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March 14th, 2009, 13:47 Posted By: wraggster
Leading Eastern and Central European publisher1C Company and Battlefront.com are excited to announce the immediate availability of the English language demo of Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943. Players who pre-order the game get both the instant download and the hardcopy with printed game manual and DVD.
The demo features an all-new full mission from the US campaign, "The Battle of Sidi Bou Zid" which takes place in early February 1943, as well as one Tutorial mission to get players acquainted with the command and control of their units.
Theatre of War 2 covers the events of 1943 during the operations in Tunisia. Players will have the option to lead the German Afrika Korps of Rommel in their last full-scale attack or be at the head of the opposing English and American armies, led by Montgomery and Eisenhower, during 15 missions in three campaigns. The game presents more than 40 types of vehicles, new units, improved graphics and sound, a new advanced visual system that considers even tiny tactical details such as observation angle and smoke screens, combat inside buildings and hand-to-hand fighting, a brand new interface, improved soldier AI and a detailed infantry damage system. Special attention is being devoted to multiplayer and user created missions.
MSRP for Theatre of War 2 is $45.00, however customers who have already purchased the first game, Theatre of War, from www.battlefront.com can save even more on their pre-order. If they have a valid license key for Theatre of War, they can pre-order Theatre of War 2 at a reduced price of $35.00 plus shipping & handling. The game will be released April 24, 2009 for download with the hard copy, including DVD and printed manual, available within 4-6 weeks.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (demo and full game):
Minimum system requirements:
Windows XP/ Vista
Intel Pentium IV 3.0 Ghz
1 Gb System RAM
Video card: nVidia GeForce 6600 or ATI Radeon X800
1.5 Gb of HDD space (full game will require approx. 3.5 Gb)
DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card
DirectX 9.0c
Recommended system requirements:
Windows XP/ Vista
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon64 X2
2 Gb System RAM
Video card: nVidia GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon HD 3850
1.5 Gb of HDD space (full game will require approx. 3.5 Gb)
SoundBlaster Audidgy 2 sound card
DirectX 9.0c
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March 14th, 2009, 13:45 Posted By: wraggster
PopCap Games, www.popcap.co.uk, is giving away their computer games to cash-conscious customers. To celebrate St Patrick's Day, the PopCap leprechauns have stocked their crocks of gold with FREE copies of PC computer game, Big Money, which normally retails at ?14.95. The money-themed game means people can splurge with some virtual funds at a time when we are all counting the pennies. To grab a copy, all you have to do is visit www.popcap.co.uk between 13th March 2009 and 24th March 2009.
PopCap makes casual games i.e. computer games for non-gamers. If you've ever puzzled over a crossword or a game of Sudoku, then you're a casual gamer. Research indicates that casual gaming can aid relaxation, boost learning and mental cognition - and even promote grandparent/parent-child bonding. The average player of casual PC games like Big Money is a 48-year old mother and with this promotion running until 24th March, PopCap have your Mother's Day gift, wrapped.
Paul Breslin, Operations Director at PopCap Games said: "Times are tough at the moment but we at PopCap don't believe that means people should have to compromise on FUN – in fact, people need it more than ever. So we decided to create a little extra fun this St Patrick's Day by literally giving away one of PopCap's puzzle games!"
PopCap's games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, and flagship title, Bejeweled, has sold more than 25 million units across all platforms. PopCap's games have consumed well over 16 billion hours of consumers' leisure time since 2001.
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March 14th, 2009, 13:44 Posted By: wraggster
Acclaim announced today that it's going to begin letting people into the closed beta for the fantasy MMO Chronicles of Spellborn. The first 200-500 players who are going to receive access will be "handpicked from the Acclaim chats, David Perry's Twitter and Historian's beta tester list." After that Acclaim will begin activating 1000 new accounts every hour, giving first preference to Acclaim members and then extending a random lottery to Acclaim's entire user base. Beta slots will be closed once Acclaim has reached an unspecified number of players. Hopeful players can check their status on their account summary page at the Acclaim website.
