Alan Wake PC?
And So It Begins Again
CD Projekt Eats Pirates For Breakfast
Suing Witcher 2 Thieves
Duke Nukem Forever
New DLC Freshly Launched
Hard Reset To Release Again
Retail Special Edition In 2012
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The lecture was made up of a combination of his various successes, interests and hobbies, beginning with some biographical snippets. These snippets included information about his first forays into programming on a teletype machine, a self-directed "foreign language credit" course in Basic that his high-school created solely for him, and the way in which his desire to create a private space programme came from the heartbreak he felt at being casually informed by a NASA eye doctor that, due to his poor eyesight, he could never become an astronaut. His dad was an astronaut, his neighbours were astronauts - the idea that not everybody could go to space for a living blew his mind.
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Gotham City Impostors is the new Batman game from Monolith Productions. In a dark and war-ravaged version of Bat's home city, you play as a one of its citizens fighting in a bloody civil war.
Players can choose whether to dress as Batman and fight for the forces of order or exact bloody clown-fuelled vengeance battling for Joker and his criminal crew.
But there's a lot more to the game than masks and make-up. Gotham City Impostors features 1000 levels of character advancement overflowing with unlockables and upgrades, while weapons and gadgets are fully customisable.
So whether you want to be a hulking hero on rollerskates wielding a bow and arrow, or a badass clown with glider wings and a homebrew rocket launcher, Gotham City Impostors is for you.
I’ve checked and they still have keys available for both platforms, but this giveaway started yesterday, so don’t tarry if you’d like to get in on the beta.
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Since Crusader Kings II sees players controlling not a country but a ruling dynasty, sex, just like in real life, couldn't be more important. Failure to raise a suitable heir could face you with a Game Over screen, while especially virile kings might find a romantic affair shattering the reputation of their entire nation. Which is to say nothing of bastard children! Having leaked from your loins they have a stronger claim to your throne than most, which would make them a worryingly influential enemy. Oh dear!
My last Notes From The Bunker talks a little bit about sex, love, and lust in Crusader Kings II. If you are lusting for a more complete overview of CK2's gameplay then you should check out this Let’s Play.
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If you read my Rochard quasi-review and found yourself wanting to try it out, a demo is now available on Steam for your non-purchasing pleasure.
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Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch have been updated with various big fixes, added achievements, and performance tweaks. The biggest news though is doubtlessly the TF2 Australian Christmas event. Some of the tweaks and new content related to the event include:
As part of the Australian Christmas, over 50 items in the Mann Co. in-game store will be on sale for up to 75% off and the in-game item drop rate will be doubled for the first week of the event.
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Blizzard is giving gamers a new way of identifying themselves across all of their blizzard games, similar to Real ID. Not similar to Real ID, these BattleTags are not unique, so no worries that some noob has beat you to claiming your tag you've gone by for the past 10 years. You can set your BattleTag in your Battle.Net account settings page.
"A BattleTag is a unified, player-chosen nickname that will identify you across all of Battle.net -- in Blizzard Entertainment games, on our official websites, and in our community forums. Similar to the Real ID system, BattleTags will ultimately give players on Battle.net a new way to manage public profiles, find and chat with friends they've met while playing, form groups, and stay connected across multiple Blizzard games."
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If you're enough of an asshat to get a 'temporary' ban for some reason while playing Modern Warfare 3, don't put too much stock in the fact that it contains the word 'temporary'. When a ban lasts 5000 days or 13.5 years, it doesn't feel very temporary, as I doubt there will be many people still playing Modern Warfare 3 in 13 years.
Infinity Ward Creative Strategist Robert Bowling did confirm that "If you see this message, it means you've been Permabanned (for something bad)."
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According to a press-release by Bethesda yesterday, Skyrim is offically the fastest selling game in Steam's history, and on top of that has sold a whopping 10 million physical units.
