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December 13th, 2008, 12:44 Posted By: wraggster
The retail PC version of Ubisoft's Prince of Persia, released to stores this week, is entirely devoid of any DRM or copy-protection code according to Ubisoft community manager Chris "UbiRazz" Easton.
"A lot of people complain that DRM is what forces people to pirate games but as PoP PC has no DRM we'll see how truthful people actually are," said Easton in a post on the Ubisoft forums. "Not very, I imagine."
Easton later clarified that only the retail copies will be devoid of DRM: "I was purely talking about store-bought copies of PoP which have no copy protection."
Ubisoft faced two significant DRM-related backlashes this year. The PC port of Assassin's Creed was widely criticized for its DRM that apparently "phoned home," with some claiming that the copy-protection software was behind performance issues. In July, a patch that rendered the PC version of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 unusable saw Ubisoft releasing a no-CD crack, produced by a warez group, as an official fix.
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56328
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December 13th, 2008, 12:14 Posted By: wraggster
BioWare has unleashed the first in-game footage from its upcoming Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic. Presented in documentary format, it's quite heavy on lightsaber dueling (thankfully with ones less chubby than those in the above screenshot).
The footage also shows a few brief glimpses of world traversal and combat against NPC creatures, including a K'lor'slug. Unfortunately, the video quality doesn't show off the game's visual nuances all that well, but LucasArts has told us that an HD version of the documentary will arrive on Monday, December 15.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/12/fi...ootage-debuts/
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December 13th, 2008, 11:58 Posted By: wraggster
Get into the holiday spirit with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning's newest live event – Keg End! Running December 17th – January 5th, the armies of WAR are invited to celebrate the Dwarf New Year festival of Keg End, a fun-filled extravaganza packed with the things Dwarfs like best - beer, boasting and things that explode. Whether letting off fireworks as they charge into battle or searching for prized beers during the capital city pub crawls, there's plenty for players of Order and Destruction to do to earn rare drops and elite Influence rewards.
Heroes eager for glory can search the battlefields for the legendary Golden Stein to earn the blessing of Grimnir himself and partake in its frothy goodness. However, players are warned to watch their flank as the Ogres have caught the scent of blood and beer – and they're thirsty for both.
True to the spirit of Realm vs. Realm, the Keg End live event also introduces a new emote - /boast – to taunt your adversaries. You can also grab a free beer and /toast your comrades-in-arms to receive special Tome of Knowledge unlocks.
Keg End is here, so celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year with mud, blood and beer! Learn more about the Keg End live event at www.warhammeronline.com.
Based on the popular tabletop war game from Games Workshop, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ conflict that will provide an engaging battleground for years to come. Available now for PC, WAR is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB.
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December 13th, 2008, 11:58 Posted By: wraggster
Creative Assembly's Empire: Total War will be ready for release sometime in March 2009, according to publisher SEGA. The game marks the fifth major entry in the venerable strategy franchise, starting with Shogun: Total War in 2000. In addition to the series-standard mix of empire management and large-scale, real-time combat, Empire makes sea battles fully playable for the first time. The March release date was set in order to implement infrastructure for a multiplayer campaign.
"The extra development time will allow us to finalize and polish Empire, making it the most accomplished and epic of the Total War series." said Kieran Brigden, Studio Communications Manager at The Creative Assembly. "There is a great deal of anticipation around Empire: Total War and we want to ensure that it is the benchmark for strategy games upon its release."
Also according to SEGA, "An opportunity to participate in the one versus one multiplayer campaign mode beta will be made available to all who purchase Empire: Total War post release."
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/938/938189p1.html
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December 12th, 2008, 20:13 Posted By: Shrygue
via Gizmodo US
Have you ever got one of those annoying ads that claim your computer is infected? Well, the FTC has put a stop to the scam and the five anti-virus products involved.
