October 2000

Gore Update....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 10:13 PM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
The public multiplayer test demo of Gore is nearly complete and should be available for download sometime in November. If you have the bandwidth and a server that meets our requirements to host the demo or run Gore servers for us, please let us know. The demo will have 3 arenas, 3 character classes with unique ablilities, and seven weapons of destruction.

Unreal Tournament: Rocket Arena....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 10:33 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
Version 1.60 of the Unreal Tournament version of Rocket Arena has been released, which brings it up to the version included with the UT: Game of the Year Edition but adds several new maps as well. It's available as a 21.2 MB full download or a 8.9 MB patch for those UT players who already had the 1.4x of 1.50 GOTYE version. (More @ the Source: planetunreal.com)

Unreal Tournament Weapons Guide....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 10:22 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
Fatgamer.com has written up a weapons guide, releasing some unknown information about the weapons and also any tactics that you may not know about. It covers every weapon except for the Transporter in great detail and every tactic for the weapon has been spilled. (More @ the Source: fatgamer.com)

Motherboard Upgrade/Installation Guide....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 10:06 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
Sharky Extreme has posted this nifty little motherboard upgrade/installation guide to help get you and your motherboard up and running. (More @ the Source: sharkyextreme.com)

"Which is better, DeathMatch or TeamPlay?" ....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 7:30 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
Back before the days of modems and online play, all of us who were hooked by a great single player FPS game always needed more. Without any online support yet, we were stuck with downloading more maps so we could extend the game. We craved to prolong that experience of going head to head with baddies. This was what soothed our need to kill until the next step: DeathMatch! That was the next natural step from single player and what we all craved. It was still you against the baddie only now the baddie had brains, and was more unpredictable and challenging. (More @ the Source: 3dactionplanet.com)

Just in time for Halloween "Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption" Review....
Posted by [Blood] @ 4:43 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate Halloween than a review on a Vampire 3rd person RPG...From the streets of Medieval city of Prague to the streets of modern day New York City the third person roleplaying game Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption is an excellent adaptation of White Wolf Games’ table top roleplaying game Vampire the Masquerade.... For the rest of the review Click Here

Halloween Game Concept....
Posted by [Blood] @ 4:38 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
I realize this article I wrote is a few weeks old but I'm posting it again because today is Halloween.... Now when I say Halloween would be a great first person shooter I am not talking about Duke Nukem running around a residential neighborhood blasting bag toting kiddies in plastic Poke`mon masks (although that could be fun too). I am talking about taking a movie like Night of The Living Dead, John Carpenter’s Vampires, and a dozen other good horror movies and rolling them into the ultimate first person shooter. For the full article Click here

GameCube vs. PlayStation 2 ....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 12:35 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
So... a machine that won't be released for another year is more powerful than one that got released this year. Isn't that like saying a PC from next year will blow away a PC from this year, so you must be crazy to buy one this year? I have a feeling Nintendo is just attacking the PS2 because they're watching Sony snap up their marketshare. Having a superior product isn't the only important thing - Sony beat Nintendo to the market in the first place, and cashed in on gamers waiting for the next big thing. (More @ the Source: glideunderground.com)

Scary Games...For Halloween...boo!....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 12:25 AM MST Tuesday, October 31, 2000 [Comment on news]
For Halloween, we've chosen games that we feel best represent the spirit of the holiday. We looked for games that had more to them than just scary monsters. Like good ghost stories, our Halloween games combine the elements of suspense, fear, and a good plot. But because they are more than just stories, they offer an immersion that only computer games can provide. Lock your doors, turn out the lights, and take a trip with us through these frightening adventures. (More @ the Source: zdnet.com)

Unreal Patch: Return To Na Pali....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 1:24 PM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
Legend's Craig Lafferty updated his plan last week to announce the release of the version 226 patch for Unreal: Return to Na Pali. After a slight delay, the patch is now available for download. (More @ the Source: ina-support.com)

