Mobile Buzz
- Friday 9/30/2005 by
CaliGirl
Quite a handful of you peeps have asked why
LadyGamers.com hasnt covered mobile devices. Here's a few tidbits for
mobile phones:
Dawn of War Expansion Demo
- Friday 9/30/2005 by
CaliGirl
Relic has released a demo of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of
War - Winter Assault. This
demo of
the expension pack includes a campaign mission situated on the ice
planet Lorn V, a tutorial, a skirmish map titled Absolute Zero, and
the Army Painter feature.
Space Hack In November
- Friday 9/30/2005 by
CaliGirl
Meridian4 and Rebelmind have announced that Space Hack
has gone Gold.
Space
Hack is a Sci-Fi Action/RPG, scheduled for release in November
15th, 2005. Playing the role of a tough, gristled ex-military man,
gamers will struggle to reach an emergency transport module at the far
end of the ship to free the remaining colonists, hacking and slashing
their way through hordes of alien creatures along the way.
Call of Duty 2 Demo
- Wednesday 9/28/2005 by
CaliGirl
The Call of Duty 2 singleplayer
demo features the mission "The End of the Beginning", which takes
place November 6, 1942 at El Daba, Egypt. As part of the British
infantry, you are tasked with eliminating the German artillery crews
at the docks.
Age of Empires III Goes Gold
- Wednesday 9/28/2005 by
CaliGirl
Age of Empires
III has recently gone gold. The game is being hailed by critics as
a new benchmark for real-time strategy games. In AOE3, players assume
the role of a European power between 1500 and 1850 A.D. as they
struggle to explore, colonize and conquer North and South America.
Serious Sam 2 Demo
- Thursday 9/22/2005 by
CaliGirl
The Serious Sam 2
demo was recently released, which includes the level Seriousopolis
Uptown. The demo also includes five levels of difficulty. For further
details about the game check out
Seriously.
Trash Demo
- Wednesday 9/21/2005 by
CaliGirl
Inhuman Games
has released a
demo for their newly released sci-fi RTS game, Trash. The game is
said to be similiar to the real-time glory days of Starcraft and
Command and Conquer. Focusing on multiplayer, it takes teamwork to
survive in the hostile wastes of the future. Connect your empires
together through a series of pipes or portals and share your
technology and benefits with other players on your team. Protect one
another and attack as a team and victory will follow.
Black & White 2 Goes Gold
- Tuesday 9/20/2005 by
CaliGirl
Lionhead
has released Black &
White 2 art that happens to be a symbol that has gone gold. Since
there was no press release to be found, Gamespot
wrote up some background of the game, which has a release date of
October 4th.
Warcraft 3 Patch v1.19
- Tuesday 9/20/2005 by
CaliGirl
Blizzard has released the latest patch for Warcraft 3:
Reign of Chaos and its expansion set: The Frozen Throne.
Patch 1.19
contains new and updated maps, unit and item balance changes, and some
new features in the World Editor. You can download the patch by
connecting to Battle.net.
Community Cluster
- Tuesday 9/20/2005 by
CaliGirl
Medal of Honor: PA Patch
- Tuesday 9/20/2005 by
CaliGirl
EA has released a
patch for Medal of Honor Pacific Assault. It upgrades the game
from v1.1 to v1.2, fixing team kill banning, enabling full screen
anti-aliasing, and adding in a number of other bug fixes.
Brothers In Arms EiB Goes
Gold - Friday 9/16/2005 by
CaliGirl
Ubisoft and Gearbox Software have announced that
Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood has gone gold, and should be in
stores by October, 6th. Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood builds upon
the elements that have made Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30 a success
by adding new features and game modes. The game features a new
singleplayer narrative, new multiplayer missions, all-new
cooperative-style game mode, and new weapons and vehicles.
Linux Quake Tremor
- Thursday 9/15/2005 by
CaliGirl
For any of you Linux users, there's a released version
for the Tremor Quake
Engine. Quote from site:
My engine project is called Tremor. In addition to changes to
the core engine, I have also added custom graphics and some mild
enhancements to the QuakeC code."
Day of Defeat: Source Soon!