When released at retail, Spellborn will be a "freemium" game. That term, which is as ridiculous as it is terrible, merely indicates that the game will have a free component as well as lots of content that requires subscription.
Players who want to hit the ground running when they receive access to the beta can start downloading the client now directly from the Acclaim website.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/962/962350p1.html
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March 14th, 2009, 12:57 Posted By: wraggster
Looks like the Parvus wrist computer we last saw almost three years ago has received an upgrade. The Zypad WR1100 is a 3.5-inch color touchscreen device aimed at the defense industries, soldiers of fortune (who, surprisingly enough, make a large part of our readership), futuristic Boy Scouts, and anyone else who needs a Linux device strapped to their wrist. Aside from a high strength / low weight fiberglass-reinforced nylon-magnesium alloy housing designed to take a licking in the field, this wrist-worn bad boy rocks 256MB memory, 128MB flash storage, various connectivity options (including WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee), a GPS, a compass, biometric fingerprint sensor, and an accelerometer that puts the system in standby when the arm is hanging down beside the body. Let us take a moment to ponder the irony of the inevitable Quake mod this device will certainly see at some point in the near future.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/z...ets-a-refresh/
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March 14th, 2009, 12:55 Posted By: wraggster
After hearing of the thousands (hell, two thousands!) of bug fixes and enhancements that Windows 7 users will be seeing as they make the journey from Beta to Release Candidate, you'd have thought that we'd heard the last of all that for a bit. But not so! It seems that Microsoft's own Engineering Windows 7 blog will be letting the improvements trickle out as they are addressed. So brace yourself for some exciting plot twists, such as improvements to the taskbar thumbnail overflow and various jump lists, the trimming of sound schemes to enhance system performance, and our personal favorite, the addition of multitouch zoom to Windows Explorer. How cool is that? But there's plenty more to this saga -- hit the read link for all the saucy deets.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/w...-for-explorer/
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March 14th, 2009, 12:54 Posted By: wraggster
Well, it looks like high-end gaming PC manufacturers are now well and truly on board the 3D bandwagon, with CyberPower only the latest to toss out a couple of systems bundled with some 3D glasses and the necessary hardware to back 'em up. As is their nature, CyberPower is offering both Intel and AMD-based options in the form of the Gamer Xtreme 3D 1000 and Gamer Xtreme 3D 2000, the former of which packs a 2.66GHz Core i7-920 processor, while the later opts for a Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition triple-core CPU. Otherwise, you can expect to get NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 graphics on each, along with a bundled 22-inch Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ 120Hz LCD monitor, 3D Vision stereoscopic glasses, and some expectedly high-end specs across the board, with the Core i7 rig edging out the AMD in most respects. That also includes price, of course, with the Intel-based system running $1,839, while the AMD-based rig will set you back a more reasonable $1,299.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/13/c...e-3d-desktops/
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March 13th, 2009, 19:34 Posted By: Shrygue
via Games Industry
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King has topped the US PC software sales chart for February, according to data provided by NPD.
The Sims 2 expansion Double Deluxe was the second best seller of the month, with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II becoming the third, having only been on release for the last week of February.
The World of Warcraft: Battle Chest took fourth place, followed by FEAR 2, which also debuted that month, in fifth place.
EA Maxis' Spore secured a spot at number six, while Blizzard's base World of Warcraft title came in seventh.
February's top ten closed off with The Sims 2 Apartment Life and Fallout 3 at eight and nine respectively, with World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade coming in tenth.
