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The Homefront Website has details on The Rock, upcoming DLC for Homefront, Kaos Studios' first-person shooter. They say this will come "first" to Xbox 360, but presumably to other platforms at sometime after that. When reading the following feature list, remember, losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and f the prom queen: Fall in soldier! Command has issued orders to capture two all new Homefront® Multiplayer maps - Alcatraz and Bridge, as well as new areas to dominate the enemy in Team Deathmatch. We’re going to take back San Francisco, one piece at a time:
• Alcatraz - America’s most infamous prison becomes the site of fierce close-quarters fighting.
• Bridge – A combined arms effort to secure the North Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge and surrounding area, large-scale warfare at its best!
• Waterway – Wage war atop storefronts and in the streets of the Spillway, where every inch feels like a mile.
• Overpass – Battle in a fan-favorite Ground Control space for the first time in Team Deathmatch!
The Bethesda Blog announces that the Old World Blues DLC for Fallout New Vegas is now available through Steam. The announcement includes an extensive look at what this project represents written by Chris Avellone, and here's a bit from that: There is an expression in the wasteland called “Old World Blues.” It refers to those obsessed with the past they can’t see the present, much less the future for what it is. Their eyes are like pilot lights, guttering and spent, the realities of their world continuing on around them as they stare into the past.
Old World Blues is built around the history of Fallout games we’ve worked on. It’s history-that’s-created-history, with a dash of what might have been from past games, media, and design documents from Fallout 1, 2, and past Fallout projects given new life. From Lobotomites, DNA splicing, Cazadores, Night Stalkers, where-the-hell-did-those-plants-in-the-Mojave-come-from, the scientific enclave of Big MT itself, Proton weapons, and giant robotic scorpions, all of these things formed the nucleus of taking a trip into the past-is-present Fallout universe to see a slice of the Old World that’s been fenced in and feeding on itself for far too long. We wanted you to see the context and homages to the Fallout universe in a scientific preserve, both from the distant Fallout past to more recent adventures in New Vegas and the DLCs. As you’ll discover, Big MT (or the Big “Empty”) is filled with what-might-have-been… and all that was lost that potentially could have made a better world for all. There’s an undercurrent of the blues all around Big MT… but if you’re strong enough, you can change it, and the whole meaning of Old World Blues forever.
Paradox Interactive announces that Supreme Ruler: Cold War is now available via digital distribution, offering this Cold War strategy game from Battlegoat Studios. Word is: "Now is the time to choose which faction you will control and which strategies you will employ to safeguard your way of life and that of your country's. As leader of the United States or the Soviet Union, you must make the correct decisions to successfully navigate your country through this dangerous historical era." The release trailer celebrates the launch, and here's a feature list:
- Play as the United States or Soviet Union in Campaign Mode
- Control any Nation in Post-World War II Era in Sandbox Mode
- Use Diplomacy, Trade and Espionage to influence the policies of other nations
- Research new Technologies to give your nation an edge
- Grow and Modernize your Economy
- Control Military production and deployment, or let your Ministers take care of the details
- Experience the redesigned GUI with improved On-Map feedback and streamlined controls
- And when Diplomacy Fails… Sophisticated Real-Time Strategic and Tactical Control of your Military Forces!
The Bethesda Blog has word that the promised Windows stats are now live on the Brink Statistics Site. There's a FAQ explaining what stats are recorded and answering other questions about how this works.
Battle.net has word that a new patch is now live in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, updating Blizzard's real-time stratety sequel to version 1.3.5. The change list follows. Continue here to read the full story.
The promised (albeit overdue) patch is now available for Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity/Diplomacy, updating Ironclad's space strategy game to version 1.3. Word is: "This is a major gameplay update for Sins that practically rewrites much of the original design and balance for the game." These patch notes outline the changes, and warn that the new version breaks saved games and replays.
The Bethesda Blog announces the release of the Prey 2 Trailer w/ Developer Commentary – Part 1, offering more insight into the upcoming first-person shooter sequel. Word is: "Following our live-action and CG trailers, we’ve put up part 1 of our developer commentary for both trailers — featuring game director Chris Rhinehart. The video is now up on our YouTube Channel. Be on the lookout for Part 2 on our Prey 2 Facebook — coming soon!"
The Forgotten Hope Website offers a new version 2.4 of this realism modification for Battlefield 2. Here's what they say about the release: "On a final note, we hope you enjoy the new patch and have some great times while playing with the new content. Also, be sure to drop by our public forums and voice your opinions on the new version. If you have any questions about the torrent, the installer, or Forgotten Hope 2.4 in general, you can always join us on our IRC channel, Teamspeak 2 server (IP: 80.190.246.166:20019) or our public forums and will we do our best to help you out. Thank you, and see you on the battlefield!" Thanks Ant.
