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A WW2 mod through the BF42 engine has been released (file 285mb) Features: * Three Pacific Theatre maps: Iwo Jima, Wake Island and Invasion of the Philippines.
Discussion >>   Tired of playing de_dust in CS Source? Why not play the test_hardware map. Download this rar file and extract it to Valve\Steam\SteamApps\YOUR EMAIL OR USERNAME FOLDER\counter-strike source beta\cstrike\maps\. Then when in CS Source menu, choose to create server, and then select the "test_hardware" map. You may already have seen and tried out the video stress test where by elements of the Source engine are loaded into your graphics card and rendered in real time to give you an average frames-per-second result and some idea as to how the engine will fair with your hardware. It scrolls through a couple of rooms and objects. Well, with this download, you can play that level...as close to hl2 as you can get...lol Grab the map here Discussion >>  The Sims 2 is the first entirely-new generation of The Sims, the ground-breaking game that allowed players to create and control people. The Sims 2 challenges you to direct the journey of your Sims' lives as they grow from infancy through childhood, teenage life and adulthood. The Sims 2, the first entirely new stand-alone version of the game to be released in 4 years will be available to buy in September.EA Games have released the first official trailer for the game, check it out at The Sims 2 website. Discussion >>  Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.
The official website for the launch of the new Grand Theft Auto installment, San Andreas, is now online. The site offers the first official trailer for the game, a Grand Theft Auto mailing list, screenshots and news. San Andreas will be released for the PlayStation 2 in October 2004. Visit the site Discussion >>  Cube is an open source multiplayer and singleplayer first person shooter game built on an entirely new and very unconventional engine.
(The install is a zipped file, unzip it to your hard drive then open Readme.html for instructions on installing.) Visit the official Cube website Discussion >>  The I Love Bees story continues, with one of the phases on the website terminating on August 10.On that day, the pages became even more garbled and one of the pages was filled with mysterious longitude-latitude co-ordinates that appear to be locations within the United States. Emails with further clues to the story were also sent out from the email address of the owner of the site, supposedly by whatever has taken over the website. Today, a 404 page on the site seems to respond to emails sent by people trying to solve the puzzle. The main countdown on the site, to "wide awake and physical", will terminate on August 24. The ilovebees.com mystery has stirred up much interest since the URL flashed momentarily at the end of the theatrical trailer for Halo 2 for the XBox. The story stepped up a gear with an update on July 27th, when whatever had taken over the ilovebees website took control of the webmaster's webcam and started to communicate with her. This led to this freaked out response on her blog and her bowing out of the story, only to reappear after pleas from hundreds of players. Info: ilovebees QuickStart Halo 2 Website Puzzle Confounds Halo 2 Trailer Mystery Discussion >>   Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, Need for Speed Underground 2 delivers an immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As players explore the city, they'll encounter rival racers who will school them in the ways of the underground and tip them off to the hottest racing spots in town. Deep new performance tuning allows gamers to fine-tune every aspect of their ride's handling and performance, while hundreds of new visual customizations guarantee players can create their own personalized, totally unique car. Check out the latest trailer over at 3dgamers (6.3 MB) You will need Quicktime installed Official Site Discussion >>  In January 1974, a group of friends in a Wisconsin basement sent out a small box with three beige colored books inside. It was the very first edition of Dungeons & Dragons, a brand new type of game without boards or set goals in which all the action took place in the players' minds. The game sold, and sold well, eventually becoming a worldwide phenomenon. 30 years later, that game continues to be popular. It also wields a profound cultural influence, especially in the video game industry Gamespy.com has a section dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons with lots of articles here.Visit the official site for Dungeons & Dragons Discussion >> 
Here are some recently submitted high-res screenshots of the highly anticipated 3d action title develpoed by GSC Game World. The game is not Scheduled for release until Spring 2005. Official Site Check out the screenshots 
To mark the 30th anniversary of the shark classic's theatrical release, Majesco Games have secured the rights to produce JAWS the game. The game will be available in 2005 on the PlayStation2, XBox and PC. In the game, players will play the part of the Great White who has been driven into a frenzy by the vibrations from underground oil-drilling equipment. To defend their underwater territory, players undertake a campaign to drive the raiders away while simultaneously solving a series of action-based puzzles designed to thwart the player.
