Parts one and two of the TRIBES 2 strategy guide at Tribes2HQ are online.

6-4-1

A new release of ZDaemon is now available, updating this client/server port of the public DOOM source code to version 0.95.

Ensemble Studios has released their 14th random map script for Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. This latest map is titled "Seasons" and is a multiplayer only map that randomly chooses between the four seasons every time you play.

TySoft's Unofficial TRIBES 2 FAQ on PlanetTribes has been updated with a new layout, some new questions and answers, as well as an update to some of the material already contained there.

6-3-1

LucasArts has updated their E3 page for Star Wars: Jedi Outcast - Jedi Knight II with seven screenshots, two of which offer new scenes in the first-person shooter in the works at Raven Software.

Rome at War, which is billed as "possibly the largest modpack to date" for Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, has been released. The mod is one of the rare complete total conversion projects, and it features five new units, 35 new buildings, a completely reworked interface and lots more ( you'll need to watch the Flash movie in order to get to the download link).

The Tech Zone is holding a contest where you can win an AMD Thunderbird processor.

There is a MechCommander 2 preview on GameZilla looking ahead at Microsoft's upcoming sequel to their RTS Mech game.

6-2-1

A new version 1.6 of the class-based Art of War teamplay modification for Quake III Arena is now available.

Loki Games offers the new version 22859 patches for TRIBES 2 for download from their ftp server.

As noted on both the official site and Silicon Ice Development, the new beta 2 of Urban Terror is now available for download from multiple mirrors. Urban Terror is a Quake III Arena mod "based on action and realism" and the new release is available in a straightforward ZIP file or as Windows and Mac installers, all clocking in around 68 MB.

Real-world IDE RAID explored on The Tech Report examines whether those extra drives are worth the effort.

6-1-1

The Spain Quake 3 Arena principal has a collection of over 150 Quake III Arena wallpapers they've collected.

Version 1.6 of the Strike Force mod for Unreal Tournament has been released. This latest release contains a large number of new features, including new weapons and equipment, three new game modes, 48 new maps.

5-31-1

Today is the official release of the MS OFFICE XP.

Orange Smoothie Productions has released a new beta of their OSP Tournament modification for Quake III Arena.

Well Rounded Entertainment has rounded up their impressions of Unreal II after checking out the upcoming first-person shooter sequel by Legend Entertainment at E3.

Ubi Soft has posted a version 1.2 patch for Myst III: Exile

There are more impressions on the Star Wars: Jedi Outcast - Jedi Knight II demo on JediKnight.net.

5-30-1

Cowboy Tribes Scripting has the release of version 1.0 of SuperIP, a utility that will capture and catalogue game related links while you are in IRC (using mIRC) to allow you to easily query servers, save servers for easy future retrieval, join games, and even run a bot to tell your friends what server you've made off to after you are gone. SuperIP currently supports Starsiege TRIBES, TRIBES 2, Half-Life, and Quake III Arena.

A new version 2.85.6 of the Infiltration modification for Unreal Tournament is now available.

There's a Max Payne interview on Voodoo Extreme talking with Remedy Entertainment's Petri Järvilehto about progress on their upcoming hardcore third-person action game. Saying they are "very, very close" to completing the game, the conversation also discusses the Matrix-style slow-motion bullet effect seen in gameplay movies, the self-adjusting skill levels the game will employ, the level editor that will be included with the game, and more.

A new version of the CPUCooL utility s now available.

A new version 3.03 of the GeForce Tweak Utility is now available.

5-29-1

There's a Hitman 2 preview on 3DActionPlanet with a look ahead at the upcoming sequel to Hitman Codename: 47.

LovermeCases is a must see site for those of you that want or have a need for a different kind of computer case.

A new version 1.08 of GameSpy Arcade is now available.

The Sims Online preview on Voodoo Extreme taking a look at the little people in their homes in the upcoming online version of the Sims.

Eurogamer is reporting that Mucky Foot has sent a release candidate of Startopia off to Eidos, and that the game should go gold soon after a final round of in house beta testing.

A new version 5.07 of the Motherboard Monitor utility is now available.

5-28-1

Blizzard has been updating their site with some new screenshots from the near-complete add-on for Diablo II.

The Action Vault's Max Payne E3 Report is online, looking at Remedy Entertainment and 3D Realm's upcoming third-person shoot-em-up.

5-27-1

Karnatos from Z-Axis sends word that they have posted a review of Silicon Ice Development's ultra realistic, teamplay based Quake3 Mod, UrbanTerror.

