Maxis Releases SimCity 2000 for OS/2
Maxis software has released an OS/2 version of their popular SimCity 2000. The game puts you in charge of a simulated city, with everything from road and utility building to taxation and zoning. Highly addictive - and highly recommended. Download a demo from, or better yet, order the game from http://www.maxis.com.Bug Eyed Monsters Are Here
Green Lizard Software, a new OS/2 game developer, has released the alpha of Bug Eyed Monsters, a new OS/2 game pitting you against some ugly monsters that have invaded the planet. Promised in the beta is multiplayer support. Download it out at http://www.nrvcom.com/business/grinliz/.New Stacker for OS/2 Released
Stac Electronics has recently updated Stacker for OS/2. Release 4.0 brings better than 2:1 compression for FAT drives under OS/2, and now uses the OS/2 disk cache to improve performance by up to 400%. Native OS/2 utilities now let you check and monitor your drives right from OS/2. Stacker also makes the conversion from DOS or Windows to OS/2 easy with automatic conversion of DoubleSpace and DriveSpace compressed disks. Check out the details at http://www.stac.com.If you would like your new OS/2 product or announcement to appear in Scanner, send mail to Scanner at WarpOnline.
Glass House 95 Free Demo
MicroLearn Nordic is giving away a free demo game called Glass House 95 to introduce OS/2 users to its popular MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II. Billed as the game for every true OS/2 advocate, it gives players the idea of the user interface, graphics and sound in the regular game pack. Download your copy at http://www.microlearn.se/software.html.Empire Building at Stardock
Exciting Times at Cirrus Technology
Cirrus Technology, the rulers of Planet Unite, have just announced that a demo version of their Unite CD-Maker for OS/2 will be included with Merlin. Take a look at this and other CD and imaging products at their website located at http://www.cirunite.com.New VRML Browser for OS/2 in Development
Eagen Software is currently developing WarpSpace, a full 32-bit OS/2 virtual reality internet browser. The program will be the first OS/2 browser fully compatible with the Virtual Reality Modeling Language. You can download a beta of their current test release at http://www.eagen.com.
