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Quake Wars Preview

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IGN.com hat ein Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Preview geschrieben, dass uns mit den neusten Infos rund ums Spiel versorgt.

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The game will take place across various locations around the planet including the deserts (seen in that trailer and screens), forests, arctic tundra and more. The environments will be enhanced by what might be one of those tag words you hear in conversations about graphic capabilities of engines. Let me introduce you to The Megatexture. This new word is responsible for large terrains that creates a unique texture across gigantic landscapes and draws it to the horizon. Basically it allows for the creation of a large texture really quickly that covers a huge landscape without having to go in and fiddle with things to make it look like there isn’t a grid pattern of texture maps over and over again. And considering the gigantic draw distance in Quake Wars, I’d say that’s a good thing.

IGN.com Quake Wars Artikel

Quake IV SinglePlayer Preview

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4Players.de hat sich mit den E3 Infos zum Quake 4 SinglePlayer befasst und einen Artikel in deutscher Sprache verfasst:

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Matthew befindet sich an Bord eines Truppen-Transporters und soll mit Hunderttausenden von Soldaten die Invasion zum Sieg führen. Kaum ist der feindliche Heimatplanet in Sichtweite, schon starten die Strogg mit dem Abwehrfeuer. Blaue Plasmageschosse steigen von der Planetenoberfläche auf und erinnern schwer an den Kultfilm Starship Troopers. Das Déjà-vu geht noch weiter: Soldaten bemannen die kleinen Landungsschiffe und schwärmen in alle Richtungen aus, während Explosionen und Feindfeuer für ein fast apokalyptisches Bild am Himmel sorgen. Auch das Schiff von Matthew Kane kommt nicht ungeschoren davon, wird getroffen und stürzt ab…

4players.de Q4 Artikel

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Hinter verschlossenen Türen wurde IGN.com UT2007 vorgeführt. Was Dan Adams, IGN Redakteur, vom gezeigten hält, kann man in einem kürzlich verfassten Artikel nachlesen.

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If you haven’t heard about the Unreal Engine 3 technology, you probably aren’t really a gamer. It’s all over the place. PC will have it. Xbox 360 will have it. PlayStation 3 will have it. Everybody seems to be licensing this engine and it’s no wonder why after seeing both Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 2007. This engine is crazy good. The screenshots really weren’t a lie. I saw the game running and it looked like a nerdgasm running across the monitor.

Update: auch 1up.com hat nun einen kurzen Bericht über die gezeigten Szenen verfasst. Zu finden ist der Artikel in den attached links:

ign.com UT2007 E3 Artikel
1up.com UT2007 E3 Artikel

E3 Booth Babes ;-) *Update*

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Was bietet uns die E3 dieses Jahr? Toptitel, wie Quake IV, ET:Quake Wars, UT2007, doch darf man nicht vergessen, dass sich die Menschen dort für uns den Arsch abrackern, beziehungsweise ihn in die Kamera halten 😉
Ich möchte die E3 Promotion Girls anpreisen, die man sich in einem Video auf FileShack (nach der Registrierung) herunterladen kann. Das File ist gut 85mb groß und gilt als Sample für weitere Booth Babe Videos, die sich der FileShack Mercury Account Besitzer zu Gemüte führen kann.

Update: Neue Links zu Galerien hinzugefügt!

Im Netz findet man auch einige E3Girls Galerien, deren Outfits nicht nur die Spiele ansehnlicher machen. Verschiedene Bilder kann man sich unter folgenden URLs angschauen:
Gamecloud.com Booth Babes Gallery
fragland.net Booth Babes Gallery
Ten Ton Hammer Booth Babes Gallery
LANmaniac Booth Babes Gallery
Futurelooks Booth Babes Gallery
Boomstown Booth Babe Gallery
Gamestar.de Booth Babes Gallery

