The
Battlestar Galactica Online Forum has details on plans for open beta testing of BigPoint's upcoming free-to-play Battlestar Galactica MMOG. They say that they plan on opening up the beta to all on February 8, and explain server localization and languages to be supported, though they add that "Fleet chats, System chats and Open chats are restricted to be used as English only chats." Thanks
Big Download.
1C Company announces plans to end multiplayer support for
NecroVisioN, The Farm 51's first-person horror/action game, a bit less than two years after its
North American release. They say multiplayer support will continue on for NecroVisioN: Lost Company, the prequel to the alternate history World War I game. Thanks
Gamer's Hell.
Battle.net announces the first
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch of the year is now available for testing on the
WoW Public Test Realms. They outline the process for copying your character over, and offer patch notes for this PTR version 4.0.6 patch. They also
announce Ask Creative Development - Round II is now underway, pointing to
this forum post where you can pose questions to the game's developers. Thanks
Ant.
This trailer shows off a hand cannon for
Dead Space 2 that players receive as a reward for completing Visceral's third-person shooter sequel in hardcore mode. The new weapon can dispatch enemies handily, and can also serve to show your belief in your team's preeminence during sporting events. The game's hardcore mode is accessible after completing the single-player game and requires you to play on ultra-hard mode with only three saves. Thanks
VG247.
The
PT Boats: South Gambit interview on Hooked Gamers talks with Roman Tsoy of Akella to discuss their standalone expansion for
PT Boats: Knights of the Sea, their World War II naval combat game. Along the way their discussion covers playable nations, authenticity of the game's titular PT Boats, how gameplay will differ from the first game, missions and replay value, the mission editor, and more.
So somewhere along the way Google Chrome implemented this little window that pops up when you click the icon next to the URL, offering information on when you first visited the site, whether your session is encrypted or not, and whether the identity of the website has been verified. However, since I've noticed this, I have not seen it report that the identity of any site has been verified. So I decided to see what happens when you check the
Google itself. Sure enough: "The identity of this website has not been verified." Weird.
R.I.P.:
Comedian Charlie Callas Dies at 86.
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