Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
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Star Wars: Zero Company Cracks the Franchise’s All-Time Review Top Five
Star Wars: Zero Company has achieved an 86 score, placing it among the top five highest-rated Star Wars games of all time. Critics praise its XCOM-style tactics gameplay and deep RPG build-crafting, with some comparing its narrative favorably to Star Wars: Rogue One, though opinions on the story and characters are divided.
Conceived in a secure military facility, this Jedi Knight fansite has been running consistently for almost 30 years: 'It looks really close to what it did back in 1998'
The Massassi Temple, a fan website dedicated to Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, has been continuously operating since 1998, making it one of the internet's longest-running gaming communities. Founded by Brian E. Lozier, the site began as a hub for tutorials and has evolved into a comprehensive archive of mods and multiplayer maps, supported by a dedicated community. Despite the decline of many early gaming websites and the shift towards larger platforms, The Massassi Temple persists, with Lozier now focusing on preserving its extensive community creations.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 2 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising money for Doctors Without Borders. The event features speedrunners tackling various games, with a detailed schedule provided for Day 2, including titles like Dragon Quest 11, Super Mario Odyssey, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart across multiple platforms.
Remember when Star Wars and Command & Conquer ruled PC gaming? June in PC Gamer 10, 20, and 30 years ago
This article looks back at PC gaming from June 1996, 2006, and 2016, highlighting cover stories like Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Command & Conquer 3, and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3. It also touches on the evolution of gaming monitors and significant news from those respective months.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Still Feels Like a Turning Point for Star Wars Games
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is highlighted as a significant turning point for Star Wars games due to its introduction of force powers, lightsaber combat, and the narrative of Kyle Katarn. The article argues that these elements established a new standard for the franchise's interactive experiences.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Still Feels Like a Turning Point for Star Wars Games
This retro reflection argues that Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II remains a significant turning point for Star Wars video games. The author recalls their early gaming experiences, starting with Wolfenstein 3D on Windows 95, around the same time they first saw Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
D7VK version 1.5 brings Direct3D 3 support via Vulkan on Linux
The D7VK project has released version 1.5, adding support for Direct3D 3 via Vulkan on Linux, bringing the total supported Direct3D versions to 3, 5, 6, and 7 for use with Wine and Proton. This update includes significant improvements and fixes for various games, such as implementing execute buffers and back buffer/depth write backs, which resolve issues in titles like Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and SimCity 4.
A decade before Stalker, this obscure Ukrainian Quake clone was quietly breaking new ground for first-person shooters
Chasm: The Rift, an obscure Ukrainian first-person shooter from 1997 developed by Action Forms, predated S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and introduced innovative features for its time. Despite its visual similarities to Quake, Chasm utilized a unique homebrew engine and featured surprising elements like detailed dismemberment and a more involved narrative structure for the era, though its gameplay was more methodical and less fluid than its contemporaries.