JAWS info, facts and trivia from IMDb.com Discussion >> 
A new demo of the sci-fi online mech combat game Dark Horizons Lore is available. This is a trial of the most up to date version of the game (v1.11) and allows you to play for an unlimited amount of time with specific weapons and vehicles. Specifications: Windows System Requirements Pentium II @ 733 MHz (P3 @ 800MHz or greater recommended) 128MB RAM (256MB or better recommended) OpenGL 1.4 or DirectX 8 Compatible 3D Graphics Accelerator with 16 MB RAM (nVidia geForce or ATI Radeon series graphics cards recommended) DirectX compatible Sound card with OpenAL drivers installed 300MB of free Hard Drive space for installation 56.6K Modem (Cable, xDSL or greater recommended) Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (2000/xp recommended) Macintosh System Requirements G3 CPU (or better) 128 MB RAM (or better) OpenGL Compatible 3D Graphics Accelerator. OpenAL Compatible Audio device 300MB of free Hard Drive Space 56.6k Modem (Cable, xDSL or greater recommended) Macintosh OSX 10.1 (or greater) Linux System Requirements Pentium 3 733MHz (or better) 256 MB RAM (or better) nVIDIA TNT2 (or better) 3D Graphics Accelerator Linux-supported sound card XFree86 4.0 or newer with NVIDIA OpenGL drivers glibc 2.2 or newer (i.e.: Redhat 7.x+, Mandrake 8.x+, Debian3.0+) SDL version 1.2 or newer (1.2.3 or later is recommended) 56.6k Modem (Cable, xDSL or greater recommended) OpenAL Runtime or SDK Installation Mesa3D version 3.4 or newer (3.4.2 or later recommended) Download the demo from the official site (42.84 mb) Discussion >>  Star Wraith is an advanced, first-person-perspective, 3D space combat simulator entirely focused on starfighter gameplay. It includes diverse offensive and defensive combat strategies in addition to complete pilot control over all 3 rotation movements (roll, pitch, and yaw) and all 3 flight directions (forward/reverse, horizontal strafe, and vertical strafe). An updated demo of Star Wraith IV: Reviction is now available. This free demo includes an updated user interface to the previously available version as well as gameplay tweaks and bug fixes. Download the free demo Discussion >> 
A new demo has been released of Armies of Exigo by EA Games. The demo allows a single player to play one map from the game. Users will take control of massive armies, wage wars in the forests and river valleys of the surface, then descend into the caverns and catacombs of the underworld to face off against the dark evil. Four new videos were also released.Download the free demo (105.1 MB) Watch the videos Specifications: Minimum - OS: Windows XP/Me/2000/98SE - CPU: 1.2 Ghz Pentium™ III or equivalent AMD Athlon™ - RAM: 512 MB - CD/DVD-ROM SPEED: 4X - HARD DRIVE SPACE: 500Mb - VIDEO CARD: 64Mb NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3; ATI® Radeon™ 8500 or equivalent Direct3D-capable card - AUDIO CARD: Any DirectX 9.0-compatible card - DIRECTX: 9.0b or higher Recommended: - OS: Windows XP - CPU: 3Ghz Pentium™ 4 or AMD Athlon™ 64 - RAM: 768Mb or higher - CD/DVD-ROM SPEED: 8X - HARD DRIVE SPACE: 500Mb - VIDEO CARD: 128Mb NVIDIA® GeForce™ 4; ATI® Radeon™ 9600 or better Direct3D-capable card - AUDIO CARD: Any DirectX 9.0-compatible card - DIRECTX: 9.0b or higher Info: Official Armies of Exigo site from EA Discussion >> 
Check out the first Official Trailer for Close Combat: First To Fight, a team-based First Person Shooter to be released probably at the end of the year. Close Combat: First To Fight is being developed by Destineer Studios with the aid of active duty U.S. Marines. Info; · Video from Gamespot.com · Article about the game from Gamespot · Official Site for Close Combat · DestineerStudios.com Discussion >> 
In this 3d action game, You play Grant, a specialist heavy gunner of the 6th Platoon US Marine Corps. Based in Vietnam 67' Weeks earlier on a routine search and clear mission, members of your platoon were ambushed and taken prisoner by the Black Skulls, an elite North Vietnamese unit under the command of Colonel Trung also known as the "butcher of Bac Ninh". Your mission is to find the hidden POW camp and rescue your buddies... and perhaps exact a little revenge along the way. Official Site Grab the trailer from 3dgamers Discussion >> 
Fans of the popular Colin McRae series of 3D simulation rally games will be happy to know that the Scheduled release date of Oct 2004 is still intact and a trailer has been released showcasing the new racing monsters in a one minute, high resolution clip. Grab the video from 3dgamers More info here Discussion >> An attempt to launch a successful viral marketing campaign for Resident Evil: Outbreak, backfired horribly. The campaign involved sending text messages to mobile phones with the message, "Outbreak: I'm infecting you with t-virus, my code is <6 letter alphanumeric code>. Forward this to 60022 to get your own code and chance to win prizes. More at t-virus.co.uk". Rather than gaining interest in the storyline of the game, many of the mobile users panicked and flooded Anti-Virus vendors with requests for help on removing the virus. The company behind the campaign, CE Europe quickly admitted the virus was a hoax: The T-VIRUS is, of course, totally harmless and uses an innovative pyramid reward system to encourage those who are infected to infect as many others as they possibly can and win fantastic, limited edition Resident Evil: Outbreak prizes including Resident Evil DVDs, exclusive Raccoon City t-shirts and PS2 consoles. More info; · T-Virus.co.uk · Sophos Information about the T-Virus Discussion >>  Gamespot have a run through of two of the new maps to be included in the United Offensive expansion for Call of Duty, due out in Autumn.The two maps we played were very exciting. Gray Matter promises to release 11 multiplayer maps of different sizes. We can only hope the other maps offer varying play styles, like those we saw for the battles of Cassino and Kursk. Also available is an interview with Ken Murphy, one of the game producers and 2 new Gameplay videos.Check out the videos and interview here More info; Official site for Call of Duty Discussion >> 
