Far Cry 1.2 Patch Withdrawn
Ubisoft has taken the decision to withdraw this patch due to issues experienced by a number of users. An official statement follows:
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2 Issues solved for Farcry 1.2 Patch
There are already two solutions available that may work on your FarCry installation. The first is about the ATI videocard issue and the second is about the Multiplayer issue (getting kicked out of gameservers). Also a short list about other issues discoverd is posted. Check it out! Other issues discoverd: Sounds, mice, aim etc..
id Software talks DOOM 3 and Beyond
GameSpy have thrown up their chat with id Software's Tim Willits, Todd Hollenshead and Marty Stratton as they talk about their highly anticipated return to Mars and what's next on the horizon.
GameSpy: When did you actually wrap up development?
GameSpy: When did you actually wrap up development?
Pics of Half Life 2
Thanks to Mackey D for pointing me in the direction of this article posted over at Beta Connect!
Today Chris and I visited Valve's offices in Bellevue. We got some interesting pictures, and learned some new information.
Today Chris and I visited Valve's offices in Bellevue. We got some interesting pictures, and learned some new information.
Half-Life 2 Interesting email from gabe
This was posted over at HL2 World Forum by jb55 which tells us a bit about the status of Half-Life 2.
The super-intelligent over at hl2central are saying hl2 is being delayed once again. Please give me a quote of some kind so I can prove them wrong and get the news corrected.
Just give me a simple yes or no, is it delayed again? Thank you for your time.
The super-intelligent over at hl2central are saying hl2 is being delayed once again. Please give me a quote of some kind so I can prove them wrong and get the news corrected.
Just give me a simple yes or no, is it delayed again? Thank you for your time.
id Software's Official DOOM3 Benchmarks
HardOCP has a 5 page story about id releasing benchmarks for Doom 3 using the latest videocards from ATI and nVidia. The story also includes a introduction from John Carmack himself where he assures us that the results should be cheat-free since none of the videocard vendors were able to access the demo beforehand .
The folks at id Software have been kind enough to share with us benchmarks from the upcoming DOOM 3. We look at NVIDIA's and ATI's finest in a head to head comparison.
The folks at id Software have been kind enough to share with us benchmarks from the upcoming DOOM 3. We look at NVIDIA's and ATI's finest in a head to head comparison.
Far Cry 1.2 patch is out
Ubi Soft Entertainment have released the eagerly anticipated new patch for Far Cry, bringing the tropical island first-person shooter by Crytek Studios to version 1.2. This release adds quicksave support, increases run speeds and sprint lengths, fixes some Punkbuster problems, addresses a large number of gameplay issues, applies various optimizations and weapon tweaks, and squashes more bugs.
Update: Here's the Changelog for Far Cry 1.2.
Update: Here's the Changelog for Far Cry 1.2.
DOOM Board Game and Book Interviews
HomeLAN Fed posted 2 DOOM-related interviews today
The first interview is held with the creator of the upcoming Official DOOM Board Game. In the second interview HomeLAN Fed talks to the author of the "Making of DOOM3" book.
The first interview is held with the creator of the upcoming Official DOOM Board Game. In the second interview HomeLAN Fed talks to the author of the "Making of DOOM3" book.
DOOM 3 Theme Song
PlanetDoom reports cha0s dropped us a line and let us know that Tweaker's blog/music site, http://www.myspace.com/tweaker, has the full version of the DOOM 3 Theme song up on their site for your listening pleasure. There was a 20 second clip of it released on DOOM3.com last week but with this full 2 minute version, you can rock out all you want.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2 in Development?
GGMania reports that id CEO Todd Hollenshead confirmed that RTCW2 is in the works by an "outside" studio. There was no mention of the engine it would be on, but i'm guessing the Doom 3 one will be most likely.
Update: Here's Todd Hollenshead interview with G4tech TV regards to RtCW 2 for those of you whom would like a listen to it.
Update: Here's Todd Hollenshead interview with G4tech TV regards to RtCW 2 for those of you whom would like a listen to it.
Far Cry 1.2 Patch Update
Once again, we want to let you know that Far Cry patch 1.2 is close to being released. We were about to release this week as planned, when a hardware manufacturer code update forced us to modify the patch accordingly. It took a couple of days to make it work without breaking anything else. We think it is worth the extra wait, as it's all about making sure everyone enjoys the best experience possible, both in terms of gameplay and performance.
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising patch v1.2.0.10
NovaLogic have released a new patch for Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising, updating their 3D multiplayer shooter to version 1.2.0.10! What's new?
System performance optimizations including AGP and CPU. Fixed mouse movement when player is sighted.
System performance optimizations including AGP and CPU. Fixed mouse movement when player is sighted.
DOOM 3 Multiplayer Networking Info
The official Doom 3 website has been updated and is now offering screenshots, a streaming trailer, info and wallpapers! and GameSpy have had a chat with id programmer Robert Duffy discussing the game's multiplayer capabilities! Here's a snip.
GameSpy: Can you clarify what kind of multiplayer networking architecture DOOM 3 will use? Will it be peer-to-peer or traditional client-server (or something altogether different)?
GameSpy: Can you clarify what kind of multiplayer networking architecture DOOM 3 will use? Will it be peer-to-peer or traditional client-server (or something altogether different)?
Painkiller Patch v1.3.1
3D Gamers reports DreamCatcher has released a new patch for Painkiller, upgrading the frantic first-person shooter by People Can Fly to version 1.3.1. This Hotfix patch only addresses the Load game issue from saves within a game level and is multiplayer compatible with the previous version 1.3
