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August 2003 Archives

GuyWatch Released - CaliGirl Sun Aug 31
The past 6-7 months we've had the idea to launch this section, I even created the design back then but the guys we asked never were brave enough to step up the the plate! We had a few guys chicken out since it was something they were scared of people finding out they were being featured as a hunk of LadyGamers.com. Jube and I discovered a very nice looking man who was a gentlemen to both of us at Quakecon, he helped run the official tournaments at the event. He was charming, but had a fun loving personality.

Today we'd like to introduce you to our first beefcake (as Jubey likes to call it), CC-Nate. Three of us girls jumped on to the love train to see what Nate was like so check him out in full boxer bloom!

Blue Inferno Coverage - Bitter_Ivy Sun Aug 31
The latest tournament coverage includes a look at the Blue Inferno CTF (BiCTF) community with an event profile. I also talked to [TBLM]Airamis77, one of the originators of the tourney. The interview takes us back to when Airamis77 started playing Quake 3, how BiCTF was conceived, season 2 champs and games he is looking forward to. 

Enemy Territory & RtCW Maps - CaliGirl Sat Aug 30
 WildStar Maps has added four (4) new Enemy Territory maps for download, including the beta 3 version of Flak Cannon, MML Church, Normandy Beach Invasion and Urban Territory. She has also added two (2) Return to Castle Wolfenstein maps, the final versions of Grand Theft Airborne & MML Church. Head on over to the site to check them out.

Happy Birthday Ivy! - CaliGirl Fri Aug 29
LadyGamers would like to wish our tournament Bish a Happy Birthday. Bitter_Ivy enjoys playing Quake, and is even working on a new project called Ladies of Quake that we're excited to be apart of here at LadyGamers. Head on over to LoQ's forums to discuss their new project in the works! Also tell Ivy happy birthday over there while you're at it.

August Focus - CaliGirl Thur Aug 28
LadyGamers is excited to present some interesting people in the gaming community with our Focus of the Month for August. Bitter_Ivy and I talked to WildStar RtCW Maps site, FlatLineCrew and the lovely Magenta. WildStar is widely known for some great map collections. FLC-Hepcat allows us to have some insight on the Houston based clan, while Magenta is known for being a part of the OCI clan and Burial Ground!  [Focus of the Month]

Q3: Rocket Arena 3 v1.7 - CaliGirl Thur Aug 28
It looks like my buddy crt at Gamespy just wont stop working on Rocket Arena 3 for all of us addicts. Version 1.7 has a handful of new maps while the changes include:

  • Misc Bug fixes
  • Accuracy award
  • Warm-up in compmode
  • Admin definable callvotes
  • Team captains and commands
  • Display current time and timezone
  • No picmip option for certain things
  • 3 new maps, plus one ra3map16 update
  • User definable colors for enemies and teammates
  • Log format changed: Timestamps are in "real" time
  • Scoreboard groups people in other arenas by arena
  • Avg team ping and team damage scoreboard addition
  • IP bans stored in database, unlimited number of bans
  • Improved netcode (removed "built-in-lag", movement, better hit prediction)

Head on over to the site to download!

Ms. Quakecon Aftermath News - CaliGirl Wed Aug 27
During Quakecon, I ended up meeting a lot of great people, some who were in the All Female Tournament, others who were just at the event.  This last week caught up with a couple of the girls who competed in Ms. Quakecon with some brief interviews:

  • NutmO tells us about the match against Krissy and the w4t clanmates she met in person for the first time.
  • suga made it to 4th place. There's talk about her match with Sanctuary and more.
  • Trixie tells us the difference between Lystrata and suga's matches.
  • Bunneh mentions her precious moments, the nice girls in the tournament and more.

There also even more aftermath related news worth talking about.

  • MsHep was too busy before she left to Quakecon to finish her interview so once she got back she sent it on over. Now is your chance to get to know her more!
  • MsQuakecon.org may look like there hasn't been any updates since during the event but if you check the match brackets page once more, you'll notice that it at least has the names all filled in.
  • CaliGirl Audio Interview at PlanetQuake3.net: Roger was kind enough to dig a little deeper into my history of gaming, talk about what I felt about Ms. Quakecon, and much more.

Driver 3 Screens - CaliGirl Tue Aug 26
GameGossip has posted 12 screenshots of Driver 3. The sequel to Driver 2 where America's coolest undercover cop and the crime worlds fastest getaway driver is back on the streets. The game will include high speed car chase through the streets of cities, infiltrate the criminal underworld using your driving skills as well as your cunning to disrupt their plans.

