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All Is Well In Anachronox
Ion Storm’s Andrew Thomas has word in his .plan of a press-demo recently completed for publisher Eidos. The team just finished a mini-crunch for the most recent Eidos press-demo. Anox was... (more)
Mechwarrior 4 Demo
Latest Mechwarrior sequel Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance has been released as a 69MB multiplayer demo. The MW4Test includes four mechs, one multiplayer map, and bot support. Thanks Gone Gold. Mechwarrior4.com
Ratbag FPS!
Our sneaky news hound Shadow has managed to get word from Adelaide’s Ratbag Games (Dirt Track Racing) about an upcoming FPS: I spoke to one of the lads from Ratbag Games... (more)
More Lucas Arts in Oz
Shadow also uncovered murky information on the status of Lucas Arts titles in Australia. Playcorp/Metro Games recently lost the rights to distribute Lucas Arts, and the license has been picked... (more)
Anachronox Update
Ion Storm’s Henrik Jonsson has provided brief new details on the development of RPG Anachronox despite being upset by Sweden’s loss to Japan in the table tennis final at the... (more)
Elite Force Source Code & Tools
Raven’s Mike Gummelt has updated his .plan with details of what source code and tools for Trekky shooter Elite Force have been released, and what is about to be released.... (more)
Q3A Point Release 1.25 Update
id software’s Todd Hollenshead has made a big .plan update about issues with the recently released Q3A 1.25 beta Point Release. Another beta patch will be released soon, but in... (more)
Fix This System, Win A Prize
Zen Tao Interactive’s Alex Redman is having system trouble with his K6-2 550 CPU, and has offered a free Gravis game controller to anyone who can solve it for him.... (more)
Unreal 2 Programmers Wanted
Legend’s Mark Poesch is recruiting programmers for upcoming FPS sequel Unreal 2. Applicants must have demonstated experience in UnrealScript and be willing to relocate to Northern Virginia. If you’re interested in... (more)
Bits’n'Pieces
Planet XBox have spoken to Turbine Entertainment’s Scott Herrington (Asheron’s Call) about the possibility of future MMORPGs on consoles. Planet XBox
Icewind Dale Review
Allie has just posted a review of Black Isle’s AD&D RPG, Icewind Dale. Overall she found the game to be a good hack-&-slash romp, with some impressive graphics and gameplay.... (more)
AMD Taken to Task
Oz hardware site Insane Hardware has taken exception to CPU manufacturer AMD’s recommendation of a cooling solution that does not suit their processor. Usage of the recommended Aligent’s ArctiCooler on... (more)