Half Life

Official! Half-Life 2 has gone Gold!

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It would appear that all of the assumptions of Half-Life 2 going gold were accurate and we even have a release date.

November 16th 2004

Gamespot has posted a news article with all of the information. The big bonus to this is that people that go out and purchase the game at local stores will be able to get the Half-Life 2 Collectors Edition, which includes “Half-Life 2 in DVD-ROM format, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, a free limited edition T-shirt, and a Half-Life 2 strategy guide from Prima”

Check out the full article: Half-Life 2 guns for November 16 release date

Bugs

Ford to offer Sirius radio in more cars

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DETROIT–Ford Motor plans to announce on Monday that it will offer Sirius Satellite Radio in more of its cars and trucks and that it will begin installing the satellite radio systems at its factories for the first time.

Read More Here:
http://news.com.com/Ford+to+offer+Sirius+radio+in+more+cars/2100-1027_3-5414942.html?tag=st_lh

Has Howard Stern started the end of terrestrial radio as he claims?
I know Ill be there on the debut of his 1st satellite broadcast!

How Stupid Can You Be

New ATI Catalyst Drivers:

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Released Oct. 14th the newest ATI Catalyst driver 4.10

One of the 3 new feature:
CATALYSTâ„¢ A.I. allows the driver to intelligently analyze applications and textures to maximize graphics performance and enhance stability while delivering the absolute highest visual quality.

As with most CATALYSTâ„¢ releases performance has increased in various situations. The following performance gains are noticed in the game Doom3
Performance improves 5 to 8% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ 9500 PRO product
Performance improves approximately 5% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ 9600 XT
Performance improves 5 to 9% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ 9700 PRO
Performance improves 4 to 6% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ 9800 PRO
Performance improves approximately 4% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ 9800 XT when using higher resolutions
Performance improves 3 to 14% on the ATI RADEON X800 PRO
Performance improves 5 to 8% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ X800 XT
Performance improves approximately 3% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ X300 product
Performance improves approximately 4.4% on the ATI RADEONâ„¢ X600 product

Click here to view details of this new driver:
http://www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst_410_release_notes.html#180985

ATI Driver page for download:
http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html

Battlefield 1942

Desert Combat Final Reviewed

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The people over at Amped Gaming News have posted a very good review of the recently released Desert Combat Final.

“The Desert Combat community has finally received the release they have been waiting for. The release of Desert Combat Final is the first release of Desert Combat since the DC 0.7 release on February 7th. The name Desert Combat Final lets everyone know that the developer team wanted to finish the mod, and make it perfect. If I was to list all the changes in the update you would be reading for days. In short just about everything has changed, and for the good. There is lots of new maps, vehicles and weapons. Also the lighting and sound of the game has changed drastically. Below we take a look at all the new things that were added, as well as the graphics and sound of the latest and last release of Desert Combat.”

Go read the full review!
Amped Gaming News DC_Final Review

Everquest

NDA Lifted on Everquest II Beta

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As reported on the Everquest II Players web site, the NDA forcing the beta testers to not talk much about the game has been lifted.

“As of now, the NDA for the EverQuest II Beta is officially lifted. We encourage our beta testers to share the experiences theyve had in beta with the rest of the EverQuest II community. Many more people who enrolled in the EverQuest II beta program can expect beta keys in their inboxes in the very near future. In addition, in the past few weeks weve let the Legends and Lords of EverQuest players and we would like to thank them for their support. We now have 4 Beta servers up and running including 1 French and 1 German server and weve let in over 30,000 players since July. In the near future that number will grow far past that. Keep an eye on your inbox!”

We are looking forward to seeing much more information posted by the testers to give us a better idea on how the game is going.

Half Life

Half-Life 2 getting its rating!

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Thats right people, it has been reported that Half-Life 2 has been submitted to the BBFC to have the age rating applied to it.

So with that, it appears that the highly anticipated game is ready to ship. [About time!]

This report comes from Computer and Video Games but they keep requiring people to register to read their news.

So there is another article on IGN

Check it out here: Voodoo Extreme IGN

Battlefield Vietnam

Point of Existence 1.5 Released

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Point of Existence .1.5 Released

The POE team has released their newest patch to the ever so popular Point of Existence modification for Battlefield Vietnam.

This update tweaks a few thing and adds quite a few weapons suggested by you, the fan.

Click read more for the updates and head over to their web site to grab the download.

Official PoE Web Site
PlanetBattlefield PoE Mod Web Site Continue reading Point of Existence 1.5 Released →

Battlefield 1942

BF42 Friday Night Fights – Custom Map Night

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We need your help. Gamers Radio and The BF Conversion Team have joined forces to test BF42 map candidates for inclusion in the Official BFV WWII Mod (Extended). This mod is currently converting all, yes all, the standard maps from Battlefield 1942 to the Battlefield Vietnam game engine.