Community Cluster- CaliGirl Mon Aug 25

Mods

Events

  • Esreality plans on hosting a second online tournament. The games that will be used for the second edition are not the same as the games that were used during the first ESo. It will now have five competitions in total, for four games: Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Quake3: Arena, Unreal Tournament 2003 and Warcraft 3.
  • World Cyber Games USA winners have been announced at Cached.net for games such as Half-Life: Counter Strike, Warcraft III, StarCraft: Brood War, Unreal Tournament 2003, Age of Mythology, FIFA Soccer 2003 and Halo.

General

Castle Strike Announced - CaliGirl Mon Aug 25
Data Becker announced Castle Strike is set in an authentic rendition of continental Europe during the Hundred Years War. The game involves players in a fictional tale filled with battles, ambushes, and betrayal and have them assaulting enemy strongholds, seeking out bandit camps, and building up their own fortifications. Castle Strike will feature three playable nations--England, France, and Germany. According to Gamespot, Related Designs plans on releasing Castle Strike at the end of this year.

Atari's Press Party - CaliGirl Mon Aug 25
Gamespy's Sluggo and Psylancer had their hands on many various Atari games this last week. Head on over to their coverage page to check out previews of Unreal Tournament 2004,  Forgotten Realms, Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, Civilization III: Conquests, Kya: Dark Lineage and Unreal 2: The Awakening.

Community Girl Talk - CaliGirl Sun Aug 24

  • Black Avatar LAN Pictures: Few girls from Brats and Femfx clans attended the event.
  • Qgirlz Retires: Sadly enough, another old school Quake clan has decided to retire. There's a message up over at the site if you're up to reading about the history about the clan. The link we have up at LadyHunt's clan listing has been placed under retired clans area on the bottom of the page.
  • AngelDust is a german TacticalOps female clan.
  • Femcon: Gaming Girls at Gencon is an article written by GameGirl Avance's Jane. She runs into a handful of girls at the event and there's pictures to prove it!
  • Female Video Gamers was a site dedicated to Console Platforms, and is now nother site that dropped off the face of the net. :/  The webmaster that was dedicated to the site is working on another site called Hottie Haven that focuses on hot guys in anime and video games.

Jube's Quakecon Diary - CaliGirl Thurs Aug 21
 I wasn't the only one who is a part of LadyGamers that attended Qcon, Jubey did as well. She gives her side of the story in various coverage links listed below:

CaliGirl's Quakecon Journey - CaliGirl Thurs Aug 21
 You would not believe how much of a relief it is to finally have this almost complete. I am still missing Krissy's match, and Call of Duty Impressions but for now, everything else is complete. To give you some incite of what you will find in my Quakecon Journey, the article has an introductory page directory that displays the event by day, Doom 3 Impressions, photo gallery and other Mentions such as; Shoutouts and Ms. Qcon participant matches. Here is a snippet of my Doom 3 preview:

Fredo showed me where the rocket launcher was on the map since the demo version had only animated arrows over weapon pick-up spots. When I tried the Rocket Launcher I felt like I was Queen of Doom holding it. It's probably going to be one of my favorite weapons, with the Berserker close at second.

Quakecon Article Progress - CaliGirl Wed Aug 20
 My Quakecon 2003 article is almost done peeps. Thanks so much for your patience with me. To give you the gist of it all, the article is going to be set up much like a directory on the introduction page, there will be areas on there with the dates I attended the event showing off sections listed on each page. There is also some impressions on Doom 3, Call of Duty, Meeting people in person impressions (basically a shoutout page), and a picture gallery of all pictures I had the chance to take (even if helping out tournament had me busy). I am finishing up a few more things for the article so it should be ready by tomorrow! Thanks again for your interest and bugging me to hurry my bootay up. I know many of you girls who participated in Ms. Quakecon have been wanting to see pictures right away so I did upload only the Ms. Quakecon pictures. This is three pages long and should pacify most of you for the time being. Enjoy!

Ms. Quakecon Blurb - CaliGirl Sun Aug 17
 As of 5pm tonight, I am home from Quakecon. Sorry about the lack of updates at LadyGamers during this event. I would have if I had the news engine set up but since I update manually, I thought I'd just give you all a hefty article with pictures. I am currently working out all of the notes I wrote during the event. Overall, it was an exciting event. I enjoyed meeting so many nice people. But as for the sour ones,  I won't even talk about those rare but mean glares. I took the good over the bad because there was more good.

Meantime, if you're curious on who won the tournament, check out Gamespy's small blurb near the end of the page. However, if you want to know how they got to Ms.X and Succubus for the finals, view the brackets at the official Ms. Quakecon site. They will update those brackets with in the next day or so.

