Posted by ExitWound on Friday, December 29, 2000

As I was strolling into my local Famous Players movie theatre for a late night movie, I picked up the free 'Famous' magazine they usually have laying around. Low-and-behold they had a gaming section! . Here's what they have to say about gaming in 2000:

Best Injuries: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS)
Most Violent Game: Soldier of Fortune (PC)
Best Nookie: The Sims (PC)
Biggest Waste of Time: Daikatana (PC)
Best Peripherals: Samba de Amigo (DC)
Best Original Soundtrack: SSX (PS2)
Best Dressed: Space Channel 5 (DC)
Best Dialogue: Seaman (DC)
Best Cut-Scenes: Final Fantasy IX (PS)
Best Game No One Played: The Longest Journey (PC)

 Silver Forces Beta Released! Posted by Za0oO on Wednesday, December 27, 2000

The Silver Forces team released their first mod, Silver Forces. The mod includes new features such as plant and defuse bombs, soccer game, and hostages rescue. The team say it's their first beta so it'll be far from perfect, but still in a playable state.

For more informations and to download the mod, head over the Official Silver Forces website.


 Soldier of Fortune Playstation2 Update Posted by ExitWound on Monday, December 25, 2000

Caught this over at FGNonline.

Currently due for a Q4 2001 release, the title is being developed by Pipe Dream Interactive and will be published by Majesco. Although the game is still in very early development, Elmekies foresees the size of the original PC version being squeezed onto PS2 as a major challenge.

Check out the full article HERE.


 Getting A Job In The Game Development Industry Posted by ExitWound on Sunday, December 24, 2000

Kenn Hoekstra of RavenSoft has written an article describing what you need to get into the gaming and web related industries. Overviews of the tools needed for each trade and skills required are given. You can check it out HERE.


 Stay Tuned Posted by wmull on Saturday, December 23, 2000

Raven Software's Project Administrator Kenn Hoekstra (ps - have you checked out Raven's flashy new site design?) responded to a recent question concerning the possibility of Raven doing another game based on the Soldier of Fortune license (they'd be crazy not to):

No sequel or add-on for Soldier of Fortune has been announced by Raven or Activision at this time. The possibility of there being a Soldier of Fortune 2 or a mission pack is high, given the success of the original game, but Raven and Activision are not ready to announce such a product at this time. We're still looking at all of our options for upcoming games...

Stay tuned...

 SoF GotY Nominee Posted by wmull on Thursday, December 28, 2000

Happy Holidays, everyone! Hope Santa brought you some nice toys and you're ready to ring in the new Millennium in style :)
Soldier of Fortune's still kicking, and was among the nominees in the Action Game of the Year Category from GameSpot UK. You can check out the article right here.


 SoF On Top Shooters List Posted by wmull on Wednesday, December 20, 2000

Soldier of Fortune is listed as one of VoodooExtreme's top three shooters of the year. Check it out!


 Serious SoF News Updater Needed! Posted by wmull on Thursday, December 14, 2000

So you've been to the site, and you've seen that it's pretty good, but not really on top of the SoF news we used to be. Well, as they say, and I can definitely attest, good volunteers are hard to find! If you've got what it takes, coupled with a burning passion for gaming, and you'd like to help keep Soldier-of-Fortune.com flowing with news to the standards that we really need and should have, send me an email and tell me why you think you're the person for the job!


 SoF In Sharky's Shootout Posted by wmull on Wednesday, December 13, 2000

Soldier of Fortune made it to #4 in SharkyGames' First Person Shooter Shootout of 2000:

Highs
Varied locations and enemies
Guns that are plain satisfying to use
Non-stop action

Lows
Nothing overly new here.

 Soldier of Fortune Mapper's Guild Posted by ExitWound on Tuesday, December 12, 2000

Soldier of Fortune Center's foyleman has started an SoF Mapper's Guild. The plan is to bring together all of the mappers to share techniques, tutorials, and ideas to better the mapping community. Any seasoned veteran mapper who wants to join or anyone wanting to get started in mapping should check out foyleman and the foyleman Mapper's Guild.

Also check out the map reviews/ratings and downloads HERE, and submit user maps to be reviewed, rated, and put up for download.


 Soldier of Fortune to Arrive on the PS2 Posted by ExitWound on Sunday, December 10, 2000

That's right. Soldier of Fortune is being ported to the PlayStation 2 console system. This taken from Gamecenter.

The company that handled the Dreamcast port of Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear has signed on to handle another high-profile PC-to-console port, Soldier of Fortune for the PlayStation 2.

Majesco says that it has secured the exclusive PS2 rights to the Activision first-person shooter, which was released for the PC earlier this year. Soldier of Fortune was developed by Raven Software.

Soldier of Fortune for the PS2 is scheduled for release in late 2001. Pipe Dream Interactive, an internal Majesco studio, will handle the port.

 Soldier-of-Fortune.com Die Hard N. American League Posted by ExitWound on Saturday, December 9, 2000

The Soldier-of-Fortune Gold League reopened today under new management calling itself Die Hard. Head on over there and sign your clan up for competition! The Euroleague is still under development and May. open its doors soon as well. Don't miss your chance to prove who is the best at Soldier of Fortune.


 Soldier-of-Fortune.com Leagues Reopening! Posted by ExitWound on Wednesday, December 6, 2000

That's right. Get your guns cleaned, your best fragging uniform out of the closet, and prepare for the next wave of League Competition HERE. The Leagues will be opening shortly. There will be a North American League along with rumors of a European League. Check back soon for updates!