• Kohan’s basic tutorial
• One single player campaign mission
• Two available factions
• Multiplayer map for 2 players, human or AI, and up to 6 observers

Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns is a real-time fantasy strategy game for up to 8 players. Set in the mystical world of Khaldun, players take on the role of a Kohan, a race of immortals. The player of Kohan will be required to use a blend of strategy, tactics, and resource management to create a successful kingdom. Most of the emphasis of the game will be on managing the military force that will bring victory to the player if constructed and deployed correctly. Exploration of the world and learning the story of the Kohan race will also take prominence. The player will use Kohan Heroes to search out the clues of their ancient decline and learn from the past to prepare for the future.
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Thrustmaster has announced that it has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Microsoft. The license will allow Thrustmaster to design, manufacture, and distribute licensed third-party peripherals for the upcoming Xbox video game system in North America, Japan and Europe. Thrustmaster will use its NASCAR, Ferrari, Top Gun, and US Air Force licenses to provide a unique range of officially endorsed racing wheels, joysticks and controllers. Thrustmaster also has the rights to develop game-specific peripherals such as a dance mat controller, light guns and other original concepts depending on the related games that will be released.
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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced that it had achieved a worldwide shipments of 10 million units to support its groundbreaking PlayStation2 computer entertainment system in its first year on the market. In comparison, the PlayStation game console achieved the 10 million-unit shipment milestone over a three-year period. The company is now looking to nearly double PlayStation 2 shipments during fiscal year 2002, beginning April 1, 2001, with a projected worldwide target of 20 million units.
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Proksim Software Inc. announced that it has ported its networking engine for multiplayer online games, Net-Z, to the PlayStation 2 game console platform. Net-Z for PlayStation 2 provides a solution for games in mixed- bandwidth environments, common on the Internet, ensuring that all players receive the best possible experience, irrespective of their connection type. In addition, Net-Z for PlayStation 2 features the ability to create server- less games, allowing PlayStation 2 users to spontaneously join or quit a game at any time without the need for a central server, thus eliminating the single point of failure.
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Black Isle Studios has announced the development of their next epic, Black Isle Studios: TORN. Set in an original high-fantasy world created exclusively by Black Isle Studios, TORN includes many of the popular gameplay elements found in the Fallout series and adds unique new features that will heighten the player's experience.

TORN contains a skill-based character system that allows for innumerable approaches to any problem in the game, whether through combat, guile, or diplomacy. Utilizing items of the player's own creation, four different realms of magic, and enough specializations and abilities to make every character unique, TORN will take the player through a twisting, epic tale of noble allies, vile treachery, vengeful tyrants and maddened gods that will set the precedent for fantasy and adventure games to come.

This real-time 3D saga, which takes place in the ancient kingdom of Orislane in western Agathe, will be available for Windows 95/98/00/ME-based computers in Q4, 2001.
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Sony Computer Entertainment announced today the Summer 2001 release of Extermination, an action-thriller, available exclusively for the PlayStation 2. In Extermination. players must navigate through intricate level designs using "on-the-fly" decision making and strategic survival tactics to outlast and defeat a deadly mutant virus. In order to deliver the utmost realism, Deep Space, Inc., collaborated with weapons expert, Ichiro Nagata, who is recognized as an expert in his field and is a writer and photographer for Combat Magazine. Mr. Nagata is licensed to participate in FBI and SWAT weapons training and brought invaluable knowledge to the making of Extermination. Players may customize their weapon, the Special Purpose Rifle 4 (SPR4), with several different types of upgrades, including a tactical grip, grenade launcher, flame thrower, shotgun unit, zoom and night scopes among many other components. Combining realistic combat experience with the compelling storyline, Extermination encourages players to use appropriate weapons and tactical planning for the situation at hand.
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Activision Inc. entered a licensing agreement with Spider-Man Merchandising L.P., Marvel Enterprises Inc. and Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. to develop and publish games based on the Spider-Man film. The license enables the company to develop and publish interactive games and products based on the movie and the new television series.
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Compaq Computer Corporation is making the home PC faster and more powerful for such applications as extreme gaming, video editing and multimedia with the introduction of its Presario 7000Z Series Desktop PC that features AMD's newest processor, the 1.33 GHz Athlon with 3D Now! technology and Double Data Rate (DDR) memory.

The Presario 7000Z Series PCs with AMD Athlon 1.3GHz processor will be available at a starting price of $1,459, which includes a 20GB hard drive, 128MB DDR SDRAM memory, 17" CV735 monitor, 48X CDROM, 56K modem, Creative Labs 1373 PCI audio card and JBL Pro Premium speakers.
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Recently on SharkyExtreme:

• NVIDIA GeForce3 Hands-On Benchmarks: When we first previewed the GeForce3, driver delays and a complete absence of DirectX 8 benchmarks led NVIDIA to keep all performance details under wraps. We've spent the last 48 hours benchmarking our brains out on our sample GeForce3, a Geforce 2 Ultra and an ATI Radeon, so get ready to have your taste of benchmarks (with FSAA) as well as some eye candy, not to mention an analysis of the technology.
• Updated:AMD Athlon 1.33GHz CPU Review: AMD is again upping the ante in the processor war with two new high-performance products: the Athlon 1.33GHz, designed to operate on the 133MHz DDR EV6 bus, and the Athlon 1.3GHz, which runs on the 100MHz DDR bus. Today's update includes WebMark 2001 benchmarks.

Serious Sam is anything but serious. It's frantic arcade style action more in keeping with side scrolling space shooters like R-Type than cerebral 3D shooters like Half-Life. It's the kind of game where the one-liners make you groan and the hero whistles the Indiana Jones theme when large boulders roll his way. It's really just a hell of a lot fun, and you can read our latest review to find out why!

"Serious Sam packs such a punch because of its proprietary game engine, dubbed the 'Serious' engine. The Serious engine isn't as pretty as Quake III and certainly nowhere near as good looking as Unreal engine showcases like Undying or Rune, but that's ok because it's got style. Instead, the Serious engine has been endowed with the ability to render huge outdoor environments, rolling hills, open spaces and building interiors all with equal aplomb. But that's not the important part, what the engine really does is let the developers throw scores of monsters at you all at once.
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Logitech has recently announced it will begin selling the GT Force, a force feedback steering wheel designed for Gran Turismo3 A-spec on the PlayStation 2 system in North America. The wheel will be available from retailers and at http://www.logitech.com, concurrent with the upcoming release of Sony Computer Entertainment's much anticipated racing car title, Gran Turismo 3 A-spec. Pricing for the GT Force wheel is not yet available.
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