Back Issue 5 - 17th Oct to 24th Oct 1998
MSNBC Steals Exclusive Screenshot
Showing how Microsoft doesn't have to obey any formal laws, they have taken our exclusive screenshot and used it in their preview. Here's the link.
Update by Dann - 30 October 1998 24:07:32
PC Accelerator Contest
PC Accelerator has decided to encourage the continued downfall of society (j/k) and hold a contest. Here's what they say:
Hey all, this is a quick email to announce that we're having a design
contest for our mag to try to find the most twisted, original visions out
there in the form of maps, skins, and mods. This is something we think yr
readers will be into. Following is the full text of the contest, you can
find the link at pcxl.ign.com or directly at
http://pcxl.ign.com/news/news_102998_1.html
Thanks a lot!
-Ed
PCXL's Ultimate Ultra Hyper Excellently Stoopid Design Contest: Get Cracking
Attention you creative types, we are having a contest to see which of our readers can come up with the best/most twisted levels, mods, and skins for Quake II, Unreal, Half-Life, Starcraft, Rainbow 6, Shogo, Sin, Heretic II, Nam, Solitaire, we'll take anything you got.... Big prizes await the winners in each of the following categories:
Best Level, Single Player
Best Level, Multiplayer
Best Skin
Best Mod
Worst Level
Worst Skin
Worst Mod
Entries will be judged on the following completely unreasonable criteria:
Originality
High Concept
Eye-candification
Winners will receive one of our fabulous prizes as well as a guest spot on the February PCXL Disc. The deadline is December 1, so get cracking! Send all entries to ed@pcxl.com.
The Prizes include:
2 Voodoo 2 boards ready for SLI'ing
High end joysticks
Free games
Free Subcriptions
Random T-shirts
Random Hats
The shirt off Ed's back (we'll clean it first)
A chance for the world to see your skillz
Chicks dig winners, right?
Update by Dann - 27 October 1998 23:16:18
Gamespot does penance
Gamespot had posted some new screens earlier, but a few were corrupt, so they fixed them and added some more, so head back on over and take a look.
Update by Dann - 27 October 1998 20:06:36
Gamespot screens
I just recieved an e-mail from gamespot, and they have some nice new screenshots from the latest build of half-life.
Check them out here.
Update by Dann - 28 October 1998 21:00:56
TF2.com news
Got an e-mai from Gunny of Tf2.com:
TF2.com is holding a Public interview with Robin Walker,
(Main Programmer for Team Fortress 2). How? Well, we have it so you submit
us the questions, and then pick the best ones submitted and ask them to him.
Remember, TF2.com is the site for the Clan/Public community, this means you
get involved in all the fun stuff.
Update by Dann - 28 October 1998 1:00:36
UK release day
Word is from the Sierra UK PR compnay, that Half-life will be release in UK on November 27. The states should have it about a week earlier.
Update by Dann - 27 October 1998 23:24:33
Free Copies of Half-Life
I saw over on Bluesnews that Wavelength are apparently giving away 10 copies of Half-Life to random entrants. So I'd head over there if I were you! :)
Also there is an interview here on Gamer's Alliance. Its with Valve Art Director Ted Backman and Writer/Designer Marc Laidlaw. Also from Bluesnews.
Update by Alex - 24 October 1998 18:42:03
TF2.com
Just received an e-mail from Gunny of the newly founded TF2.com:
I am happy to report that www.TF2.com is finally open to the public. It has been over two months of progressive work to get this site ready to hold hundreds of Megs of info. This page was designed so that the Team Fortress 2 Clan and public community can find a general home, where they can find out which clan is on top, and which is being crippled. Leagues, Information, Public Polls, Forums, and over 5 pages of community news. We also are setup to hold the largest clan list in history, and plan to keep it up to date so you can get the match going. This is also important for the clans that are starting or transferring over to TF2 now, so they can reserve their name before it is lost to another. Take a look at your community TF2 page at: www.TF2.com. When TF2 comes out, you will either be prepared, or get left behind!
Update by Dann - 24 October 1998 15:54:27
Decal Tutorial
The Half-Life Skin Emporium has a brand new Decal Tuturial done by Dann in Flash. Its rather cool, and very useful if you're not very experianced with graphics and want to be able to do graphics for Half-Life.
Also, if you'd like to post some question to Gabe Newall about Half-Life, check out PC Gamer Online's interviews page. if you e-mail the questions directly to askpcg@pcgamer.com then theres a chance that the'll be answered.
Finally more of the release data saga! Here is the latest press release about the forthcoming release;
BELLEVUE, WA - October 20, 1998 - Sierra Studios announced today their upcoming 3D action thriller, Half-Life, one of the most anticipated titles of 1998, will be in stores by Thanksgiving weekend. The game will go gold later this month, and retail outlets will start seeing the game in mid-November, just in time for the busiest buying weekend of the year. Pre-orders have given the heads of corporate offices within Cendant Software all indications that Half-Life will be the biggest product launch of 1998 for the company.
Update by Alex - 24 October 1998 10:01:36
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