The scam as described by the FTC:
According to the FTC’s complaint, the defendants used an elaborate ruse that duped Internet advertising networks and popular Web sites into carrying their advertisements. The defendants falsely claimed that they were placing Internet advertisements on behalf of legitimate companies and organizations. But due to hidden programming code that the defendants inserted into the advertisements, consumers who visited Web sites where these ads were placed did not receive them. Instead, consumers received exploitive advertisements that took them to one of the defendants’ Web sites. These sites would then claim to scan the consumers’ computers for security and privacy issues. The “scans” would find a host of purported problems with the consumers’ computers and urge them to buy the defendants’ computer security products for $39.95 or more. However, the scans were entirely false.
The products behind the scam are as follows: WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus. Apparently, over a million people have been duped by the companies behind these products, and if you happen to be one of them, I highly suggest getting yourself a good, reliable program like the ones listed by Lifehacker.
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December 12th, 2008, 19:55 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
The official Fallout 3 mod tools have just been released for the PC version of Bethesda's shooter.
The Garden of Eden Creation Kit, or 'G.E.C.K.', lets you edit and create game content for Fallout, including your own towns and dungeons populated with your own characters, creatures, items and stories, says Bethesda.
The developers also launched a massive G.E.C.K. website full of tutorials, so there's no excuse for making rubbish dungeons if you're going to give it a go.
Download the tools and have a gander at the guides over on Bethesda's G.E.C.K. website.
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December 12th, 2008, 18:43 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
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New high resolution technology brings Liberty City to life with even more stunning graphical detail
Expanded multiplayer will require even more strategy and skill to come out on top
Match Filtering allows you to pick your favorite multiplayer options and then instantly find online matches that fit
Record gameplay clips and edit them together with a variety of options using the Video Editor and upload via the Rockstar Social Club
description
What does the American dream mean today?
For Niko Bellic fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape from his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and get dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-31a6.html
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December 12th, 2008, 18:42 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
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Choose how you ride in open-world mountains across the world. Conquer extreme peak conditions, create your own paths in the back country, or compete with fellow riders in the terrain parks
Play in a world where your friends are always around. Do your own runs on mountains populated by real gamers, or join your friends for a quick session from any mountain
Have fun with your friends on and off the board! Throw snowballs, hike to access secret spots, film your friends doing ripping tricks. You can also upload your videos online to share with the world
Express yourself through tricks, riding styles, and highly customizable avatars – both in single-player and in the online world. Use the intuitive dual analog control to pull off a huge variety of tricks that express your style
Built on the Assassin's Creed engine, this game creates a massive world with gorgeous visuals and realistic NPC interactions. This is also the first time a snowboarding game is completely driven by physics instead of animation
Ubisoft has worked closely with Shaun White to infuse the gaming experience with authenticity, personality and humor. Shaun is a friend and mentor in the game, and will help you with your skills. And, if you are deemed worthy, you may even be able to play as Shaun in the game
description
Enter a snowboarding world of total freedom. You can create your own experience in this game, and choose when, where, how and with whom you want to ride. Developed in close collaboration with Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White - the most successful snowboarder in the history of the sport.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2too.html
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December 12th, 2008, 15:11 Posted By: wraggster
It's no secret that multi-touch support is one of the stand-out features of Windows 7, and it's also no surprise that plenty of companies seem eager to get in on the action, one of the latest which is uber-manufacturer Quanta Computer. Somewhat uniquely, however, Quanta is ditching the usual capacitive and resistive touch panels in favor of its new Optical Touch system, which simply uses two cameras placed at the top corners of the screen. That, Quanta says, still lets you perform all the usual multi-touch gestures in the same manner and, depending on the size of the display, could be significantly cheaper than a traditional touchscreen. Details on any actual products using the technology are expectedly a bit light at the moment, but Quanta says it plans to start mass production "soon," with some releases presumably planned to coincide with Windows 7's debut.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/11/q...ith-windows-7/
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December 12th, 2008, 14:58 Posted By: wraggster
Federal Communications Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate has attributed Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, and similar online videogames, as a leading cause behind college dropouts.