The goal is to include 10 custom maps in the official release. Custom maps are a big part of the BF experience and we want to show our appreciation by including some of the best custom maps BF42 has to offer. Before deciding which 10 maps to use, we want to play them. After all, the most important factor is how much fun is it to play the map online.

This is your chance to frag the Gang at Gamers Radio and meet the Developers of the Official BFV WWII Mod (Extended) for BFV. Not to mention, play the best of the best in custom maps for Battlefield 1942 before they are converted to Battlefield Vietnam.

Here is your map line up.

304 Fields of the Fallen | GRB Ghost Front | Battle for Bastonge | Ruhr Valley
Corsica | Battle for Rome | China Sea | Midway 2000

Date: October 15th
Time: 7pm CST until we get tired of playing.

Location: United States
Server: GamersRadio.com |GRB|
IP: 67.18.226.34
Port: 15567

Map Pack: GamersRadio.com Registration Required

Most Importantly, Spread The Word and We will see you this Friday Night.

Videos

Rockn The News – October 11, 2004

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NOFX Hits
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Punkbands.com reports: The Greatest Songs Ever Written (by us) is a chunk of NOFXs impressive career, lopped off into one disc, including a brand-new song specifically written and recorded for this release. NOFX is one of the best loved punk rock bands of all time because they never soul doubt… continually making their legions of fans laugh and think. Release date is set at November 9th on Epitaph. [see full story for the 27 song tracklisting]

Full Story – http://www.punkbands.com/index.php?id=9423

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SOAD Set Title/Date
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The PRP reports: System Of A Down have reportedly set “Hypnotize” as the title to their upcoming new album which is rumored to now be eyeing a January 18th release date via American/Columbia.

Full Story – http://www.theprp.com/

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Ozzy Box To Include Covers
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Blabbermouth reports: According to a posting at the OZZY OSBOURNE fan site Ozzyhead.com, Osbournes forthcoming box set will include a brand new CD of covers. Among the tracks set to appear on the album is Ozzys version of THE BEATLES “In My Life”.

As previously reported, former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell is expected to make an appearance on the album, as is Chris Wyse, bassist for Cantrells “jam” band CARDBOARD VAMPYRES.[see full story for more]

Full Story – http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=27826

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Manson In Wonderland
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MTV reports: Marilyn Manson, whos getting ready to marry burlesque queen Dita Von Teese, is about to take another kind of plunge – down the rabbit hole. Hes co-starring in an upcoming re-imagining of “Alice in Wonderland” called “Living in Neon Dreams.” [see full story for more]

Full Story – http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1492094/20041008/marilyn_manson.jhtml?headlines=true

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12 Stones Drop Megadeth Tour
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IAYM reports: 12 Stones have now elected to drop off their opening slot on Megadeths upcoming “Blackmail The Universe” trek. No word has been made as to a replacement act for the time being.

Full Story – http://www.iateyourmicrophone.com/

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In Stores: Red Hot Bio
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Day in Rock reports: Occasionally on slow news days, well showcase a recent review here. As we reported a couple weeks ago Anthony Kiedis penned his autobiography “Scar Tissue”. The book hit the stores last week and let me tell you its one hell of a read. Below if just a portion of the review we just posted on our sister site Rocknworld.com, click the full story link to read it all:

Unlike most rock bios where we get a crash course through the artists childhood, in Scar Tissue Anthony devotes the first 100 pages or so of the book to his early years. And those years were anything but typical and provide some compelling and sometimes juicy stories. From the trials of being the child of divorced parents that live on opposite sides of the country, to his hippy drug-dealing father who took him under his wing at a very young age and showed him the wild side of Hollywood. Not many kids count Sonny Bono as a baby sitter and probably only one kid on the cusp of puberty can tell the tale of sleeping with a naked Cher or losing his virginity to his fathers girlfriend or being turned on to drugs by that same father. [see full story for more]

Full Story – http://www.rocknworld.com/features/2004/ak.shtml

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Afghan Whigs Singer Launched Tour with Twilight Singers
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press release (Twilight Singers) reports: Greg Dullis Twilight Singers (former lead singer of the Afghan Whigs) are starting their North American October Tour this week for their brand new album “She Loves You”.

Check out the TS Official Website for more exclusive info. on the NEW album and Tour Dates. Price of a ticket to the show is less than a meal in a restaurant and youll probably hear some Whigs tunes! [see full story for more]

Full Story – http://www.thetwilightsingers.com/

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Life of Agony Sign to Sony
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press release (sony music) reports: Seminal New York rock band LIFE OF AGONY has signed an exclusive recording agreement with Epic Records. The quartet-vocalist Keith Caputo, guitarist Joey Z, bassist Alan Robert and drummer Sal Abruscato-will release its highly anticipated Epic debut in early 2005. “Its extremely exciting to join the Epic family and become part of an artist roster that includes Audioslave, Ozzy Osbourne and AC/DC,” says Caputo. “We were really impressed with the team at Epic and their unique sense of energy and creativity. This definitely feels like home.” [see full story for more]

Full Story – http://www.lifeofagony.com/