Complete Swat EE Walkthroughs....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 12:28 PM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
The following walkthroughs are intended for the five official missions, part of the Elite Edition expansion pack for SWAT 3. Note that there is no difference between difficulty settings in terms of level objectives or completion. Instead, the difficulty settings make the following changes (e.g., easy to medium):It makes the suspects more aggressive (harder to get them to surrender). It makes the suspects have better marksmanship and the officers have poorer marksmanship. It lets the suspects fire at full auto. The suspects will fire within .5 a second after raising their gun instead of 2 seconds. Each walkthrough contains general information objectives, unforeseen events, action screenshots and FAQs(More @ the Source: wargamer.com)

Tweak Guide For The Voodoo5....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 11:38 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
Did you just buy that brand new 3dfx Voodoo5 and already you’re craving for more power? Well, it happened. No real tweaker will ever be completely satisfied with the speed of a video card (at least, in the near future, it seems). But first, you have to understand that what you have just purchased is 3dfx’s top of the line offering available on the market and it stands up well against other cards. So if you’re not already happy with the performance of your card, you basically have to tweak it. If you are happy with your purchase, then all is well. But if you were truly happy, would you be reading this guide? (More @ the Source: tweak3d.net)

No One Lives Forever: The Movie?....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 11:20 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
The word inside Fox Studios is that Elizabeth Hurley has a script and is currently looking it over. I know Fox will bend over backwards to get her to sign. (More @ the Source: euniverse.com)

Interview with Venom Programmer Sergey Zabaryansky....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 8:44 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
First of all, Venom is actually not a pure shooter. We (GSC Game World) are trying to make something different. That doesn't mean, of course, that you will not shoot a lot, but it does mean that you will have to think about tactics. The second thing is our tecnologies: perfect AI, animation techonology and physics. The player has a gun of the future. It can switch from one kind of weapon to another. Currently we have implemented only three kinds of weapons: a machine-gun, a sniper gun and something like an RPG. In addition, the player also has a mechanical spy-spider. The spider has a camera on it, so you can command it and see with its eyes. It is very useful to spy on where the patrols are situated. (More @ the Source: ga-source.com)

Venom Demo Out....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 8:41 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
Venom, a first person shooter from GSC Game World, is powered by the Vital Engine ZL. The 75 MB download includes three levels: two single player maps (which can be played in co-op mode) and one CTF. (More @ the Source: ga-source.com)

Power Gaming Videocard Roundup....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:53 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
So here we are again, another 6 months (ok maybe 8 by now), and quite a few choices have surfaced. While all boards look pretty appetizing, there are always a few that actually stand out from the rest of the crowd. This time around it's more than 2 companies battling it out. ATI has finally caught up with them all, with the Radeon, and Nvidia pulled off another gem that goes by the name of Geforce2 MX. Matrox even came back with yet another beauty for business users, and yep, it's the G450. But one of the most impressive pieces we have here is the Kyro. Yeah Videologic is back with a card aimed at budget gaming, which actually beats the mighty GTS in some cases! This roundup will be separated into 2 parts, Power Gaming and Value Gaming, Power Gaming being the topic of today. Technological briefs of each video chip will be presented over the next pages, presenting the Nvidia GeForce2 GTS, 3dfx's Voodoo5 (VSA-100), and the Radeon from ATI. Following these briefs will be shorter reviews of products utilizing these chips. The boards were tested using Quake III(test out OpenGL capabilities) with all the settings to the max at various resolutions, 3dMark 2000 was used to test D3D capabilities, and of course various other games. (More @ the Source: 3dhardware.net)

Windows 2000 Gaming Patch!....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:34 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
Hardcore gamers may already know that Windows 98 is a more stable operating system for games than Windows 2000. You may also realize some game titles are not compatible with Windows 2000. However, if you use Windows 2000 to game, there is hope. Microsoft has released a patch specifically meant to address compatibility issues for more than 100 popular gaming titles. Download the patch (More @ the Source: here) to play your favorite games.

