Multiplayer balance tweaking.

Improved Obelisk targeting.

Added GAMESPY support.

Added new "version mismatch error" display when trying to join a game server with a different version via GAMESPY.

Bug: Fixed the price of a being doubled in certain circumstances. The price will never be doubled.

Bug: Fixed the first person hands of a non-stealth soldier appearing to be stealthed under certain circumstances.

Bug: Fixed cost doubling not reflected properly when power plant is destroyed, after quitting and restarting a game.

Bug: Fixed the case where being shot while crouching and placing a beacon would stop you from re-spawning.

Bug: Fixed bug which allowed manipulating the hosting options to generate illegal combinations.

Bug: Fixed the situation where you destroy the airstrip while a vehicle is being delivered and the vehicle would be invisible.

Additional minor bug fixes.

Clan rankings are updated for buddies when "Refresh" is clicked.

Various additional modifications and bug fixes.

Various modifications and bug fixes.

Various modifications and bug fixes.

Addresses some lag issues.

4.30 Is there a smuggling profession?

Yes! This profession provides skills designed to help smugglers avoid detection of "illegal" materials by authorities. There are also skills that make players better at getting out of trouble once they are caught (something Han Solo didn't spend enough skill points on). In addition, the smuggling profession incorporates some slicing and combat skills.

The Dragon Throne–Battle of Red Cliffs playable demo features a training scenario, 2 missions, and the first mission from Liu Bei’s campaign. Lead your kingdom and develop new technologies, establish strategic alliances and create a mighty army in an attempt to unify the nation.

I have always felt that 3D glasses were a gimmick, a lot like Force Feedback. Neat idea, but does it really make things any better and it is worth the hassle? I think that in many applications, the answer to that question is now YES! There are a few games I would not bother using them on, but there are several that are reborn with their use. Much like the introduction of 3dfx's Voodoo 5 anti-aliasing, the eDimensional 3D glasses takes an existing technology and through a hardware enhancement, changes and greatly improves what you can expect from your visuals. At $69.95, this is a good "ask Santa" item.

Miraplacid Enigmaze 3D is a pacman-like arcade game with sharp graphics, full control over viewpoint and funny sound effects. It's a family game - no blood, no pessimistic landscapes and monsters are pretty cute. Each of 25 levels has unique style and charm. Enigmaze 3D will teach you to be patient, fast and smart.

Racing modes (to include team)

Deathmatch mode (to include teams)

CTF

Derby!

Long before the Galactic Civil War, an epic drama begins.

Engage in this saga set in the Golden Age of the Republic - over 4,000 years before the first Star Wars film, when both Jedi and Sith number in the thousands. With the Galaxy reeling from a recent conflict with the Dark Lords, the ongoing battle between the Jedi and the Sith rages on. Your actions determine the outcome of this colossal galactic war - and your destiny as a Jedi.

Minor updates to firewall negotiation queuing. This was preventing players joining games in some situations (usually when many players were trying to join at once, or when many players hit the abort button on this dialog).

Minor updates to low-level packet handling which were causing server instability when unexpected traffic appeared on the game port.

LAN hosting is now allowed on routable IP addresses.

Cosmetic fix to game list control which was displaying multiple selected games when the list was refreshed in some cases.

1.46 - Fixed: Destroyed barrels and other empty objects are not reported in statistics nor added to score

1.46 - Fixed: More ammo for Reammo Ural (same as for Reammo 5tTruck).

1.46 - Fixed: Appropriate picture for Cessna.

1.46 - Fixed: 8 men can be transported in Hind's cargo.

1.46 - Fixed: Helicopter landing with keyboard impossible. When landing, helicopter stops hovering above the ground.

1.46 - Fixed: Bug in HW T&L code: Material change was sometimes not recognized when polygons shared texture. This caused some trees were rendered darker.

1.46 - Fixed: net.log file is not being created.

