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July 7th, 2009, 17:43 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has warned of a 'privately reported' vulnerability affecting IE users on XP or Windows Server 2003. The vulnerability allows remote users to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the users. The vulnerability is triggered when users visit a web site with malicious code. 'Security experts say criminals have been attacking the vulnerability for nearly a week. Thousands of sites have been hacked to serve up malicious software that exploits the vulnerability.' The advisory can be found at TechNet. Until Microsoft develops a patch, a workaround is available.
http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/0...-Vulnerability
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July 7th, 2009, 17:41 Posted By: wraggster
D1gital_Prob3 writes with this excerpt from a story about David Myers, a Loyola professor who spent some time studying superhero MMO City of Heroes/Villains:
"... he aimed the pointer at his opponent, the virtual comic book villain 'Syphris.' Myers, 55, flicked the buttons on his mouse and magically transported his opponent to the front of a cartoon robot execution squad. In an instant, the squad pulverized the player. Syphris fired an instant message at Myers moments later. 'If you kill me one more time I will come and kill you for real and I am not kidding.' ... As part of his experiment, Myers decided to play the game by the designers' rules — disregarding any customs set by the players. His character soon became very unpopular. At first, players tried to beat him in the game to make him quit. Myers was too skilled to be run off, however. They then made him an outcast, a World Wide Web pariah that the creator of Syphris — along with hundreds of other faceless gamers — detested."
http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/0...ayers-Hate-Him
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July 6th, 2009, 22:53 Posted By: wraggster
ijji.com continues its quest to bring first-rate, hardcore interactive entertainment to its free-to-play online gaming portal through a partnership with online game publishing giant NDOORS Interactive, the U.S. subsidiary of Korea-based NDOORS Corporation. ijji.com community members can now add the seven world wonders, among other locations, to their playing experience as they navigate the popular massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG), Atlantica Online.
"Atlantica Online is an immersive, award-winning MMORPG that incorporates both mythological and real-life locations, and a great fit for the ijji.com community," said Philip Yun, CEO, NHN USA. "In our mission to further ijji.com as the premier free-to-play portal for hardcore gamers, we seek out games like this that effortlessly draw players deep into alternative worlds. NDOORS is a seasoned leader in online entertainment and we are thrilled to partner with them to increase the monster quotient of our portal."
Atlantica Online is a strategic turn-based MMORPG that combines innovative combat with profound character and party development, as well as city and country management. Players take on the physically and mentally demanding quest to destroy the Oriharukon, a powerful energy source from the lost civilization of Atlantis. This dangerous element survived the demise of the "Lost City," and its rampant spread is quickly endangering humanity. The epic journey takes players to some of the most historic and exotic locations around the globe, such as the Great Wall of China and the enormous pyramids of Egypt, in addition to places long lost in mythology. Along the way, they will come face-to-face with vicious monsters ripped from history and lore, such as the ruthless Egyptian Pharaoh, Khufu, and Transylvania's bloodthirsty villain, Dracula.
"You can't help but want to get involved with an online gaming portal like ijji.com that immediately puts a game in front of 8 million avid fans," said Peter Kang, CEO, NDOORS Interactive. "We are committed to expanding our community base and implementing powerful partnerships like this one with ijji.com in order to continue our aggressive expansion plans."
To check out Atlantica Online or obtain additional information, please visit http://atlantica.ijji.com.
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July 6th, 2009, 22:52 Posted By: wraggster
NCsoft is pleased to reveal an all-new selection of screenshots for Aion, the biggest MMO release of 2009! In Aion, players take to the skies as powerful winged beings to battle for the fate of Atreia, a planet shattered by civil war. These screenshots reveal the two class specializations, Templar and Gladiator, which players can choose to pursue in Aion when they select to play as the strong and weapons-proficient Warrior.
The Templar
Templars are brave souls who must hold the frontline, using their shields to block and parry attacks while waiting for a weakness to show itself before retaliating. Templars become more powerful when struck; they can only reveal their full potential when they are in the midst of combat.
