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The archives have been cleaned up, dead links fixed, and the printable versions restored! Also, don't miss the new comments on the main page!

Livin' With The Sims
theAntiELVIS explores the wild and wacky world that is Will Wright's The Sims, asking the inevitable quesiton, "is The Sims the first step toward a virtual life where everyone is Swedish?"

Pixel Obscura
Josh Vasquez on Omikron: The Nomad Soul.

Real Life
Check out our newest comic strip, Real Life! Updated daily!

User Friendly
Updated daily!

Regular Columns:

• From the Mouth of Madness
  loonyboi checks out Windows 2000. (2/22)
  
  
• Pixel Obscura
  Josh Vasquez does Septerra Core. (2/22)
  
  
• Pad Happy
  Nick F. looks at the impact the PS2 launch will have on the PC (2/25)
  
  
• Under Cover
  An interview with Joachim, last week's cover artist, and old school demo-scener (2/8)

  
  
• Down the Pipe
  RadPipe gets back to basics (2/11)

• Birth of a Gamer
  Heather tries House of the Dead 2. (2/15)

• Pocket Full o' Love
  Pac-Man on the NGPC (12/15)

• Game, Set, Match!
  A Q&A with Angel Munoz, the head of the CPL (2/17)
  
  
• The MailBag
  Paul Steed always generates mail...(2/11)

Comics:

• User Friendly
  Updated daily! (DAILY)
  
  
• Real Life
  Our newest comic strip! Updated daily! (DAILY)

Developer's Corner:

• Thinking Outside the Box
  Part one of Paul Steed's largest tutorial to date - the creation of a Quake III Arena model named "Cyberguy." (2/22)
  
  
• Beaker's Bent
  The second part of Rich Wyckoff's article on making outdoor environments. (2/25)
  
  
• Code On The Cob
  From Volume 1: Chris gets into the real meat of programming. (6/30)
  
  
• Painting on Polygons
  Rick Grossenbacher critiques some reader-submitted artwork. (2/17)
  
  
• Behind the Curtain
  We don't need no technical design! (11/25)

Off the Shelf:

• Geek Toys
  Russell "RadPipe" Lauzon checks out the ACT Labs GS (12/16)
  
  
• The Top Shelf
  Noel Wade looks at Freespace 2. (1/27)
  
  
• The Bargain Bin
  Russell "RadPipe" Lauzon looks at Total Annihilation. (11/18)