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Massive Evening Reading (E3+Tech) - tech
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| (hx) 03:12 AM CEST - May,23 2002 |
- Wolfenstein Add-on Later this Year - This
expansion pack has not been named yet, but judging from the state of the build on
display, it seems to be coming along nicely. The game is being developed by Nerve Software
and Splash Damage (a new studio made up of the Q3F mod team and based in London), and it
will include 10 new single-player missions and 10 new multiplayer maps. In addition, the
expansion will also add several new weapons, engineer abilities, and even a new player
class: the covert ops specialist. The Wolfenstein add-on is scheduled for release later
this year.
- DOOM III Impressions @ GameSpot - Also GameSpot has posted their
own impressions from demonstration of DOOM III at E3. "One took
his helmet off. The camera moved in to reveal the incredible detail found in Doom III's
characters. The characters' facial expressions were quite lifelike as they exchanged
dialogue. But what was even more impressive was the subtle detail that could be seen in
their individual skin tones and complexions. It's no exaggeration to say that these are
easily some of the most realistic-looking 3D real-time-rendered characters ever seen in a
game. The quality of the character models--and actually, even the visual design of their
high-tech armor--is comparable to what can be seen in last year's computer-animated sci-fi
feature film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within."
- Rise of Nations E3 video - Tiscali Games have posted E3 video from
Rise of Nations, an upcoming real-time strategy from Microsoft and Big Huge Games. It
contains 1 minute of gameplay scenes and it's available in WMV (Windows Media Player) from
our site here (4,5 MB).
- Rainbow Six: Raven Shield E3 trailer - Tiscali Games have posted
a new Rainbow
Six: Raven Shield E3 trailer (12MB DivX), which contains three minutes of in-game
footage from this Unreal-powered tactical shooter.
from UbiSoft.
- CS: Condition Zero Shots - Gearbox Software has released some information and
screens for the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. Weaponry fans will be pleased to get to play
with brand new artillery, including M60 guns, LAW rocket launchers, ballistic shields and
pistols, molotov cocktails and more.
- Matrix MMORPG Announced - Warner Bros., Monolith Productions and
EON Entertainment are producing a massively multiplayer online video game based on the
hugely successful "The Matrix" franchise, it was announced today. Able to
accommodate tens of thousands of players in a single shared environment, the game will be
a re-creation of the virtual world of "The Matrix," employing cutting-edge 3-D
graphics, networking and server technology. The game will combine the best elements of the
action-adventure genre and character building/role playing games with the social
interaction/community of an ongoing online game. Under the direction of Warner Bros.,
Monolith Productions and EON Entertainment will design the game using LithTech's Discovery
System, a completely new set of tools and technology, including a new 3-D renderer and
high-capacity server system, built to accommodate the unique challenges presented in the
creation of this type of product.
- Deus Ex 2: Invisible War Site - The official site for DX2: Invisible War, Eidos'
just-announced 3D action RPG sequel has been launched!
- Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Available - Soldier of
Fortune II: Double Helix is starting to appear on store shelves, so don't miss it :P
- MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Officially - Today at the E3,
Microsoft Game Studios announced that "MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries," the latest
installment in the ever-popular "MechWarrior" franchise, is in development and
scheduled for release this fall.
- IWD 2 Music - RPGdot have offers 3 great
sample tracks from the upcoming Icewind Dale 2. The music has been composed by Inon
Zur, who also did Baldur's Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal or Fallout Fantasy for example.
TECH NEWS:
- ARQuake - Augmented Reality Quake (ARQuake) is an extension of the desktop game
Quake, and as such we are investigating how to convert a desktop first persion application
into an outdoor/indoor mobile augmented reality application. The ARQuake game has been
ported to our wearable computer platform and operates with GPS and digital compass as a
means of tracking. The keyboard and mouse interaction with the game has been completely
replaced with use movements and a functional toy gun (with recoil and sound effects).
- MS goes for control, Disneyesque experience for Xbox Live - The
script for Xbox Live is approximately as follows. It will roll out around Q3 of this year
in the form of a $49.95 starter kit that contains Xbox Communicator, a game and a year's
sub to Xbox Live. Prices outside of the US haven't been disclosed yet, although after the
bloody nose Xbox collected in Europe this spring, presumably we're not going to be too
greedy this time. Prices for continuing subscription don't appear to have been set at all
yet, but it'd
be a surprise if the target wasn't something like $9.95 a month.
- Codingstyle Interview with PS2 Linux Developers - May 22 marks
the official release of Sony's PS2 Linux kit in North America and Europe, while Japanese
users have been tinkering with their kits for about a year (in beta release; the official
release for Japan was last month). To give you something to do while waiting for your
package to arrive in the mail, Codingstyle has interviewed several people in the PS2 development community, including
two people from Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. (SCEA) and Sony Computer
Entertainment Europe, Ltd. (SCEE).