December 15, 2011 (Rockville, MD) – ZeniMax® Media Inc. today announced that 10 million units of Bethesda Softworks’® The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been shipped for the Xbox 360® video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and PC, representing approximately $650 million in retail sales since its release on November 11. The PC version of Skyrim in North America outsold all other PC games by a factor of over three to one in the month of its release. Large retail reorders across all platforms and record-breaking digital sales reflect the ongoing global demand by consumers excited to explore this extraordinary fantasy epic.Bethesda Softworks’® Skyrim has already garnered over two dozen ‘Game of the Year’ awards from major outlets worldwide, including winning the top honor of Game of the Year at the 2011 Video Game Awards which are voted on by a panel of editors from the industry’s most respected magazines and websites. In addition, Skyrim has received ‘Game of the Year’ awards from numerous other game critics, which, to date include such respected media outlets as G4TV, Official Xbox Magazine and Machinima.com. Skyrim was named ‘Most -Played Game of 2011’ by Raptr, based on research data which confirms its highly popular gameplay experience.
“We are gratified that Skyrim continues to garner high review scores and accolades around the world,” said Robert Altman, Chairman and CEO of ZeniMax Media. “We are most grateful to our fans for their support and enthusiasm for the game, and their love of the hundreds of hours of gameplay it offers. We continue to strive to deliver the highest quality entertainment experience for everyone. 2012 will be another huge year for our fans, with the release of the Creation Kit, as well as exciting DLC which will add to the richness of this epic adventure.”
“Skyrim is the fastest selling title in Steam’s history” said Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development at Valve Corporation. “Bethesda’s commitment to and understanding of the PC as a gaming platform shows in the great review scores, spectacular launch, and continued high player numbers that Skyrim has received. We are delighted that Bethesda chose to use Steamworks to support Skyrim both at retail and digitally.”
Skyrim Is the third consecutive game developed by the team at Bethesda Game Studios® to earn ‘Game of the Year’ honors. Bethesda Game Studios, which was named ‘Studio of the Year’ at the 2011 Video Game Awards, also created the 2006 ‘Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion®, and the 2008 ‘Game of the Year’, Fallout® 3.
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Gmoist was drooling over this game for awhile, well, until he saw that it was a rail shooter. It looks like Battlefield 3 and Operation Wolf had a baby. Shit, now that I think about it those games used to be a lot of fun. Do you guys remember the Terminator 2 arcade cabinet / shooter? I probably dumped $100+ into that thing over several years.
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The Physical Warfare Pack grants you instant access to the powerful DAO-12 shotgun, if you haven’t unlocked it already. It also features custom flechette ammo for the DAO-12, a flash suppressor for the SKS sniper rifle, plus the Type 88 Light Machine Gun.The Battlefield Blog states that PC and Xbox 360 players will also be able to get their hands on the DLC at a later date. We'll keep you guys posted, because we all know where the real action is.
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At least the summer movie trailers are hitting, so that's something. Games have obviously winded down a little bit now, so it's nice to have temporary replacements. Sacha Baron Cohen is back in "The Dictator", which looks like it's going to be more of a proper film and less of a gag on the unknowing public. If you're looking for big guns and explosions there'll be even more classic action film stars in "The Expendables II", including Chuck Norris, and Ahhnold Schwarzenegger. Men in Black finally returns too, with "Men in Black 3." It's been awhile since I wanted to see a flick at the theater, but I have a feeling that's going to change in 2012.
Oh and I wanted to mention that I did finally fire up Battlefield 3 again, and can now play properly. I'm not sure who to thank really, whether a resolution to my woes came from one of the official game patches, or new Nvidia drivers. Either way, now I can see more about what I've been missing. Jet combat is a bit of a downer because the maps feel like fishbowls, but the infantry and ground vehicle play is pretty damn impressive. Good stuff so far.
Anyways guys, that's all for your Friday update. Leave me a comment for me though, won't you? While doing so, let me know if you're interested in a Dota 2 beta invite, and I'll draw a winner tomorrow!
