Just got from from our good friends Nvmax.com that their Battlefield 1942 review has been posted. Here's a byte.

For those of you who had your eyes shut, who were wearing ear muffs or locked in a soft walled cell with no light, Battlefield 1942 is the latest game from Electronic Arts and DICE. It plays like Medal Of Honor with a hint of Castle Wolfenstein. In the game you find action in the theatres of World War 2 surprisingly enough in 1942. You can fight as the Americans, British, Japanese, Germans and the Russians...

OK peeps the links are working now @ Xabregamers. Just hit this link but just in case it goes down again I have copied and pasted the guide which you can read by hitting read more! But until then please use the link above for their article.

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Just a quick note to let you know that the UT 2003 Troopers site has been updated with 3 new screenshots featuring some in-game player models and they have also added a screenshot of the Clone Troopers.

There is a new playable demo of Dirt Track Racing 2, allowing you to try out this recent racing simulation by Ratbag and Infogrames. This demo contains two tracks that you can race in two different cars for eight laps, in single-player and (limited) multiplayer.

Just spotted this @ 3DGPU.com:

Saw at Apokalyptik.com's forums that EvilEngine has posted a file (69.5MB) that contains 98% of the maps that were included in the beta 927 build of Unreal Tournament 2003 that can be used for the retail release that does't have these maps.

Step into the world of a cold-blooded killer for hire, hunting and stalking your prey in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Obtain a disguise, find a way in, and silently finish the job unnoticed, or kick down the front door with gun's blazing, and take everybody out. It's completely up to you how to fulfill the contract. Be warned, some of your targets are heavily guarded, as well as completely paranoid.

Just saw this on the official Amercia's Army web site: Got weekend plans? Better cancel 'em! The new patch (v.1.3.0) is out.

Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios today announced that Age of Mythology has gone gold and will ship to stores in North America on October 31. Whether it's leading a Greek army supported by a handful of powerful Minotaurs, or relying on the fortified defenses of Egyptian Migdol Strongholds, Age of Mythology "has a style of play for any gamer" says Ensemble Studios.

Bioware has released a massive new patch for the award winning RPG Neverwinter Nights. As usual the patch is available via in-game auto updater and weighs in at 6.9Mbyte. This patch does not only fix bugs but adds new content such as new creatures for multiplayer sessions or an update to the Miles Sound System and adresses issues with the Neverwinter Aurora Toolset.

Blizzard has released a major update for WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos, patching their 3D real-time strategy game to version 1.03.

On Thursday, the Army is anticipating releasing a substantial update to the America?s Army (www.americasarmy.com) game. The update includes a new (and MUCH larger) map, more than a dozen 'tweaks' to existing gameplay, and several new features -- including a 'Combat Effectiveness Meter' and the inclusion of an 'Honor System.'

Here are some of the updates:

The King of Fighters Story combos and moves from King of Fighters 96' to King of Fighters 2001. This is part 1 of the series.

Crazy wild scientist Doc Emmett Brown and Marty McFly going to 1885 Wild West, all powered by RTCW.

After a late night special ops the guys over @ Gaming Invasion, managed to kidnap ID Software's Tim Willits and squeeze him for info...

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I don't normally post software news or arcticles since I'm a hardware freak, but I'm a HUGE Quake III fanatic. Point Release v1.32 is out today at id Software.

The Robin Hood - The Legend of Sherwood demo takes you back in time to the dense foliage of Sherwood Forest where you will battle as Robin Hood or one of his Merry Men to win back control of the King's throne. The mission in the demo includes a tutorial and a side quest that will have you fighting your way through Sherwood with a fistful of arrows and a heart full of courage. Tights not included!

I know Rancho* bitchs about me posting Gaming news but this has just got to be done! Hehe we can't always have what we want?



This was sent in by the nice Peeps over @ ClanBase. They are putting this bad ass mod together for Unreal Tournament 2003.

Thanks to Atul Fatpie for noticing that Epic Games Inc have released some info about upcoming fixes and updates to Unreal Tournament 2003! Here's some of the new features to be added to the patch.

IRC chat client in server browser
Letter and mouse-wheel support in the speech menu. This is optional, but you can set it to whatever keys you like in the .ini
Speech Binder. Similar to the controls page, lets you bind a key to phrase
Bug Fixes.

"A Shocking Hobby" is the name of the latest Suburban Stockholm Counter-Strike movie. One of the most high-quality demonstrations ever made, containing everything from chilled out slow-motion captures to fast paced berserker action. A must have for true CS players!

Experience the danger, fear, and unpredictability of lethal jungle warfare against a cunning enemy in VIETCONG(tm). You are the leader of one of the finest fighting forces ever assembled in this first-person action shooter set during the infamous conflict in Southeast Asia!