Full US PC software sales chart for February:
01. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
02. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
03. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
04. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest
05. FEAR 2: Project Origin
06. Spore
07. World of Warcraft
08. The Sims 2 Apartment Life
09. Fallout 3
10. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
11. Call of Duty: World at War
12. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
13. Left 4 Dead
14. The Sims 2 Deluxe
15. Civilization IV
16. The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff
17. Starcraft: Battle Chest
18. Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack
19. Diablo Battle Chest
20. The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack
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March 13th, 2009, 00:00 Posted By: wraggster
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising is now available. and EA has released this helpful video detailing the Yuriko campaign, which turns the real-time strategy title into a dungeon crawler. By far the most interesting addition is the Yuriko campaign, which follows the story of the little psychic Japanese girl who was kidnapped as a child and experimented on by Japanese scientists. The player controls Yuriko as she attempts to escape from her captors. As Red Alert 3 story and cinematics producer Mical Pedriana explains, it's more like a dungeon crawler than a traditional real-time strategy game, pitting a lone unit against multiple enemies. It's nice to see a developer doing something so different in an expansion, rather than just tossing more of what we've already played through.
http://kotaku.com/5168629/red-alert-...uriko-campaign
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March 12th, 2009, 23:37 Posted By: wraggster
The Opposable Thumbs blog reports that World of Warcraft's most recent expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is not being allowed into the Chinese market. The Escapist brings further details, saying, "According to an insider, two specific shortcomings included the presence of skeleton characters and a 'city raid.' Nor did the submitted version contain the starting area for the game's new Death Knight class." The Chinese version of World of Warcraft has been modified in the past to remove skeletons and zombies.
http://games.slashdot.org/games/09/03/12/0857217.shtml
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March 12th, 2009, 22:29 Posted By: wraggster
Mythic Entertainment has sounded the Call to Arms and is calling on seasoned veterans to re-enlist and return to the ongoing Realm War in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR). Experienced fighters in North America and Asia Pacific who re-activate their game accounts will receive an Emperor's welcome, complete with all the rested experience they've accumulated while absent, a special quest chain with exciting in-game rewards, and 10 free days of game time to discover why WAR is even better than ever!
Returning players will discover a plethora of updates and changes waiting for them, including:
The recently added Knight of the Blazing Sun and Black Guard tank careers
New easy, medium, and hard PQs designed for different group sizes and skill levels
Increased experience gain in Tiers 3 and 4
New Influence rewards earned in Open RvR
A new Domination system to determine Tier 4 zone control
Frequent, fun and rewarding live events
New and improved Guild rewards
Improvements to overall performance and server stability
Official WAR Forums
As if that weren't enough, the head bashin' Orc Choppa and the oath-sworn Dwarf Slayer are entering the fray as playable careers. The time has never been better to step back into the Age of Reckoning and re-join the WAR!
To learn more about the Call to Arms Re-Enlistment Campaign, visit: http://www.warhammeronline.com/call_.../re-enlist.php.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/961/961911p1.html
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March 12th, 2009, 22:16 Posted By: wraggster
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising, the digital-only expansion of one of 2008's most popular game titles, is now available at Direct2Drive.com.
What happened in the aftermath of Red Alert 3? Find out in FOUR all-new campaigns in Red Alert 3: Uprising. With the Allies triumphant at the end of Red Alert 3, the occupation of their former enemies' territories has begun. But how will the defeated Soviets react to this occupation and the presence of FutureTech, the mysterious company contracted by the Allies to develop new technologies in the Soviets' homeland? How will the humiliated Empire of the Rising Sun rise up and defend itself against the former Soviet commanders who have invaded their territory in a post-war land grab? How will the Allied occupational forces quash the uprising of the former Imperial commanders? And who is the mysterious Yuriko Omega? What events led her to become the telekinetic, psychic school girl? You'll discover all of this in Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising, available exclusively online via digital download.
Save yourself a trip to the store and download Uprising at Direct2Drive.com now!
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/961/961912p1.html
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March 12th, 2009, 22:13 Posted By: wraggster
Ubisoft has confirmed to IGN that the release date of the PC version of Tom Clancy's HAWX has been pushed back to March 17 from March 10. The action-flight game was just recently released for the Xbox 360 and PS3. You can read our review right here.
