Blizzard announced that they have developed an achievement system, ala Xbox Live and Steam, for World of Warcraft. The achievements will range in difficulty and category. For example, there are achievements for PVP, PVE, exploration, professions, etc. Blizzard is also including what they call “Feats of Strength”. These will be near impossible achievements that only appear once you have earned them. Think of them as secret achievements for the hardest of the hardcore. The achievements will be arriving when Wrath of the Lich King ships.
I have a feeling in my gut that this might make the gaming world implode. World of Warcraft is addictive enough as is. With the addition of achievements, WoW addiction will escalate to heroin strength. Thank god I was able to get my brother off the WoW before this hit. I can see it now, Age of Conan will be the methadone clinics for WoW junkies.
If you guys are anything like me, you love the Fallout series. There is just something about the post-apocalyptic genre that is so captivating. Well, in order to prepare for Fallout 3, Bethesda is hosting a two day film festival that features strictly post-apocalyptic movies. If you are in Santa Monica, California Aug 22 or 23, check it out. The movies being shown are, Wizards, Damnation Alley, A Boy and His Dog, The Last Man On Earth, The Omega Man, and Twelve Monkeys. All of these are worth watching.
Tickets will be sold via Fandango.com. They will be available July 25 and will cost you $10. The best part is, there will be a special Fallout 3 giveaway.
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Today European publisher/distributor CD Projekt revealed a new site called Good Old Games. GOG will allow gamers to purchase old games online. The best part is, the games are DRM-free.
According to GOG: “You won’t find any intrusive copy protection in our games; we hate draconian DRM schemes just as much as you do, so at GOG.com you don’t just buy the game, you actually own it. Once you download a game, you can install it on any PC and even re-download it whenever you want, as many times as you need, and you can play it without an internet connection.”
You might be thinking, “Yeah, well they probably only have crap games.” Wrong. From the images on their site, they will be offering the Fallout series, MDK and the Freespace series. Three of my favorites. According to the site, GOG will be selling these games for $5.99 and $9.99. Not a bad deal at all. The service goes live in September, just in time to give you younger gamers a chance to catch up for Fallout 3.
A new demo of Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) just got released today, letting gamers sample the glory of a dynamic battlefield online.
The demo includes the maps Oilfield and GNAW and weighs in at 1.81GB.
In case you were living under a rock for the last few years, Frontlines: Fuel of War is developed by Kaos Studios, the makers of the Desert Combat mod for Battlefield 1942. They went on to develop Battlefield 2 with DICE, then worked on Frontlines for THQ.
If you guys are anything like me, you just can’t get enough Team Fortress 2. Valve revealed, via their blog, that the next update will deal with the Heavy Weapons Guy. The guys over at Valve posted an article discussing the thinking process that is involved in coming up with achievements as well as new weapons. Valve went so far as to ask for help thinking up stuff for the Heavy.
According to the blog post, the goal of the Heavy’s update is to, “Make the Heavy more viable when he has no Medic to pair with.” Valve even release a list of constraints and extra things to consider so that gamers could help out.
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A few months ago I posted a new item about Fallen Empire: Legions, a browser based FPS made by the good folks at GarageGames. Today it was announced that Fallen Empire has entered the open beta phase. To join in on the action, head over to InstantAction.com and sign up for an account. It is free of charge and only takes a few minutes.
The beta includes two different classes, two maps, and two gameplay modes, deathmatch and capture the flag. It is a free game that a lot of good people put hard work into. You should give it a try. What have you got to lose? It’s free!
Today it was revealed on GameStop, that Spore will be getting a Galactic Edition. “What’s the difference?” you ask. Well aside from the $80 price, gamers will be treated to a “Making of” DVD, a DVD from the National Geographic Channel titled “How to Build a Better Being”, a mini art book, a poster and finally a 100-page “Galactic Handbook”.
Quite the collection for $30 more. If I was super excited about Spore, I’d get this in a heart beat, but I’m not. In all reality, I’ll probably get roped into buying this. It comes out just in time for my girlfriend’s birthday… and she loves Will Wright games.
Yesterday Blizzard released patch 1.12 for Diablo II. The patch allows gamers to finally play D2 without having the play CD in the drive. In order to do this, you must have the selected the “full install” option when installing the game. Other issues the patch addresses deals with involve compatibility problems with Intel powered Macs. Patch 1.12 also reset the online rankings.
