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Epic software, creators of UT2004, have released a video showing off over a minute of gameplay footage. It comes in DivX format and shows off new levels, vehicles, weapons and more. To download you can get it from FileShack.com (registration required).
If you have never heard of the X Prize, it is a contest to see what group of people can create a craft that can fly to the edge of space and then repeat the feat again 2 weeks later. The craft must be able to carry 3 people or equipment equal to that weight. One individual that is part of the challenge and is a member of the Armadillo team is John Carmack from id software (creator of Wolfenstein, DOOM and Quake fame). Currently they are one of the top 2 teams that lead the race. For the rest of the story, check out the MSNBC story.
CNN has an article talking about how hackers are hijacking AOL instant messenger accounts, charging up users phones bills and more. If you haven’t been keeping up with your Windows Updates, do it now. Each month more and more viruses, worms, trojans and hack attempts are occuring on systems that are not patched up. Check out the full article HERE.
I noticed a new trailer for Revolutions has come out. Check the Official Site to view it.
There are some new previews of Doom 3 which are based on a showing of some new levels by Tim Willits and Todd Hollenshead at Quakecon 2003. You can check out the reviews from Gamespy, GameSpot and EuroGamer
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The specs from the latest line of ATI’s Radeon have been found by The Inquirer. You can check it out by going HERE. These are also the cards that will contain a full version of Valve’s Half-Life 2 in the box. I am seriously considering upgrading from my Nvidia GF4 Ti4400 to the 9800XT for the extra speed and the game. 
Norton Antivirus 2004 has started showing up in stores with a host of new features. One feature that was added which people don’t appreciate is product activation. Anyone that uses Windows XP has come across this feature before as Microsoft’s attempt to stop piracy of its Windows OS. Before XP was released there was a way around the activation and with Norton it is no different. Here’s a clip from The Register’s article:
Software giant Symantec last month announced that it will add product activation technology to all of its consumer products, starting with Norton Antivirus 2004. The idea is to prevent large-scale piracy operations from thieves who counterfeit Symantec programs and offer them to customers on the Web. The company estimates at least 3.6 million bogus copies of its programs are sold annually.
The measure may help alleviate the counterfeit problem, but the product activation itself is not exactly waterproof. The Register had no problem of finding a key generator on the Web and installing a full version of Norton Antivirus 2004 on several PCs without Symantec knowing it.
Napster is soon to return and they are trying to get the word out in a noticeable way. Here’s a quote from the Wired article:
On the eve of its relaunch, the infamous file-trading company Napster appears to be defacing other companies’ billboards with stickers of its distinctive kitty logo. The stickers — showing a cat wearing headphones — are appearing on street-level billboards, the kind that feature blocks of identical posters plastered to the sides of buildings or construction sites.
