http://www.theg33ks.com All you need to know but were afraid to ask about: games, software, hardware and anything in between. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:27:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At first this was a "ok man, you can do it! This may be your first FreePascal and Lazarus IDE project, but you can do it". So I did it. Based on FreePascal 2.2.0 and the Lazarus IDE, I've managed to come-up with a nice KCalculator for Linux. Sadly, I ... http://www.theg33ks.com/kcalculator-v11-for-linux-launched-15012008/ Greentube, the worldwide leading provider of free 3D download games and turn-key gaming platforms, has launched the fourth season of its global hit “Ski Challenge” with a range of new features including optimisation for Windows Vista and a new track.Ski Challenge 08 has been licensed to various different media-partners, primarily ... http://www.theg33ks.com/ski-challenge-08-1-million-players-4-screenshots-20122007/ Excuse my Latin, but today, Kalypso Media Group has published six new screenshots of the upcoming city building element in Imperium Romanum. These pictures give an interesting insight into the city life of this historic strategy game.You can see a birds eye view of the Circus Maximus, various theatres, entertainment ... http://www.theg33ks.com/imperium-romanum-6-screenshotiae-20122007/ 3D Realms has released a teaser for Duke Nukem Forever, the first trailer to appear in over six years. The game, a PC shooter to be published by 2K Games, has been in development for a decade and still has not been given a release date. The trailer, intersperses shots of ... http://www.theg33ks.com/duke-nukem-to-forever-stay-in-development-teaser-trailer-20122007/ Fireglow Games Publishing reports on the development of an add-on for Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory. The main focus of this add-on is Ardennes Offensive. Two campaigns playable for Germans and Allies will be included, plus a campaign playable for the German and Soviet sides.We are also preparing a ... http://www.theg33ks.com/sudden-strike-3-arms-for-victory-addon-ardennes-offensive-20122007/ Massively Multiplayer Online RPG fans can look forward to a wealth of career opportunities in NCsoft’s forthcoming Aion: The Tower of Eternity next year, with gamers able to literally choose their destiny thanks to the game’s two-tiered character class system.Characters begin their journey by choosing one of four base professions ... http://www.theg33ks.com/aion-the-tower-of-eternity-character-class-description-a-screenshot-pack-and-character-class-trailers-19122007/ JoWooD Productions would like to issue a statement regarding screenshots recently appearing in press that have been attributed to the company’s highly anticipated RPG title, Gothic 4. The Austrian Publisher denies any connection between the screenshots and the upcoming successor of its famous brand Gothic.“Screenshots of Gothic 4 have not ... http://www.theg33ks.com/gothic-4-screenshots-jowood-statement-regarding-fake-screenshots-19122007/ NetDevil today announces the much anticipated website launch for Jumpgate Evolution, the new action-based space combat MMO in Jumpgate universe.Jumpgate Evolution lets you jump into the cockpit and fly your ship just by moving your mouse, giving sci-fi fans a unique opportunity to experience a large and versatile universe. As ... http://www.theg33ks.com/jumpgate-evolution-website-launched-19122007/ Codemasters Online today announced the soccer game that shaped an entire generation; Sensible World of Soccer, has been re-released on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Sensible World of Soccer brings all its classic elements to a new generation of players across ... http://www.theg33ks.com/sensible-world-of-soccer-returns-to-xbox-360-live-arcade-19122007/ Red Mile Entertainment has announced it will bring the latest title in the Heroes flight combat franchise, Heroes Over Europe, to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. The title is being developed by Melbourne, Australia-based Heatseeker developer Transmission Games, and will be powered by an ... http://www.theg33ks.com/heroes-over-europe-announced-red-mile-entertainment-18122007/ Electronic Arts has officially confirmed a spin-off of its popular Command & Conquer franchise, Tiberium, for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3. According to the publisher the blend of first-person shooter and tactical squad based gameplay has been in pre-production for two years at developer EA Los Angeles. "EALA has a ... http://www.theg33ks.com/tiberium-two-years-at-eala-18122007/ Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that Guns N’ Roses high-intensity rock anthem Paradise City headlines the playlist in Burnout Paradise for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 videogame system. The music propels the game into high speed action with forty major artists including Alice in Chains, Jane’s ... http://www.theg33ks.com/eas-soundtrack-line-up-for-burnout-paradise-18122007/ Sierra Entertainment's Massive Entertainment, developer of the award-winning action-strategy game World in Conflic, has released the World in Conflict Update #005 for the PC retail game. Update #005 not only fixes bugs and balancing issues, but also introduces several new features that further enhance the gameplay and online experience, including ... http://www.theg33ks.com/world-in-conflict-update-005-18122007/ Illuminate Labs, creators of rendering and lighting technology for next-generation games, and Epic Games, Inc. today announced a licensing agreement to incorporate Illuminate Labs' global illumination system, Beast, into Epic's Unreal Engine 3, the industry's most popular game engine. Under the terms of the agreement, Illuminate Labs will join Epic's ... http://www.theg33ks.com/unreal-tournament-3-illuminate-labs-provide-the-games-lighting-scheme-18122007/ Havok, the premier provider of interactive software and services to digital creators in the games and movie industries, is pleased to announce that Pandemic Studios has licensed Havok Behavior 5 for use in developing its upcoming console video game titles.Havok’s innovative Behavior