StarCraft and Broodwar now have patches 1.09b. This just makes it so that Gamefixx games count as a loss when you dissconnect.

Everquest also has patches out, nothing too heavy duty as it only took me 10 minutes to download.

DDR Konamix is the latest installment of Dance Dance Revolution for the PSX. KOA is taking a combination of songs from all the versions of DDR along with a few exclusive ones to the US. Yes exclusive ones to the US! A song list has been revealed and personally I really like the selection of songs. The interface is going to be 4th mix. More information and some screenshots are avalible on the same Gamespot site with the song list.

This demo will take you on an adventure under the earth where you will lead the Diggles on a quest to defeat a dragon that is eating members of the VooDoo clan. This is just a taste of what Diggles has to offer.

To learn more about the game go to: www.strategyfirst.com

Here’s some background information…just to build the anticipation a little more!

The Diggles are an intelligent dwarf dynasty that passes on its characteristics, good and bad from one generation to another. They need time to work, play, go to the pub and of course, procreate. But that is the
day-to-day stuff. In this game, players have a mission, a mission given to the Diggles by Godfather Odin. Odin has chosen the Diggles to travel to the center of the earth where the hound of hell, Fenris is spreading terror. Accomplishing this mission will take players through 4 different worlds and more than 100 different quests need to be solved.

"The adrenaline was already flowing freely and I was ducking in and out of doorways and diving behind sandbags as I ran down the narrow rubble-strewn streets, occasionally stopping to sight down the barrel of my rifle and pick off a distant German soldier. "We've got a cautious one here", said somebody standing behind me. I think it was one of the game's designers, but by this point I was too busy trying to avoid getting shot by the Germans on the other side of the river to notice..."

As part of Games Domain's involvement, there will be lots of extra goings-on at the event, such as:

- Release of exclusive maps for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Counterstrike and Quake 3, created by Europe's leading mod and map makers: "Splashdamage" - freebies for people attending such as T-shirts and other goodies - lots of other cool stuff to be announced (hey... we don't want to give away too much yet)

Games Domain will also be helping with the advertising and PR of the event, to raise attendance and press involvement to whole new levels over previous events!

Geraint Bungay (aka MrBenn to us gamers), head of games strategy at BTopenworld, said:- "Our sponsorship of i10 highlights our commitment to supporting online games at all levels. The i-Series LAN parties have consistently proved themselves to be the biggest and fastest growing games lifestyle events in the UK. We’re looking forward to working with Multiplay to make i10 the best yet."

Subscription to the recently launched Games Domain service costs £9.99 per calendar month. Besides excellent editorial content, subscribers receive the greatest variety of games of any UK based games site with over 200 instances of games, one of the fastest games networks in the world, a dynamic peer to peer service and dedicated 24/7 customer support.

In light of the Games Domain backing, we're already seeing a huge increase in traffic and signups. Not surprising really as they have over 800,000 members! As such, if you have yet to signup or secure your place at i10, we would advise you do so asap to ensure you don't miss out on what is shaping up to be the highlight of UK gaming events in 2002!

i10 is looking better and better every day! Only 6 weeks to go too!

Its a decent enough interview with plenty of depth. However to be honest I think that playing a game, where you already know the entire storyline and ending, is doomed to be a boring experience. But hey I'm sure all you abid Tolkien fans would burn me and cut me into little pieces for just suggesting the idea.

Strategy First published two of Paradox's previous games, Europa Universalis and Europa Universalis II. Both games did extremely well in the North American market, winning several awards and accolades worldwide.

"We are very excited about this long term partnership with Paradox, " says Steve Wall, V.P., Business Development, Strategy First. " Paradox has proven itself as a developer of premier strategy titles with the release of the Europa series last year. Strategy First was able to produce some tremendous results from that series, winning several editor's choice awards and end of year nominations. We see the potential in their next line of titles and look forward to achieving the same kind of success as we've achieved in the past."

"Strategy First offers us a unique alternative, allowing us to enter the North American market more easily than if we were to try it on our own," says Fredrik Malmberg, Executive Director, Paradox Entertainment. "They understand and relate to the development side of the business due to their own experience developing games, and their knowledge, as a publisher of the North American market is invaluable to us. We look forward to working with their team again and are confident that they will do their best to promote our upcoming games to the top of the charts!"

Further information regarding the titles included in the publishing agreement will be announced at a later date.

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