Archive » 2001 » December
… And a Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year. Again, best wishes from everyone here.
Devil May Cry Impressions (PS2)
Devil May Cry arrived in Australian shores early in December and although the review is too late for Christmas it IS here now. If you’re wondering whether or not... (more)
posted by Bob342 · 31 Dec 2001
Picture For Sale
Remember that scam where some bastard sold an empty PS2 box on Ebay? … well, there is another loser at it again: Full story here This time though, a picture is... (more)
posted by shadow · 30 Dec 2001
Best and Worst of 2001
Gamespot have put up their annual “Best and Worst of 2001″ feature. Check out the PC contenders and the Console equivalents. The winner of the PC Game of the Year... (more)
Stronghold Christmas egg (?)…
I won’t give it away (too much)… but if you own a copy of the brilliant strategy game, Stronghold… I urge you to take a few minutes away from your... (more)
posted by shadow · 25 Dec 2001
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
From all here at BigKid, have a Merry and safe Christmas.
User Review: Battle Realms
It’s been a while since we’ve seen one of these, but reader carefulconan has put together a nicely constructed spanking of Asian style RTS Battle Realms - what he calls... (more)
posted by carefulconan · 24 Dec 2001
Trigger Happy: The Inner Life of Videogames
Always being keen for an offline gaming read, and enjoying his column in Edge magazine, I picked up Steven Poole’s study of Videogaming, Trigger Happy. This is a pretty serious... (more)
Telstra Lobbies Against Breakup
A positive increase to Telstra’s debt rating has executives stepping up to lobby the federal government against any breakup of the telco. CFO David Moffat has said that the improved... (more)
Quake 2 Source Code Released
As is their usual policy with older games, id software released the source code for Quake 2 under the GPL yesterday. It’s available to download from ftp.idsoftware.com. John Carmack marked the... (more)
FBI/Pentagon onto XP Security
Representatives of the US government have approached Microsoft with concerns over the security of Windows XP following a recent vulnerability which allowed hackers easy access. Microsoft moved quickly to release... (more)
Darkspace Launches
Just recieved this announcement about the launch of Darkspace, a Sci-Fi MMORPG… Many months of beta testing have finally come to an end… Playnet Inc. and Palestar Inc. are announcing that DarkSpace,... (more)