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| 11-28-07 / 10:26 PM : Myst Online Uru Live : interview (cjed) |
| The site adventure gaming classic provides an interview of Mark Dobratz, producer/project manager at Cyan Worlds (worked on Myst V and Myst Online : Uru Live). He gives details on Uru Live parts that were taken back into Myst Online, and about events persistance in Ages per user. |
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| 11-28-07 / 10:04 PM : Unreal Tournament 3 review (cjed) |
| Gamespy provides a review of UT3. It isn't a true revolution as was UT1 at his time (UT2 includes the two sequels, UT2003 and UT2004, that were based on the second generation engine). However the graphics are even better now, and the next episode (or mods) could be much interesting. |
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| 11-26-07 / 10:18 PM : Tomb Raider Anniversary (cjed) |
 Ferral Interactive announces Tomb Raider Anniversary for mac (Intel only at start, Universal binary version through the end of the year). This game got positive reviews from PC magazines, and is based upon themes and locations from the first episode (that was out ten years ago), adding a modern rendering engine. |
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| 11-22-07 / 09:55 PM : X-Plane 9.0.0 beta 2 (cjed) |
 A new version of X-Plane, 9.0.0 beta 2, can be downloaded here. It is an installer that grabs the data through internet (demo mode if no licence). The full version (based on beta 1 - can be upgraded thereafter) is sold 79$. It includes new World scenery (70 Go on 8 dual layer DVDs) with 20% more elevation details compared with those from X-Plane 8, and adds new textures, buildings, forests, and reflective water. |
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| 11-21-07 / 10:33 PM : Marathon 2 on Xbox 360 (cjed) |
| The site Gamasutra provides an interview of Freeverse, a well known mac games editor (and mainly fan of mac), that recently managed to port Marathon 2 :Durandal on Xbox. The original rendering engine used Quickdraw API (2D), without any equivalent on DirectX (or OpenGL), fixed point integer optimizations, and also assembly code (68k and PowerPC) for textures mapping. The rendering engine was so rewritten in DirectX, that allows to achieve higher resolutions. The sprites have been revamped, with also more variations. Time management (determinates gameplay) had to be reworked as the framerate changes from 30fps to 60fps. The open source project Aleph One, that uses OpenGL and that has been famous since first versions of MacOSX, was a great help. On MacOSX we can yet use since some months Marathon : Resurrection 2, a project of the same type, that is packaged as an Unreal Tournament 1 mode (for version 436 under classic or the preview 3 for OSX). |
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| 11-14-07 / 12:14 AM : Need for Speed: Carbon review (cjed) |
| Applelinks provides a review of Need for Speed: Carbon d'Electronic Arts. They found it great. |
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| 11-13-07 / 12:00 AM : Unreal Tournament 3 preview (cjed) |
| IGN.com provides a preview of Unreal Tournament 3. |
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| 11-08-07 / 12:17 AM : Pirates of the Caribbean Online : demo (cjed) |
| Apple provides a presentation of the new game Pirates of the Caribbean Online, announced last february. A demo can be downloaded from the Apple site page (or directly here), a user account has to be created (free account for the demo). The game is compatible with G4 or Intel macs. |
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| 11-08-07 / 12:12 AM : Destineer Studio : UnrealEngine 3 licence (cjed) |
| Game editor Destineer Studio acquired a licence from Epic to use Unreal Engine 3, for a not yet unveiled project. |
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| 11-06-07 / 11:11 PM : Enemy Territory: Quake Wars soon (cjed) |
| ID Software's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has reached alpha status, and is expected on mac this december. The game uses a modified version of the Doom 3 engine, and the MegaTexture technology. |
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| 11-05-07 / 11:04 PM : Eve Online available on mac (cjed) |
 The strategy game Eve Online, yet available on PC, will ship this november, 6 on mac. It will be provided as a free download, and a 14 days trial will be opened (for further play the 14,95$ monthly fees will apply). The port has been done through Transgaming Cider, so the game will only work on Intel macs. |
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| 11-01-07 / 02:44 PM : Starwars Force Unleashed (cjed) |
 While kotf (Knight of the Force) is expected in the next hours (was announced for october, 31), we can watch trailers of the next LucasArts game, Starwars Force Unleashed.(also there and here). It uses two new animation technologies, Digital Molecular Matter, by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd. The result is really a revolution compared with previous games, as did the first Jedi Knight in his time. The game is expected spring, 2008. |
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