GGL and Epileptic Gaming are proud to welcome Michelle McLaughlin, Playboy magazine’s Ms. February, to the show Tuesday. Join the beautiful Michelle and the usual cast and crew as we take a look at Playboy’s 2007 Games of the Year as announced in the February edition of Playboy.
Michelle will sit in with djWHEAT and company and will also pick up the mic and guitar for a live Rock Band session. For sure, this is an Epileptic Gaming you won’t want to miss.
Join us live at 7PM ET/4PM PT on epilepticgaming.ggl.com and wire.ggl.com to watch and take part in all the action.
As a very close follower of trends within the gaming media space, one particular interesting trend has stuck out to me over the past week: Kotaku, a property of the blog group Gawker Media, has gone out of their way to mention and include everything related to MTV. Now, it could be coincidence that MTV and its related media properties are particularly hot this week, but sometimes the phrase “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” comes out to actually be true.
Everyday this week there has been an increased focus on MTV and Viacom properties. With guest blogger and GameTrailers and Spike TV (both Viacom properties) correspondent Geoff Keighley taking guest editor duties all week, the co-branding is either a somewhat blatant advertising deal or an even bigger deal involving the potential sell of Gawker to Viacom — a company trying to increase its videogame presence more and more.
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As GGL prepares for another season of Epileptic Gaming and even more quality shows to come (like “Up All Night”), we took the steps to improve our studio in which we broadcast out of. Take a look at the work in progress and make sure you tune in on Monday, Nov. 5, for the new season of Epileptic Gaming.
All Warhawk fans have been patiently waiting for the v1.1 patch that is expected to fix the stats problem. Dylan Jobe just posted this announcement:
FINALLY! — and Yes…I realize this was a loooong time coming :-P
We are going to be globally deploying the v1.1 during an extended maintenance window Friday, November 2nd between 5am and 9am Pacific. To recap, here are the items addressed by the patch:
Server-side
* Stat database stability improvements
* Improved server stability
* Max Clan limit changed from 32 to 64
* Viral Rank-up bug fixed and correct for players that were accidentally ranked up.
* “Time-in-Vehicle” Stats fixed so certain awards can now be granted properly.
Client-side (this is the one that you will actually download to your PS3)
* Stat connection, fetch/post fixes
* Significantly improved client connection stability
* Quad “????” Ping display bug fixed.
* Added support for Player-Ranked Servers.
* Game synchronization fixes due to fluctuating network conditions (packet-drop).
* Crash fixes for end of game and split screen.
A couple of things that I want to point out. Some of you were able to download the v1.1 patch before it was “officially” ready. Since this occurred without the server-side updates to compliment it, not all of the fixes would have functioned. Specifically the viral-rank-up fix and the time-in-vehicle stat fix. Once we bring the system back online Friday, 9am Pacific, these fixes will be functional.
Also, once we deploy the patch, when you boot Warhawk, you will be prompted by the XMB to download the v1.1 patch. This is a fast download so it’s not a time killer. Once the XMB has pulled the patch down, Warhawk will boot back up and be happy! You will also notice a “v1.1″ in the lower right corner of the screen.
So…we’ll be monitoring the roll-out tomorrow and this weekend so please check the forums for any updates We’ll also be updating the announcements text today as well.
I would also like to extend a heart-felt “Welcome Back!” to our talented QA, SCERT and PDIT teams in San Diego. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, they are the ones “behind the curtain” making a lot of this happen and its great to have them back!
As Always…Rock on!
In a huge step for pro gaming, the Cyberathlete Professional League has announced today they will be giving away $1 million in total prize money for an open Halo 3 competition at the Extreme Winter Championships taking place Tuesday, Dec. 18 to Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, Texas.
CPL founder Angel Munoz gave GGL all the details on this monumental tournament for the year’s hottest-selling game, the Xbox 360’s Halo 3. Here is official word from the CPL regarding the announcement and how anyone can take part:
The Cyberathlete Professional League® (CPL®) announces that it will host a $1,000,000 “Halo® 3″ Xbox 360™ competition at the Extreme Winter Championships taking place Tuesday, December 18 to Saturday, December 22, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, Texas.
