| | | | MechCommander 2 Demo
Control a company of mercenary MechWarriors in the first two missions of the Carver V Campaign and battle it out with a selection of six different 'Mechs (Fire Ant, Razorback, Bushwacker, UrbanMech, Starslayer, or Hunchback) in the MechCommander 2 Trial Version. Customize your 'Mechs in the fully featured 'Mech Lab and then support them in battle with air strikes, repair vehicles, salvage craft and more as you wage real-time tactical combat across war-torn Carver V.
| | Project Eden Demo
Due to severe overpopulation, the planet Earth’s diameter is increasing with the growth of towering mega-cities, each inhabited by millions of humans. Buildings are growing ever-upwards, interconnected with a thick web of roads, walkways and service channels. In these giant human hives, only the affluent may feel the rays of the sun and breathe the cleaner air.
| | The Sting! Demo
Have a look at "Fortune Hills", the city where Matt Tucker tries to make his fortune and to get the criminal mastermind of all time. Join us on your journey through Matt Tucker's world and find out about all the secrets a former prisoner needs to keep to become the most accomplished criminal in town. After his long absence from the crime scene, Matt needs time and practice to get his mind and body ready for all the complicated but profitable burglaries that are waiting out there.
| Demo for Hateful Chris: Never Say Buy
The evil faceless corporation, International Infotainment has gone too far!
In the wake of Hateful Chris' refusal to join their ranks, the company has attempted to appeal to disillusioned consumers by designing the ultimate pseudo-cynical selling machine - Dreadful Dana!
| New Rugrats game for PC
Watch out ID Software. THQ Inc. has just unleashed Rugrats: All Growed Up for the PC. The game commemorates the show’s one-hour primetime anniversary Special on July 21. This is the 13th game based on the Rugrats cartoon and is the longest-running game series in THQ’s history.
| Kombat Kars Demo for Download
There is a new demo out called Kombat Kars. For those of you out there who used to own a TurboGrafx 16, Kombat Kars will remind you of Moto Roader. The download is only a little bigger than 2 Megs so download the demo and see if you like the game. To run the demo your system will need Pentium 200 or equivalent, 16 MB RAM, 20 MB free hard disk space, 8MB DirectX compatible video card and Microsoft DirectX 7 or higher.
| | Two movies for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
One movie was released today on the Normandy invasion. The high-res version is 14MB and the low-res one is 4.67MB.
The 2nd movie was released a week ago also about the Normandy invasion. Hi-res version comes in at 15.9MB and low at 5.29MB.
| | MAD: Global Thermonuclear Warfare Demo
MAD is an arcade strategy game of apocalyptic proportions. Build up your bases, arm your satellites and research more and more powerful nukes as you attempt to outmaneuver a wily opponent. There are no prizes for second place - only total destruction of your enemy will guarantee success.
| | Max Payne Ships
Get your wallets out folks! Take-Two Interactive Software announced today that the highly anticipated PC game, Max Payne, has shipped to retailers in the US and Europe via their publishing subsidiary GodGames. You should begin seeing the game on shelves tomorrow. Max Payne is being touted as one of the best PC games to grace PC screens this year. You’ll find out just how good it is when we review it here at PC Vs Console.
| SegaNet goes to Earthlink
Sega has announced that those who signed up to their SegaNet gaming service will have their accounts moved to Earthlink. This will allow people who purchase the same Sega game on a different platform, to play the game with another gamer using a different platform. For example, if Phantasy Star Online comes out for Playstation 2 and GameCube, Playstation 2 and GameCube gamers will be able to play the game together. It’s good to see that Sega is still on the forefront of gaming technology.
| | eRacer Online Demo
eRacer is a high octane racing game that can be played as a single or multi-player, Internet-based title. It has been designed using the latest 3D technologies to deliver the ultimate racing experience.
Played offline, the user can enter races and refine their skills racing a range of highly tuned vehicles on challenging race tracks. Then go online and join other players to enter competitions, join teams, download new tracks or cars and view championship standings, best lap times and other statistics.
| | Colobot Demo
COLOBOT combines both a real time game of strategy and an initiation to programming. You are at the head of a space expedition and you are assisted only by some robots. Your mission consists in successive attempts at the exploration and colonization of various planets.
| Final Fantasy XI MPEG Movie
With the release of Final Fantasy X today in Japan for PS2, comes a sample from the next Final Fantasy game. FFXI is an online cross-platform RPG in development by Square for PS2, PC, and possibly GameCube and Xbox.
| | Eurofighter Typhoon Goes Gold
A new combat flight simulator, Eurofighter Typhoon, from Take 2 Interactive has gone gold today. It should be shipping to retailers by the end of July. For more, visit the official web site for Eurofighter Typhoon at www.eurofighter-typhoon.net.