According to Gamepolitics.com, while addressing the Practicing Law Institute on telecom policy and regulation, Tate said, "With the explosion of educational resources available online, one might think parents would be 100% pleased with the internet's role in their children's lives. But surveys show just the opposite: a late 2006 survey that showed 59% of parents think the internet has been a totally positive influence in their children's lives-- down from 67% in 2004." The FCC commissioner added, "You might find it alarming that one of the top reasons for college drop-outs in the U.S. is online gaming addiction, such as World of Warcraft, which is played by 11 million individuals worldwide."
Tate did not, however, provide any specific scientific data to bolster her claim. Regardless, World of Warcraft's gameplay does have an addictive reputation. Many gamers have even paralleled the addiction to crack cocaine. According to Blizzard, Wrath of the Lich King, World of Warcraft's recently released expansion, is currently the fastest-selling PC game of all time.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/937/937757p1.html
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December 11th, 2008, 20:58 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
JoWooD has told Eurogamer that a patch to fix buggy Gothic 3 expansion Forsaken Gods will arrive "within this year", although it has been nearly two weeks since the original and quite severe problems were reported.
"At the moment our producers, the quality assurance teams and beta-testers are working under high pressure to create a satisfying and high quality patch for the game," JoWooD told us. "This update will be released within this year."
The company had to issue a public apology for the state of Forsaken Gods, and added today that "we might have released the game too early" in order to satisfy fans.
Naturally there are larger ramifications, such as what the state of Arcania - A Gothic Tale (Gothic 4) will be, coming from a series mired by the prevalence of bugs.
"That fear is comprehensible, but entirely unjustified," said JoWooD. "For Arcania - A Gothic Tale, we have implemented a better development process and quality assurance tools right from the beginning, which have simplified the continuous quality protection and will guarantee the correctness of this product.
"The collaboration with Spellbound, one of the best German development studios, is very professional.
"At this moment we can proudly state that the project is on track and in time," added the publisher.
Arcania - A Gothic Tale carries no release date, and is in development for PC and consoles, as the first of the series to be multiplatform. This will also be the first Gothic game created by Spellbound, as JoWooD and series regular Piranha Bytes fell out last year.
Piranha Bytes has since teamed with Deep Silver to work on a game called Risen, which follows the story of a man arriving at the foot of a mysterious volcano. Role-playing territory, we presume, but concrete details are scarce.
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December 11th, 2008, 13:02 Posted By: wraggster
Yesterday, at an Electronic Arts conference call, EA CEO John Riccitiello hinted that BioWare's upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, would use microtransactions. However, today Shacknews received word from an EA representative that concluded otherwise. "No statements have been made about the Star Wars business model." The representative told the gaming news site that the microtransaction talks were simply a misunderstanding.
What spurred the microtransaction talks yesterday was this comment made by Riccitiello, "…for example [the] Star Wars online MMO, are mid-session games which are microtransaction-based." He added, "You'll be hearing more about those in the February [conference] call."
IGN has attempted to contact BioWare representatives for more clarification on the matter. We'll update you as soon as the news comes in.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/937/937403p1.html
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December 11th, 2008, 13:01 Posted By: wraggster
Software publisher Strategy First Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSTR), and KDV games, are happy to announce that the eagerly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed 'Perimeter', Perimeter II: New Earth has officially gone gold. Perimeter 2: New Earth will be available in major retailers across North America January 20th, 2009.
"We are excited about Perimeter II and its fresh approach to RTS Gaming. The franchise has a history of innovative game play that stands out on the PC platform," said Strategy First Business Development Manager, Emanuel Wall.
"We at KDV Games are very excited to bring Perimeter 2 to North America. This game is filled with original and experimental game play ideas and is sure to shake up the RTS genre. We hope that both strategy fans and novice players will find something they like in P2," said Helen Khudenko, Producer at KDV Games
About Perimeter 2
Set in a future universe where Earth is dying, civilization is in a race against time to discover a new home planet and colonize it for suitable living conditions. In both single and multiplayer environments, you explore New Earth and battle against opposing forces, choosing either the Exodus or the Harkback, all in an attempt to acquire energy and claim the new home planet. Perimeter 2's gameplay involves strategic terraforming to acquire resources, projecting an impenetrable perimeter force shield to protect from attack, and transforming combat units through manipulative nanomorph technology.
