Monday, November 15, 1999 - Submit News!

News - [ 3:07 PM PST] - MetalMan
The news is slow these past few days in the GTA World, I guess it is because everyone is playing GTA2! =) I picked up a few copies over the weekend, my friend picked up the PSX version. We played it on PSX for awhile, but I like my computer better (faster and better graphic wise). It seems the cars are too slow in GTA2 compared to GTA, GTA2 does have some awesome new cars, but they dont seem to go fast enough for me, with the exception of the Cop Car. Well, I'm off to go play some more GTA2! As always, feel free to email me at metalman@strategyxtreme.com with any news or reviews/opinions of GTA2, I'm also looking for cheats if you have any. Thanks!

Thursday, November 11, 1999 - Submit News!

Windows 2000 Detonator Drivers - [ 2:01 PM PST] - Jeh
Spotted at Voodoo Extreme that Asus have posted new 3.56 Detonator Drivers for Windows 2000. The new drivers support: NVIDIA RIVA TNT, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Pro, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Ultra, NVIDIA Vanta, NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 and NVIDIA GeForce 256.

Download the new drivers here!

Monday, November 8, 1999 - Submit News!

GTA2 Development Suite News - [ 1:59 PM PST] - Jeh
Nick Jones from GTA2Mods sent us this news about the GTA2 Development Suite!

"If anyone has been keeping an eye on the site, they will have heard of a program I have been creating called GTA2Mods Development Suite (DS). The idea is that it acts as a front end to all editing, packaging and installing of modifications for GTA2. This will make it easy for everyone to get involved in the GTA community.

For this to be a success, I need backing from the community, especially people who are developing or think of developing an editing program for GTA2, because I want DS to support it. Please get in contact with me - my email is nickjones@eidosnet.co.uk, or check out my new software site at www.gta2mods.co.uk/software. The program's beta release will be on the 12th of this month, so please get back to me ASAP. Thanks, Nick"

GTA2 is #2 in the UK! - [ 1:52 PM PST] - Jeh
Computer Games Online brings news that GTA2 held the #2 spot in the Top 5 PC Games Chart for the UK for the week ending October 30th, 1999!

Also to note, in the Budget Charts, the original Grand Theft Auto game is took the #2 spot for the same week!

Sunday, November 7, 1999 - Submit News!

Sam Houser Interview - [ 12:39 PM PST] - Nick
Sam Houser, head of Rockstar games, was interviewed in this month`s issue of PC Gamer in the UK. Also, the Rockstar Games site is up now, for those that didnt know...

Monday, November 1, 1999 - Submit News!

Olliesplace GTA 2 WebRing - [ 1:27 PM PST] - MetalMan
Attention Webmasters ; Heres what The GTA Directory Webmaster sent to us:

The Gta2Ring has now officially opened.
If you would like to join the GTA2 web ring
go to the following URL to sign up:
http://www.olliesplace.com/gta2/webring.htm
It will increase your hits!

 

Thanks OB

Panzer General 3D Contest! - [ 10:09 AM PST] - Jeh
Fancy one of 5 autographed copies of SSI's strategy title, Panzer General 3D? Club SSI, the Xtreme Network's very own dedicated Strategic Simulations Inc. game fan site, is holding a contest to celebrate the opening of the site! Entering the contest couldn't be any easier!

Simply head on over to the Club SSI Contest page and enter your email address! That's it! The drawing takes place on December 1st, so make sure and submit your email address today and you could be the proud owner of an autographed copy of Panzer General 3D!

Friday, October 29, 1999 - Submit News!

Unofficial GTA2 Screensaver - [ 12:57 PM PST] - Jeh
Thanks to Tony Sutton for sending word that he's finished his Unofficial GTA2 Screensaver! Here's what he sent to us:

I've just finished making my Unofficial GTA2 Screensaver, featuring some of the greatest screenshots of GTA2 in action. With this screensaver, you can change the effects like split, stretch, diamond, random lines and many more.

You can grab this bad boy over on Tony's site at http://www.hypertony.co.uk/gta2/!

System Upgrades... - [ 11:47 AM PST] - Jeh
We're currently adding some new servers here at the Xtreme Network. What this means is that, while our technicians work their magic, we're unable to receive any Xtreme Network related email, which includes any emails you may have sent to this site.

Once our hardware additions are complete you should notice that our sites load a little faster, and if you run a hosted site on our servers then you should notice an increase in FTP speed too!

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. We should be back to normal operation sometime today!

Wednesday, October 27, 1999 - Submit News!

Today's GTA2 Reviews! - [ 1:58 PM PST] - Jeh
We have a couple more GTA2 reviews for you today:

• GTA2 Review @ Nice One/GameSpy: 88%
  For God's sake, if you run over a line of Elvis Impersonators you are greeted with the legend "Elvis Has Left The Building!" and given copious amounts of money.

  Little touches like that please young Mugwum :)

• GTA2 Review @ Telefragged: No Score
  The police are much improved too. You can now hide from them if being chased, and they will just sail right on by, leaving you to lay low until the heat dies off. Plus the Cops are alot tougher, kill enough of them and they will send in the swat teams, kill even more and in sail the National Guard. Very cool.

