMORPG
title from Ubisoft.
- The Matrix
Online Prebeta Warner Brothers and Ubisoft are doing their
research before moving ahead with beta testing. Hopefully, the
result will be a decent game without bugs that keeps you coming back
for more. All you can do now is give them your email addy and wait,
and hope they contact you to become a beta tester. If you
participate in the The Matrix Online forums you'll find out mucho
interesting details about the game's development. You might even
influence the makers with you brilliant ideas. They're at an
impressionable stage right now so give it a shot. Cool site, loads
of info, a must-see for Matrix fanatics.
- Planeshift Open
Beta OMG, this isn't shooter! What the... Planshift is
cool. For sure it doesn't have a whole lot of combat (so far) but
it's got some things going for it that might pique your interest
in--umm--RPG's. At the moment you can get into Planeshift on
a very basic level and have an impact on its development. Next time
your wrists tighten up from hours of rocket assaults you'll need
somethng to keep you occupied while the tendons mend, so... Here's
how the private devolopers of Planshift describe the game: Our
objective is to create a persistent world in a fantasy setting, in
which every player will create his character and will be able to
live with maximum realism. The player will start his journey in
Yliakum, a big underground city with different races, factions,
guilds, adventures, and many unexplored places. But the thirst for
glory and knowledge has no boundaries. Beyond Yliakum, concealed by
the Bronze Doors, the Stone Labyrinths await to be discovered; the
unknown Kadaikos, homeland of Lemurs; the legendary Pradesha, ruled
by the enlightened Ahrijani. And much more...
Action Tidbits
- Tuesday 12/16/2003 by
CaliGirl
Community Cluster & Cheer
- Monday 12/15/2003 by
CaliGirl
Tis the season....
- GirlzClan has posted a
cute holiday theme by adding a related logo.
- The
Cheap Gift Giver at Gurl.com. This is to give you ideas, not to
make you buy what's actually listed!
iQue Revealed
- Sunday 12/14/2003 by
CaliGirl
According to
Spong, the new
Nintendo console called iQue is a TV game where adapters get a Flash
memory card to download software at certain retail outlets. The
machine ships to China in the next week and will come with a demo
version of Zelda 64, Mario 64, Wave Race and Star Fox.
Speaking of Nintendo, they have now passed the
10 million mark for
handhelds.
Four ET Maps
- Sunday 12/14/2003 by
CaliGirl
Wildstar Maps
has been updated with four new Enemy Territory maps. Maps include:
- Menzel's new map
- Wacht Am Rhein
- North Pole
- Bzz Drunk
- 1944 Cherbourg.final version
DOOM Flashbacks
- Saturday 12/13/2003 by
CaliGirl
GameSpy did week
long
coverage for Doom concerning the 10th anniversary of the game.
Head on over to check out an interviews with Kevin Cloud, Tim Willits,
John Romero. Articles include; Doom 3 curiosity, Doom Ages, Horror
Share, Doom Timeline, Doom 2, Doom Memories, Doom clones, Old Doom
Developers, and more. In addition, PlanetDoom has posted news about a
cheezy Doom 3
Panoramic Screensaver.
LadyGamers' Forecast! - Thursday 12/11/2003 by CaliGirl
Our next LadyGamers' Forecast includes some cool movies that will be out in the theatres and on DVD/Video, along with future game release dates, birthdays, a soon to be released PS2 FPS game controller and much more! Learn about most of the games by clicking on them to find the official sites. Some of the more interesting games that stand out are Nitro Family, Apocalyptica (awesome SITE!), and Beyond Good and Evil. 
$20K All-Female Tourney - Wednesday 12/10/2003 by CLIMaX
Cyber X Games, Windows XP, ATI and others will sponsor the Cyber X Games in Las Vegas beginning December 4. CXG is a hugh multigame competition for men and women offering some hefty and sexy prizes totally more than $600,000. As part of the Games, Windows will sponsor an all-female event for Quake 3 and Counter-Strike teams to be held Jan 4 - 11. The Windows XP Female Pro Gaming Quake 3 Competition and the Windows XP Female Counter Strike Team Event offer $20,000 in cash and prizes. There's a whole lot of gaming and a whole lot money being offered in Las Vegas. Get some. Gamer girls interested in the Q3 and CS event have till Dec 31 to register. Check Cyber X Games now for further details. You can stop by irc.enterthegame.com/#cyberxgaming to chat with CXG officials and event participants.
