Buka Entertainment has just recently released a few new screenshots of "Spells of Gold". In Spells of Gold, gold rules the world... The action of the game is laid in the world of fantasy, inhabited by humans, elves, dwarves, undead ones and other creatures. The universe of the game is large indeed. It consists of a number of separate worlds. Each one has several states, which represent isolated economic and political systems. The Hero is able to transit from one world to another through special space Gates, called Portals. His main activity is trade, that is buying goods in one town and selling or exchanging them in another. For this purpose the Hero has got a special item - a Magic Sack of Monroke. Thanks to it, he can easily carry a vast amount of goods. For more details, check out the Spells of Gold webpage.
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The Sammy Suricate Demo has been updated to include a couple of bug fixes. Sammy Suricate is a 3D Jump and Run game. The hero 'Sammy' is a suricate and he has to make his way through the dangerous Lion-Land. As the name says, his main enemies are lions, but not just any lions! There are Rasta-lions, Rocker-lions and some more. Pretty dangerous folks... [Download: DemoNews]
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The CPL announced that it is offering 100 free Spectator Passes to the SPEAKEASY.net $30,000 Counter-Strike Tournament taking place April 12 -15, 2001 in Dallas, Texas. The Spectator Passes (valued at $40 each) allow access to the exhibition area, spectator areas and participation in the raffle. The 100 recipients of these special admission passes are not eligible to bring their own computers to the event or enter the official Counter-Strike Tournament. Registered participants of the official Counter-Strike tournament are encouraged to invite family and friends at no additional cost. The Spectator Pass grants access to the event floor from 1000AM to 1000PM during the 4-days of the event. The first 100 people to sign up will be issued free passes.
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Bethesda Softworks has recently updated the official Art of Magic website to include a new creature of the week (the Goblin). Magic & Mayhem The Art of Magic is a unique blend of strategy, tactical combat, and role-playing brought to life with full 3D graphics and an epic storyline. It is scheduled to be released by Bethesda Softworks throughout North America in mid-April.
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Strategy First Inc has announced that Disciples Gold has shipped. This gold edition of the game contains over 25 additional scenarios, increased multiplayer functionality and includes all updates since the original game's release. The additional scenarios are a combination of ones previously available and at least 10 entirely new maps to explore and conquer. Some of the scenarios available are single episodes, while others follow a continuous storyline that carries over from one scenario to the other. Disciples Gold will hit store shelves throughout the week of March 5th - 9th.
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Westwood Studios, creators of the Command & Conquer series, has announced Earth and Beyond, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the first persistent state galaxy. Scheduled to ship to stores later this year on PC CD-ROM, Earth and Beyond, will be part of the EA GAMES family of titles and will be played exclusively through EA.com. Earth and Beyond puts gamers in the middle of a science fiction space epic and make them the stars, said Eric Wang, producer of Earth and Beyond. They will be the heroes and villains, the rogue warriors, valiant space knights, explorers, smugglers, miners, scientists, capitalists and more. We want players to feel like they can do just about anything in this game, become whoever they want to become.
Earth and Beyond is set centuries into the future, when star travel is in its earliest stages. Humans are just starting to breach the boundaries of the solar system. As gamers begin to explore the mysteries of the universe, they will grow into the roles of fighter, explorer, trader or any combination of these. Earth and Beyond will feature:
- Three major player professions (trader, explorer and warrior) and nine variations.
- Hundreds of areas to explore, including planets, moons, nebulas, starports, Star Gates, black holes, capital ships and many more.
- The ability to not only explore space, but to land on and explore planets, all built in glorious 3D.
- Hundreds of missions designed for each profession. Missions will range from 30 minute quick tasks to quests that could take several weeks.
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The Cyberathlete Professional League has announced that it has acquired a significant interest in the Domain of Games League and that as part of the agreement "Domain of Games" will be renamed to "Cyberathlete Amateur League." The Domain of Games online league was launched on July 20, 2000, primarily as a Counter-Strike league and has attracted over 2,500 gamers nationwide, which have praised the league as one of the best online leagues in the United States.
The Cyberathlete Amateur League or CAL will enable average gamers, such as those who do not have the resources to attend a live professional event, to participate in worldclass online tournaments and earn the right to participate in the Cyberathlete Professional League LAN tournaments. The Cyberathlete Amateur League will initially have a Counter-Strike division, an Unreal Tournament division and an upcoming Quake III division. Possible future divisions include Front Line Force, Team Fortress Classic and Tribes 2. Pro-gamers or pro-teams that have ranked in the top ten of any Cyberathlete Professional League tournament will not be eligible to participate in the open amateur tournaments of the Cyberathlete Amateur League, but may qualify to participate in the invitation-only online tournaments. The first season games will commence Sunday, April 22, 2001, until then the Cyberathlete Amateur League will be running pre-season matches on all of its divisions and an online qualifier for the SPEAKEASY.net CPL Event.
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Square Electronic Arts has announced the release of The Bouncer for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The Bouncer combines fast-paced fighting action with SQUARESOFT's trademark story-telling skills. Helping to bring the dramatic story to life are the high-resolution graphics and fully-utilized voiceovers. Both features are made possible by the PlayStation 2 system's powerful graphic capabilities and new DVD format, enhancing a dramatic plot by bringing characters to life using details such as subtle facial expressions and almost touchable tattoos. For the voiceovers and dialogue, players can choose from either English or Japanese, both of which can be switched during the course of the game. Further adding to the drama, cut scenes are rendered in real-time allowing for seamless transition in and out of gameplay. The Bouncer is the first PlayStation 2 game to be released with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.
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EA.com has launched its first subscription-based premium content bundle, the EA SPORTS Service. With an introductory price of $4.99 per month, the service offers three exclusively licensed games for online play, including NASCAR Web Racing, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Web Golf and Knockout Kings Web Boxing, with more content to be added in the coming months.
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