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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).

System Logic have slapped up an article about the Asus V6800 GeForce video card, showing how they did a custom cooling and overclocking job on it, complete with pictures, a step-by-step guide, and of course lots of big numbers (benchmarks).

According to a report over at Well-Rounded Entertainment, Activision and Verant Interactive have teamed up to create a massively multiplayer Star Trek game, called Star Trek: Conquest Online. Read the full report.

I noticed over at VE that 3D Files have put up a brand new patch for DMA's, GTA2. This patch gets GTA2 running smoother and cleaner than ever. Snag the file from 3D Files

The SIMS, the newest creation of Will Wright's team at Maxis has hit the store shelves. Already, one of the top resources for SIMS add-ons, Mall of the SIMS has come up with a way to cheat and have unlimited money in your SIM'S bank account. They have named this method "Holy Simoleons!" as the currency in the game is Simoleons. For more on this, hop over to Mall of the SIMS and take a look at their full tutorial on how this is done!

Tim has let me know that Telefragged have posted a new feature, it's a developer diary written by Robert Aronsson regarding Side-Scene, an upcoming action/horror title from The Otherguys. So head on over to Telefragged and read the first installment.

If you're in the Florida area and looking for something to do at the end of this month, why not check out the Armory Assault LAN party, taking place at the Army National Guard Armory in Jacksonville, FL.

I just spotted over on movie rumour site Dark Horizons that the official website for the Sin manga film is now online.

Tim Willits of id Software has updated his .plan with news that the company behind the Doom and Quake games are looking for a new level designer, hardly surprising as they lost at least two or three during the development of Quake 3 Arena...