SDK and composition tool allows technical and non-technical ... http://www.theg33ks.com/behaviour-5-licensed-for-pandemic-studios-18122007/ Power Challenge, creator of the popular international browser-based soccer game Power Football, has updated their game with rich new community tools, improved graphics and a brand new name: Power Soccer is now the ultimate worldwide multiplayer experience.Substantial upgrades promote a more ample community environment, including two-sided customizable trading cards for ... http://www.theg33ks.com/power-football-becomes-power-soccer-18122007/ Today, Kalypso Media Group is publishing the new trailer of the adventure game “AGON: The Lost Sword of Toledo”. After the exciting and eventful journey from London via Lapland and to the far-reaching tropical jungle of Madagascar, Professor Samuel Hunt arrives in the picturesque Spanish city of Toledo, where time ... http://www.theg33ks.com/agon-the-lost-sword-of-toledo-trailer-17122007/ Just in time for the big guy’s annual holiday sleigh ride, NVIDIA Corporation, the world leader in visual computing technologies, today introduced the next-generation NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI media and communications processor, designed specifically for 1333FSB Intel QX9650 processors. The new nForce 780i SLI MCP brings a multitude of new ... http://www.theg33ks.com/nforcee-780i-sli-mcp-in-time-for-christmas-17122007/ Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Software Communications Ltd. enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, announced today that it will be expanding its videogame development capabilities by opening studios in both Japan and the USA.Ignition Tokyo and Ignition Florida will further develop the company’s capabilities to create original and ... http://www.theg33ks.com/ignition-entertainment-expands-new-studios-17122007/ “If you want the best experience on the PC games coming out right now, then buying a new GPU should be top on your list of upgrades. GeForce 8800 GTS 512 is a fantastic option that we are providing gamers in time for the holiday season.”“With games such as Crysis ... http://www.theg33ks.com/geforce-8800-gts-512-mb-in-shops-11122007/ Joymax, an independent developer of interactive entertainment for the global market, has announced that a new chapter in the Silkroad Online saga will be available as a free download on December 18th, 2007. The update, entitled Legend II - Fortress Wars, will give players the capability to test their mettle ... http://www.theg33ks.com/legend-ii-fortress-wars-invades-silkroad-online-11122007/ The international award-winning “Halo 3” gets even better as the “Halo 3” Heroic Map Pack launches today on Xbox 360’s Xbox LIVE Marketplace. After launching to incredible acclaim and fanaticism, more than five million “Halo 3” players worldwide can now enjoy a package of three all new multiplayer maps. The ... http://www.theg33ks.com/halo-3-heroic-map-arrives-on-the-xbox-360-marketplace-11122007/ It was "Kill all media day!", and Capcom thought it was sane to release a mega-pack of 43 screenshots, or 47, forgot how much ... from the upcoming Devil May Cry 4. Actually, gaming journalists may cry, but anyway, here are the screenshots.{gallery}images/DevilMayCry{/gallery} http://www.theg33ks.com/devil-may-cry-4-screenshotartwork-mega-pack-08122007/ With the Christmas season fast approaching, a time when families surround us and we are at our most competitive, we’ll all be looking for ways of getting ahead in whichever games we are playing.To celebrate the release of its new quiz game, Alan Hansen’s Sports Challenge, Oxygen Games has teamed ... http://www.theg33ks.com/getting-ahead-tips-for-faster-gamers-07122007/ "Heil Hitler ... aaaaa, sorry. Long live Caesar!". In any case, today, Kalypso Media Group has published three new screenshots of the upcoming strategy title "Imperium Romanum". The screenshots are showing the historical town of Pompeii, which is located in the Gulf of Naples and was destroyed after the volcanic ... http://www.theg33ks.com/imperium-romanum-3-screenshotiae-so-they-say-07122007/ NCsoft is pleased to release an in-depth interview with Senior Game Designer, Kyoung Won Choi about its forthcoming MMORPG, Aion: The Tower Of Eternity. 1. How extensive will Aion character customization be? In the game client, which was being showed at the Games Convention Leipzig ‘07, the player had the ability to choose between several ... http://www.theg33ks.com/aion-the-tower-of-eternity-developer-interview-14-screenshots-and-two-concept-art-drawings-05122007/ Leading video game publisher Fireglow Games today gives you insights into the great multiplayer part of Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory, the successor of famous Sudden Strike series games.In this trailer you will see that the famous proverb "the best defense is offense" is not always right. Allied forces ... http://www.theg33ks.com/sudden-strike-3-arms-for-victory-multiplayer-trailer-05122007/ Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and Austrian developer Vertex 4 today released a patch for their fresh sci-fi real-time strategy game for PC CD-ROM SunAge. The patch adds several new enhancements and bugfixes, upgrading the game to version 1.05 and is intended for the English and Italian boxed versions of the ... http://www.theg33ks.com/sunage-105-patch-04122007/ Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer ClockStone Software, today announced the release of the first update for their fantasy-based action RPG for Windows, Avencast: Rise of the Mage. The update adds several new enhancements upgrading the game to version 1.02.Clockstone amassed the valuable feedback they received from the dedicated Avencast ... http://www.theg33ks.com/avencast-rise-of-the-mage-102-patch-04122007/ Atari today announced that the fully playable PC demo for Asterix at the Olympic Games can be downloaded from the official website. Available now at retailers across Europe for PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii and PC, Asterix at the Olympic Games is the game of the forthcoming live action feature ... http://www.theg33ks.com/asterix-at-the-olimpic-games-demo-04122007/