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Thread ID: 22425	2002-07-21 02:06:00	saturday news	tweak'e (174)	Press F1

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63963	2002-07-21 02:06:00	A single-player demo of Battlefield 1942 has been released for download . The demo is 133 . 3MB and allows you to try this upcoming vehicular 3D action game by Digital Illusions in one mission set in Tobruk . Grab it from the links below: - Bluesnews (ftp://ftp . bluesnews . com/bf1942/demos/bf1942_sp_demo . zip) -Planetmirror ( . planetmirror . com/pub/bluesnews/bf1942/demos/bf1942_sp_demo . zip" target="_blank">www . planetmirror . com) - 3D Gamers ( . 3dgamers . com/ad/welcome/blues/games/battlefield1942/" target="_blank">www . 3dgamers . com) NovaLogic has announced the release of a one-level multiplayer beta test of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down next month . To accompany the announcement four new screenshots ( . bluesnews . com/screenshots/games/deltaforcebhd/20020719/" target="_blank">www . bluesnews . com) have been released . Here's the announcement: LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM (July 19th, 2002) - Entertainment software publisher NovaLogic Ltd . today announced plans to release an open multiplayer beta test for the eagerly awaited title Delta Force - Black Hawk Down . The beta test will be one multiplayer level and is scheduled for release at the beginning of August 2002 . “Multiplayer has always been one of the strongest facets of the Delta Force franchise,” commented John Garcia, CEO of NovaLogic Ltd . “We see this open beta test as an opportunity to test and improve our multiplayer options while also getting the feedback of the people who count, the gamers . ” More information concerning the multiplayer beta test will be announced shortly . Delta Force – Black Hawk Down will ship on PC CD - ROM during October 2002 Blizzard has released the manual download patch for WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos ( . blizzard . com/support/?id=mwr0642p" target="_blank">www . blizzard . com) . The patch is version 1 . 01b and it fixes a problem where players were disconnected from a game as it was starting and thus getting a loss . Grab it from the link above . Elpida, a Japanese manufacturer has designed the first ever 2GB memory module for PC's . Here's part of the news report on the module: TOKYO, JAPAN, July 15, 2002 - Elpida Memory, Inc . (Elpida), announced today the availability of high-density 2 Gigabyte Registered DDR SDRAM DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules) for high-performance server applications . The 512 Megabit DDR SDRAM-based DIMMs are designed with a 1 . 2-inch height to allow the maximum number of DIMM modules to be deployed in a space-limited 1U rack server . For these modules to have any success, motherboard manufacturers will have to start build boards that can accept such high capacity memory . Check out the press release here ( . elpida . com/en/news/2002-07-15 . html" target="_blank">www . elpida . com) . Sony has developed a digital camera smaller than a credit card allow it to be slipped into pockets or worn with a neck strap . The camera is the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-U10 and it is targeted at fashion-conscious consumers, the device is being positioned as an accessory rather than a photo imaging tool . Measuring 84 . 5 x 39 . 8 x 28 . 6mm and weighing 118g, the DSC-U10 runs on two AAA-sized batteries, and comes equipped with an 8MB Memory Stick, a fixed focus lens and video recording capability for short MPEG movie (non-audio) clips of up to 15 seconds . You can read more here ( . com . com/2100-1103-945060 . html" target="_blank">zdnet . com . com) . A copy of Media Player 9 based on Microsoft's new Corona technology has been leaked out . Here's the blurb on the player from Microsoft: The new player is designed to dramatically improve Internet streaming by introducing Fast Stream, which gives an instant-on, always-on experience, bringing home-theatre-like audio and video quality to broadband PC users . Corona technology introduces two new professional level audio and video codecs . The new Windows Media Audio Professional is the first codec to enable Web-based delivery of 6-channel surround sound with full-spectrum, full-resolution audio (24 bit/96 kHz sampling) . A new version of the Windows Media Video codec provides a 20 percent efficiency boost compared with the previous version and now introduces the ability to provide HDTV-like video quality at file sizes half that of today’s DVDs, for local playback on the PC . While this is a leaked copy, Microsoft is intending to release a public beta of Windows Media Player 9 on September 4th . Here's what's new in the player: WMA/WMV 9 encoding Advanced editing of media properties A slightly revamped UI DVD ripping Support for VCD playback, and some new playback controls Two new plug-ins: Audio Normalize, Audio Crossfade Minimizes to task bar player . If your quick you can download the player here ( . xp-erience . org/download . php?op=getit&lid=328" target="_blank">www . xp-erience . org)and view the video and homepage here ( . microsoft . com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/default . asp" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com) . As a sidenote To remove the watermark "Build Number, and for testing Purposes only" from your desktop, go here ( . xp-erience . org/forum/showthread . php?s=&threadid=16435" target="_blank">www . xp-erience . org) . If you want a really cool UT2003/AMD wallpaper go here ( . chasingradium . com/images/ut2k3wall-big . jpg" target="_blank">www . chasingradium . com) and click on the tiny picture . The size is 1600x1200 and 307KB . Go get it . Windows XP Service Pack1 Beta Build 1078 has been internally released to testers and at the same time leaked to the net . This build includes MSN Messenger 5 Build 322 and Windows Media Player 9 Build 261 . You can see a screenshot here ( . speakeasy . org/~intense1/bink/allnew . JPG" target="_blank">www . speakeasy . org) and download it from here ( . sky999 . com/home/modules . php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=288" target="_blank">www . sky999 . com) . Here's a new benchmark program called BenchMarX 4 that has the following features: Compact, fast, sysinfo tool based on MiTeC System Information Component with benchmarks for CPU, FPU, OpenGL, memory, HDD . Web site to add/view benchmark results . CPU & FPU - Memory- Video (OpenGL) - HardDisk . Sysinfo features: - Registered organization, owner - Time Zone info - Machine name, IP address, MAC Address - SMBIOS/DMI enumeration - Last boot date and time, Boot time - CPU architecture, type, active mask, count, level, revision, vendor, id, speed, - OS version, build number, platform, CSD version, version name, user name, serial number - Locale Information - DVD Region, folders - Graphic adapter chip name, dac, memory, screen width and height, color depth, modes - Sound card name, WaveIn, WaveOut, MIDIIn, MIDIOut, AUX, Mixer device name - Printers - Memory info, allocation granularity, min . and max . application address - Disk info, file system, controllers - BIOS name, copyright, extended info, date - Video BIOS version and date - Network adapter, protocols, sevices, clients - Winsock info - DirectX information - Device overview - Win9x resources - Internet settings Benchmarks: - CPU & FPU - Memory - Video (OpenGL) - HardDisk Grab it here ( . majorgeeks . com/article . php?sid=1800" target="_blank">www . majorgeeks . com) . I have gotten a hold of a valid serial number for the nVidia software player DVD . For the player look for my previous newspost and use this serial number (opps bruce is watching ;-)) . EElectronic Arts has announced the soon to be released Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Expansion Pack that includes 20 new British and Russian weapons and players will assume the role of a new character, Sgt . Jack Barns, who's an OSS operative sent into Normandy with the 101st Airborne on the night before the D-Day invasion . The game will start with Barns parachuting from the back of a C-47 under the cover of darkness . You can read more at Gamespot ( . com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2874795,00 . html" target="_blank">gamespot . com) .	tweak'e (174)
63964	2002-07-21 08:16:00	<bump> .... someone else really needs to be made a moderator don't they.	Sam H (525)
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