| Super Bust-A-Move for PC coming soon
PC Gamers can now rest assured that a super fun puzzle game is being readied for you as we speak. Super Bust-A-Move will be coming soon to a PC near you. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, Bust-A-Move is a puzzle game series that has been on consoles for many years now. Even the infamous NeoGeo has been graced by a version of this game. Save up your cash, Super Bust-A-Move for PC will be available this September. Click on the link below for the screenshots.
| | Bethesda Softworks needs beta testers for Art Of Magic
Bethesda Softworks is looking for beta testers for their new RPG Art of Magic. If you’ve ever wanted to play a game before it comes out and help in the creation of a game, click on the link below. Only a lucky few will get picked for the honor so hurry and sign up now. Good luck!
| Ultimate Ride Demo
For those of you who love roller coaster simulators, there is a new demo out for you. Ultimate ride, a new game from Imagineering, allows you to design your own roller coaster and then ride it in 3D. Once you are done designing your roller coaster, you can share it by sending the file to your family and friends via e-mail. Head on over to the Ultimate Ride Website to download the demo.
| ATI unveils SMARTSHADER technology
ATI Technologies Inc., a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions, today unveiled SMARTSHADER technology, a next-generation graphics architecture that will narrow the gap in visual quality between the “big screen” and the “computer screen” by affording game developers the most advanced visual effects available on PC or Mac-based platforms.
| 64-Bit Color in DirectX 9
Microsoft DirectX Meltdown 2001 starts today and lasts until July 18th in Seattle. Most of the topics will be covering DirectX 8 development, but some information on DirectX 9 will be revealed.
So far we know a higher level programmable shader language will make its way into DX9. This will allow faster development for more hardware configurations. Also, Microsoft mentions considering higher color depth support and architecture optimizations.
Would that higher color depth be 64-bit color? It would certainly be the next logical step. 64-bit color allows 16 bits per channel (ARGB). That's 65536 levels of intensity per channel compared to only 256 levels found in 32-bit color. Say goodbye to color banding even when multiple layers of blending and fog are in use. If I recall correctly, John Carmack of id Software had mentioned the desire for 64-bit color for over a year now so that more blending can occur without any banding. It's about time 64-bit color gets implemented. Maybe DOOM 4 will make good use of this?
| Alien Vs Predator 2 site goes live
For those of you who are waiting on pins and needles for information on Sierra's game "Aliens Vs Predator 2", there is a new website just for you. Sierra Studios' Aliens Vs Predator 2 site has just gone live. Here you can get the latest news on the development of the super sequel that's sure to be a hit. Follow the link below to get the scoop.
| Sakaguchi talks Final Fantasy
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguci about developing Final Fantasy games on other platforms than just the Playstation 2. Sakaguci did confirm that developing for other platforms is an option they are pondering upon. He also went on to say that Final Fantasy XI will be fully online playable and in order for the game to be successful, it will have to transcend hardware. Sakaguci also confirmed that the executives at Square are very enthusiastic about Nintendo. There will be more on this here as the story develops.
| | Max Payne has gone gold
The wait is almost over. The greatly talked about game Max Payne from Remedy Entertainment has gone gold today. Look for it on store shelves in early August. Visit the official Max Payne web site at www.MaxPayne.com for screenshots and more information.
| | Conquest Frontier Wars Demo
Ubi Soft just released a 40MB demo to download and enjoy.
Conquest Frontier Wars: It is about 200 years in the future and we have just discovered wormholes, and are learning how to navigate them. Wormholes connect galaxies and solar systems and allow you to fly across the entire breadth of the universe.
| Are games a royal pain?
It looks like the monarch currently known as Prince Charles is accusing computer games of being a royal pain. The prince is calling for lotto money to be used to sway children away from computer games to more constructive things such as books. This is just my opinion but I think the prince may just be upset after being fragged too many times in Quake 3 at the recent royal LAN parties going on at the palace. More on this as the story develops.
| Outlaws Direct3D Patch
Remember the LucasArts PC game Outlaws from 1997? Yes, back in the stone ages of 3D HW. The last patch came out in 1998, and now an update adding Direct3D hardware acceleration has been released. If you still play the game or have it somewhere, you might want to give this a try just to see how it looks when paired with today's fancy 3D HW.
| | Two Jurrasic Park III games for kids
Jurassic Park III the movie opens this July 18. Making use of the movie's publicity, two new 3D Jurassic Park III games for Windows and Mac from Knowledge Adventure will be on store shelves. Kids are known to like those dinos, so it makes perfect sense to aim dino games for kids.
In the first title, Jurassic Park III: Danger Zone!, you have to prevent the extinction of dinosaurs by completing a DNA sample to clone a dinosaur. You'll get to go head-to-head in a virtual obstacle course and drive around in 4x4 off-road vehicles.
| | Quake 4 rumors abound
There have been lots of talk around the net lately about some new projects coming from id Software, and the latest rumour is that Quake 4 is in development.
