August 2004
Dungeon Lords Demo Delayed
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:01 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
I reported the other day that the Demo for Dungeon Lords was due to be out on Sept 1st. Well thats all been changed and they're not yet certain when the Demo will be ready... maybe sometime this month. Oh well, nobody knows. Meanwhile you can check out this other Dungeon Lords site as it has better screenshots than the official site (that first link above). Now we wait or in my case, go back to replaying Blade Of Darkness.
Small Planet Discovered 50 Light Years Out
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:27 PM |
Category: Science |
Can you tell I was poking around CNN? Anyhow here is a bit of interesting space news. It seems that European astronomers have found one of the smallest planets known outside our solar system. This new planet is about 14 times the mass of Earth and it orbits a star much like our Sun all of which is a measley 50 light years away. Of course the surface conditions on the planet are unknown, but they figure its a scorched hunk of rock that has a 10 day year. Sounds like a good setting for a Doom 3 map. Ok here is the link to that article.
Laura Branigan Dies At 47
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:16 PM |
Category: Music |
CNN reported that singer Laura Branigan died at home in her sleep on Thursday. Laura was best known for her 1982 platinum hit Gloria and was at the age of 47. She released several albums and her songs also appeared on soundtracks for the films Flashdance and Ghostbusters. For the full article go to this page.
Painkiller Expansion Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:27 PM |
Category: First Person |
worthplaying.com has a bunch of new screenshots from the new expansion pack that is being developed for Painkiller. The expansion is entitled: Battle out of Hell and will feature a new SP episode with 10 levels, new MP maps, modes and models. Also expect bigger bosses, new weapons and critters plus the map editor Software Development Kit.
| Saturday, August 28, 2004 |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R Preview on 1Up
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:09 PM |
Category: First Person |
1UP.com went and posted up a preview for the upcoming FPS: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Here is a snip from the full article:It's a cliche to say this for every new first-person shooter that comes out, we know, but S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s got some killer graphics. The game runs on a custom engine devised by GSC Game World, a group of developers from the Ukraine, and our first impression is that it's at least Doom 3's equal when it comes to pretty, atmospheric effects. The abandoned city we played in was filled with neat little details, from the rotting roofs of buildings to a sky that very gradually shifted from day to dusk. Everything ran perfectly smoothly, and the controls (your standard keyboard-and-mouse jobbie) were also free of problems. It certainly does sound cool and should be interesting to play once it comes out.
X-Men Legends On N-Gage
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:13 PM |
Category: Action |
Game Daily reported that the Action RPG, X-Men Legends will be released for the N-Gage:Nokia today announced that X-Men Legends, the first 3D action-RPG based on the popular Marvel characters, the X-Men, will be released for the N-Gage platform under agreement with Activision. X-Men Legends challenges players to create, customize and control their favorite X-Men Super Heroes in teams of four in their ongoing battle to protect humanity from the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and other Marvel Super Villains. You can read all about it if you hop onto this page.
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 |
New Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within Movie
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:06 PM |
Category: Action |
Shack News reported that a new Prince of Persia: Warrior Within movie is now available that shows over a minute of footage from the third person action adventure game sequel. Its 44mb and you can grab it right here. May have to register to get the file.
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 |
Shade: Wrath Of Angels Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:30 PM |
Category: Action |
GameZone Online has a preview written for Shade: Wrath of Angels:Your main weapon in Shade is a magical sword that you can upgrade as you progress through your journey. Using the sword, you can perform a variety of different combos in order to defeat your opponents. This can be achieved by charging the sword and pressing a combination of movement buttons. While you do have access to a few ranged weapons (like a gun or a crossbow), the main focus of the combat system is melee combat. Slated for an October release, it's an action-horror game being developed by Black Element.
Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within?
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:58 PM |
Category: Action |
According to both WorthPlaying and Blues News the playstation.com site updated its listing for Prince Of Persia 2 from the '2' to 'Warrior Within' so it looks like they're gonna call the game: Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within. However, maybe I'm blind but I failed to see it called that on the site. Mayhap they changed it back to 2? I guess we'll find out later when the game ships in November. :p
Dungeon Lords Demo Coming Sept 1st
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:02 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Due to a jump onto The Adrenaline Vault just a few minutes ago I noticed that the Dungeon Lords Demo is due to be released on Sept 1st (a week from Wednesday). I'm going to check out this 180mb demo when it comes along so I figured some of you guys might be interested as well. If you hit this page theres two new screenshots to view. Also check out the official site for more info and screenies for this upcoming 3rd person perspective RPG.
