MWA has posted two scans from MacSoft's Myth III postcard. Check 'em out: front, back.

Kudos to Orlando the Axe for spotting that Take 2 is accepting preorders for Myth III. The link is a bit fishy, so just load the main site and search for myth . You will find that it is $39.99.

Ghost of Creation has released A Cold Winter's Night for Myth II. You can get some more details on this solo/coop map at The Mill, or just start the 9.6 MB download.

You can expect a big turnout tonight on Marius.net because it's Clan Plaid's TFL night. Get more information at MythVillage.

Datax, the man behind the fantastic Parking Wars, has created yet another monstrously cool conversion for Myth II. As soon as The Mill starts to breathe again, you will be able to download Clue: A Knife In The Dark. Anyone familiar with the popular boardgame knows the basic plot, but you can expect a much different experience from Datax's project. Here are some of the new things you can expect to see in A Knife In The Dark:

-The inclusion of humanlike bots, all but indistinguishable from human players.
-A modern, indoor atmosphere furnished with many new scenery items.
-The random initial placement of six unique weapons among nine unique rooms, such that no two weapons are in the same place.
-The use of non-global weather effects to create a convincing map that is partly indoors and partly outdoors.
-The use of dynamic music which changes to suit the happenings of the game.
-Such special effects as an expanding bloodstain beneath the body of one killed by the Knife.
-An entirely new set of gameplay objectives in a Myth II netmap. To win, a player must either kill Mr. Boddy and survive the remainder of the game or ascertain the murderer and kill him.
-A complete (but optional) in-game cutscene to keep you entertained through a minute and a half of planning time.

Can you spell awesome ? Can you at least say it?

Cunbelin found this neat lil' press release about ATI's upcoming graphics card. It's all typical mumbo jumbo, until:

Beyond what ATI's RADEON 8500 will do in the way of offering a great 3D platform for next-generation games is what it will do for current games through its innovative TRUFORM technology, said Mark Dochtermann, Technical Director, MumboJumbo. When playing Myth III on TRUFORM-enabled 3D hardware, the Myrkridia, Trow and other units look much more natural and realistic than ever before, bringing gamers one giant step closer to experiencing full visual reality with this graphics chip.

It's nice to see that Myth III is being watched by those in the gaming industry, which is apparent by their input in this press release.

Duckyjo is gathering players to participate in Myth Wars, which is a strategy/war game taking place via e-mail. The requirements include being able to devote around an hour per week to the game and having regular Internet access. If you are interested, you can find more details at the Myth Wars website. The games begin next week, so sign up as soon as possible.

MythVillage is reporting that Loki Software, the company who ported Myth II to Linux and provided updates, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. LinuxReview reports:

Apparently, Loki owes Activision USD 330,000 and Prolix USD 100,000. Here is a graphic of the bankruptcy filing. (14k). Yvonne Desollar of Loki Software stated , They have no comment at this time when asked about the bankruptcy proceedings.

You can read more about Chapter 11 bankruptcy or read more about this story at LinuxToday.