The Gladiator
Gladiators are the true melee masters of Atreia; vicious and beastly - constantly training to perfect the various fighting styles their class excels in. Much like the Warrior class that they emerged from, a Gladiator's power comes from sheer, brutal strength - to see one of these behemoths in combat is a truly awe-inspiring sight.
For more information about Aion go to http://www.aiononline.com.
For more news about NCsoft, go to http://us.ncsoft.com/en/news/.
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July 6th, 2009, 22:51 Posted By: wraggster
Following the recent relaunch of the Monkey Island franchise, LucasArts is giving gamers even more old school love by bringing its classic games to Steam. This Wednesday, July 8, gamers can log on to Valve's download service and obtain copies of the following games:
Armed and Dangerous
The Dig
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Loom
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Republic Commando
Star Wars Starfighter
Thrillville: Off the Rails
Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts says, "This effort is going to make it possible to introduce a whole new generation of gamers to LucasArts' classic games." LucasArts also says this is the "first round of releases" intended to "revitalize its deep portfolio of beloved gaming franchises" so we're hopeful that the company has plans to release even more gems from its extensive catalog, including such hits as TIE Fighter and Maniac Mansion.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/100/1001234p1.html
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July 6th, 2009, 21:18 Posted By: bazziebizzle
via Bazzie Bizzle.com
Avery Lee's Altirra (a newer Atari 8-bit emulator) was updated yesterday. It supports the Atari 800, 800XL, and 130XE machines.
Here's what's new in Altirra 1.2:
features added- Debugger: Added memory pane.
- Debugger: Shift+F11 is now a shortcut for Step Out.
- Debugger: History window now supports the mouse wheel.
- GTIA: Added artifacting support.
- UI: Cursor auto-hides when over display pane.
- UI: Added window pane layout saving.
- UI: Basic support for an Atari ST mouse in port 2.
- UI: Added more keyboard mappings.
- Simulator: Added initial save state support.
- Simulator: Added option to pause when not the active application.
- CPU: Initial 65C02 and 65C816 support.
bugs fixed- Simulator: Fixed RUNAD handling in executable loader.
- Simulator: Fixed incorrect TRIG3 cartridge sense on launch.
- UI: Tweaked aspect ratio constants.
- UI: Fixed some bugs with pane undocking.
- ANTIC: Added missing address wrapping (fixes hang loading Bounty Bob).
- ANTIC: Fixed VSCROL timing to acccommodate more mode line extension tricks.
- ANTIC: Fixed low bits in NMIST register.
- POKEY: Tweaked hi-pass to sound better.
- POKEY: Implemented fast pot scan mode.
- POKEY: Two-tone serial mode now affects timer 1/2 sound output.
- Debugger: Breakpoints can now be seen on the active line.
- Debugger: Fixed early stop when trying to Step Out across a PLA or PLP instruction.
- Debugger: CPU status traces on single-step use the instruction PC rather than the raw PC.
- HLE: Fixed black status pane in Pole Position due to incorrect attract mode handling.
- HLE: Fixed startup path problems that prevented SpartaDOS X from starting.
- HLE: Screen handler now adjusts user memory limit.
- HLE: Fixed length return value bug in CIO put characters command.
- HLE: Control codes now work with S:.
- Disk: Fixed CIO return codes for H: handler.
- Cartridge: Cart bank is now reset on cold reset.
- Cartridge: Fixed banking and recognition problems with MaxFlash 1M cartridge format.
- CPU: Added option to halt on BRK instructions.
- GTIA: Fixed nasty bug where P/M collisions got messed up whenever the simulator dropped a frame.
- GTIA: Fixed behavior of sprites when repositioned during active region.
- GTIA: Implemented text blink and vertical reflect bits.
- GTIA: Fixed low bit in PAL register in NTSC mode.
