Archive » 2001 » July
Tribes 2 Demo Released
Dynamix have released a “beta” demo of their tactical multiplayer FPS, Tribes 2. If like most people in Australia your net connection is too flakey or slow to justify paying... (more)
Payneful
Ritual’s Chris Stockman enthused about newly released 3rd person shooter Max Payne in a recent .plan update, though if you’re interested in story as much as action you should be... (more)
Q3A Point Release Issue
idsoftware programmer Robert Duffy has warned in his .plan of an issue with the recent 1.29g full install: if you download the full ( 25MB ) 1.29g install and apply it... (more)
Star Wars: Galaxies & Participatory Design
Joystick101 have an interesting piece up looking at creating communities in online games and uses the up-coming Star Wars massively-multiplayer title as an example. It raises a number of interesting... (more)
posted by splash · 28 Jul 2001
Raven doing Quake 4
The recent rumours about Quake 4 being produced by a developer other than id software have gathered momentum as C & VG have posted an unconfirmed report that Raven Software... (more)
Tron Returns
The Disney media juggernaut is gearing up to cash in on the 20th anniversary of the Tron movie next year with a DVD re-release, a new game, and a theatrical... (more)
Bits’n'Pieces
Interplay confirms TORN’s cancellation. HomeLAN
Planetside Update
The Planetside website has been updated with a big page about the game. It has a brief history of the two factions in the game and a couple of great... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jul 2001
Payne Patch
A 6-meg patch for the just-released Max Payne is due out by the weekend according to George Broussard of 3D Realms. The patch will fix a memory leak issue affecting... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jul 2001
Galactic Battlegrounds Preview
GameSpot have a preview up today of Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, an RTS that is utilising the Age of Empires engine. The preview covers a variety of aspects of the... (more)
posted by splash · 27 Jul 2001
Bits’n'Pieces
RPGdot have three screenshots up of the re-make of the original Ultima - in stunning 3D ladies and gentlemen! RPGdot.com The next EverQuest fanfaire will be in Paris? “Come work at... (more)
posted by splash · 26 Jul 2001
System Design in Star Wars: Galaxies
Ryan Palacio, a systems designer on Star Wars: Galaxies has a piece up looking at a week in the life of a systems designer on Star Wars: Galaxies. The report... (more)