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| No Dedicated Server Support for Rage? | |
| Posted: 06.11.2009 07:31 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 4 |
 Following on from the Modern Warfare 2 trend, id Software co-founder and technical wiz John Carmack has confirmed that the developer doesn't plan to add dedicated server support for the multiplayer component of Rage. "It's not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don’t think we will have dedicated servers," said Carmack, talking to Variety. | |
| Second hand Xbox 360's could be banned from XBL, says MS | |
| Posted: 05.11.2009 07:56 by Joe Robinson | Comments: 7 |
 Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has been warning gamers against buying second-hand Xbox 360's, saying that they may not be able to connect to Xbox Live. He hints at the fact that these system could be collateral damage in the company's on-going battle against modified consoles... | |
| Possible New Halo Game? | |
| Posted: 05.11.2009 07:03 by Joe Robinson | Comments: 4 |
 343 Industries, the internal division Microsoft created to look after the Halo franchise after Bungie went independent, is now looking to fill several staff positions. Whilst nothing official has been announced, these latest hirings could indicate a new Halo title is on the way, which would also be the first created by this new studio... | |
| More Modern Warfare 2 Cutbacks | |
| Posted: 05.11.2009 06:39 by Joe Robinson | Comments: 8 |
 First the prices go up, then the dedicated servers are dropped, and now this. Infinity War seems to be trying to push the boundaries of fan tolerance to their limits as they revealed yet another cutback for Modern Warfare 2. The developer has announced that online games of Modern Warfare 2 will only support a maximum of 18 players, bringing it down to par with it's console counter part... | |
| Assassin's Creed: Lineage short movie breaks record on YouTube | |
| Posted: 05.11.2009 06:37 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 4 |
 Ubisoft has announced that the first Assassin's Creed: Lineage short movie that made its debut on YouTube on October 27, 2009, was the most watched video on YouTube with over 1.7 million views worldwide in a period of 24 hours. | |
| Namco to patch Tekken 6 Online | |
| Posted: 05.11.2009 06:26 by Joe Robinson | Comments: 0 |
 Namco Bandai has pledged to fix the issues surrounding laggy online play with their newest title, Tekken 6. The latest in a popular beat-em up franchise, Tekken 6 was criticised at review for having poor connectivity online... | |
| Ubisoft hints at more Assassin's Creed for 2010 | |
| Posted: 05.11.2009 05:28 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 Ubisoft executive Alain Martinez has been talking about what we can expect to see from the Assassin's Creed series in 2010 during a conference call with investors. Martinez said in reply to the subject; "There might be something around Assassin's Creed, and you mentioned that there will be a movie of Prince of Persia." There's the PC version of Assassin's Creed 2 in early 2010, but that's all we know about. | |
| 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. | |
| Novelist Richard Morgan working with EA, 'consulting on 3 games' | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 06:50 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Cyberpunk sci-fi author Richard Morgan has signed with publisher EA to pen a script "for a particular game" already in the pipeline he reveals.
The Altered Carbon author also lets slip, without violating his NDA, that he's to "consult on three" different games. Crysis 2 is a possibility. | |
| 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. | |
| Viacom: Rock Band sales "are improving" but slower than predicted | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 05:33 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The Rock Band franchise, rival to Activision's Guitar Hero, isn't the financial power Viacom would like it to be but it's getting there, slowly.
The Beatles: Rock Band had a "great launch" but hopes for more with "marketing dollars" on the way. Franchise could see profit this Q4. | |
| Telltale celebrate 20 years of Wallace & Gromit, free episode given | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 04:58 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The clay animation duo has hit two decades old and in celebration, developer Telltale Games is giving an entire episode away for free.
Only for this week though, as well as discounting the full Wallace & Gromit season, with donations given to charities for each sale made. | |
| Microsoft: "Nothing to announce about a public program for Xbox Live Rewards" | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 04:45 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Microsoft has told Strategy Informer that the Xbox Live Rewards feature is part of a pilot program, and is only available to a small group from its global Xbox Live community. Microsoft doesn't have any plans for a public program at this time. The statement read; "The Xbox Live Rewards Web site is part of a pilot program we're testing with a small group from our global Xbox Live community. We are always exploring new ways to provide the most value to our members, but have nothing to announce about a public program at this time." | |
| 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. | |
| THQ: Early 2010 all about the "core audience", has three titles due | |
| Posted: 04.11.2009 04:25 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Publisher THQ is excited to see the other side of Christmas because they've got three games releasing in Q1 2010, all for the core.
The recent signing of sci-fi shooter Metro 2033 is "another fantastic addition" to THQ's portfolio, joining Darksiders and MX vs ATV. | |
| Sky Player to be relaunched gradually | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 10:55 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Microsoft has confirmed that the Sky Player for Xbox Live is being relaunched gradually for all Xbox 360 customers. The service was meant to launch last month, but problems prevented this due to high demand. Some customers aren't able to access the service, but Microsoft says that "tens of thousands more will be added each day, until the service is available to all." | |
