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April 2003 Archives

Industry Nuzzle posted by CaliGirl on 04/07/03
New Age of Mythology Campaign! posted by CaliGirl on 04/07/03
Microsoft and Ensemble have announced a new official Age of Mythology campaign, The Golden Gift, which is now available for download. Coinciding with the release of this free campaign, Ensemble Studios also unveiled a new version of ES Online, the Web site that accompanies the game's online matchmaking service. The Golden Gift follows the adventures of Brokk and Eitri, two dwarven brothers featured in the original Age of Mythology Fall of the Trident campaign. This four-scenario campaign follows the brothers' first encounter with the god Loki and features all-new voice acting by the original actors. The Golden Gift is a prequel to the original campaign.

Using familiar elements of classical mythology, Age of Mythology casts players as one of nine unique civilizations from ancient Greek, Norse and Egyptian mythologies. Reinforce their armies with mythological creatures like Cyclopes and Medusas or call upon the mighty powers of gods such as Zeus to rain down lightning bolts on unsuspecting enemies. Age of Mythology also incorporates Ensemble Studios' trademark features from previous Age of Empires games, including a compelling economic model, a massive army and battle system, unequaled artificial intelligence, random maps, intuitive gameplay and extreme attention to detail.
 
Codename Nina Released posted by CaliGirl on 04/07/03
ValuSoft has released Codename Nina: Global Terrorism Strike Force, a first-person shooter game for the PC. In this game you are Nina, a highly trained army of one. Infiltrate international hot spots to eliminate the deadly terrorist threat and accomplish your covert mission. "Never send a man to do a woman's job!" The game is rated “M” (Mature). Check out the official page for further details.
Monday Mélange posted by Climax on 04/07/03
  • Daylight Savings Time Began Today Do you know what time it is? Don't miss that league match. One hour late and you might have to forfeit. YIKES!!
  • UT2003 Demo Version 2206 DoS Fix Unreal Technology announced that all server admins running version 2206 the UT2003 demo should download a replacement IpDrv.dll (62KB) which addresses a denial-of-service attack. Demo clients should also apply the patch, as it is possible for malicious servers to cause clients to crash.
     
  • Become a Game Character in Republic: The Revolution Novistrana.com, Eidos Interactive and Elixir Studios are conducting a contest to become an actual character in the upcoming game. 20 contestants could find themselves as a character in the game with the Novistranian equivalent of their name and a specific street address. Register now, contest ends April 15.
  • Blue Inferno League Final Flare Up The Blue Inferno CTF/CTFS League in N. America is in the final stages of it's first successful season. Clans bdi, EKM, LQ and I-V-I head into the playoffs this week and registration is now open for next season's blazing action.
  • RuST Quake 3 Senior Tournament The RuST Q3 tourney in N. America heads into it's first season finals. First Prize is a Geforce 4 Ti4200 Video Card. Never too old to Rock 'n' Roll!
     
Talk and Games posted by Climax on 04/05/03
  • Dead Man's Hand: Interview with Timothy Gerritsen Dead Man's Hand is an upcoming Western-themed first person shooter for Xbox being created by Human Head Studios. HomeLAN Federation's interview with Human Head's Timothy Gerritsen reveals the nitty and the gritty about this ride 'em cowboy FPS.
  • Interntnal Death Network Interview Binary at Provinggrounds.com interviewed IDN, a UT2k3 TDM clan from N. America. Led by Crosis, Deat and Redbaron, IDN's been fragging together since 1999 when they started out as a UT Last Man Standing clan.
     
  • Ultimate Halo Fan Contest Microsoft Games is looking for America's Biggest Halo Fan. The contest will promote the upcoming PC version of the popular Xbox title. To enter, fans must submit their best Halo video showing how much fun the game is. Enter until April 21, winners announced April 25. More info and Official Rules at Bungie.net.
  • Tony Hawk's Proskater 4 Game publisher Aspyr announced they will be publishing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for PC and Mac. System requirments, features list and screenshots at Aspyr's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 site.
  • Radiant for PocketPC Radiant is "A futuristic-styled 3D action/adventure game, using a third person perspective." It's available for PocketPC now and should be available soon for Gameboy Advance and Mobile Phone.
     
