A R T I C L E S

Community Map Previews
Sometimes we get to check out screens and descriptions of community maps that haven't been released yet.

• Capture The Bomb 2 - DI Smover
• Gibcity 6 - Wayne

PlanetDaikatana Gone Gold
After doing a ton of work for months and months, Gwog finally finishes up and explains all in this article.

Killcreek's Deathmatch Strat
Killcreek wrote this guide for Mplayer, to get ready for the tournament they hosted. Check it out, it shows how much things changed.

XtremeNetwork Content
When GameSpy bought Mplayer, we got to keep a bunch of stuff that XN used to have on DaikatanaNews. Check out the list of old interviews.

Why Daikatana Is Ok
Seth Marinello's Daikatana essay for his English class.

Pakfile Fun
Using DAIMDL and DAIWAL, Gwog takes a peek at some of the elements of DK that were planned but never implemented due to time constraints. Guest commentary by Romero and other IONers.

• Pakfile Fun #1
  Skins, textures, and other miscellaneous 2D graphics, with comments from Romero and Scott.
• Pakfile Fun #2
  Monsters and their skins, with comments from Romero and No3l.

You're Not Supposed To Be Here!
A series of fun pictorial explorations of Shambler's exploits in Daikatana's four Episodes, getting to places in the maps never intended to be visited by the player. As a bonus, no cheat codes are used for noclipping or even weapons.

• You're Not Supposed To Be Here! (E1)
• You're Not Supposed To Be Here Again! (E2)
• You're Still Not Supposed To Be Here! (E3)
• You're Not Supposed To Be Here... For The Last Time! (E4)

Knee Deep In A Dream
Gamespot's in-depth look at the entire saga of Daikatana, from inception through development to post-release. Answers just about any question you might have.

M Y T H S & T R U T H S
Take a look at an article where Shambler takes a handful of common misconceptions about Daikatana and discusses why they are incorrect.

The 12 Daikatanas Of Christmas
A fun twist on the popular '12 Days of Christmas' song, Daikatanaized for your enjoyment.

Gamespy Buys Mplayer
The Mplayer service has been a longtime supporter of the Daikatana community... read Gwog's brief history of this connection and also his thoughts on how things will change, now that Gamespy has purchased the Mplayer service.

Ask the Cyclops
What, do you really need a description of this? Very well. The Cyclops, cut from Daikatana, answers questions asked by PDK-readers.

• ATC #1 (11/7/00)

E3 2000: Daikatana Adventure preview
Gwog hit E3 and got to check out Kemco's GameBoy port of Daikatana.

Daikatana is Dead?
Site Administrator Gwog's editorial on the state of the Daikatana community, and why...

Planet Daikatana Mailbag
Reader submissions on a wide variety of topics.

• Mailbag 12-22-00
• Mailbag 11-27-00
• Mailbag 10-08-00
• Mailbag 07-25-00
• Mailbag 06-04-00

Planet Daikatana In Review
A series offering editorials, important news recaps, trivia, fun quotes, and much more

• PDKIR#1 082900
• PDKIR#2 012601

Insight By Kahsm
Kahsm's editorials on various topics to do with Daikatana, ION Storm, and the community.

• Insight #1
• Insight #2
• Insight #3
• Insight #4
• Insight #5
• Insight #6
• Insight #7
• Insight #8

Daikatana Launch Party/Mplayer Tournament
Read about that lucky bastard TheZealot's expoits at ION during the Mplayer tournament, and then at the Daikatana launch party.

Daikatana: Ready At Last
Lucas 'TheZealot' Davis' account of the press showing of Daikatana from the October '99 press event. LOADED with good info.

Golden's Tourney Report
Check out Golden's comments about his visit up to ION Storm to play in the Mplayer tournament finals, and also his comments about Daikatana's gameplay.

KillCreek Day
Read about how the administrators of PlanetDaikatana and United States President William Jefferson Clinton got together to declare National KillCreek Day. You'll also want to grab the desktop wallpaper of The Women of Daikatana, featuring KillCreek along with some of Daikatana's other female badasses...

Deathmatch Demo Strategy Guide
This is a guide that details the ins and outs of the Original Mplayer Deathmatch demo, from individual map secrets to weapon tricks and advanced tactics. For the player who is tired of getting owned on Mplayer, and wants to know how the other guys are doing it. Even experienced players may learn some new tricks.