Supposedly the game has been in development for at least six months, but not by id Software. An unknown third-party developer is rumoured to be working on the game, and rumor also says that the game may end up on Xbox.
| Blizzard Entertainment wins court order against New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema will not be able to use the name "Diablo" for its upcoming movie after all. A federal court has ruled in favor of Blizzard Entertainment to uphold their Diablo trademark.
The upcoming movie from New Line Cinema was in no way connected to the popular computer game, except for the name itself. As it turns out, Blizzard had already filed for a trademark to use Diablo in motion pictures.
| | World's biggest online event coming to Seoul in December
This December, Seoul Korea will host the first annual World Cyber Games, the world's biggest online gaming event. Titled "Beyond The Game", and co-sponsored by Samsung Electronics, the event is scheduled to have over one million total participants from 25 countries worldwide. Now that's some hefty competition. The top 400 best players will then compete for the big cash. The grand prize is $300,000.
| | Three New Max Payne Screenshots
In the Max Payne section of the Take 2 Interactive German web site, you can now see three new impressive screenshots. They show off the ingenious special effects of the MAX-FX 3D graphics engine specifically developed for this highly anticipated and well-known game.
| Anachronox Demo
The long awaited RPG, Anachronox, from ION Storm now has a 92.3MB demo for download. If you are looking for a new RPG to get into, here is your chance to sample this new demo. So far, I've heard great things about this game.
| | Nvidia GeForce4 Specs
It may not be called GeForce4, but that certainly comes after 3. Anyhow, here are some rumored specs for NV25, the nVidia chip following the current NV20 (GeForce3):
250-300 MHz core
| AGD Software unveils nTrap
No, it's not an nVidia tech demo, but a new game from AGD Software, based on their very own Magrathea Simulation Engine.
nTrap is a great looking vehicular combat simulation game with somewhat of a Johnny Mnemonic theme: People sacrifice some of their brain space and become data carriers for sensitive information. Therefore the object is not to kill the enemy, but to capture them.
| | Star Trek Bridge Commander Screenshots
Over at BridgeCommander.Com, they have a new weekly screenshot for Star Trek Bridge Commander. Head on over there you Trekkies, and have a look at the screens.
| Infogrames gets exclusive rights to Terminator
Further strengthening its position as a global leader in mass-market interactive entertainment, Infogrames, Inc. today announced a major licensing agreement to develop games based on the Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day motion pictures. The agreements were negotiated by Creative Licensing Corporation for the Terminator property and The Licensing Group, Ltd., for the Terminator 2: Judgment Day property. Under terms of the agreement, Infogrames has acquired the exclusive rights to develop and publish games worldwide for current and next-generation console platforms as well as games for PC and Mac. The first game is anticipated to kick-off in the Spring of 2002 and is being developed by Infogrames.
| Atari Anniversary for DC and PC packs 12 classics
Infogrames celebrates 30 years of Atari classic arcade fun with the release of Atari Anniversary Edition for Windows 95/98/ME computers and Sega Dreamcast video game consoles. This special one-disc, 12-game compilation is being released to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Atari's founding in 1972 as the first company ever established solely for the purpose of creating and marketing video games. The multi-billion-dollar interactive entertainment industry that has developed since Atari's founding owes much to the vision of Atari and the groundbreaking titles that are found on Atari Anniversary Edition.
| | Titus Interactive: Exclusive Interactive Rights To Robocop.
Titus to Develop, Publish and Distribute Robocop Games For PC and All Next Generation Consoles.
Titus Interactive announced today that it has extended its current agreement with MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which will allow Titus to exclusively produce games based on MGM’s successful Robocop film series for the Microsoft Xbox. This is in conjunction with the current agreement, that gives Titus the rights to produce games for the PC as well as other next generation consoles including Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, and GameCube.
| WarBirds III beta download for PC and Mac
[iEN] released an 82MB beta update to WarBirds III. Online play requires an active account. Here's a sample from the new features:
| Sega GT PC Released
Over at gamestop.com, they have Sega GT for PC labeled as arriving today, July 4, 2001. Based on what readers enter into our search, I can assume a lot of gamers are looking for this Sega racing game for PC. It came out in Japan for PC back in March 2001, and now it's supposedly ready for a US release. It's listed at $19.99 and published by Activision.
| | Intel Pentium4 1.8 GHz and 1.6 GHz Launched
Is 1.7 GHz too slow for you? Today, Intel introduced the P4 1.8 GHz and 1.6 GHz microprocessors. That's always a sign for prices to fall on the older chips. Look for these two new chips soon at online venders and in prebuilt systems near you.
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