The latest issue of Official XBox Magazine reports that a demo for Battlefront will appear with the Classic Trilogy DVD this year. While there isn't much I can say that would make this report seem more credible, I must say that the content of the game seems appropriate for the trilogy, and we did see that Starfighter game ad with the Episode 1 DVD way back.

Free Fallin' is a skydiving/parachuting mod that was started three years ago by RaDiCe_ and I. There are hotkeys that allow you to open your parachute, to change the flag on your parachute, to get new camera views, and to listen to Free Fallin' music. There are 20 different flags to choose from for your parachute, which includes country flags, original flags, and other flags that you might recognize. There are also four stunts that you can do while in the air or in the water.

By popular demand, I have released Free Fallin' Alpha. This is the current state of the mod; it includes everything we have done so far. It has all of the features mentioned above. However, this is not the final version because we intend to improve this mod and add more fun features.

I should give you an update on ForceRemap (the UV mapping program for Jedi Knight). The website has been moved and has seen a major update. The official site is now located at: http://www.thecia.net/users/garcher/forceremap/ (which was originally one of the mirror sites.) In addition to the new website, an improved tutorial has been added which better demonstrates the program's capabilities.

ForceRemap is a skinning utility for the 3DO file format used in Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2. Features include 6-way orthographic texture mapping and a manual UV coordinate editor. It can also be used as a convenient stand-alone 3DO model viewer. Source code is available under the GNU General Public License.

Also, ForceRemap has been converted to an open source project in the hopes that it will stimulate somebody's interest in game programming. The source code is available for free under the GNU General Public License. All I ask in addition to the guidelines set forth in the GPL is that you make me aware of any projects you release with it. As the original creator I have an interest in the future of the project and would like to hear from you. Give me a shout at garcher@alum.wpi.edu.

The most anticipated mod, Attack Of The Clone TC has created a new partnership with the people at OJP to create a new team of people. The new partnership will allow the community to use the base code and tools to create a open source Mod Creating Tool. Anakin, Razor Ace, cHoSeN-oNe, Unique1 and RenegadeofPhunk have come together to create a code that will help other mods along there way as well as finishi off the two project the Anakin is creating. Anakin says, " It's a great opportunity for us to get together and get the biggest names in the community to put there heads together and create a usable tool for us and everyone else to use." Expect to see and hear more news on here, and on the AOTC:TC forums as well as OJP forums on jk.net

LucasArts is happy to be bringing you the first ever Star Wars Galaxies™ Fan Fest! The event is planned for June 3rd through June 6th, 2004 at the Hilton Anaheim and promises to be a blast! We're bringing players together from all over the map to: \

• Meet and mingle with servermates
• Meet and chat with the development team of An Empire Divided™
• Participate in panels and forums on all things Star Wars Galaxies related
• Play in both in-game and live events
• Win some very cool prizes from our sponsors
• Buy Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided and Star Wars related items
• Check out all the sites Anaheim, CA has to offer

Mercenaries tells a tale set in the near future that casts you in the role of--wait for it--one of three mercenaries. You're dispatched to North Korea's demilitarized zone after the political situation in the region takes some unpleasant turns that snowball into a rather nasty state of affairs. A military coup by some hardliners in the military leaves the country in chaos, which is admittedly already not a good thing. To make the situation worse, the country has medium and long-range missile capability as well as a nuclear weapon. Factor in that the one person with the launch codes for the missiles, which could potentially send the nuke on a destructive one-way trip, has disappeared, and you have a serious problem in need of a solution. You are that solution. Your goal is to go into the region, go through a UN-provided list of the most-wanted individuals--offered in handy playing-card form much like the system used recently in real life by the US military--and bring all 52 of them in, which should help restore order.