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'Fallout : Brotherhood of Steel' (Xbox) - Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 10:30 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In this gritty and darkly humorous 3rd person action adventure, players join the courageous Brotherhood of Steel, whose mission is to maintain peace in the grim post-nuclear world of Fallout. Challenged by hordes of ghouls, mutants and other radioactive nightmares, players utilize a combination of intense combat strategies including melee, ranged weapons and explosives to fulfill their daunting task of defeating the mutant army in hopes of restoring humanity in a nearly unlivable universe. Welcome to the wasteland. 6 new screens!

'GMX Media' Looking To Buy Publisher

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 10:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

GMX Media has today announced it is on the lookout to acquire a European publishing company. The company plans to make one major acquisition but has also stressed that it has no intention to abandon its "cautious" expansion plan.

'Thorgal : Odin's Curse' (PC/PS2) - Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Braving all elements, men and gods, and baring all costs, Thorgal, Rosinski and Van Hamme's (XIII, Largo Winch...) famous Viking hero must return home immediately to dispel the evil that has fallen upon his family. A batch of new screens for the Adventure Games upcoming PS2/PC adventure game, read more to check them out!

'Painkiller' - Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 9:28 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Painkiller is a nickname of a pretty unusual mercenary, who is dealing with supernatural. There are places on Earth where demons and other evil creatures have their nests: abandoned prisons, private castles, deep caves in the mountains... "Cleaning" those places is good money, and our hero needs a lot of it, since he loves living the life to its fullest. One day he gets what seems to be a pretty simple job: to retrieve a religious artifact from one of the nests. When after a furious battle he realizes he might have been tricked into the war between two competing clans of the undead, he tries to play his own cards.

'Line of Sight: Vietnam' - MP Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 9:28 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Line of Sight: Vietnam is N-Fusion's latest project to create a stealthy combat game set during the Vietnam War, which is proving to be an ever-more-popular setting for computer games.The game will be created by Deadly Dozen developers nFusion Interactive, and puts the player in the role of a U.S. Army Special Forces sniper operating in the dense jungles of Vietnam during the height of the U.S. involvement in the war. The online community was not very pleased with a certain exclusive demo last week, so we had a chat with Infogrames and here is the free, non-exclusive, non-key requiring, non-ezpad version (requires DirectX9). Read more for download links ...

'MoH:AA Spearhead' - Dedicated Linux Server Available NOW

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 8:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Icculus has issued another updated dedicated Linux server for MoH: Allied Assault Spearhead, allowing Linux PCs to host multiplayer games for v2.15 of the World War II FPS expansion by EA. This is still in beta stage (v5) so not the final product and the developers encourage email support! There is no information on the fixes in this release and the distro does not include two auxiliary .pak files from beta 4, so you may still need that as well. Read more for details & download links ..

'Mistmare' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 8:36 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Arxel Tribe & Sinister Systems have released a demo for their imminent LithTech engine 3D fantasy RPG Mistmare. No real details about what it offers are available but the full version of the game is that it's still planned for release by the end of this month (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

'Kaan' (PS2) - Features & Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 1:55 a.m. PST | Filed under News

“There was an age which is now forgotten. It was the time when Kaan was destined to become the Champion of the Kingdoms. I am the only one who can still recount his saga. Let me tell you of this extraordinary adventure….” Tothum Siptet, the sorcerer with evil powers, has stolen the Orb of Hope. The young Barbarian Kaan volunteers to recover it and is then caught up in a pitiless hunt…

'Battlecruiser Millennium Gold' - Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 1:29 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Battlecruiser Millennium Gold contains the full Battlecruiser Millennium product plus all fixes, numerous improvements and upgrades as well as new unique features and enhancements listed below. Battlecruiser Millennium is the ground-breaking sequel to the critically acclaimed and industry recognized, Battlecruiser series. Being the third title in the series, BCM is a technological breakthrough in all aspects of its implementation. check these 30+ new screens ...

Daily Dose Of Boring Q&As

by Rainier on March 19, 2003 @ 12:23 a.m. PST | Filed under News