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I was reading my fresh copy of PC Gamer (which everyone should get this month - October) regarding a particular interview with Valve about the mod tools.

The good news is that the tools should be easy to transition into if you know how to mod for HalfLife 1. Also, existing maps should fit into HalfLife 2 with minimal work.

However, here is a quote that has me about to get frustrated, "Part of what mod teams will have to do to get access to the SDK is show up ... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Half-Life 2 on Aug 23, 2003

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One of a two part movie has been released showing off STALKER: Oblivion Lost. Coming all the way from German Games Convention, you can find the downloads at:

3D Gamers
IGN
Worthplaying

Posted by foyleman in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl on Aug 22, 2003

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The new Max Payne 2 website is officially launched and updated with new material. Mostly, they added wallpaper and screenshots.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Aug 21, 2003

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BetaTests.net is accepting applications to test the Unreal 2 multiplayer expansion. The description:

"multiplayer mode[,] class-based team game where players fight for control of artifacts and energy using a deadly arsenal of weaponry, vehicles, and defenses."... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Unreal 2 on Aug 20, 2003

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Making this years keynote address at QuakeCon were:

- CEO Todd Hollenshead
- lead designer Tim Willits
- programmer Robert Duffy
- lead animator Fred Nilsson

"Duffy said that nearly everything in Doom III was text file based so that should make it easy for mod makers to pretty much do whatever they want in the game. The game’s development tools will be included in Doom III’s release and Willits said he expected that there will be a ton of mods m... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in DOOM III on Aug 16, 2003

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With DOOM III multiplayer being shown at various gaming events, written previews of what was seen are popping up all over. The first couple of previews can be found at....

HomeLan Fed from QuakeCon

EuroGamer from an Activision Activate event in England... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in DOOM III on Aug 14, 2003

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Another thrilling video to make you yearn for the the coming Half-File 2 game. Hop onto Steam and check it out.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Half-Life 2 on Aug 12, 2003

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Nocturnal Entertainment is offering the Catapult Game Boy Advanced game development engine for download. Now you can develop GBA titles on your windows PC.

You can check out more about Catapult and what Nocturnal has to offer... right here.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Jul 31, 2003

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Have you considered looking into game engine development? JoeCode may offer some help to getting started. The site author has worked on a game engine that goes by the name of Abducted and while explaining how parts of the engine works, he also explorers the code that got him there.

If you want to learn something about 3D game coding, you might want to keep your eye on that site.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Jul 31, 2003

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The Trinity E3 movie has been made available for download by 3DGamers. This video provides a great view of what it is going to be like to play this new action-packed FPS which is due out May of next year. From the pages of EBGames, below is a summary of the game....... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Jul 30, 2003