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The Academy of Game Entertainment Technology (G.E.T.), a Hollywood, California school aimed at preparing students for careers in game programming and game design, is now accepting enrollment for its November schedule of classes.

Classes include: C for Game Development, Fundamentals of Game Engine Design, 3D Graphics I (Direct X), 3D Graphics II (Textures and Lighting), Open GL, Intro to Level Design, Architectural Modeling for Game Design, and 3D Studio Max. Attendees must regis... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Oct 29, 2002

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NovaLogic, Inc.’s upcoming PC shooter, Delta Force: Black Hawk Down has seen its release date pushed back for the second time this month.

The title is now expected to ship in the first quarter of 2003.

Lee Milligan, president of NovaLogic, stated that additional time was needed to polish the game.

Thanks Gamedaily.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Oct 26, 2002

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We have a new FPS in development titled Will Rock.

"Ubi Soft Entertainment, Inc. has signed a worldwide deal with game developer Saber Rock, in order to publish its upcoming first person shooter for the PC, Will Rock.

The title is scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2003, and promises to take gamers on a “journey back to Ancient Greece to face mythological enemies.” The game will contain 10 levels, and feat... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Oct 24, 2002

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Dragon Empires is a MMORPG still in development. Today I received news that they have set a date to begin beta testing, May 2003. While they have a large number of slots filled, they are still looking for a few more volunteers to join the beta team.

I you are interested in signing up, head over to the registration page and sign up.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Oct 18, 2002

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Operation flashpoint has a major patch release.

New features include:

* New weapons - Hunting Rifle, G-17 - silenced version, Revolver
and M-10 sub-machinegun.
* New units - Resistance Sniper soldier, West pilot and West
silenced BlackOp
* New Features - Handguns have no tracers now and are inaccurate
over longer distances, new sounds added and better animations used.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Oct 15, 2002

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A book by Marc Mencher titled "Get in the Game! Careers in the Game Industry" should be finding its way to a store near you. The book tells you how to make your way into the gaming business with tips on doing it.

You can find out more from this page on Amazon.com.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Oct 1, 2002

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The demo for Breed has been delayed. There is no projected release date or enough information to really say why it was delayed.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Oct 1, 2002

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Kreed is an FPS scheduled for release March of 2003 froma developer out of Russia. Shacknews has 3 new screenshots of this nice looking game and mentions that there may be a demo available in January.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Sep 30, 2002

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A new alliance has been formed between EBGames and G4 Media (gaming television network). They will be actively promoting each other. While EBGames will be sponsoring programs, G4 will be getting sign exposure in stores.

This alliance sounds pretty good to me. I just wish I could get the G4 channel on my cable system.... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Sep 25, 2002

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Garage Games, makes of the Torque engine for such games as Tribes 2 and No One Lives Forever, has announced a completely restructured licensing scheme to new developers.

"Torque to make your game no longer ties you to publishing your game on our site. As long as your company revenues are below $500,000, you can publish your own game without additional royalties or ties to GG. If your company revenues are greater than $500K or if you want to use the TGE to publish with a larger publis... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Sep 24, 2002