Halo v1.02 Patch & FAQ - Wednesday 12/10/2003 by CaliGirl
Gearbox' forums has a post from T3muJin stating that the official patch for Halo PC has been released with little to no details about what has been updated or changed. However, there is a nifty FAQ available in download format.
Beyond Good & Evil Patch - Tuesday 12/9/2003 by CaliGirl
 Ubisoft has released a patch (5.6 MB) of Beyond Good & Evil, their action adventure game that centers around a vast, peaceful planet called Hyllis. After a desperate struggle to defend her island, Jade is tormented by disturbing visions. Despite public assurances that the planet has been secured, she begins to suspect that there's more to these invasions than the government has disclosed. When a rebel organization reinforces her doubts, Jade begins a harrowing journey to get to the core of the conspiracy. Armed with her camera, aikido staff, and resolute investigative skills, Jade sets out to expose the truth.
If you're interested in checking out this game because you don't currently own it, check out the official demo.
One Must Fall Gold - Sunday 12/7/2003 by CaliGirl
Diversions Entertainment announced that One Must Fall: Battlegrounds, an online action fighter has gone gold for PC. The game offers a fun and engrossing single-player tournament campaign complemented by a comprehensive online multiplayer mode with the opportunity to match fighting skills against up to 15 other players at once. One Must Fall: Battlegrounds allows you to fight like your favorite martial-arts movies, you can go toe-to-toe with several opponents, use nearby objects as weapons, and integrate terrain and hazards into your fighting strategy, all while piloting a giant robot. Expect to see the game in mid-December.
PlanetSide 30 Days Free - Saturday 12/6/2003 by CaliGirl
Gamespot announced that there is a free download the full version of PlanetSide from Sony Online Entertainment that will allow you to play free for 30 days. In Planetside you choose a side and arm yourself in this online first-person action game. Wage war alongside thousands in a persistent global conflict of unprecedented scale with this 30-day exclusive trial of PlanetSide for Windows XP users. After your 30 days are up, there's no need to buy the game, because with this exclusive deal, you can keep playing for just $12.99 per month.
Cold Winter For PS2 - Wednesday 12/3/2003 by CaliGirl
Vivendi Universal announced Cold Winter, their espionage-themed first person shooter. Being exclusively developed for Playstation 2 by Birmingham, the title is scheduled to ship worldwide in October of 2004.
Tomb Raider Trailer - Wednesday 12/3/2003 by CaliGirl
Beenox Studios recently announced news about a preview trailer of Tomb Raider The Angel of Darkness at
Apple.com. Game features include:- Character Evolution - Improve Lara's abilities and witness her adapt to how you play the game.
- Character Interaction - For the very first time in a Tomb Raider game, Lara has the ability to talk to characters.
- Advanced Control - Take more direct and fluid control over Lara with an entirely new control system and experience new levels of gameplay with hand-to-hand combat, stealth attacks, and more.
Fung Wan Beta - Tuesday 12/2/2003 by CaliGirl
Set against the backdrop of fictional Ancient China, the comic's famous
heroes and villains are brought to life in Fung Wan Online. Pit your wits against well known villains and characters from the FW story. Encounter heroes Fung (Wind) and Wan (Cloud). Band up with your clan members and choose to fight with them or against them. Create your own legend, write your destiny. Sign up for updates on the Open Beta Testing.
Mobile Gaming Heat! - Tuesday 12/2/2003 by CaliGirl
Nokia announced some new game titles for the N-Gage mobile game deck, including previously unannounced Nokia published games. Coming during 2004, the latest additions to the portfolio bring mobility to the strategy, action, sports, and racing genres, allowing mobile gamers to play a range of both exclusive N-Gage games and blockbuster titles in a new and exciting way. Titles will include: - Ashen
- Operation Shadow
- Requiem of Hell
- Sega Rally Championship
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm
- Worms
- WWE
XBox: Max Payne 2 - Tuesday 12/2/2003 by CaliGirl
On the heels of Max Payne 2's October release on PC, console owners can now share in what is already among the most critically acclaimed games of the year. First up, the Xbox release spreads a little Thanksgiving cheer as it hits stores a full week earlier than previously announced - a bullet-time ballet to help wile away the hours of your long holiday weekend and beyond.
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