Physics Games and Physics-Based Game Downloads

Hampa sends word that his beautiful baby, Toribash, has reached the 2.0 milestone. Toribash 2.0 has gone the Soldat business model route, and is available as both a free demo and registered version (which is currently $19.95 until the end of October). But first, enjoy some tempting video of the official Sumo mod–Hampa really is as good as you would expect him to be:

The registered version includes these benefits above and beyond the demo version:

• Full multi player access, including registered only servers with ‘buddies’ system, protected nicks and head skins
• Join the competition in the online ranking system
• Custom mods, such as the official sumo mod
• Alter the rules of Single player and hosted Multi player games
• Host your own TCP or LAN server
• Your head texture included in the official releases
• Autosaving of matches
• Export screenshots and animations to POV-Ray
• Life Time free updates, including eventual v3.0 and upward

Head on over to the Toribash site for more information.

ASUS has inadvertently announced that NVIDIA is planning to create a dedicated physics acceleration card. In this press release for their P5N32-SLI Premium motherboard, ASUS mentions:

Taipei, Taiwan, September 20, 2006 — ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), the worldwide leader of motherboards, today introduced the P5N32-SLI premium/WiFi-AP, which leveraged Quad-SLI technology, Intel’s Core2 Extreme support, and a third PCI Express x16 slot for Nvidia’s upcoming Physics card to deliver superior gaming realism. Teamed with SupremeFX and DTS connect, P5N32-SLI Premium/WiFi-AP-powered systems provide gaming experiences that look, feel and sound real.

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The excellent Trackmania series of games includes a beefy replay editor. The obvious use for a tool like this is to edit spiffy camera paths for your replays. But, you can also merge multiple replays into one. You could use this to scrutinize lap times among your racing buddies to improve your route. Or, you could merge 1,000 replays from the Trackmania community into a single video. Someone did just that, and the results are amazing. Must-watch video!

Watch 1K Project II Video @ GameTrailers

[via GSW]