News Roundup: Gitaroo Man Lives In Project 8

by: Randy - posted: 10/17/2006 12:14:00 AM

Thanks in advance to Atomic Gamer, EVE Online, MMORPG.com, and Killer Betties for today's News Roundup.

Demos

• Sword of the Stars tractor-beamed in a few decent reviews, and now its demo is updated.  See if it's for you.
• Or go the whole 9 (or whole 18, rather) with this demo of Putt Mania.

Videos

• EVE Online's No Other Destiny video is nominated for three (!) Mackie Awards from the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences.  See it and many other EVE videos available for download  here.
• Tony Hawk's Project 8 skates in a Bam Margera video, available in low and high res.
  

Reviews, Interviews, Editorials

• Get your hardware fix and tune into this review of Plantronics' Discovery 655 Bluetooth Headset.
• Atomic Gamer takes a sidelong look at Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria in this review.
• A new weekly rant editorial, MMOWTF, by Dan Fortier kicks off with "Lessons Not Learned." 
  
• Another damnably cute Asian MMO, Pirate King Online, gets an interview with MMORPG.com.
• "Is It Possible To Pre-Buy The Future?"  Killer Betties examines the evidence.
• They also get the Sales and Marketing Manager of KOEI Corporation cornered for some Q&A about Gitaroo Man Lives!
  

Add-ons

• Vietcong 2 releases a map and content editor.  There's also a new, free multiplayer add-on pack: Fist Bravo.
• If you're German and you've got Air Conflicts, then there's a v.1.05 addon for your German-speaking antics.