March 2005
PsychoToxic Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:50 PM |
Category: First Person |
IGN did up a review for PsychoToxic and here is a snip from the article:The only thing that will keep you on your toes is how incredibly fast an enemy will draw a bead on you when you begin firing from medium to close range. Me, if I was in their shoes, the first thing I would do is flinch, then hit the ground while I tried to figure out where the shots were coming from. On the other hand, their shoot-from-the-hip rabidness is about the only thing that keeps things mildly interesting. Well that certainly sounds bad. Go ahead and read the rest of that review.
| Wednesday, March 30, 2005 |
The Playable Races Of Dungeon Lords
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:42 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Over on the Dungeon Lords site they added a new area dedicated to the various playable races in the game which includes humans, elves, dwarves, urgoths, wylvans, zaurs, and thralls.Fairly smart and nimble, Wylvans are a wolf-like humanoid race that roam the sprawling lands of Dungeon Lords. While they are not as durable as the other races, their natural quickness rivals that of Thralls. Also note that there's anouther race that has as of yet to be revealed. Have a look at the race section of the site.
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:29 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Computer Games Magazine has posted up an interview with Josh Sawyer of Midway about Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, the upcoming remake of the classic RPG. Here is a clip from the question and answer session:In a departure from the traditional Gauntlet formula, many of the areas will be exterior locations. The maps range from creepy swamps and sunken cities to plague-infested villages and an underground nexus of magical energy. Of course, we have a few bona fide dungeon levels as well. Check on that Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows Interview.
Dungeon Lords Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:14 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Computer Games Magazine has posted up an interview with David Bradley of Heuristic Park on the upcoming Dungeon Lords RPG. Here is a bite out of the question & answer session:Dungeon Lords has an advanced graphics engine that supports many real time effects and looks great. We’ve designed it to support cards as old as the GeForce 2 all the way up to the newest and fastest. The goal was to make it so that as many people can enjoy Dungeon Lords as possible. Here is the linkage for that Dungeon Lords Interview.
Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:08 PM |
Category: First Person |
Game Industry News geared up a review for Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell and here is what was said about the expansion:The levels of BotH are some of the creepiest yet, from an orphanage with psycho kiddies, to a theme park where the theme is torment and death. I feel I must put a warning label out here for anyone who as a violent phobia concerning clowns: Warning – EVIL CLOWNS! Of course there are also sexy nurses, so I guess they break even on that front. Go forth and read that Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell review.
The Elder Scrolls IV Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:01 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Gameplay Monthly has an interview posted up with Ashley Cheng of Bethesda on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Here is a clip:We’ve gone through three iterations of combat and we’re still not done. We’ll start over and do a fourth iteration if we have to. We really are striving to get the kinetic energy of guys bashing each other with swords down. It’s not easy and it required us to re-prioritize our schedule so that we could spend more time and resources on combat. Basically, its playing it, tweaking it, playing it, tweaking it – and endless cycle that will continue up until we ship the game, I’m sure. Check out that interview.
Official Dungeon Lords Demo
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:13 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
I just spotted on Blues News that there's now a Dungeon Lords Demo all set for download which is 320mb and features both single player and multiplayer options. To quote what I read on Blue's:This official demo for the action RPG Dungeon Lords puts you in the shoes of either a Human, Argot, or Sylvan as you start off in the wilderness outside Fargrove. The demo leads you on to the underground sewer system and into the Fargrove Theatre to do battle with the Goblin Mage. The demo premiered on GameSpot DLX where registration is required for the download. Also you can get the demo on 3d Gamers, 4 Players (German), Gamer's Hell, GG Mania and Worthplaying.
Boiling Point Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:30 PM |
Category: First Person |
IGN has a preview for Boiling Point (formerly known as Xenus). Here's a clip from the two page preview: Choosing sides will point your gun in different directions, but choosing the right words will often do as much or more to getting closer to rescuing Lisa. As in games like Knights of the Old Republic or Deus Ex, different choices in a conversation structure can have different effects. The game is a FPS that's being developed by Deep Shadows.
Speaker & Receiver Articles On Ecoustics
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:41 PM |
Category: Hardware |
ecoustics.com sent in some news items that I didn't get to post until now so instead of the usual one item, I have three articles to mention. First up is an article called Little Speakers Can Create Big Problems. Secondly is an article on how to Calibrate Speakers with a Sound Meter. The latest article and the last to be mentioned here for today is titled, Set Your Speakers to "Small" in Your Receiver Setup.
