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have an interview with Nox developer Michael Booth. Booth conceived the game at home, in his apartment. Not being in the games industry, he took a demo to the Game Developers Conference where he managed to catch the attention of a publisher, and the rest, as they say, is history. Nox chronicles the exploits of a humble mechanic in living in Florida, who is mysteriously transported to a strange fantasy world filled with monsters, magic and mayhem. Upon his arrival there, he finds he must learn the ways of a Warrior, Wizard or Conjuror in order to battle sundry enemies and to defeat the wicked Hecubah. Only then can he hope to secure his return.

New today on EuroGamer is a big hands-on preview of Icewind Dale, the latest role-playing game based on the "Infinity engine" used by Baldur's Gate, and developed by a team that has previously worked on classic RPGs such as Fallout 2 and Planescape Torment.

The last few years have seen a resurgence of the computer role-playing game after almost a decade spent wandering in the wilderness. One of the games that led this revival was 1998's "Baldur's Gate", a traditional isometric RPG based on the 2nd Edition AD&D rules and set in the Forgotten Realms, a world familiar to many role-players from "back in the day".

The milestone space sim game must be elite, the one that really set the ball rolling. Since its release developers have been striving for the classic game where there is fun for both the novice and the expert alike. After a few lean years for space simulation fans the genre seems to be back with a vengeance. This week 3D Action Planet takes a quick at the genre and at some of the best upcoming titles.

The original MDK was a breakthrough game for Shiny, an innovative third person action game that looked gorgeous and introduced the world to the joys of the sniper rifle. Bioware are currently putting the finishing touches to a sequel to the classic game, and the demo is now available for download.

More bad news in the aftermath of the recent closure of Looking Glass Studios, this time for our friends across the Channel. Tim also reported in the interview over on GameSpy (see below) that although the French language version of Thief II is almost finished, there is now very little chance of it being completed.

have posted an in-depth interview with former Looking Glass Studios member Tim Stellmach. Tim got his start as a Q&A tester on Ultima Underworld way back in the early 90's and he worked his way through Underworld 2, Terra Nova, Thief, Thief Gold and Thief II. It gives us another perspective into the shocking collapse of Looking Glass Studios.

One subject which is certain to get a response from any gamer is asking them their opinion on Daikatana. Well Gamespot have gone into the whole subject in some depth with The Story of Daikatana. It is a massive piece, and one of some interest as it is a topic on everyone lips at the moment. Even from the poll on the front page on what readers thought of the games developers Ion Storm (which after my vote does not look good for them).

have posted the first part of a preview of the four best Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role playing games for the coming year.

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Gamespot has posted an interview with Nick Court, producer on the upcoming, eagerly awaited, Grand Prix 3.  GP3 is designed by the acclaimed Geoff Crammond, who's previous game Grand Prix 2 sold over 1 million copies world wide.  In the interview Nick talks about what they have done so that the game represents accurately the thrill of formula 1 motor racing.

Toby Ragaini of Turbine Games has described the lengthy process of developing their ambitious massively multiplayer RPG "Asheron's Call", and taken a look at some of the hurdles they overcame and the problems they suffered from during that time.

According to Fernando Del Ama, one of the level designers working at Spanish developer Rebel Act Studios, "the only limit in how large a level [in Blade] can be is our imagination, and how it will affect the gameplay".

3DGaming.net have posted a new Tomorrowland, this time looking at Middle Earth Diablo, the Warcraft III TC for Starcraft, and War Of The Ring for Warcraft II.

Our UK release date list has been updated again, with all the latest release information from Take 2. Flying Heroes and Martian Gothic are now both due for release on Wednesday May 31st, with Lemmings Revolution due at the end of June. Notable releases from Take 2 later in the year include "Heavy Metal FAKK2" and the first of the "Blair Witch Project" games in September, and "KISS : Psycho Circus" towards the end of July.

Thanks to Nemesis for confirming that Cryo's innovative third person zombie shooter, "Devil Inside", is now available at your favourite retail outlet here in the UK. In Devil Inside you take the role of Dave and his alter-ego, the leather-clad demoness Deva, as they hunt down zombies live on TV through a series of haunted houses and other spooky settings. Expect a full review of the game here on EuroGamer soon!

Thanks to Nemesis for sending us some further information about the Unreal Tournament mod that the BBC are wanting to develop for a show on one of their TV channels here in Britain.

Mike Chrzanowski, a level designer at Looking Glass Studios who worked on Thief and Thief 2, has spoken about the recent closing of the company.

Although Epic are today best known for their first person shooters, lead programmer Tim Sweeney says that "I don't see Epic as being a traditional FPS developer forever".

Building upon the award-winning Starsiege Tribes, Tribes 2 inserts you into breathtaking worlds where brainpower and teamwork are the only true keys to survival. Join an existing Tribe, start one of your own, or enlist in a new race added for Tribes 2: the BioDerm Horde. With unprecedented innovations in teamplay and tactical warfare, Tribes 2 summons your intellect and gaming prowess in unimaginable ways.

The chaps at Stomped have posted an interview with Dave Perry of Shiny Entertainment, the developers of Messiah and the upcoming strategy game, Sacrifice. Unfortunately they don't talk about this game very much but there's a few tasty blurbs.

Ion Storm's much delayed first person shooter might (finally) be available in the USA, but that hasn't stopped the UK release date for Daikatana from slipping yet again! According to the latest information from Eidos, Daikatana will now appear on shop shelves in the UK on June 16th. Meanwhile Eidos' Formula One racing title, F1 World Grand Prix, is now due for release on June 9th.

Up today on EuroGamer is our review of the latest in precision mousing surfaces, a head-to-head battle between the Everglide Giganta and the Ratpad. Both claim to improve your aim in first person shooters, and both will set you back about £20.

If there is one aspect of your computer setup that you really take for granted, it is the mouse mat. If you're anything like me, you will have accumulated about a hundred of these little cloth or plastic-manufactured "disposables", each with a shelf value of about 2 quid. Personally, ever since I moved over to the Intellimouse Explorer I've just used a wooden desktop and it has been fine. I wasn't particularly concerned about the pad beneath my rodent.

According to a press release we have received from 3dfx, the under-powered entry level Voodoo 4 4500 will cost just shy of £150, while 3dfx's new flagship product, the Voodoo 5 5500, will cost £250. That makes it more expensive than some GeForce 2 GTS based cards in the UK!

The Australian developers behind "Fallout : Tactics", the follow-up to the "Fallout" series of post-apocalyptic RPGs, describe the new game as "a squad-based, third person, turn-based tactical combat game with RPG elements".

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are reporting that Looking Glass Studios has closed down. According to the report, "a source at the studio indicated the company is in dire financial straights", and that a proposed deal with publisher Eidos may have fallen through due to Eidos' own current financial difficulties.

The much delayed new generation of graphics cards from former market leader 3dfx has suffered yet another set-back, with the release of their flagship Voodoo 5 5500 now delayed due to what they are describing as "field failure rates at very low levels in certain configurations".

New today on EuroGamer is our hands-on preview of The Time Machine, an adventure game from maverick French publisher Cryo which is (rather loosely) based on the classic novel by HG Wells.