Posted by Adek on Sunday, November 16 @ 00:57:52 CET
Anonymous writes "A sokoban game - you must move a cosmic sphere around a game board in outer space moving star blocks. Its trickier than it sounds and with 375 other bizarrely shaped levels, it gets trickier still. Youll need to be at least one step ahead of yourself throughout the game, as one wrong move and youll find yourself stuck.
Great 3D graphics run fast even on weak machines.
Like all great puzzle games, its easy to learn but difficult to master.
Posted by sensemann on Saturday, November 15 @ 15:33:22 CET
The playable demo of Pacific Warriors II: Dogfight! has now been released, allowing you to try out the recent budget-priced World War II arcade combat flyer by InterActive Vision thats also known as Dogfight: Battle for the Pacific. This demo contains three missions from the American campaign (including a training session) that you can fly in two different planes.
Posted by mihai on Wednesday, November 12 @ 05:50:22 CET
Did you enjoy playing classic tetris? If the answer is YES try our new game Industrial Tetris. The game features 99 levels, dynamic gameplay, cool sound effects and 4 soundtracks.
Industrial Tetris - is a tetris-like game. This hi-tech version features addictive gameplay which is created with the help of nice music, cool sound effects and industrial-style graphics.
Posted by Adek on Tuesday, November 11 @ 14:23:08 CET
New patches for Mafia are now available, upgrading the English and all European editions (including an updated Czech edition) of this third-person mobster action game by Illusion Softworks to version 1.2. In this weeks trend, there are however no details on the changes in this release.
Posted by viper on Monday, November 10 @ 15:53:01 CET
Little dragon lives in a magic lake. The lake is dangerous, but our little fellow loves diamonds. He is good at jumping and whenever Dragon sees a sparkling thing somewhere in the lake he immediately starts jumping from one spot of ground to another, just to get it. The jumps on the lily pads require a lot of energy; therefore Dragon should eat at every turn. Evil monsters want to catch and eat him. In order to live a long life try to be quick and smart.
Posted by Adek on Monday, November 10 @ 11:46:45 CET
Police: Tactical Training is a training simulator, which teaches accuracy and split second decision-making. The game consists of an indoor target range, alley walk scenarios, and different types of sniper training scenarios. Not only will you train in the daytime but you will also train at night with the aid of light amplification goggles and scope. Remember to keep one eye on the clock and one on the target. Good luck to you!
Games: America's Army: Operations full install & patch v2.0.0
Posted by sensemann on Sunday, November 09 @ 12:03:36 CET
A bit later than intended, the promised upgrade for Americas Army: Operations is now available, bringing the team-based tactical shooter by the U.S. Army to version 2.0. This release adds the new Special Forces character class, new Indigenous Forces, new SF weapons (the SOPMOD M4 carbine, Special Purpose Rifle and Thermite Grenade), new OpFor weapons (Vss Vintorez and AKS-74U), 3D Ironsights, in-game IRC Chat Client, half a dozen SF new maps, and numerous other improvements and fixes. As usual, there is a large patch from the previous v1.9.0 or a massive full install.
Posted by sensemann on Friday, November 07 @ 09:33:25 CET
Take-Two Interactive has released the playable demo of Railroad Tycoon 3, offering an opportunity to try out this new 3D management strategy sequel by PopTop Software. The demo contains a pair of tutorials, a single scenario and a sand-box map, all set in Italy. Update: The German demo has been quickly superseded by the English demo, which contains an additional scenario / sand-box map set in Heartland, USA.
Posted by Adek on Wednesday, November 05 @ 15:27:04 CET
The promised retail patches for Command & Conquer Generals are now available, bringing the English and European editions of the 3D real-time strategy game by EA Pacific to version 1.7. This release applies a number of gameplay tweaks, interface and lobby improvements, crash and other bug fixes, enhancement firewall features, and more.
Posted by sensemann on Tuesday, November 04 @ 20:53:33 CET
EA Sports has released a playable demo for NASCAR Thunder 2004, allowing you to try out the recent left-turning racing simulation sequel by EA Tiburon. This demo offers the Talladega Superspeedway and Texas Motorspeedway to drive both offline and online in single-race mode.
Posted by viper on Sunday, November 02 @ 16:25:47 CET
We are very excited to announce the release of the Diablo II 1.10 patch. There are many changes to the game and the level of difficulty has increased, so be sure to read the 1.10 patch text. If you are a Hardcore Character player, please use caution when entering Nightmare and Hell level games - we will not be able to resurrect your character if you underestimate your opponents. To help you survive, the patch also includes many new items and skill enhancements - again, check the 1.10 patch text for the details.
Games: Max Payne 2: the Fall of Max Payne bonus DMW chapters
Posted by Adek on Thursday, October 30 @ 14:37:25 CET
Remedy Entertainment has released a pair of bonus Dead Man Walking chapters for Max Payne 2: the Fall of Max Payne, expanding their new third-person shooter. After installation the two new maps will be accessible under the "New Game/Dead Man Walking" menu (which itself is unlocked after completing the game for the first time), and the chapters are called Upper East Side and Monas Playground.
Posted by sensemann on Wednesday, October 29 @ 12:39:14 CET
The 1.10 Patch is finally out and the only way to update it from 1.09 to 1.10 is using the build in updater in the game. This wont work at the moment because Battle.Net servers are totaly overloaded. I get a standalone updater from Blizzard for serving.
Check it out!
Note: This executable requires the Expansion pack "Lord of Destruction".