Ground Control 2 Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:28 PM |
Category: Strategy |
Just spotted that Video Game City has a review posted up for Ground Control 2, Vivendi Universal's latest RTS game. According to the reviewer, this game sports some of the best graphics ever seen in a RTS. Of course the game has lots of other things going for it and the best way to find out what those are is to read the full Ground Control 2 review.
| Saturday, August 21, 2004 |
Bards Tale Preview On Gamespot
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:35 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Gamespot posted up a preview of the upcoming Bard's Tale RPG. Before you go over there you can read this teaser clip:One of the new areas we visited was the besieged town of Dounby, which gets overrun by a sect of vengeful, hooded druids. The druids aren't especially big fans of the bard and blast him and his companions with energy bolts and a snaring spell that immobilizes its target. In this and other battles, we saw that it's possible to simply summon tough allies and let them bear the brunt of the attack, especially if your bard has a bow, which can be used to pick off enemies from a distance. So now you can go read the full preview!
Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:08 PM |
Category: Hardware |
HardwareZoom has a review posted online for the Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler.The 3D Rocket Cooler has a smooth copper base to ensure efficient heat transfer from the CPU to the heatsink. The four copper heatpipes that emerged from the copper base contain fluid which will change to gaseous state as it absorb heat, this latent heat of evaporation will increase the overall heat capacity of the fluid. The heat pipes provide the best thermal conductivity because vapour will travel upwards quickly and dissipate heat via the large surface area formed by 54 pieces of aluminium fins stack on top of each other. Check out the review if your interested in CPU coolers and the like.
WarCraft III Beta Patch
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Ron 'DraX' DeFreitas
at 3:29 PM |
Category: Strategy |
Though heavily bogged down with World of WarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment is still finding time to spruce up the game that revolutionized the RTS genre, WarCraft III. They've just released the latest beta of the 1.17 patch, which fixes bugs mostly associated with two new Mercenary Heroes, the Goblin Alchemist, and the Firelord. For details on the new heroes, go to www.battle.net/war3 or logon to Battle.net using the Westfall server to download the patch and try them out.
More Everquest II Screenshots
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Ron 'DraX' DeFreitas
at 3:20 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
Everquest II Warcry has posted some new shots they got ahold of of Everquest II, showing off a bit of the new engine's eyecandy, very evident in it's water rendering.
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 |
Aliens Vs Predator Movie Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:38 PM |
Category: Movies |
I don't know if I'll go see AvP or just wait till the DVD comes along but anyhow The Adrenaline Vault has a review for Alien vs. Predator and here is a piece of it:The fights between Alien and Predator are great to see, and feature a lot of memorable moments. The only problem is that the dark setting makes some of the best parts of the movie too difficult to tell exactly what's happening. This is certainly true for the first Alien / Predator slugfest, where two grayish-blackish blobs are rolling around for several minutes. The action is easier to see later on, so don't get discouraged. So now you just have to figure out if you want to go see it or not if you haven't already.
| Wednesday, August 18, 2004 |
Bloodrayne II Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:51 PM |
Category: Action |
Gamespot has a preview online for Bloodrayne II. So here is a snip from the preview:When melee combat isn't enough to kill your foes, you'll be able to use Rayne's trusty guns, which are very different from those found in the original game. While the guns are initially pretty pedestrian single-shot weapons, you can upgrade them to fire a variety of different rounds that range from shotgun-style spread shots to explosives and rockets. The twist to the guns is their ammo, which is blood. Much like Rayne can feed off of her foes to refill her health bar, it will be possible to fill your guns by sticking your foes with them--much like sticking a spout into an oil can. The guns will have their own reservoir, but once it's drained, the guns will drain Rayne's health. Terminal Reality says that Bloodrayne II will be out for Halloween on Xbox and Playstation with a PC version soon to follow.
New Prince Of Persia II Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:34 AM |
Category: Action |
computerandvideogames.com has a preview for Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia 2. Check out this piece of the preview:Ubisoft, which is producing PoP2 in-house, has certainly listened to fans' criticisms of the original game and appears to have made every effort to address them. The three key areas it identified are the combat system, which it cited as "redundant, repetitive and superficial in depth", the lack of major boss battles and finally, improving the game's replay value. How has the company got on? Well a quick shufty at the game in action reveals... Well you'll just have to read on to find out more. You can read the full preview for this sequel to Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time from this page right here.
