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Unreal Tournament Strike Force v1.80 Alpha

by Thomas on Dec. 1, 2002 @ 9:59 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Jolt.co.uk public forums let us know that the alpha mod version 1.80 of Strike Force for Unreal Tournament is available for download. The alpha release is about 80 MB, and performance and graphics tweaks are included along with gameplay alterations. (thanks Blues)

'Q3Matador' Mod Released

by Thomas on Dec. 1, 2002 @ 9:55 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Q3Matador is a modern-quake remake of the original Matador mod, that was around in the days Quakeworld was still the big fish for Id software. Just ask any old school Quaker who played matador back in the day, they will tell you just how interesting things can get in a good match. Find out more about this mod and download it here!

'Bubble Bobble Old & New' (GBA) - Screens and Features

by Thomas on Dec. 1, 2002 @ 7:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The game will closely follow the original Bubble Bobble Arcade classic, which burst into the gaming archives in 1986. 'Old and New' will be splicing together two gaming generations and will employ the same graphics and gameplay structure as the original. In addition to this, it will also take inspiration from the sequel, 'Rainbow Islands' (1989). Developed by Taito, based in Japan; developers of, Space Invaders and Super Bust-A-Move and many more titles make up their official development portfolio.

'Charm Of War' - New Screens

by Thomas on Dec. 1, 2002 @ 1:11 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Charm of War is an upcoming RPG/RTS from Buka Entertainment, developed by Antitank. Last week we received the latest build of this game, and of course we fired off some screens. Release date is set to III quarter 2003.. Read more for the screens and features!

'GT Racing 2002' Version 1.0 Released

by Thomas on Dec. 1, 2002 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

GT Racing 2002 is a mod that converts Electronic Art's F1 2002 into a GT Racing game. GT Racing 2002 is much more than just a conversion, it represents a significant development from the FIA GT MOD V3... GT Racing 2002 features:

37 cars from the 2002 season; Extensively remodelled car dynamics; completely revised tyre models, featuring 4 different tyre brands with individual slip curves, wear rates and temperature tolerances; A real-time, dynamic suspension model which takes advantage of the super-high-rate physics engine; A sophisticated brake modelling system, with warm-up, optimum temperature and fade characteristics; Completely reworked AI system for an unprecedented level of racing realism; A unique menu system and game mode control user interface; 7 brand new tracks; An all new 10 round FIA GT championship mode; Brand new interior and exterior car sounds, menu soundtrack and Intro Video. GT Racing 2002 supports two distinct classes of cars. The powerful and difficult to handle GT cars and the easier to control but fiercely competative NGT cars. The latest screenshots can be seen here and the 278MB mod is available here!

'Planetarion' Up For Sale!

by Thomas on Dec. 1, 2002 @ 9:30 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Planetarion II is a science fiction online war game where thousands of worlds and hundreds of galaxies fight for the domination of the universe or merely survival. Now the community for Planetarion got following announcement posted on their site:

Planetarion is coming to an end on the 23rd of December 2002. Many will also know that Fifth Season AS, the company which owns Planetarion, has announced that they will no longer develop nor support the game and community off Planetarion and today are announcing the opening off bids for the sale off the game Planetarion.

'IGI 2: Covert Strike' - New In Game Screens

by Thomas on Nov. 30, 2002 @ 12:20 p.m. PST | Filed under News

IGI-2 builds on objective-based scenarios seen in other popular first-person shooters and takes those systems one step further. Each mission has multiple objectives that must be completed to win the round... Yesterday we received Codemasters' latest IGI 2 Beta build, including the Timberland map. Ofcourse we fired off a few rounds, and made some screens for you to drool over. Read more & Njoy!

'STEAMLAND' Crazy World & Bizarre Plants - Screens

by Thomas on Nov. 29, 2002 @ 8:29 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Colorful crazy world of a fantastic planet. Bizarre plants, strange landscapes! Under these unusual conditions there arose steam-robots civilization. But there’s no peace there – robots are at war. Day and night, rain and meteor shower, volcano and snow – nothing can stop armored trains which rush towards each other in order to have a cruel fight. You need to develop your economy using given resources and to repulse attacks of various hostile creatures and elemental forces. The task is complicated by the fact that the locomotives can move only by railroad. But your main objective is not just enemy defeating. After your long and difficult journey you’ll get to … what? This will be clear at the end of your mission... Read on for NEW screens and features!

'DAOC: Shrouded Isles' - Europe Release Date & Screens

by Thomas on Nov. 29, 2002 @ 1:40 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Wanadoo is delighted to announce the launch of the first official add-on for the massively multiplayer game Dark Age of Camelot, titled Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles. This add-on, developed by Mythic Entertainment, will be published and operated by Wanadoo, and will allow European players to log-on the English, French or German servers of Dark Age of Camelot (2 servers for England, 3 for France and 4 for Germany).

'Cossacks: Back to War' - Screens

by Thomas on Nov. 28, 2002 @ 4:51 p.m. PST | Filed under News

There are ten new screenies for CDV's RTS title Cossacks: Back to War on the official webpage. Cossacks: Back to War is the latest offspring of our Cossacks series, and features over 100 Missions, and many improvements from the previous games. Check them out!