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Hello,
We've received hundreds and hundreds of e-mails asking us for
downloadable game guides. After months of toil and sweat, we
launched GameGuides.com, now complete with game guides you can
download and print. To kick things off, check out a sample
chapter from our incredibly popular Starcraft guide:
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Sierra Online: 3D Ultra Mini Golf Deluxe. What with El Nino and all,
we've been forced to hang up our muddy golf shoes and head to
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And finally, we've all recovered from E3. Well, sort of. Our
editors have put together a list of the top 20 games they saw at
the show - ten originals and ten sequels we can hardly wait to
see:
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We've got tons of reviews, previews, and even a brand-new
contest for June. Don't miss a single thing.
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Managing Editor
GameSpot
New on GameSpot:
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2. Exclusive Demo: Sierra's 3D Ultra Mini Golf Deluxe
3. The Best of E3: Our editors tell all
4. Reviews: Unreal, Soldiers at War, World Cup 98
5. E3 News: Dungeon Keeper II, Black and White, Ultima
Ascension, and more
6. Instant Poll: Who's excited?
7. Hardware Question of the Week: Flying in a window
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Not a Starcraft fan? We're posting downloadable guides as fast
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Step right up, courageous adventurer! The greatest treasure and
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2. Exclusive Demo: Sierra's 3D Ultra Mini Golf Deluxe
Sierra has released a demo for the sequel to its popular 3D
Ultra Mini Golf. This exclusive demo is easy to learn and might
just make you forget that you're inside playing golf instead of
outside. So tee off and see if you have what it takes to master
the world of mini golf:
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Not a golfer (I know, it's hard to believe some of you aren't),
then check out our top five demos for this week. There's
something for everyone.
1. Beast Wars: Transformers (Action)
2. Deer Hunter (Sports)
3. Monster Truck Madness 2 (Driving)
4. Final Fantasy VII (RPG)
5. Addiction Pinball (Puzzle)
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3. The Best of E3: Our editors tell all
After a week of recovery, our editors are back on the job,
answering the question everyone has: What was the best game
shown at E3? Just asking the question transported everyone back
to those three sweaty Atlanta days as we scuffled for computer
time, raced to meetings, and partied 'til dawn: "The fact is
many, if not most, of the games at the show looked rather good;
the industry has come a long way, and standards for quality are
substantially higher than ever before. Of course, while agreeing
on a winner proved futile, GameSpot's editors were able to cite
several dozen games from the show that looked especially
promising. We debated and narrowed down our list to a lean top
20."
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4. Reviews: Unreal, Soldiers at War, World Cup 98
This week, we've got the game you've been waiting four years
for. From Unreal to World Cup 98, it's been a banner week.
Unreal (Action)
SpotScore: 8.4
Review Excerpt: "Unreal is not Quake. The look is different. The
feel is different. And what gives Unreal an edge is how these
differences, while not always positive, distinguish it from the
legions of other 3D shooters."
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Soldiers at War (Strategy)
SpotScore: 8.0
Review Excerpt: "If you're not looking for a time-intensive,
stat-heavy WWII experience, then Soldiers at War is definitely
worth a spin. It's attractive, entertaining, and challenging,
and while it may lack the depth of Jagged Alliance, it is at
least as satisfying as the tactical mode of X-COM."
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World Cup 98 (Sports - demo available)
SpotScore: 8.8
Review Excerpt: "If you already own FIFA 98, unless you're a
true fanatic, you may want to wait for FIFA 99. But if you're
trying to decide between the two, World Cup 98's new level of
strategic gameplay more than makes up for what it lacks in
teams."
gamespot.com
Here's a complete rundown of our most recent reviews:
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5. E3 News: Dungeon Keeper II, Black and White, Ultima
Ascension, and more
If you haven't checked out our E3 News site, here's your chance.
We looked at hundreds of games on the show floor. Here are a few
of the most popular.
Walter Morbeck got the story on Bullfrog's upcoming sequel to
Dungeon Keeper: "The sequel to Dungeon Keeper is still very much
under construction, but a few details were released. The game
will feature 3D polygonal characters in a 3D world. The currency
system will be revamped as will the combat system. A D3D engine
will be provided which will support all accelerator cards and
there will be over 20 FMV motion-captured cutscenes."
e3news.com
Check out the cool art, too:
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Trent C. Ward tracked down Peter Molyneux and found out about
his upcoming game, provisionally called Black and White: "OK, we
were the first press (of course) to be allowed to see this hot
new title coming out of the mind of game genius Peter Molyneux
and his new development house Lionhead. The game, which follows
in the tradition of the early Bullfrog titles, seems to be a
culmination of Molyneux's work over the years."
e3news.com
Don't miss this "screenshot" of the player's starting island:
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Walter Morbeck got the story on the upcoming Ultima Ascension:
"Ultima: Ascension is the ninth installment in the Ultima
series, which EA is planning to release in fall 1998. Hoping to
evolve the Ultima franchise past the boundaries of role-playing
games, Ultima: Ascension is poised to push action-oriented
role-playing to the extreme through 3D gameplay."
e3news.com
Don't miss eleven cool screens:
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See all our show floor impressions, news stories, and
screenshots from E3:
e3news.com
6. Instant Poll: Who's excited?
When we got back from E3, we picked some of the most popular
games shown and found out which ones you are most excited about.
Of the following games shown at E3, which are you most excited
about?
Diablo II: 37%
Duke Nukem Forever: 27%
Age of Empires II: 13%
Ultima Ascension: 11%
Myth II: 7%
Daikatana: 3%
(4,644 respondents)
Of the following games shown at E3, which are you most excited
about?
C&C: Tiberian Sun: 41%
Grim Fandango: 12%
Prey: 12%
Alpha Centauri: 12%
Starcraft Expansion: 12%
Homeworld: 7%
(12,403 respondents)
Of the following games shown at E3, which are you most excited
about?
Dungeon Keeper II: 25%
Fallout 2: 19%
SimCity 3000: 17%
Dark Reign II: 15%
MechWarrior 3: 13%
Interstate '82: 9%
(13,555 respondents)
7. Hardware Question of the Week: Flying in a window
Q: Why does Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 run in a window? This
makes it incompatible with add-on 3D cards.
A: It's only incompatible if you want to use Flight Sim 98's
undocked Windows feature. We've been using 3Dfx cards with FS98
for some time now, and it works great. Some users who fly
multiplayer also need 3D in a window for the chat function. It
just goes to show that a strong 3D accelerator is useful, even
if you have a Voodoo or Voodoo2 card.
Got a question for Loyd, our hardware editor? Ask away:
gamespot.com
8. GameSpot's X-Marks the GameSpot: You can win!
It's simple. Answer a few questions, and you're entered into our
June extravaganza. We've got $21,600 in prizes to give away
including Forsaken, Unreal, F1 Racing Simulation, and more. Try
for some hardware, too, like an Altec Lansing PowerCube,
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