Half-Life II's Yahn Bernier Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:20 AM |
Category: First Person |
Theres a Half-Life II Interview on SoGamed with Valve's network and demo coder Yahn Bernier. So they talk about Half-Life II's demo and movie making capabilities. Here is the linkage for the interview..
ATI Releases Catalyst 4.8 Drivers
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:42 PM |
Category: General |
Blues News reported that ATI has released CATALYST 4.8 for thier Radeon cards. So if your in need of new drivers or just like to update when they come out, then hit this page to get the latest drivers.
Croteam's Report Issue 18
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:14 PM |
Category: First Person |
Croteam went and posted up thier Bi-Monthly Report, Issue #18 of which is short and very technical. Each engine uses some system to determine which objects on the scene are visible to player, those should be rendered, and which one are not. It is very important to reject as much as possible unnecessary details, but it is also important not to spend much time doing it. Less time engine spends in rejecting not visible details, more time is left for what is actually visible to player - graphic details, physics, AI… Just go and hit the Croteam site for the rest of it.
| Saturday, August 14, 2004 |
The Suffering Is Groovytacular
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:36 PM |
Category: First Person |
Groovalicious Games has thier version of a review uploaded for The Suffering:Such a game finally arrives this year in the form of The Suffering, a horror-survival game that's high on the action factor. It doesn't have the glitz (or the marketing department) of a Far Cry or a Doom III, but in terms of pure gaming enjoyment it's easily in the same realm as those higher-budgeted titles. Well it sounds interesting enough but I don't see it on the shelf here in Canada..
Nvidia Announces GeForce 6600's
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:41 AM |
Category: Hardware |
Nvidia announced in a press release the newfangled GeForce 6600 series of video cards just recently. There will be a regular and a GT version and both cards will be more affordable than the 6800 series with the regular 6600 costing around $149 and the GT $199. Hit this link for the rest of the information from Nvidia.
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 |
Bards Tale Dev Diary Vol 7
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:19 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
gamespy.com has The Bard's Tale developer diary vol seven uploaded. Here is a cut and paste job from the full article:Early on in the design, we decided that rather than traditional spells like "fireball" and "lightning bolt," we would instead have unique ally characters, similar to pets. Where most games let one type of character summon one pet at a time (say a necromancer can summon a skeleton), our game would allow you to fill out a party with summoned allies. And each ally would have different abilities, hit points, and personalities. Over the course of the game, you have the opportunity to find up to 16 different tunes, each representing a different avatar. These tunes are divided into four basic areas: fighters, elementals, defenders, and utilities. Each of these tunes can be upgraded to improve the statistics and abilities of those avatars. Get the full read on this RPG right here. LOL@Vorpal Rat.... well you have to read the article.
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 |
Valve Opens Counter-Strike Source Beta
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:48 PM |
Category: First Person |
Doug Lombardi sent in the news that Phase 1 of the Counter-Strike: Source beta has opened at cyber cafes that subscribe to the Valve Cyber Café Program. A full listing of those venues can be found right here. Doug Lombardi also says that Later on during this month, the beta will be extended to owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and ATI\Half-Life 2 video card bundle owners.
Ms. Quakecon Coverage
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:46 AM |
Category: First Person |
CaliGirl informed us here at MGE that This year's Ms. Quakecon coverage has begun and that LadyGamers.com has started off by getting into the minds of the ladies who will compete in RA3 tournament. So go ahead and read up on all those crazycool lady-gamers!
Generations Arena 99e Unleashed
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:25 AM |
Category: Mods |
ConfusedUs dropped the news in our email that version 99e of Generations Arena for Quake3 has been released... The popular mod can be downloaded off of thier Generations site. Once you get over there be sure to read the news item as it contains important info on installing this new version. I'm sure this is reflected in the readme, but some people don't read those things and.... just go get your guns ready!
Dragonshard Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:24 PM |
Category: Strategy |
gamespy.com has a preview online for Liquid Entertainment's upcoming RTS Dungeons&Dragons game that is named Dragonshard. Here is a shot from the preview:Dungeons & Dragons has a brand new look. It's called the campaign world of Eberron and while it holds many of the same creatures and spells from classic D&D worlds like the Forgotten Realms, they've been twisted around in fascinating new ways. Even better, Atari, the holder of the D&D videogame license, has approached Liquid Entertainment to turn the RTS on its head in exactly the same way - and the result is called Dragonshard. So go forth and check out that 4 page preview and have a viewing on those cool screenshots.
