News Archive

30 Dec, 2003

Happy 2004.
A bit early since it's only New Year's eve tomorrow. But from what I can hear is happening ouside, it's war already! One of our three cats (I won't be able to out-run Lion of the Dens but I come close, with an added dog to the arsenal ) is hiding on my Computer which is under my desk in the farthest ... » Read more

28 Dec, 2003

Objectivity People.
Normally I don't prefer to help spread rumours but I saw Stryker already posted it. I heard the same rumour 6 hours ago and I'd like to add something.It's a rumour, it's by no means certain that it is true. It can be but it would most likely involve a warning from EA long before they ... » Read more

29 Dec, 2003

Renegade: A New Hope, Star Wars mod is coming along great!
The highly anticapated Star Wars mod for Renegade is gone to new hights, just take a look at the screen shots from http://www.swmod.tk/http://swmod.pantherd.ath.cx/snow4.jpghttp://swmod.pantherd.ath.cx/beta2.jpghttp://swmod.pantherd.ath.cx/en2.jpgCheck site for more screenies.It's really coming ... » Read more

28 Dec, 2003

Never Just Believe a Rumour.
WOL happens to be back online. I hope most of you have learned to look at rumours differently and not just believe anything because someone says they heard it from someone who heard it from someone and that someone says he heard it from someone that works at EA.Anyway, just be glad to have it back. ... » Read more

28 Dec, 2003

EA CLOSES RENEGADE WOL FOR GOOD
Renegade WOL Servers Down; There's a rumor going around the community that EA has shut down the Renegade WOL servers. Some people have have even speculated that the servers have been hacked. None of this has been confirmed. It's probably a server crash and it may take longer to fix since it's ... » Read more

28 Dec, 2003

Battle Ground C&C.
PlanetCNC reports about an online game which features Tiberian Dawn. You can find BattleGround: C&C by clicking the previous link. I have to mention it's quite funny, and even though I started 3 minutes ago I already rank 150 of 557, so it's not that difficult as it might seem when you read ... » Read more

27 Dec, 2003

Imperial Assault Eye-Candy.
Most of us, including the undersigned, use the christmas vacation as a means of sleeping or vacation jobs. But not the Imperial Assault team, they keep on updating. They have a new team member and the usual truckload of information and screenshots! ... » Read more

24 Dec, 2003

Reborn Released
(Special thanks to Wiz for giving me the heads up)The day that many have been waiting for has finally come.? Reborn's first public beta has officially been released!Visit Reborn's site ... » Read more

24 Dec, 2003

Merry Christmas!
I'm not sure if I'll be able or even want to get to a computer tomorrow and as I'm sure I won't be around Friday, I want to wish a Merry Christmas to all of you, lets hope it's a good one. Naturally, I can't update without a computer so the site will stay empty from my end this christmas, see it as ... » Read more

23 Dec, 2003

At-At's are Coming!
For every Imperial armies fan out there, Imperial Assault has some screenshots of the AT-AT, one of the Imperial units that is to be put under your command when the modification comes out. It resembles the real one perfectly. ... » Read more

23 Dec, 2003

Shacknews Game of the Year 2003.
Shacknews posted up their Game of the Year 2003 edition. Among the winners are Call of Duty, Knights of the old Republic, Final Fantasy X-2, but most important to us is the title of "Best Strategy Game" which has been claimed by Generals! ... » Read more

22 Dec, 2003

BlitzKrieg Update.
There's an update on the progress of this Generals total conversion on the BlitzKrieg II site itself. It discusses some issues with the next version, but most of all, features the "Maus" German Super Tank, which had some improvements, like a flamethrower. Included are four screenshots showing of ... » Read more

21 Dec, 2003

Update on RETRIBUTION: The Birth Of G.M.D mod for Renegade
Scorpio leader of the Retribution mod has posted some really neat pictures for the upcoming beta release due out this holiday season, but they could also use some help with the mod.Here are a few pictures......MDOS LOGOhttp://www.freewebs.com/scorpio-enterprises/1.jpgION FUSION PLANT (MDO) blue prin ... » Read more

21 Dec, 2003

Zero Hour Mapping Contest Unleashed.
I receieved that C&C Unleashed is holding a mapping contest for Zero Hour, here's information on the prizes you can win:CNC: UNLEASHED is holding a map making contest for Zero Hour. The three best submissions will be awarded the following prizes:First place will recieve:Command & Conquer Tiberia ... » Read more

20 Dec, 2003

Retribution and Remix Merger.
An active forum member, CandC209, more commonly known as the Candyman, informed me on this piece of news. Apparantly, Renegade Remix and C&C Retribution decided to have a little merger. On a different note; as a christmas present, Retribution is releasing a beta on Christmas eve. ... » Read more

20 Dec, 2003

Patch 1.02
I noticed a new patch was released when I fired up my Zero Hour. We had no patch for months and now we suddenly have two, although this is a minor one:- Fixed the missing particle effects (Alpha Aurora fuel-air bomb, other explosions)- Fixed a bug that caused Stinger Site occupants to remain forever ... » Read more

20 Dec, 2003

Frontline Article.
We're at the start of a "State of the Community" time again. Every veteran in the C&C community knows what I mean. For everyone else, it's the time when almost half of the sites in the community post an article adressing the problems, weaknesses, but fortunately, also strenghts this community has to ... » Read more

18 Dec, 2003

Happy Birthday!
Hey its my birthday! Well if its past midnight...not anymore, but anyways im 16 years of age now and im still waiting for my drivers license but anyways since no body knew it was my birthday...i made my own post. I probably wont be around much considering im going to get a job (hopefully) and ... » Read more

18 Dec, 2003

RenGuard Update.
An update on the Renegade anti-cheating program, Ren Guard has been posted on the official boards. They even mention you should look for a release very soon now. You can read it all in this particular thread! ... » Read more

18 Dec, 2003

Never Trust C-Media!
I bought a Trust headset today and at first it didn't work on my crappy C-media on board sound card. It gave sound but it had a very low volume that just couldn't make me happy. I searched for solutions through the afternoon and just got done switching the sound card with my creative one fro ... » Read more

17 Dec, 2003

Imperial Assault Screenshot Crazy
A truckload of screenshots has been uploaded over at the home of the modification Imperial Assault. They call it screenshot mania, I label it "cool move" hehe. Anyway, you can also check out some of the voice-overs they've been working on! ... » Read more

16 Dec, 2003

Interview with DeeZire.
At this point, I can't even be bothered to explain who Deezire is, you just ought to know he's the great modder round the block. Anyway, the guys from PlanetCNC recently sat down with him and conducted an interview. ... » Read more