Archived News:
BioWare Mythic now has events underway that will run all weekend to celebrate Halloween. The Warhammer Herald has details on the third annual Daemon Moon Rising Live Event in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, "which boasts eight tasks ranging from slaying 50 of the most fiendish daemons to completing the 'Daemonball Rally' Public Quest." The Ultima Online Herald has details on the Ancient Hellhound Encounter Live Event in UO offering the chance to be a werewolf. Finally, the Camelot Herald has the skinny on Dark Age of Camelot's Ghostly Harvest Quest, which "offers players level 45 and up a dangerous adventure in the frontiers. After speaking with John Tobin on the Cotswold Bridge, Foa Muldisson outside the Jordheim North Gates, or Nera by the road in Mag Mell the epic quest will begin."
The Left 4 Dead Blog outlines this week's new "Bleed Out Versus" mutation for Left 4 Dead 2 that's now available via Steam. Word is: "There is no permanent Survivor health, it is all temporary and it is ticking down. Even if you don’t normally play Versus, this is a great mutation to try. The action is frantic and fast as team wipes are always just a few seconds away."
A new patch for FIFA 11 is now available to update the association football/soccer simulation to version 1.01. The patch is offered at EA SPORTS and mirrored on AtomicGamer, Gamer's Hell, The Patches Scrolls, and WorthPlaying. The change list follows. Continue here to read the full story.
The Star Wars: The Old Republic Website has new intel on the Imperial Agent class in BioWare's upcoming Star Wars MMORPG. The update discusses the advanced options for the class. Word is: "Specialize as a Sniper and leverage distance and concealment to get an edge on your enemies, or master stealth, surprise, and combat medicine to become a versatile and deadly Operative."
Steam News announces a new automatic patch for Counter-Strike: Source. Here is the change list. Continue here to read the full story.
Another new patch for Global Agenda is now available with more changes for Hi-Rez Studios' MMO shooter. The new version has a bunch of bug fixes and reverts all the recent changes to jetpacks. Here are the details. Continue here to read the full story.
The World War II Online: Battleground Europe Website reflects upon the addition of Player Placed Objects in a recent version 1.32 patch for the World War II MMOG, discussing balance changes planned going forward. Here's word on what they've got going on: Battleground Europe game servers were brought down last week in order to release the newest 1.32 update. WWIIOL players will now have access to an exciting new feature: Player Built Objects. Created to give ground troops more variety in their game play, these new objects that can be built on the battlefield by players: The Infantry Fighting Position, the Gun Emplacement, and the Forward Resupply Unit. These objects give players new options in defensive and offensive combat. These objects, the first of many planned, will create new and exciting tactics on the battlefield, and pave the way for future potential objects such as minefields, pontoon bridges, flak mounts or landing strips.
The v1.32 update will also launch new pricing plans offering convenience and saving for players. With a new monthly plan as low as $12.99 per month, players can experience unlimited WWII era MMO combat on a large scale map of Europe. In addition, new players can now sign up for the all access Free Trial with no credit card required.
Steam now offers online sales of Bloody Good Time, commemorating the launch with a 10% sale through November 2. Bloody Good Time is a Source-engine multiplayer shooter from Outerlight ( The Ship) where players compete for a role in a slasher movie. Word is: "But seven other hopefuls are also in the running, so you’re going to need to prove your worth if you’re to hit the leading credits. You’re going to have to scratch, claw and strike to slash your way to the top. This job’s going to be murder!"
- Bloody Good Time on Steam. Save 10%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade on Steam. Save 50%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Gold Edition on Steam. Save 50%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Platinum Edition on Steam. Save 50%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm on Steam. Save 50%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II on Steam. Save 50%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising on Steam. Save 50%.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Gold Edition on Steam. Save 50%.
Still on sale. Continue here to read the full story.
A new 'Halloween' Trailer from F.E.A.R. 3 offers a convergence of the frightening holiday with the upcoming frightening first-person shooter. In addition to eerie gameplay sequences, the clip also espouses family values. In related news, IGN has a release date for the sequel, saying it is expected worldwide on March 22, 2011, also outlining some preorder incentives being offered by various U.S. retailers. The embedded version of the new trailer follows. Continue here to read the full story.
A new Blood Stone behind-the-scenes trailer offers a look at elements in James Bond 007: Blood Stone which imbue Bizarre Creations' upcoming James Bond action game with the feel of the Bond movies. The game's developers discuss the music, familiar features like Bond's Aston Martin and Walther PPK, and other elements promoting Bond authenticity. Here's the embedded version. Continue here to read the full story.
The Foundry for Star Trek Online (Beta) FAQ on the Star Trek Online Forums describes new tools, currently being beta tested, to allow Star Trek Online players to create custom missions in the sci-fi MMORPG. Word is these missions will be reviewed by the community to become part of the regular game. Word is: "The goal of this tool set is to allow players to put their stories in the Star Trek universe using the same look, feel, and capabilities that Cryptic's own design team utilizes. So while there are a lot of features for creating content, players cannot import their own images, 3D models, or audio into the game." Thanks Eurogamer.
Ryan Gordon's .plan may offer the final nail in the coffin for the .plan file as a way of conveying game news, as the Linux developer also known as icculus points the way to his Twitter feed for his updates. Other than icculus, the most recent developer .plan update we have is an update by id's Timothee Besset on Groundhog Day 2007.
AskMen.com Calls Bobby Kotick 16th "most influential" man of 2010: "He has also infuriated legions of gamers by suggesting a strong desire to raise prices and charge for cutscenes. It's radical ideas like these that have led more than one talking head to call him 'the Hitler of the Gaming Industry.' Kotick’s critics can complain until they’re blue in the face because as long as he retains control of franchises like Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and Tony Hawk, he’ll continue to be one of the richest and most influential men on the planet." BTW, Barack Obama is #21 and Jon Stewart is #1. Thanks MCV.
"The PC will always be the place that drives innovation. The PC is the place where great game developers are born, even—and maybe especially—where great console game developers are born. Halo, Mass Effect, Call of Duty…PC developers first." Ken Levine on Kotaku.
BitMob - Patchwork: Rejecting the Post-Release Fix.
Otherwise, post-release patching has become a crutch and a cheat, allowing publishers to purposely give the thumbs-up to blatantly faulty products for the sake of their schedule. Y'know, a few years ago, some European Union commissioners tried to enact legal protections for gamers buying faulty games...here's hoping that doesn't fade away. If we pay full price for a game, we have a right to expect full quality. No excuses.
Okay, the World Series has gotten ugly, and the less said about that, the better. On more upbeat baseball news, the Mets now have have a new General Manager, which is encouraging news for fans, as it is more than time for the team to turn the page.
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