AMD's new Athlon DDR/760 chipset ....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:28 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
With AMD's new Athlon DDR/760 chipset coming out this Monday morning, the usual suspects already have their take on it and whether or not it is worth chucking your system for. AMD is finally debuting the 760 chipset, which is, for the most part, an evolutionary step up from the 750 chipset we have been enjoying for the past year or so. Boasting a faster system bus, support for DDR memory, and a brand new South Bridge, AMD has set themselves up to not only surpass their first-generation offering, but also the current performance Athlon chipset, VIA's KT133. (More @ the Source: sharkyextreme.com)

Rune Demo Released!....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:17 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
In RUNE, players assume the role of Ragnar the Viking, mightiest warrior of a bygone age. In an age when might makes right, it is Ragnar who doles out justice on the blade of his massive battle-axe. RUNE is a third-person perspective game of intense action and adventure steeped in a blend of Norse mythology and high fantasy. (More @ the Source: fileplanet.com)

Gunman Chronicles Preview....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:06 AM MST Monday, October 30, 2000 [Comment on news]
Players will assume the role of a Gunman, a heavily armored guy equipped with several weapons. About five years prior to when the game takes place, a small team of Gunmen are sent to investigate the disappearance of a group of scientists. As they arrive for the search they receive an unlikely visit from a large group of aliens and are torn apart. You and a small group of your men actually manage to escape this massacre and live on with life. After a few more years, the galaxy is being overrun by a species of aliens (similar to the ones in your attack) called Xenomes. Your mission is to find out what the heck is going on and stop the chaos before its all to late. (More @ the Source: Intelgamer.com)

The Future Of FPS Game Design: Part 3....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 12:34 PM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
In part III of their series, 3dactionplanet.com talks to three more FPS developers: Tim Willits of id Software, the company that started the genre, Dave Georgeson of Dynamix, and Rich Carlson of Rogue Entertainment in order to get a glimpse into the future of one of our favorite gaming genres. (More @ the Source: 3dactionplanet.com)

What Developers Really Think: Part 4....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 11:14 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
Feedback from gamers is extremely useful to developers, which is why beta tests and/or demos are considered by most to be essential to successful game design. You can't, however, try to make everyone happy. If you do, you won't make anyone happy and your game will never ship. (More @ the Source: pcgameworld.com)

What Developers Really Think: Part 3....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 11:01 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
PC vs. Console: What does the future hold, and who do the developers think has the new edge? (More @ the Source: pcgameworld.com)

No One Lives Forever: A Closer Look....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 2:05 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
Agents for the spy organization U.N.I.T.Y. are being killed off one-by-one by a large eyepatch wearing assassin. Your character in the game, Cate Archer, is reluctantly sent into the field to find out who is behind the killings. Apparently Archer is U.N.I.T.Y.'s first female agent and the higher-ups don't think she can handle the job. Of course, you as the player get a chance to prove them wrong.(More @ the Source: stomped.com)

3dfx Rumored to Show Rampage+Sage Combo at Comdex ....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:39 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
OFFICIALLY, 3dfx has not said anything about it's Comdex appearance except that they will demo all their cards currently in production. However, according to rumors surfacing over at Reactor Critical, we might get a glimpse of the awesome new Rampage+Sage dual chip graphics card in the works. Here's a clip: (More @ the Source: reactorcritical.com)

Zero-G Marines Screenshots....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 1:36 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
Take a peek at two screenshots from the upcoming First-Person Shooter from Strategy First: Zero-G marines (More @ the Source: zdnet.com)

Pentium 4 to Ship in November....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:30 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
Intel's long-awaited Pentium 4 microprocessor will debut in about a month, ahead of its original year-end target, the chip-making titan's CEO said Friday. "We'll price the Pentium 4 processor precisely as necessary to get it in the volume desktop marketplace," Intel CEO Craig Barrett told reporters in Taipei. (More @ the Source: techtv.com)

What Developers Really Think: Part 2....
Posted by [Lefty 2 Guns] @ 1:26 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
Releasing a game for the holidays simply because it's the holidays can definitely be a double-edged sword. There is no doubt that the holidays increase sales numbers for the games industry as a whole. It can also be true, however, that your game could be lost in the shuffle because of limited shelf space. The trend in the industry right now from my perspective is moving more towards quality than quantity. (More @ the Source: pcgameworld)

TimeSplitters, Hot New PS2 FPShooter!....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:17 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
From the people behind Goldeneye and Perfect Dark comes TimeSplitters for the PlayStation 2. TimeSplitters features twenty-four levels spanning different themes and time periods, over fifty-five playable characters, eight different gameplay scenarios, a mapmaker editor, over twenty weapons, and is Sony MultiTap compatible. (More @ the Source: elecplay.com)

