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Driver 3 trailer released
The original Driver introduced elements of fun and exploration that had been missing from driving games. From the looks of this teaser the team at Reflections will be bringing... (more)
posted by Shane G · 16 Jul 2002
EQ Chronicles: The Apologetic Return
The Bard is back. I said that was it when I left EQ, and it was. Really. It’s just that DAoC was too unformed and in flux for me -... (more)
Decreasing Brain Activity? Bollocks!
A collective “Oh please!” has gone up from psychologists and neuroscientists in response to a statement made by Akio Mori, a cranial nerve specialist at Nihon University College of Humanities... (more)
posted by splash · 13 Jul 2002
Halo Coming to PC (& Mac!)
Well after years of speculation, assumption, and a general, collective whimpering by PC gamers as a whole, Microsoft today laid concerns to rest with the announcement that Halo would be... (more)
posted by splash · 13 Jul 2002
Warcraft 3 Review
When Warcraft 3 was first announced at the 1999 ECTS in London, I was in the midst of one of the biggest and longest lasting video game addictions of my... (more)
posted by splash · 13 Jul 2002
Video Games Decrease Brain Activity
A Japanese study has concluded that extended playing of video games slows down the area of the brain which governs emotion and creativity. Apparently activity in the prefrontal region of... (more)
Unleashed Sims
A while ago I announced (see story) that the next Sims expansion pack to be released will be The Sims: Unleashed. I had no information at the time other than... (more)
posted by shadow · 11 Jul 2002
Vivendi In Trouble
The world’s fourth largest games publisher Vivendi Universal has had it’s shares suspended on the Paris stock exchange following allegations profit figures for the company’s 2001 accounts were inflated by... (more)
Control the XBox With Your Brain
US Company IBVA Technologies has engineered a package that will allow XBox users limited control of game movement just by thinking. The brain tracking technology which straps to the heads... (more)
NWN Server Ping Fix
Those who’ve installed Bioware’s next gen RPG Neverwinter Nights will already be aware the game pings the master server online at Bioware anytime the game is installed, run, or patched,... (more)
Vacuum Tube Motherboard
The search for better on board audio has sent AOpen back to the vacuum tube. It’s no secret to guitarists that tubes produce the nicest harmonic overtones, and it seems... (more)
Poo Warrior
I can’t really explain this one, but it’s a very silly Flash game. Some people have way too much time on their hands. Poo Warrior