General News Roundup posted by Jube on 04/05/03
FFD News posted by CaliGirl on 04/04/03
 
Focus of the March posted by CaliGirl on 04/03/03
Ouh La La! March's Focus of the Month features Battlefield 1942 G.I. Joe - Mod, PhoenixRage - Clan -and- Bitter Ivy. Two ladies and one very dedicated GI Joe guy!

Battlefield 1942 G.I. Joe - Mod
We talk to Hawkeye, a very dedicated G.I. Joe fan who has brought the world to Battlefield 1942. There is talk about the creators of the mod, female player models, and more.  [ View Interview]

Phoe nixRage - Clan
RayRay was a delight to get to know through this mini interview. We talk about how she got into the action games, the love of Phoenix Rage clan, and Orlando Bloom. [View Interview]

Bitt erIvy - Gamer
Think about a burst of rainbow colored roses in bloom! That's what you get when meeting Ivy. There's talk about Friday Night Frag Fest, Quake 4, Insta-Freeze Tag ladder and more! [ View Interview]
 
Gamer Statistics posted by CaliGirl on 04/02/03
Game Statistics Jupiter Research announced that the age segment widely considered the target market for videogames -- teens 13 to 17 years old -- still contains under exploited and ripe sub-segments that have yet to be adequately addressed. Although teens account for less than 10% of the U.S. population, they represent 20% of the console videogame audience. According to Jupiter Research's new report "Audience Benchmark: Teen Videogame Adoption, Usage and Preferences", female teens represent a highly underserved sub-segment while teens from low-income households are voracious game players that also merit special attention.

Jupiter Research Analyst Jay Horwitz stated:

"Despite the shifting demographic of the average videogame consumer towards an older market, teens 13 to 17 years old will remain a driving force for the industry. Companies that can capture both the imagination and wallet of this group will claim an important audience for today and tomorrow. From the consumer's standpoint, videogames are highly cost effective entertainment. Jupiter Research data show that teens from low-income households are more intensive videogame players than their high-income counterparts. We believe these characteristics of the teen audience present significant opportunities for game companies to better cater to groups within this age segment with tailored content, late stage title bundling and legacy platform releases"

Whereas teens from low-income households play an average of 9.7 hours per week, their high-income household counterparts log almost a third less time (6.5 hours). Furthermore, nearly 60% of teens from low-income households own legacy platforms compared to only 37% among high-income households. The report also highlights major gender disparity among teens: on a monthly basis, only 67% of female teens play videogames compared to 95% of male teens. The report suggests ways that game companies can address this disparity through content developed to appeal to different user segments.
 
Game Scoop posted by Jube on 04/01/03
EnterTheMatrix Goodies posted by CaliGirl on 04/01/03
The official EnterTheMatrix site has recently been updated with lots of goodies about the upcoming game.
  • Trailer: Gives a peek at what you can expect from the game. If you have seen Final Flight of The Osiris in the theater, you'll realize just how tied together these projects and THE MATRIX RELOADED are!
  • Behind the Scenes: check out how Hugo Weaving was brought into Enter The Matrix as his character, Agent Smith. Then take a look at the side-by-side Comparisons: reference photographs taken during principal photography of the sequels with how they'll appear in Enter The Matrix.
  • Secondary Character Preview from the game (and maybe the film), and look at some new shots of Ghost and Niobe, along with a photo reference on character model-in-progress comparison of Niobe's Costume. You can also see new shots of Ghost and Niobe in the Dekstop section.
  • Screenshots and Environments so you can see just how beautiful this game is going to be!

 

 

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