January 2001
SOFCenter Updates Posted by ExitWound on Wednesday, January 31, 2001
A "Lower Your Lag" page has been created which has details about Intruder's lag lowerer file and info. You can find it here. They have also contacted Raven about the speed cheat going around the net and its use in Soldier of Fortune. Keith Fuller has sent back word about it, can be found here. Foyleman has become part of SoFCenter. The new editing page can be found here.
Want to Know Raven? Posted by ExitWound on Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Head on over to SOFCenter for a detailed look into those crazy guys at Raven Software. Included are such things as length of time at Raven, favorite movies and music, personal quotes and the like. It's quite a chuckle.
And the Most Detailed Deaths Award Goes To: Posted by ExitWound on Monday, January 29, 2001
DailyRadar has ranked the year's most detailed deaths in computer games. You'll be surprised where Soldier of Fortune came in. Check out the full spread here.
Soldier of Fortune 2????? Posted by ExitWound on Saturday, January 27, 2001
Stomped is reporting that perhaps a Soldier of Fortune sequel is in the works. Check out the rumors here.
Dreamcast Soldier of Fortune Interview Posted by ExitWound on Friday, January 26, 2001
Stomped's Dreamcast Soldier of Fortune Interview is online, talking with Mike Arkin, the producer of the Dreamcast port of SoF which is in the works over at Crave Entertainment. The conversation mainly centers around reasons the port is taking longer than originally anticipated, and discusses the related issue about what will be changed, added and/or dropped in the DC version.
Dreamcast Soldier of Fortune Pics! Posted by ExitWound on Sunday, January 21, 2001
The first pictures of the Dreamcast port of Soldier of Fortune have been released. Stomped has them here and Daily Radar has more here.
British Columbia Opens SOF Sales Posted by ExitWound on Wednesday, January 17, 2001
I caught this at BluesNews:
Stomped has learned that Raven Software's and Activision's controversial first person shooter Soldier of Fortune can now be sold again openly in PC gaming stores in British Columbia, Canada. An Activision spokesperson confirmed to Stomped late Thursday what it had learned from other sources that the Motion Picture Appeals Board in British Columbia had ruled earlier in January that the B.C. Film Classification Office's enforcement of their "adult" rating of SoF would be suspended pending further appeals of the merits of the case. You can view the whole piece here.
Kenn Hoekstra Speaks of SoF's Future Posted by ExitWound on Wednesday, January 17, 2001
I managed to get a few questions across to Kenn Hoekstra of Raven Software regarding the future of Soldier of Fortune and the company. You can find it here along with our other interviews in the Articles section.
New Multiplayer Maps Posted by ExitWound on Sunday, January 14, 2001
The Inbox surprised me with a little hit from Creesha. Seems as if some new multiplayer maps are available for download. Thanks Creesha.
New European DM Servers Posted by ExitWound on Sunday, January 14, 2001
A little late, but thanks to Jolt for putting up 3 new Deathmatch servers in Europe.
JOLT DM5 - 195.149.21.46:28910
JOLT DM6 - 195.149.21.19:28910
JOLT DM7 - 195.149.21.49:28920
Developer Of The Year Awards Posted by Za0oO on Saturday, January 6, 2001
I found this to be pretty interesting, the folks over Raven Software got the bronze award into the Daily Radar's Developer of the Year Awards. The game which gives Raven's third place we're Star Trek: Elite Force and you've guessed it, Soldier of Fortune! If you want to see more of the article click here.
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