Features
New Action Elements
Newly introduced RPG-elements
Fully deformable and malleable landscape (traces, craters, entrenching)
Various natural disasters – tornadoes, falling meteors and seismic activity
Internet and LAN multiplayer up to 8 players
Ideas of territorial gameplay and landscape modification introduced in the original game are now realized on a new concept & technology level. The VistaGame Engine enhances the dynamics and depth of gameplay, turning the battlefield into an arena for the confrontation of two elements - ground and water.
"Perimeter 2" is a project for fans of the RTS genre. The revolutionary concept of terra-forming, along with new elements and fresh ideas, is sure to provide a unique gaming experience.
For more information on Perimeter 2: New Earth and to preorder your copy now, please visit: http://www.strategyfirst.com/en/games/Perimeter2/
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/937/937313p1.html
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December 11th, 2008, 13:00 Posted By: wraggster
ATI has released its 8.12 version graphics drivers. Our sister site, Voodoo Extreme, reports that that the update attempts to fix issues related to Grand Theft Auto IV. The PC version of Rockstar's free-roaming action game has received criticism for being poorly optimized.
In addition to GTA IV fixes, Voodoo Extreme reports that the update attempts to tweak a variety of other games:
3DMark Vantage DX10 – Performance gains of up to 5% for Single and Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on HD46xx, HD4550 and HD4350.
Call of Duty: World at War DX9 – Performance gains of up to 21% for Single and Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD48xx.
Crysis DX10 – Performance gains of up to 25% for Single and Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx.
Crysis Warhead DX10 – Performance gains of up to 13% for Single card mode and up to 16% for Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx.
Devil May Cry 4 DX10 – Performance gains of up to 6% for Single and Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx and HD38xx.
Fallout 3 – Performance gains of up to 15% for Single card mode.
Far Cry 2 DX10 – Performance gains of up to 10% for Single card mode and up to 57% in Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx and HD38xx.
F.E.A.R. DX9 – Performance gains of up to 6% for Single and Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on Radeon HD4870X2 and HD4870.
Hellgate: London DX10 – Performance gains of up to 6% for Single card mode and up to 10% for Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx.
Left 4 Dead DX9 – Performance gains of up to 10% for Single card mode and up to 5% for Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4870 series.
Lost Planet Colonies DX10 – Performance gains of up to 10% for Single and Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx and HD38xx.
Prey OGL – Performance gains of up to 15% for Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on Radeon HD4870 1GB products, HD46xx, HD45xx.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – Performance gains of up to 10% for Crossfire mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx and HD38xx.
Unreal Tournament 3 DX9 – Performance gains of up to 18% for Single card mode and up to 15% in Crossfire mode, especially in cases where AA is enabled. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx and HD38xx.
ATI has released the update for a wide number of operating systems. To download the right driver for you, head on over to Voodoo Extreme.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/937/937272p1.html
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December 11th, 2008, 12:58 Posted By: wraggster
Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare's upcoming MMO based on the Star Wars license, will use Simutronic's HeroEngine. Simutronics is known as one of the leading creators of online game development platforms.
The company's HeroEngine "provides a complete technology solution for MMO developers, which takes years off time to market by providing a streamlined creative pipeline and a complete toolset in an integrated turnkey solution," read an official statement.
"Our goal was to partner with a platform developer that knows online gaming and virtual world development, and the team at Simutronics has an excellent track record in that respect," said Gordon Walton, Co-studio Director at BioWare. He added, "Their HeroEngine was specifically created for building MMOGs and it allows for a great amount of flexibility in the way our entire team collaborates."
According to the official statement, "The unique collaborative design platform of the HeroEngine allows for development in real-time, enabling teams in different geographic locales to build the world and play the game live on the server simultaneously. Updates and changes to the game environment are instantaneous, negating the need for nightly builds and code crunching, which significantly reduces the notoriously long MMOG development cycle."
