Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is being released on July 27, 2010 almost everywhere. :2thumbsup:
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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is being released on July 27, 2010 almost everywhere. :2thumbsup:
EA Sports finds a new way to milk players. How far will they go before someone cuts their greedy throat?
From their website:Quote:
Originally Posted by Meneldil
Fixed their answer for them. :beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by EA
Basically, they're trying to add $10 to the cost of buying the game used. I can appreciate their conundrum- Gamestop's used game sales completely screw over game developers/publishers, but I don't like that they're basically changing "premium" content and online functionality into DLC. What's next? The final boss of games will require a one-time use activation code?
SHHHH!!! You're not supposed to say that... Who knows they might read this and make it true.
That made me laugh :D
http://www.hiwiller.com/2010/04/29/i...igned-in-2010/
The Facebook integration made me laugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meneldil
Stronghold 3 is coming out in Spring 2011. Maybe they'll get it right this time.
CA's next game is... a sports game?
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010...ham-total-war/
I don't know how well that forum will fit in around here...
Thankfully, a CA employee has told me that basically the Australian studio is not affiliated with Total War, they're basically just a sega studio under the CA name.Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
Oh good, so this game might have decent AI and mod support?Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
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Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good
:laugh4: I've got no idea, I just know that the Aussie studio aint working on Total War games anymore.
Shogun 2: Total War?
Plagiarised from RPS:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010...n-2-total-war/
There’s a couple of leaks which seem to point towards it. Firstly, as reported by Kotaku, a Sega PR booked a trade show appointment with Turkish site Oyungezer for Shogun 2. Secondly, a press-release for it appeared on TWCenter, apparently leaked. The thread’s been removed though still shows up on google, but has been mirrored all over the place. We’ll only know at E3 – or with PC Gamer’s next cover, whichever comes first. The leaked alleged press-release is below, plus some initial thoughts…
Shogun 2 is confirmed!
At RPS: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010...ed/#more-31352
And by a snazy new video on the Total War website, here: http://www.totalwar.com/
Edit:
And here, at Sega: http://www.sega.co.uk/news/?n=4289
Love some of the comments on RPS!Quote:
Originally Posted by alh_p
Unlike NTW I will at least keep my eyes on Shogun 2 to see if it gets any good. Although I'd rather see Shogun 1 (and Medieval 1) on gog.com.
YES PLEASEQuote:
Originally Posted by Krusader
Or at least patches that let you play them on non-ancient graphics cards!
As to Shogun 2, I have full faith in CA's ability to market the hell out of it. But that's about it. The heroes bit sounds dumb, too.
GamersGate has Shogun, not MTW though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Krusader
But does it work with new graphics cards? If not, then no point in buying, as I already have original Shogun and Mongol Invasion CDs.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnhughthom
After purchasing I have found the answer to that is no.
Valve are the biggest trolls in the video game industry, i will believe it when i'm downloading it from steam.Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
Wait, what about Episode 3?
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the plot that was intended for Ep 3 just became part of HL3. HL2 is pretty old now and it makes sense that Valve have a new engine up their sleeves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Azathoth
Portal 2 has been delayed until 2011. Article is worth reading, because the press release is rather unusual.
[edit] Press release in full:
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VALVE ANNOUNCES MAKING GAMES IS HARD
June 9, 2010 -- Aperture Science, doing business as Aperture Laboratories LLC, in partnership with Valve today announced the successful completion of an ethics-review-panel-supervised release date restructuring process. Portal 2, the sequel to the ground-breaking title that earned over 30 Game of the Year awards despite missing its original ship date, is now targeted for a 2011 release.
Representatives from both companies acknowledged that public safety concerns factored into the decision. They went on to say that even though Portal 2 will arrive slightly later than planned, all life on earth won't instantaneously stop as every molecule in your body explodes at the speed of light, which is what would happen should a rip ever appear in the fabric of Valve Time.
"Also, the game will be even better," they added, missing an historic opportunity to create the first product delay press release to mention that a product is being delayed to make it worse.
To ask questions about how close we all came to dying, or to ask futile questions about the previously announced E3 ***PORTAL-2-THEMED-FOR-GOD'S SAKE*** surprise or, less futilely, to schedule an appointment to attend a Portal 2 screening at the Valve booth during E3, please contact Valve's delegate to the EU's Valve Time Studies Group, Doug Lombardi.
That's a very original press release. The wit is so dry i wouldn't be surprised to see the paper it was written on sublime.
Been playing quite a bit of Age of Chivalry the last year and been beta testing newer versions (now alpha testing the new game).
Figured it would be wortwhile for an announce since the Source modification is going Indie game:
Team Chivalry announces Chivalry: Battle for Agatha
The new game will be based on the Unreal engine and built in UDK. While it won't be free anylonger like the current Source version, it will be priced very cheaply (Indie game and all). Definitely worth a look.
Duke Nukem may not be dead after all. Why can't they just put it out of its misery? Does anyone still care about that IP?
