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Hilarity (thanks PC.IGN).
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For a complete video walkthrough of the recent demo, hit up our article.
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Today, Ubisoft announced that some of the leading actors from the Beowulf film will lend their voice and likeness to the Beowulf video game. Academy Award� winner Anthony Hopkins, Ray Winstone, Brendan Gleeson and Sebastien Roche will all provide their voices and likeness to the video game, adding to the authenticity of the interactive adaptation of Paramount Pictures' and Shangri-La Entertainment's upcoming motion picture, Beowulf, directed by Academy Award� winner Robert Zemeckis.For more information on the actors and the characters they'll be voicing in the game, check out the website.
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Minneapolis, MN � Oct. 24, 2007 � Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that it has launched the official site for the upcoming Soldier of Fortune: Payback. The website, located at www.MercenariesWanted.com, features a new trailer and exclusive screenshots, videos and weapons profiles. In addition, fans of the series can find:Make sure you check out these new screenshots as well:
- Links to recent previews � find out what the press is saying!
- Information on upcoming gaming competitions
- Registration for email updates and pre-ordering information
- A very active Soldier of Fortune community on the Forum
- Frequent updates on the latest news, game information and more
Soldier of Fortune: Payback is the long-awaited third installment of the Soldier of Fortune videogame series. The saga continues with the organization known as �The Shop� where players take on the role of a hired mercenary. Players will experience all the thrills and dangers of authentic mercenary combat blasting their way through high intensity combat situations in the world�s most dangerous hotspots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Using any means necessary, players will need to uncover a complex plot and defeat an extremist organization determined to throw the world into global conflict. Failure is not an option.
Soldier of Fortune: Payback will be available for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION�3 computer entertainment system, and the PC. The game has been rated �M� for Mature by the ESRB and is scheduled for release in November 2007.
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The ETQW 1.2 Update features full voice communications (VoIP) support, allowing rapid and easy coordination with your team-mates. You can select the input and output devices independently of your speakers which allows you to use dedicated headsets and microphones, communicate on three separate channels, mute all VoIP, specific channels, or just specific players (which incidentally also cuts all bandwidth usage), set the volume and test your devices in-game. There's full hardware refresh support for connecting and using USB headsets while the game is running too.
For info on balance tweaks, sound system changes, mode alterations, user interface improvements, bot performance, the SDK, and further bug fixes, head here.
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After it was announced that the game had not won an award, the Dean of Manchester Cathedral, the Very Reverend Rogers Govender said: "I think some important lessons have been learnt."So we do forgive Sony for what they have done, even though they still believe they have done nothing wrong. In an industry that is breaking new frontiers, it is important that long held traditions of film and television are maintained.
"These traditions include having courtesy, respecting the dignity of your subject, and admitting when mistakes have been made. In so many ways Sony have failed to live up to these standards by disrespecting people of faith and the victims of gun crime here in Manchester."
He said however due to the row over the video game the cathedral had seen an increase in visits from young people and tourists.
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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and Polyphony Digital, Inc., the creators of the best-selling racing franchise, Gran Turismo, today announced a collaboration with BBC Worldwide that will allow BBC�s Top Gear programme to be downloaded through Gran Turismo TV (GT TV) on PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3).GT TV, a dedicated online channel packed with the latest news and content from the motoring world, will launch worldwide on PLAYSTATION Network in 2008. BBC Worldwide will provide 40 episodes of Top Gear, the award-winning BBC television series about motoring for download.
In addition, the Top Gear Test Track � the track featured each week on the show, where host Jeremy Clarkson and the Top Gear team test the latest cars � will be replicated in Gran Turismo 5 (GT5) on PS3. For the first time in a racing game, players will be able to burn rubber and experience every white knuckle, hairpin turn on the Top Gear Test Track for themselves.
�We at Polyphony are great fans of the world�s best motoring programme, Top Gear, so we�re delighted to be collaborating with BBC Worldwide to deliver Top Gear content via Gran Turismo,� said Kazunori Yamauchi, President, Polyphony Digital, �We�re sure that players will be as thrilled as we are when they get the chance to put their own driving skills to the test on the Top Gear Test Track in GT5, as well as enjoying classic episodes of Top Gear via GT TV.�
Simon Danker, Director, Digital Media, BBC Worldwide commented, �BBC Top Gear is the world�s number one motoring media brand and we�re thrilled to make it accessible to Gran Turismo gamers. We continue to explore different avenues to share our content with an expanding audience, and are delighted to participate with Polyphony Digital in the launch of this exciting new opportunity.�
Next Sunday's episode features a Veyron racing a jet fighter.