- Monday 9/12/2005 by
CaliGirl
Valve has announced that Day of Defeat®: Source (DoD:
Source), the latest version of the WWII online action game, will be
made available on September 26. DoD: Source will be available for
pre-load and pre-order next week. [Further
Details]
Myst V: End of Ages
Announced - Thursday 9/8/2005 by
CaliGirl
Ubisoft announced that
Myst V: End of Ages, the grand
finale of their adventure game, has gone gold with a release date of
September 20, 2005. Rand Miller, co-creator of Myst and founder of
Cyan Worlds, and his Spokane-based development team have brought the
development of the final episode and storyline to a close in its most
dramatic experience to date, with photorealistic 3D scenes, innovative
new slate and in-game help systems, and puzzles. The release of the
game also coincides with the 12th anniversary of the franchise’s
debut.
Age of Empires III Demo
- Thursday 9/8/2005 by
CaliGirl
The new released demo (375 MB) for Age of Empires III
includes two missions from the single-player campaign. It also
includes a single-player skirmish mode where you can play as the
British or Spanish empires in the New England and Texas maps. [Demo]
Indigo Prophecy Goes Gold
- Thursday 9/8/2005 by
CaliGirl
Atari has announced that their adventure game,
Indigo Prophecy, has gone
gold. Known as Fahrenheit in Europe, Indigo Prophecy tells the story
of a man whose destiny is irrevocably altered when he unwillingly
commits a brutal murder. Through the use of branching storylines and
multiple character perspectives, players embark on an immersive
adventure on par with a Hollywood thriller. [News
Release]
Community Cluster
- Wednesday 9/7/2005 by
CaliGirl
There are two events being held in Florida in the next
two months that will allow Female Gamers play Halo 2.
The Professional Gamers League
is looking for Female competitors for their $1,000 Halo 2 Tournament:
September 24, 2005
MegaGamez LAN Center > Orlando, FL
October 2, 2005
Miami Museum of Science > Miami, FL
In other community news:
Action Tidbits
- Monday 9/5/2005 by
CaliGirl
CGOnline.com released an article entitled, "The
First First-Person Shooter", which basically tells many old school
FPS'rs that id Software never made the first game of this genre. All I
can say is show me the screens! Quote:
"If you think id Software created first-person 3D gaming,
think again: In the early 1970s, a group of engineers created a game
known at various points as The Maze Game, Maze Wars, or simply Maze.
It was a networked, first-person shooter with 3D graphics, and this
is its story."
Other news for the Action genre include:
Game Mods & Maps
Quake 1 Photoshop Contest!
- Monday 9/5/2005 by
CaliGirl
Singed.net has
announced an exciting Quake Photoshop Contest. Details from the site:
For people that are not familiar with this type of contest,
check this out. Below is a scaled down copy of the image we will
use. To get the full size image visit the thread where we posted the
contest here. Basically, everyone just takes this image and changes
it like they do at photoshopcontest.com. You can use MS Paint or
fancy editors that you may have. If we get enough interest, we could
do these more often. There isn't a prize, this is just for fun.
There are so many interesting ones that have been
posted so far. Such an awesome of an idea Singed!
80 Days Game Delayed
- Monday 9/5/2005 by
CaliGirl
According to
Bluesnews, Anaconda Games has made an announcement (in German)
that 80 Days will be delayed. The game has been pushed back by about a
month from the original September 30 release date. There is no new
date announced at this time.. For further information and screenshots,
please check out the official
80 Days website, hosted
by Frogwares, the developer of the game.
Hurrican Katrina Disaster
- Sunday 9/4/2005 by
CaliGirl
GameSpot has mentioned news about how the Gaming
Industry is trying to help disasters in the South. "Fight
the Flood" T-shirts on sale now; all proceeds go to help victims
of Hurricane Katrina; SOE also asks players to donate. [Full
Report]
Community Cluster
- Friday 9/2/2005 by
CaliGirl
Squad Assault: Second Wave
Ships - Friday 9/2/2005 by
CaliGirl
Got Game Entertainment and Merscom LLC today announced
that Squad Assault: Second Wave
for North American release has begun shipping to retail stores across
the U.S. and Canada. A 3D real-time strategy game with multi-player,
Squad Assault: Second Wave immerses players in a recreation of World
War II tactical combat. Featuring 57 total single missions playable at
three different difficulties, 26 operations and 6 campaigns.
Starship Troopers Demo
- Friday 9/2/2005 by
CaliGirl
A
demo (461 MB) has been released for the Starship Troopers game.
Exactly as you thought, its based on the 1997 film as it allows you to
play through a portion of the third level. You must defend Outpost 29
from a swarm of bugs, while also venturing out to a crash site to help
restore power.