The winner of the $1,000,000 “Halo 3″ Xbox 360 competition will receive a $250,000 instant cash payout at the CPL Winter event. Other prizes will be paid to at least 64 places. The competition is open to gamers worldwide and does not require pre-qualification or previous tournament experience.
The online registration will open Tuesday, October 30th. More information will be available on Monday, October 29th at Halo3Competition.com
For information on travel and hotel accommodations visit the Extreme Winter Championships website located at TheCPL.com/winter/
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Following the success of the pilot episode of GGL’s new videogame review show, “Up All Night,” the cast and crew are preparing for a season of even more unique and entertaining episodes that will take you beyond the standard review. Upcoming episodes and dates have now been announced. Here are the titles that you can expect to see:
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Going beyond the living room environment, the “Up All Night” crew will deliver an experience completely unique to this exciting game from Sega for the Nintendo Wii. The episode is set to shoot on Nov. 6.
Rock Band: Planned to be a complete experience, GGL’s Rock Band episode of “Up All Night” will be one of the most interactive shows of the year — surprises are absolutely in store. The episode is set to shoot in early December.
Orange Box (PS3): Since the PC and Xbox 360 versions are already out, the “Up All Night” crew will be looking to put their own unique spin on the PlayStation 3 version of the game. How will it stack up to the already released versions? Find out in late December.
To view the Halo 3 episode of “Up All Night” click here.
In an attempt to add further polish to their anticipated co-op title, the folks at EA and Army of Two have decided to push the game from its scheduled 2007 release time to the first quarter of 2008. Army of Two Executive Producer Alan Tascan spoke with 1UP about the decision to delay this exciting next-gen title:
The announcement is that we’re pushing the game to Q1 of next year and the reason is based on the feedback we’ve had internally and externally. We just want to add extra polish to the game — I think everyone would want that. Our job is to delight the customer and we feel that we need more time to add the polish.
… This game has been in development since — well, we started it about a year after we opened the studio, and we opened the studio in 2004, so it was sometime in 2005. It’s completely in the range of every game that’s out today, within 3-6 months. Whether it’s Halo 3, Assassin’s Creed, or Call of Duty, we’re exactly in the same range, or in some cases a little bit shorter — and we’ve built a studio at the same time.
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Bungie has sent out an official warning to all potential cheaters in Halo 3 and now it seems anyone and everyone could be subject to a certain level of ban hammer usage. The devs posted this general statement:
There are those of you doing things you shouldn’t be in Halo 3. Some of you have gotten a little too famous for your own good. This ain’t a church and there is no redemption or salvation once you have been judged. Apologies are now officially too late to save you.
The storm approaches.
Love, Bungie
Looking for details? An Ars Technica community member clarified things a bit.
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Warhawk developer Dylan Jobe posted what can easily be described as a message from God for addicted Warhawk players with the announcement of a very important rundown of fixes to an already wonderful game. The main things to be concerned with: stat stability and getting rid of stat padders and general deviants. Jobe said it best on the official PlayStation blog:
The v1.1 patch makes the world a much happier place … ok, maybe not the world, but at least the Warhawk universe
Check out the full rundown after the jump.
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Following in line with the other announcements in Europe and Japan concerning the 40GB version of the PlayStation 3, Sony confirmed today that the U.S. would also be getting the cost-reduction treatment. Sony Computer Entertainment President Jack Tretton confirmed the deal today to Reuters with these details:
A 40GB PS3 priced at $400 will launch in the U.S. on Nov. 2 and the price of the 80GB PS3 will be cut $500. Just as in Europe and Japan, the 40GB PS3 will not be backward compatible with PlayStation 2 titles.
He told Reuters: “We’re choosing to focus on the PlayStation 2 consumer with the PlayStation 2, which remains incredibly relevant, and focus on the PlayStation 3 consumer with the new 40GB model and the great software coming out. Backward compatibility is a nice secondary consideration, but it’s far from the number-one priority.”
Will you be able to handle Crysis and the hotness it will unleash upon your poor little gaming PC? See if your rig has what it takes to run this beautiful FPS:
Minimum System Requirements
* OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
* Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster (Vista)
* Memory: 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
* Video Card: 256 MB
* Hard Drive: 12GB
* Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Real Recommended System Requirements
* OS: Windows XP / Vista
* Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
* Memory: 2.0 GB RAM
* GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar
Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.
Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
