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The Medal of Honor Website now offers both minimum and recommended PC system specifications for the upcoming military shooter reboot. Here goes: Medal of Honor requires at the following minimum configuration:
Operating System - Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7
Processor - Pentium D, 3.2GHz / Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz / Athlon 64 X2
Memory - 2GB RAM
Video Card - Video card must be 256MB or more and contain these chipsets or better: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT ; ATI X1900. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
HDD Space - 9GB
Soundcard - Soundcard with DirectX 9.0c compatibility
DirectX - DirectX 9.0c
Disc Drive - 8x or faster CD/DVD Drive
The following configuration is recommended to run Medal of Honor:
Operating System - Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7
Processor - QuadCore 2.0Ghz
Memory - 2GB RAM+
Video Card - A video card with 512MB of VRAM and one of the following chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce GTX260; ATI Raedeon 4870
HDD Space - 9GB
Soundcard - Soundcard with DirectX 10 compatibility
DirectX - DirectX 10
Disc Drive - 16X CD/DVD Drive
Ardwulf's Lair has an update on World of Darkness, the upcoming MMOG from CCP. They say the game uses the Vampire: The Masquerade setting and "will have a focus on player politics and social interaction." Word is the game is due in 2012 at the earliest, and they have an NSFW ShakyCam trailer from the presentation of the game at The Grand Masquerade. Thanks Massively.
Chris Taylor's Kings and Castles Video Blog Episode # 33 is now online, with more on Gas Powered Games' upcoming real-time strategy game. The clip features more staff harassment in the name of showing off the project and Chris announces a fan-art contest. No mailbag this week, and they're still low on nuts, in the fruit/legume sense at least. There's also a Chris Taylor interview on MacGamer talking with Chris about the recently released OS X edition of Supreme Commander 2, their real-time strategy sequel. They discuss the game, the strategy genre, and Mac support in general.
A post on the Steam Users' Forums relates the experience of one customer who purportedly received some satisfaction from EA after complaining about the demise of APB. The transcript shows the customer service representative first offered the user a $20.00 voucher, and then a free EA game as compensation for "this inconvenience." Thanks Destructoid.
Respawn Entertainment, the new developer formed by former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella has been pretty tight-lipped about their debut game. A new job listing on Gamasutra reveals target platforms, at least, and the PC is one of them, as it says: "Respawn intends to develop a multi-platform product that works on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Its product will be based on new video game IP and will be funded through its publishing deal with Electronic Arts, one of the top publishers in the industry." Thanks IGN.
There's a new Fallout: New Vegas preview on PC Gamer with a look at the upcoming installment in the Fallout series of post-apocalyptic RPGs. This is accompanied by a new interview where they discuss the game with Obsidian's Larry Liberty, Senior Producer on New Vegas, covering topics like "the joys of gambling, powerfists with shotguns in them, and Matthew Perry." They also have a Fallout: New Vegas UK TV ad, which they point out contains footage from the PC edition, "taking that as a clear indication that the PC version is the best."
George Broussard offers a classic via twitter: "When you almost start to have fun a Facebook game asks for a credit card and says anal costs extra." Thanks Morris.
Steam has details on a new automatic patch for Fallen Earth that brings the MMOG to version 1.7. The patch notes are quite extensive, as in addition to balance changes and bug fixes, the new version includes Customizable Social Clothing, new Veteran Awards, and new "A Rising Threat" content which: "features more than 50 missions, including challenging team-focused fights and repeatable crafting missions, in four newly-added encounter areas."
A new patch is now automatically available for Worms Reloaded via Steam. Here are the changes. Continue here to read the full story.
It was on this day in 1980 that John Bonham died, which also caused the demise of Led Zeppelin, who found themselves unable to continue without their drummer (apart from a few one-off reunions over the years). It's hard to believe it's been 30 years. It's been a long time, been a long time, Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.
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