There's a new
BioWare Q&A
on Computer and Video Games talking with BioWare's Ray Muzyka about the
upcoming PC edition of BioWare's sci-fi RPG. On a related note, a set of four
new PC Mass Effect movies can be found on
Gamer's Hell.
A new version 0.951 of Mount & Blade is now available, offering bug fixes and
other enhancements for TaleWorlds' action/RPG. The new version, which also
serves as a playable demo, is available from the
Mount&Blade
Forums, where this is described as "the most sophisticated and improved
Mount&Blade version so far." The download is mirrored on
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, and
Gamer's
Hell.
Aspyr
Support offers a new patch to update the Macintosh edition of Guitar Hero
III to version 1.3. The new version adds a "Front Row Cam" for low-end
configurations, laptop specific optimizations, and a battery meter icon for
supported laptops.
Behind the Blue Curtain Further Discussion on Wrath of the Lich King with Tom
“Kalgan” Chilton on The MMO Gamer is a Q&A with the World of Warcraft
designer, discussing the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for Blizzard's MMORPG.
The conversation is available in streaming audio and as a text transcript.
Blizzard announces the 2008 installment of the BlizzCon convention:
MARLOW, UK – 12th May, 2008 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today
announced plans for its third BlizzCon™ gaming convention, to be held at the
Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on 10 and 11 October. BlizzCon
is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard
Entertainment®’s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises. In response to
the demand to accommodate more attendees, this year’s event has expanded from
two convention halls to three.
“Whenever we’ve been able to meet and interact with Blizzard gamers from around
the world, it’s been a great experience for us,” stated Mike Morhaime, CEO and
cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re looking forward to seeing even more
of our players at this year’s BlizzCon and delivering another entertaining and
informative event for them.”
BlizzCon will offer a wide variety of activities to help all attendees get the
most out of the two-day event. In addition to serving as a gathering place for
the different Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, attendees will be able
to enjoy:
• Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment
releases
• Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
• Competitive and casual tournaments for players to
showcase their talents
• Areas and activities devoted to licensed products such as
the World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game
• Costume, machinima, and character sound-alike contests
with great prizes
• Commemorative merchandise based on the Blizzard
Entertainment franchises
• A silent auction
• More exciting activities to be announced
Tickets for BlizzCon will go on sale in the next few weeks at a price of $100
USD per person. As the event draws closer, further details will be announced on
the official BlizzCon website:
www.blizzcon.com.
A new version 2.42 of the
Nexuiz
freeware OpenSource first-person shooter is now available. The
change notes
describe what's new and different in the new version, which is mirrored on
FileFront and
Gamer's
Hell.
The
jDome Website is home to
this project that creates a monitor view with an immersive 180-degree field of
vision for gaming, using a pretty simple patented approach that only costs a
couple of hundred dollars to construct. There's a video with the inventor
showing off a prototype of the project on
Gizomdo, where they comment on its potential to induce headaches. The
inventor is looking to generate a community around this project to help take it
to the point where it can be put into production.
I've been sneezing a lot lately, which has been accompanied by a sore throat.
It's not getting better or worse: I think that the slight allergies I've
always suffered with may be getting more severe over time. Achoo!
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