The year is 2032 and crime pays. As Konoko, a one-woman SWAT team, the player must kick, punch and shoot their way into a ruthless and powerful crime syndicate and put a stop to its corrupt machinations. In a perfect marriage of style and content, Oni is a Manga-fan's wet dream. Classic anime influences mean that the gamer will get a chance to actually 'live' out their fantasies. A twisted plot, hardcore martial arts action and gorgeously designed levels will make even Disney fans get involved.

Professional architects were drafted to supply the sprawling environments. Using industry design tools the varied levels include a massive 15-storey police tower and a vast mountain fortress. Further authentic touches were added by a team of dedicated anime artists giving Oni's levels a believable urban feel. A revolutionary new fighting system called "full contact action" means that there's more than one way to approach a fight when Konoko has simply got to kill every living thing in a room. If one of the many guns Konoko can use runs out of ammo, she won't be shy of breaking a few bones with her martial arts. Better still, should she knock a weapon out of an opponent's hand, she can pick it up and use it against its former owner.

The game's radical animation system means that players will get to admire Konoko's every fluid move. Sprinting forward, tucking into a dive roll and popping up into a flying kick is simple and devastating. What's more, full interaction with her environment means that Konoko wouldn't think twice about shooting out the lights, diving through a window and tossing a grenade over her shoulder as she leaves.

Features: 17 realistic levels designed by real architects, Innovative Full Contact Action combat system, Interpolated animations for fluid movement and responsive controls, Hundreds of unique characters, Compelling anime-inspired plot, In-game cut scenes and 2D anime sequences flesh out the story. Oni will be published by Take 2 Interactive on both PC (January 2001) and PS2 (February 2001).
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The much anticipated Mint map (from the original Rainbow Six) has been converted into Rogue Spear format and is available for download at Pie's Tactics. The map was converted over by Red Storm level designer John Sonedecker, using proprietary plug-ins for 3d Studio MAX.
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Clandestyne Software has released the GameBind Pro Demo. GameBind Pro is an advanced binding/scripting editor that works like notepad but with a graphical keyboard display and reference information for thousands of scripting commands. GameBind Pro supports most of the popular games and mods based on the Quake engines such as Half Life, Counterstrike, Elite Force and of course all three Quakes - Plus many others. [Download: Clandestyne Software]
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Planet GeForce has just put up a sketch revealing the internal design of the Xbox.  They also have an overhead snap posted of the Xbox controller itself.
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Version 1.1 of the client and server QVMs for Battle of the Sexes has been released. BotS is a team based mod that can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. You can run around as a soldier with a rocket launcher, become the Captain of your team and hand out promotions to improve your teammates after flag captures or become the Scientist for your team and give tech upgrades to your team's classes like firing rate, health and armor upgrades. There are a total of nine classes to choose from, each with very different skills and weapons, so you are bound to find a class that fits your playing style.
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