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Robert Duffy has updated his .plan with news that there will be a second "point release" in the next week to address problems with using mods with the game. Um .. hello id, that's a patch, not a point release.

The 3D RTS Earth 2150 has been raising quite a storm in its native Germany, but until now it hasn't been available in English. The word from German publishers TopWare is that they have signed with Mattel Interactive (the folks behind the Mindscape and Red Orb labels amongst many others) to publish the game worldwide.

The Oxygen Tank have the first information about HeadHunters 3, a mod in which if you can keep your head while all around are losing theirs, you will be notching up the frags...

"Just The Movies" have released a whacky looking Quake 2 movie called "Road To Coma" featuring voice acting, music, and loads of new models... You'll need the latest version of Quake 2 to view the movie, which you can grab from the JTM website.

These days more and more games seem to be based on established "licenses", such as movies, novels, or comic books.

Our UK Release Date list has been updated with the latest information from Infogrames. The release dates for most of their games have changed since we last heard from them in December, and several new games have been added to their list.

Q3Center are hosting a Quake 3 (duh) level design competition, with a DDR GeForce 256 based graphics card as the first prize. You'll need one to run Q3Radiant! Full information here.

We've kicked off a new competition here on EuroGamer today, giving you the chance to win one of two MS Sidewinder Dual Strike gamepads!

The Online Gaming Association's team recruitment system has now been activated over on the OGA website.

For those of you looking to stress test your system with Quake 3, Manta has recorded a crusher demo for the game, featuring thirty players duking it out on Q3DM1 during one of Barrysworld's "megagames".

A beta version of the patch for Planescape Torment is now available here. This should fix the slowdown bug which I mentioned in my review of the game, as well as a number of other problems. Check the readme file for the full list of fixes.

If you're wondering which games that sold the most during December month, then be sure to check out the latest "PC Top Selling List" (for the week of 12/26/99-1/1/00) from PC Data. Apparently, Half-Life is still going strong - it's on the tenth place (remember, this game was released about two years ago and it has been on the list ever since). Without further notice, here's the list:

has posted part four of their Baldur's Gate II Developer Journal which is written by the Art Director Marcia Tofer, he talks about what it's like building a fantasy world from scratch. Baldur's Gate II is scheduled for a release late this year, and while you wait you can check out the previous installments:

New today on EuroGamer is our review of Planescape Torment, the new role playing game from Black Isle Studios based on the engine that powered 1998's surprise hit, Baldur's Gate.

Westwood has released a new patch for their real-time strategy game, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (v1.17a) which fixes a bunch of various stuff, this might be the last patch before the official expansion pack is released. You can download the file (2.2 Mb) from 3D Files.

Robert Duffy has updated his .plan announcing that the Quake III: Arena Source Code has been released, together with the source code is a text file entitled "How to make a mod" so for all you experienced mod makers you should have no problem getting started. Here's the full .plan update:

GA-Source received three neat screenshots from IO Interactive's upcoming, Hitman: Codename 47.

Sid "Name On Front Of Box In Six Foot Tall Letters" Meier has posted the third installment of his Dino Diaries, this time taking a look at resources, and whether the game should be based around a single "big world" with continuous and open-ended play (a la Civilization), or be a series of "varied scenarios" set on smaller maps with definite goals.

This week's interview here on EuroGamer is a massive five page feature on Jake Simpson of Raven Software, featuring two exclusive new screenshots of the CTF mode from Soldier of Fortune in action.

Jake Simpson is "originally from a small town on the Thames Estuary called Herne Bay. I went to school in Canterbury and then went to University (actually, it was a Polytechnic back then) at Hatfield in Hertfordshire".

System Logic have posted an interview with Dan Kennedy, the man behind Tweak 3D, a website all about making the most of your hardware, software, and games.

Microsoft have announced that their massively multiplayer space game, Allegiance, will be entering open beta later today! To find out more about the game, check the Allegiance website.

For those of you with a personal OC3, GT Interactive have released a playable demo of their impressive looking new strategy game, Imperium Galactica II. The demo weighs in at a rather obese 132Mb! Find out more here on PCGameworld.

Robert Duffy, programmer at id - has updated his .plan stating that the final Point Release (Win32 version) has been released, the patch fixes a few bugs in the beta2 release, such as:

I noticed over at Gone Gold that Squaresoft EA has announced that the eight game in the praised Final Fantasy series has gone golden and will be available in the stores on the 25th of this month. According to our UK Release Dates feature the game is be available in the UK stores on the 18th of February.

New today on EuroGamer is our review of Microsoft's "IntelliMouse with IntelliEye", a new version of the classic rodent which uses an optical sensor instead of balls. Does it work? Find out in our review!

- MicrosoftPrice - about £35

Brandon 'GreenMarine' Reinhart updated his .plan with some information about the upcoming free Unreal Tournament expansion pack from Epic Games. The expansion pack will feature new models, new maps and the new runes system, there's a bit about the runes in the .plan too (more like a run-down) - be sure to check it out.

I received an email from TegSkywalker with some nice news about the upcoming Team Assault mod for Quake III: Arena. The official website has been updated with four new screenshots of the 2fort map which is still in very early stages. They are also looking for a talented skinner to join their team, so be sure to swing by their sign up page if you're interested.

GA-RPG got six brand new screenshots from the upcoming real-time 3D/RPG adventure game, Soulbringer.