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If any of you own either the PC or PS3 versions of Unreal Tournament 3, you might enjoy downloading this Mario-inspired map made by FrontAXL. The blocky platforms will look familar to players of the original Super Mario Bros., as well as many of the background elements. It’s not an exact replica (nor is it meant to be), but the similarities are impossible to deny. Also, the PC version of the map includes music and sounds from the beloved classic.

Check out the awesome in-game video of the stage in action after the break, along with some other screens. You can also download the stage here at the UT3 forums.

[Via Boing Boing]

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The Unreal Tournament III PC beta demo may be released in under two weeks from now! So I hope all you first-person shooter fans have been sharpening your fragging skills and out for blood!

The demo will allows for play against either bots or real people in online multiplayer. The purpose of the beta is to test the extreme variety of hardware configurations people have in order for the developers to get feedback on how the game runs, as well as help to build and excite the community and all those Unreal fans out there who have been waiting with baited breath for this game.

According to Epic (the game’s developer) Vice President Mark Rein, they feel that they are super close to having the beta ready for consumption by fans, and that it could hit in less than two weeks! - CVG

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The delay monster continues to attack even as the holiday season edges closer and closer.

Only two weeks after the release of Vivendi Game’s RTS World in Conflict, Sierra Entertainment, who is handling the Xbox 360 port of the game, has announced that they have delayed World in Conflict on Xbox 360 until (probably early), 2008. No reason was given for the delay.

World in Conflict is set during an alternate history that portrays a fictional Third World War. Rather than sit passively by as its Warsaw Pact vassal states revolt in 1989, the Soviet Union invades Western Europe, which touches off a global conflict replete with limited tactical nuclear warfare. The game’s story was written by Larry Bond, coauthor of the Tom Clancy novel Red Storm Rising, which also chronicles a fictional US-USSR war.

Next up is Unreal Tournament III for PS3. Midway still plans to ship the PC version of the game in November, but has said that the Playstation 3 version of Unreal Tournament III “most likely” will not see release in 2007, but probably in early in 2008; Something Mark Rein, Epic’s president, had already cautioned fans about, stating that the Nov. release of both versions was only a target and wasn’t assured. Midway also stated (all this in a conference call) that the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament III does not yet have a release date due to a temporary exclusivity to the PS3 platform. But you can likely see it in early 2008 as well.

Lastly, the sci-fi MMORPG Tabula Rasa (created by famed designer Richard Garriot) has been pushed back by two weeks till November 2nd, despite the game going gold (meaning they are pressing copies at the factory) early last month. Pre-Orderers of the game though will have access to it a bit early on October 30th. As for the reasoning of the game missing it’s original October 19th launch date? Producer Starr Long stated, “This short but critical amount of time will give us time to address several issues including stability and balance as well as allowing our players to test the continent of Ligo (L38+) and our major changes to crafting for a few weeks rather than a few days.”

Tabula Rasa’s standard edition will retail for $49.99. A collector’s edition of the game that includes several in-game extras, as well as a special message from Garriott, bonus maps and survival guides, Tabula Rasa dog tags, a commemorative coin, a poster, and a making-of DVD, will be available for $69.99. Both editions include the first month of play free. Afterward, the game requires a recurring monthly subscription fee of $14.99. — GS

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