"The Longest Journey is not just a simple fantasy adventure game in which you take control of a heroic protagonist and save the world. Rather, you are given control of a citizen, April Ryan, of New Port, a city of the "United States" set in the 23rd century, who, instead of fitting to a clichéd character mold, is a realistic individual with many flaws to whom most should be able to relate, and yet also an individual who is destined to give up her existence as she knows it. "

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Feudal Japan: a time of immense bravery, loyalty and courage, and a time of deception, betrayal and murder. Enter the world of Shogun: Total War the most ambitious, epic, and visually spectacular real-time strategy game ever created. Battle to the death for the ultimate honour: become Shogun, supreme dictator of all Japan.

In Warzone Online, people will command a force built on a point-per-unit scheme from a large selection of troops. The goal will be to meet a maximum point value before entering battle. With this method, the gamer?s competence in composing the force according to the situation will affect the outcome more than the use of individual units, Paradox suggested in a press release. Choosing the right army will therefore be as much a part of Warzone Online as fighting. For instance, fighting indoors will require competent close combat troops. Large-scale battles with limited cover will call for snipers and units with solid ranged combat potential. If the battlefield presents a wide variety of combat situations, then people will need to choose a more versatile force.

Warzone Online is being built on the Valpurgius 3D Engine, which is under development at Paradox Entertainment. A graphics rendering engine designed for large outdoor environments with high detail, Valpurgius is build around a scalable architecture that balances visual caliber and frame rate based on the client machine's performance. This means the game promises to run well on low-end machines while leveraging the processing power of faster PCs.

The Warzone Online client will ship with a number of basic units from each force; advanced units will be available for purchase online. The game will not require fees and will be run online for free. Depending on the force people want to build, new troops will be purchased in the "Warzone Lobby." Online is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2001.

Written by gaming guru Marc Saltzman, ``Game Design: Secrets of the Sages, Second Edition'' provides a complete understanding of key topics -- from game design theory through production and post production to advice on how to best break into the industry. Using interviews from over 150 industry specialists, Saltzman reveals their perspectives and design secrets on a variety of topics for different game genres. The book fuels ideas on storyboards, programming, adding music/sounds, artwork and animation, and artificial intelligence. Creative marketing strategies, finding an agent or publisher, and selling the product on the web are topics also covered in Game Design: Secrets of the Sages, Second Edition.

Full-scene hardware anti-aliasing removes visual artifacts such as ?jaggies? and ?pixel popping." The Voodoo5 5500 AGP also includes the T-Buffer digital cinematic effects engine. This technology enables content developers to use realism-enhancing techniques such as motion blur and depth-of-field blur. Voodoo5 5500 AGP is priced at $299.99 in the United States. While 3dfx's initial distribution will be in the U.S. and Canada, European and Asian retailers can expect product in June.

Also included will be more than 75 missions, Internet gaming for up to eight people, a 3D map editor, a multi-map interface that enables gamers to control up to three areas at once, three distinct civilizations with unique technology, customizable units, research that allows all units to be upgraded with new offensive or defensive armaments and more.