A new version 0.96 of the Project Reality modification for Battlefield 2 is now available. Word is: "Please note that this version comes in two separate types. If you have Project Reality: BF2 0.95 already installed, you simply need to download and install the v0.95 to v0.96 "Patch". Otherwise, if you have any previous versions, or you do not have Project Reality: BF2 installed at all, you will need to download the v0.96 'Full' installers, which comes in 3 separate parts due to the sheer amount of content in Project Reality: BF2. All three parts must be installed in order to play if you use the 'Full' installers." Thanks Ant.
Games
- Cubetastic on Impulse.
- Lucid on Steam.
- New Free to Play - War Inc. Battlezone on Steam.
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath on GOG.com.
- Supreme Ruler Cold War on Impulse.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution Ulthwé Pack on Steam.
Patches
- The Ball on Steam. Save 75%.
- DOOM III on Impulse. Save 75%.
- Dwarfs! on Steam. Save 75%.
- GRID on Steam. Save 67%.
- The Longest Journey on GOG.com. Save 60%.
- Lucid on Steam. Save 20%.
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- Need for Speed SHIFT 2 on Direct2Drive. Save 40%.
- Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 on Direct2Drive.
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Bundle on Direct2Drive.
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction Deluxe Edition (Mac) on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- QUAKE 4 on Impulse. Save 75%.
Still on sale (previously reported). Continue here to read the full story.
Link of the Day: Terminator 2: The Musical. NSFW. Thanks Ant.
2K Games announces a new release date for The Darkness II, saying Digital Extremes' comic-based shooter sequel is now expected on February 7, 2012 in North America, and February 10, 2012 elsewhere. The supernatural game was previously expected this October, but no reason is provided for the setback. They also announce plans to show off The Darkness II at the San Diego Comic-Con.
The Call of Duty XP Website now offers the promised sales of tickets to Call of Duty XP, this September's Call of Duty-themed being held in Los Angeles, California. Individuals can purchase up to two tickets, which provide entrance to both days of the gathering, and, other than food and beverage sales, access to all scheduled events (including the $1 million tournament). Tickets are be $150.00 USD each, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Call of Duty Endowment charity, and attendees must be at least 18 years of age. Also, the promised Call of Duty: Elite beta signups are underway, but according to their FAQ: "The Call of Duty Elite beta will be starting on Xbox 360. Stay tuned for more information on the PS3 start date."
In the announcement that the console versions of Call of Juarez: The Cartel are now available in North America, Ubisoft reveals that the Windows version is expected in this territory on September 13. There were previous indications the PC edition of Techland's modern-day wild-west shooter was scheduled for release next month, but as far as we know that was never confirmed.
Square Enix reveals plans for a free-to-play MMOG based on the Championship Manager series of soccer/association football simulations, reports MCV. This is in development at Beautiful Game Studios and China’s Shanda Games, and will be playable from within any standard web-browser. The game does not yet have a release date, and its initial launch is only planned for China, but, if successful, an international launch is expected to follow.
Klaatu barada nikto! Futuremark Games Studio announces Unstoppable Gorg, a tower defense game coming to Windows, Xbox 360, an iPad at some unspecified future date. The Unstoppable Gorg Website is online, offering a teaser trailer, each of which show off the retro style that accompanies the game's setting, which they paradoxically describe as an "AUTHENTIC homage to the sci-fi films of the 1940s and 50s." Here's a bit: Futuremark Games Studio presents Unstoppable Gorg, a thrilling new space defense game coming to PC, Xbox LIVE Arcade and iPad. In Unstoppable Gorg you defend our solar system from the relentless march of a fearsome alien race by sending satellites into orbit around planets, moons and space stations. Unlike other tower defense style games, in Unstoppable Gorg you can move your satellites even after you have placed them. When the Gorg armada attacks you can move your satellites around their orbits to best defend against each wave, a convention defying mechanic that brings new vitality and interaction to the tower defense genre.
Size Five Games ( Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please!) announce, The Swindle, a steampunk-themed physics-based platformer coming to Windows and Xbox 360 at some undetermined future date. The announcement is short, so here's the whole thing, v-word and all: Award-winning indie studio Size Five Games, the minds behind controversial Sex Ed Shoot-‘em-Up “Privates” and hit point-and-click adventures “Ben There, Dan That!” and “Time Gentlemen, Please!” have announced their next project: The Swindle.
“The Swindle is a Steampunk physics-based platformer that plays a little bit like Deus Ex mixed with Sonic the Hedgehog” said Dan Marshall, head of Size Five Games. “I wanted to make something no one’s done before, and I’m pretty sure this fits the bill...”
Players will be charged with infiltrating various facilities and hacking computers to steal money, before making their escape. All that glorious cash can then be spent on upgrading equipment, giving you access to new areas where you can nick even more goodies.
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- Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad on GameSpy.
We had a blackout here in the BlueTower last night, which shouldn't have been too much of a surprise, since we were in the midst of one of the bigger electrical storms so far this summer. Luckily, it only lasted an hour or so... the overhead power lines around here can be vulnerable to lightning strikes and falling tree limbs, but at least they're easily accessed for repairs.
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