A new episode of
Gametrailers features gameplay footage from Alpha Protocol and interview
with Obsidian's Chris Avallone about what to expect from the game, which is
"you're not quite sure what to expect." Chris explains how the game's main
character may contain elements of other spy heroes like James Bond and Jason
Bourne, but that the player ultimately shapes the personality of his character.
The show also includes Ghostbusters footage and the upcoming The Pitt add-on for
Fallout 3.
The
Star Wars: The Old
Republic Website now features a second video documentary about The Star
Wars: The Old Republic, the Star Wars MMORPG in the works at BioWare and
LucasArts.
The
clip concerns the story and the setting of the game, starting with the
emphasis on storytelling the game will offer, and how the game's setting
justifies filling every player's dream of running around with their own light
saber and how each class will have its own story arc within the game.
The Battlefield Heroes Website has details on how you can get 16 beta keys if
you preorder a server from one of their partners, offering a unique opportunity
to pay to beta test a free game. They do stress that this will not put anyone
further back in the queue as they distribute beta keys, saying: "Don't worry, we
will continue sending out Beta Keys to people who signed up using the Beta Key
sign up form (in the order of signing up) at the same rate. In other words, this
will not delay the sending, nor reduce the number of Beta keys sent to people
who signed up."
The
Fistful of Frags Website now
offers a new beta version 2.5 of this Half-Life 2 modification set in the
American old west. New maps, a new weapon, a new gameplay mode, faster pace, and
more are all included in the new version. The new beta client is mirrored on
FileFront and
Gamer's
Hell.
The
Blizzard Creative Writing Contest offers the chance to win a trip to Blizzard's
offices, word is: "To enter, submit a 3,000 to 10,000 word story written in
English and set in the Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo universe by April 12 and
earn your chance to visit the Blizzard Entertainment headquarters and meet the
writers and staff behind the lore seen in the games and books." Complete details
are in the
official rules.
Telegraph - Don't blame Germany's school shooting on a video game.
"It puzzles me, this implication that violent 'low art' is to blame. 'High
art' often contains shocking violence, too, yet one never reads an article
that implies a connection between "high art" and murder. Nobody, I feel
fairly sure, would suggest that Shakespeare is a dangerous influence on the
young. Nobody would fret that reading Hamlet might encourage an adolescent
loner to murder his uncle, or that Titus Andronicus might prompt him to
butcher two men, bake their remains in a pie and feed it to the men's
mother. Nobody is campaigning for the removal from the national curriculum
of Romeo and Juliet on the grounds that it glamorises suicide."
Happy Pi Day. It seems this celebration of geekiness is no longer unofficial, as
the US congress has taken some time out of their busy schedule to
make
this an official holiday. I daresay this means the occasion has probably
jumped the shark, but at least the goal of generating more interest in math and
science is laudable.
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