With Counter-Strike, Microsoft and Valve are teaming up to contribute to the parade of online first person shooters marching onto the Xbox this holiday season. Name recognition should be everything for this game with the Xbox version arriving as a near-identical port of the wildly popular PC shooter/mod with a few visual enhancements. Like most…
Daily Archives: September 10, 2003
Flash Player 7 released
Macromedia has released the final version of Flash Player 7, and a selection of demos of its recently-upgraded MX 2004 products. Flash Player 7 now performs almost as fast on a Mac as it does on a PC, the company claims. An improved compiler in Flash, together with improvements in the Player, mean performance has…
Half-Life 2 praised by Microsoft
Microsoft hails Half-Life 2 as a new benchmark for the types of games that can be delivered on the Windows platform. Microsoft has today been heaping praise upon Half-Life 2, using Valve’s upcoming first-person shooter as an example of the type of game that’s now possible on the PC–thanks in no small way, of course,…
First Details: Inside the Xbox 2
Both ATI and Microsoft executives are absolutely refusing to answer questions on the Xbox successor, but that didn’t stop us in our mission to be the “Insider’s Choice for Xbox Information.” We’re proud to bring you today the very first info on the Xbox 2 GPU. Our highly placed source within the industry informed us…
Xena… Queen of the Jungle?
The WB Network’s “Tarzan” is getting a strong hero pedigree. Lucy Lawless, best known for her role as mighty warrior Xena, has been tapped to co-star in the WB’s new drama about the jungle boy’s adventures in New York, playing Kathleen Clayton, a publishing magnate and Tarzan’s (Travis Fimmel) aunt. Additionally, Lawless has inked a…
Update for Windows XP (KB822603
This update addresses the “Availability of the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 Update” issue in Windows XP and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 822603. Download now to install the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 update. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Tweet…
It’s Official: UPN Puts the “STAR TREK” Back in ENTERPRISE
Ever since airing television commercials with the two-years-absent STAR TREK moniker in front of ENTERPRISE, speculation has been circulating that the series would eventually place those hallowed two words back in its official title. With season three marking a seemingly do-or-die attitude, UPN today announced the name change officially to its affiliates. Kathie Kiefner, manager…
“Battlestar Galactica” Site Goes Live
Vivendi sends word today that they have launched a web site for their upcoming Battlestar Galactica title for the PS2 and Xbox. The site offers up the usual assortment of game trailers, profiles and screens for fans to download. Tweet