GameSpy 3D version 2.53 is now available for both shareware and registered users. This latest version adds support for TRIBES 2 and also increases the overall speed of the program significantly (both of these features have already been available for registered users like myself for some time now).

The official Black & White site has been updated with a list of changes from the upcoming patch for Black & White. The patch will feature 32 bug fixes (including fixes for a pair of save game errors that would crash the game) as well as two significant gameplay changes, one of which will allow those that have already played the game to skip the tutorials and creature selection if they choose to start a new game.

5-26-1

Linux Games has posted a letter they received from Timothee Besset, the project lead on GtkRadiant who is now in charge of maintaining the Linux version of Quake III Arena. According to Timothee's letter the different versions of Q3A all share the same source tree, and there will still be a Linux version of the upcoming Q3A and Team Arena point release, which will follow shortly after the release of the Win32 version.

If you missed the new Unreal II screenshots released at E3 last week, the official site now offers these five screenshots not only in 640x480 resolution, but also as downloads up to resolutions between 1024x768 and 1600x1200.

Intel Introduces The First Generation Of Intel Xeon Processors.

There's a new Definitive Casio E-125 Overclocking Guide on Adrian's Rojak Pot.

There's a new Step By Step Internet connection tweaking guide on Dan's Data.

5-25-1

PlanetDeusEx has updated their news page with a letter from Warren Spector, where the designer comments on the controversial revelation that Thief 3 and Deus Ex 2 will appear first on Microsoft's Xbox console. Despite the many statements that have been made to the contrary, Warren says the two games will not be appearing first on consoles, and he reassures fans that ION Storm Austin is working hard to please fans of both games.

Version 0.97 of the Science and Industry mod for Half-Life has been released.

There's a How to Set Up Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router BEFSR41 guide on HQH's Resources.

5-24-1

In a surprising twist, PC.IGN.com reports that Deus Ex 2 and Thief 3, the sequels to the critically acclaimed PC action games that are currently in development at ION Storm Austin, are now headed for a console release first before appearing on the PC. Thief 3 is targeted for the Xbox, while no specific console system is mentioned for Deus Ex 2.

Weapons Factory Unreal Tournament page has a new servers side version 106.1 patch for download to address issues that popped up with the recent 106 release. The new server files are backwards compatible with the version 106 clients.

5-23-1

Doom and Quake creator signs movie deal has word that American McGee  has signed a development deal with Dimension Films to create a movie based on Alice.

Kokak's Doom Page has a new version 0.66 of ZDoomGL, described as the same package as the 0.66 beta with the addition of a small Voodoo3 change. The new release offers virtually unlimited resolution support, and is said to be much more stable than the previous full release 0.6b.

5-22-1

A new version of the FragAndFlag:Arena utility is now available, updating this front-end that can insulate server operators from command-line parameters and config files by providing a simplified checkbox and buttons front-end for setting up a server running Quake III Arena, or any of a variety of Q3A mods.

There are some La Femme Nikita screenshots on GamePort.ru showing off this upcoming action/adventure game for PCs and "next-generation consoles" based on the TV series of the same name which was itself based on a movie of the same name (remember that movie Surge?). These are the first-ever publicly released screenshots from the game.

Voodoo Extreme has posted eight new screenshots of Max Payne, the gritty third-person shooter nearing completion at Remedy Entertainment.

There's an NVIDIA GeForce 3 Manufacturer Comparison Guide on SystemLogic.net.

5-21-1

The LucasArts E3 2001 page has the official announcement that work has begun on Star Wars: Jedi Outcast-Jedi Knight II, obviously enough the sequel to Jedi Knight (which itself was also Dark Forces II, for those keeping track of the nesting sequels involved). As the earlier report stated, the game is being created by Raven Software with an assist from LucasArts, and will be powered by id Software's Quake III Arena engine.

The Deus Ex Multiplayer patch that brings the Mac port in sync with the latest Windows version is nearly complete and is beginning to be tested, and that "As part of this patch effort, we are also working on a separate update for users of SoundBlaster Live! cards which adds EAX support to multiplayer,". They have also posted a bit on the fact that they are the ones doing the Deus Ex PS2 port.

The official Return to Castle Wolfenstein website is live, offering a home base for this upcoming World War II first-person shooter from Gray Matter Studios.