1.46 - Fixed: Grid location in map one digit only in 1.45

You start off in CS: CZ with only a few weapons to choose from and with a team that has only a few skills, but as you accomplish more and more missions you get more money and you can buy better weapons and improve the skills of you and your team members which are controlled by the game's AI. I was actually never a fan of those games where I had to equip my own troops before a game, I wanted to go in right away and start fragging but Gearbox has made a very cool interface which makes it really easy and fast so this won't be a problem. You can also play through the single-player with your friends and as they take the position of the bot-controled team members (Co-Op mode). It is also possible to play it over the Internet so you don't need to be at a LAN.

REDMOND, Wash., March 7, 2002 -- An apparent misinterpretation of information on a Microsoft Japan Web site resulted today in a media report of a recall of Microsoft's Xbox™ game console in Japan. This report is incorrect. There is no recall of Xbox in Japan or any other market.

The Xbox Japan Web site did report that Microsoft Customer Care Japan had received a small number of inquires (significantly less than one percent of systems sold) from customers reporting small scratches to the outside edge of some game disks after use in the Xbox game consoles. While this is not a common occurrence, and minor scratching is primarily a cosmetic issue that does not affect performance, a positive customer experience is of the utmost importance to Microsoft. Xbox Japan responded accordingly in its statement offering to evaluate any Xbox system that a customer is concerned about. If a system needs to be repaired or replaced for any reason, Microsoft will do this immediately.

After successful launches in North America and Japan, demand for Xbox continues to be high in all launched markets, and production continues at a rapid pace. Microsoft will launch Xbox in Europe and Australia on March 14, 2002.

Added several new battle backgrounds

Added Quest Log to allow players to review previous quest messages

Added chat messages over all interfaces, not just over the isometric map

Added encyclopedia for leader abilities in various screens

Added Direct3D support to Configuration Editor utility

Added new popup message before battle when human player gets attacked in Hotseat

Added ability to save game during any player's turn in Hotseat

Added ability to capture capital cities without ending the game automatically in multiplayer/Hotseat

Added ability to ally with human players easily

Added ability to chat from within the battle interface

Toned down the "easy setting"

Fixed sound interruption problem in game cut-scenes

Fixed a few crash bugs

Fixed other minor bugs

"Rockstar quietly let the world slip a few weeks ago that GTA III was coming to the PC. A key feature will be support for 16-person multiplay, and the PC version will also sport better textures at a much nicer resolution. The mouse/keyboard setup will be instantly familiar to third-person-action fans, too. We're definitely looking forward to this one."

Creative Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq: CREAF), the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for users of the personal computer and the Internet, today announced a definitive agreement under which Creative will acquire 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd. (Nasdaq: TDDD) for a combination of US$1.20 per share in cash and US$2.40 per share in Creative stock for each share of 3Dlabs.

It reduces 75% of traditional motor hub area. This revolutionary breakthrough not only increases 30% of airflow and static pressure, but also brings air stream directly to the centralized heat source. As a result, T.M.D. FAN improves the efficiency of heat dissipation at least 15%.

The LithTech Triton System is the visual effects-heavy derivative of LithTech's leading-edge Jupiter system, the foundation for Computer Gaming World's 2001 Action Game of the Year, No One Lives Forever, and the highly anticipated sequel, No One Lives Forever 2.

By combining the enhanced rendering capabilities of Jupiter with unparalleled special effects, Triton promises to make TRON 2.0 one of the most visually stunning and innovative games of the year. Triton expands Jupiter's current functionality to include features like a third person camera perspective and a vehicle physics system used to create the exciting Light Cycle races in TRON 2.0. Developers can make use of defensive weapons that include blocking capabilities with shields, providing an extra layer of depth to game play. In addition, Triton provides developers with the option of utilizing a drag and drop inventory system. Those developers wanting to push the envelope with special FX like geometry outlining must take a look at Triton.

Support for: Alien vs. Predator 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and Tribes 2.

URL-based server launching so you can connect to servers from a web-page.

Mapshot Multi-shot support.