Producer Wes Eckhart Tells All....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 1:10 AM MDT Saturday, October 28, 2000 [Comment on news]
With Delta Force: Land Warrior due out in stores in the next two weeks, we decided it might be a good time to talk with the game's producer, Wes Eckhart. After all, it’s the last few days before his team's game comes out; he can't be that busy, can he? Anyway, Wes was kind enough to entertain our questions and provide some really thorough answers, even in the middle of crunch time. (More @ the Source: pc.ign.com)

What Developers really think?....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 10:13 PM MDT Friday, October 27, 2000 [Comment on news]
While we here at PC Gameworld.com strive to get you the inside scoop on upcoming games with the interviews and previews this time we wanted to do something a little different.We know how developers feel about their games but what are their thoughts on the industry in general? We asked seven great developers ten questions ranging from graphics to consoles to violence. But first, a quick list of the players. (More @ the Source: pcgameworld.com)

The Future Of FPS Game Design: Part 2....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 11:34 AM MDT Friday, October 27, 2000 [Comment on news]
First person shooter titles have been out a little more than eight years now and the genre is still going strong. Where are they headed next, and have developers done everything they can with FPS games?(More @ the Source: 3dactionplanet.com)

NOLF Design Philosophy Explained....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 9:56 AM MDT Friday, October 27, 2000 [Comment on news]
"The design philosophy is relatively straightforward," Hubbard admits, adding, "at its most basic, a game must give players a goal, place obstacles in front of that goal,and provide a set of tools with which to overcome those obstacles." This description applies to everything from chess to Half-Life. "The key is to make the goal compelling, the obstacles challenging, and the tools appropriate to the task at hand. By "tools" I'm referring not only to weapons or items in the player's inventory, but also the rules that govern movement, object interaction,etc. Basically, anything the player can do." (More @ the Source: ga-source.com)

Digital Speaker System for gamers....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 9:47 AM MDT Friday, October 27, 2000 [Comment on news]
Announced speakers include the flagship model DTT3500, which is a home theatre system, the FPS1800 - a 4-point gaming system, and of course the PlayWorks PS2000 Digital. The radical thing about the PS2000 Digital lie in the fact that it is generally targeted towards PlayStation2 owners and not PC owners. You can use them with a PC but there are better solutions for that according to Creative Labs. Earlier this year Creative Labs demonstrated the PS2000 Digital at E3, for a selected few journalists, our Octavian being one of them. At that time everyone was impressed by the PS2000, because of its features and stunning looks. (More @ the Source: 3DHardware.com)

Delta Force: Land Warrior GOLD!....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 9:41 AM MDT Friday, October 27, 2000 [Comment on news]
As reported on Gone Gold... Novalogic's Delta Force: Land Warrior is golden and should be available by November 8th. Built on a new graphics engine, Delta Force: Land Warrior uses the power of today's 3D accelerator cards to produce smoother, more attractive visuals while retaining the unique advantages of the voxel-based engines that drove the original Delta Force and Delta Force 2. The result is a game that gives players the best of both worlds: the long viewing distances and vast outdoor battlefields that distinguished the first two games, plus large, complex interior environments previously unseen in a Delta Force game. Further realism is added by new weapon effects like reduced accuracy while walking or running, recoil, and even sniper scopes that are affected by a soldier's breathing. Delta Force: Land Warrior is the first title of its kind to offer an in-game save feature, a major plus, considering the complexity and "one-shot-can-kill" realism of the game's 30 missions. Also new for Land Warrior is the game's squad of five Delta Force veterans with their own diverse special abilities (heavy weapons, demolitions, sniper, close-quarters combat, etc.) that boost the game's realism and takes cooperative online play to a new level. (More @ the Source: GoneGold.com)

Microsoft’s network is hacked....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 8:43 AM MDT Friday, October 27, 2000 [Comment on news]
THE BREAK-IN was discovered Wednesday by Microsoft’s security employees after they detected passwords being remotely sent to an e-mail account in St. Petersburg, Russia. Microsoft, of Redmond, Washington, interpreted electronic logs as showing that those internal passwords were used to transfer source code-software blueprints-outside the Microsoft campus. (More @ the Source: msnbc.com)