5-20-1

For those of you who are into Q3CTF--this should be a very good day for you indeed.   The Threewave Compilation Pack #1 has been released to the public. It includes eight capture the flag levels, playable with both straight Q3 and Team Arena.  Here are some of the mirrors.  BTW, it weighs in at around 20 megs, so expect it to take a little bit longer than usual if you're still on a low bandwidth pipe.

Captured.De Mirror
www.clanbase.com
Barrysworld
Q3CCTF.com
International Quake Squad
File Planet
exthree industries
nfliction
Clan fs hosted by supheh.com
www.clankzk.com
kalo's mirror
unknown

You can check out the threewave CTF site right here. Thanks goes out to Captured.com for providing us with the "heads-up."

5-19-1

The Reaction Quake 3 team has updated their website again with new screenshots, updates of their work, and even a new trailer showing off some of the stuff they have done.

A new version 2.3 of the Coliseum2 mod has been released. Of the bug fixes in this release, the one that should be of most interest is the reduced bandwidth usage of the runes.

The Weapons Factory Arena website has been updated with some new screenshots of their latest build-in-progress.  You can check out this cool Q3 Teamplay-based mod, which is billed as the "team fortress" of Quake3, right here.

5-18-1

Well today marks the opening of this year's E3 and since I am not going there I will have better news then those sites whose webmasters are going.

The Invasion team has released Beta 2.27 to the public. The mod has Marines that invade aliens and your mission is to bring back alien eggs. The new version offers new code bringing the mod into compliance with Q3A v1.27, adds new Sniper Rifle for the Marine class, and includes a new level. Check it out at the Invasion site.

GamePC takes a look at a new audio codec from Analog Devices.

Oct. 25th is the official launch date of Windows XP.

5-17-1

The official Doom Legacy site now offers version 1.32 beta 1 of this Doom source code port for download. Billed as "major new full release," it comes in Win32, Linux, Mac OS/X, OS/2 and even good old DOS incarnations, and offers numerous improvements, changes and fixes in the gameplay, 3D acceleration, multiplayer and miscellaneous areas.

Humus' Radeon page has a new version 5.1 of the Raid On tweaker utility for Radeon-based accelerators.

A new version 5.06 of the Motherboard Monitor utility is now available.

5-16-1

id Software is one of the companies cited on this year's RedHerring.com top 100 companies list.

Tweak3D's TRIBES 2 Tweak Guide is online, offering detailed information on configuring the game to help you find your best balance between performance and appearance.

The FAKK2 Multiplayer Beta website has a new version 0.3 of this modification, which, as its fairly self-explanatory name suggests, adds multiplayer play to Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2, Ritual Entertainment's third-person Quake III-engine game that only offers single-player play out of the box.

5-15-1

A new version of Destroy All Monsters, a mod for Quake II that pits classic movie monsters against each other has been released. This new version contains four new levels.

Version 5.9 of the BIOS Optimization Guide at Adrian's Rojak Pot is online, with loads of tweaks and tips for motherboards of all kinds.

Word on GameSpot is that Eidos Interactive has announced that it has shipped Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition.

5-14-1

Here it is copied out of the id finger Service: "Three months to the day after releasing Team Arena Map Pack 1, we're proud to announce the release of a second map pack for the Quake III Arena game expansion, Quake III: Team Arena. As before, this id-approved map pack contains the work of four mappers from the on-line gaming community. This time, three are conversions of previously released Quake III Arena Capture the Flag maps (Dynatron by Ned Man, Courtyard Conundrum by Casey of Threewave, and Smear Campaign by riscchip). The fourth map (PYRmageddon)is an original map, created for Quake III: Team Arena. These maps have be modified and updated to work with the four Team Arena game types: Capture the Flag, One Flag CTF, Overload, and Harvester. These maps are an exciting addition to the growing number of maps availablb for Quake III: Team Arena and will make a great addition to the map rotation on any server. You can download the TA_mappak2 at id's ftp site. " Team Arena Map Pak 2 File size is 17.35 mg.

VisionTek GeForce 3 64MB DDR video card is reviewed on Hardware-Unlimited, Hardware Daily, and PCRave

Italian site Multiplayer.it has posted four new, fairly dark Max Payne screenshots on their frontpage, offering more scenes from the John Woo-inspired third-person action game nearing completion at Remedy and 3D Realms.

5-13-1

The official site of the Annihilation mod for Quake III Arena has been updated with a bunch of new screenshots from the next version that should be released in the near future.

