Epic Games now offers a new beta 2 of the Unreal Development Kit, an updated version of the toolset to create standalone Unreal-engine games. A number of bugs and other issues are cleared up in the new beta. The download is mirrored on
Worthplaying.
The
MekTek.net Development Page has a status report on the planned free release of
MechWarrior 4 (thanks Hump). There have been some complications, but there still is optimism that a release nears:
The Mechwarrior4 FREE release is still currently to be announced. MekTek had hoped to gain permission for the release while visiting Smith and Tinker, Inc. in Seattle this week. However, we have learned that Microsoft has endured several administrative changes which currently impede the release. The good news, however, is that a meeting to finalize the release is scheduled near the American Thanks Giving Holiday. Smith and Tinker said that it will only take 1-2 more days before permission is granted. From MekTek, we are happy to report that the release is ready and awaiting permission to push that big shiny green release button at MekTek headquarters.
The
EA Forums has system specifications for
The Saboteur, Pandemic's upcoming World War II action/stealth game (thanks
Big Download). Word is:
REQUIRED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:
OS: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
CPU: Core 2 Dual Core 2.4GHz or AMD equivalent
RAM: 2GB or more
DISC DRIVE: Dual Layer 1x or faster DVD Drive
Hard Drive: At least 7GB of free space
Video: Nvidia Geforce 7800 GTX with 256MB of VRAM or ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro with 256MB of VRAM
Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
Suggested Configuration:
OS: Windows XP - SP3 or Windows Vista - SP1
Processor: Quad Core running at 2.8 GHz or equivalent
Memory : 2 GB RAM (Windows XP) or 3 GB RAM (Windows Vista/7)
GPU: nVidia 8800 GT graphics card
VRAM: 512 MB
A new
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 - Chaos Rising video developer diary discusses the upcoming expansion for Relic's sci-fi RTS sequel. The diary discusses the subtle motivations of the chaos forces, the abilities of Jonah the Librarian, the corruption system, multiple endings, environments, and more. The clip is posted on
ActionTrip,
GameTrailers.com, and
WorthPlaying.
Gametrailers.com has three new trailers from Mass Effect 2, BioWare's upcoming RPG sequel:
Scientist Mordin,
Vanguard Class Reveal, and
Illusive Man, featuring the voice of Martin Sheen.
The
Brink interview on Rock, Paper, Shotgun chats with Ed "Bababooie" Stern of Splash Damage about
Brink, their upcoming first person shooter. Topics include the escape from Enemy Territory, gamepad support in the shooter, exaggerated art styles, cinematics, the game's setting, multiplayer support, and more.
Something went amiss on the server at some point, causing the forums and other sub-pages to misfire, though the maIn news page still worked. Apologies for that. Frans was unavailable this morning, so I took the brute force approach and rebooted the server, but that only made things worse. Frans has fixed things up once again, and hopefully I haven't screwed up something else with my ham-fisted approach to problem solving.
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