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The 1.63GB demo can be found at one of the fine download locations listed below:
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Culpa Innata Interview - Part 2
We query two team members to conclude our extensive, edifying examination of Momentum's impending adventure
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Today's question is from raistmaj42, who asks:
What still-functioning on-line game distribution systems do you not like? What game(s) or services would they have to offer to provoke you into trying it?
P.S. - Andy should have a swanky video preview of The Witcher up later today!
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Artistic Achievement
Best Game
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Original Score
Sports
Strategy and Simulation
Story and Character
Technical Achievement
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BAFTA One's To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
The PC World Gamers Award (Voted For By The Public)
Winners in bold.
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We just made some big announcements about Hellgate: London, and it�s been great to see all of the excited comments regarding what we have in store for our players on day one and onward. On the flip side, we�ve also heard grumblings about the EULA that went out with our DX9 single-player demo.Sorry Andy, no Sword of the Soft Drinks for you!We want to make something very clear. We are in no way scanning your computers for your personal information or taking any personal information without your knowledge. The only time that Flagship or Ping0 would collect your personally identifiable information is when you actually decide to give it to us. Examples are when you create an account for Hellgate: London online or when you provide us your personal information when you enter a contest. The language in the portion of the EULA that has been cited is actually fairly standardized language that is used in the vast majority of EULAs for recent on-line software. It was unfortunately also somewhat broad in scope and potentially ambiguous in nature in an attempt to keep the legalese at a minimum.
This catch-all statement was included so that we have the ability to determine if someone is using hacks, unauthorized mods or other abusive applications while playing the game which spoils the gameplay for everyone else. We also use this catch-all to protect other parties offering technical support, such as our online provider, Ping0. This is a completely legitimate function and other leaders in the MMO space do it in an effort to stop hackers and provide better technical support. In order to stop hacks and cheats, as well as attempts at outright fraud, we may need the ability to scan our player�s computers for applications running at the same time as our game. This paragraph was designed to be able to allow for such functionality. It is also important to point out that EA does not determine what we do in regards to online and offline for our game security.
Also, this has nothing specifically to do with advertisements. EA has nothing do with Massive or potential ad-serving in Hellgate: London. First and foremost, any in-game advertising that would be in Hellgate: London is there to simulate how London looks in the real-world. Ads that represent this have been in the entirety of the beta, and in fact, have been shown in the game for well over a year. The fact is that we did not agree to potentially have ads in the game just to make more money. If we did not work with Massive, we would have to get individual approvals from every single company that we want to feature in the Underground stations. This is simply too time consuming and it�s much better to have the experts to do it, allowing us time to focus on making Hellgate: London better and better while getting a realistic portrayal of London in the process.
Should we elect to serve ads, they must be approved by us, Flagship Studios. We would demand that they be in-context with the game world - aged, weathered, only shown in appropriate areas, just as the static posters you see in the Stations are now. We have no interest in putting giant, bright-white billboard in the middle of your battles or having you wield swords of Brand X Cola.
Finally, Hellgate: London and all of the online play and components are controlled by Flagship Studios and Ping0. We�re all gamers here, and we�re as sensitive to protecting our personal information as you are. This is why we have spent the past six months becoming a member of the ESRB Privacy Online certification program. This means that we�re meeting the most rigorous standards in the industry for protecting your privacy and the information that you provide us.
Thanks, Blue's News.
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Here are some of their impressions:
The fight moves on to a square near the Tenpenny Towers building. And just as you think it's over, an endboss tune is heard and two buses are seen exploding in the distance, as a huge supermutant identified as the Behemoth lumbers out. Armed with a car door and a fire hydrant, he wears a shopping cart on his back, to keep corpses in.The BoS shooting him with their laser rifles doesn't seem to do much, but luckily the PC can pick up a "portable mini nuclear bomb catapult" from a nearby corpse. The Behemoth is killed with two well-placed (including one aimed) nukes, falling down dramatically in a mushroom cloud. Statwise, Pete Hines notes the Behemoth has a ridiculous amount of HPs and does a ridiculous amount of damage (with his fire hydrant), while the Fat Man nuclear catapult does more than 80 times as much damage as a Chinese assault rifle (the weapon of preference of supermutants).