The Unreal Technology site offers a new beta OpenGL renderer for Epic's shooter, in which the only change is a fix for the "black screen at exit bug."

5-12-1

Registration for QuakeCon 2001 is now open. Also open is registration for the $500 Quest Counter-Strike Tournament, which will be held the weekend of June 2nd in O'Fallon, IL. In more immediate news, GameKult will be posting live coverage from this weekend's CPL event in the Netherlands

It's certainly been a while since the last truly bizarre Quake source port was released (although TextQuake will never be forgotten) so it's certainly good to hear that PanQuake is now available. PanQuake produces a full 360 degree panoramic view, which actually works correctly with mlook. The files, and some really weird screenshots are all available at its official site.

There's still more Star Trek on tap as there is a bunch of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars screenshots on Art of War taken from the game's closed beta testing.

In a disturbing turn of events, the RIVA Station is reporting that the folks at ASUS have quietly sneaked the wireframe and transparent wall features back into their latest drivers, in what would be assumed is an attempt to boost sales to gamers regardless of the consequences to the game community.

5-11-1

There's a short Q&A with Robert Duffy on UK Gamer discussing the planned inclusion of "4 lightly to heavily revised maps" in the upcoming Quake III Arena point release patch, as noted in this story on Stomped. The brief conversation covers the reasoning behind the changes, which are based on feedback from the pro gaming community, as well as why Fred Nilsson, id's animator, was the one to revise the maps. There is also a preview of these four altered maps on XSReality.com.

There's some sad news to pass along today, as ''Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy'' author Adams dies is the report that British author Douglas Adams, famed for his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, died suddenly hours ago at his home in California of a heart attack at the age of 49.

Version 1.9b of Join@Once, a utility for connecting to game servers has been released. Join@Once allows users to click on special hyperlinks to join Half-Life, TRIBES 2, Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament servers, and this new release is a public beta. Features promised for future versions include support for mIRC and Rogue Spear.

FragPipe.com interviews The Science and Industry Mod team talking about their Half-Life modification.

The NvMax website has a new version 2.0 build 2084 beta of the NvMax NVIDIA tweaking utility.

Increasing The Flow Rate Of Your Watercooling Rig on OCMod, provided you want water running through your system.

5-10-1

The UI Enhanced page now offers a new version 0.99a of their UI Enhanced modification for Quake III Arena, a Q3A front-end that offers simplified single player, LAN party, and server script creation support. The new release offers multiple map and bot selection along with several bug fixes, including working demos and timedemos, as well as under-the-hood code modifications that will allow the program to be more easily used on other Quake III engine games in the future, such as Team Arena or Elite Force.

Tactics Central has download of version 2.5 of their Cold Fusion modification for Diablo II.

SPEAKEASY.Net has posted a video in streaming Windows media format featuring an interview with the founder of the CPL during the recent SPEAKEASY/CPL event. Topics include the CPL, the league's future and their relationship with Valve Software.

5-9-1

Polycount's Bad Girl contest is online. The contest basically matches the description, as it is looking for a 3D model based on a "bad girl" from any comic book. It should probably come as no surprise that the contest is the result of a challenge issued by Paul steed, formerly of id Software, now of Wild Tangent.

5-8-1

The Clan Avalanche Forum has the release of a new version 3.0 of the Voodoo Stats utility, which is a client-side log analyzer for Quake III Arena. The program can display statistics gleaned from your qconsole.log file in HTML format, offering support for CTF games and DM/RA3, with support for other modifications planned for the future.

The Action Half-Life Beta4 Manual v2 is online to help reduce support issues.

5-7-1

A new beta 3 release of the Classic Quake Arena mod for Quake III Arena is now available. CQA aims to bring the gameplay and features of QuakeWorld to the Quake III engine, and this new version offers point release 1.27 compatibility and "a few new features and maps," and takes 27.5 MB to download.

The Croteam website mentions a pair of new guides to Serious Sam, their fast-and-furious first-person shooter.

VisionTek GeForce3 video card is reviewed on Maximum3D and GamePC.

5-6-1

Version 2.53 of the GameSpy 3D server browser is now available for registered users only. This version adds support for TRIBES 2, and they claim it's up to five times faster than the regular in-game server browser.

GameSpot has a guide to TRIBES 2. Like all of their game guides, it's available online in HTML format or as a downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF file, and it contains strategies for the different weapons and vehicles, as well as a complete

Blizzard has posted downloadable versions of their first-ever television commercials (DIABLO II). The videos are in the self-running Bink format, and one is the cinematic commercial that aired over the Holiday season, while the other is a live-action commercial that was never used.

