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Archived News:
Publisher SEGA and developer Avalanche announce Renegade Ops, a military-themed co-op shooter to be released for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation Network through digital distribution later this year. Eurogamer also notes that Avalanche is not done with high budget games, and that the Swedish developer is also working on two "huge" game licenses for games due in 2013. Here's word on the new IP: Unleash your full arsenal of weapons and destroy anything that stands in your path as you battle to protect the free world in any way possible. Madman Inferno, the commander of a sinister terrorist organisation, has detonated a devastating bomb to demonstrate the power of his new deadly weapon. Furious at the world’s leaders decision not to fight against Inferno, General Bryant has recruited a crack team of military specialists, known as the Renegade Ops, from around the globe to wage war against Inferno’s promise of world domination.
A thread on MyCrysis on cheating in Crysis 2 has updates from yesterday and today saying Crytek plans on releasing a patch this week to address shenanigans in the first-person shooter sequel (thanks Bill). Here's word: 29/3 - We've been working hard to resolve as many of the post-launch issues as possible including some improvements to our game security. These updates will be made available via automatic-download later this week.
30/3 - We wanted to let all of our fans and players know that we take cheating very seriously here at Crytek. We are currently taking steps to permanently remove cheats from Crysis 2 and those individuals that choose to utilize them. We thank you for your patience and want to ensure you that we will continue to work hard to keep the integrity of Crysis 2 intact and cheat-free.
Slitherine and Matrix Games announce that HISTORY Great Battles Medieval is now available, offering PC gamers the chance to go all medieval in this historical real-time strategy/role-playing game. The game is available through its product page, and here's word: "HISTORY™ Great Battles Medieval is a unique blend of Real-Time Strategy and Role-playing that allows you to develop your army; gaining experience, abilities and equipment to customize your troops. Success can never be guaranteed but to give you the best chance you must engage in careful preparation and be sure to equip your squads to meet every eventuality. In addition, an exciting Battle Card system will give you unique advantages which can turn the tide of battle if used at the right time!"
A teaser trailer from Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon shows off the Resident Evil-based squad-based third-person shooter in development at Slant 6 Games. The clip features lots of infected, lots of tracers, and lots of fast edits. Here's the embedded version. Continue here to read the full story.
A new trailer from SHIFT 2 Unleashed shows an autolog challenge between Team Need for Speed drivers Tommy Milner and Darren McNamara in the just-released racing sequel. Here's the embedded version of the clip. Continue here to read the full story.
Direct2Drive offers a 15% discount on the "hottest games in March" when you use the code "MARCHMAYHEM" on checkout. Strategy First is donating 20% of online sales between now and April 11th to Japanese earthquake/tsunami relief.
The 5th Anniversary Sale on GamersGate offers a huge selection of games up to 75% off.
Link of the Day: Still life: Bent objects. Thanks dakslf.
2K Games announces Mafia II Director's Cut, a Windows edition of the open word crime sequel that includes the game and all its DLC, offering PC gamers their first crack at The Betrayal of Jimmy, "featuring intense arcade-style gameplay that keeps Jimmy driving, shooting and fighting throughout Empire Bay." The Director's Cut does not carry a set release date, it is just said "will become available in the coming months"
This new trailer shows off the Group B Rally discipline in DiRT 3, Codemasters' upcoming racing sequel. Here's an explanation: "Group B is synonymous with a short-lived period in Rally where light regulation and few restrictions on car development led to manufacturers producing some of the most exciting cars that the sport has ever seen. Group B cars have since entered Rally folklore since cars with their astonishing power couldn’t have been developed during any other era of the sport. Sadly, these iconic cars were involved in an increasing number of accidents, which resulted in the banning of Group B Rally in 1986." Here's the embedded version. Continue here to read the full story.
The Dungeons Website now offers the promised Into the Dark DLC for Dungeons, the vengeful dungeon lord game. Here's the news: "The new DLC pack includes one new campaign mission (adding approximately 1.5 hours of additional gameplay), 10 new sandbox-mode maps and 19 new prestige gimmicks for just £3.99/€3.99. The new content is available for purchase now via the Kalypso Launcher within Dungeons, and will also be available this Friday via digital distribution services."
