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Steam News announces the release of the Holiday Pack for Bunch of Heroes as new free DLC for the (currently on sale) indie action game. Here's word: These holidays the zombies and aliens of Bunch of Heroes have been naughty, and Santa has a very special present for them: HOT LEAD.
Enter Santa, the jolly man from the north with his special Jollygun. Santa joins Agent Liu, Jared Joe, El Camarada and Captain Smith fighting for Earth's survival against the alien invaders and their zombie army. This new playable character can be used in the Campaign, Survival and the NEW Timed Survival mode.
Become a Hero; Earth needs a bunch of them at least!
SEGA announces plans to release new DLC for Renegade Ops tomorrow, when they will offer the Coldstrike Campaign and The Vehicle Pack for Avalanche Studios' vehicle-based shooter. Word is: SEGA® of America, Inc. are excited to announce details of new premium downloadable content for Renegade Ops™, the story expansion Coldstrike Campaign and The Vehicle Pack*. Play in single player or multiplayer from December 20 on the PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC Digital Download.
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Link of the Day: The Dark Knight Rises Trailer. Thanks nin.
This thread and this one on the Star Wars: The Old Republic carry complaints from users who have received preorder copies of BioWare's MMORPG where the game activation code is unreadable in some cases (perhaps due to a garbled subspace transmission) and completely missing in others. Without codes, players will be unable to access the game after December 22nd, when the two day early access grace period concludes. There are various reports of forum and email replies from support on this topic that indicate this is being addressed to some degree or another, but there are also posts expressing concern that the two different issues (missing versus unreadable codes) are being confused with each other and the possibility that some support responses are dealing with this as if it concerned Origin preorders, which is does not. Thanks nin via Kotaku.
The Steam Holiday Sale is now underway. In addition to savings, this incorporates two promotions, as outlined in these Holiday Sale Instructions. There are new deals each day, listed on the Steam Store Front Page along with a list of mega deals that offer the entire catalogues from several publishers for between 77% and 86% off. Here's word: The Steam Holiday Sale is on now through Sunday, January 1, 2012. In addition to huge savings throughout the store, the 2011 sale features two special promotions that allow you to win like never before.
The Great Gift Pile challenges gamers to complete up to six objectives each day. Completion of each objective grants the chance to win a free game or discount coupons for select games available on Steam. If you don’t win, no worries, you’ll be given a piece of coal. But hold onto that coal!
Why?
Coal is the ticket to enter the Epic Holiday Giveaway. It’s called Epic because the top prize is every game on Steam. The more coal you have, the better your chance of winning. Players may alternatively choose to magically mix their coal into something shiny and new by “crafting” seven pieces into a gift from the Great Gift Pile. So this year receiving coal is a good thing.
Didn’t get what you want? Of course Steam allows you to trade coal and prizes with your friends.
Further details on these events and information on how it’s progressing may be found here.
Complete information on all the savings, daily deals, featured publisher game packs, compilations and more may be found on www.steampowered.com.
BF3Blog has a screenshot from the Wake Island map in the new Return to Karkand DLC for Battlefield 3, suggesting it's a hint that DICE is gearing up to create Battlefield 2143. This is based on the appearance of the number 2143 on a wall, and they note that Battlefield 2142 was tipped with similar Easter eggs in the Battlefield 2: Euro Forces and Armored Fury map packs. Thanks Computer and Video Games.
Codemasters announces they are now accepting applications to beta test F1 Online on the official website for the upcoming free-to-play online Formula One racing simulation. Here's word: By registering for F1 ONLINE: THE GAME’s closed beta, players will have the opportunity to give their feedback and shape game features prior to the game’s worldwide launch in Q1 2012. Fans who are accepted into the closed beta also have the opportunity to earn in-game rewards when F1 ONLINE: THE GAME goes live. Players can register now and see the latest screens and videos from the game at www.F1OnlineTheGame.com. ;
F1 ONLINE: THE GAME will give players the chance to be the driver and the team boss in a game that combines intuitive top-down racing gameplay with a rewarding management game as players create and manage their own team. Fans will compete in online multiplayer races across a range of game modes, including GRAND PRIX™ events and a range of quick-fire challenges and Time Trials. Gamers will be able to track and share their progress via a range of leaderboard and social network features.
Players will have the opportunity to create their own racing team and become immersed in a world of FORMULA ONE™ on a grand scale; choosing their team name, designing a livery and leading the development of a personal franchise. As racer and team boss, they will manage the commercial, research, production and race crew functions required for success on track.
The Star Wars: The Old Republic Website outlines BioWare's concern over reports of long player queues to access Star Wars: The Old Republic, their MMORPG in the midst of its early access period. Here's word from Live Services Executive Producer Jeff Hickman: We know there have been questions about the queues on the servers, so we wanted to take a moment to give you some insight.
In order to ensure that the service would be smooth and stable, we staged how we brought people into the Early Game Access program, adding people in waves. As you know, there are a lot of folks who want to play the game right now and we want to make sure they have lots of people to play with. Balancing this with figuring out when to bring new servers online to help alleviate the size of the queues is part art and part science. On one hand, you do not want people to wait too long – on the other hand, you want to make sure that people have a dynamic, engaging community to play with for long after launch. Either way, we have one clear objective – to make sure folks have fun.
While we can’t promise that there won’t ever be queues, we can promise you that we are taking this matter seriously and constantly reviewing them to make sure that they are manageable and reasonable.
GfK Chart-Track once again offers their list of the top 20 bestselling full-price PC Entertainment titles in the U.K., this time for the week ending December 17, 2011. This week Football Manager 2012 retains the top spot on a ;list where the only change in the top 10 is the eight and nine spots swapping positions. The new all-platforms chart for the same period is almost as stable, with 19 of the top 20 returning from last week.
A Quebec Court of Appeal rules that THQ is permitted to hire former Ubisoft employees with "non-compete clauses in their contracts, reports Develop. This overturns a legal decision from March that prohibited THQ from hiring staff with such language in their agreements. The court ruling says the publisher is "not bound by any non-competition restrictions and was therefore free to solicit any Ubisoft employee," as long as this "did not amount to unfair competition."
Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
I'd be happier if one of them didn't victimize the Giants, but all the upsets in the NFL yesterday were an awesome example of why I enjoy tackle football so much. The undefeated Packers getting their first loss on the same day the winless Colts tallied their first victory? The only thing that could have been cooler than that is if that happened because the two were playing each other.
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