The PC climbs up and meets Mr Burke atop the tower. He is handed the detonator, and after pushing the button a huge and beautifully crafted nuclear explosion is seen in the distance, the shockwave of which hits the PC a bit later.
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If you viva Las Vegas, then you'll want to download this patch.New features:
- Remote administration of servers through Punkbuster's Web Administration interface
- Password protected servers
- Match-list sorting
- Fade out time option for chat messages
Fixes:
- Tilde no longer triggers the console while chatting
- Fix a bug where some specific user accounts couldn't log in
- No more team shuffling on map change
It is available at FileFront, Gamer's Hell, and 3D Downloads.
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Not so fast, says Double Fine main man Tim Schafer:
Some have speculated a sequel to the game, while others have said this is Double Fine�s way of quietly hinting that a Wii port is on the cards.In an e-mail to Next-Gen, Schafer rained on everybody�s parade, explaining, �Man, who knew how much excitement a little darkness could bring? The truth is we are just putting together a new page about 'The Excellent Game Psychonauts.' We're not announcing any new games or anything. Sorry if we confused anybody! We lightened up the image to hopefully make things clearer.�
And there you go.
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In other EA store news, if you pre-order Crysis, the game unlocks 3 days earlier than retail, plus you can download the SP demo on Thursday.
The kicker? EA's download service has a somewhat colorful history in terms of quality and support.
Do you feel lucky? Do ya?!
Update: Flagship is unaware of any such offer, although the EA store has yet to change its deal.
Long story short, the official [closed/secure] multiplayer servers probably won't be up and running until 10/30, but if this deal stays intact, you might still be able to play single player and unranked co-op games.
We'll see what happens at Midnight Noon...
Update #2: Okay, it looks like they won't be unlocking it tomorrow, as they added this little bit:
Preload Date: 10/24/07Release Date: 10/31/07
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Empire Earth III is a real-time strategy (RTS) videogame that places the entire globe at the touch of the fingertips making the earth a canvas for the strategy mind. Gamers will build and command an enduring global empire with the goal of World Domination. Empire Earth III is one of the few strategy games that offers players the scale and scope to take an empire from the ancient world to the far future.Look for that to show up in stores starting Nov. 6th.
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Activision, Inc. announced that starting today a series of compilations featuring music from the hit franchise Guitar Hero will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store. The tracks will be featured in iTunes Essentials for Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.From �Surrender� to �Welcome to the Jungle,� to �Carry On Wayward Son,� nearly every song to appear in the Guitar Hero franchise has been gathered. A newly recorded version of "Anarchy in the U.K." which the Sex Pistols recently recorded for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, is also available as a separate track. The series also includes Artist and Genre Essentials custom-created especially for guitar fans. Titles include Shredders, Live Guitar Heroics, Killer Guitar Solos and Guitar Anthems of the �80s with tracks from Aerosmith, Guns �N� Roses, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Pearl Jam. Additionally, iTunes will be offering guitar-themed playlists from guitar legends Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols and Slash of Guns �N� Roses and Velvet Revolver so fans can download the legends� favorite anthems.
The comments section contains the press release in its entirety.
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It's also unfortunate that we must report that the online co-op that was promised for the game early on won't make it into the final release. Whether or not it could be added in a downloaded pack remains to be seen, though we're not holding our breath.
Don't promise what you can't deliver?
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the expansion packs for two critically acclaimed Games for Windows franchises, �Age of Empires III� and �Flight Simulator X� have begun shipping to retailers throughout North America today.From renowned real-time strategy developers Big Huge Games and Ensemble Studios, �Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties� introduces gamers to Asian civilizations and a host of new gameplay features including new ways of winning and trading, random map styles that feature remixes of classic �Age of Empires� game styles, and the return of Wonders � a favorite gameplay element in �Age of Empires II.�
�Flight Simulator X: Acceleration� adds a wealth of new content such as three exciting new aircraft including the F/A-18A Hornet, a new multiplayer racing mode, more than 20 new missions and DirectX 10 capabilities that enhance environmental effects such as bloom, water realism and virtual cockpit shadowing.
The full press release can be read in the comments section.
