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| Product quiz reveals ambitious DLC for Mass Effect 2, new worlds | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 06:58 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 BioWare has already announced they have long-term DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, but now Mass Effect 2 looks to be getting the same.
A Microsoft Expert Zone quiz for retailers reveals big DLC coming to the sci-fi sequel, like new worlds, characters, gear packs and more. | |
| Gearbox patch Xbox 360 Borderlands, "will deploy fixes" to others | |
| Posted: 30.10.2009 07:40 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Developer Gearbox Software have updated the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands with bug fixes, with the PS3 and PC editions to follow suit soon enough the studio affirms to users.
I'm sure Xbox 360 gamers are glad to hear the "introductory quests" should always progress as intended now, as will fellow platforms. They're "continuing work on support updates". | |
| Petition springs up for PC Space Marine, Relic tease gamer impact | |
| Posted: 29.10.2009 08:13 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Developer Relic Entertainment has said they're "always looking at feedback" from the community, and tease that a continued "strong desire" for PC could yield something.
An online petition is currently floating on the Internet, and it hopes to convince team Relic to bring their upcoming Warhammer 40K: Space Marine action/RPG to PC as well as console. | |
| Game-crippling bug found in Borderlands, there "isn't a fix just yet" | |
| Posted: 28.10.2009 07:20 by Technet2k | Comments: 8 |
 A rather nasty bug has been found in Borderlands, and not the colourful type you smoosh with guns or fists in-game. This bug is linked to all three platforms when going online.
It can cause, though it's frequency is "very low", all character skills to be wiped clean. Developer Gearbox hope to "repair as much" character data loss as possible, when fixed. | |
| Gearbox says "internal mix-up" cause of Aussie Borderlands censor | |
| Posted: 28.10.2009 05:22 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The Steam version of Gearbox Software's colourful Borderlands, the one with all those guns in it, wasn't intentionally edited for censorship at all. It's all just a pre-load mistake.
For gamers Down Under, the pre-loading period for Borderlands was giving them an "incorrect version" to download. It's been replaced now, and so 2K asks you delete and re-download. | |
| Rumour-mill: Amazon UK shows Interplay classics re-releasing soon | |
| Posted: 27.10.2009 07:08 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Retailer Amazon has its UK website showing some interesting wares, for this week no less, that Interplay is re-releasing a tide of old RPG gems in single and bundle form.
Oldies like Plane Scape Torment, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and Icewind Dale have been listed, with the new PEGI ratings. They're scheduled for release October 30th, with full XP and Vista support. | |
| BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins goes gold, PS3 "alongside" others | |
| Posted: 26.10.2009 08:50 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 The impending early November arrival of Dragon Age: Origins will be simultaneous across Xbox 360,PS3 and PC announces BioWare. The PS3 version won't be held back after all.
That news may be true for North America but the RPG developer is yet to extend the joy to UK shores, saying they'll have something "on that shortly." It's out November 6th in Europe. | |
| Rumour-mill: Elder Scrolls V set 200 years after Oblivion, hints book | |
| Posted: 26.10.2009 08:35 by Technet2k | Comments: 6 |
 Developer Bethesda is keeping any activity on a new Elder Scrolls game very close to their chest, but a newly synopsised novel from Greg Keyes has given fans a whooping hint.
The Elder Scrolls: Infernal City, Keyes' book, "partly bridges the gap" between Oblivion and the "next game". The events in the novel itself are set 45 years after The Elder Scrolls IV. | |
| BioWare reveal PS3 Dragon Age: Origins for November 17th in US | |
| Posted: 23.10.2009 06:49 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate is almost upon us, and developer BioWare has finally put PS3 gamer minds at ease by confirming a solid release date for their copies.
It will be arriving on Xbox 360 and PC early November. Bioware's Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuck will be having a livechat with the EU PlayStation.Blog later today, revealing something. | |
| Interplay countersuits Bethesda, cites terms violated and bad faith | |
| Posted: 22.10.2009 06:43 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Fallout IP holder Bethesda brought legal proceedings against Interplay for contractual breaches, no less than ten apparently, but now Interplay is angry enough to countersue.
They allege Bethesda went around blabbing to business partners that Interplay had no licensing rights, in bad faith, causing them a lot more financial hardship. Wants IP back. | |
| BioWare date Mass Effect 2 for late January, spill on pre-order loot | |
| Posted: 19.10.2009 05:30 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Commander Shepard's return has been confirmed as January 29th in the UK and Europe, with developer BioWare also unveiling what pre-order goodies come with Mass Effect 2.