PS2 Mania....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 1:27 AM MDT Friday, October 27, 2000 [Comment on news]
On auctions at Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo and Excite@Home, bids on the just-released video game console ranged from about less than $400 to more than $1,000. In one eBay auction, bidding reached $6,100, but it turned out to be a mistake. The 15-year-old bidder wanted to bid only $610, he said. (More @ the Source: dailynews.yahoo.com)

Web-savvy teens will use the web for finanical Gain!....
Posted by [Luckee] @ 4:27 PM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
When today's teenagers grow out of video games, tire of Napster, and consider Britney Spears and Eminem passé, they will turn to the Web less for entertainment purposes and more for financial reasons, a study has found. (More @ the Source: dailynews.yahoo.com)

Preview: Project IGI....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 12:12 PM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
After the huge online success of games like Counter-Strike, shooters which require a bit of thought as well as an itchy trigger finger are certainly in vogue. Project IGI casts you as Jones, a gnarled SAS veteran who works in the murky world of counter-terrorism. Pitted against a rogue Russian Colonel who seems determined to cause a nuclear meltdown in Europe, IGI projects you into a variety of covert missions which include infiltrating enemy bases, assassinating terrorist leaders and rescues from military prisons.(More @ the Source: gamespot.co.uk)

Force Feedback Mouse.......
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 11:52 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
This is a groundbreaking product, the first generation of feedback for the mouse. As with anything that is new and ground breaking, you really have to get used to the design before you can make a judgment on it. The design is the strangest thing about the system. It is a lot different than any mouse you have ever used. (More @ the Source: gamerspulse.com)

Intel Introduces Wireless Controllers....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 10:09 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
The new peripheral series, including a gamepad, keyboard, and mouse, uses 900MHz technology to free players from messy cords. (More @ the Source: zdnet.com/gamespot)

Soldier of Fortune Gold Review....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 10:02 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
Soldier Of Fortune, while no one ever hailed it as a next generation FPS game, had its fair few of adoring fans, as well as the obligatory critics (mostly stuffy men in suits who had never played a game before). However, a number of difficult levels do not increase the longevity much, and in the end furor died away as the people lost interest. The difference between SOF and other FPS games is the ultra high violence (-love it) and the linear gameplay design. This game assumes a "kill all or be killed" style, with no real RPG or strategy elements. SOF most definitely does not borrow from Half Life. (More @ the Source: FatGamer.com)

The Future of FPS Game Design....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 9:54 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
Has the gaming industry reached the limits of innovative FPS game design? We took a look at this question, investigating the eight-year history of the first person shooter and taking a look at what games radically changed the genre. Then we posed the question to some of the leading FPS developers to get their thoughts on the future of FPS game design. (More @ the Source: 3dActionPlanet.com)

Top Ten Reasons Not To Buy A PS2?....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 2:11 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
It seems that every popular news publication, from Time to 'Good Morning America,' is reporting that the PlayStation 2 is the new "impossible to find" toy this Christmas season. In response to newly-reported PS2 shortages, even reputable toy stores are selling the $300 console for $500 and above-- and the console is being auctioned on eBay for up to $1000. In response to all of this hype and artificially-created demand, Indrema Corporation, creators of the first Linux-based video game console, is declaring its upcoming Indrema Entertainment System (IES) as an alternative to PS2 mania. To this end (and just for fun), Indrema proudly presents the "Top Ten Reasons to Save Your Money and Buy an Indrema:"(More @ the Source: indrema.com)

What Is Rune?....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 1:39 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
Well we finally got our grubby hands on Rune! The game puts players in the role of Ragnar, a young Viking just coming of age. Trained to fight like a warrior you set out on your epic journey to save Midgard from the evil forces of Loki. With awesome single player and a solid multiplayer back, this game just might be one of the best all year. Nothing beats cutting off someone's arm and beating them with it! Join us as we take a look at Humanhead Studio's new baby, Rune! (More @ the Source: xlgaming.com)

Freedom Interview ....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 12:20 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
Picture Earth in the not too distant future. Imagine a highly aggressive, technologically advanced alien race invading. In a short space of time these aliens have wiped out the human armed forces and colonized the planet, forcing the survivors into refugee camps. Finally, picture ragged bands of freedom fighters taking every opportunity to strike back at the extra-terrestrial oppressors. (More @ the Source: pc.ign.com)

