Archive for September, 2004

What’s missing in Microsoft IE?

While Microsoft is attempting to make standalone browsers a thing of the past, Web developers and surfers alike are trying to push the company to bring Internet Explorer up to the present. With no major upgrade in three years, apart from last month’s XP Service Pack 2 security release, IE is showing its age. Despite [...]

May the ‘Schwartz’ still be with you!

Mel Brooks has announced that he’s planning a sequel to his wildly popular Spaceballs that will spoof George Lucas’ latest trilogy of space operas.
videoeta.com

Half-Life 2 next week!… er, sorta…

Gabe Newell has posted the announcement we’ve all been waiting for, well, at least part of what
we’re waiting for.  Half-Life 2 will be hitting retail in five(!) different bundles. There will be two retail
boxes and three Steam packages. Although no offical prices have been confrimed, the Steam packages will be on sale next
week. But here’s [...]

Game Prices Going Up?

While prices for AAA games have stayed steady at around $50 for the most part for many years, CNNMoney.com’s “Game Over” column reports that may be changing as Activision’s CEO stated last week in a financial conference that prices will go up $3 to $5 for next gen console games. The increased cost of making [...]

Play Galaxies Free for Ten Days

LucasArts opens up a free (re)trial for those who’ve not played the Star Wars MMO recently.
dailygame.net

Valve reveals details of Half-Life 2 bundle options

Would you like your game Steamed or regular?
gamesindustry.biz

COH: Statesman HoC Chat!

Greetings, City of Heroes fans! Stratics will be chatting it up with Jack “Statesman” Emmert in a short while. CuppaJo posted the details on the official boards. Here they are:
Jack “Statesman” Emmert, Cryptic Studios’ Creative Director and CoH Lead Designer, will be front and center in IRC chat on Tuesday, October 5th [...]

The Status of X-Men 3

Producer Lauren Shuler says she is looking forward to continuing with the ‘X-Men’ franchise and that ‘X-Men 3′ will continue with the Dark Phoenix saga. After ‘X-Men 3′ there may be a ‘Wolverine’ movie as well.
comics2film.com

COH: Issue #3 Rumor Mill…

Greetings, City of Heroes fans! Speculation is growing after the announcement of the title of City of Heroes’ next major content update – “A Council of War.” Manticore, Cryptic Studios Designer, commented on one particular poster’s assessment of what’s to come.
Poster: Well, issue two was called “A Shadow of the Past”, which just [...]

Half-Life 2 delay… 6 months?!

AAARGHH!!! Sigh, it turns out that the court battle may take its toll on Half-Life 2’s release after all. While rumors across the net are
swirling, the simple fact is, a dispute like this could keep Half-Life 2 on the backburner for some time, like 6
months! We’ll keep you updated, in the meantime, keep your [...]


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