- Ground Control: apparently to promote Ground Control 2, the first game is being given away, gratis. This won the Adrenaline Vault Seal of Excellence. (PC)
- Tribes: Same deal as Ground Control; with a new game coming out, everything prior in the series is now up for grabs for free. (PC)
- Castle Wolfenstein Enemy Territory: Based on the Quake3 engine, this is the standalone, multiplayer component of the lukewarm-received Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Some people swear it's the best multiplayer FPS around. I've been too focused on getting my demo-playing ass kicked in UT2k4 that I've not kicked this around the office yet. (PC and Linux)
- Underworld: Movie-licensed, multiplayer shooter. (PC)
- Sky Captain: Movie-licensed, somewhat rail-y flying shooter. (PC and Mac)
“I came back for my own purposes,” said the Time Traveler, looking around my booklined study. “I chose you to talk to because it was . . . convenient. And I don’t want you to do a goddamned thing. There’s nothing you can do. But relax . . . we’re not going to be talking about personal things. Such as, say, the year, day, and hour of your death. I don’t even know that sort of trivial information, although I could look it up quickly enough. You can release that white-knuckled grip you have on the edge of your desk.” I tried to relax. “What do you want to talk about?” I said. “The Century War,” said the Time Traveler. I blinked and tried to remember some history. “You mean the Hundred Year War? Fifteenth Century? Fourteenth? Sometime around there. Between . . . France and England? Henry V? Kenneth Branagh? Or was it . . .” “I mean the Century War with Islam,” interrupted the Time Traveler. “Your future. Everyone’s.” He was no longer smiling. Without asking, or offering to pour me any, he ...
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