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Archived News:
In addition to the Novint Falcon controller support mentioned in the story
below, the new automatic update for Team Fortress 2 on Steam offers
additional changes as described
here. Included are
several bug fixes for the Spy and Sniper classes, and an option for left-handed
view models for you sinister types.
Steam News has the
announcement that Valve has added support for the Novint Falcon controller to
their games, including Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead,
Counter-Strike: Source, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
The Novint Falcon Website
now offers The Orange Box in a bundle with the pistol-grip controller, and
Steam now offers automatic updates to Half-Life 2: Episodes 1 and 2, Portal,
and Team Fortress 2, saying, "the original Half-Life 2 is playable with the
Falcon through a download available from Novint." Going forward they promise
updates are coming for Left 4 Dead, Day of Defeat Source, and
Counter-Strike: Source. Word is: "Using the Falcon, players feel realistic
weapon recoil, enemy attacks, vehicle movements, and interactions with the
environment. Novint has also released its must have Pistol Grip accessory, which
replaces the standard Falcon grip to create an even more immersive FPS gaming
experience."
As announced on the
Codemasters Website, Overlord II is now available in North American
stores for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, along with Overlord: Dark
Legend for Wii and Overlord: Minions for DS. Overlord II is also now
on Steam for North
America and "additional territories," while the action/adventure sequel from
Triumph Studios "will be available in Europe and UK on the 25th and 26th." The
recently released Overlord II demo is available for those
interested in a sample, and they also promise a new developer diary movie with
gameplay footage on The Overlord Website,
but our minions have not been able to locate that for us, as the site has been
hijacked by "The Overlord Show."
The Witcher
Official Website has word that the promised version 1.5 update
for The Witcher will be released on July 8, removing the game's DRM and
adding fan-created missions. Word is: "Moreover, our website will be enriched
with new graphic and music bonuses; also, a new section will appear, namely
‘Modifications’, which will enable you to download a mod to change the game’s
difficulty level, created by Andrzej 'Flash' Kwiatkowski. Gradually, new items
will be issued there as well."
Steam announces the
automatic availability of a new update for Merchants of Brooklyn. The new
version includes bug fixes, balance tweaks, a new weapon, and two new levels.
Infinity Ward: Two-player the 'magic number' for co-op on VideoGamer.com has
reflections from Robert Bowling at the Modern Warfare 2 developer that two is
the "magic number" for co-op in the shooter sequel, with one being obviously too
few, and making the case that any more than two is too many. He describes the
decision to skip a co-op campaign in favor of a two-player Special Ops mode: "We
don’t do co-op in our story because we’re crafting a very specific experience
and we don’t want to ruin that by cramming co-op into it. We take the moments
that work really well with co-op, we bring them out and we put them in Special
Ops."
Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez.
Turbine announces the Book 8 update for The
Lord of the Rings Online is live in North America, and will launch for
European subscribers of the MMORPG on Thursday. Word is: "Book 8 delivers the
next installment to the epic story for Volume II of LOTRO, a new 12-player raid,
several rich new instances for small fellowships, major gameplay enhancements,
and the Summer Festival."
New patches are now available for Fallout 3, updating the various
language editions of the post-apocalyptic RPG sequel to version 1.6. The English
patches can be found on
the Official
Fallout Website, where they also have links to the
French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Austrian pages
with localized patches.
The update notes indicate that the new version adds new achievements for the
new Broken Steel DLC. Some or all of the various downloads are mirrored on
ActionTrip,
AtomicGamer,
Gamer's Hell, and
The Patches Scrolls.
The
Aion Website has release dates for Aion,
announcing the MMORPG will launch in North America on September 22, 2009 and in
Europe on September 25 of this year. They say in addition to a retail release,
the game will be released digitally via NCsoft.com, Direct2Drive, and Steam.
Since those who preorder the
game can access the closed beta, they also send along an updated beta
schedule: Friday, 3rd July to Monday, 6th July
Friday, 17th July to Monday, 20th July
Friday, 31st July to Monday, 3rd August
Friday, 14th August to Monday, 17th August
Realtime to announce second MMO next year says Realtime Worlds CEO Dave
Jones revealed at the GameHorizon conference that they will reveal a second MMOG
project next year, even as work continues on All Points Bulletin. Details
are scants, but he calls the second game "a very ambitious project" that they
are "very excited" about. They also report that this game, not APB, was the
project the company originally set out to create when they raised $30 million
USD in 2005.
GamesIndustrry.biz received a no comment from Codemasters to rumors that
Warner Bros. has completed due diligence and is on the verge of acquiring the
developer/publisher. The rumors surfaced on
VG247, taking the form of an odd transcript that does not identify the
source of the rumor.
