News.
Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.
After the announcement today from 3D Realms that their upcoming first-person shooter, Duke Nukem Forever, would use the Unreal engine instead of the Quake/Quake II engine, OGR contacted George Broussard, designer on the fourth Duke, to get a further insight into the decision.
Morris who is the Project Leader for Homeland has let me know that the Alpha 100 version of Homeland has been released. It is mostly a bug-fix version, with some new features implemented.
UPDATE: The press release from 3D Realms regarding the decision is now online with explanations as to why they did this.
Soldier of Fortune Preliminary Sketch is the latest June 1998 update, with rick Johnson updated his .plan mentioning that The first Soldier of Fortune artwork was released..
Warren Spector Interview is the latest June 1998 update, with the Daily Informant over at ION Storm has put up an with Warren Spector, who talks about Deus Ex..
George Broussard from 3D Realms updated his .plan announcing that Duke Nukem Forever will be using the Unreal engine. Duke Nukem was going to use the Quake II engine, this is a major change for the development of the game.
There is an interview with gaming legend, John Romero, where he talks about his role in the CPL, over at the CPL Website.
Today 3D Realms released the the Max Payne video to complete the trilogy of videos released from the recent E3 show in Atlanta.
Inferno Interactive has just released their Shadow Warrior total conversion entitled "The Last Warrior." This add-on features new levels, weapons, and art.
Volition IRC Chat is the latest June 1998 update, with volition & Interplay will be holding another IRC Chat on Wednesday, June 17, at 6:00pm Pacific time..