Enhanced Remote Administration support (and Half-Life 1.1.0.6 RCON).

Qtracker Master enhancements, and are now used for all server listings.

Suspend-on-connect.

Toolbars!

Fixed mouse-flyer landing bug.

Fixed installer long-path bug.

Fixed a few minor bugs with the multiplayer lobby screen.

Fixed nitrous roar when nitrous empty bug.

Added Gordon Bowman-Jones announcer script, and deleted existing announcer scripts.

Expanded announcer script code to facilitate new Gordon features.

Fixed hiccup at start of race when smoke effects are loaded.

Fixed staccato bug where sounds would not switch properly when changing airplanes.

Workaround for DirectSound max-distance bug which caused strange engine noises in the distance.

Added ability to reconfigure joystick axes, buttons, and hat switches. Xtreme Air Racing.

The need to sit down and stare at the spellbook to regain mana has been removed at all levels. (Sitting down and having Meditation skill are still required.)

After applying advanced mathemagics, the commonly known "hell-level" experience gain effect in levels 30, 35, 40, and 45 has been largely done away with. Further, the "post-hell-level" experience loss in levels 31, 36, 41, and 46 was driven from the face of Norrath as well.

The long-requested global chat channels are well on their way. We'll be supporting player-created chat channels for raids, for friends, for total strangers - Anything you'd like to use them for. Expect a documentation update (eqmanual_supplement.doc in your EverQuest directory) explaining how to use these soon.

Tens of thousands of people play EverQuest every day, carrying out fantasies from the vantage point of an alter ego in a virtual world inhabited by elves and dragons. This short documentary is about some of the people that inhabit this virtual world. It explores what this game is, how it affects the people who play it, and the concept of role playing.

Judging by the intense and impressive released screens of various lightsaber battles, it looks like players will have a very large degree of control over both Kyle Katarn’s physical movement, as well as control over his lightsaber - are we correct to assume this? And can you explain a little about the mechanics of both, in taking part in lightsaber battles?

"Kyle’s lightsaber movements are directly tied to his physical movements themselves. From the most basic standpoint, the lightsaber has a primary swing attack and the alternate saber attack is the saber throw. From there, you factor in Kyle’s directional movement (front/back/left/right) as well as whether or not Kyle is crouching, jumping, walking, running or standing still. You also need to factor in other special movements (like flips and wall walking), combinations and which of the three saber fighting styles he’s using at the time. In addition to the physical, primary attacks, the saber has three levels of saber throw and three levels of defense for blocking shots/parrying saber attacks. Put it all together and you’ve got a massive number of lightsaber moves Kyle can perform. To give you a better idea of what I’m talking about, Kyle has about 500 animations for the lightsaber movements and attacks if you include all of the transition moves from one attack animation to another."

Improved Tribes 2 support.

Adds support for team names, team scores, etc.

Adds Remote Administration support for: Quake 3 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

Mapshot Packs can now contain download information for individual maps. When available a flashing download icon will appear in the Mapshot window allowing the user to directly download the map.

Active Servers filter.

Fixes high pings for HPB (28.8k-56k) users.

"The hunt begins! Jango Fett, the most ruthless and feared mercenary in the Star Wars galaxy, will make his spectacular interactive debut later this year in the action-packed Star Wars Bounty Hunter from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. Through Jango -- father of Boba Fett, one of the most intriguing and enduring characters in the Star Wars universe -- players will plunge into the dark, deadly world of a bounty hunter, a role Star Wars game fans have long awaited to play. Star Wars Bounty Hunter is expected to release fall 2002 on PlayStation 2 and GameCube.

Mythic Entertainment has announced that it will use version 4.2 of Numerical Design Limited's NetImmerse 3D engine in Dark Age of Camelot, its popular online role-playing game. The game currently uses version 3.0 of the NetImmerse engine, and the new version of the engine includes new rendering features and other improvements. In particular, the new 3D engine will support more game characters on the screen at one time, which is a critical element in online role-playing games.

