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- The Hollywood Reporter has word that actor Karl Urban (The Bourne Supremacy, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Two Towers and The Return of the King) has been cast in the lead role of John Grimm in the upcoming DOOM movie.
- According to the Far Cry UK site, Crytek is still actually working on the revoked Far Cry patch v1.2 (story) which now carries the 1.25 version number.
- Due to the fact that the pictures of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from the October issue of Game Informer are simply astonishing, Shacknews asked Bethesda Softworks if the game uses the Unreal 3 Engine. The answer was no.
- Microsoft announced the Xbox Live Backstage Pass Sweepstakes featuring Halo 2, which will give 20 lucky winners from around the world the chance to play Halo 2 multiplayer before November 9, 2004, its North American release date. In order to be eligible for the sweepstakes, gamers must have a valid Xbox Live account as of October 15. Winners will be drawn on October 22 and will receive a three-day/two-night trip for the winner and one guest to Bungie Studios in Redmond, Washington to play Halo 2 multiplayer. Package includes round-trip air transportation to Seattle, Washington, hotel accommodations, roundtrip airport transfers, meals and a tour of Bungie Studios. For more information and official rules, click here.
- Aspyr Media informed us that the Mac version of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell has gone gold and will begin shipping September 27, arriving in North American stores October 2. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, PowerPC G4/G5, 867 MHz or faster, 256MB RAM (512 recommended), 1.7GB hard drive space, 32MB of VRAM, and DVD drive required to install and play. More details here.
- Extreme AI announced Punk Mobile Game Engine, the first console quality multi-platform 3D game engine available for mobile devices and is based on the Torque Game Engine from GarageGames. Compatible with most common development toolchains, including 3DS Max, Maya, and Quark, Punk features multiplayer network code, indoor/outdoor rendering engines, state-of-the-art skeletal animation, drag and drop GUI creation, a built-in world editor and a C++-like scripting language. It works with popular mobile platforms including Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, Tapwave Zodiac, and other OpenGL ES-enabled devices. More details on the official website.
- Overloaded announced that it has become a member of Forum Nokia PRO, a program that provides advanced technical, business development and marketing support to select mobile software companies. As a member of Forum Nokia PRO, Overloaded has the opportunity to further strengthen its relationship with Nokia, gain early access to Nokia technology and take advantage of specialized service and support provided by Nokia to help Overloaded stand out in the marketplace. For more information, please visit the Overloaded website
- Aspyr Media also announced that SimCity 4 Rush Hour has gone gold for Mac and will begin shipping September 27, to be in NA stores by October 1. SimCity 4 Rush Hour requires the full version of SimCity 4, Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later, PowerPC G4/G5, 700 MHz or faster, 256MB RAM (512MB recommended), 2.0GB free disk space, 32MB of video ram (VRAM) required, and 8X CD-ROM. More details here.
- Razer, Inc. announced that Razer Diamondback, an ultra-high speed mouse that boasts the fastest frame rate of more than 6,400 per second virtually eliminating skips and lags, increasing hardcore gamers' fragability rate, resulting in bragging rights and tourney wins, is now available for pre-order at www.razerzone.com and will be sold at Best Buy, Alienware.com and Microcenter beginning in November.
- GameIndustry.biz is reporting that a redesigned version of Sony's PlayStation 2 console, dubbed PStwo, could launch in the USA next month alongside GTA: San Andreas, according to a report in the US entertainment press citing industry analysts and retailers. The new version of the console would be around 30 per cent smaller than the current hardware and is expected to be launched on October 26th at a $149 price point.
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