Category: Gaming News
2010
08.09

Community Battlefield Manager zh1nt0, has posted on the official Bad Company 2 blog that he will be showcasing the expansion pack Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam, for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show.

The expansion pack includes 4 new maps with Vietnam specific weapons, vehicles, persistence, unlocks, and achievements/trophies.

Keep an eye out for exclusive footage of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam on the official Bad Company 2 Blog.

2010
26.08

Whenever a book, film, television, painting or music album becomes the topic of heated debate, a critic who is an expert in that field is called in to provide context. If a video game makes headlines, it seems anyone from any field, regardless of their experience, can pass judgment on not only the title up for discussion, but the entire games industry. Whether or not these pundits have any first-hand knowledge or experience of video games is seldom mentioned. In the rare instances video games experts are called upon for their expertise, they’re usually shouted down or dismissed.

This week, Liam Fox, the Defence Secretary, kicked open a proverbial anthill by calling for the forthcoming first-person-shooter (FPS), Medal Of Honor to be banned. Fox branded the game “un-British” over reports that it allowed players to take on the role of Taliban soldiers and kill British troops. In an interview with the Sunday Times, in which he expressed his outrage and disgust, Fox called on video games retailers not to sell Medal Of Honor “to show their support for the armed forces”.

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2010
24.08

Microsoft is investigating how one of the most hotly anticipated Xbox titles of the year appeared on the net three weeks ahead of its official release.

Halo Reach, due to be launched on 14 September, appeared on file-sharing sites such as The Pirate Bay.

The first-person shooter has already been downloaded hundreds of times.

Reports suggest that the leak occurred after the game was made available to select reviewers and journalists via Microsoft’s online Xbox store.

“We are still investigating details surrounding a claimed leak of Halo Reach and have nothing further to share,” Microsoft said.

Within hours of being available, videos of the game began to appear on YouTube.

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2010
21.08

Earlier this year, Turbine Studios — now in the hands of Warner Bros. Interactive — announced that their fantasy MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online would be following the footsteps of Turbine’sother fantasy MMORPG Dungeons and Dragons Online, in going free-to-play.

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2010
19.08

Treyarch have confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will indeed have mod tools but not until after the game launches on the 9th of November this year.  pcdev confirmed mod tools on the official Call of Duty Forums:

We plan to open the game up for modding sometime post-launch. We do not know yet to what extent you will be able to mod the game. There are some purely technical issues related to engine and internal tool enhancements that do not easily fit the modtools paradigm. We have looked at it close enough to see that it is non-trivial and we will have to pick it up again post-launch. Right now we are completely focused on finishing the game.

And, dev console: confirmed.

-pcdev-

2010
18.08
Pioneering Dundee-based computer games company Realtime Worlds has gone into administration putting hundreds of jobs at risk. The company, founded by the creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto, is based at a former jute mill in the city.
It employs about 250 people and was seen as one of the biggest players in the UK computer games market.
Its newest title, online role-playing game APB, launched a few weeks ago but has experienced “lacklustre” demand.
2010
18.08

Games are being developed for FREE with the Unreal Development Kit – many of them made by users in the community and some have formed teams to produce some stunning free games. All of these games run standalone and do not require UT3 to play them. They range from first person shooters to real-time strategy games, you can find details of three of the most popular UDK games below.

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2010
18.08

Bulletstorm is an upcoming 2011 First-person Shooter video game developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games, and is published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is currently scheduled for a February 22, 2011 release.

Bulletstorm takes place in a futuristic setting where a futuristic confederation is being protected by an elite band of mercenaries known as Dead Echo.

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