The Telefragged review was a good one, no score to speak of though. Thank to Blues for the link to this one!

New Network Site! - [ 11:51 AM PST] - DarkViper
XtremeNetwork™ is pleased to announce the newest addition to its ranks of award-winning gaming news sites. SpecOpsNews.com (SpecOps2.com) is the official site for Zombie, Ripcord and Take 2's upcoming action/tactical genre busting title, Spec Ops 2: Green Berets.

Providing fans with a full clip of Spec Ops 2 content, information and images, the graphically rich site will also feature interviews of the Zombie and Ripcord team members and contests centered around the popular Spec Ops series of games. To kick off the launch, SpecOpsNews.com has posted online some Q&A with the Zombie team, in regards to Spec Ops 2, which should answer many questions, as well as provide advice for the game.

Rockstar Announces Retail Promotion With Motorola - [ 10:29 AM PST] - Jeh

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TTWO), Rockstar Games division announced today a deal signed with the PageMaster Corporation, an agent of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), which grants Rockstar the right to offer a free Motorola Wordline FLX Pager with the purchase of any Rockstar Game. Not only will consumers receive the alphanumeric pager (suggested retail value $110), but they will also not be charged an activation fee (normally $20) when they sign up for a year of airtime service.

The pagers will be branded with the Rockstar name and logo, and consumers will receive exclusive details of impending Rockstar game releases, cheats, and codes, as well as news of forthcoming Rockstar Events via their pager.

The promotion begins with the release of the highly anticipated GTA2 (PC and PlayStation), the sequel to Rockstar's 2.5 million copy selling Grand Theft Auto, and continues with Thrasher: Skate and Destroy (PlayStation), Earthworm Jim 3D (Nintendo 64), as well as Grand Theft Auto, Evel Kneivel, and Thrasher: Skate and Destroy for Nintendo GameBoy Color, all of which will be released before the end of 1999. The promotion will continue untill the end of the year 2000 and will include all Rockstar games released during the period of the promotion.

[Full Press Release]

Tuesday, October 26, 1999 - Submit News!

Couple of GTA2 Reviews - [ 1:19 PM PST] - Jeh
Thank to Blues for these review heads up:

• GTA2 Review @ Gamerush: 88%
  I wouldn't usually start a review commenting on a game's sound effects and music but GTA 2 is an exception as it offers up something that little bit special. As soon as the games installed you have a barrage of street life imagery and hard hitting sounds that blast you right in the face and leaves you sitting wanting to delve deeper into the game.

  As the menu screen loads up the first thing you hear is what sounds like a radio show, truth be known it actually is. The radio then cranks into a hard hitting punk track with some , shall we say, strong lyrics and you're going to be in for a treat.

• GTA2 Review @ GibWorld: 68%
  GTA2 offers everything that wasn't in the original and more. It is fun, loud, rude, violent, and has bags of gameplay in the single player mode. I couldn't help but think, however, that it offers very little innovation over the original, and ends up being little more than a glorified mission pack. That isn't a bad thing in itself, but if you got fed up of the original game and are looking for new experiences, I would seriously advise that you look somewhere else.

The latter of the two reviews is scored low due to the multiplayer.

Quantum9 GTA2 Review - [ 1:03 PM PST] - Jeh
Quantum9.com has posted it's GTA2 review. To be honest, they love the game as a Single player venture, but mark it very poorly in the Multiplayer department, and as a result the Replay value is marked down too.

This game offers EVERYTHING that GTA didn't, it has new gameplay, Cops that aren't God's, some new weapons, and some better realism to the world. (you aren't the only criminal in the city.. there are muggers, gang members, Car Thiefs..) so, while it falls VERY short on multiplayer, it might be worth playing through the single player to see what cooky things this game has to offer. And some of the missions are fun to play simply because of innovation.

So, is this game worth your time? Yes... Your Money? Maybe.... I guess it all depends on what you weigh a game on, and personally, if a game runs out on multiplayer... Then it's doomed to get boring from the start.

It's all the reviewers perspective. Personally I don't consider bad multiplayer to be a cause to ditch the game. Single player is still a very important part of any game, and GTA2 has it :)

GTA2 Car Stat Editor Released! - [ 12:54 PM PST] - Jeh
Bit late on this one :( Nick Jones sent along this announcement about the GTA2 Car Stat Editor:

GTA2Mods has released the car stat editor for GTA2. Features include:

• Full editing for all 80+ cars in all 22 areas!
• Statistics, showing the fastest car, the heaviest car etc, plus file information
• Auto un-write protect
  Revert to last save
• and much more.

Pop over to GTA2Mods and download your copy NOW!

On my rounds, I spotted that Nice One has download mirrors too!

German GTA2 Blood Hack - [ 12:36 PM PST] - Jeh
This l33t file comes from Mugwum's Loveshack:

• Wanna add blood to the German version of GTA2? Grab this registry hack!