People still care, no one believes it'll ever happen though.Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
Breaking news: Paradox Interactive just (Some 3 hours ago) the development of Crusader Kings 2, the sequel to the Medieval Dynasty-builder Strategy game!
Portal 2 release date (Feb 9, 2011) and cool gameplay video:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010...e-other-stuff/
Interesting game mechanics with the slime and hamster tunnels.
Either the cake or the release date is a lie.
Official announcement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolt
Seems like Victoria 2 broke all their expectations if they are going with a sequel to Crusader Kings. More diversity in the strategy genre is always a plus!
The joke lives on! Duke Nukem Forever to be released end of this year/start of next. Demos at PAX.
Gearbox is putting it together from the shattered remains of 3DRealms' work. Hopefully the humor from Borderlands migrates to DNF.
In other news, the sixth plane of Hell is experiencing a cold snap, and swine are flooding the FAA with pilot license applications.
I never thought i'd be saying this but: Good. It's been long enough, let's see the final product and be done with it already. 13 years of expectations however will be very hard to overcome, Team Fortress 2 did it (10 years), can DNF? We'll see, the game ain't out yet so I'm not gonna go catching bacon with a butterfly net quite yet. I admit, i'll laugh my :daisy: off if it gets delayed though, even if its only a week total. It would be fitting. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
Worst preview video I have ever seen.
Wow, that's pretty lame. So much hype around this game, to see it sinks not even 4 monthes after its release...
Not totally unexpected if you've been following it, and especially not so if you've ever played it. ~:( It's a bad situation for all involved, track down some of the news postings on Rock Paper Shotgun and scan the comments for "ExRTW", who is allegedly an ex RTW-employee. Their posts have proven to be very disheartening (and often proved true by later news stories).Quote:
Originally Posted by Meneldil
APB is what happens when your marketing division takes over the development process, and it isn't pretty.
I know some one who tried to get me into it, and I looked at it and I was pretty much thinking that this would happen. I am glad I didn't end up wasting my money but I feel sorry for him.
Good Old Games appears to have closed. This is the message that's up on their website today:
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Dear GOG users,
We have recently had to give serious thought to whether we could really keep GOG.com the way it is. We've debated on it for quite some time and, unfortunately, we've decided that GOG.com simply cannot remain in its current form.
We're very grateful for all support we've received from all of you in the past two years. Working on GOG.com was a great adventure for all of us and an unforgettable journey to the past, through the long and wonderful history of PC gaming.
This doesn't mean the idea behind GOG.com is gone forever. We're closing down the service and putting this era behind us as new challenges await.
On a technical note, this week we'll put in place a solution to allow everyone to re-download their games. Stay tuned to this page and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
All the best,
GOG.com Team
This is distressing news, to say the least. It was such a promising concept, and I'm sad that they apparently weren't able to make it work. ~:mecry:
Free DLC is coming out for both left 4 dead games on Tuesday - watch the awesome trailer here: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/de...-4-dead/705509
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Looks like I'm going to have to shake the L4D rust off. Hit me up anyone who wants to play it.
This time, its Francis time.
Icewind Dale is the latest classic RPG released on GOG.
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/icewind_dale_complete
And the new battlefield is called.... Battlefield: play4free. Trailer http://www.gamert.nl/video/de_nieuwe..._heet_pla.html looks good. EA gave us a nice gift with Heroes but it was too cartoony for some (idiots) this should be a hit.
enormous steam sale on now.
entire paradox collection for 92% off.
Vicky + Ricky $3!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Furunculus
I hope Hitler and Stalin packed cold weather gear, because it's going to get a little chilly on the 9th plane.
Duke Nukem Forever release date: May 3rd (US), May 6th (worldwide). New trailer in the link.
And it should come as no surprise, DNF release delayed!
:laugh4:Quote:
In an announcement today, Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford surprised nobody with the news that the project has suffered a one more last-minute slip, moving from a 6th of May release date in the UK to the 10th of June - for reasons that have yet to be shared.
https://i182.photobucket.com/albums/...8546769606.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Monk
That's all.
You are like the devil himself with, the harbinger of my doom with bad news.Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
The creator of Minecraft is schmoozed by Sean Parker, Napster founder, a la The Social Network:
CRQuote:
This week Markus Persson, the guy behind indie hit Minecraft, mentioned he had two meetings coming up: one with a prospective employee, another with someone who “has a great business idea”. Later, he wrote on his blog that a “rather spontaneous rich guy” met with the team, then invited them to fly to a party in London on his private jet. Which they did.
When fans pestered him for the identity of the mysterious rich guy on Twitter, Notch confirmed that Majestic XII’s guess was correct: Napster founder and influential Facebook investor Sean Parker. Which makes the whole thing amusingly close to the flashy behaviour of the Sean Parker character in The Social Network, the movie about the founding of Facebook that Parker himself called “a complete work of fiction”.
