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Book Watch - Crossroads of Twilight

Posted by Shawn Andrich –
Since book 7 Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series has slowly mired itself deeper and deeper into a rut. Too many characters and sub-plots have ground the story down to a halting lurch where it seems to take 12 chapters to cover an event that should only take one.

Berman Confused at Nemesis' Weak Performance

Posted by Sean "Elysium" Sands –
Still slow on the news front, so I figured we could all take a moment out of our day to point and laugh at people who simply don't have a firm grasp on reality.  Rick Berman, executive producer of the most recent poorly written Star Trek movie, talked with SciFi Wire about the disappointing numbers for Nemesis' theatrical release.  Surprising as it may seem, particularly for those of you

Daily Elysium: UT2003, Not As Bad As I Think?

Posted by Sean "Elysium" Sands –
Slow news morning so far, and IÂ'm just managing to ramp back up to speed following a singularly bizarre weekend. But, while weÂ've got a momentÂ's peace around here, IÂ'd like to take a moment to talk about a game that, until this past weekend, hadnÂ't been seared against my retinas for quite some time: Unreal Tournament 2003.

BF 1942 Version 1.3 Patch

Posted by Shawn Andrich –
This is normally something Elysium would cover but I think he's dead. Or he has a cold or something, I wasn't really paying attention. Anywho, the new Battlefield 1942 1.3 patch is out and you can grab the dedicated server patch here (69 megs) and the client side patch here. It weighs in at 47 megs and has oodles of changes, read on to see the list.

Two Peripherals Enter, One Peripheral Leaves

Posted by Shawn Andrich –
The question of the year seems to be "Why doesn't Freelancer support my $400 super flight stick pro with real pilot goggles?" Digital Anvil's Jorg Neumann attempts to explain their decision to support mouse-only gameplay in his latest developer diary over at Gamespy.

Games as Art

Posted by Shawn Andrich –
Gamespy has posted an article that begs the age-old question, will games become art or are they already? Fargo compares the current games industry to the early days of movies when people were more interested and excited by the technology than the actual content. That's changed?I often look at the gaming industry today and I'm reminded of the movie industry about a century ago.

The Week Ahead

Posted by Shawn Andrich –
So begins another week of vile torture and torment. So it begins as it ever was and as it ever will be. So it...yeah. Read more for what's coming down the pipe this week.

Xbox Hemorrhaging Money

Posted by Sean "Elysium" Sands –
A Yahoo news post reports that Microsoft's financial woes over the Xbox have doubled.  Increasingly determined to maintain their stranglehold on second place in the console war (if I may further abuse a tired and cliche gaming metaphor) Microsoft appears to be heading in the wrong fiscal direction.  The price for beating Nintendo, a regularly profitable corporation, has jumped from a $180 mil

UT Bonus Pack Available

Posted by Sean "Elysium" Sands –
Checking over at Fileplanet I noticed they've got the Unreal Tournament 2003 bonus pack available for download.  The Bonus Pack from Digital Extremes includes 6 all-new maps: 3 deathmatch, 2 CTF and 1 Bombing Run.

PSO Xbox Live Fees Official

Posted by Shawn Andrich –
It's official, Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II will cost $8.95 a month when it is released this March. Many hoped its presence on Xbox Live would waive those monthly fees but that will not be the case. On the plus side of things, the first two months are free and it may be that you will already be done with the game by then! Read on for the press release highlights.

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