Spore Galactic Adventures Beams Down to Retailers Worldwide This Week
announces the Spore expansion pack is now on store shelves in North America,
with an international release planned for Thursday. Here's a bit on the add-on,
and the bonus content for it designed by the creators of Robot Chicken:
Expanding on the original Spore game, Spore Galactic Adventures adds
variety and fun by allowing players to get out of their spaceship and explore
colorful, wacky new planets. Players will turn their creatures into space
captains, battle epic monsters in intergalactic arenas and fight intense
planet-side races. In each mission, players earn experience to rank up their
captain and earn game-changing items such as the Plasma Pulser and Swarm Magnet.
In the box, the game includes 16 off-the-wall missions as well as an “Adventure
Creator” tool that players can use to design their own missions. These
personally-created missions can be shared with friends online and can be classed
in leaderboards that track accomplishments, rank and medals earned.
In addition to the adventures in the box, players can download ten all-new
adventures created by the writers of the outrageously funny, pop-culture parody
TV show, Robot Chicken. Available for free to all Spore Galactic Adventures
owners, the Robot Chicken adventures take players through such wacky quests as a
mission to obtain a library card by finding a ruler-yielding librarian her true
love, and an adventure to save a princess by battling demonic snowmen in a
snowglobe. Conceptualized by Robot Chicken co-creators Seth Green and Matt
Senreich, the Robot Chicken Adventures were imagined by the show’s writing team
including Matt Beans, Doug Goldstein, Mike Fasolo, Breckin Meyer, Dan Milano,
Tom Root, Kevin Shinick, Hugh Sterbakov and Zeb Wells. With such a unique cast
of imaginative characters, players can expect to experience missions with
exploding poo, angry yetis, and banana wars.
Activision announces the
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen videogame is now in stores, setting
the stage for tomorrow's launch of the movie sequel featuring heroic robots
attempting to kill villainous Shia LaBeouf for trying to steal Megan Fox from
the rest of us. Here's the scoop on the game: Santa Monica, CA – June 23,
2009 – The fight for global supremacy is officially on with the announcement
that Transformers™: Revenge of the Fallen game from Activision Publishing, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ATVI) is available now at retail stores nationwide. Developed by
Luxoflux under license from Hasbro, Inc. and based on the blockbuster feature
film from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, the Transformers™: Revenge
of the Fallen game allows players to become their favorite AUTOBOTS® and
DECEPTICONS® and engage in massive single and, for the first time ever, online
multiplayer battles as they fight to protect or annihilate all of mankind.
“The Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen game will give fans the chance to
experience the most robust and explosive TRANSFORMERS game ever,” said Rob
Kostich, head of marketing for licensed properties, Activision Publishing.
“Featuring a huge roster of playable TRANSFORMERS, the game delivers massive
firepower in a frenetic single player experience, along with several multiplayer
modes players can experience with friends online.”
“Because of our close relationship with Activision, the Transformers: Revenge of
the Fallen game features an unprecedented amount of content to fully immerse
players into the TRANSFORMERS universe,” said Mark Blecher, General Manager of
Digital Media and Gaming, Hasbro, Inc. “It is amazing how far interactive
entertainment has come – the new video game takes the characters we all know and
love and allows for even deeper interaction via online multiplayer across the
globe.”
The Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen game for the next-gen consoles and PC
lets players take on the role of their favorite TRANSFORMERS, picking from the
largest, most diverse range of playable characters – each with their own
distinct abilities and weaponry. Set in unique environments across the globe
such as Cairo and Shanghai, the game allows players to instantly switch between
vehicle and robot modes as they drive, fly, fight and blast their way through
intense, pressure-packed levels. After engaging in single player action, players
for the first time ever will be able to go online and battle friends in all-new
multiplayer modes.
Steam News announces a
new Steam client update is now available. The new version improves startup
performance and addresses a number of bugs and other issues.
The
Company of Heroes Website has news that the issue
mentioned last week with case-sensitive Tales of Valor CD
keys has been resolved with their latest hotfix. Word is: "The case sensitive
key issue has been confirmed as fix on the Company of Heroes live server, so
users installing TOV will not run into any error messaging if they use capital
letters when inputting their key."
The Sims
3 interview on Fidgit chats with MJ Chun about The Sims 3, the latest
installment in the lifestyle simulation. They discuss some straightforward
topics concerning gameplay and design choices, but the conversation ends up
touching on a wider range including controversial matters like religion,
homosexuality, and laundry. There's also
a story on IndustryGamers
highlighting recent comments by EA CEO John Riccitiello on piracy of the game,
and how the game's evolution towards a service is making this a non-issue.
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