Afternoon Reading - briefly
(hx) 09:23 PM CEST - May,12 2003
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- Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon Preview - GamersDepot has posted
a preview of Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon, the upcoming second expansion
to Bethesda Softworks' popular first person RPG.
- Masters Of Doom Interview - HomeLAN chats
with
author David Kushner as he talks about Masters Of Doom, his Random House
non-fiction book that takes a look at the rise of id Software.
- Nitro Family Interview - The guys at XGR have
an interview
with Lead Game Designer Bruce Kim as he talks about this Serious Sam engine
powered first person shooter.
- Y-Project cancelled once again, "Das Reich 2005" revealed -
Joylabs, who had tried to re-start development of the cancelled Unreal
engine powered first person action-RPG The Y Project, have announced not to go
ahead with the game again. They will be showing off a new
project called "Das Reich 2005" (working title) at E3 this week. (thanks
HomeLAN)
- Commandos 3: Destination Berlin E3 movie -
The E3
movie trailer for Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is now available for the
squad-based tactical combat game under construction at Pyro Studios. This is
just a teaser clip with a little over half a minute of cinematic footage.
- IGI 2: Covert Strike MP map - Codemasters has released
a new multiplayer map for IGI 2: Covert Strike, called Libyan Village.
- Raven Shield MP Map - Ubi Soft has released
another multiplayer map for Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield. The level is set
in a parking facility and supports only Team survival mode.
- Unreal Tournament unofficial retail patches v451 -
UTPG have released their
version
451 patch (changelog)
for Unreal Tournament. UTPG are a bunch of guys who got permission from
Epic to maintain the UT code base. Version 451 is completely network
compatible with all previous public releases. (thanks
PlanetUnreal).
Mirror:
3DGamers.
- USA Today on Doom III -
USA Today's article called "'Doom' returns in all its gory", taking a look
at id's upcoming shooter sequel.
- Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion Ships -
Activision announced today that Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion, the
add-on pack to the multi award-winning game of 2002, Medieval: Total War, has
shipped ($29.99) to retail stores throughout North America.
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PC Ships - Rockstar Games has
started
shipping Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the PC. Grand Theft Auto: Vice
City is set to be in stores May 13th in North America and May 16th in Europe.
- Breed Demo in June - According to CDV, Breed
demo should be available for download in June 2003. Of course, the demo
will be on display at E3 this week.
- GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Mania - NVIDIA today
announced that the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra graphics processing unit
(GPU) has quickly become the GPU of choice among system builders who build
extreme performance PCs for the gaming enthusiasts' market. The GeForce FX
5900 Ultra will be available in June from the major gaming enthusiast PC
builders, including: 4MBO, Alienware, Falcon Northwest, and VoodooPC.
Coverage:
Tech Report,
Bjorn3D,
HardOCP,
AnandTech,
NeoSeeker,
Hexus
+
Tom's Hardware and
HardOCP
have posted an articles using DOOM 3 as a benchmark - Here is a conclusion: "As was to be expected, DOOM III will only be playable at acceptable framerates on the latest generation of graphics cards. While older cards will naturally also be able to run the game, the level of detail will be greatly reduced. When it comes to speed, NVIDIA's GeForce FX 5900 Ultra is currently unbeatable, at least in 4xFSAA. In the remainder of the tests, its direct predecessor, the FX 5800 Ultra, is also its closest competitor. The Radeon 9800 PRO, on the other hand, can only win the tests at high detail levels in low resolutions."
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