Archived News:
What Planetside Next
means to me on Smed's Blog discusses recent indications that
a PlanetSide sequel is in the works (thanks
PlanetSide Universe). In the update Jon Smedley explains his love for the
original game, and how he envisions its follow-up. Here's the
conclusion: To me, Planetside Next means we get a chance to take the
essence of everything that was fun in Planetside and make it a lot better.
Massive battles on a scale no other FPS will touch. None of this 64 player
stuff. REALLY MASSIVE. With much better organization, and a tight focus on
making sure the action is always going on, with awesome graphics.
Damn I love Planetside. I really do.
The
State of the Game on Fallen Earth Forums discusses how things are
going in the post-apocalyptic MMORPG after one month of operation. They outline
various issues on which they'd like more feedback, and describe plans for the
upcoming version 1.1.0 patch as well as the version 1.2.0 patch that will
follow. In conclusion, they say: "We are incredibly pleased with how our first
month has gone. We’ve overcome a number of hurdles and seen a great response
from the community. You make our game great. Keep evangelizing Fallen Earth and
letting the world know about your new home. Bang down the doors of retailers and
let them know they need Fallen Earth on their shelves. You are the lifeblood of
this company and we need you to help spread the word. Thank you for making
Fallen Earth great!"
The
Left 4 Dead 2 interview on GameTrailers.com talks with Valve's Doug
Lombardi about the upcoming zombie shooter sequel. The discussion of the sequel
is illustrated by gameplay clips. Gametrailers also has a pair of new gameplay
clips showing off
Human
Gameplay and
Infected Gameplay.
Game Trailers now has the full version of their interview with Infinity
Ward's Vince Zampella that was part of the the most recent episode
of GameTrailers TV. The clip offers the chance to hear the full discussion of
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and to figure out whose shirt is weirder,
Vince's or Geoff Keighley's.
The
Tim Cain Interview on The MMO Gamer talks with the Design Director at
Carbine Studios about their mysterious upcoming MMORPG. Topics include the gear
shift an MMOG represents after working on solo RPG's like Fallout and
Arcanum, games as art, MMOG storytelling, level caps, and more.
The
Centauri Production Interview on Adventure Classic Gaming talks with Karel
Matějka, Jan Hloušek, and Mirek Papež from this Czech developer about their
company and backgrounds in gaming, as well as Memento Mori, their
upcoming adventure game.
Platinum Arts now offers a new
version 2.4 of their Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker, their freeware, Open Source, 3D
video game maker and game design software.
This page
outlines all the changes, and their
YouTube channel has videos
showing the program in operation.
Steam News now offers new
SP&S Northern DLC for
RailWorks, saying: "Check out this new add-on by G-TraX Simulations
containing a new scenario, Two Baldwin Class E-1 Northern Locomotives, and
more!" For the curious, the $49.99
RailWorks now has $220.89
worth of DLC in 11 different packs.
- Borderlands on
Steam. Save 10% on pre-purchase of the game or the four-pack.
- DotEmu Six Game Collection on
GOG.com. Only
$5.98.
-
GoGamer's 48 Hour Madness. Far too many to list, even for us!
- Video Game Sale at Toys Я Us! Buy 2, Get the 3rd Free.
Still on sale (previously reported)
- Battlestations: Pacific on
Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Borderlands on
Direct2Drive. Save 10% on preorders.
- Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30 Download on Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Cellblock Squadrons on Impulse. Save 50%.
- Codename: Panzers - Cold War on Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Company of Heroes Gold on
Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Cricket Revolution on
Steam. Save 10% on
pre-purchases.
- Delta Force: Land Warrior on
Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Delta Force: Task Force Dagger on Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Dreamkiller on Steam. Pre-purchase and save 10%.
- Empire: Total War on
Steam. Save 50%.
- Gratuitous Space Battles on
Impulse. Save 13% on
preorders.
- Hearts Of Iron II Collection on
Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Hitman series on
Steam. Save 50%.
- Machinarium on
Direct2Drive. Preorders save 25%.
- Metal Drift on Steam. Save 20% on pre-purchase and get beta access.
- Nemesis of the Roman Empire on
Impulse. Save 47%.
- Oddworld Games on
Steam. Save 66%.
- Painkiller: Resurrection on
Steam. Save 10% on
pre-purchases and get PK: Black and PK: Overdose free.
- Painkiller Universe on
GamersGate.
Save 50%.
- Raven Squad on Steam. Includes a free copy of Legendary.
- Restaurant Empire 2 on
Impulse. Save 30%.
- SFI Mission 4-Pack on
the Strategy First Website. Four games for $19.99.
- Sins of a Solar Empire on
Impulse. Save 33%.
- Sins of a Solar Empire Bundle on
Impulse.
Save 14%.
- Spiderweb Software Store. All games 10% off through October.
- Strategy First on
GamersGate.
Save 20% on all titles.
- Supreme Commander Gold on
Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Team Fortress 2 on Best Buy and
FRYS.com.
Only $9.99. Thanks Johnny.
- Tex Murphy Series on
GOG.com. Save 30%.
- THQ Classic FPS Bundle on
Impulse.
Save 25%.
- Tropico 3 Pre-purchase on
Steam. Save 10%.
- Tropico 3 on
Direct2Drive. Preorders save 10%.
- Velvet Assassin on
GamersGate.
Save 50%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade on Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
- Warlords Battlecry III on
Impulse. Save 47%.
- Wolfenstein on Amazon. Save
45%.
- World in Conflict Gold Edition on
Direct2Drive. Only $5.00.
I noted a couple of anniversaries here yesterday, but failed to note
that yesterday marked 15 years since the release of DOOM II on October 10, 1994.
It'll probably never happen, but I'd love to see DOOM LIVE in the vein of QUAKE
LIVE, with online leaderboards and such, as I still miss DOOM II multiplayer in
a big way.
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