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The Men of War: Assault Squad Page announces Best Way's Men of War sequel is now available in stores and via digital distribution (thanks Gamer's Hell). Here's a bit on the World War II tactics sequel: Men of War: Assault Squad is the new title in the "Men of War" series. Assault Squad takes place across the globe during the height of World War II and features a completely new cooperative skirmish game mode with access to five different nations (Russia, Germany, USA, Commonwealth and – for the first time ever in the Men of War series – Japan) as well as increased realism and accessibility. The expansion pack will deliver fans and newcomers an intense new WW2 spectacle with almost limitless replayability.
Like previous games in the series, Men of War: Assault Squad includes the unique “direct control” feature which enables players to maneuver units using the directional keys, rather than pointing and clicking. PC Generals can get behind the controls of a tank to smash through obstacles, crush soldiers under its tracks and fire armor-piercing shells at enemy emplacements, or take control of individual soldiers as they fight.
JoWooD announces that Painkiller - Redemption is now available, offering a standalone first-person shooter follow-up. The game is available "on all common online platforms," as well as their own online shop. Here's a description of the game: Welcome to a world of pain. Heaven is once again in danger and threatened by a reckless army of hell spawn monsters - and they will stop at nothing. This time, only two heroes can save heaven from total destruction: Daniel and Belial, two champions from previous Painkiller stories, have to team up and put an end to the conflict in the old epic struggle between heaven and hell. Unfortunately hell’s army is even greater and stronger than before: The new general of the abyss has been endowed with powers of all the previous leaders combined, and she’s determined to see the next war through until hell’s victory. Her legions won’t back down without a long and bloody battle. Can you survive the endless attacks of nightmarish minions and terrifying fiends?
Storm Eagle Studios announces Ship Pack 2: Dogger Bank, an upcoming add-on for Jutland, their World War I naval strategy game. The pack is due for release on March 7, and here's word on what to expect: SHIP PACK 2: DOGGER BANK includes 225 new beautifully rendered, historically accurate 3D ship models, featuring the long awaited 1915 German Capital Ships., one full year 1915 campaign, one full month Dogger Bank campaign, and several stand alone scenarios.
In addition, many updates to the Distant Guns Engine are included, such as improved computer AI, better fleet formation handling, bug fixes, etc.
Invasion On-line is now in public alpha testing, offering the chance to check out this multiplayer strategy game. The alpha is only playable in a web-browser, but the plan is to offer support for iOS and Android mobile devices in the future. Further details can be found in the Invasion On-line Blog.
Cloud gaming service OnLive is offering a free OnLive micro-console and a free full PlayPass for Metro 2033 to those who preorder the OnLive version of Homefront, Kaos Studios' upcoming first-person shooter set in an occupied U.S.A. They say those interested should act now because supplies are limited. Thanks VentureBeat.
The Company of Heroes Online Website announces the addition of two new maps for both Reward and Custom games in this MMORTS game. The new maps are a two player map called Carpiquet and an eight player map called Hedgerow Siege that's a reworking of Relic's original six-player map. This seems odd since it was recently announced the game will go offline at the end of next month, but this incongruity goes unaddressed. Thanks Big Download.
The Interstellar Marines Website explains an unusual opportunity to earn shares in Zero Point Holdings, owners of the Interstellar Marines intellectual property, to those who purchase the support medals sold in the Interstellar Marines shop to fund development of the game. Here's word from "Uncle Gert," who is the game's angel investor: "To anyone who owns more than 20 Support Medals, I will personally transfer 10 of my ZPH shares for every 10 additional Support Medals owned. Hence if you own 30 Support Medals – the first 20 Support Medals 'pimp's' your marine badge and the next 10 Support Medals earns you 10 of my ZPH shares." Thanks Nommar.
The UnDead Online Website is online for this upcoming zombie game. There aren't many details about this for now, but the site does offer their first and second teaser trailers. Here's word: "JumpCore Productions today released two promotional videos for their recently announced game, UnDead Online. "These first two video shorts will give a taste of the humor, the aesthetic, and the characters that players will find in the first episode of UnDead Online," said Cameron Petty, CEO and Creative Director at JumpCore."
Battle.net announces a new version 1.3.0 patch for StarCraft II is now available on the Public Test Realm for their real-time strategy sequel. Word is: "This patch contains notable improvements to the Join Custom Game interface, a preview of the new Grandmaster League, several balance adjustments, bug fixes, and more. By participating in the PTR, you'll be among the first to test out the latest changes and help us ensure that when the patch is released it's of the highest quality possible." On a related note, Big Download has extensive details on changes to the ladder map rotation, outlining the maps that have been added and removed.
Battle.net has word on the latest batch of hotfixes for World of Warcraft, Blizzard's MMORPG. Included are changes to the Bastion of Twilight and a PvP fix. Thanks Ant.
The Cannon Fodder 3 Interview on GBase.ch is the English version of a German interview about GFI's upcoming action sequel. Topics include changes from the previous games, control schemes, physics, destructible environments, vehicles, and more. Of particular interest is the confirmation of plans for a playable demo for the Windows version, and recommended PC system requirements, which are: "Core 2 Duo, 256 Mb graphics accelerator, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB on your HDD."
The RIFT interview on Strategy Informer talks with Will Cook, Dynamic Content Designer on Trion's MMORPG. Topics include what's left to add to the already feature-rich game, the soul system, lessons learned from Square's FINAL FANTASY XIV disaster, content, community interaction, and more.
Bitmob - 10 reasons why PC gaming is in the gutter.
It's heartbreaking to reach an age where you have a decent income and can finally afford that tricked-out PC you've always wanted, only to find that developers have given you the cold shoulder. Let's hear it for shoddy support and ridiculous workarounds!
Here are 10 reasons why PC gaming is an ongoing source of depression and frustration:
The Spartacus: Gods of the Arena finale didn't disappoint, though it certainly didn't end like I expected. As I said before, this has me much more eager for season two, which is cool, though frustrating, as it's not expected until the end of January 2012. Oh well, Camelot looks like it may be interesting, though we didn't get to see the preview episode last night, so we're DVRing it tomorrow.
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