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July 6th, 2009, 21:08 Posted By: wraggster
Following the just-announced download deal between LucasArts and Steam - which left out some classic titles people on our forums were gagging for - the company has explained that this is just the beginning of the deal. All's not lost people.
The company's Twitterer added after the announcement was made public, "And this is just the beginning. We know how much you guys love our old games. This little announcement is just a start."
So the likes of Tie Fighter, Day Of The Tentacle and Grim Fandango could still be coming. Just not in the next few weeks.
Can we breathe a sigh of relief yet?
Can we?
Well can we, LucasArts?
http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=218943
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July 6th, 2009, 19:21 Posted By: wraggster
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July 6th, 2009, 19:05 Posted By: wraggster
Extra time needed to DirectX 11 integration; Console versions still due this September
Publisher Codemasters has confirmed that the PC version of upcoming racer Colin McRae: Dirt 2 has been delayed from its initial September release date until some time in December – though the reward will be the integration of DirectX 11.
DirectX 11, the latest iteration of Microsoft’s PC gaming SDK, is due to arrive alongside Windows 7 in September. It will come bundled with the new OS and will be available as a downloadable upgrade to users of Windows Vista.
Dirt 2 will also support Microsoft’s Games for Windows: Live multiplayer network.
“While the console editions of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will retain their September ship date, we believe that the DirectX 11 feature set is too compelling to ignore, especially considering how much more it can add to the visual experience for PC gamers,” Codemasters’ chief technical officer Bryan Marshall stated.
“As a leader in digital racing entertainment, we are staying ahead of the pack by immediately taking advantage of key new technologies such as hardware tessellation, multi-threading and Shader Model 5.0 to deliver the most realistic, immersive and exhilarating racing experiences in the business.
"The fusion of DirectX 11 with Codemasters’ EGO Engine will raise the technical bar considerably in the racing genre.”
The Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and PSP versions of Colin McRae: Dirt 2 will all be released in September.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/34944/Coli...-delayed-on-PC
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July 6th, 2009, 16:35 Posted By: wraggster
Study by German mobile social network says 48 per cent of members occasionally pay for stuff.
Itsmy, run by Gofresh, asked 1,500 users in Europe and North America about their mobile social gaming habits, and found 12 per cent are regular spenders while 40 per cent never pay.
The study would indicate the validity of the prevailing model for social gaming, which is to give it away free and monetise with micro-billing later.
Jukka Saarelainen, CTO of itsmy, believes the games don't need to be high profile. He said: “Only 11 per cent of participants are looking for a well-known brand or title.
Over 60 per cent play games that sound interesting because of their style or story. And this is where our creative in-house mobile browser game studio is prepared to accept the challenge."
The firm opened its gaming unit in January. It has ten original games in the pipeline.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/33655...-virtual-items
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July 6th, 2009, 16:31 Posted By: wraggster
Leading games publisher refutes claims that software downloads affect High Street figures
Valve has dismissed worries that digital distribution erodes retail sales of software, adding that promotions via its own online service Steam actually boost bricks and mortar demand.
Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, the game publisher's vice president of marketing Doug Lombardi claimed that recent online promotions with its successful franchise Left4Dead had seen a boost in retail sales.
"A lot of the 'Steam is there to compete with retail' stuff is sort of sensationalised," he told the website.
"When we do our free weekends on Steam for our products we see an increase in player numbers, obviously, and then we'll see a spike in sales at the end of the weekend on Steam and at retail.
"Recently we've seen data that shows Left 4 Dead free weekends increase the sales of Left 4 Dead on Steam, at retail and on the Xbox 360, which we would never have guessed could have happened, but it's just that word of mouth."
http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/31911...s-retail-sales
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July 5th, 2009, 17:02 Posted By: wraggster
ArenaLive is a new open source game based on the well-known OpenArena. Its aim is to become an open-source alternative to id Software's QuakeLive. The main idea is to make a game available in your web browser. So far, the game is playable and provides player stats, straight-forward settings for your account in a web browser and, of course, loads of fun with your friends. At the moment, it is available only for 32/64bit Mozilla Firefox on GNU/Linux, however, support for other platforms and browsers is coming soon. The game is licensed under GNU/GPL2. It's still in an early development stage, so players and developers both are welcome to join.
http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/0...-Source-MMOFPS
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July 5th, 2009, 01:34 Posted By: bazziebizzle
via Bazzie Bizzle.com
the Stella Team has updated Their Atari 2600 emulator to version 2.8.4. The Linux, Mac OSX and Windows ports are now posted. Other ports will be posted as they become available.
