EA community manager Apoc has revealed the patch notes for the C&C3: Kane’s Wrath 1.01 update. The update should come out the week of June 23.
Kane’s Wrath is part of the GGL’s Digital Games worldwide online tournament in the RTS category. Visit dg.ggl.com for more information.
Check out the patch notes: Continued…
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.
The battle of the RTS gamers continues in the 2008 Digital Games, with Przemek “Paladyn” Wadoń taking over first place in the European Warcraft III ladder.
Paladyn sports a 22-2 record, with a 10 game winning streak and 3200 points. Second place NaviGraF is mobbing around with a 15-14 record, 2930 points, and a 1W streak. Third place iesbly4eg is zooming up behind with a 16-3 record , 7W streak and 2720 points.
The RTS ladders promise to be among the most active in the DG program, so stay tuned for more updates about them as we get further into the competition. For now, congrats to Paladyn for leading the ladder!
Ladder play for the Digital Games runs until July 27, and registration is open for the duration of the ladders. Register to begin your journey in the Digital Games.
The first couple of days of the 2008 Digital Games ladders are complete, and RTS gamers are leading the charge.While activity has been slow on many of the titles requiring more coordination, Digital Games RTS titles are unique in that finding a server is not necessary (or alternatively, servers like Blizzard’s Battle.net and EA’s online service are always up).
Additionally, matches can be completed in a relatively short amount of time.This ease of use is borne out in the number of matches played in Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne and StarCraft.
Currently, the Russian NaviGraF sits atop the European WC3 ladder with a 13-12 record, 2560 points, and a 1 game winning streak. His time on the top may be short lived, as the well-known Polish player Paladyn is in 2nd place with a 13-2 record and 2380 points.DreamS.SalaN (2020, 9-4, 3W) has a tenuous grip on 3rd place.
Right behind him is 4th place tp_uSports-aVa (1960, 8-5, 1L). The top 20 spots on the ladder are dominated by Russian and Ukrainian players.We’ll find out if any of the other European region countries represent themselves this well as time goes on.
Additionally, we’re seeing moderate activity on the StarCraft and Command & Conquer 3 ladders.
North American StarCraft stalwart Artosis is leading his region with a 4-1 record, including wins over Machine[Media], TeamLiquid (the entire TeamLiquid community? haha), GoShox, and goodbody. Keep up the great work!
We’re only two days into ladder play, and registration is open for the duration of the ladders. Ladder play ends June 27, so there’s still plenty of time to particpate. You will need to be a GGL member to participate in this competition. Register to begin.
As of today, June 11, ladder play is underway in the Digital Games Ladder Qualifiers.
StarCraft owner Artosis has gotten off to a good start by beating Machine[Media] in his debut match. Several other StarCraft challengers are waiting to get started on their micro and macro domination as well.
You will need to create a GGL account to participate in the Digital Games program, which is run as part of the Our Olympic Organizing Committee’s welcome events hosted by the China Government. We feature 13 different games across 6 categories. Register now to begin your gaming supremacy.
StarCraft: Brood War is coming to the Digital Games!
The community demand was overwhelming, so we’ve decided to include it in the DG program as part of the RTS category.
If you recall, StarCraft was second place in the Digital Games voting poll, behind only Call of Duty 4, as the game of choice for the GGL community.
The community has spoken and we’ve listened. We have now included six of the top games from the original community poll.
Visit the Digital Games site to join. You will need to be a GGL member to participate; register now if you don’t have an account!
Today some new details on Microsoft’s Halo Wars surfaced. Apparently Halo Wars‘ multiplayer will support up to six players on Xbox Live. Also, the game is said to allow two-player online co-op. On the gameplay side of things, new units were revealed, and include the Vulture, cyclops and Cobra. The current control scheme has also been detailed and you can find a chart here explaining it all.
Read: Halo Wars to have online co-op, 6-player Xbox Live matches.
The GGL Prize Team has had some difficulty contacting a few of the winners from the Warhammer 40,000: Soulstorm 1v1 Tournament.
If you are a winner who has not been contacted, please email prizes@ggl.com.
Make sure the email title says something about Warhammer, so we can assure it will get to the right people.
In order to guarantee your prize, you must contact the Prize Department by Friday, May 30th.
Thank you,
The GGL Prize Team
Warcraft III great XiaoFeng “Sky” Li has completed his leg of the Olympic torch relay. The torch is on its way to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In addition to Sky, JaeHo “Moon” Jang (another WC3 juggernaut) and StarCraft luminary Junchun “PJ” Sha will also carry the torch at some point during the relay.
Here are some pictures of Sky’s relay:
SCForAll.com has announced a StarCraft tournament open to the public with 128 slots available. the 300th, 500th, and 1000th user will receive a free mousepad autographed by a Korean pro gamer.
Prizes will be awarded to players who place from 1st to 16th place. Shoutcasting will be provided for the best matches. All players are eligible, regardless of nationality.
The tournament format is single-elimination, best of three. Semi-finals are best of five, and finals are best of seven. All the details can be found at the post at SCForAll.com.
THQ and Relic have released the first screenshots of Dawn of War 2, showing off vastly updated graphics from the first title. Dawn of War sold well enough to warrant three expansions, so let’s hope the new game is up to par as well. Check out the Space Marines tearing the Orks a new one below.
Today it was announced that people who purchased Warhammer 40K Dawn of War: Soulstorm will gain access to an invitation-only multiplayer beta for Dawn of War II. There’s been no word as to when the beta will take place.
Since I love the Warhammer 40K universe (I played the table top game until my wallet couldn’t support me), I can’t wait for Dawn of War II. I mean who wouldn’t be excited for a non-linear campaign, a fully co-op multiplayer campaign, fully destructible environments and chainsaw bayonets?
For the full press release, hit the jump. Also, check out GGL’s Dawn of War: Soulstorm tournament–only two weeks remain, and only one player can stand at the end of it all. Continued…