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is an OpenGL based game using a modified Doom 3 gaming engine. While the rest of the gaming development community swings to the tune of Microsoft�s DirectX API, id Software is sticking to OpenGL. OpenGL can technically do everything DX10 can do, and more, through the use of extensions, and id Software has developed the Doom 3 engine to be very flexible. Splash Damage and id Software have taken this engine and modified it for use in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.Sometimes "when it's done" isn't the best mantra for releasing games. Case in point: Quake Wars.ETQW, unlike Doom 3, has many brightly lit outdoor scenes as well as indoor. This takes an artistic turn from the dark dingy hallways of Doom 3 and Quake 4. With this new opportunity in map design using the engine, id Software has created a new technology called MegaTexture. This allows the creation of one very large map which encompasses the entire battlefield, allowing unique objects and detail eliminating the effect of repeated tiles. Through texture compression the memory footprint required by video cards is a small 8 MB of storage space. We have certainly proven in this evaluation that this game runs very well on the latest video cards using this technology.
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With a final retail version now in our hands we'll soon be posting a preview with plenty of self-capped gameplay footage included.
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DreamCatcher Inc. of the JoWooD Group, a leading worldwide publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software, today announced that Painkiller: Overdose, the next installment in the critically-acclaimed and award-winning franchise Painkiller, has shipped to retail stores.The popular high-energy, frantic-styled gameplay is back in full force to continue the frenzy started among FPS fans in 2004 with the release of the original Painkiller. This sequel to the eventual prequel is packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer levels of mayhem. Painkiller: Overdose brings with it 8 innovative demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end bosses that will blow your mind!
Hit up the comments section for the full press release, and check out the recent demo for the game.
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Just in time for the scariest holiday of the year, Codemasters today announced its long-awaited action/horror game Clive Barker's Jericho has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. A terrifying squad-based shooter based on an original concept by the master mythmaker, Clive Barker's Jericho is available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system from Sony and Games for Windows, and is rated "M" (Mature - Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language - Content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older) by the ESRB.Cited as, "A poop your pants scary video game," in the October 2007 issue of Stuff Magazine, Clive Barker's Jericho is a spectacular, creative, blast from Barker's cannon of nightmares, and an interactive experience that mingles the darkest elements of his horror fiction with an ambitious, age-spanning story aimed at mature gamers, fans of Clive Barker and horror fiction enthusiasts.
Clive Barker's Jericho dispatches gamers to the Middle-Eastern city of Al-Khali, where the most ancient of evils has resurfaced; causing intense paranormal activity that has caught the eye of the military. Controlling the Jericho squad, an expert strike team skilled in both conventional and paranormal warfare, players fight their way through slices of time on a grueling journey as they make their way toward the heart of the evil. Along the way, gamers encounter the horrific armies of hellish denizens that now rule the city and corrupt everything they touch, and as they incrementally approach the source of evil, players will have to rely less and less on traditional weapons and instead focus on the combined psychic talents of the Jericho Squad.
Additionally gamers can still download the Clive Barker's Jericho playable demo for the Xbox 360 from Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PLAYSTATION 3 system version from the PLAYSTATION Network, with the Games for Windows demo available from the official game website.
Not that I hate the Clive's Jericho or anything, but you know, 20,000 trailers in 8 weeks is rather OTT.
It's preloading now on Steam, and will be released on Friday if you prefer to buy online.
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Content: Demo - Need for Speed ProStreet
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Size: 654.64 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Compete at the highest level of street racing. Experience the intense rivalry of Grip Racing and prove yourself in the all-new Speed Challenge - the ultimate test of speed and control. Visit needforspeed.com for full product info. Need for Speed ProStreet is in stores November 14, 2007.Content: Guitar Hero III Demo
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Size: 544.82 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes] Unleash your inner rock legend! Crank up the volume and prepare to rock around the globe with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. -Challenge guitar icons Slash and Tom Morello! -Rock out with a friend online or offline with the new wireless Les Paul Guitar Controller. -Features over 70 of the biggest and loudest songs ever compiled in a game from such legendary artists as The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, and Pearl Jam.
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HD version available here.
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Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that the newest iteration of the street football arcade series FIFA Street will return with a new look that turns the game�s global football icons into stylized action heroes and a simplified control system that enables you to easily perform over-the-top trick moves. Scheduled for release in spring 2008 under the EA SPORTS BIG brand, FIFA Street 3 is in development in Vancouver, B.C. by EA Canada, and the studio that is also home to the industry-leading FIFA 08 videogame.
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It's Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa Week on RPG Vault
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Could 11/07 be the best month for PC gaming ever?
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