Toby Gard Joins Up With Crystal Dynamics
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:51 PM |
Category: Action |
Adrenaline Vault reported that Toby Gard, the original creator of Tomb Raider has joined Crystal Dynamics for the next episode in the Lara Croft series. You can read the small blurb about it all right here.
Prince Of Persia 2 Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:32 PM |
Category: Action |
Sitting right there on ActionTrip is a new preview for Prince Of Persia 2. Now for a quote from the preview:Visually, the game is quite impressive (even in comparison with the Sands of Time, which was one of the best looking console games last year). However, the game has a much darker look and feel than previous PoP titles, which is less than a surprise after Mikael Labat's (designer) statement that the team found inspiration in the Silent Hill series. The levels bear a grim mood, and the protagonist has turned from a nice and cheerful prince into a serious, silent and skilled warrior with a tattoo and a chaotic hairdo. Instead of the combination of sword and dagger, he now uses two swords, but he also has other weapons at disposal. Ubisoft is rumored to be considering long-ranged weapons, but no details have yet been disclosed. According to the article Prince Of Persia 2 is slated to come out in November this year and will be for PC, PS2, Xbox and Gamecube.
New Starship Troopers Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:04 PM |
Category: First Person |
Theres a set of twelve new screenshots for Starship Troopers on Strangelite all of which can be viewed right here. Also keep your eye on the site for a radical overhaul over the coming months.
Three Bonus Shots From Half-Life II
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:30 PM |
Category: First Person |
Shack News reported that Doug Lombardi said that there wouldn't be any more Half-Life 2 media until the game's release yet heres three new Half-Life II screenshots to peek at. Looking good I say! Hopefully the game will ship this September like thay say it will.
| Wednesday, August 4, 2004 |
Kevin Lambert Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:43 PM |
Category: Role Playing |
ActionTrip interviewed Kevin Lambert the lead designer from Gass Powered Games on the upcoming Dungeon Siege II. Here is a clip from the article:I'd love to tell you about some specific powers, but we don't really want to spoil the cool element of discovery with how powers can be used in different situations. In fact, I'm sure players will be able to discover even more clever uses of powers than we originally intended. One interesting combination that I like to use though is to start with a particularly effective Power that has a drawback of leaving a character vulnerable and then combo it with a defensive Power that can negate the drawback, giving extra mileage out of the defensive Power. Be sure to read both pages of the interview.
Half-Life II Preview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:51 PM |
Category: First Person |
ign.com got to check out Half-Life II at G-Phoria and they have an article online covering thier hands-on impressions of the game.Aside from the ever-popular dune buggy level (complete with rollermines and Combine soldiers), I managed to get a few details about the game itself from Doug. First, to put some of the reported rumors to rest, Valve is indeed close to submitting the finished product to Vivendi Universal. However, Doug stressed that there isn't any particular date that this will happen; instead, he stated that it would be sometime in August, with a shipping date decided by Vivendi soon after. Go check out the rest of that preview.
Prince Of Persia II Interview
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:41 PM |
Category: Action |
Due to checking out Shack News today I discovered that Computer and VideoGames.com has a spanking new Prince Of Persia II Interview pasted online. Here is a snapshot from the interview:Going deeper into the fight system, we are also giving the Prince the ability to fight with two swords. We've freed up one hand that was taken up by the dagger. And then the Prince also has the ability to steal secondary weapons from enemies using cool moves - like strangulation moves - which is really what I call intuitive gameplay. This is giving depth to the fight system. Theres also a few screenshots to view but you need to register to check out the big pics..
Sapphire Toxic X800 Pro Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:28 PM |
Category: Hardware |
It seems everybody these days is looking for a new video card, especially with Doom 3 just around the corner and Half-Life II on the near horizon. So anyways, Rage3D has a totally new review up for the Sapphire Toxic X800 Pro (Radeon). Heres a snippage from the review: The first thing that you notice about the Toxic is the cooling unit, not only for its overwhelming size but also for its odd colour as well. A bright semi-transparent orange with a dark purple fan, the Toxic cooler is even more shocking when you finally manage to notice the blue circuit board its mounted on. What's funny about this combination is that it actually works and even manages to convey the whole "Toxic" theme pretty darn well. Take in the rest of the review.
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