The game features accessible, arcade-style controls, co-operative play throughout its campaign, a range of realistic plane models, and a special control mode that lets you fight and evade enemy fire in a third-person mode.
No reason was given for the slight delay.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/961/961639p1.html
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March 12th, 2009, 19:42 Posted By: AdamRav
Windows 7's Browser Option is a Win for Users
Leaked post-beta versions of Windows 7 and watchful bloggers let an interesting cat out of the bag late last week: Microsoft is allowing users to remove Internet Explorer 8 and other applications from Windows 7.
Initially, Microsoft refused to discuss the Windows 7 "kill switch", saying only that it could not comment on unreleased products. But the company followed the next day with a post on its Engineering Windows 7 blog listing the applications that can be switched off. These include Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center and Windows Search.
Hovering over Microsoft's decision is a January filing by the European Union's antitrust agency stating that Microsoft protects Internet Explorer from head-to-head competition by bundling it with Windows. Microsoft wrote in a filing with the SEC that it may become "a requirement that OEMs distribute multiple browsers on new Windows-based PCs."
With antitrust fines from the EU piling up and more on the way for previous Windows sales dating back to the mid 1990's, Microsoft may be extending an olive branch to the EU by enabling the removal of IE8, analysts say. Microsoft has made no official comment on whether there is a correlation between shutting off IE8 and the EU charges.
Veteran tech analyst Rob Enderle, president of research firm The Enderle Group, says that Microsoft should be credited for giving users more choice, but "it also serves to get EU regulators off their back ... and there's no indication that Microsoft would have gone down this path had this not been part of the EU requests."
Microsoft bloggers and columnists are calling the option to remove applications in Windows 7 a long-overdue compromise from Microsoft, regardless of its true motivations.
Microsoft Watch blogger Joe Wilcox recently wrote that although the permission to remove more applications is a reaction to the EU charges, it's also in keeping with Microsoft's vow to keep Windows 7 more flexible.
"Microsoft has done right by expanding the list [of applications that can be removed] and including some resource-hogging programs in the process. There are many businesses that won't need all these features on their PCs, so why have binaries and services running and consuming valuable system resources?"
Enderle adds: "It forces Microsoft to keep their eye on assuring all of the components are competitive and not to simply rely on the bundle dragging along increasingly inferior offerings. Better parts lead to a better solution and a better solution is always better PR."
The only potential downside: by giving users more flexibility to remove applications you are adding complexity and the chance for problems that cause the PC to misbehave. "And on Windows, Microsoft takes the heat for breakage regardless of who is really at fault," Enderle says.
But overall, he says, the decision to give users more choice "is a positive for Microsoft, however they got there."
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March 12th, 2009, 00:19 Posted By: wraggster
Seriously, who doesn't like skeletons? Well, the Chinese government, as it's citing "skeleton characters" and a "city raid" as two primary reasons for the million World of Warcraft players in China still not receiving Blizzard's latest expansion.
JLM Pacific Epoch reports the Chinese government "has rejected two applications by the second expansion for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King since China's Spring Festival (January 25 - February 1)." Considering Blizzard has removed "skeleton characters" from WoW in the past and the supposedly gold farmer-free million plus player count for WoW in China, we're willing to bet Blizzard (and its licensing partner in China, The9) will find a way to release Wrath of the Lich King yet.
But seriously China, what's your deal with skeletons?
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/11/ch...the-lich-king/
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March 12th, 2009, 00:18 Posted By: wraggster
This is one of those stories you're either going to really care about or be utterly ambivalent to, so just hang in there with us, OK? Reports indicate that the voice actors who played Jim Raynor and Kerrigan in the original StarCraft are being replaced in the sequel, the news of which was apparently the equivalent of dropping -- is there a really big bomb in StarCraft? If so, it was like dropping that on the SC fan community.
As you can see here, every tool in the fanboy arsenal from petitions to YouTube videos are being deployed. Hoping to get in on the fun, we put the question to you, the Joystiq Biomass:
Do you care about a change in voice-over actors for StarCraft 2?