FileShack.com Booth Babe Videos
e3girls.com

E3 Coverage: GT.tv

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GameTrailers.com hat mit seinem GT.tv eine sehr empfehlenswerte Video Coverage für die E3 geschaffen. Man bekommt nicht nur Einblicke in die neuen Spiele, sieht die effektvoll aufbearbeiteten Stände, sondern erhält auch „behind the scenes“-Material. Zu erwähnen bleibt, dass die E3 keine PConly Messe ist. In den Berichten werden auch Nintendo, Sony und Microsoft Xbox Spiele vorgeführt. Allerdings sind die Coverages sehr gut geordnet, nach Publisher/Entwickler oder gar nach Spiel. Wer sich also für nähere Infos zu einem Spiel Interessiert, dass auf der E3 sein Debüt feiert, hält sich am besten an GT.tv.
„oder an uns“ 🙂

GameTrailers.com E3 Coverage

E3 Erfahrungsbericht: Quake Wars

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Gamingnexus.com hat seinen Redakteur John auf die E3 geschickt. Dieser war völlig fasziniert von den gezeigten Szenen von Enemy Territory: Quake Wars:

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So far, the star of the show for me is Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. They had a stand at the Activision booth that showed a quick trailer of all in-game footage. What was shown was absolutely amazing. First of all, everything’s brightly lit in the demo. With a lot of light, you can see the great detail that’s in the models that you couldn’t really see in the dark dim scenes of Doom 3. Think the canyon scene in Starship Troopers and that’s the type of gameplay that was shown. The scene showed various flaming objects falling from the sky around the area and a large Strogg monster attacker that was reminiscent of the large bug coming out of the ground in Starship Troopers. The contrast between the tight spaces of Doom 3 and the very wide open areas of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars was enormous. Watching the soldiers scramble out into the apache like helicopters and seeing them take off really blew me away. The various Strogg vehicles had a very distinct style. For example, the aerial vehicles look like insects complete with legs protruding from the undercarriage. Watching the team of humans racing from the air attack in a jeep firing the mounted chaingun was a great adrenaline rush. I really can’t wait for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars to come out and Splash Damage looks to have done an awesome job with the engine.

Gamingnexus.com Artikel

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Trailer

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ET: Quake Wars hat nicht nur in eigenen Reihen bei WoH für Aufruhe gesorgt. Das kürzlich angekündigte Spiel von Splashdamage, ist seither eines der meist erwartetsten Spiele. Nun können wir euch die ersten bewegten Bilder präsentieren, die direkt von der E3 in Las Vegas kommen. يورو Bisher ist ein FileShack Mercury Account nötig, um das File downzuloaden, doch nicht lange wird man warten müssen, bis freie Mirrors verfügbar sind.

Update: Mywoh.de hat keine Kosten und Mühen gescheut. Der Mirror ist da!

Download:

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Trailer (IGN.com Insider)

UT2007 Sonycon Trailer -update-

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Nun stehen auch 2 Trailer zu Unreal Tournament 2007 zum download. Derzeit finden sich Links auf IGN.com, falls sich die Filme auch in HQ als free Mirror wiederfinden, gibt’s ein Newsupdate 😉

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Auf Gamespy.com werden jetzt auch die UT2007 Videos von der Sonycon in hoher Qualität gehostet. Der Download ist frei und ohne Anmeldung möglich. (attached links)

Weiter wurde heute UT2007 offiziell angekündigt. die Pressemitteilung lautet wie folgt:

Press Release Source: Midway Games Inc.

Midway & Epic Games Announce Unreal Tournament 2007
Tuesday May 17, 7:30 am ET
2004’s Multiplayer Game of the Year Returns with Improved Graphics, New Game Modes, Maps, Vehicles and More

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 17, 2005– Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY – News), a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced that the latest entry into the Unreal franchise, Unreal Tournament® 2007, is now in development. Like its predecessors, Unreal Tournament 2007, is being developed by North Carolina-based, Epic Games Inc. The game will be shown for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, May 18 – 20, in Midway’s booth located at Petree Hall, room 4001.