Posted by Adek on Monday, October 27 @ 10:08:51 CET
A new version of MTA: VC is now available for download, bringing this multiplayer mod for GTA Vice City to v0.22. "Complete with the Stunt Mode and the majority of the Unhandled Exception Error crashes fixed. Please note it is still not 100% crash proof but is vastly more stable than version 0.2
Posted by sensemann on Friday, October 24 @ 14:23:28 CEST
The Inquirers friends in the USA have just reported that the upcoming Doom 3 will be capped at 60 frames per second (FPS) and no more and less then that.
This may come as shock simply because we believe that there are only a few cards that can do so many frames. A friend got the idea that this means that there will be no benchmark for Doom 3 but we are quite sure that it will be some kind of Timedemo, as this is a game tradition. The only question is, can you actually override its settings to make it run more or less then 60 FPS?
Posted by Adek on Thursday, October 23 @ 12:36:09 CEST
New screenshots for Need for Speed Underground, the upcoming street racing sequel in the long-running racing simulation series by Electronic Arts, are now available in the online gallery at 3D Gamers.
Posted by sensemann on Saturday, October 18 @ 15:34:45 CEST
"Short but sweet" is a good way to describe 2001s Max Payne, as well as its newly released sequel. Actually, the main difference between Max Payne 2 and its predecessor involves more of the circumstances under which the games arrived than anything existing in the games themselves. The original was victim to multiple development delays and spent years in the making, but, despite being a relatively brief experience, it was a thrilling, stylish, violent action game that was ultimately worth the wait. The sequel, on the other hand, was announced just months ago and hit store shelves on exactly the day it was supposed to. This new Max Payne, billed as "a film noir love story," was certainly worth the wait too, though this time, the wait was brief. As long as you go into it without expecting a dramatically different--or longer--gameplay experience than the original, Max Payne 2 wont disappoint. On its own merits, its a stunning shooter thats got a bit too much plot and is over too soon, though its still incredibly intense and, by all means, worth experiencing....
Posted by sensemann on Saturday, October 11 @ 09:51:01 CEST
A pair of new movies for Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time is now available, showing more from the third-person acrobatic action adventure that is nearing completion at Ubi Soft. The first clip demonstrates some of the traps the prince has to traverse, while the second highlights some combat combos, together offering a bit over a minute of gameplay footage.
Posted by sensemann on Thursday, October 09 @ 14:20:50 CEST
The hacking of the computer network at Valve Software has sent an unprecedented buzz through the computer games industry, not just from the gamers waiting for the highly anticipated Half-Life 2, but from developers as well.
Message boards across the gaming community, including those at PlanetHalfLife, have been alive with speculation and conspiracy theories. High-profile developers, too, have been reacting, but more to ensure their networks are as secure as possible and that any back doors revealed from the Valve break-in have a blatant "Do Not Enter" sign plastered on them.
Games: Half Life II code stolen, delayed until April 2004! :(
Posted by Adek on Tuesday, October 07 @ 16:13:28 CEST
PARIS (Reuters) - The theft of part of its source code has delayed until April 2004 the launch of "Half Life II," the hotly anticipated alien-hunting game of Vivendi Universal Games, a company official said.
"A third of the source code was stolen," VU Games president of international operations Christophe Ramboz told daily Les Echos in its Tuesday edition. "Its serious because it forces us to delay the launch of the game by at least four months, that is to April 2004. Just the time to rewrite parts of the game."
According to Les Echos, a hacker broke into the e-mail of the games developer, Gabe Newell, the founder of Valve Software, and planted a spying program.
Posted by Adek on Saturday, October 04 @ 18:37:00 CEST
A new movie trailer of The Sims 2 has been released, showing more from the 3D virtual life simulation sequel in development at Maxis. This clip sports half a minute of new in-game sequences from scenes that are already familiar from previous screenshots and movies.
Posted by Adek on Friday, October 03 @ 12:19:09 CEST
This demo is a work-in-progress and Some graphics, framerate or sounds problems can sometimes appears with some cards or system. In those cases, try to install the latest version of your card driver.
If you have any trouble installing or playing XIII : the demo, our support team is here to help you
Posted by Adek on Monday, September 29 @ 08:59:05 CEST
Square-Enix has released an updated official benchmark tool for Final Fantasy XI, their massively multiplayer online RPG in development. The benchmark provides an indication of how well your system will be suited to the game, and in this version a "demo mode which allows you to look at selected event scenes of FINAL FANTASY XI has been added. It is totally different from bench mode. Please enjoy the dynamic and imposing images."
Games: The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King demo
Posted by Adek on Sunday, September 21 @ 12:06:54 CEST
Contributing to the record number of demos over the past day or two is the new playable demo for The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King, previously available on PC Gamers cover disk, that offers a chance to try out this upcoming third-person action adventure by Electronic Arts inspired by the likewise upcoming third LotR motion picture. The demo puts you into the role of Gandalf tasked with saving the Citizens of Minas Tirith.
Posted by Adek on Friday, September 19 @ 23:40:57 CEST
Atari has released a playable demo for Deer Hunter 2003, bringing the next installment of the popular hunting game by Sunstorm Interactive right to your desktop. The demo features the Northern Kansas playfield.
Games: Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time Saga movie
Posted by Adek on Friday, September 19 @ 23:32:13 CEST
This movie-laden Thursday rolls on with the release of a new movie trailer for Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time, the third-person acrobatic action adventure being created at Ubi Soft. This high resolution Saga movie features plenty of in-game footage of the upcoming game, interlaced with sequences from the original Prince of Persia games for historical perspective of the series.
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