Here's what's new in Stella 2.8.4:
- Fixed bug where Stella could lock up after running for ~71 minutes. Special thanks to Robert Tuccitto for bugtesting and feedback on this issue.
- Updated UA bankswitch autodetection for Gingerbread Man ROM.
- Updated 0840 bankswitch autodetection for Toyshop Trouble ROM.
- The smallest ROM that Stella can support is 64 bytes; this lower limit is now tested when loading Sub2K ROMs.
- Starting from this release onward, I will be providing Linux binaries for the latest version of Ubuntu only (currently, 32/64-bit Jaunty). The Mandriva RPMs are discontinued, but will probably be still available from the PLF repository. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but I can no longer build, maintain or support packages for systems that I don't personally use.
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July 4th, 2009, 00:21 Posted By: wraggster
Today, CuriousFactory announced the release of highly-anticipated 3D Robot FPS Ultimate Knight Windom XP.
In Ultimate Knight Windom XP, players can take command of 17 different makes of machines and blast enemies to pieces in this 3D robot action game. Players can pilot everything from general use machines to battle-ready machines to missile-loaded machines to machines equipped with magic attacks.
Ultimate Knight Windom XP is available for digital download at: http://www.curiousfactory.com/windomxp/
Some of the Ultimate Knight Windom XP features include:
Extensive Game Modes
Arcade Mode – Players can cooperate with another player to blast enemies.
Robot Garage Mode - Players can equip items you've picked up in Arcade Mode and change the color of your machine.
Local Battle Mode - Players can play against a computer controlled opponent.
Online Battle Mode - Players can play against players all over the world.
All this and more is included in this game's massive selection of game modes.
Up To 10 Players Battling At Once
Up to 10 players can join together in a wild team battle, battle royal or in one of many other exciting battle modes. Players rankings will change based on their scores.
Load in Your Own Data
Players can customize and load in their own game music and pilot image, then share with others!
For more information, visit http://www.curiousfactory.com/windomxp/
Ultimate Knight Windom XP English Website:
http://www.curiousfactory.com/windomxp/
Project Windom Website:
http://homepage3.nifty.com/alexholth/index.html
CuriousFactory Website:
http://www.curiousfactory.com/games/
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July 3rd, 2009, 22:53 Posted By: wraggster
Get out your Bill Gates commemorative calendars folks, 'cause it looks like we now have a few more dates to mark off on the road to Windows 7 availability. While Microsoft still isn't saying anything official itself just yet, a number of different sources are reporting that the company has set July 10th as the date for the final gold build of Windows 7, while the big release to manufacturing date is apparently on track for July 13th. Of course, things could still change if there's a major bug or other problem encountered, but barring any disasters, that'll likely be the same build that finds its way onto your PC this fall.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/03/w...rack-for-july/
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July 3rd, 2009, 18:40 Posted By: wraggster
Valve has batted away the latest fears that its digital Steam service is damaging traditional retail, revealing it has data that shows boxed sales increase when it runs promotions via its digital distribution channel.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz in London yesterday, marketing boss Doug Lombardi claimed 'free weekend' initiatives boosted sales of its games across the board.
"When we do our free weekends on Steam for our products we see an increase in player numbers, obviously, and then we'll see a spike in sales at the end of the weekend on Steam and at retail," he said. "And recently we've seen data that shows Left 4 Dead free weekends increase the sales of Left 4 Dead on Steam, at retail and on the Xbox 360, which we would never have guessed could have happened, but it's just that word of mouth."
