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Larian Studios Support now offers Patch 1 for Divinity II: Flames of Vengeance following shortly after last week's hotfix, offering a similar set of changes to Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga released at that time. The patch for the RPG expansion is mirrored on The Patches Scrolls and WorthPlaying, and the patch notes follow. Continue here to read the full story.
The TaleWorlds Downloads Page has a new patch for Mount & Blade: Warband, updating the hack and slash RPG sequel to version 1.134, along with the corresponding updated dedicated server. This forum post outlines what's changed, which mostly impacts the modding community. The patch is mirrored on The Patches Scrolls and WorthPlaying and the dedicated server is mirrored on The Patches Scrolls and WorthPlaying.
A new version 1.08 Linux dedicated server is now available for ArmA 2, the military shooter sequel from Bohemia Interactive Studios. The server is available for download from the Bohemia Interactive Forums and it is mirrored on The Patches Scrolls. The BIS forum post also has complete installation instructions, and there's more help with this in the Bohemia Interactive Wiki.
EA announces Dead Space 2 demo plans, which exclude the PC at this point, as word is to expect a demo of the action/horror sequel on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Network on December 21 except for the European PS3 edition, which will be released on December 22. The full game will be coming to Windows along with consoles on January 25, but there's no word on why there will be no demo for PCs.
MSN Games UK has a new CGI trailer for Batman: Arkham City, the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum in development at Rocksteady Studios. The very brief clip shows the Dark Knight making very short work of a Sam Fisher wannabe. Thanks Big Download.
The second phase of the Steam Treasure Hunt is underway, offering new competitions, and sales on AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity and The UnderGarden.
Two or more eligible games on the EA Store are 50% off. GamersGate has a buy four, pay for three promotion.
On Direct2Drive 1-in-5 orders is free. There are a bunch of strategy games on sale on Matrix Games.
- AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity on Steam. Save 75%.
- Global Agenda: Sandstorm on Direct2Drive. Save 75%.
- Haunted House on Direct2Drive. Save 75%.
- Space Rangers 2 on Impulse. Save 75%.
- The UnderGarden on Steam. Save 50%.
Still on sale (previously reported). Continue here to read the full story.
Nuance announces the release of the Dragon Gaming Speech Pack, speech recognition software to allow voice control for Windows games. Word is: "Used together with the included Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home software, the Dragon Gaming Speech Pack instantly executes your desired action with amazing recognition accuracy. Now you can focus more on the strategy for your favorite games like Call of Duty or World of Warcraft. Chat more naturally with other game players and communicate more efficiently by voice – and do it all much faster than you can type." The setup is on sale for $74.99, over 50 bucks off the full price. Thanks Massively.
Tripwire Interactive announces The Killing Floor Twisted Christmas, a special event to run from December 14 through January 4 offering free content including new level, new achievements, a special unlockable character for the co-op survival/horror game. The event will also include a Team Fortress 2 crossover: "As part of the Twisted Christmas event the worlds of Killing Floor and Team Fortress 2 are colliding in a special promotion. Everyone who owns both Killing Floor and Team Fortress 2 will now get a playable red or blue "The Pyro" character from TF2 recreated in the Killing Floor art style! But wait there's is more - everyone that owns TF2 and either already owns or purchases Killing Floor before the event ends will receive a special item in Team Fortress 2: Mr Fosters Gasmask and Tie equippable on the Pyro! This item is only available until the end of the Twisted Christmas event on January 4th so act now!" This trailer shows off some of what to expect.
Paradox Interactive announces completion of development on Europa Universalis III Divine Wind, saying the new Far East expansion for the real-time strategy sequel is due next week on December 14, and that preorders are now underway at various online distributors. This requires Europa Universalis III Complete as well as the Heir to the Throne expansion to play, introducing a new graphical style, a more detailed map, and new Asian provinces. A new meet the team trailer features the folks at Paradox describing the game.
A playable demo for Bejeweled 3 is now available, offering a sample of PopCap's just-released puzzle sequel. The demo is available from ActionTrip, AtomicGamer, Gamer's Hell, and WorthPlaying.
The World of Warcraft Website has a list of changes in a new hotfix to address issues in the recent Shattering of Azeroth version Patch 4.0.3a patch for World of Warcraft that paved the way for the new Cataclysm expansion for Blizzard's MMORPG. Word is: "While many have already been deployed on all realms, some may not be implemented until the next time your realm is restarted." Thanks Ant.
The World Basketball Manager Website now offers a free season 2011 upgrade for World Basketball Manager, the fourth annual free upgrade for this sports simulation released back in 2009. Here's what they have to say about this: "WBM 2011 season comes full with new features like a new training system, a new photographic skin, match attendance and profits, support for team logos and player photos and many more big and small improvements to a game that all basketball gamers consider as the best basketball management game in the world for the past 6 years." The download is mirrored on WorthPlaying.
MCV quotes Electronic Arts CFO Eric Brown at the UBS Annual Media and Communications Conference discussing what it will take for Star Wars: the Old Republic to be a success. Brown says BioWare's upcoming MMORPG will not require the kind of subscriber base of World of Warcraft to last a decade. "Our assumptions for break-even and profitability are not seven-digit subscribers. We think we can run and operate a very successful and profitable MMO at different levels," he told the assemblage. "The key thing here is to really perfect the product. We’re shooting for an extremely high quality game experience. We view this as a ten-year opportunity."
The Breach Interview on IncGamers talks with Peter Tamte of Atomic Games about Breach, their upcoming first-person shooter. Topics include the game's destructible environments and realistically modeled ballistics, game modes, their work on military training software, and more. They also get the current status of Six Days in Fallujah, their shooter shelved due to controversy over its setting. Tamte says he thinks this reflects on the state of the PC market: "It is frustrating because we are talking to a lot of publishers, as well as some prospective investors, but a lot of publishers are very stuck with not wanting to do things which are controversial. The frustrating thing for me about that is - ignoring the creative argument; the importance of the videogame medium becoming something than just about toys – focusing just on the economic argument, videogame retail sales in the United States have gone down two years in a row, I think in part due to the state of the economy, but a bigger part is that consumers don’t want to see the same kinds of games being cranked out over and over again."
Today is the sad commemoration of the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death. Rolling Stone offers an article on the former Beatle's last days, including John Lennon's Final Interview and much more.
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