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Voodoo TV Tuners Oz Drive
The Australian importers of 3dfx cards Innovision Technology have recently announced they will not be importing the VoodooTV 100 & 200 models. Local gaming site Aus3D don’t think that’s good... (more)
Nascar 4 Demo
QGL have gotten their hands on an early copy of the Nascar 4 demo, and have it for download. The 78MB file, which will not be officially released online until... (more)
Official BG2 Patch
Following the beta version earlier this week, Bioware have released the offical English version of their Baldurs Gate 2 patch. There is a long list of fixes at the Bioware... (more)
P4 Systems Recalled?
Things don’t look as if they are getting any better for Intel since the launch of its troubled Pentium 4 processor last week. Oz PC World reports a number of... (more)
Build Your Own Ms. Pacman
An obviously serious games fan has spurned the US$2000 required to buy an original Ms. Pacman cocktail cabinet on Ebay, and has built his own from scratch. Using just pictures... (more)
Calling Game Developers
Raven Software’s Rick Johnson has updated his .plan with a tentative idea to… …try to organized a bunch of professional developers from various companies in our industry to work on a... (more)
Bits’n'Pieces
Jsi Hardware review Cooler Master’s Heat Pipe CPU cooler. Jsi Hardware Hexus have part one of a three part test of all the (UK) GeForce video cards available. There are lots... (more)
MOOving Into Cyberspace
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to Multi User Dungeons (MUD), well, many of them have morphed into MUD Object Oriented’s (MOO). It’s all a little hard to describe, but... (more)
Crusoe Failure?
NEC is considering recalling its laptops due to a possible problem with the Crusoe microprocessor. The chip, which combines software as part of its design to lower power consumption, was... (more)
Q3 Master Server Down
idsoftware designer Graeme Devine has updated his .plan with an apology for all those people writing emails complaining that they can’t connect to the company’s master Q3A server. I’ve been working... (more)
Neverwinter Nights Update
Producer Trent Oster has updated the official NWN page with details on how things are progressing on BioWare’s ambitious RPG. Neverwinter Nights
posted by splash · 29 Nov 2000
What’s In A Name? #3
The last in the triumphant series today looks at companies such as Blizzard, Shiny, 3D Realms and Stainless Steel. GameSpy: Who started your company and in what year? Dave Perry —... (more)