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| Codemasters announces first DLC for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 08:26 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 10 |
 Codemasters have told Strategy Informer that it will release the first Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising downloadable content for the PC tomorrow, with a patch update planned too. This DLC will also be coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3, but PC users will be the only ones getting it for free. | |
| Hans Zimmer: We "can't question" games as an art form any longer | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 07:04 by Technet2k | Comments: 8 |
 Hugely known Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer has given his full thumbs up to videogames as a legitimate art form, "absolutely".
Movies and theatre have "found their own place" as art, and so has videogaming. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 his first game project. | |
| Rumour-mill: Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is heading for XBLA | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 06:34 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 According to the LinkedIn profile of Microsoft's Rebecca Heineman, a Lead Software Development Engineer, the Duke is XBLA bound.
Heineman was one of Interplay's 1983 founders. A cache of a forum post attributed to her reveals she is/had worked on the Duke project. | |
| Clip of FASA's canned Shadowrun emerges, was singeplayer reboot | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 06:22 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 The cancelled singleplayer project 'Shadowrun: The Awakening' from ex-developer FASA has had some footage leak onto the Internet.
This reboot was ditched in favour of the multiplayer-only release in '07. FASA Studios was developing The Awakening for Xbox 360 and PC. | |
| Valve: No glows in L4D2 Realism mode, true challenge to team work | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 05:59 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Developer Valve has revealed some of the specifics of the Realism mode in Left 4 Dead 2, saying it's not restricted to Expert or Hard difficulty.
It's more about being "challenged as a team," and to just make things harder to kill is "less interesting," says Valve boss Chet Faliszek. | |
| Modern Warfare 2 falls to pirates, illegal copies doing the rounds | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 05:46 by Technet2k | Comments: 13 |
 Infinity Ward's latest Call of Duty instalment is now in the hands of software swashbucklers, almost a week ahead of its official release date.
So far it would appear the illegal trouble is isolated to the Xbox 360 version of Modern Warfare 2. Microsoft has stepped up perma-bans. | |
| Rare's sights "trained on Natal," hopeful of some "genre evolution" | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 04:39 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 GoldenEye developer Rare is experimenting with Project Natal right now, which they call "a great opportunity" to break fresh ground.
It will also let studios "exercise some genre evolution," which UK-based Rare hopes they can achieve. Project Natal is due in fall 2010. | |
| GameStop let slip Bad Company 2 beta date, info "later this week" | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 06:51 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 US retailer GameStop accidentally boasted a pre-order treat for Bad Company 2, blabbing about the PS3 beta starting November 19th.
This promotion was pulled but the Internet has it now. EA are coy but pledge "more details later this week," are to be revealed for fans. | |
| Valve declare Left 4 Dead/Team Fortress crossover with Bill's hat | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 06:38 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Yes, developer Valve has gone mad with power. They've promised Bill's L4D hat to Team Fortress 2 players if you pre-order L4D2.
This "momentous event" is already available for those who've pre-ordered already, so just fire up your next game of TF2 for Bill's hat. | |
| Doom cover artist Don Ivan Punchatz passes away, he was aged 73 | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 06:29 by Technet2k | Comments: 8 |
 You may not know the man but his work won't be easily forgotten, particularly for gamers. Artist Don Ivan Punchatz gave us Doom.
He was the cover artist for the original shooter of hellish demons. Had Punchatz known it would make "a jillion smackers"... | |
| Modern Warfare 2 cheap thanks to retailer deals, smart consumers | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 05:48 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Publisher Activision has been criticized for the high RRP of Modern Warfare 2, but some retailer deals cut its price by over half its tag.
What's more is that supermarkets in the UK are likely to slash the price deep, with ASDA already having done so with FIFA 10. | |
| Spector: Eidos refused sale of Deus Ex, 'were and are' stories left | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 04:22 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Warren Spector, creator of Deus Ex, reveals he hasn't quite moved on from the sci-fi series and even tried to buy it from Eidos.
They wouldn't part with Deus Ex though, with Spector saying there "were and still are" stories he'd "like to tell." Deus Ex 3 in 2010. | |
| Left 4 Dead 2 Demo available for Gold Members on Xbox Live | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 04:13 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
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| Infinity pull F.A.G.S. trailer from net, its "core gag is great" though | |
| Posted: 02.11.2009 10:01 by Technet2k | Comments: 6 |
 An intended humorous trailer for Modern Warfare 2 has backfired a little for developer Infinity Ward, and so they've done their best to wipe it out. It's all about F.A.G.S. you see. That's the "Fight Against Grenade Spam." Bowling admits the end is "a bit too far" from the jokes origin and "appreciates" the raised issues. | |
| Valve confirms Avatar Awards from Left 4 Dead 2, but no weapons | |
| Posted: 02.11.2009 09:44 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Chet Faliszek of Valve has given the nod and said yes, that Avatar Awards are given when you accomplish things for 360 Left 4 Dead 2, although you "can't have weapons". Valve believed they were doing something others had already done, but realised that wasn't the case as "no one knew" what they were talking about. | |
| Infinity Ward say Modern Warfare 2 leaderboard "reset is in order" | |
| Posted: 02.11.2009 09:39 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Robert Bowling of developer Infinity Ward has twittered they'll be wiping those leaderboard and levels clean ready for the full launch, which is to ensure "no unfair advantages" gained. How is it unfair? Well Modern Warfare 2 has shown up in the usual circles, illegally, for the Xbox 360. Microsoft has come down hard again on pirates. | |
| EA will be releasing Dead Space 2 "next year," says Reuters article | |
| Posted: 30.10.2009 05:59 by Technet2k | Comments: 4 |
 According to Reuters' news piece, publisher EA will be retailing next year with Dead Space 2 in their line-up. The horror sci-fi is returning with a full sequel to alien slaying, they say.
The project has been revealed before, albeit unofficially, through a developer's LinkedIn profile. Visceral Games has been coy when discussing things past Dead Space: Extraction. | |
| Rumour-mill: PC demo code reveals DLC packs for Left 4 Dead 2? | |
| Posted: 30.10.2009 05:42 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Obviously blowing the surprise of possible avatar award goodies wasn't enough, as now determined data mining survivalists have uncovered what appear to be error messages.
These errors appear when gamers don't have Left 4 Dead 2 DLC maps installed, with the code mentioning the 'Miracle Pack' and 'Apocalyptic Pack', and offers to download them. | |
| Modern Warfare 2 evokes "atrocities of terrorism," can be skipped | |
| Posted: 29.10.2009 06:00 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Publisher Activision has come out in defence of the leaked game scene, where players can take part in the massacre of civilians, as part of the "deep and gripping" narrative.
Players face a terrorist threat bringing the world "to the brink of collapse," and that scene was designed to "evoke the atrocities". Gamers are warned of the scene, and offered to skip it. | |
| Avid fans pull apart Left 4 Dead 2 demo, discover "Avatar Awards" | |
| Posted: 29.10.2009 05:46 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Vavle 's Left 4 Dead 2 is releasing on Xbox 360 and PC, with pre-order demos now live for impatient fans. These same fans have been peeking into the demo uncompressed.
They've discovered hidden away in text files that Left 4 Dead 2 seems to support rewards for Avatars on Xbox 360, and it's revealed how some are awarded. Valve is yet to comment. | |
