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Bits’n'Pieces
RPGDot.com has had a facelift. Go check out one of my favourite sites for all things RPG RPGDot Games xtreme have today posted 6 new screenshots for Westwoods expansion pack for... (more)
D2X In Australia, But Not For Sale
Blizzard president Mike Morhaime has confirmed in a recent forum post that copies of the new Diablo 2: Expansion Set arrived on Australian shores this week, but haven’t been delivered... (more)
Gore Update
Joel Huenink from 4DRulers sends word that Oz/US FPS Gore has been undergoing a fairly major upgrade since release of the demo a few months ago. New modellers and mappers... (more)
Jack Of All Games No More?
I received an e-mail last night that said Australian distributor Jack Of All Games would now be operating under the name Take 2 Interactive, a UK distributor and/or publisher (I... (more)
posted by splash · 30 Jun 2001
Citizen Zero Update
Well with Funcom currently dealing with a few launch issues (like the server not being up) I thought I’d take a look at another sci-fi MMOG that we’ve not touched... (more)
posted by splash · 29 Jun 2001
Game Design on GamaSutra
An excerpt from a new book entitled Game Design: Theory and Practice is up on GamaSutra. The chapter on GamaSutra is entitled “The Elements of Gameplay” and in it the... (more)
posted by splash · 29 Jun 2001
Shadows of Luclin Interview
There’s a pretty good article (better than the other ones I’ve read anyway) up on GameSpy about the next EverQuest expansion which is due out in December. Instead of talking... (more)
posted by splash · 29 Jun 2001
Fallout 3 Interview
Fallout fansite Duck and Cover have an interview up with Feargus Urquhart, talking loosely about Fallout 3, the possibilities of developing it, the story involved and just various aspects of... (more)
posted by splash · 29 Jun 2001
Republic Interview Continued
The second-half of GameSpot UK’s interview with Demis Hassabis is up. In today’s installment he talks about the variety of actions that are available to you when it comes to... (more)
posted by splash · 29 Jun 2001
Appeals Court Over-Turns MS Break-Up
Ok, we’ve got a bit more of a handle on the AO addiction today. Evey story gets it’s own news post ‘cause I’m feeling generous ;) Yesterday in the U.S. an... (more)
posted by splash · 29 Jun 2001
D2 Expansion Update
Just received this from Shadow: The latest “retailer” mailout to stores from JOAG makes no mention of JOAG parting with Blizzard, however… the mailout did have a very heavy Take 2... (more)
posted by splash · 28 Jun 2001
Australian-developed Java Games
Got an e-mail this afternoon (on the other computer, not the one playing Anarchy Online!) from Jared Pearson, letting us know about some web-based games he’s developed himself utilising java... (more)