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Telefragged and FilePlanet has the Quake 3/Team Arena v1.27 source and tools mirrored at 3DDownloads. This is the combined source code for Quake III Arena and Quake III: Team Arena. It can be used to build the 1.27g point release or the Team Arena release. It contains buildable project files and all related game source code as well as prebuilt tool executables. [Dowload: FilePlanet, 3DDownloads]
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Microsoft today announced that the Microsoft Casino Sweepstakes is now underway on the game's official Web site. Two lucky grand prize winners will win a free weekend stay in a deluxe room at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, as well as copies of Microsoft Casino. 83 runners-up will also be selected to win a free copy of the game. To be eligible to win, gamers must fill out the entry form located on the official Microsoft Casino site. The sweepstakes ends at 11:59pm PST on December 31, 2000. On or about January 3, 2001, the two grand prize winners and runners-up will selected in a random drawing from all valid entries. The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom who are 18 years of age or older, or who have reached the age of majority in their state or province of residence at time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico, Quebec, and where prohibited by law. See site for official rules and details.
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Only the cream of the crop of games get an "Extreme Game Award" from us folks here at Sharky Games. This year, things have been good for us gamers an impressive 10 titles picked up that coveted award. Just for fun, here's a look at all of them...

In May 1999, Julie Strain promised "I'm going to KICK Lara Croft's ASS!" And sure enough she did. While Lara Croft continued to battle the same old jumping puzzles and switch-finding conundrums, Ritual released FAKK 2 with the main character, Julie, based on Julie Strain herself. The levels were truly gorgeous, the mix of combat and shooting just right and overall it was just seriously good fun. What else matters?

FilePlanet is now mirroring a great RTS game of ancient China by Eidos Interactive. Play a one of three warlords in china following the collapse of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Set up kingdoms, create mighty armies and your own personal regime then take over enemy territories in an attempt to reunify China. [Download: FilePlanet]

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Red Storm level designer John Sonedecker has released the preliminary help and tutorial files for the long-awaited Rogue Spear 3d Studio Max plug-ins, which will be released in the new year and allow end users to create their own Rogue Spear maps from scratch. That file is available for download here. The help files included are preliminary and may change once the official release has been made.
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Zone.com has once again bewitched game players with the unveiling of two new single-player games, "Bejeweled" and "Alchemy," earlier this week. Both games appeal to puzzle lovers of all ages, but be forewarned, these games are entertaining, hard to quit and extremely absorbing. Since its debut, "Bejeweled" has become one of the most popular games on the Zone. The object of "Bejeweled" is to make the gems vanish, clearing the board and advancing to the next level. Aligned, matching groups of three jewels magically disappear, adding time to the diminishing clock and points to a player's increasing score. Magic? Not likely, however this race against time and agility will appeal to the bandit in everyone. Is it magic or chemistry that allows players to turn lead into gold in "Alchemy"? This new strategy game challenges players to find the right combination to form solid gold; but one wrong move and even Houdini, rabbits and top hats won't help.
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NEW VEGAS GAMES is the latest product in Monkey Byte's growing portfolio of gaming software. Ten new games have been created including; Pai-Gow Poker, SSic Bo, Red Dog, Royal Match 21. Encore Software is publishing the title through retail channels, and of course, you can find it on the Monkey Byte eCommerce web site. Download the demo version of this game. The demo contains:

• Five Games (Sic Bo, Omaha Hold'em, Let it Ride, Pai Gow Poker, Red Dog)
• One table each (min $5/max $1000)
• Multiplayer gaming option
• Authentic payouts

Gunman Chronicles combines a wild-west sensibility with a high-tech arsenal to create a thrilling and visually unique first-person action experience - powered by the Half-Life engine. All the amazing effects and frighteningly realistic AI that made Half-Life the undisputed king of first-person action have been brought to new worlds in Gunman Chronicles, a tale of revenge and redemption on the western spiral of the galaxy. This single player demo includes exclusive locations in addition to scenes from the full PC game. [Download: GameSpy]
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X-TENSION V2 has just been made available for download from the official website. Here are a few of the many new features in this version (full list is here):

• You can now fly TL class carrier ships. Commanding your own TL introduces a whole lot of new features. Players can have their own fleet of ships, and command them to land in a carrier, allowing strategic maneuvers. Players can transport factories in their own ship. And many other great new game elements.
• A new friend / foe system to program your ships reactions.
• Trading system extended Many new menus. The possibility to trade remotely in distant sectors. Exchange freight from one ship to another directly. And much more.
• Many controls were made even easier and faster.
• Newly designed ships.
• New factories to produce 125MW shields.
• Of course it is compatible with older savegames of X-TENSION and X-GOLD.
• And lots of other new features...