QuakeCon is here!

Hello fellow GDF's,
Well another year of Quakcon is upon us and I feel that it is going to be a very interesting one. The boys from id will be showcasing more of their new engine and we will hear more about the new IP their working on. I will have to admit that Quake 4 is really dead now and I am really pumped to get my hands on some Nali (UT3)!! I have been beta testing Quake Wars and it is going to rock but it's just not the way I like playing.. I love running around and Kill, Kill, Kill!!!:)


well back to being Mitchell......(G.R.A.W. 2)
LORD NATAS

DeathofU Vista news by know all insider Paul

Hello gamers news in window front.

Class action law suits are starting to form against the xbox 360 wrecking discs and the red light of death in some states. Save the your disc that are damage Paul tells me you will get something for them in the future.

Note most rental stores when you rent 360 games you have to pay for insurance against this happening and you having to pay for the game.

Direct X 10 is being updated and revamped with service pack 1 for vista. The beta service pack will be out end of year and released beginning of 08. I am told the games performance and quality will be 2-3 times better than what we are seeing now on high end cards. Paul has bad news that there will be change in the next gen video cards to take advantage of this. He informed me that the video card companies are very upset with the current low grade to mid grade cards very poor perfomance of direct x 10 and this update and hardware tweak will fix this issue. So if you have vista or still using XP it sounds like beginning of year is time to buy your next machine.

At this time also HD DVD drives for your pc will be readily available and the new video cards will have the HDCP built in all cards and monitors will have the same.

Also I am told towards the middle or end of next year alot of games will be in HD format for one disc installation. HDDVD will win on this format for PC.


Later gamers

DeathofU

Gears of War: Best on the PC

Hello fellow Raams,
It is really nice to know that we/pc gamers will be getting the best of Gears of War. Having better graphics, DirectX 10, and 5 extra chapters makes me really excited for this baby coming in November. I have gotten close a couple of times of buying an XBOX 360 for this game and Lost Planet but they have both reached the PC. This game should be out sometime in November but this brings up another factor to the equation..UT3!!

I am really shocked that they are bringing both of these games out in November for us PC gamers. Wouldn't they be killing each other in sales? Which would you rather master first? Tough decision eh?? not really cause here is Natas's prediction.
Jeff Morris has always stated that "you will know when we are close to releasing UT 3 because you will see a demo about a month before turning gold" so this is what I see happening with these 2 games.

1. UT3 will have a PC demo in Sept which would "steal" some of the thunder from Quake Wars. This will also mean that the game will be out on PC in October which in turn opens the door for Gears in November.
2. UT3 for PS3 will be the one coming out in November cause is there really anything else to deathmatch with other than Resistance fall of Man??? NOT!!!!
3. Since Halo 3 is only coming out on XBOX 360 there is no competition for UT 3 on PC. I feel that the only reason that UT3 is "exclusive" to PS3 for this year is because no one wants to compete against Halo 3 because everyone including their mother will be finishing the fight Sept. 25!!!!

I feel the only game that can compete with Halo 3 is a little game called Crysis and by looking at how freakn' beautiful it looks is there really any competition???

until I frag your ass..

LORD NATAS

Review: Shadowgrounds

Hello fellow gamers,
I just got done with one of the best games for the money. It was a great challenge and the ending boss was just great! It has really been awhile since I pumped my fist in the air after a game! (Serious Sam 2 by myself was one..lol). This game is from a company called Frozenbyte and a sequel is in the works. This is the third game in a row that I have started to play with that happening. Do I really have a crystal ball for this? If I started playing Prey will Prey 2 come out? Or can you imagine if I started playing Duke Nukem 3D does that mean Duke Nukem Forever will come out?? Scary thought huh??

Pros
1. This game is a lot of fun. This is old school big time!
2. Corny Sci-fi at its best!
3. Graphics are really good and all the weapons look neat.
4. Ending boss was really a challenge.. It really came down to the last shot for each of us, and to be honest, I thought I wouldn't be the lucky one:)
5. For such a small team they did a great job.
6. I paid $30.00 for this gem and was well worth it, but for $10.00 on Steam it is a STEAL!!
7. I love the corny english translations and the main character is one funny dude. When he starts singing on the Alien ship made me ROFL!

Cons
1. No save anywhere but this wasn't really a problem, but if you don't take out the ending boss back to the start you go:(
2. The story is a little sketchy, maybe the sequel will fill the blanks??
3. Hey, next time just ask us and we will just give you the damn thing back!! (Only by finishing the game will you understand this)

until next time...

LORD NATAS

Is It Out Yet? UT 3

Hello fellow Nali,
Well, my new system is running like a champ but there is one problem though.. Bring on something that pushes this baby will yeah:) This is by far the most powerful computer I have ever owned and I have been going through my games just to see them run! I have been thinking about the world of Unreal so I loaded up Unreal 2 UXMP and guess what..?? it runs(lol) this game had so much potential but when Legend Entertainment bit the dust no support means death. Someone actually made a Mod of this for UT2004 but it just isn't the same. The magic was playing against my close friends.. DeathofU, Azrael, and Almost Human. Speaking of DeathofU, he is really pumped about UT3, and I know when that demo comes out we will be playing all night with that one.

Epic needs to get this game out before Halo 3 because after Sept. 25 the only thing those Xbox gamers are going to be doing is "finishing the fight" and UT 3 will be in the bargain bin a lot sooner than you can imagine.

until it's "out yet"

LORD NATAS

Retro Review: Soldier Of Fortune 2

Hello fellow Mullins,
Well after all these years I loaded this baby up and actually went through the single player game. This was Cozeman's favorite Multiplayer game for a long time but now since he's putting roughly 45 hours a week in Guild Wars you can say he doesn't play anymore. It is amazing to me that this game worked just perfect on Vista but Quake 4 doesn't?? Well, enough of that on with the review..

I picked this game up when it came out for one thing and one thing only. The violence is by far the most I have seen in a long time. Yeah, ManHunt had violence and so did The Suffering but this is another level. When you use a shotgun you can shoot someone's face right off and hearing the "gurgling" of them chocking on their own blood puts a little smile on my morbid face. I really enjoyed the story and most of the missions were a lot of fun to accomplish but one mission was just way too long and was very tedious. This one particular mission made me feel like I was at work and that never feels good now does it? If you noticed an earlier post that they are making another S.O.F. and it should be out this year. I hope they keep the violence up to this level and that they have John Mullins as a consultant for the game as well. If you are not aware Mr. Mullins was a true Soldier Of Fortune and is one deadly person to deal with. I recommend this game but don't let your little kids play this one:)

Pros

1. Story was good but a little cliche
2. Graphics are ok but were amazing in 2002
3. Audio is really top notch (blood splatter never gets old)
4. Missions are fun (except Mission 7)
5. Killing is Mullins' business and business is good!
6. This game is extremely violent. How many games you know have a violence meter on them?
7. Shooting guys from a helicopter was really fun.
8. Crawling through a war zone was different...
9. Nice wanted poster of the real John Mullins and Raven's patronage to Doom was neat!

Cons
1. Mission 7 started out great but it lost steam halfway through. You should stick with the game because it gets back being great after it though!
2. The A.I. was not very impressive in this game. If you move forward and go back and hide they will come for ya and then just blow their head off!
3. I wanted to kill this guy by my action not by a cutscene...


until next S.O.F.

LORD NATAS