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THQ to Set up Regional HQ in Victoria
Just received this from Tim Richards at WAP Sites: Global games company THQ, responsible for The Simpsons and Rugrats, has agreed to establish an Asia-Pacific headquarters in Melbourne. The Victorian Premier... (more)
posted by splash · 28 Jun 2001
Everything That Is AO
5PM came and went, and so I went to get movies! Around 9PM the servers finally came up and we finished patching and went into the game. Well, that’s not entirely true.... (more)
posted by splash · 28 Jun 2001
Everything That Isn’t AO
A wise man once said “News posting keeps you from playing Anarchy Online,” and it is in the spirit of these words that I make posting a short and pain-free... (more)
posted by splash · 28 Jun 2001
Java FPS
Now this is cool. There’s a free online, Java driven sci-fi FPS called AlienX available at Shockwave.com, and it’s pretty impressive. It plays in a window in your browser, and... (more)
Anarchy Online Australia
Yes I promise I’ll stop making every other post about Anarchy Online…soon. Just received word of a site that is currently being set up to provide Australian (and surrounding countries... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jun 2001
Waiting for the Anarchy
You know what I’m thinking? Finally a unique experience! Anarchy Online hasn’t even started yet and already it is giving me something that I’ve never had before. What is this... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jun 2001
Diablo 2 Expansion Delayed!
Just received an e-mail saying that the Diablo 2 expansion release has been delayed due to err…issues I guess we’ll call them between distributor Jack of All Games and Blizzard.... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jun 2001
Republic: The Revolution
This game has been in development for quite a while now - I remember rob first mentioning it after seeing it on the cover of Edge late 1999. It looks... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jun 2001
Project Eden Interview
Computer & Video Games have an interview up with the Project Eden team from Core Design, talking about what is probably their most ambitious title since Tomb Raider. They’re still... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jun 2001
AO in Australia by Friday?
Just heard about another games store in Melbourne that stocks Funcom product. The shop in question is Pulsar Computers, located on the corner of Burke and Elizabeth St. - sounds... (more)
posted by splash · 26 Jun 2001
GBA Launch Coverage
Heard from Doug over at Console Haven this morning, letting me know about the tremendous GBA preview they’ve got over there. If my ramblings on the subject weren’t enough to... (more)
posted by splash · 26 Jun 2001
More ION Dallas Turblence
After a few weeks of silence there are again reports showing up questioning the future of ION Storm’s Dallas studio where Daikatana and the soon to be released RPG Anachronox... (more)