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PlanetGTA - Hit PlanetGTA for the latest on all the GTA games, including GTA: San Andreas.
��Friday, October 21
High Res X05 Gears of War Trailer��
22:19 | by redef
TeamXbox is hosting a high resolution version of the X05 Gears of War trailer. As such none of the content is new (unless you didn't view the trailer when it was originally released), but at 720p its very beautiful.
The Specialists 3.0 Update��
04:30 | by WhoKnew
The crew of The Specialists posted a HUGE update on the state of TS3.0. The new particle system is essentially totally functional, giving more gusto to the blood spurts, sparks, and dust sprays. There's a new animation for the Desert Eagle, a new multi-color laser sight, and a double clip powerup (replaces infinite ammo and doubles your clip size). The multitude of 9mm SMGs in TS2.2 has given rise to the Skorpion, a new dual-wieldable 7.62mm SMG. If you missed the update previous to this one, other changes in this new version of The Specialists are a blue tint during slow-mo and a fade in and out of slow-mo and slow-pause. Even more changes include a whizzing sound as bullets rip by your head, a first person kung-fu model, and a new 1 shot hunting pistol called the Contender. The Specialists is a multiplayer action movie mod for Half-Life 1.
Shaping up to be one heck of an "update!" You can find The Specialists at specialistsmod.net.
Planet Civilization Launches��
04:29 | by redef
The GameSpy network is continuing to expand. This time we welcome Planet Civilization to the family! They�re dedicated to covering everything related to both the Pirates! and Civilization series. Visit Planet Civilization immediately!
Planet Civilization Launches!��
17:34 | by Ecko
Welcome Planet Civilization to the Gamespy Network! Planet Civilization will be covering Pirates!, Civilization II, Civ III and the anticipated Civ IV. Go stop by, read NooM's tour through Planet Civilization, and take a look around their site and forums.
Activision Support Answers Your Q4 Questions��
02:04 | by Jube Activision Support's Quake 4 questions are rolling, in fact they are up to three pages of Q&A; for those in need of technical support with the game. A great number of tech topics are covered, including PunkBuster questions, crash/freezes, disk read errors, performance boosters and much more. Check out Activision Support's Quake 4 knowledge base if you are having problems getting Quake 4 cranked up, or ask a question of your own.
Black Widow Games Announces "They Hunger: Lost Souls"��
02:01 | by Pratt
It is with great pleasure to report that one of our longest-running hosted sites, Black Widow Games, is announcing their latest creation entitled "THEY HUNGER: LOST SOULS". The unison of designer Neil Manke and programmer Einar Saukas have gone over the top, heading up a full team of game developers who promise to push this follow-up to the smash mod series "They Hunger" to the very limits of VALVe's revolutionary Source engine. Here's the full scoop:
Black Widow Games announced today the development of THEY HUNGER: LOST
SOULS, a commercial game powered by the award-winning Half-Life 2 Source
engine from Valve Software. Based upon the highly popular They Hunger mod
series, the upcoming title features a completely new horror-survival adventure.
In North-Eastern Europe during the early 1960's, strange anomalies culminate
with dead corpses rising from their graves. As a tourist recovering from a
tragic accident, you seek shelter in an ancient monastery overrun by
bloodthirsty zombies, and become involved in an escalading cascade of
calamities.
"THEY HUNGER: LOST SOULS is a first-person action game planned to take full
advantage of the superior graphics, physics and new gameplay possibilities
provided by the new Source technology," said designer Neil Manke. "Without
the previous technical restrictions of the now seven years old Half-Life 1
engine, we have been able to produce a brand new game far more exciting and
creative than any simple sequel or remake could ever be. Fans of the
original series should still recognize the basic gameplay style, although
this is an independent story with no previous knowledge required."
This mod promises to be one of the most talked-about since the release of Half-Life 2! For some more articles about BWG here at PHL, check out some of these links:
LCS Wardrobe Preview��
01:30 | by itsjake88
Today IGN put up an article that previews the wardrobe in GTA: Liberty City Stories. Toni's wardrobe in LCS includes Casual Clothes (gang neutral), a Leone Suit, a Goodfellas suit, an Antonio outfit (named after Toni's proper name), and blue sweats that matches Toni's eyes. Included are 5 new screenshots so be sure to check it out.
Quake 4 Review @ GameSpot��
01:29 | by Jube
Still trying to decide if you should shell out the coin for Quake 4? Have a look at the latest review of the game over at GameSpot. Quake 4 receives a final score of 8.0 in this particular review, with good points focussing on the single player, graphics and weapons. As for the bad... GameSpot felt the multiplayer was a little too similar to Quake 3 and that the game was a bit of a resource hog. Check out the full review at GameSpot.
