The Battle For StarCraft II on Edge Magazine discusses the controversial state of Blizzard's real-time strategy sequel in South Korea, where the broadcast rights to e-sports matches have been a bone of contention. The article discusses how take-up of the game in Korea has been slow as a result, and why that situation may be changing. Thanks Mike Martinez.
A new patch is now available for
FIA World Rally Championship updating the racing game to version 1.01. The download can be found on
AtomicGamer,
Gamezoom.net,
The Patches Scrolls, and
WorthPlaying. The change list follows.
Continue here to read the full story.
The
Star Ruler Website now offers a new version 1.0.2.4 patch for the space strategy game and a subsequent version 1.0.2.6 hotfix, saying the Steam edition should already be up-to-date, which is reflected by
Steam News. The patch is mirrored on
The Patches Scrolls, as is
the hotfix. Here is the
Changelog.
Champions Online is once again offering lifetime subscriptions, an interesting move since Cryptic's superhero MMORPG is
soon going free-to-play. In outlining the perks of this $299.00 lifetime commitment, they say: "When Champions Online goes
Free-to-Play, Lifetime Subscribers will receive
all the benefits of Gold Members in perpetuity." Thanks
Massively.
The
Star Wars: The Old Republic Website has a new trailer and update on crew skills in the upcoming Star Wars MMORPG. Word is: "The Crew Skills system allows you to take advantage of everything the galaxy has to offer without getting in the way of your adventure! You’ll assign your crew of companions to gather resources, craft useful and valuable items, and even to undertake their own missions, bringing you and the rest of the crew a variety of benefits and rewards. Crew skills keep you in the action while you take advantage of all the galaxy has to offer."
The
Hexen: Edge of Chaos Website now offers the debut release of the
Hexen: Edge of Chaos modification for DOOM 3, offering a modernized take on the original Hexen, Raven's game that used the DOOM engine to create a fantasy-themed action game. The mod is Linux and Windows compatible, and requires DOOM 3 version 1.3.1 to play. The team behind the project have plans for additional content, and are recruiting new participants.
"On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that someday, he would return to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his childhood friend, Oscar Madison. Sometime earlier, Madison's wife had thrown him out, requesting that he never return. Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy?"
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