Pigs fly, Hell freezes over, DNF goes gold.
MW3 to have no dedicated servers.
Reskin of MW2 incoming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noKUH-PUHCI
Latest from Crytek. Seems like X360-exclusive where you are a Roman in civil war.
I was interested until I saw the Kinect garbage.
Also, they're really determined to keep up the "y" thing, huh.
Heh heh, same here! Although what a great way to get into shape, ha ha ha! kill a few dozen rioters in ancient Rome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good
The phrase "pointless dick move" comes to mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychonaut
Heh, that "pointless dick move" would actually have made my DII experience more hassle-free and enjoyable. Kinda funny, really.
Sword of the Stars II is out and the launch was a complete screw-up. Martin Cirulis (Kerberos CEO) went from arrogant and dismissive to arrogant and moderately apologetic with a few old excuses. I guess this is not really "news" per se, but rather a word of warning.
Past experience indicates that the game should be somewhat playable in 6 to 12 months or after the first expansion.
I made the mistake of pre-ordering. A mistake I shall never make again (except for Hegemony: Rome and Crusader Kings 2).Quote:
Originally Posted by Crandaeolon
Pretty disappointing, but I think the game will be playable in three weeks. Feature complete in 2-3 months, and they'll start adding really good stuff with expansions in 6-12 months.
I'm suddenly having flashbacks to when the first SotS was released. People were complaining then about how arrogant Kerberos was, but I'd kind of forgotten about that until now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crandaeolon
A pity to hear the sequel has been released in such a sorry state (that's about all I've been hearing on the various gaming forums I've visited the last several days), though. I've never been particularly enthralled with Sword of the Stars, but I can see its appeal, and I feel bad for all those who were waiting for SotS II with such obvious anticipation. As someone who suffered similarly through the debacle that was Master of Orion III, I certainly sympathize. :sad:
HAHA MOO3 may have had the most disappointing ending ever. I slaved away on the hardest difficulty on the most enormous map, and when it was all said and done it was terrible, just terrible
Yeah, sorry for adding a bit of hyperbole there. Of course, it all depends on what one considers playable... perhaps "worth playing" would've been a better expression. :tongue2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good
Not sure if I've told the story already, but Kerberos's forum is the only one where I've ever received a perma-ban - or any ban, for that matter. IIRC, my first post there was some pretty tame criticism about the interface and some suggestions to make it better. Some of it was reiterated from other complaints, but I did my best to find something new to say, to make it constructive and to offer new suggestions. After a brief exchange, I was banned without warning or explanation. What's even funnier, they ended up implementing some of those suggestions by me and others later on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martok
I still have the MoO3 box. I'm gonna burn it when a worthy successor to MoO2 comes along.Quote:
As someone who suffered similarly through the debacle that was Master of Orion III, I certainly sympathize.
You actually finished it? I gave up when I realized that I was not actually playing a video game, but was suddenly working a second job. ~:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump
While I very much second GC's endorsement of Armada, I would add a word of caution: The game lacks ship design, and the combat is IMHO pretty "meh".Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
I don't miss the former myself, but for those who absolutely have to have ship design as a feature in their 4x games, then this is one to skip. My main complaint with combat is that it moves a little too quickly and is over far too soon for my tastes. (Battles last no longer 5 minutes, after which it's declared a victory, defeat, or draw, depending on the circumstances.)
Otherwise, though, it is indeed a most excellent space strategy game -- it's finally tied with my beloved Birth of the Federation for my favorite 4x title...and for me, that's no mean feat! ~:)
Uhm, I think I played the demo some time ago and wasn't impressed. Ship design and, particularly, combat are important to me, so perhaps that's why Armada didn't grab me, whereas SotS is right up my alley.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
I thought this would get a laugh from some of you.
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And finally, when you see a story like this, it’s always worth looking at where the funding came from. And this time it was from a group called The Center For Successful Parenting, whose stated goal is “to help parents understand the consequences of our children viewing video violence”. Which might suggest they’ve already rather made their minds up. But of course they could be a science-focused, results-based organisation. But, well, that slightly falls down at the first hurdle, when you look at their “NEWS UPDATES” section, which impressively seems to begin in 1945.
“Television was introduced in 1945
From 1945 to 1974 homicides in the United States increased 93%”
Oh come on.
From 1900 to 1945 homicide rates in the US increased 400%! Based on those figures I’m claiming the arrival of television massively prevented homicide! And why do these figures mysteriously stop in 1974, despite the world having aged a little since then? Because since 1974 homicide rates in the US have rather awkwardly been falling. This isn’t the sort of organisation I really want to be behind the scientific data I’m studying. (Also, as an aside, in their mission statement they explain that “Our culture used to protect the innocence of our children.” Um, when was that exactly? I’m struggling to put my finger on that period in history when children were more protected than they are right now.)
Magna mundi opens a closed beta http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...-Mundi-Beta%21