N
News Crew
Guest
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.net/images/stories/buccaneer.gif" border="0" class="linked-image" /><!--fonto:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF--><span style="font-family:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->2 Bits of news coming out of the Buccaneers GDC camp. <!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc-->
<blockquote>Â <!--fonto:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF--><span style="font-family:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Other massive news for us this week is our appearance at the <a href="http://www.gdconf.com/" target="_blank">Game Developers Conference</a> in San Francisco courtesy of our friends at <a href="http://www.garagegames.com/" target="_blank"> Garage Games</a>, whose Torque Game Engine Advanced was used to create <i>Buccaneer</i>. Incredibly we are also making an appearance on the GameSpy stand, as we are one of the first games to be signed up to the new GameSpy Open. So if you are lucky enough to be one of those who gets to go to GDC... drop in on the Garage Games stand and you will see Stickman's own Harvey Greensall manning a pc with <i>Buccaneer</i> running. He will be the one red-faced and sweating, trying not to get his high score beaten by a 10 year old child.
If you're not going to GDC, then I will be posting news here as and when Harv can grab 5 minutes to let me know how it's all going. Unless of course a hitherto undiscovered bug in the <i>Buccaneer</i> code manages to take out the power at the conference. In which case we shall both be changing our names and disappearing to South America. <b> </b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc-->
</blockquote>Â And earlier,
<blockquote><!--fonto:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF--><span style="font-family:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Very big news for us this week as <i>Buccaneer</i> becomes powered by <a href="http://uk.gamespy.com/" target="_blank"> GameSpy!</a> We have a new demo version of the game available including access to ALL of the multiplayer levels. With GameSpy's incredible matchmaking facility, ANY player is now capable of hosting a multiplayer game! Gone are the days of needing to know how to "port forward" your router to allow other players to find your hosted game. Now any player can challenge all their friends to a game online and vie to become the most infamous pirate captain.
The demo is available from both Direct2Drive and Steam and features not only all of the multiplayer levels, but also 8 levels from the 56 mission, non-linear, single player campaign game. Demo players will also be capable of battling against buyers of the full priced game, but will only have access to 4 of the 24 multiplayer ships.
The full priced version of <i>Buccaneer</i> will be available from the 27th of March, for a bargain price of $9.99! (Limited period only - get it while it's hot!). <b> </b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc-->
</blockquote>
<a href="http://piratesahoy.net/game-news/buccaneers-pursuit-of-infamy/281-buccaneer-updated-demo-a-news.html" target="_blank">View the full article</a>
<blockquote>Â <!--fonto:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF--><span style="font-family:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Other massive news for us this week is our appearance at the <a href="http://www.gdconf.com/" target="_blank">Game Developers Conference</a> in San Francisco courtesy of our friends at <a href="http://www.garagegames.com/" target="_blank"> Garage Games</a>, whose Torque Game Engine Advanced was used to create <i>Buccaneer</i>. Incredibly we are also making an appearance on the GameSpy stand, as we are one of the first games to be signed up to the new GameSpy Open. So if you are lucky enough to be one of those who gets to go to GDC... drop in on the Garage Games stand and you will see Stickman's own Harvey Greensall manning a pc with <i>Buccaneer</i> running. He will be the one red-faced and sweating, trying not to get his high score beaten by a 10 year old child.
If you're not going to GDC, then I will be posting news here as and when Harv can grab 5 minutes to let me know how it's all going. Unless of course a hitherto undiscovered bug in the <i>Buccaneer</i> code manages to take out the power at the conference. In which case we shall both be changing our names and disappearing to South America. <b> </b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc-->
</blockquote>Â And earlier,
<blockquote><!--fonto:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF--><span style="font-family:ARIAL HELVETICA SANS SERIF"><!--/fonto--><!--sizeo:2--><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Very big news for us this week as <i>Buccaneer</i> becomes powered by <a href="http://uk.gamespy.com/" target="_blank"> GameSpy!</a> We have a new demo version of the game available including access to ALL of the multiplayer levels. With GameSpy's incredible matchmaking facility, ANY player is now capable of hosting a multiplayer game! Gone are the days of needing to know how to "port forward" your router to allow other players to find your hosted game. Now any player can challenge all their friends to a game online and vie to become the most infamous pirate captain.
The demo is available from both Direct2Drive and Steam and features not only all of the multiplayer levels, but also 8 levels from the 56 mission, non-linear, single player campaign game. Demo players will also be capable of battling against buyers of the full priced game, but will only have access to 4 of the 24 multiplayer ships.
The full priced version of <i>Buccaneer</i> will be available from the 27th of March, for a bargain price of $9.99! (Limited period only - get it while it's hot!). <b> </b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--fontc--></span><!--/fontc-->
</blockquote>
<a href="http://piratesahoy.net/game-news/buccaneers-pursuit-of-infamy/281-buccaneer-updated-demo-a-news.html" target="_blank">View the full article</a>