5-5-1

Q3Center's Weapons Factory Arena Interview catches up with the team behind this class-based Quake III Arena CTF mod, discussing the reasons behind its popularity, and their future plans.

An interview with Scott Dalton of Legend Entertainment is up at Tolstiy's Place today, talking with him about his work and Unreal 2.

Maximum PC Online is about to follow the Daily Radar in shutting down, as they have received word that Imagine Media is shutting down all of their online content, though no official announcement has been made yet.

5-4-1

It was one year ago today that id Software announced production on Quake III: Team Arena.

Online Game Review has an interview with Tom Heaton, the creator of the King of the Hill mod for Quake III Arena.

A new version 4.2.5 of Q3ASC, or, the Quake III Arena Server Configurator, is now available. The latest version of this Windows Q3A server front-end adds Quake III: Team Arena support along with other tweaks and improvements.

Stomped has conducted an interview with Raven's Kenn Hoekstra, talking with him about their upcoming Quake III Arena engine title Soldier of Fortune 2.

Only nine months after the full game was released, a playable demo for Beach Head 2000 is now available from the online store of developers Digital Fusion. The 16.9 MB demo allows you to play one level in their first-person arcade shooter, and apparently includes the other 59 levels to be unlocked when you purchase the game. Thanks PC Zone UK, who have a mirror here.

A patch to upgrade Unreal Fortress to Beta 1 build 600 has been released. Although it's a relatively minor numerical increase, the patch fixes over 100 bugs and adds four new weapons, nine updated maps and an entirely new gameplay mode.

Version 0.20 of glDuke, an OpenGL accelerated client for Duke Nukem 3D is now available for download.

German developers TriNodE Entertainment have released a playable demo of RIM - Battle Planets, available for download from PC Games. RIM is a 3D real-time strategy game that should arrive in stores in their home country shortly, and the whopping 139.7 MB demo includes three missions from the full game.

5-3-1

The Painkeep Arena site offers a new version 2.4 for download, updating this Quake III Arena mission pack enhancement. This release is compatible with point release 1.27, clocks in at a reasonable 13 MB and adds four new maps and various tweaks.

The Backburner has conducted an interview with Darkslayer of the oddball Pac-Man mod for Half-Life.

Fan page HitmanHQ has a Q&A with Jens Peter of IO Interactive online this afternoon. The questions deal with both the original Hitman: Codename 47 (which has been available for some time now) and IO's plans for Hitman 2, and Jens confirms that work is underway on the sequel, and that they won't be making an add-on for the original game.

5-2-1

ION Storm has released a new multiplayer patch for Deus Ex through PlanetDeusEx, bringing their acclaimed first-person action RPG to version 1.112fm. There is a 35.7 MB full patch and a 4.7 MB patch for those who already have the previous version 1.109fm, and a full list of changes is available on the download pages. Additionally, an updated SDK is available as well.

Just Adventure interviews American McGee, talking with the creator of American McGee's Alice about the reaction the game received and his plans for the future. American mentions some things he would have liked to include in Alice had they not been on such a tight schedule, and he also says that he's going to be spending much of the next year in Hollywood working as the producer of Dark Wonderland, the Wes Craven film adaptation of Alice.

The official MechWarrior 4: Vengeance developer site offers a new version 1.5 beta patch for download, updating the English edition of this 3D action combat game. The 7.6 MB download can be applied to original game or the previous version 1.4, and addresses the multiplayer warping problem and fixes an FPU exception.

5-1-1

Reaction from id Software's Todd Hollenshead on the recently announced lawsuit stemming from the Columbine school shooting which has been revealed to include id among the defendants: After reviewing the lawsuit, Hollenshead found that the case is almost identical to the suit filed in 1999 after the Heath High School shooting in Paducah, Ky. All claims in that case were dismissed by a federal judge last April. He added, "As with the Kentucky litigation, their claims are utterly without merit and we will vigorously defend ourselves".

Nvidia drops price of graphics chips (CNET).

A new version 0.51 of T2Serverstat  is now available, which is a set of Perl scripts that will show your TRIBES 2 server status on a web page. The program offers a customizable HTML template and can run under a variety of configurations. Additionally, QStat 2.4c is required for any version of T2ServerStat later than 0.5.