City of Villains Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:25 PM |
Category: Massively Multiplayer |
Phoebus pointed out that GameDaily has a preview for City of Villains. Here's one of those quote jobbys:The gang at NC Soft and Cryptic Studios are about to unleash unto the world a genre-defining vehicle to let us play out yet another fantasy - and become as evil as we want to be! City of Villains is coming soon... are you ready to get dirty? Have a read from that particular preview.
| Wednesday, March 23, 2005 |
Project: Snowblind Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:38 PM |
Category: First Person |
Game Over has a review up for Project: Snowblind and here is a small piece of what they have to say about it: Snowblind takes place in a politically unstable Hong Kong in 2065. A radical terrorist group calling itself The Republic has seized control of the country. Not only have they started trying to destroy any opposition to their rule, they’ve threatened to detonate a massive EMP bomb. While it might not seem like a dangerous weapon, launching it into a rival country would send it back to the Stone Age. Attempting to halt this faction, the Liberty Coalition Army is dispatched to the region to eliminate any and all threats to global safety. Read that Project: Snowblind review.
The Witcher Site Opens It's Fable Section
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:07 AM |
Category: Role Playing |
Over on the official site for The Witcher they added a new section called Fable which contains all the previous issues of "The Witcher Peeks" that were published on RPGVault every two weeks. The 'peeks' are a good source of game world information.
The Mythical Burn-In Period
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:39 PM |
Category: Hardware |
Over on ecoustics.com they posted an article that explains about The Mythical Burn-In Period. Running your components and cables for some arbitrary length of time when they are first purchased isn't helpful, but letting them power on and sit for a few minutes before watching movies or performing calibration is. Have a read of The Mythical Burn-In Period.
The Net Is Going Flat
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:59 PM |
Category: General |
So the game news in the last few days seems a bit meh. Maybe it's just me and it also doesn't help that my elbow is hurting... Anyways I spotted on Slashdot a small article... or more like a wee paragraph that says the internet usage is flattening. This leads one to an article on Beta News that explains it in more detail.
Tivo Commercial Skip Trick
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:39 PM |
Category: Hardware |
ecoustics.com sent in the info that they have an article posted that explains how to do a TiVo 30-second commercial skip trick. So if you have a Tivo (I don't) then maybe you'll want to check that trick out. Meanwhile I'll use my own trick and not even turn the TV on and thus skip all the crap including the annoying commercials.
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Mapping Contest Winners
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:29 PM |
Category: First Person |
Over on worthplaying.com they posted up the info about the Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Mapping contest winners including four cool looking screenshots. Check er out and congrats to the winners!
Three New Elder Scrolls IV Screens
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:01 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Shack News has the latest screenshots from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion which show us anouther city shot, more forest and what is being called a Troll. Check out those three screenshots.
Mortyr II Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:05 PM |
Category: First Person |
IGN geared up a new review for Mortyr II and here's a wee bit of text from the article.Guys with MP40s will kneel down and spray, forcing you to find cover, burst fire, and crawl your way through most of each area just so you can keep your head down. It's aggravating more than challenging, and they also take a lot more damage than the long list of WWII shooters has gotten us used to. Expect to unload half a magazine of MP40 ammo before the SOB finally dies. Have a read from the complete Mortyr II review.
| Wednesday, March 16, 2005 |
The Bard's Tale On The PC Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:55 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Over on Gamers Info they have a preview pasted online for The Bard's Tale. As some of you know, the game was already released on the console and the PC version is due out this summer. InXile is currently working to improve the game for the PC version. Here is a clip from the preview:Should you be sent on a quest and not complete it in the manner expected it simply changes the direction of the story. This gives the game some really wonderful replayability as you can go back and see where the story leads should you look behind curtain "b" instead of "a" (or accidentally kill the person you're supposed to be escorting). Check out The Bard's Tale preview.
Duke Nukem Nuggets
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:37 PM |
Category: First Person |
How often do we hear about the elusive and secret Duke Nukem Forever game? Not very often, however due to a traipse around several gaming sites I ended up on Voodoo Extreme and noticed that they posted an article that is called Duke Nukem Forever Nuggets, which is some stuff that George Broussard posted on the 3D Realms forums, all of which concerns Duke Nukem Forever. Here's a clip:So, you say that DNF's developing time takes so long because of thier graphics, not the insane amount of interactivity..?!
