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Mar

Warhammer 40K: Soulstorm now available on Steam

Filed under: PC, PC Gaming, real time strategy, relic entertainment, RTS, Soulstorm, THQ, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War

Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War: Soulstorm, the subject of an ongoing GGL tournament, is now available on Steam.

Soulstorm is priced at $39.99 and does not require the original Dawn of War game. It features nine different armies: Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, Eldar, Dark Eldar, Orks, Tau, Necrons, Imperial Guard, and the Sisters of Battle.

As with previous titles in the series, the RTS game incorporates a large number of units, squad control by default (instead of individual units, most units are produced in groups that cannot be separated), and some fairly ridiculous animations as far as RTS games go.

Mar

GGL launches Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War: Soulstorm tournament!

Filed under: PC, PC Gaming, real time strategy, relic entertainment, RTS, Soulstorm, THQ, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War

GGL has launched its Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War: Soulstorm 1v1 tournament, accessible at warhammer.ggl.com.

The tournament is a ladder, beginning March 4 and running through April 13. It’s open to residents of the U.S. and Canada age 13 and over. Here’s the prizing information:

The grand prize winner takes home a complete Dell gaming PC system, plus a limited edition, hand-numbered Dawn of War: Soulstorm art scroll! And each finalist goes home with a THQ game, plus their share of PC gaming hardware from Creative; and one lucky finalist gets a Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeGamer Sound Card!

Complete Prize List: Continued…

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Mar

TF2 maps for free? Valve says so

Filed under: 360, class based, first person shooter, FPS, multiplayer, Online, Orange Box, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, ps3, Steam, team based, Team Fortress 2, TF2, Valve, xbox 360

Valve has already given gamers more than they bargained for last year with The Orange Box. Now they want to increase the value of gamers purchases by supplying free add-on content for their popular online shooter, Team Fortress 2.

Valve’s VP of marketing, Doug Lombardi, went on the record to say that they wish to give gamers as much add-on content for free as possible.

He goes on to explain how Valve views it as an investment in their next product. By providing free content for gamers, Valve is hoping that potential buyers will no longer contemplate purchasing their games, because the consumer will know they will get their value for their dollar. Bravo!

In the end it’s up to the two platform suppliers to make the call. Traditionally in the past add-on content such as maps has always had a price tag strapped to it, at least for a specific period of time. One thing is for sure: it is nice to hear that there are still game companies out there concerned about giving their loyal gamers the best bang for their buck. It’s just another reason why Valve is such a highly respected company in the industry.

Source: Kotaku: Valve Wants Free Team Fortress 2…

Darren Marshall

Feb

NGL-One Finals wrap-up

Filed under: Activision Blizzard, blizzard, Fly100%, Lost Temple, Lucifer, multiplayer, MYM, NGL One, Online, PC Gaming, pro, real time strategy, RTS, StarCraft II, ToD, Warcraft III

The Warcraft III NGL-One finals took a long time to reach, with the last games of the season completed over a month ago. The pros stood strong against one another in NGL-One’s king of the hill format, leaving each other little room to breathe. Some rose to the occassion, some had their GG’s ready before sitting down. After all was said and done, MYM went home with another title under their belt, ready for another season.

Most valuable Player: MYM.Lucifer

No one can deny it. Lucifer began with knocking over mouz by himself, and clinching the final point for MYM to take away the win. His skill with the Undead race really came out this time; very in-sync in every game. Check his replays if you get the chance.

Most disappointing Player: Fly100%

Fly never made it to the finals because of logistics issues. His presence would’ve boosted mouz’s chances to win. Mouz’s lineup was simply not strong enough without him. Let’s hope he comes around next time.

Watch or Die: MYM.Lucifer v mouz.ToD (Lost Temple)

I couldn’t possibly write up a match report to do this game justice. Both players going Tri-Hero, ToD as mouz’s last resort, Lucifer hungry for the full-kill; if there’s one game you have to see, it’s this one.

Spectators’ nightmare: The maps

Seriously, while the Starcraft world has more maps for the pro leagues alone, Warcraft has suffered from the same old map pool for ages and ages. Blizzard, please, patch up Warcraft before Starcraft II comes out.

Jason Lee

Feb

NGL-One Finals: MYM Victorious!

Filed under: Activision Blizzard, blizzard, Fly100%, Lost Temple, Lucifer, multiplayer, MYM, NGL One, Online, PC Gaming, pro, real time strategy, RTS, Terenas Stand, Turtle Rock, Twisted Meadows, Warcraft III

MYM managed to defeat SK to win the NGL-One Warcraft III finals.