- SQL server hacks send out more attacks - Statistics from the
Sans Institute show that over
1,500 boxes appear to have been infected, with the main offenders in North America,
Europe and Korea. The biggest culprit, which appears to be an IP address registered to an
Earthlink DSL connection at a hotel in Atlanta, has already sent out around 152,000
attacks. Once it has infected a host, the main aim of SQLsnake is to email a list of
captured passwords and configuration information to a free email account in Singapore.
- Microsoft software expelled by top college - Newnham women's
college, Cambridge, has banned
Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express because it is tired of cleaning up after virus
attacks. I think it's really good decision. I cannot even imagine how people can live with
this crappy mail client :)
- Microsoft gets the picture - Microsoft is touting the idea of a sequence of pictures as a more
secure alternative to passwords. The software giant's research labs have come up with
an image-based password that eliminates the need to remember different words or numbers.
Researchers have come up with a series of picture related ideas such as choosing from half
a dozen faces in the right order, which most people find easier than remembering
passwords.
- Intel and VIA introducing cheaper 845GLL and P4X266E - Facing
the trend of low-price motherboards, chipset designers have been compelled to launch
cheaper products to meet market demand. Following its three new Pentium 4 chipsets, Intel is planning to
introduce an even less expensive integrated chipset, the 845GLL (845GL Light). VIA
Technologies has also rolled out an updated P4X266E for the latest competition.
- HW Round-up - X-Micro's
Impact GeForce4 Ti 4200 / Epox
GeForce4 Ti 4200 / SUMA's overclocking-friendly GF4 Ti4200 / MSI 850 Pro5
Pentium 4 / Triplex
Millennium Silver Ti4600 / Samsung SyncMaster 191T 19'' TFT
- 3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110, ATI's FireGL 8800, and NVIDIA's Quadro4 750 and
900 XGL Shootout - ExtremeTech tested
four professional workstation class graphics boards.
- GTA3 XP Bug - Windows XP + nVIDIA
based cards (possibly other brands): We have found a possible problem with Windows XP that
manifests itself as graphical problems both in the game menu and also during game play. We
have traced this problem to be a Windows XP problem. Technically this problem is solved by
the use of a newer version of d3d8.dll than is shipped on CD with Windows XP. (The version
on the Windows XP CD that has problems is 5.1.26000.0 - versions tested without error
include 5.1.2600.15 and 5.1.2600.29) Currently the only way we know to update this dll
file is to install the Windows XP Patch: "The Computer Cannot Enter Standby or
Hibernate If a Direct3D-Based Screen Saver Is Running (Q306676)" downloadable from
here. This update may in the future be available as part of an official Windows XP Service
Pack, a Windows XP Compatibility Update, or possibly a DirectX 8.1 update. (thanks G256)
- AOL unveils Mozilla-based Netscape 7.0 - Netscape
7.0 looks a lot like version 6.0, but underneath the hood, it's mostly Mozilla, which
means it also performs like Mozilla. In our informal testing, Netscape displayed Web pages
just as fast as Internet Explorer did. This browser keeps the best of the recent Mozilla
builds, including the browser itself and the e-mail client, while adding some useful
tools, such as an integrated, full-featured version of AOL Instant Messenger. Download: Netscape 7.0 Preview Release 1 for Windows / Netscape 7.0 Preview Release 1 for Linux / Netscape 7.0 Preview Release 1 for MacOS 8 / Netscape 7.0 Preview Release 1 for MacOS X.
- FlashFXP 1.4.4 Beta Build 852 - FlashFXP
is the most powerful and popular FTP & FXP Client for Microsoft Windows
9x/Me/NT/2000/XP on the market today. This new
beta improves support for Custom Commands.
- Kazaa that 1.7.0- No word on what's changed etc... but you
can download from here.
- nVHardPage NVIDIA Tweaker v0.90.1b - This program serves on
enabling/disabling hidden features in NVIDIA control panel and tweaking NVIDIA Direct3D
& OpenGL settings.
- kX Project Drivers 5.10.0.3520 BETA - The kX Audio Driver is an
independent WDM (Windows Driver Model) driver for all EMU10K1 and EMU10K2-based soundcards
manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or E-mu Sytems Inc., including the
SoundBlaster Live! series, the E-mu Audio Production Studio (APS) card, and the Audigy
series of cards
- 3D Prophet 4500/4000XT Drivers - Hercules has released new 3D
Prophet 4500/4000XT drivers for Windows XP.
- AsusP4B266-E BIOS - Asus has released a new BIOS for the P4B266-E motherboard.
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