Mass Effect Website has word that the Arrival DLC for Mass Effect 2 is now available for all platforms. Here's what to expect for your 560 BioWare points: "A deep cover agent is missing in Batarian space, after reporting evidence of an imminent Reaper invasion. Shepard must travel to the edge of the galaxy, rescue the agent, and discover the truth behind the Arrival."
SEGA Europe announces a PC edition of Virtua Tennis 4 is due this summer, to be digitally distributed in North America and Europe and to also be available on European store shelves. Here's word: Virtua Tennis 4 allows PC gamers to experience the same thrilling court action found in actual matches, featuring real-life champions such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin Del Porto and Caroline Wozniacki. In addition, tennis fans can create their own tennis superstar to take part in knockout tournaments and a brand new World Tour Mode where only the best will see victory. Lead your player in a quest for glory as you score victories in the most exciting international tournaments – bring the title home and be the next tennis star!
As with the upcoming console versions, Virtua Tennis 4 for PC contains an enhanced online mode including leaderboard support and a new social clubhouse where players can invite their friends over for party games and exhibition matches. No Virtua Tennis title would be complete without the popular addictive mini-games, and Virtua Tennis 4 on PC is no exception. In between dodging balls, playing poker and rescuing chickens to get that high score, you’ll see the tennis court from a completely different perspective!
Virtua Tennis 4 for PC fully supports the Xbox 360 controller.
GeForce.com offers links to download new version 270.51 beta reference drivers for NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, offering "notable performance gains in standard gaming modes, SLI gaming modes, and 3D Vision gaming modes." Here's word on the improvements: "As you can see in the chart below, we measured performance increases of 11% on the GeForce GTX 580 in our two Just Cause 2 tests, 7% in Civilization V, 6% in Far Cry 2 SLI, 5% in Civilization V SLI, 5% in Left 4 Dead 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 SLI, 4% in H.A.W.X. 2 SLI, and 4% in Mafia 2 SLI."
This trailer from Battlefield 3 offers episode three in the fault line series, which concludes promising a full 12 minute reveal on April 17. The clip shows a little tunnel rat action in a ventilator shaft, some hand to hand combat, and an outdoor firefight. The embedded version follows. Continue here to read the full story.
The Team Fortress 2 Blog has word on the outcome of Valve's chapeaus for charity initiative, saying this has raised over 300K for earthquake and tsunami relief: Wow. Seriously, people, WOW. We knew you had it in you, but we're still amazed you've raised over $300,000 so far.
Take a BOW, TF2 community -- because that is an incredible, frankly astounding, amount of money from a dedicated number of gamers, to one heck of a lot of people in some real need right now. Anytime someone gives you guff about something negative in gaming, you go ahead and point them to this post, because here's some late-breaking damn news: they are wrong and gamers are generous and awesome.
Thanks again, and don't forget, these items are available until April 6.
Battle.net has an updated list of hotfixes implemented over the past several days in World of Warcraft, Blizzard's MMORPG. They show a few changes covering Dungeons & Raids, Guilds, and Quests & Creatures. Thanks Ant.
Games On Net - Devil's Advocate: You Don’t Want Innovation, So Stop Asking For It.
You hear talk about how there are only seven basic plots running throughout the stories we tell in our lives. How many movies can you name that are simply clever re-tellings of a Shakespeare play? And why stop there, when we can dig even deeper and realise that many of Shakespeare’s supposedly epoch-defining works are nothing more than retellings, or ruthless cribbings, of ancient myths and other classical sources? Get used to it: telling, and re-telling stories, is a central pillar of the human condition. People don’t want innovation because people haven’t changed in literally thousands of years - okay, we’ve got better dental hygiene (except for games journalists, maybe) but other than that we’ve still got the same hopes, fears, and special places in our heart for the stories that speak to what it is to be human.
Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
I finally got rid of the pepper-laced suet cake after a couple of weeks, as it turned out to be almost as bird-proof as it was squirrel-proof. I had a couple of regular suet cakes left, so I put one out, and it lasted several days, and I didn't see any squirrels going after it, so I think the peppered cake has the squirrels wary now, which is pretty cool. Now I have a strategy for next winter, as I am going to get a couple of the peppered ones to use at a couple of strategic points during the season to properly train my Pavlov's squirrels.
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