"The team at BioWare is creating an incredible experience, and we're honored that they've selected our tool to help them build this epic world," said David Whatley, Simutronics' Chief Executive Office and HeroEngine Chief Designer. "We've invested years of experience and our passion for virtual world entertainment into developing HeroEngine, and we're confident that fans and online gaming enthusiasts alike will be happy with the finished product."
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/937/937190p1.html
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December 11th, 2008, 12:57 Posted By: wraggster
cdv Software Entertainment USA and Ascaron Entertainment are pleased to announce that Sacred 2: Fallen Angel has earned two awards and five nominations in the prestigious German Developer awards for 2008. The action-RPG, currently available for Windows PC and set for a March 2009 release on next-generation consoles, took home awards for "Best German Action Game" and "Best International Game for 2008"at the prestigious European video game awards show, held in Essen, Germany. Sacred 2 was also nominated in five other categories, including:
Best Game Design
Best Story
Best in-game graphics
Best sound
Best German Game of 2008
For more information about Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, which is available now for Windows PC throughout the United States and Canada, please visit http://www.sacred2.com or http://www.cdvus.com. Sacred 2 will be available for next-generation consoles in March 2009.
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an Action-RPG with a rich story that takes place in a giant, open-ended and seamless world. This world contains hundreds of dungeons, treacherous opponents and a variety of challenging quests. Intelligent enemies, steadily adapting in number and difficulty based on player progress, challenge players in heroic single- and multiplayer battles.
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel provides numerous unique items that can be gathered in this mystical world. A deep reward system further enables advancements in character, individual attributes and character-specific fighting styles, each designed to keep players returning to the world of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel to discover what is around the next bend. Drop-in styled cooperative multiplayer gameplay ensures players will enjoy the game alone or seamlessly with friends at any time. Five unique multiplayer modes round out the experience and offer a refreshing, first-class gaming experience in Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.
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December 11th, 2008, 12:56 Posted By: wraggster
The minimum system requirements for the PC version of Mirror's Edge have been posted on the game's official forums. According to Mirror's Edge designer "Feffe," here's what you'll need to play the unique first-person adventure game on your PC:
Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2/Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz or 100% compatible equivalent
Memory: 1GB RAM
Video Card: 256MB memory with Shader Model 3.0*
HDD Space: 8GB
DVD Drive: 1x DVD Drive
Soundcard: Soundcard with DirectX 9.0c compatibility
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
Network: An online connection is required for access to Leaderboards
The designer also confirmed that Mirror's Edge would optionally support Nvidia's PhysX graphics technology. You can test your rig on the PC version of Mirror's Edge when it releases this January.
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December 11th, 2008, 12:55 Posted By: wraggster
KE Studios and Shrapnel Games are pleased to announce that a demo for the eagerly awaited War Plan Pacific has been launched and is ready for immediate download. Taste a slice of what to expect in the game by commanding either the Imperial Japanese forces as they rampage across the Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, or begin the journey to Japan as the Allies and experience the fight from August 1942 through November 1942. Unlike the full game, the demo is limited to single player only, and lacks the ability to save.
The full version of War Plan Pacific is slated to ship within a week. Available only for Windows, War Plan Pacific is a turn-based grand strategic game of the epic conflict between Imperial Japan and the Western Allies during the Second World War. Players can command the historical forces of Japan, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands in three different scenarios providing historical and alternate set-ups, playable against either the AI or a live opponent via the Internet.
Inspired in part by the classic Avalon Hill board game on the subject, Victory in the Pacific, War Plan Pacific has a comfortable tabletop feel while embracing the digital experience. And just like that classic title, War Plan Pacific was designed from the ground up to be playable in a single session. Average play time is under three hours. And yes, that's from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay.
While the game plays fast don't confuse playability with a lack of historical gameplay. John Hawkins, developer of War Plan Pacific, has simply distilled down the Pacific conflict into its more important aspects, creating a game that holds true to reality while not becoming mired with details. Players will find that they can pursue historical strategies in their bid for victory, or branch off and set their own course.