Lombardi also hit back at industry rumours suggesting leading US retailers including GameStop were increasingly reluctant to give over shelf space to Valve products in-store, due to the impact Steam is having on bricks-and-mortar businesses.
"A lot of the 'Steam is there to compete with retail' stuff is sort of sensationalised," he argued. "We spent more money at GameStop in the US promoting Left For Dead than we did at any other chain. We sold more copies of Left 4 Dead at Gamestop than we did at any other chain.
"We're supporting them with dollars for promotions and they're supporting us by delivering top performance in terms of sell-through at their outlet with Left 4 Dead. My hope is that we can replicate that success with Left 4 Dead 2.
"[Steam is] about making the games better. It's currently a great marketing and promotions channel, and yeah we sell games over it and that's great, but whether people buy games at GameStop, or GAME UK, or on Steam, we get paid. So for us, whichever cash register you want to pay at, that's fine."
Lombardi added that pre-orders for Left 4 Dead 2, the co-op shooter sequel, were already double that of the original for a similar time frame. This in spite of a widely-publicised internet campaign led by disgruntled owners of the first game, objecting to Valve releasing content as a standalone sequel rather than as DLC.
Left 4 Dead 2 is due for release on PC and Xbox 360 in November.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...st-boxed-sales
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July 3rd, 2009, 18:24 Posted By: wraggster
Classic DOOM and DSL Linux Desktop inside your Java-enabled browser! The latest JPC, the fast 100% Java x86 PC emulator, is now available with online demos and downloads. JPC is open source and is the most secure way of running x86 software ever — 2 layers (applet sandbox, JPC sandbox) of independently validated security make it the world's most secure means of isolating x86 software. Visit the website to try out some classic games and play around with Linux all within your web browser. Refresh = reboot
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07...n-Your-Browser
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July 3rd, 2009, 16:01 Posted By: wraggster
As the latest in his Game Design Essentials series for Gamasutra, writer John Harris examines 10 games from the Western computer RPG (CRPG) tradition and 10 from the Japanese console RPG (JRPG) tradition, to figure out what exactly makes them tick. From the entry on Nethack: 'Gaining experience is supposed to carry the risk of harm and failure. Without that risk, gaining power becomes a foregone conclusion. It has reached the point where the mere act of spending time playing [most RPGs] appears to give players the right to have their characters become more powerful. The obstacles that provide experience become simply an arbitrary wall to scale before more power is granted; this, in a nutshell, is the type of play that has brought us grind, where the journey is simple and boring and the destination is something to be raced to. Nethack and many other roguelikes do feature experience gain, but it doesn't feel like grind. It doesn't because much of the time the player is gaining experience, he is in danger of sudden, catastrophic failure. When you're frequently a heartbeat away from death, it's difficult to become bored.' Harris' Game Design series has previously spanned subjects from mysterious games to open world games, unusual control schemes and difficult games."
http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/0...-of-RPG-Design
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July 3rd, 2009, 15:54 Posted By: wraggster
Social networking tool increases its gaming footprint with two major new backers
Revolutionary social networking tool Twitter is to get in-game support in two of MMO’s biggest names – Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and Cryptic’s upcoming Champions Online.
Offworld reports that new add-on TweetCraft will allow WoW players to send and receive Tweets in-game and upload screenshots using Twitpic. It will also allow gamers to auto-Tweet when they log in to the game.
Developer Cryptic has also confirmed Twitter support in its upcoming title, with a statement on the official blog explaining:
“We’re really excited to get in-game tweet testing out to our beta players. This feature is in initial testing stages and will most likely have issues. Beta players, please keep in mind that you are still under an NDA while testing this feature.”
Twitter took pride of place centre stage at last month’s E3, where Microsoft announced that a client for the service will be heading to Xbox 360 later this year.
Twitter also played a significant role in the E3 hype machine, with many companies using the social network to spread early word of their big news.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/34922/Twit...ampions-Online
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