From all indications, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC looks great. It had better be since the developers won't be coming out with new content anytime soon. What would cause id Software to hold back something like this from fans of the game? To find out, head on over to the full article.

A bit of sad news here: Activision has decided to pull the plug on its Foster City studio, Underground Development. Some 45 employees will be affected by the closure of the firm recognized for its work on extreme sports sims and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. More details after the jump!

Funny how the past catches up pretty quick with a game popularly pegged "forever-in-development." News from the press waves has just filled us in to a deal that happened between Take-Two Interactive and GT Interactive which evidently granted the rights of publishing Duke Nukem Forever to the holders of the 2K Games brand. More at the full story.

Modders messing around with the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Beta Software Development Kit (SDK) probably know by now that the application still has a few problems. Thankfully, id Software has been listening to the feedback from the community and has come out with the Beta SDK revision 2.

Want to know more about the SDK revision 2? Head on over to the full article.

So you fancy yourself as a game developer and dream of becoming the next John Carmack? Well, here's an opportunity for you to prove it. 

The beta version of the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars software development kit (SDK) has been released for public use. Want more details on the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars SDK? Head on over to the full article by clicking the "read more" link below.

 You can't talk about PC gaming without giving a nod in John Carmack's direction, the man behind the legendary FPS games Doom and Quake. In a recent interview about the newly launched id Mobile, he mentions the current state of PC gaming and the enormous role Blizzard's World of Warcraft plays on the gaming platform.

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So not one month after the 1.1 client update came out, id Software has released the 1.2 Update for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Along with the update release is also comes an update for some server files.

Due to the size of the updated server files, it's no longer updated via a server update. Rather, players should download a full installer available at ETQW's site. The 1.2 Update can be downloaded via the in-game updater or you can, like the server file updates, download the update from the ETQW site.

The 1.2 Update notes are also out, and can be viewed in the same page as the downloads. There are some pretty big changes, including a voice over IP addition so be sure to take a peek.

Follow the read link below to visit the download page and to take a gander at the update notes. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is also available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 home video game consoles.

Chart Track UK has announced the games topping their all-format charts ending for the week ending September 29. Much like the warm welcome it enjoyed in North America, Bungie Studios' Halo 3 finds an equally receptive gaming audience in the UK as it takes the top post.

Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor: Airborne (PS3, PC, Xbox 360) - which topped the charts in our last report -  appears to have parachuted all the way down to 12. FIFA 08 (PS3, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360) currently holds the second place, followed by MySims, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, and Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights.     

1. Halo 3 (Microsoft)
2. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)
3. MYSims (Electronic Arts)
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts)
5. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (THQ)
6. Sega Rally (Sega)
7. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo)
8. Transformer: The Game (Activision)
9. SKATE (Electronic Arts)
10. Stuntman: Ignition (THQ)
11. Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft)
12. Medal of Honor: Airborne (Electronic Arts)
13. Quake Wars: Enemy Territory (Activision)
14. John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Midway)
15. New Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo)
16. Resistance: Fall of Man (Sony Computer Entertainment)
17. Colin McRae: DiRT (Codemasters)
18. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage (Electronic Arts)
19. BioShock (Take Two)
20. MotorStorm (Sony Computer Entertainment)

The 1.1 client update has been released for the Beta of id Software's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars on the PC. This patch is completely automated and shouldn't be a problem for most players.

In case you do experience some technical difficulties, the developer has also provided a few external mirrors where players can download and manually patch their Beta clients.

The update adds a few minor fixes for compatibility, bot AI, as well as improvements on gameplay balance and server connections. The program should be running more smoothly now with all the changes that have been added to the game.

Here's the changelog of the program as taken from the game's development blog:

• Updated Linux client compatibility
• Fixed performance drop of soft particles on some graphics cards
• Removed XP award for destroying newly spawned vehicles (spawn camping)
• Improved bot control of the GDF Titan Tank
• Fixed dedicated LAN server administrators reverting to default group on map change
• Fixed players occasionally not being able to change the mission they are on
• Server Launcher now clears the map rotation when changing game mode
• Fixed localized clients reverting to unlocalized if player starts a lite server on the same PC
• Fixed image pure check (anti-cheating) erroneously failing for MegaTextures

The PC version of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is slated for an October 2 release. In case you're not much of a PC gamer, it is also slated to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.



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Gamers won't be waiting too long for the demo and the release of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for the PC. The Enemy Territory community site has revealed that the demo comes out on September 10, while the full game will be released on October 2 in North America.

European and Australian fans will be glad to know that they'll be getting Splash Damage's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars a bit earlier. It ships September 28 in PAL territories.

The game is a first-person shooter based on team play and strategy. Players can choose from five classes on each of the two factions and take on roles that can make or break a team. The story tells the tale of the human race's struggle against an alien threat coming from the vicious Strogg.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is a PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Sony PlayStation 3 multi-platformer.