„Unreal Tournament 2007 is the newest addition to one of, if not the greatest multiplayer PC franchises ever created,“ said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. „UT2007 will be a major evolution for the Unreal series. Fans will be blown away by the next generation gameplay, modifiability and visuals that Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology will bring to the franchise. Without question this will be the most visually stunning and in-depth Unreal Tournament game to-date.“

„We feel confident that Unreal Tournament 2007 will deliver on Epic’s promise to gamers to develop only the highest quality and most innovative titles using our cutting-edge Unreal Engine 3 technology,“ said Mark Rein, vice president and co-founder, Epic Games. „Unreal fans should rest assured that UT2007 will indeed raise the bar for not only the UT franchise but for all FPS titles, PC or console.“

The latest entry into the Unreal franchise, Unreal Tournament 2007, will blow fans away with the gameplay, modifiability and visuals that Epic’s Unreal® Engine 3 technology will deliver. Unreal Tournament 2007 is scheduled for release in 2006 for the PC.

About Epic Games

Epic Games Inc, based in Raleigh, NC and established in 1991, is a developer of cutting-edge computer and video games. The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games Unreal and Unreal Tournament, both award-winning blockbuster hits having each sold more than one million copies. Games created with the Unreal Engine include: 2002 Console Game of the Year winner, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell™ (on PC and console platforms) from Ubi Soft; PCGamer’s 2000 Game of the Year, Deus Ex from Ion Storm/Eidos; America’s Army: Operations, from the United States Army, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PC) from Electronic Arts – and many others. Prior to their 3D success, Epic Games was well known for the hit shareware games Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit and Epic Pinball. Additional information can be obtained through Epic’s Web site at www.epicgames.com.

About Midway

Midway Games Inc. (www.midway.com) is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on major videogame platforms including the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, and Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance.

Unreal and Unreal Tournament are registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. Used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Midway has provided the www.epicgames.com link solely as a convenience for you. The information on this site has been prepared by third parties, and Midway does not monitor, endorse or accept responsibility for the content on non-Midway sites.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games Inc. (the „Company“) based on currently available information that involves risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, the upcoming console platform transition and other technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under „Item 1. Business – Risk Factors“ in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and in the more recent filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

UT2007 Trailer hosted by GS

Q&A mit id Software

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Sowohl id Software CEO Tod Hollenshead, als auch Tim Willits, Lead Designer id Software, wurden von IGN.com zu Quake 4 befragt.

IGN.com hat sich id software CEO Tod Hollenshead für ein Interview zu Quake IV bei Seite genommen. Da schon Tim Willits einige Male anmerkte, dass id und Raven den Vorhang zum Multiplayer Part in Quake 4 erst zur Quakecon fallen lassen, wird man sich hier mit Randinfos zum MP begnügen müssen.

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Are you looking to put any hooks in to make the game ready for the tournament community and go back to Quake 4 as the new tournament game right out of the box?

Todd Hollenshead: It depends on what you’re talking about in terms of tournament capacity. There’s the tournament support software, whether it’s a LAN or Internet play, how you’re doing ladders and those sorts of things. We won’t have that support out of the box. We’ll incorporate that afterwards. But we really have it modeled as a skill-based game, so when you play Quake 4 multiplayer, it’s not a luck shot that determines anything, it’s really the people who are the most skillful players who are going to win.

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IGN.com hat sich ein weiteres Mal Tim Willits gepackt um ihn über die bevorstehende E3 zu befragen.

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IGN: So, what can we expect at E3 then?

Tim Willits: You guys got the much better presentation. The presentation at E3 will be much shorter because we only have 15 minutes. And then multiplayer will be at QuakeCon; there will be no multiplayer at E3 this year.

IGN.com Q4 Q&A
IGN.com Interview mit Tim Willits