What? No, of course I don't care!
I couldn't care less.
I'm actually kind of stunned that, with everything happening in the world, anyone can care about this.
You ... you're joking, right?
Of course I care! Also, I'm Robert Clotworthy/Glynnis Talken.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/11/st...-over-changes/
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March 11th, 2009, 23:06 Posted By: wraggster
Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") is excited to announce that they will introduce their latest all-in-one game development solution CryENGINE 3, at this year's GDC Expo (March 25th – 27th) in San Francisco. CryENGINE 3 is the first development platform for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, MMO, DX9/DX10 that also is truly Next-Gen-Ready - with scalable computation and graphics for all major upcoming platforms. It provides the complete game engine to create AAA quality next generation games, and includes the CryENGINE 3 Sandbox level editor, a production-proven, 3rd generation "What you see is what you play" (WYSIWYP) - tool designed by and for professional developers. CryENGINE 3 comes with significant new features specifically designed for console, online, MMO and Next-Gen game development.
"With CryENGINE 3 we are delivering our best game development technology that enables our clients to achieve their vision on current and future platforms to develop games such as MMOs, action games and more. Our complete game engine solution enables realtime development, ensures teams are able to maximise their own creativity, saves budget and creates greater gaming experiences. Also with our solution developers can start working on their next generation games today." said Cevat Yerli, CEO & President of Crytek.
"CryENGINE 3 is a revolutionary change from our previous PC-only engines – and we're applying a similar revolution to the service we provide to developers using the software to create extraordinary games. CryENGINE 3 will set the benchmark for complete game engine solutions in performance, and services to game engine licensees and their players. We've been preparing a long time for CryENGINE on consoles and we're confident that Crytek will again amaze developers at GDC." added Carl Jones, Director of Business Development CryENGINE.
CryENGINE® is the underlying technology for Crytek's critically acclaimed games Crysis and Crysis Warhead and has already been licensed to a number of major game companies around the globe, including several recent serious games training and simulation projects.
Crytek's Engine Business Team will be available during the show for meetings to discuss licensing details with prospective clients. In addition, Crytek will be hosting a series of public presentations at their booth #5940 in the North Hall.
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March 11th, 2009, 23:05 Posted By: wraggster
The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs video game reunites fans with Scrat, Sid, Manny and Diego in an all-new quest based on the upcoming film from Twentieth Century Fox. As the unlikely herd travels across the tundra and beyond, they stumble upon another world - a lush Dinosaur World teeming with jungles, mysterious plants, fierce dinosaurs, wild new adventures and several new friends. Taking on the role of more than six playable characters, including everyone's favorite Ice Age friends and newly introduced characters, players master their unique skills and abilities across more than 15 action-packed levels. In addition to the expanded features of the single-player gameplay, for the first time in an Ice Age game, players can team up with friends and family in eight competitive multiplayer mini-games.
KEY FEATURES:
Revisit the humor, characters and prehistoric environments from the movie– Players relive adventures from the film and beyond with all their favorite characters – earnest but goofy Sid the Sloth, big-hearted Manny the Mammoth, courageous Diego the Saber-toothed Tiger and inadvertent troublemaker Scrat – as they all return and join new friends on a wild quest across the frozen Ice Age to the lush Dinosaur World.
For the first time in an Ice Age game, play as multiple characters – Offering more than six playable characters, the game allows players to master the unique abilities and combat skills of each through a wide variety of gameplay including action-platforming challenges, side-scrolling missions and puzzle solving.
Introducing competitive multiplayer mini-games – Another first for the Ice Age game franchise, players will go head-to-head with up to four friends or family members in the all-new competitive multiplayer mini-games.
Experience continuously changing gameplay through more than 15 levels – Every level presents new and exciting challenges as players learn and master each character's abilities in order to defeat enemies, traverse dangerous landscapes, avoid obstacles and escape from perilous situations.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/961/961432p1.html
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