Terminus Gear and Inferno Armour each have their perks and will be available from retailers yet to be named, as DLC. Mass Effect 2 is BioWare's 'Empire Strikes Back' chapter. | |
| Alpha Protocol is officially delayed, Sega push RPG to "Spring 2010" | |
| Posted: 16.10.2009 06:18 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Obsidian Entertainment's action-RPG Alpha Protocol was scheduled to be imminently with us, but then retailers went and started slapping a 2010 date on it. Sega finally speaks.
The publisher confirms the game no longer has a home in '09, and it'll instead be releasing in spring 2010. Obsidian "very happy" it has been delayed to give it the "best chance" next year. | |
| Gearbox announce Borderlands first DLC, it's got zombie trouble | |
| Posted: 16.10.2009 05:54 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Next week for Xbox 360 and PS3, Gearbox's colourful Borderlands will launch and then it arrives for PC gamers the week after that. The first DLC piece has just been tattled on.
It'll involve a whole region swarming with zombies, where the player will have to help out a Dr. Zed. Quests are about trying to "cure the inhabitants" of this unfortunate turn of events. | |
| Runic "big fans" of Steam, Torchlight now available on it "day one" | |
| Posted: 14.10.2009 06:57 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Developer Runic planned a 30 day exclusivity period where the action-RPG and Diablo-like Torchlight would only sell on the official site, before migrating to platforms like Steam.
Things have changed. Runic say it's important it becomes as "widely available as possible" and so will be "starting day one" on Steam. This first game from Runic is on sale October 27th. | |
| Bioware: "We would love to revisit Jade Empire" | |
| Posted: 13.10.2009 09:01 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 6 |
 In an interview with Strategy Informer, Lead Designer of Dragon Age: Origins, Mike Laidlaw, said that Jade Empires is a favourite among the staff of Bioware and that the firm would love to revisit it. "We will certainly announce it if it’s going to be coming out. At this point, Jade Empire is a staff favourite and a lot of us love it, so we’d love to revisit it at some point. But right now, we are very focused on Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2." said Laidlaw. | |
| Dragon Age: Origin's Collector's Edition exclusive to GAME in UK | |
| Posted: 13.10.2009 07:33 by Technet2k | Comments: 6 |
 High street retailer GAME has the exclusive for BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins, as they're the only ones to be peddling us the Collector's Edition next month, here in the UK.
Everyone else can go suck regular lemons. The CE contains a 'Making of' DVD with the game, which comes in a "Plastic Collectors Box". Also the soundtrack, wallpaper, tips and more. | |
| Runic "fantasize" dungeon crawler Torchlight getting XBLA release | |
| Posted: 09.10.2009 07:27 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 From the scorched earth that was Flagship Studios, a new development team arose and called themselves Runic Games. Torchlight is their project, an RPG not unlike Diablo.
It's currently slated for PC release at the end of October as a budget download game, but one with heavy emphasising on community mod tools. Torchlight would "do great" on XBLA. | |
| The Witcher 2 not White Wolf, fan expectations pile on "pressure" | |
| Posted: 08.10.2009 06:30 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 CD Projekt says Rise of the White Wolf "remains suspended" and not scrapped. They won't discuss how the internal video of the Witcher sequel leaked; a "bittersweet" outcome.
They enjoy how excited the fans are to get "their mitts on it," though knowing how expectant fans are becoming puts "a lot of pressure" on CD Projekt. Similarities equal differences. | |
| Free DLC revealed for Dragon Age: Origins | |
| Posted: 08.10.2009 04:32 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 BioWare has revealed that it'll release three lots of downloadable content ready for the 6th November when Dragon Age: Origins launches. Two of these will be free, but only available to those who purchase a brand new copy of the game on PC, PS3 or Xbox 360, which BioWare hopes will help beat piracy. The paid DLC is called Warden's Keep, but will be available for free to those that purchase the Deluxe Edition. Else it will cost you 560 MS Points, and $7 on PC. PS3 owners will also pay $7, but will have to wait until late November before they can play. | |
| Dragon Age: Origins Character Creator on the way | |
| Posted: 05.10.2009 07:11 by Nick Akerman | Comments: 1 |
 Bioware has announced that a Dragon Age: Origins Character Creator will be released on October 13th, giving PC users the chance to design their characters in anticipation of the game's release in November. "What we have managed to do is get the awesome BioWare dev dudes/dudettes to break off the Dragon Age: Origins Character Creator from the main game so you can download it as a separate application to your PC," explained BioWare community coordinator Chris Priestly. | |
