Here's something different you might like to check out. The Amiga 500 was a great entry point into computing in the late 80's for people like me who couldn't justify the cost of a "serious" PC. The Amiga 500, much like the Commodore 64 before it, was the platform of choice for budding programmers and enthusiasts, and this Amiga Emulation Guide is my homage to the mighty Amiga 500.

Dubbed "Brittan's Best PC Games Mag", PC Zone has some information on Bethesda's Softworks, breathtaking title Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Today with the demand for graphics also comes realistic physics. The Battlefield 2 team did a remarkable job creating an engine from scratch that supports realistic physics. One of the most notable physics is the rag doll. The rag doll is in effect after a player dies the player?s body falls to the ground based on gravity, terrain, and more.

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Hands up who remembers that classic war film, Kelly?s Heroes? You know, the one with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas after a load of German bullion and Donald Sutherland as the trippy hippy tank commander? Well this is what The Outfit is like, without Clint, Telly and Donald? or German gold, but it?s still like it.. a bit.

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The next Age is upon us! Ensemble Studios is about to bless us with yet another coming Empire game and Jakub was all over it like a fat kid on a cookie. Read his well-digested preview here.

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This video includes new gameplay video and interview footage with the game's developers.

FileRush

First Screenshots for Def Jam 3 PS3! A couple of screenshots for Def Jam 3 (PS3) have made it's way to a French website. This is definitly a step up for the franchise, this game is looking spectacular. [ Link ]

The playable demo for Myst V: End of Ages is now online, offering the first opportunity to try out the imminent 3D graphical adventure sequel by Cyan and Ubi Soft. Details on the contents of this demo, or even its system requirements, are however not available.

Unreal Tournament 2007 presentation from Games Convention 2005 in Leipzig, Germany.

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Today's community update touches on the upcoming 1.03 update, stats issues, updated catalyst drivers and more!

id Software has now released the full source code of Quake III Arena, their multiplayer first-person shooter of December 1999. The code is released under the GPL, so be sure to read the licensing documentation to see what you can and cannot do with it, and this distribution contains not only the source code but also various compiler tools and build 200f of the Q3Radiant map editor.

We've seen time manipulation in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, but its implementation was fairly weak. However, a new game under development called TimeShift looks set to introduce a new angle of gameplay into the done-to-death FPS genre. Hexus.net has a first look at TimeShift, in which you can manipulate time to achieve various goals. Within your time bubble, time remains unaffected, so if you get hit by a bullet, you can't reverse things and forget all about it. The gameplay revolves around the different ways in which the player can manipulate time, rather than being a 'cool feature' that's been tacked onto the game. Will this be one of next years' big hits, or will it be a game that time forgets?

Not content with ruling the next gen with its all conquering Unreal Engine 3 - which has been licensed by Microsoft for the 360, Sony for the PS3 and just about every serious next gen PC developer worth their salt - Epic Games has already begun the march to global hegemony in the next next generation, with work on the previously unheard of Unreal Engine 4, now revealed to have begun over two years ago.

A playable demo for GT Legends is now online, offering the first opportunity to try out the historical racing simulation currently in the pits at SimBin. This work-in-progress demo allows you "to drive one of three FIA GTC-65 class cars against up to 10 computer controlled opponents, at the famous Dijon circuit (including two different layouts).

The first retail patch for Dungeon Siege II is now online, coinciding with the release of this fantasy 3D action role-playing sequel by Gas Powered Games. This version 2.1 update only addresses two GameSpy issues.

3D Gamers

Quakecon 2005 is now over - my liver is slowly recovering and caffeine withdrawal easing. During this recovery, I will attempt to cover some of the items I did not get to on the first day of the event such as Quake 4 in more detail and the Creative X-Fi soundcard.

GDHardware

At QuakeCon today, id Software's annual event down in Texas, John Carmack announced that the Quake III source code will be released under the GPL, "hopefully some time next week," to be available on their FTP site.

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FileRush have posted the latest interviews and movies for Quakecon 2005.

QuakeCon 2005: John Carmacks Keynote Speech Video QuakeCon 2005 - id Quake 4 SP Footage and QandA

2K Games and 3D Realms have released a new teaser trailer and screenshots of Prey.

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If you read our QuakeCon Day 1 Coverage article, you know that we walked away disappointed and, well? a bit shaken. Luckily, today was much better, and we got a sneak peak of the upcoming DOOM movie, Quake4, and got to hear John Carmack give his keynote. We also swung by the BYOC again and got some more pics of interesting rigs.

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