George Broussard: In a nutshell...yes. Also we're a pretty small team by today's standards, at about 28 people. We're still hiring people and ramping up some more. For the rest of the info check out Duke Nukem Forever Nuggets.
New Dungeon Lords Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:16 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Glide Underground has posted up six shiny new screenshots for Dungeon Lords, the upcoming RPG being developed by Heuristic Park. The game is sheduled to be released in April. Visit the official site for more info.
Kohan II: Kings of War Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:12 PM |
Category: Strategy |
Over on Gamers Info they have a review set up for Kohan II: Kings of War, the RTS from Timegate Studios.Combat is controlled through your officers and heroes. Your heroes can be removed from one unit and added to another depending on your needs. What I liked very much was that it made it easier to control the troops since the symbol above the officer indicates what type of troop it is, and by clicking the symbol brings up the formation key for and shows all the stats for the unit as a whole. Another nice thing is the ability to make up your own units depending on what resources you have. Check out that review.
Hellforces Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:05 PM |
Category: First Person |
Gaming Horizon has a hands on preview of the upcoming Hellforces FPS that's scheduled to be released during this first quarter of 2005. Here is a clip from the article: Make no mistake about it; Hellforces is a shooter through and through. Just moments after starting out, you’ve already got two weapons, a metal pipe and a pistol, and you will need them as fast as you can equip them, because as you step out of the alleyway you’ll encounter the first of many zombies that want you dead. Have a look at that Hellforces Preview preview.
Starship Troopers Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:57 PM |
Category: First Person |
3D Gamers has seven new screenshots posted for the upcoming Starship Troopers game that's being developed by Strangelite. For more info on the game check out the official site.
Fable: The Lost Chapters Is Coming To PC
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:45 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Gamespot posted up the news that the popular console title Fable will be ported to the PC under the title; Fable: The Lost Chapters and will contain new content. As indicated by the title, the PC version will feature additional content not found in its console counterpart. There will be additional quests to undertake, new regions to explore, and a deeper storyline. Gamers will also be able to use new armor and weapons, cast new spells, and slay new creatures. That certainly sounds good to Me. Have a check on that article right here.
Gavin Carter Interview On The Elder Scrolls IV
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 4:52 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
GamesFirst has an interview with Gavin Carter of Bethesda on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and here is a clip from the question and answer session:The only similarity I believe our games share with massively multiplayer games is the “massive” aspect. With Oblivion, our focus is squarely on doing a content-rich, entertaining, and engrossing single-player experience on a massive scale. Have a read from that informative interview.
The Witcher Sneak Peek #12
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:10 AM |
Category: Role Playing |
Lately I've been seeking out a good SP based RPG that isn't strategy or online to look forward to. So that's how I found a game called The Witcher just a few days ago. Strangely enough I never heard of it before, however it does sound very promising and this morning I decided to look on thier site only to discover RPG Vault has an article posted up called, The Witcher Sneak Peek #12. Although, as you might expect, the gameplay is slated to have a considerable combat component, the team has made it clear that its intention is to add a compelling story with unexpected twists and turns. Naturally, we are eager to stay abreast of the title and its various aspects. I'm not sure how I missed Sneak Peeks 1 through 11 but anyways.. I hope this is a good one, as we need more SP, RPG's to choose from amongst all those other jobbys.
Interview With Mark Rein
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:56 PM |
Category: General |
CGOnline had a Q&A session with Mark Rein of Epic on the Unreal Engine 3 and its appearance at this week's Game Developers Conference, so here's a quote:Mark Rein - We're making two Unreal Engine 3-based games ourselves right now and I can only comment for the games Epic creates. Check out that particular Interview.
Stronghold 2 Sreenshots & Trailer
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:18 PM |
Category: Strategy |
I see that worthplaying.com has some new screenshots and a trailer for the RTS game Stronghold 2.Now, with a 3D engine that can render tens of thousands of animated characters on-screen simultaneously, we can explore the intricacies of castle-life and the machinations of siege-warfare like never before in Stronghold 2. Now is a good time to check out Stronghold 2.
Todd Howard Oblivion Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:34 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Experience Gaming has an interview with Bethesda's Todd Howard on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Here is a snip from the interview:XG: Will interior and exterior cells be separate in Oblivion as they were in Morrowind? If so, will creatures other than the player be able to enter and exit these interior cells?
