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BigWorld Vault
IGN Vault has opened a new site dedicated to Australian developer Micro Forte’s exciting MMORPG BigWorld. Producer Steve Wang and other team members have been interviewed for the opening. BigWorld... (more)
More On Stromlo Demise
Gone Gold’s Joel Mathis has recorded the passing of Australia’s Stromlo Entertainment (Splinter) in today’s Hot Sheet, and offered a few more details on the company’s downfall. Apparently it was... (more)
Put Your Words In Space
A French organisation is planning to launch a time capsule into orbit containing electronic messages on CD’s from people around the world. The capsule, called the KEO, will be launched... (more)
Cataclysm Special Edition
Yes, that’s right, another special edition. Wow, this must be the current gaming trend at the moment. In the last week we’ve reported on no less than 4 special edition... (more)
Bits’n'Pieces
RPGPlanet has posted three exclusive screenshots of Silverback Entertainment’s Action / RPG Harbinger RPGPlanet KanonZone has just posted an update on the status of the up coming “KanonBall Beta2” and... (more)
Elite Force Oz release
As I’m sure most of you have heard already, Quake 3 engined FPS, Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force has been sent into manufacturing. You can expect the game to... (more)
Micron Sues Rambus
Micron Technology the makers of DRAM have filed a suit against Rambus Inc. the makers of competing RAMBUS memory asserting violations of Federal anti-trust laws. The suit … also asserts invalidity,... (more)
Splinter Update
Blues News has gotten confirmation from GA-Source on yesterday’s news that Australia’s Stromlo Entertainment has indeed closed it’s doors. Stromlo were developing a promising FPS called Splinter. PR Manager Tony... (more)
New Oz ADSL Service
Saw on Whirlpool that Australian telecommunications company One.Tel have announced a new broadband ADSL service. The company intends to service areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth that for the... (more)
New SubTitans Map
Oz developer Ellipse Studios have released another mulitplayer map for their underwater RTS Submarine Titans, this one called “Still Waters”. The five-player map is a free puny 27K download. Ellipse Studios
Elite Force Gold
Star Trek FPS Elite Force has gone gold and will be on store shelves in a few weeks. Not a moment too soon either. If you are getting a little... (more)
New Radeon Drivers
ATi have released new Windows 9x drivers for their Radeon cards. The 12.7MB file is available from 3DChipset. Thanks Diablii.net. ATi Radeon Drivers