Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix is the ultra-realistic sequel to the groundbreakings hit from Raven Software. Based on the popular military-enthusiast magazine, Soldier of Fortune 2 offers the most realistic covert-operative FPS experience ever. The test gives gamers a chance to compete in one map across four different game modes including deathmatch, team deathmatch, elimination and infiltration. Gamers who choose to participate in the test will also have access to 20 skins and all the weapons available in the multiplayer portion of the full game.

If you haven't Notice It's out! So Go Get It.

Just to let you peeps know, that where going to buy the X-Box! Hold on a bit cos the price of the X-Box is dropping! I would like to know if Microsoft is going to give rebates to all the poor peeps that just got hold of one. Here's the new prices:

The Xbox, which launched in Australia at $649 just over a month ago, will now cost $399.

A similar price cut in Europe brings the Xbox to £199 or 299 Euro.

Looks like I am going blind. LOL! Price drop would take effect on April 26 and any customers who had already purchased the Xbox at full price would receive $250 worth of Xbox products as a gift.

Westwood has OFFICIALLY released the flying vehicles patch (Renegade v.1.030). The patch includes orcas, apaches, transport helecopters, and modified buildings.

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Here are some game demos from Gamesdomain.co.uk.

Gorasul: The Legacy of the Dragon is a role playing game with epic dimensions. The tale, in short, deals with the life of Roszondas. Roszondas was raised by a magical dragon. As he grew up, he obtained the magic and characteristics of his adoptive father. The world of the adolescent Roszondas is about to collapse as it is at war with a demon of another level of dimension.During the time of war, Roszondas turns into the greatest hero of the world. His dragon magic power helps him to survive as one of the few defenders of the good. Besides himself, there are also a few other magicians who remain and try as hard as possible to to save their bastions, despite the enemies attempts to destroy them. They also offer shelter to the remaining inhabitants of the destructed world.The story of the game begins with Roszondas reincarnation, as he had died in his attempts defending good from the evil.

Starshatter v3.0.4 is a military space combat simulation set in the far future. Unlike most space sims, Starshatter allows you to directly command a wide variety of ships, from small atmospheric and space-based fighters, to giant cruisers and fleet carriers. Starshatter will take you through the ultimate space combat experience, from planet surface to interstellar space, with several dynamic campaigns set in a persistent simulated universe.

Starmageddon Project Earth joins Earth in a period of expansion where space seems infinite. Computers are endlessly more powerful than they are today, but have not developed enough to beat the power of the human mind. One in a billion people has the power to run the Bahamuts - the motherships that are the basis of any space fleet. Such people, known as Sundivers, are neurally connected to the mothership and are able to virtually manage all of its functions - the user plays a Sundiver. On a mission to colonise another planet, the player?s Bahamut and two others are met by a mysterious comet, heading towards Earth. But alien warships are lying in wait in the comet?s tail.

Just got word from Haddad that he's posted his Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast tweak guide! Here is what he's saying:

Jedi Outcast is the latest sequel in Lucasarts' Dark Forces game series, though this time developed by Raven Software it's been just as well received as the previous Jedi Knight, perhaps even more so.

3D Spotlight's new tweak guide will take you through configuring the multitude of options available for the game and other useful information which will result in greatly improved gaming experience with better visuals, audio & hopefully minimal performance loss.

Here are some games movies from GamesDomain.co.uk.

Duke Nukem Manhattan Project for the PC: Gaming's king of action returns in an all new adventure, this time in New York City. Duke battles his way across towering skyscraper rooftops and through gritty subway stations on the hunt for power-hungry villain, Mech Morphix. Mutants of every kind are thrown at Duke as he chases down Morphix through eight huge environments and avoids the green slime called GLOPP that is causing all the chaos.

Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter for the X-Box: Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter immerses players in a universe of huge corporations and futuristic gun-slingers as Mace seamlessly travels from the ground, to the air, to space tracking quarry and unraveling a deep, and very dangerous mystery. Against a backdrop of corporate, political and religious intrigue, Mace is framed for being involved in the deaths of his comrades. After a stretch in prison he becomes a Bounty Hunter, a vocation which gives him access to classified information and a means to aggressively pursue his search for the people who framed him.

Karma: Immortality for the PC: Karma: Immortality is a multiplayer 3D military action RPG set in both World War II and a futuristic Immortal War. It will include a single-player campaign and multiplayer mode that will feature Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and cooperative team play.

The public source code for Serious Sam: the Second Encounter is now available, offering everything budding mod coders need to get tinkering with Croteam's fast-paced first-person shooter sequel. The SDK contains header files, templates, libraries, debug binaries, .ini files and more.

This code may only be used under the terms specified in the license.txt file. No support will be provided by id, Gray Matter, Nerve, or Activision. However, help is available. We suggest you investigate the various user communities available through links @ www.CastleWolfenstein.com.

During development of Return to Castle Wolfenstein, we split the code between single and multiplayer to allow specialization. Although very similar overall, there are specific differences between the code. Both the source for the SP and MP code is provided here.

GigaGames.de have released new action-packed gameplay footage of Unreal Tournament 2003 in full flow and also an interview with Mark Rein from Epic as well. There's 5 DivX movies in total running for about 45 minutes.