Ms Quakecon Additions - CaliGirl Wed Aug 6
 We're growing even closer to this Friday people! Aren't you excited if you're going? Aren't you upset if you're not? I plan on giving you some coverage about the Ms. Quakecon tournament along with one of my long journey articles you know me for. *sigh* Every game event I attend HAS to be done that way, it's just my way of getting everyone who asked me how things went, a link instead of talking for hours to them... which I love but would prefer them reading the article then ask me the questions. :)

So with that said, off with the interviews we have had since the last time I posted news about it. Thanks to the girls working so hard to hurry up and give them back to me before I leave early Thursday morning to Quakecon..

PlanetDoom Launches - CaliGirl Tues Aug 12
Since QuakeCon will have the Doom 3 multiplayer at the event, GameSpy has launched PlanetDoom. Here's some quotes from the site director and Director of Content.

Site Director Jeff 'cyric' McAllister:

"I plan to have PlanetDOOM known as the first and last place that you will need to go to for anything related to DOOM 3. Be it interesting articles, features, or the latest files. GameSpy Planet sites are the Mecca of game specific sites and PlanetDOOM won't be any exception."

Dave 'Fargo' Kosak, Director of Content and Community at GameSpy:

"DOOM kicked off elements that we take for granted in modern PC gaming, such as multiplayer or use expandability. It spawned the term ‘Deathmatch.’ It changed the face of PC games! DOOM is a powerful franchise for gamers that's synonymous with pushing the technological envelope. And PlanetDOOM is a natural fit for the GameSpy Network, which focuses on titles like these that spawn a community of fans and ongoing development."  

Pop Picks - CLIMaX Mon Aug 11

  • Urban Terror 3.0 Released Urban Terror is a total conversion for Quake 3 from the team at Silicon Ice Development. The lastest version includes a whole slew of improvements including the new monster IMI Negev gun and an excellent game mode called Bomb/Defuse. Nuf said. Point a few fans at your modem and get the 322Mb download now at UrbanTerror.net.
  • Silent Hill 3 for PS2 Reviewed Worthplaying.com is horrified by Heather, Silent Hill 3's main character, but for all the right, bloody reasons. Find out why "the single most frightening video game of all time" is not recommended as an after dinner activity unless, of course, you like your gore well done.
  • Syberia 2 Interview at Adrenaline Vault Ian Smithers interviews Benoît Sokal, author behind the Syberia series and artistic director of Syberia II. This intelligent interview covers a wide range of subjects including story line development, technical improvements, game music, and character development of Kate Walker, the savvy New York attorney who is the main character of the game. Here's a bit of what Benoît Sokal had to say about the game's heroine: "Kate clearly decided her boyfriend wasn’t worth anything when she learned he had an affair with her best friend. You’ll see the follow-up to this decision in Syberia II. Kate’s mind isn’t on romance; she’s more in a discovery mood, and her journey doesn’t leave much room for love."
  • Shadowbane Offers 10-day Free Trial Membership Shadowbane is a massively multiplayer online game available in retail stores. But now, you can try before you buy. According the Shadowbane.com, "Venture into the vigorous world of Shadowbane, a community rich in lore and seething with strife, and seize control of your destiny. Now you can download the full PC/Mac version of Shadowbane FREE and play at no cost for 10 riveting days of battles, sieges, politics, magic, and justice - anything you desire..." Oh yeah, I want my FREE Shadowbane!
  • XIII Demo Available at IGN.com Ubi Soft offers two preview levels from their slick cel-shaded shooter, XIII. This looks hot. Grab it at IGN.com.
  • Madden 2004 Football Demo Available Worthplaying.com and other mirrors have the demo now, and it's a mere 67 MB. The demo allows you to recreate the Chuckie Bowl of the Oakland Raiders vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Get a taste of pigskin panache now at Worthplaying.com.

Enemy Territory Goodies - Posted by CaliGirl Sun Aug 10
 For those of you who happened to be hooked on Enemy Territory, I have found a few useful links for all of you. I feel the hardest part about ET is learning the objectives that need to be accomplished. Starting off as a Soldier, then Medic helps you learn more about the game. The other classes seem easier if you do this.

LadyHunt Update - Posted by CaliGirl Sat Aug 9
 I did some browsing in the LadyHunt Interviews section to find out that 7 links are now dead. The following interviews have been restored since I always archive any links I add to LadyHunt by downloading them and keeping them on my HDD:

Ms Quakecon Additions - Posted by CaliGirl Wed Aug 6
 Since my last update on Saturday, I have added quite a handful of interviews for all of you to check out! Especially those of you who are going to Quakecon. At least you'll know who to look for!

