| Elven Legacy Developer Diary #1 | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 18:16 by Jamie Davey |  Comments: 2 |
 Max Bodrikov, Producer of Elven Legacy, discusses the revolutionary camera system of Elven Legacy in an exclusive Developer Diary only available on Strategy Informer. Elven Legacy delivers a world filled with magic, and a thrilling onlinear storyline, gauged to provide many hours of gameplay for strategy enthusiasts. Through an epic quest to restore the former glory of the Elven race, this fantasy strategy game offers both depth and scope, all in colorful and inspirational settings. | |
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| Rockstar's GTA IV on PC riddled with woe, users complain of bugs | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 07:24 by Technet2k | Comments: 12 |
 Tragedy has struck Niko Bellic's antics on the desktop as scores of users are flooding forums with numerous texture, performance and even installation issues.
Even powerful gaming rigs are being limited in graphics settings as the game won't let users set their desired options, though luckily this can be overridden with a command line. | |
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| Games for Windows Live Marketplace platform gets go for launch | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 06:34 by Technet2k | Comments: 6 |
 Microsoft has finally opened the doors to its online bazaar of gaming content, but this time it's for PC gamers and not those shifty console customers.
Currently the North American marketplace has a Viva Pinata PC demo available while Europe gets a Kane & Lynch one instead. It'll also include game DLC, videos and more. | |
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| Valve bare retail sales numbers, still keeping Steam figures quiet | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 06:23 by Technet2k | Comments: 8 |
 The independent juggernaut developer Valve has published some of their retail numbers but is still keeping digital units sold under wraps.
They have a definite Half-Life theme as there's no listing of Left 4 Dead and also the figures don't include PC versions of Team Fortress 2, Portal and Half-Life 2: Episode 2. | |
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| SingStar's Bozek is still working the "social, mass-market space" | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 06:01 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Ex-Sony and SingStar lady Paulina Bozek started work at Atari six months ago and they're keeping her new project a big secret, but Bozek reveals at least it's multiplatform.
She teased at the Atari event in London that she's working on something "brand new" and that its "very much" a social game. Bozek has been given the lead to setup Atari London. | |
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| Microsoft more nurturing of "cool creative ideas" than rival Sony | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 05:46 by Technet2k | Comments: 9 |
 Microsoft Game Studios' Kudo Tsunoda has said he finds it the "best place" there is for creative minds to be "supported" by game makers.
He reveals that Sony wasn't alluring enough compared to what Microsoft had to offer when he left publishing giant EA. So "why the heck would" he not want to work at MGS? | |
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| Pioneer's 400GB Blu-ray discs are readable by current BD players | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 05:16 by Technet2k | Comments: 4 |
 According to Pioneer these new discs are thanks to a "breakthrough in material of reflective layers." The 400GB discs have 16 different layers to them.
The best part is they claim compatibility with current Blu-ray Disc players which hopefully includes the PlayStation 3's own hardware. This new "super" disc coming in 2010. | |
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| Valve's Newell sees "groundswell to abandon" DRM in PC market | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 04:46 by Technet2k | Comments: 7 |
 Gabe Newell, president of Valve no less, has replied to a fan by email that reportedly makes Newell's stance on PC DRM tactics quite clear indeed; "just dumb."
He argues the goal should be making it easier for gamers to play their games, and not "decreasing the value of a product" by having DRM that might not let them at all. | |
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| Race Driver: GRID 8 Ball Downloadable Content Launches | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 04:31 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Codemasters today announced the launch of the new downloadable "8 Ball" premium content pack for Race Driver: GRID. The 8 Ball pack will be available today, Thursday 4th December, from Xbox LIVE Marketplace (800 Microsoft Points) and from the PlayStation Network (£6.29 / €7.99 / $9.99). True to the original game's quality ethos, the 8 Ball pack delivers eight superb high performance new cars to drive in the game's "Race Day" mode and online races. New featured cars include the McLaren F1 GTR, TVR Cerbera Speed 12, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, Honda S2000, Nissan GT-R (S-G2008), VW Nardo, Pontiac Firebird Trans AM and the Volvo C30. | |
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| Ken Levine: Industry needs to work on making PC market more "broadly successful" | |
| Posted: 04.12.2008 03:06 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 4 |
 Talking with Forbes, 2K Boston's Ken Levine has asked for the industry to start working on making the PC market more "broadly successful". Levine finds that he is more comfortable when sitting with a mouse and keyboard two inches away from the monitor. "I wish the industry could find a way to make PC gaming more broadly successful," said Levine. "There are so many challenges for PC gaming - the complications from systems specifications to the drivers - most people look at PC games and say, 'What are you talking about?'" | |
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