Archive for December 2nd, 2003

Xbox deflects real bullets

Although this isn’t “gaming” news perse`:
Irate Marylander shoots his roommates’ console, but the 9mm round fails to penetrate its casing. When called to investigate a shooting last Friday night, police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland found an unlikely culprit–an Xbox.
The Baltimore Sun reports that 34-year old Robert Preston Kersey had grown enraged by [...]

Monogram Announces DC-Based Monogram Masterworks Division

Monogram International has announced that DC Comics has granted the company a comprehensive, multi-year agreement to produce several items featuring DC characters. To facilitate the new products, Monogram has launched a new division - Monogram Masterworks - dedicated to high-quality items featuring the world’s greatest heroes of the Original Universe.
According to the company’s press release, [...]

Star Wars: Battlefront confirmed

LucasArts plans to release a Star Wars-themed, Battlefield 1942-style online action title next year. A LucasArts representative confirmed today that the studio is working on a new Star Wars title which it will unveil early next year. Currently called Star Wars: Battlefront, the game will feature online multiplayer war action a la Battlefield [...]

Neverwinter Nights: Hordes Of The Underdark Ships

Atari and Bioware this morning shipped Neverwinter Nights: Hordes Of The Underdark for the PC. Neverwinter Nights: Hordes Of The Underdark is the second expansion set for Neverwinter Nights and, as such, includes character leveling up to 40, 6 all-new classes, 4 tile sets and 16 new creatures. Neverwinter Nights: Hordes Of The Underdark also [...]

Joan of Arc ‘Wars & Warriors’ (Demo)

In 1429, Joan of Arc inspired her faltering country to take up arms against occupying English troops. Joan of Arc will allow players to experience this epic period and some of the most intense battles fought in medieval Europe. In the game, players transform from a single warrior into a forceful military leader as they [...]

MSN Upgrades Hotmail

The much anticipated Hotmail update is now live. What’s new in the latest update? More and better spam filtering; new icons that make Hotmail look and feel more like Office 2003 and Exchange Server 2003’s Outlook Web Access tool; and a new, more streamlined look for the Hotmail home page.
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