Beriand failing to heal parties after returning his staff.

A crash at the Trapfall area of the Glin Gardens.

Chests in Dwarven Dungeons opening and missing items.

Ancient Iron Key missing.

A few crashes in the Elven Catacombs.

"Rather than a sequence of distinct missions, all the events in the Resistance campaign are closely linked," explains Marek Spanel, Operation Flashpoint's Project Leader at Bohemia Interactive Studio. "As players progress through the campaign, the amount of equipment, ammunition and fellow soldiers persists from one mission to another. Tactical use of supplies comes into play as there's no telling what lies ahead."

GameSpy: Regular players know that Planar zones are geared for the high-level players and guilds. What will The Planes of Power offer to the lower level players?

Rod Humble: The Planes of Power will have many upgrades for characters of all levels. For example, we will be announcing extra planar trade skills and many more features once we get a bit closer to launch.

A huge new mid-to-high level dungeon will debut on Pendragon over the next week or so. This dungeon lets players explore the underworld - under all three Realms - that is populated by the dead souls of Hibernians, Britons, and Norse. It is overseen by many demons, evil imps, and many other hellish creatures. Entrance to this new dungeon - called Darkness Falls - will be restricted to one Realm at a time. We'll announce how access is controlled next week, but it will be based on RvR elements. Darkness Falls will have many new monster models, skins, and monster sounds, and it is huge.

Well now, in the upcoming game release, "The Thing", you are ported as part of the military rescue team that is sent to investigate the disappearance of the scientists. The game features:

Taking place shortly after the events seen in the 1982 film - The Thing takes us back to the Antarctic base and familiar locals from the film for a terrifying, new chapter of isolation and paranoia.

Advanced trust/fear interface adds a new dimension to the genre - How you influence non-player characters (NPCs) psychological state determines whether or not these characters will cooperate with you. · Amazing lighting, weather and particle effects complemented by subtle sound cues and scripted events create a new level of suspense and terror.

Unique combat system that allows weapons to be customized and scratch built in many cases.

Puzzle Solving can be accomplished by a multitude of scenarios - there is never just one way to accomplish an objective.

Varied pace of gameplay throughout the game, blending action, puzzles, horror and human interaction.

65+ maps for alot of level variation

2 gameplay modes, regular JB PoW mode or instagib JB: PoW with instagib Gauntlet and gauntlet jumping

Clan Competition mode with extensive Referee abilities

Map Voting after each round

Team Spectating from jail

GLOBAL OPERATIONS HAS SHIPPED! After an exciting couple years, the game is shipping! We all had a lot of fun during the development and can't wait to play against you all. Check your local stores in the next couple days to pick yours up! A special thanks to all the beta testers and server hosts for their hard work in helping make this game great!

EVE: The Second Genesis, is a massively multiplayer, online, persistent world game. perhaps even too real to be called a game, but definitely more fun than reality. Played on the Net, it takes place in a world that is alive and kicking every day, every hour. Players are spaceship captains cruising around the universe, trading, fighting and communicating with other players. EVE is scheduled for a 2002 release.

There have been some significant changes made to some of the more popular maps in DoD 2.1, can you give us an idea as to what they are?

MB: While most of the changes are optimizations of textures and memory usages, there are some gameplay changes too.. Anzio is a big one, the town square flag and the bridge flag now require 2 people to capture them. Heutau was also a big fan request - now the spawn points move forward depending on who owns the central flag. There is a lot more action on this map now, and we've had some great matches. What else.. well there are a lot of little changes. But the big news is that the memory usage is lowered, so people don't get the slowdowns in certain areas that we were seeing before, and older machines can run the game properly.

Teleportation and Reviving Players Bugs Fixed

Bugs introduced in 1.30 related to reviving players and teleportation, or warping, on certain maps have been fixed. These issues were a byproduct of a fix for reviving players on and around script movers (the giant doors in mp_assault for example).