Twisted Meadows : SK.Soju < MYM. Susiria
Twisted Meadows : SK.Reign < MYM.Susiria
Lost Temple: SK.Lyn > MYM.Susiria
Terenas Stand: SK.Lyn > MYM.Moon
Lost Temple: SK.Lyn < MYM.Focus
Turtle Rock: SK.Remind > MYM.Focus
Turtle Rock: SK.Remind < MYM.Lucifer

MYM WINS 4:3

Be sure to watch the upcoming season for more NGL-One games! MYM’s new lineup features the Dutch superstar Grubby. With the majority of player transfers between teams complete, new teams and old stars are sure to please the community with more games and matches.

Jason Lee

Feb

Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Weapons trailer

Filed under: 360, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, ps3, Rainbow Six, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, shooter, tactical, Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Ubisoft, xbox 360

Here’s a trailer from Rainbow Six Vegas 2 showing off some of the guns in the game. The tactical shooter hits stores March 21 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Today on Epileptic Gaming:

We mourn the loss of Robert Summa, who is missing in action at Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. Last we heard, he was involved in a gang war between three rival sets. Here are the talking points and previews of the day, but not in this particular order:

1) Army of Two special preview
2) Rainbow Six Vegas 2 special preview
3) Up All Night: Burnout Paradise teaser (show release today at upallnight.ggl.com)
4) We’ll attempt to establish radio contact with Summa in San Francisco, probably in the midst of a firefight between five rival gangs.
5) Discussion: Are PC games really dead? We hear from one of the guys working on Spore, who makes a convincing argument…but does it hold water?

Join us live today at 7PM ET/4PM PT on epilepticgaming.ggl.com and wire.ggl.com, thanks to the magic of Stickam and uStream!

Epileptic Gaming

Feb

Quake Live beta test signups open–new screenshots available

Filed under: ad supported, e sports, first person shooter, FPS, Free, id Software, IGA Worldwide, multiplayer, Online, PC, PC Gaming, Q3, quake 3, Quake Live, Quake Zero

Quake Live has opened its gates for a beta test! If you don`t know what Quake Live is, I will make it short, Quake Live is Quake 3 built into your web browser! That means that you will never ever need to buy the original game, because it will wait for you on your favorite website. That website is actually QuakeLive.com.

Even better, id Software opened sign ups for a beta test, so if you want, you can go to QuakeLive.com and add your email there. Than you can only wait and pray that you will be chosen. Good luck!

View a couple of screenshots from the game after the break. Note the new Visor brightskin.

Feb

Quake Live ads to be served by IGA Worldwide

Filed under: ad supported, e sports, first person shooter, FPS, Free, id Software, IGA Worldwide, multiplayer, Online, PC, PC Gaming, Q3, quake 3, Quake Live, Quake Zero

id Software announced to day that IGA Worldwide will serve all ads for the upcoming Quake Live, previously known as Quake Zero.

Quake Live is a fully ad-supported, web-based, free version of Quake 3 that launches out of the web browser. Mod support has not been confirmed, however.

Here’s some more PR info about the upcoming game:

Created by id Software as an all-new way to deliver the excitement and energy of first-person multiplayer action to a broader audience than ever before, QUAKE LIVE offers game players of all skill levels a totally free and easily accessible multiplayer gaming experience and community through a single website at quakelive.com. Every element of the experience, including friends lists and communication, sponsored events and tournaments, matchmaking, stats tracking, and even the game itself is accessed and delivered free of charge through the web browser.

Feb

From the rumor mill: Microsoft to buy Epic Games?

Filed under: 360, CliffyB, engine licensing, Epic Games, first person shooter, FPS, GamePro, Gears of War, Mark Rein, microsoft, one beeeelion dollars, PC, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, ps3, rumor, UE3, Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Tournament 3, xbox 360

The latest issue of GamePro has news about Microsoft closing a deal to acquire Gears of War developer Epic Games; allegedly, the deal could cost as much as as $1 billion dollars.

Hold on, let me get my giant mound of salt. Okay.

If this turns out to be true, Microsoft would own the much hyped and Epic-developed Unreal Engine 3, used in the already mentioned Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3.

Right now, this is just a rumor due to many reasons, obviously, and the price is only one of them. DevelopMag has Internet quote machine (and Epic VP) Mark Rein saying that the billion dollar rumor is only half of what Epic is really worth. Continued…

Fábio Abrantes

Feb

Team Fortress 2: Goldrush coming this month

Filed under: 360, class based, first person shooter, FPS, Goldrush, multiplayer, Online, Orange Box, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, ps3, Steam, team based, Team Fortress 2, TF2, unlockables, Valve, xbox 360

If all goes well at Valve, a new game mode will be added to Team Fortress 2 this month: Escort.

The first Escort map will be Goldrush, which features the blue team attemping to progress a mining cart through the map, while the the red team tries to stop them. The more blue players near the cart, the faster it moves, while one lone red player can stop the progression.

This new mode, in addition to new weapons and class abilities, should give players a reason to stop complaining that the game is stale.