  • Precious Death is our main interview victim here at LadyGamers. She keeps taking the hit from us! We talk mostly about Quakecon.
  • Amerz is the lady known for her devilish A! There's talk about Quake 4 and more.
  • beta is our featured wondermom. She still actually has a chance to sneak in a few games or two when her newborn sleeps.
  • Bunneh gives us the lowdown of her config, female clans and more.
  • Dubird talks about Metroid prime, how she will get to Quakecon, and how this is her first tournament!
  • NuTmO talks about her 8 hour drive and her previous visit to Quakecon.
  • SpICeY has a lot of things in common with us who have been a victim of motion sickness.
  • suga talks about how she got involved into FPS games and more.

One Must Fall for Europe - Posted by CaliGirl Tue Aug 5
Diversions Entertainment announced that GMX Media has rights to publish the 3D Fighting Game - One Must Fall: Battlegrounds in Europe. GMX is a London, UK based company. Battlegrounds is a 3D multiplayer fighting game that allows up to sixteen simultaneous players in huge arenas, fighting in team battles or all-out brawls!  It is not only an online fighting game, it can be played as a single player, and on a LAN. It will also appeal to LAN parties and Internet Cafe's. Diversions will have game servers available, or a player can create their own server. The game is currently available in North America.

Community Highlights - Posted by CaliGirl Mon Aug 4

  • Delta Force HQ has turned 2 years old today. 
  • Doom3.dk has been updated their latest poll concerning Quakecon.
  • Counter-strike.net has posted news congratulating Schroet Kommando for winning the CPL this last weekend.
  • CS August Calendar at CS Nation. Unfortunately, you have to be a member of their forums to download it.

Modilation - Posted by CaliGirl Mon Aug 4

Action Clips - Posted by CaliGirl Sun Aug 3

More Ms. Quakecon Pre-Coverage - Posted by CaliGirl Sat Aug 2
Believe it or not, we have some more pre-coverage for Ms. Quakecon tournament! We talk to Byskwik, KrYsTaL and Ms. X. Both Krystal and Ms.X will be attending the tournament to take home the first place prize.

  • Byskwik has information on how she loves being the nerd herder at Quakecon, and her reaction to the first beauty pageant.

  • Krystal tells us about her Quake dreams, ambition to win the tourney, and how she will get to Quakecon even if it means by hand and feet!

  • Ms.X gives us her juicy details on trying out the original Doom game, and a few reasons why she has a very good chance to win the tournament.

Official Joan of the Arc Site
 Enlight Software announced the launch of the official site for Joan of the Arc. In 1429, Joan of Arc inspired her faltering country to take up arms against occupying English troops. The Joan of Arc game will allow players to experience this epic period and some of the most intense battles fought in medieval Europe. Transform from a single warrior into a forceful military leader as you develop and master the art of chivalry and tactical warfare. In addition to action elements, Joan of Arc requires that individuals play strategically to successfully advance through the game. The game is set for release in mid-November 2003.

Ms. Quakecon Pre-Coverage - Posted by CaliGirl Sat Aug 2
LadyGamers is excited to present pre-coverage for the upcoming Ms. Quakecon tournament, which is being held this month at Quakecon. Current coverage includes a talk with two of the coordinators, and an event profile.

  • L4mby talks about her history with holding LAN events, valid reason why they are holding this tournament and much more.

  • vix lets us know how she came aboard the MsQ team and her history with Quakecon.

Event Exposure - Posted by CaliGirl Fri Aug 1

  • AMDZone.com has a 5-page LAN Party article that has coverage with pictures included.
  • Ms Quakecon is still in movement over at their recently launched site. They have now listed the maps that will be in the competition along with an official server with the maps.. Get going at it girls!

Enemy Territory Competition Mod - Posted by CaliGirl Fri Aug 1
ET Pro version 1.0.0. has been released for this Enemy Territory competition mod specifically targeted at competition play. Keep in mind that this is a server-side mod,  players don't have to download anything in order to play on ET Pro servers.

TRON 2.0 Demo Update - Posted by CaliGirl Fri Aug 1
 Monolith has released a new demo for Tron 2.0 that allows you to play the retail version, which includes single player level, tutorials and a few multiplayer modes.  TRON 2.0 is the present-day sequel to the 1982 cult film classic that wasa landmark of computerized graphical ingenuity. Being story-driven, this game is set in first person that propels the player into an alternate universe inside a computer.

In addition, IGN recently released a movie of Tron 2.0:

 

 

 

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