The internet is ablaze with speculation that this means that Diablo II will be heading to Blizzard’s download store. This may be the case, however Blizzard is notorious for patching their games long after their release date; Case and point Starcraft, which came out in 1998 and was patched as recently as 07.
Yesterday I posted some info on the new Team Fortress 2 update, due out Thursday, and more importantly what changes the Pyro will get. Well, today Valve revealed the rest of the Pyro’s new arsenal. In addition to the Axtinguisher, the Pyro will be getting a Flare Gun, which allows him to toast enemies from a distance, and The Backburner, which is a flamethrower that does critical hits is striking an enemy from behind while giving the Pyro 50 health. In addition to these new weapons, the standard flamethrower is getting a new alt-fire. Now the Pyro can shoot out a burst of compressed air that will blow away players as well as incoming projectiles.
Personally I can’t wait for tomorrow. As soon as I get out of work, you can be sure that I’ll be trying to unlock these new guns. If any of you care to join me, my steam name is Yuenanimous. I look forward to fragging alongside you guys.
Today Maxis released the Spore Creature Creator trial. Both PC and Mac users can download the 200MB file here, and try their hand at playing God. The full retail version will be available to purchase via the EA store Wednesday, June 18 at 12:00:00 CDT.
For those of you who don’t know: “The Spore Creature Creator lets players create their own creatures, take them on a test drive, snap pictures, and make movies of them. Sharing pictures or videos with friends is as easy as the click of a button. Players can also share their creations with others by uploading to the Sporepedia™ at www.Spore.com.”
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Today Valve released the next installment of “Meet the” videos for Team Fortress 2. This time we are treated to making the acquaintance of the Sniper. As usual, Valve delivers a hilarious looks at one Team Fortress 2’s player classes. If you haven’t checked out any of these videos, they are available on steam.
Valve also announced that this Thursday, June 19, the Pyro will be getting 35 new achievements as well as 3 new unlockable weapons. So far the only unlockable that has been announced is the “Axtinguisher,” which does half the damage of the regular ax unless the target is one fire, then it hits as an automatic critical.
I really am showing my fanboy colors right now, but as a PC gamer I love what Valve is doing. They keep their games fresh and interesting, something the PC market desperately needs.
Today, Swedish Developer Lockpick Entertainment announced that their free MMORTS, Dreamlord: The Reawakening, will be launching this Wednesday, June 18. According to Lockpick, Dreamlord is played via a client that is downloaded, but you can also manage certain aspects of play though a web-based management system.
The game features three factions, each with their own special play style. The Covenant are your classic good guys who excel at being average in everything. The Nihilim are magic users who are very specialized and require lots of micromanagement. The Thul are beast like savages who excel in combat.
As someone who currently has a very boring white collar job, I really am intrigued by this web-based management system. I have a feeling that this might be my savior from boredom. Nothing sounds better to me than a game I can play at work without being caught by my boss.
Blizzard announced that they have developed an achievement system, ala Xbox Live and Steam, for World of Warcraft. The achievements will range in difficulty and category. For example, there are achievements for PVP, PVE, exploration, professions, etc. Blizzard is also including what they call “Feats of Strength”. These will be near impossible achievements that only appear once you have earned them. Think of them as secret achievements for the hardest of the hardcore. The achievements will be arriving when Wrath of the Lich King ships.
If you guys are anything like me, you love the Fallout series. There is just something about the post-apocalyptic genre that is so captivating. Well, in order to prepare for Fallout 3, Bethesda is hosting a two day film festival that features strictly post-apocalyptic movies. If you are in Santa Monica, California Aug 22 or 23, check it out. The movies being shown are, Wizards, Damnation Alley, A Boy and His Dog, The Last Man On Earth, The Omega Man, and Twelve Monkeys. All of these are worth watching.
A new demo of Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC) just got released today, letting gamers sample the glory of a dynamic battlefield online.
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Today it was revealed on GameStop, that Spore will be getting a Galactic Edition. “What’s the difference?” you ask. Well aside from the $80 price, gamers will be treated to a “Making of” DVD, a DVD from the National Geographic Channel titled “How to Build a Better Being”, a mini art book, a poster and finally a 100-page “Galactic Handbook”.
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