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Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios today announced that one lucky gamer will win a trip to Greece, the mythical location of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon and many of the other Greek gods when they enter the "Microsoft Age of Mythology Sweepstakes." The grand prize winner will receive a seven-day, six-night trip for two to Greece, which includes hotel, round-trip airfare and $800.00 (U.S.) in spending money. For those not lucky enough to visit the Acropolis and other Greek landmarks, Microsoft and Ensemble Studios will give away NVIDIA GeForce 4 video cards, "Age of Mythology" merchandise as well as other Microsoft PC games. The sweepstakes begins today and runs through November 29, 2002. Microsoft and Ensemble Studios will announce the winners on December 5. For the official rules, and to enter the "Microsoft Age of Mythology Sweepstakes," go directly to the "Age of Mythology" site at www.ageofmythology.com.

The Marksmanship pack takes players to the U.S. Army's Sniper School in Fort Benning, Ga., for training missions. In order to progress to this advanced level, players must qualify as an "Expert" in the Rifle Range single-player mission. In the Army, relatively few Soldiers attain an "Expert" qualification badge, so meeting the requirements to proceed to this level in America's Army is not easy.

The Marksmanship pack and all new content packs will include exciting gameplay enhancements based on recommendations from America's Army's active player community. In America's Army: Operations 1.01b the Army released the server version of America's Army: Operations. Building upon this enhancement, this update will introduce an in-game server browser for finding missions online, the addition of MILES grenades to the MILES laser-tag-like missions, a TeamTalk option, and green-tinted tracers for the RPK (the opposing force version of M249). Continue to look for additional enhancements to the Operations game interface and functionality as the Army incorporates more player recommendations into America's Army.

You can download the new pack by clicking here.

3DO sends word that they have announced a new action/adventure game, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Here is an excerpt:

"We're adding a modern, sinister spin on a classic theme, and creating a powerful main character that players will identify with. We're also going all-out with mature content mixed with action and violence of Biblical proportions. This is not your father's video game - it's more like 'The Matrix' meets 'Hellraiser.'"

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Sierra has launched a website for No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.S Way. The site is in Flash, and contains some new screenshots, as well as a new trailer of almost two minutes of gameplay footage.

Dreamcatcher and 4D Rulers has just released a new patch for their recently released first person shooter, Gore. Here are some of the additions and changes included with the v1.48 patch:

• Three new levels
• Bumped maximum mouse sensitiviy from 20 to 30
• Low-quality sound option. Forces all sounds to 8bit. (Saves about 13 Megs of RAM).
• C4 and G4 easier to destroy
• Addition of mailslot support for local connections. This is a non-sockets solution and should work on Win95 and up. Networking issues should no longer affect gore single-player.
• custom rules directory option. This fixes the limit of one game per mode per server.
• New Gore Tools (map-making)

Team Photon has announced the next incarnation of the Rhythm Engine, Rhythm Forest.

RhythmForest is a project an international forestation activity fund. When a player play with RhythmForest to raise greens in a game, a tree will be plant on the forestation area in the actual world. RhythmForest helps people especially children to plant trees online. OISCA International has been backed up this project. OISCA International is the global NGO, which has been particularly active in the field of agriculture, forestation, and environmental education.

Development of Rhythm Forest should begin later this year. Stay Tuned

GCC has another review for you today. Today, we take a look at XGaming's latest Peripheral, the X-Arcade. Here is an excerpt:

"Nowadays, PCs and consoles are more powerful than before, and ports of arcade games are becoming even easier. For some time, the HotRod arcade stick was the only solution in town. And to this day, it is an excellent arcade stick to have. But its run may have come to an end with XGaming's X-Arcade."

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Codemasters has released a demo for the recently released expansion, Operation Flashpoint: Resistance. The demo clocks in at a reasonable 78.4 MB, and contains two exclusive missions not featured in the retail version of the game. You can download the demo by clicking here.

Look for a full GCC review soon!

Microsoft has announced today that an expansion to the popular game, Zoo Tycoon, is currently in the works. Here is an excerpt:

“Playing computer games is a great way for parents to stay connected with their kids,” said Chuck Frizelle, product manager at Microsoft Game Studios. “‘Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania’ continues the family fun of the ‘Zoo Tycoon’ franchise, stimulating creativity and encouraging players of all ages and skill levels to build and manage the ultimate zoo.”

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LucasArts has released some new panoramic screenshots of the nine planets they've revealed so far in the upcoming MMORPG, Star Wars Galaxies: Corellia, Dathomir, Endor, Lok, Naboo, Rori, Talus, Tatooine, and Yavin 4.

Screenshots and planet descriptions can be found here

GCC has another review for you today. Today, we take a look at UbiSoft's port of the 2000 Dreamcast RPG, Grandia 2. Here is an excerpt:

"Making a videogame sequel is always a daunting task. And when Game Arts released Grandia 2 for the Dreamcast in 2000, it was noted as a sequel that did the franchise justice. But when they decided to release a port of this game on the PC two years later, they needed to significantly enhance Grandia 2 in order to compete with other excellent games already released on this cutthroat platform."

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UbiSoft has released a new demo for Batman: Vengeance. The demo clocks in at 112 MB, and contains one training mission, and three in-game missions. You can download the demo by clicking here.

Batman: Vengeance is scheduled for a PC release sometime this summer.

Irrational Games has released a new patch for Freedom Force. Here is a brief list of changes and fixes included with the patch:

• New skirmish mode added
• Added new difficulty level (impossible)
• Six new fx should now be accessible in the char screen
• Cars don't collide with characters so much anymore
• You can no longer target yourself with a wielded object
• Beneficial 'support' powers can no longer be assigned stun and knockback (this would have the effect of bypassing the target's resistances)

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