With the impending release from Microsoft of Xp Service Pack 2, a number of security concerns will be laid to rest, though a multitude of problems have surfaced that Microsoft say will affect a large number of applications, including games. The problems stem from the built in firewall that is turned on by default when a user installs the Service Pack. For a list of apps/games affected see here 
Although not scheduled for Spring 2005, fans of Battlefield 1942, and Battlefield Vietnam are already taking notice of this game. Featuring three super-powers: China, The Middle East Coalition and The United States. This 3D Action game Drops players into the midst of 21st Century combat, you will be able to take control of over 30 vehicles throughout the game to aid you in whichever conflict you are involved, and is tipped to involve over 100 players online taking part in major conflicts in some of the largest online battles on the PC. Battlefield 2 features immense, richly detailed, destructible environments, from city streets to remote forests, in some of the most notorious hot spots around the world. Each map in Battlefield 2 adjusts in scale to support the number of players in the world, providing the ideal vehicle-to-player ratio and an optimized game play experience. Enhanced team play features allow players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their teammates. With in-game success, players increase their rank from recruit all the way to General and unlock awards, including new weapons, vehicle decals, medals, and more. Check out these screenshots And grab the video from 3dgamers Related sites here and here 
The day before Valve starts pre-loading Half-Life 2 assets onto its Steam network, it appears the publisher may have made an embarrassing mistake. Several Web sites--most prominently HL2World.com--have reported that Valve accidentally released a file containing all of the dialogue from Half-Life 2 when it distributed the Counter-Strike: Source beta to Cyber cafés last week. Full story at Gamespot.comDiscussion >> 
I am really getting into Doom III now and am completely and utterly in awe at the graphics and the engine overall. I highly recommend this game to ANY fan of fps, not to mention OLD Doom fans. For those who have yet to play the game, may these screenshots leave you requesting a towel to relingqish the drooling factor that is anticipation ;) Check them out  True Crime is reminiscent of the Grand Theft Auto series, with its highly detailed cityscape and focus on driving—but here players stop crimes instead of committing them. PCMag.comBuild skills as you progress, learn new fighting moves, more sophisticated shooting skills and driving maneuvers. Get all the gritty detail of the real undercover world in a painstakingly recreated Los Angeles featuring recognizable landmarks and famous streets. Cruise the city taking down or harassing the scum of the streets. DemoIndex.comDownload the trailer from Activision.com (.wmv format, 20.8 MB) Official site Discussion >> 
A new movie trailer for Prince of Persia 2 is now online, offering more insight into the development of this third-person acrobatic action adventure sequel being crafted at Ubi Soft Montreal. This clip comes in medium and high resolutions, interviewing the creative director about the game's design in general and the free-form fighting system in particular during three and a half minutes of in-game and discussion footage. Check out the video over at 3dgamers Discussion >> 
An Official trailer. Fans can now hope for an official release date. Download the trailer here Discussion >> 
There are reports suggesting they are trying to ban Doom 3 due to the influencing violent combat! "In the past week the issue of videogames promoting violence has once again been thrust into the media spotlight, with the furore surrounding the tragic death of Stefan Pakeerah, who was murdered by his friend, Warren Leblanc." Link to article Discussion >>  Igniq are now bringing you in-game footage from their reviewers own personal computer. We are still in BETA testing with this. Note: Videos will only be hosted for a certain amount of time, being replaced by new released ones! Download the video here Discussion >> 
1up.com have a feature running through to the end of the year where they pick one game per week to add to their list of the most important games ever made. The latest entry is Sonic The Hedgehog at no. 28, and other favourites include Prince of Persia, Pac-Man and the original DOOM from 1993 From the graphic, Street Fighter and Final Fantasy VII will be featured in the coming weeks also. In just four decades, video gaming has grown immensely as a medium. While games probably aren't really as popular as the movie industry, despite what some claim, there's no doubt that gaming is a remarkably popular form of entertainment -- especially considering how long it's been around. With each passing year, games grow more sophisticated: the graphics become more realistic, the sounds more convincing, and the interactivity feels more engrossing. Read the full thing hereDiscussion >> Archives
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