Turns are one month long, and units represent individual ships of light cruiser size or larger, amphibious and transport groups, and air groups. War Plan Pacific emphasizes air and naval combat, abstracting land combat. Combat is handled via a battleboard, and much like the game at large, provides players with many interesting decisions while never weighing them down.
But enough talk! See for yourself what War Plan Pacific has to offer by downloading the demo right now from Shrapnel Games. Just follow this link and download away!
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/KE_Stud.../WPP_page.html
While downloading the demo check out the complete overview of the game, and after enjoying what the demo offers head on back to order the full game for only $39.95
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December 11th, 2008, 12:54 Posted By: wraggster
Battlefront.com and Fury Software achieve total surprise by releasing their new game, "Strategic Command WW2 Pacific Theater", today! The Game is available immediately for download, mail delivery or both, only from www.battlefront.com. A free demo is available for download as well. Ownership of the previous SC games is not required to play, this is a full standalone game.
This is an updated version of the demo. If you downloaded before December 8th, 2008 and experience a slight glitch in the Iwo Jima campaign, please re-download this updated demo version.
This demo includes TWO playable campaigns:
1941 Operation Z is the main theatre campaign that starts on December 7, 1941 with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor followed by landings and advancement in South East Asia including Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies. The demo campaign is limited to 6 months of game time.
1945 Operation Detachment was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima from Japan, producing some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. This mini-campaign is included IN FULL without turn restrictions in the demo!
Multiplayer modes are disabled in the demo but the campaigns are playable against the AI as either side.
WWII Pacific Theater the third, and newest, game in the award winning Strategic Command series. WWII Pacific Theater shifts the focus from Europe and into the steaming jungles and islands of Asia- Pacific. WWII Pacific Theater is a standalone new game and does not require any of the previous titles to play.
For the first time, players will be able to wage war across the massive expanse of the Pacific Ocean. From British occupied India, Tibet, Nepal and China in the West to Pearl Harbor and the West Coast of the US and Canada. WWII Pacific Theater features the largest map yet in the series at 198x82 tiles in size.
NOTE ABOUT DUAL MONITOR DISPLAYS:
SC WWII Pacific Theater can have problems with Dual Monitor displays which cancause the game to be unplayable. As such, we advise disabling a secondary monitor before launching and playing this game.
VISTA COMPATABILITY
If you have experienced any issues with installation or running Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater (in general) it is recommended to run the installation utility and/or the game as an Administrator. Either logging in with an Administrator account or using the following steps can achieve this:
1. Right clicking the Shortcut
2. Select Properties
3. On the Shortcut tab select Advanced
4. Then Select the "Run as Administrator" checkbox.
Additionally you may find that you need to temporarily disable Vista's User Access Control (UAC). Please refer to your Vista documentation for further instructions on the disabling and subsequent re-enabling of UAC if necessary.
NEW VIDEO ACCELERATION SETTING
If you play the game and notice unplayably slow map scroll speeds and unit selection time, then please activate the "Video Acceleration" option from inside the Settings panel. That option will use a different method to handle graphics and should put your game performance back to regular levels. If you have never noticed any extreme game slowness, you can leave this option set to OFF.
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December 10th, 2008, 22:36 Posted By: Shrygue
via Gizmodo UK
Ever since Stephen Fry threw his toys out of the pram about Vista, there's been the expected Mac Vs. PC free-for-all going on in our comments section. However, Vista's not that bad, really, at least according to the latest Microsoft research.
Microsoft research suggests that 9 out of 10 cat owners, sorry, Vista users are happy with the OS.
UK Windows product manager Laurence Painell told Silicon.com:
"We're now seeing that nine out of 10 customers that are using Vista are either satisfied or very satisfied with the experiences that they are having on a regular basis".
That research seems pretty optimistic if you ask us since the business community has largely resisted any attempt to move away from Windows XP to Vista, extending the life of the old OS again and again.
Microsoft has dumped a lot of cash into making Vista and PCs cool, with wildly varying degrees of success [Microsoft fashion clothing anyone?].
How has your Vista experience been?
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