Diablo 2 Epxansion/ Warcraft 3 Screenshots....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 12:07 AM MDT Thursday, October 26, 2000 [Comment on news]
CNET Gamecenter.com got a visit from Blizzard today, where they got to see new builds of both Warcraft III and the Diablo II expansion pack, and brought home the screenshots to prove it. (More @ the Source: gamecenter.com)

ASUS V-7700 Pure 64MB GeForce2 GTS....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 7:59 PM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
It may seem a slight step backward, what with all of the GeForce2 Ultra cards coming out, but today we will take a look at the AGP-V7700 Pure 64MB, one of the top of the line GeForce2 GTS cards from ASUS. For those of us who can’t swing 500 clams for a video card but do want something in the nVIDIA family that’s a little higher up, a 64MB GeForce2 GTS card should fill the bill. (More @ the Source: gamersdepot)

Fun games banned because of a group of stupid kids?....
Posted by [Blood] @ 12:40 PM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
When I ran across this article I had to post it. With all the pressure that congress is putting on the gaming and entertainment industry this one puts the whole thing into perspective. It's also hilarious. WASHINGTON, DC--In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Wizco Toys of Montclair, NJ, recalled 245,000 Aqua Assault RoboFighters Monday after three dumb kids managed to kill themselves playing with the popular toy, ruining the fun for everybody else. For the full article click here

New PCShooter Review....
Posted by [Blood] @ 12:34 PM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
One of our newest staff members Lefty 2 Guns has written a review on EA Sports NHL 2001. Check it out. click here

Limited Number of PS2 Consoles Available Thursday....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 12:23 PM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
Amazon.com and Toysrus.com will begin selling a limited number of PS2 consoles at noon PST (3 p.m. EST) on Thursday at this special web site on a first come, first served basis. The console will be bundled with three games, a DVD movie and an extra Dual Shock 2 controller. (More @ the Source: Amazon.com)

Half-Life 1.1.0.4 Patch Released....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 10:18 AM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
This update includes three new Team Fortress scenarios, adjustments on two TF classes, along with a variety of new features and fixes: All map resources can be downloaded from the game server, Counter-Strike proxy cheat fixed, Linux security issue resolved, Pyro's burn damage increased and Heavy Weapons Guy's chaingun damage reduced. (More @ the Source: 3DFiles)

PlayStation 2 To be Released Tonight!....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 10:09 AM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
At midnight tonight PlayStation 2, possibly the most eagerly awaited and highly anticipated product launch in the history of videogames, is an American reality. (More @ the Source: FGN Online)

Gaming Censorship "Just?"....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 9:58 AM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
Look at the word bloodshed, how many games have blood in them? Most arcade games have blood animations to show when damage is dealt to a player. Gamers in the arcade range from 13 to 24, if you start at 18 and up, then the arcade business is going to take a huge hit. This could cause some businesses to close down, but it doesn’t stop here. This law is the foundation for more laws that will ban and severely regulate games. If you are over or under 18, I believe this is a violation of our 1st Amendment right and it should be stopped, before it spreads to consoles and computer games. (More @ the Source: DieHardfrom Planetfortress)   Violence in Computer Games Post a comment on this topic.

No One Lives Forever a "Quick Take" ....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 9:43 AM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
The graphics are very good, and the LithTech 2.5 engine occasionally does some fairly impressive things, but the total visual appeal still lags behind games powered with the Quake 3 engine. What are really impressive are the characters. Faces are very detailed and though there is no overall facial animation, the blinking eyes and lip-synched mouths go a long way toward making characters seem more real. The amount of animation they exhibit is a real treat,too. (More @ the Source: Computer Games Online)

Overclock a Video Card....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 1:55 AM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
Overclocking a video card means running the card at a few MHz faster than the manufacturer specified, which makes it move more data than it did before. In other words, "souping it up." (More @ the Source: techtv.com)

Worst Games of the Year ....
Posted by [NewsStaff] @ 1:38 AM MDT Wednesday, October 25, 2000 [Comment on news]
Sharky Games has posted their Worst Games of the Year list. Find out the top 10 titles you should avoid. (More @ the Source: Sharky Games)