We snagged some nice screenshots of the leaked SoF2 multiplayer test for you to check out. Performance on Athlon XP 1800+, 256Mbyte DDR, Radeon 8500 with 6058 drivers was okay. No stuttering, good image quality. The always run mode seemed a bit slow compared to other first person shooter games. The texture detail is quite high but there are no detail textures like in No One Lives Forever or Serious Sam 2: The Second Encounter. Weapon models are highly detailed and weapon sounds quite realistic. No bots though. Enjoy the screenshots...

Just got word from Andrew that he's posted his review of Star Wars Jedi Knight 2. Here's what he's saying:

After happily installing the game with a gigantic grin on my face, I start the game up for the first time. I am greeted with a splash screen that allows me to play either a single player game or a multiplayer game. Of course, being the Star Wars fanatic I am, I dive right into single player. I am greeted with a nice looking menu that is easy on the eyes and a nice piece of Star Wars soundtrack playing in the background.

If like me you love Unreal Tournament but hate those cheating scum out there this is welcome news. What gets me is that they will have the fastest gaming PC's, ASDL or Cable and still have the need to cheat. I mention no names but you know who you are!? LOL and you still s***! And not forgetting that UT editor you get with Unreal Tournament then your going to love this info that's been posted @ Unreal Ops.

Just saw this @ Mpegx.com

Step into the epic saga from the Star Wars Episode I story. Take on the roles of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, and Captain Panaka. Use the Force, and your wits, to overcome challenges into this story of a galaxy in crisis.

The sequel to the 1998 hit Outcast developed by Appeal and published by Infogrames has been suspended due to new development opportunities. Appeal amphasizes that Outcast 2 is not canceled and that platform targets are still Ps2 and PC but that it is a frozen project for an unnamed timeframe... Source: Appeal

Today we have finished our Dungeon Siege review - the highly anticipated action role playing game from Gas Powered Games and Microsoft. If you want to find out if it is truly the Diablo killer be sure to give our review a look. Click here to warp to the review

Just got word that Unrealops.com have updated their Unreal Tournament 2 Weapons Preview on the 4.01.02! I know it's a bit late but hey better late than never!

We now have a picture of the new Translocator as well as some information on the new Shockgun. We can tell you that you start with hammer/enforcer/TL. So at this point you don't start with all of your weapons. This is still up in the air so don't hold your breath. Now go ahead and take a look at the rest of the preview and thanks to A][sylum for the proofing.

ActionVault have posted their interview with the guys behind the upcoming first person shooter, Unreal Tournament 2003. Digital Extreme!

Action Vault: Based on your personal preferences, what are a couple of your favorite weapons in Unreal Tournament 2003, and why?

James "Gwot" Edwards Lead Modeler/Animator The shock Rifle would be my number one fave, with the Translocator coming in second. With these two weapons, I can cover a lot of ground and at the same time pull off some fancy moves while doing so. I see myself as more of a finesse player, so I like weapons that focus on accuracy as well as being very dynamic in game. I love doing combos or just going for the aimed shot kills... not much of a zoomed view player myself so the Shock Rifle is where it's at. Translocator turns you into a highly mobile killing machine. It really breathed new life into teamplay as we know it. And nothing beats a telefrag. Not even flipping out and chopping off people's heads, ninja-style. Awesome! And by that I mean totally sweet. =D

It's been a long road for Quake 3 Fortress 2 but after 2 years in production it has finally been released!

Quotes from q3f.com: Our goal with Q3F was to modify the multi-player aspects of Quake 3 to create a much more team-oriented experience. We hope we've achieved this through the implementation of different player classes such as Soldier, Agent and Paramedic, all with unique weapons, strengths and abilities.

A large part of the team-play aspect comes from Q3F's support for several game-objective possibilities, which include 'Capture the Flag', 'Command Point' and 'Capture and Hold' styles of play.

You'll find full explanations of all the classes, weapons, maps and game styles contained both within the online documentaion and the read distributed with our modification.

Just got word from Matt of a new cheat for HLDM/CS. Here's what he's saying!

Not really, hardware related.. but since most of us are gamers, thought I'd send this out anyway. There appears to be a new hack for HL, and all the HL mods, that makes the hitbox, a lot larger. This means, the cheater, can shoot you a few inches off and still hit you!

Update Got a reply to this Warning: New HLDM/CS Hack! situation from n1neb4 and here's his email is he right. post your comments Here!

Plz get your facts straight before going and posting useless information like this? It's not a hack, it is infact a netcode tweak. What it does is modify the prediction a bit, so instead of seeing a clients "supposed" position on the map, it shows their actual position. With this, a good player can use this and have an advantage SLIGHTLY, but not much. You still have to have the aim. This is not a hack in any way shape or means, so plz in the future don't just post something like that unless you know for sure what it is. Just because some newbie (not referring to you) has no clue what he is talking about doesn't mean it is neccessary to spread rumors like this, that are going to get the whole community hyped up about nothing. Newbies are what ruin cs.

ShellShock's Crater is now offering a new version 02.03.30.00 of their Q3Offline utility for various Quake III engine games.The program offers full support for Quake III Arena, Quake III Team Arena, and Star Trek Voyager Elite Force as well as multiplayer support for Return to Castle Wolfenstein and also adds multiplayer support for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault!