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December 20th, 2008, 00:28 Posted By: wraggster
Blizzard has released the first of what is to be a series of Starcraft 2 battle reports -- narrated videos of a match from the alpha version of the game. Here, we see associate game balance designers Matt Cooper and David Kim playing a 1-on-1 as Protoss and Terran, respectively, with commentary provided by lead designer Dustin Browder and e-Sports team member Robert Simpson.
The announcers are comically enthusiastic at times, especially when a particularly mobile Protoss probe manages to run circles around a marine. If that sounds like something you'd rather not hear or f you're trying to watch this at work, a transcript is available below the video so that you can follow along. The official Joystiq Crystal Ball™ is telling us that when SC2 is released (even it doesn't know when), the forums will light up with cries of unfair Marauder rushes.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/19/bl...battle-report/
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December 19th, 2008, 21:37 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
Mythic boss Mark Jacobs has sent a Christmas message to Warhammer Online fans and revealed that the developer is going to speed up levelling in the game over the holiday period - starting now.
"We are going to be speeding up the levelling curve in WAR for a few weeks. We're going to increase the rest experience multiplier bonus in a hotfix today as well as reducing the time that it takes you to earn rested XP while logged out of the game, especially in Tiers 3 and 4," said Jacobs.
If you don't understand what that means, try this: "This will result in players' time to level being approximately 10 per cent faster in Tier 2 and 20 per cent faster in Tiers 3 and 4."
He also said some stuff about stopping the game crashing so much, so that's good. Go join the race to the endgame.
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December 18th, 2008, 19:39 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
Nexon's free-to-play first-person shooter Combat Arms has begun open beta testing in Europe, making it available to all players.
You can sign up and get involved at the relaunched Combat Arms website. Not all features of the game are in place yet; the ranking system and more will be added in phases throughout open beta.
Combat Arms is for PC, and combines fast-paced competitive gameplay with MMO-style character-levelling and equipment customisation. For hands-on impressions and more, visit the Combat Arms gamepage.
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December 18th, 2008, 18:30 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released at SuccessHK :
Enjoy the strong rhythm surrounding you,and exercises hands and feet for you!It is PS2/PS3/Wii/PC 4in1 Wireless Drum Kit for Rockband & Rockband 2 games.
Compatible for PS2/PS3/PC/Wii
For Rockband & Rockband 2 games
Can enjoy the strong rhythm surrounding you
Exercises hands and feet
Uses the rock band drum to upgrade to full band
Price is a respectable USD 55.35
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December 18th, 2008, 17:51 Posted By: wraggster
Runes of Magic publisher Frogster has been overwhelmed by the response to their free-to-play MMORPG, with more than 100,000 characters were created within hours of the open beta launch on Monday.
Registrations for the game have now surpassed 220,000, 20,000 of which were created on Monday morning when the open beta launched. The population of Taborea quickly shot past 100,000 characters, who combined have played for more than 200,000 hours, completing 2 million quests in the process. The company was forced to open an addition game world on Monday afternoon to deal with the influx, with the global population now spread across seven different servers.
I know some of you folks were included in those figures. What do you think so far? Yay or nay?
http://kotaku.com/5112231/100000-run...ted-in-one-day
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December 18th, 2008, 17:07 Posted By: wraggster
Electronic Arts and Maxis have revealed the minimum system requirements for The Sims 3, its highly-anticipated simulation game. The Sims 2 official web site has detailed the technical specifications for laptops, desktops, and different operating systems:
Desktop PC (Windows XP + SP2):
CPU: 2ghz Pentium4 Processor or Amd Athlon 2000+ Processor
RAM: 1 GB of RAM
GPU: 128mb Video Card (GeForce FX 5900 or Radeon 9500)
Desktop PC (Windows Vista + SP2):
CPU: 2ghz Pentium4 Processor or Amd Athlon 2400+ Processor
RAM: 1.5 GB of RAM
GPU: 128mb Video Card (GeForce FX 5900 or Radeon 9500)
Laptop (Windows XP + SP2):
CPU: 2ghz Pentium4 Processor or Amd Athlon 2000+ Processor
RAM: 1.5 GB of RAM
GPU: 128mb Video Card (GeForce Go 6200 or Radeon 9600)
Laptop (Windows Vista + SP1):
CPU: 2ghz Pentium4 Processor or Amd Athlon 2400+ Processor
RAM: 2 GB of RAM
GPU: 128mb Video Card (GeForce Go 6200 or Radeon 9600)
You can try out your gaming rig on The Sims 3 when it releases in February.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/939/939410p1.html
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December 17th, 2008, 21:13 Posted By: Shrygue
via IGN
Between December 19 through December 28, publisher Electronic Arts and developer Crytek are allowing gamers to play Crysis Wars for free. To commemorate the season, Crytek has released a Crysis Wars Holiday Map Pack. The description for the two new maps are posted below:
Savanna (PowerStruggle): The large savanna plains in the neighborhood of the Victoria falls provide ideal maneuvering grounds for heavy armored vehicles. The North Korean army has found out about this training facility and launched an attack on the US forces. This large map is perfect for 24-32 players.
Frost (TeamInstantAction): As the Alien invasion progresses, new crash sites are discovered around the globe. In the region of Trondheim, NK and US battle it out for new energy sources. This small map is great for 8-16 players.
Gamers can take advantage of this deal by registering through www.mycrysis.com and by downloading Crysis Wars. After registering, players will receive a unique key generated on the site that allows them to play the online multiplayer shooter from precisely Friday, December 19 at 9:00 AM PT to December 28 at 11:59 PM PT.
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December 17th, 2008, 21:10 Posted By: Shrygue
via IGN
Ubisoft has released patch 1.02 for Far Cry 2, its critically-acclaimed first-person shooter. The patch fixes a number of single-player, multiplayer, and map editor issues. Full patch notes (courtesy of Voodoo Extreme) are posted below:
Singleplayer - Fixed health not changing with the difficulty level.
- Keyboard controls remapping in single mode now carry into multiplayer mode.
- A buddy will no longer get stuck when healing him while player is receiving damage.
- Stats of favourite weapon are now properly reset between loaded save games.
- The mortar will no longer move the player through wall.
- Mission objectives markers are now show properly after loading a save game.
Multiplayer - Server's IP address now displays in lobby, beside the match's name (for direct IP join to work)
- Dedicated Server can now be launched in command line.
- Improved match start conditions. Ranked games can now also start if the player max is attained and everybody but the host is ready.
- Fixed a bug causing random crashes when joining a game.
- Ranked matches in progress will no longer display in the match list.
- Fixed players with same name by using identifiers instead of names.
- Fixed crash when creating a LAN game without a network cable.
- The diamond pool is now always validated after class upgrades, reset or rank up to avoid getting more diamonds than you are supposed to for your rank.
- When creating a dedicated server with PunkBuster enabled, then close it to create another but this time with PunkBuster disabled, PunkBuster will still be considered ON, on this new server.
- Fixed a problem where a player could get stuck (and couldn't get killed) after pressing the interaction key while wounded and getting rescued by a teammate at the same time.
- Fixed players getting disconnected if they have too many user maps and try to enter the map rotation menu in a Player or Ranked match.
- Vehicles will now always respawn even if they are never used.
- Fixed users not being able to see a match if the host switched match mode after a rank.
- Fixed a glitch that could make a player invisible to another.
- Fixed incorrect check for negative values when adjusting diamond count.
- Fixed a problem where a player would render through objects if healing a wounded playing while being wounded at the same time.
- Fixed reload not being interrupted on the host when a client picks a weapon while reloading.
- Fixed Field Manuals not unlocking after game mode change.
General - Fixed glider key remapping.
- Game will now minimize in order to show the website when clicking on ubi.com.
- Dolby 5.1 is now supported for most sound cards.
- Fixed a random crash that could happen when pressing ESC to cancel a Benchmark run.
- Added CPU Intensive benchmark test run.
- Fixed Jackal Tapes and Partner Tapes pages.
Map editor - Fixed crash in editor when deleting many objects in very rapid succession.
- Fixed crash in editor during parsing of the map headers.
To download the patch, visit Fileplanet.com.
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December 17th, 2008, 20:50 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
EA has declined to confirm reports that its Los Angeles studio is beavering away on an expansion pack for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 called Uprising.
However, the publisher went a bit beyond the usual line about rumour and speculation. "We will have more information in the New Year," the publisher told Eurogamer today.
Yesterday Jeuxvideo reported that an expansion called Uprising is in development, which was then faintly echoed around various C&C fan-sites.
Red Alert 3 came out on the PC in late October and followed on Xbox 360 in mid-November. Check out our PC and Xbox 360 reviews for more on why we liked them, which we did.
A PlayStation 3 version of the multiformat RTS is also in development, but a spokesperson said recently that we shouldn't expect to hear more about that before Christmas.
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December 16th, 2008, 23:57 Posted By: wraggster
Henry Stauf cordially invites you to come and sample the delights of his house in the newest game to be supported by ScummVM, The 7th Guest. A delightful evening is guaranteed to be had by you and the other guests.
You will need a copy of the game (DOS and Windows versions only, for now), and a newly-downloaded daily build of ScummVM. And, of course, your wits about you.
Please report any unwanted annoyances (i.e. bugs) to the ScummVM bug tracker. If you find any particularly beautiful sights while you're there, be sure to submit them as screenshots.
P.S. There are some slight complications involved in copying the game to the hard drive, due to there being audio tracks on both CDs. The information on how to get round this is on the 7th Guest wiki page, as well as a few known issues, so be sure to read it fully.
http://www.scummvm.org/?shownews=20081216.xml
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December 16th, 2008, 23:38 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
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Improvements to the fan-favorite Master League Mode – Play as one player just like in real life mastering your own ball handling and your off the ball support
New exciting and immersive Become a Legend Mode and online playable Legends Mode will add new dimension to PES
Updated rosters from your favorite club and national teams
Using a supported USB camera, import data to create your own player or team emblems
Great improvements in ball control, passing and your teammates reactions are more in tune with how teammates react in real life
Exclusive UEFA Champions League Mode utilizing all the elements and attributes of the competition
Improved graphics for an ultra-real experience
With smarter AI system your team mates will be constantly seeking out open space, taking intelligent lines toward the goal and on defense and also actively calling for the ball
New, more realistic camera angles for your preferred perspective of gameplay
New teams, players and stadiums
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PES 2009 is the latest installment of the award-winning Pro Evolution Soccer Series, which is known by millions of fans for its superior gameplay and incredible realism. For PES 2009, Konami is already planning a raft of extensive new additions that will further bridge the gap between PES and the real thing. The new game has undergone a stunning graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-36ov.html
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December 16th, 2008, 22:36 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
EVE Online is a serious business. You can tell this by the fact that developer CCP has an internal affairs division. Also by the way the uncovering of an exploit leads to calls for "transparency", concerns for the economy, and a summit between developers and elected player leaders, rather than just whining on forums.
All of this happened last week, after it came to light that a bug relating to a combination of several player-owned starbases with a moon mining operation was yielding materials used in the game's crafting system out of all proportion. Seven player corporations were found to be gaining "unfair advantages" from the exploit, virtual assets have been frozen, and over 70 game accounts have been banned as a result, the developer said last week.
"Working with the Research & Statistics team we have established that the effects on the markets have been considerable and far reaching," read the announcement. Just how far reaching came to light at a meeting between CCP and the elected Council of Stellar Management that represents the interests of players at the weekend.
You can read the details in the full minutes of the CSM meeting, or in Massively's slightly more digestible precis.
In even briefer form, the exploit was said to have generated "a few trillion" ISK - the game's currency. This is a lot of virtual money, although according to CCP's in-house economist, it's only equivalent to a day's trading in EVE - serious, but not catastrophic. Still, the overall impact in terms of distortion to the game's pricing and commodity markets is hard to gauge.
Claims that the exploit had first been reported four years ago are still being investigated by CCP, but the developer reckons the exploit wasn't being used on a significant scale until March this year at the earliest. CCP won't name the players and corporations involved, and is still trying to determine how far to take recriminations, since many players and some corporations may have profited unknowingly from the exploit.
Thought videogames were an escapist retreat from the financial misdeeds of the few affecting the prosperity of the many? Think again.
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December 16th, 2008, 21:06 Posted By: wraggster
Aussie gamers today received an early Christmas present with news that Warner Bros. has had F.E.A.R. 2 successfully classified MA15+, overturning last month's ban and putting the title back on track for its February 2009 release.
After the game was refused classification by the Australian Classification Board in November, on the grounds of 'high violence', Warner Bros. appealed the decision and submitted the game to the Australian Classification Review Board. After reviewing the material, the ACRB agreed F.E.A.R. 2 deserved a MA15+ rating. Best of all, the game will be released in its original state - with no modifications being necessary.
Following on from Fallout 3's recent modification for the Aussie market, F.E.A.R. 2's successful classification is great news for gamers.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/938/938702p1.html
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December 16th, 2008, 21:05 Posted By: wraggster
Market research company NPD Group has released its list of best-selling PC games for the week of November 30 - December 6. Nabbing this week's top spot was Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion, which continues its financial reign. The first week of December bumped Call of Duty: World at War's position from its previous week's seventh placing to fourth. Fallout 3, Bethesda Softwork's critically-acclaimed RPG, reemerged on to the top 10 and garnered a fifth spot. Another game to reemerge on the list was Ubisoft's free-roaming first-person shooter Far Cry 2. Coming in seventh was the PC debut of Rockstar's smash hit, Grand Theft Auto IV.
1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack
2. Spore
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
4. Call of Duty: World at War
5. Fallout 3
6. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Expansion Pack
7. Grand Theft Auto IV
8. Left 4 Dead
9. Far Cry 2
10. The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff Expansion Pack
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/938/938558p1.html
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December 15th, 2008, 23:24 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today:
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Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, and swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman’s corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light
Escape to experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments will deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies
A first for the Prince of Persia franchise – now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world
History’s greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks
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Escape to experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments deliver a brand new adventure that re-opens the Prince of Persia saga. Now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world.
In this strange land, your rogue warrior must utilize all of his skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman’s corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light. Also, history's greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2top.html
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December 15th, 2008, 23:12 Posted By: wraggster
Continuing in a tradition set forth by Bully, Rockstar's latest Grand Theft Auto IV PC patch may itself be in need of a patch. According to BigDownload, the update has created issues for some gamers' controllers, both Xbox 360 Windows controller and keyboard/mouse combination. For those already experiencing some major issues, it's probably worth downloading now. For everyone else, we suggest waiting until the next patch arrives. Maybe.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/15/gr...needs-a-patch/
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December 15th, 2008, 21:28 Posted By: Shrygue
via Engadget
Headline pretty much says it all, and it's a big one. Tipping the scales at 377MB (or 190MB for some; see image after the break), the OS X 10.5.6 update is now available via Software Update. We're sucking it down and will report back with any changes. We strongly encourage you to do the same (if you dare).
Update: Apple has posted the official changelog. Here are the highlights:- Improves the reliability of AirPort connections, including improvements when roaming in large wireless networks with an Intel-based Mac.
- Improves reliability of Address Book syncing with iPhone and other devices and applications.
- Includes general improvements to gaming performance.
- Includes fixes for possible graphics distortion issues with certain ATI graphics cards.
- Contacts, calendars, and bookmarks on a Mac automatically sync within a minute of the change being made on the computer, another device, or the web at me.com.
- Improves Apple File Service performance, especially when using a home directory hosted on an AFP server.
- Improves reliability and performance for AT&T 3G cards.
- Improves printing for USB-based Brother and Canon printers.
- Fixes issues that could cause Time Machine to state the backup volume could not be found.
- Improves Time Machine reliability with Time Capsule.
- Adds a Trackpad System Preference pane for portable Macs.
- Personal Engadget favorite: Improves the performance and reliability of Chess.
- Nary a mention of Blu-ray. It's still hurting, we guess.
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December 14th, 2008, 18:44 Posted By: wraggster
You're a pizza delivery boy and you're in trouble. Now it is your goal to stop Dick Tate, before the whole world is filled with his evil clones!
Now you can follow this funny story with ScummVM. We recently added support for Bud Tucker in Double Trouble and as usual you're encouraged to playtest it with a daily build, report all encountered bugs to our bug tracker and submit some nice screenshots.
http://www.scummvm.org/?shownews=20081214.xml
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December 13th, 2008, 19:41 Posted By: wraggster
Yesterday's patch release for GTA IV's PC version brought new problems for some users, such as a stuck key/input issue that leaves your head spinning. For real. Rockstar's suggested a fix.
Rockstar's forums are alive with complaints of unresolved bugs, even new ones, so if you're seeing the same kinds of things, you're probably not alone. However, the look/spin issue is the only one Rockstar's commenting on so far. Here's the word, as of 6:45 a.m. today.
With the latest Title Update, some users are experiencing a Look/Spin/Stuck Key issue that interferes with user input. The temporary fix, described below, will restore Keyboard/Mouse and XInput (360) controller functionality. Support for DirectInput devices is currently limited. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
To fix the issue:
A1) Unplug any DirectInput controllers (gamepads, joysticks etc..)
A2) Reboot your computer
A3) Launch GTA IV
If the issue persists, the following instructions are provided as a guide to assist you in deleting the conflicting DirectInput drivers:
B1) Exit game
B2) Go to Start->Control Panel->System->Hardware Tab->Device Manager->Human Interface Devices
B3) Locate drivers for devices
B4) Delete drivers for devices
B5) Launch GTA IV
**Some users are able to reinstall the drivers for their DirectInput devices, with the device attached, and have found that it will work in game. If you do attempt to reinstall your device and the problem resurfaces, please follow steps B1-B5 again.
http://kotaku.com/5109267/rockstar-s...-bug+fix-patch
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