It is official guys, Duke Nukem 3D will be hitting your 360 very soon as a XBLA title.  3DRealms has officially announced that it has been completed for some time and passed final certification with Microsoft as of August 15th. The game will feature online co-op and multiplayer deathmatches and will have 12 achievement points (9 offline, 3 online).  There is no scheduled release date for the game as of yet, but 3DRealms said to expect game previews to pop up online by August 26th.  Price has also not been announced, but you can expect it to be between 800 ($10) and 1200 ($15) Microsoft Points, which falls in line with most XBLA releases. Read More...

3D Buzz is pleased to announce the official launch of the Old School Level DesignContest for Unreal Tournament 3! The Unreal mod community is in need of some newrecruits, and we want you to be one of them. This contest is unique in that ONLYthose assets included with the retail version of Unreal Tournament 3, published byMidway, are permitted; absolutely NO custom content can be used in your level. Thismeans that even if you're completely new to the modding scene, you still have achance to win some incredible prizes, including a chance to have your level reviewedby none other than Epic's Design Director, Cliff Bleszinski!Contest Prizes:Grand Prize Winner:- $1000 cash prize- PlayStation 3 game console (or $500 cash)- Autographed copy of Unreal Tournament 3 signed by the developers- Video review of your level by the staff of 3D Buzz- Video review of your level by Epic Design Director Cliff BleszinskiFirst and Second Runners-Up:- PlayStation 3 game console (or $500 cash)- Autographed copy of Unreal Tournament 3 signed by the developers- Video review of your level by the staff of 3D BuzzThis first contest involves the creation of a Deathmatch type map. Read More...

Microsoft Excel: Revolutionary 3D Game Engine? Ok, I've been coding in Excel for some time now. I've thought that I have pushed the limits on what the program can do and such. Then things like this come flying over my desk. Some one actually made a sheet that calculates and displays 3D graphics in Excel. Brilliance! The next best part, they offer up the base files and details on how it was done from Gamasutra in a 5 page article on this alone. Read More...