Todd Howard: Yes, they are separate, and yes, any character or creature can walk between them. And it happens constantly with the Radiant AI. Have a gander at that six page Interview.
New Pariah Screenies
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:18 PM |
Category: First Person |
Over on gamespy.com they have some new screenshots from the upcoming First Person Shooter Pariah, that is being developed by Digital Extremes. The game which has been in production for almost three years uses a heavily modified Unreal engine and is scheduled to be released in May on PC, PS2 and the Xbox. For more info on the game you can always visit the official site.
Republic Commando Review On Gamer's Hell
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:20 PM |
Category: First Person |
Gamer's Hell posted up a review for Star Wars: Republic Commando and here is a quote from that article: The gameplay is easy to describe to anyone who has ever played Halo – It's almost identical. Completely linear levels with only one way to complete each objective are mated to a small squad of super commandos (who can't even die). Enemies then spawn at regular intervals along your path, and mayhem ensues. One small innovation that Republic Commando throws at you is the use of squad commands – With one button you can tell your squad to heal up at bacta dispensers (which just happen to exist everywhere you go), plant explosives, breech a door, or take cover, amongst other things. So check on that review.
The Elder Scrolls IV Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:35 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Found more RPG news already.. WarCry spoke with Ashley Cheng of Bethesda about the upcoming Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We've improved our AI so that NPCs will make better decisions and maneuver around the world more intelligently. Companions will join you during the game for a quest or to perform a specific set-piece. NPCs can join factions along with you, and you can see them progress with you. Check out that Interview.
John Romero Interview On Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:20 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
I spotted on Shack News that they interviewed John Romero on Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows and here is a piece from the article:John Romero: Gauntlet:Seven Sorrows has two modes of play, Story mode and Advance mode. In story mode, we have a huge story with six player characters that all have fleshed-out backgrounds and their own personal issues as well as having a world that you explore that has its own history and life. Story is a large part of our design. Our Advance mode has no story, it's pure action and you can even simplify the RPG elements to auto-assign items when you pick them up. Have a read of that interview which is two pages long.
Black & White II Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:31 PM |
Category: Strategy |
Phoebus pointed out that GameDaily has a review for Black and White II. Here's an interesting quote:Now the sequel is well under way, and it has some interesting features to reshape everyone's opinions of the series. The graphics are enhanced, bringing the visuals far past anything on the market now. Have a gander of that particular preview.
Dungeon Lords Beta Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:04 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Gaming Nexus has a hands-on preview set up for Dungeon Lords as they take a play of an early beta of the game. Here's a clip from what Tyler Sager had to say about it: I recently got my hands on the most recent build of Dungeon Lords, a Diablo-esque action RPG that is shaping up to be a very fun romp. Rather than the eye-in-the-sky perspective of most Diablo clones, Dungeon Lords brings the action much closer, with an over-the-shoulder third-person-shooter viewpoint. And even though I was playing a beta with placeholder sounds, rough-around-the-edges visuals, and not-quite-balanced encounters, I found myself having a blast. When the polish and finishing touches are applied, I predict Dungeon Lords will be the cause of many a late night of gaming. Have a look at that preview.
Call For Dungeon Lords Beta Testers
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:33 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Just got a shiny press release email dealie from Dreamcatcher and they announced that Dungeon Lords has gone beta and they're all set to accept applications to 'beta test' this upcoming RPG from Heuristic Park.Toronto, ON – March 1, 2005 – DreamCatcher Games today announced Dungeon Lords, an epic Combat RPG from D.W. Bradley and Heuristic Park, has reached beta status. To mark the occasion, DreamCatcher is holding a final call-for-entries for participants in the official public beta test.
The Dungeon Lords beta test sign-up form will be available right here, opening today at 12 p.m. EST and closing tomorrow at 12 p.m. EST. International entries are welcomed and encouraged. Applications from the 2004 call-for-entries are still active and under consideration. Following the registration period, DreamCatcher will randomly select testers based on a variety of system configurations and locations.
Dedicated to an April release, the creative minds at Heuristic Park have been busy adding a significant amount of content, story and combat to the game. Recent press previews have lauded Dungeon Lords as one of the genre’s most promising prospects of 2005. As the fan-base continues to grow, DreamCatcher is happy to invite additional beta test applicants and gain a wider base of valuable feedback from around the world. So if you want to beta test this game fill out that application right here.
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