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Top Gun: Fire At Will goes GOLD!
MacSoft's online "spokesman" posted the following message in the comp.sys.mac.games.flightsim newsgroup yesterday:

I am pleased to announce that Top Gun has gone Gold (has been sent off for duplication) and will be shipping shortly. We would like to thank everyone for their patience in waiting for this game, and we hope everyone will be pleased with the results.

At this time we are unsure of whether it will be possible to create a Demo version of the game, but we will eb looking into it.

--

Nate Birkholz
Asst. Product Manager
MacSoft

Westlake needs help tracking down bugs
Phil Sulak, one of the Westlake Interactive programmers who will be working on a new Quake patch needs some help tracking down some Quake bugs:

Hi All --

As you may have read, Westlake Interactive is now working with MacSoft to iron out the remaining bugs in Quake. We're making good progress, but we're having trouble reproducing a few of the bugs on our systems. So we were hoping that maybe some of y'all can give us more info on these bugs, and possibly help us out by testing new debug builds of the Quake app.

One of the Quake bugs we're trying to fix concerns crashes with the Options dialog screen. We've seen reports of people getting Type 1 and Type 25 crashes as well as blank screens when they bring up the Options dialog. I've found and fixed some problems with this dialog, but since I can't reproduce the crashes, I need to find someone else who's experiencing the problems to test my fixes.

The second bug we're having trouble duplicating concerns Joystick and Gamepad controls. I've fixed the problem with all controllers not being able to set the "sidestep" buttons, but we've seen reports of people setting up their Gamepads, only to have Quake ignore the settings immediately or sometime later while they're playing. If anyone is experiencing either of these two bugs with the latest version of Quake (1.08.4) and would like to help us out, please feel free to e-mail me personally. Thanks in advance.

Phil Sulak
Macintosh Game Developer
Westlake Interactive
shadowpaw@aol.com

In Cased You Missed it: Shadow Warrior 3Dfx and Unreal Updates
Here's the latest news from Mark Adams about the upcoming Shadow Warrior 3Dfx patch and Unreal:

Shadow Warrior
Shadow Warrior 3dfx is in testing and hopefully we'll be ready to release the patch soon!

Unreal
Work is going well on the new code from Epic. The latest versions we've been seeing on the PC are really looking nice, the game is taking shape very well.

Shadow Warrior 3Dfx and Unreal Updates
Here's the latest news from Mark Adams about the upcoming Shadow Warrior 3Dfx patch and Unreal:

Shadow Warrior
Shadow Warrior 3dfx is in testing and hopefully we'll be ready to release the patch soon!

Unreal
Work is going well on the new code from Epic. The latest versions we've been seeing on the PC are really looking nice, the game is taking shape very well.

VPC to support 3Dfx in 2.0
In a press release yesterday, Connectix, announced that in version 2.0 of their popular PC emulator there WILL be support for 3Dfx cards! The Connectix press release has more

Codebook 3.0 Released
Yesterday, the Codebook team released the first major update to that piece of software in almost a year (My memory...). This new version of the Codebook contains more cheats, hints, codes, and walkthrus than ever. For more info or to download, vist the Codebook home page

Spaceward Ho! 5
As reported by the MGL, according to Joe Williams of Delta Tao software, they are working on devoloping a new version of the classic, Spaceward Ho!.

New Stuff coming from the MGA
Sorry about the lack of updates this week, I finally got my new PowerMac 8600/300!! With it I'll be able to serve you better.

We have 4 or 5 new reviews coming soon! And this week watch for updates in some of my old reviews with performance notes on how they run on my new PowerMac. And finally, stay tuned for a HUGE feature on 3D gaming!

Comeback Monday for more news!

X-Men: Ravages of the Apocalypse Macintosh Quake Total Conversion Released
In a MacSoft press release yesterday, they announced the release of the new X-Men: Ravages of the Apocalypse Macintosh Quake Total Conversion. "Using the powerful game engine and playability of Quake®, while creating a completely new game with Marvel Comics' X-Men, freshly forged weapons and a riveting new story line results in a highly entertaining experience," states Peter Tamte, executive director for MacSoft. In X-MEN: The Ravages of Apocalypse, players are thrust into a devious plot devised by the powerful X-MEN enemy, Apocalypse, to take over the planet. Players must battle an army of X-MEN clones to find the ultimate weapon and stop the evil plan. X-MEN: The Ravages of Apocalypse includes an exclusive Marvel CyberComic written by famed comic writer Larry Hama that tells the Ravages storyline. In addition, Marvel's 'The Rise of Apocalypse No. 1' comic book is free in every package. X-MEN: The Ravages of Apocalypse consists of two completely new episodes featuring both single and multi-player game modes with all new characters and weapons. The single player mode is story based, including complex puzzles, traps and riddles that players must solve while battling for their lives. The multi-player port is Quake®-style Deathmatch play with players taking on the role of their favorite X-MEN character.

X-Men: Ravages of the Apocalypse for Macintosh will carry a suggested retail price of $24.99

Realmz Updated
Fantasoft has released version 4.3.6 of Realmz, this is just your basic bug fix update, also included in your download are all the previous scenarios. You can download v4.3.6 here

Play to Win Casino Review
The MGA has just completed it's review of MacSoft's just released Play to Win Casino, you can read it here