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Raven's programmer, Jake Simpson made a huge update to his .plan with information about Soldier of Fortune, Playstation 2, Raven and some hardware stuff. They are currently putting the finishing touches to Soldier of Fortune, tweaking and polishing the game before they let it out the door. Here's a chunk on Soldier of Fortune CTF:

John informed me that GA-RPG have received three exclusive screenshots from Black Isle Studios' upcoming role-playing game, Icewind Dale along with a bunch of tasty details. While you're browsing around there you could check out their in-house interview with Chris Parker of Black Isle Studios, Producer of Icewind Dale.

Here's something a little different... A pair of South African Quakers are getting married on Monday February 14th, and the ceremony will take place .. on a Quake 2 server!

New today on EuroGamer is our review of the Razer BoomSlang 2000, a mouse specially designed for gamers with above average precision and a flashy ergonomic design. Is it worth the rather extravagent (for a mouse) price tag? Read our review to find out!

- kärna LLCPrice - $99.99 for BoomSlang 2000 Price - $69.99 for BoomSlang 1000 (NOTE - shipping is extra outside USA)

I noticed over at my file resource 3D Files that Westwood Studios' have finally released the multiplayer demo of their anticipated role-playing game, Nox which will be released within a few days. Grab yourself a copy of the game and start playing.

GamesXtreme have updated their UK CPU price list, for any fellow Brits out there looking for a new processor...

We just got word that publisher Take 2 are going to be offering both Grand Theft Auto and its mission pack GTA London 1969 for free download through a new site, freeloader.com, when it goes live on May 1st. Sounds too good to be true? Check the full press release for more details...

Speedy 3D have written a how to guide showing you how to build your own hard drive cooler, for those of you who just can't cram enough heat sinks and fans in your PC...

Something strange is happening in Sweden. The country best known as the homeland of Volvo, Abba, and reindeer is suddenly becoming a hive of game development activity.

I noticed over at 3D Files that 3dfx have released a new set of drivers for their Voodoo3 3500TV card. These drivers fixes a lot of bugs and major problems, visit 3dfx Gamers' for the full list.

DeEtte Christie informed me that Microsoft have released the first downloadable trailer of Digital Anvil's prequel to Freelancer, Starlancer which is a futuristic space combat game that combines the action of a first-person space shooter with the drama and intrigue of a classic air combat movie. Download it from Microsoft's Starlancer website.

Michael Raymond-Judy, designer on Raven's upcoming Quake III engined first-person shooter, Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force updated his .plan with a little development update on Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, which is according to Michael, moving along very well.

New today on EuroGamer is our review of SWAT3, the latest first person tactical combat game, this time from Sierra. Can it take on the might of Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6? Read our review to find out!

GameLinks.net have slapped up an article called "Build Your Own Gaming Machine", which does exactly what it says on the tin.

This month is beginning to look like happy hour at the local Job Center... Today's choice employment opportunity is over at Raven, the company behind the Heretic and Hexen games and of course Soldier of Fortune. They're looking for several level designers based in the USA - check this .plan update for the full scoop.

George Broussard updated his .plan stating that 3D Realms' are looking for an additional programmer for Duke Nukem Forever. This position requires some professional experience coding with the Unreal engine (Unreal Script particularly), it also requires that you have professional experience on a major 3D engine, or having shipped (or worked on) an FPS game before. Be sure to check out George's .plan update and maybe you'll be the one to work on one of the most anticipated games ever.

My friend Major Killer from Combat World informed me that they have posted a lenghty Unreal Tournament vs Quake3 article, which features a review of both games then a comparison, and the last page is a beginners guide to first-person shooters. I definitely recommend that you check out this article, it's a good read.

I spotted over at UU that the german Unreal fan-site, UTWorld have posted an english version of the "Voice Making Tutorial", which was available in German a couple of days ago. It features a detailed description on how to make your own sound-files for use as UT-Voices.

I noticed over at VE that MonolithNews have arranged a chat with the folks at Valkyrie Studios, developers of Septerra Core! The chat takes place on Saturday, February 12th, 2000 at 7.30PM Eastern (EST) (that's 4.30PM Pacific and 12.30AM GMT). Stop by MonolithNews for the details.

A lot of Soldier of Fortune news lately, and there's more to come. Raven's programmer, John Scott made an update to his .plan with a quick rundown of the Video Settings menu, together with an informative description.

Role playing games are undergoing something of a resurgence at the moment, with single player games like Planescape Torment and Baldur's Gate making the charts, and online worlds like Everquest and Asheron's Call bringing a whole new audience to RPGs.

Raven's programmer, Marcus Whitlock (A Northern Bastard) has updated his .plan with some information regarding the upcoming patch for Raven's popular Soldier of Fortune demo, which should be out soon (wait for the official word from Rick Johnson).

Thresh and the boys at The Firing Squad have posted a massive (eight page) interview with John Carmack, co-founder and programming genius of id Software. It covers pretty much everything from his childhood to the Quake series, and Open Source and Linux to his recent marriage. Carmack interviews are few and far between, so catch it while you can!

Up today on EuroGamer is our preview of Allegiance, an online space-based action-strategy team game from those lovely monopolistic individuals at Microsoft. Imagine a mix of Team Fortress 2, Freespace and Homeworld, and you're getting warm.

In an unprecedented display of regularity, today marks our second consecutive mailbag weekend, an occurence not seen since November.

What do you get if you cross Freespace 2, Homeworld and Starsiege Tribes? Microsoft's new online space-based teamplay game, Allegiance, near enough...

New today on EuroGamer is our review of NHL Championship 2000, an ice hockey game from Fox Sports. Can it go toe to toe with EA Sport's NHL 2000? Read our review to find out!

Raven's lead programmer, Rick Johnson made an update to his .plan regarding the upcoming patch for the popular Soldier of Fortune demo which will be released in the near future. A few of the more popular items / fixes that will be include in the patch are:

I noticed over at 3D Files that Legend Entertainment have released a patch for their first-person shooter, Wheel of Time. This is an updated version of the 333 patch that was released on 1-24-00. It fixes the Movie and Music problems introduced by the original 333 patch, and fixes a crash problem when disguise was used in multiplayer games. Grab the file from 3D Files (1.5 Mb).