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Quantum of Solace - Cinema Interview - interview
(hx) 06:38 PM EDT - Oct,05 2008 - Post a comment
Tons of new footage shows off how 007 keeps his cool in the heat of battle. The game's out on PC, PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii and DS on October 31.

In related news, UK gamers can get hold of the PC Quantum of Solace demo by buying a bottle of Coke Zero, as you can see here.
Area 51 Free Full Game - freegame
(hx) 05:56 AM EDT - Oct,05 2008 - Post a comment / read (2)
Midway has released full version of Area 51 (review + video), allowing you to enjoy this sci-fi FPS developed by Inevitable Entertainment for free. The 2GB download can be found in CGO.ro, GH.
Players take on the role of Lt. Nick Cross, a hazardous biological waste specialist sent to investigate. During his investigation, Lt. Cross stumbles across alien creatures and becomes infected with a biological mutagen that eventually transforms him into something not quite human. To save the earth and himself, Lt. Cross must fight to solve the enigma of Area 51. Area 51 takes the player through eight massive levels within a clandestine government complex. Combining intense combat, exploration, adventure, discovery, and puzzle solving, the game blends graphic violence with science fiction. As Lt. Cross, the player will discover secret areas and items, including the answers to this rumored government conspiracy.
Deus Ex 3 Details - briefly
(hx) 04:44 AM EDT - Oct,05 2008 - Post a comment
Eidos Montreal's community manager for Deus Ex 3 fired off a message to VoodooExtreme that Deus Ex 3 is an RPG:
Deus Ex 3 is indeed an RPG. It's a hybrid action/RPG just like the first game. There is a skill system where you upgrade your character (Adam) based off experience points you earn and you can do the same thing with weapons. It's a game with a very detailed plot with numerous characters you interact with. The gameplay takes the form of a consequence-driven multi-path, multi-solution approach in a non-linear space.

For stealth, that is another major pillar of gameplay and we do have it. The difference is that it's now cover-based rather than "shadow/light-based" as in the past games.
 Gameguru Mania News - Oct,04 2008 - all
Dynasty Warriors 6 PC demo - demo
(hx) 06:45 AM EDT - Oct,04 2008 - Post a comment
KOEI has released a playable demo of Dynasty Warriors 6, giving you the chance to try out the PC version of this game which will be available on October 10, 2008 in Europe and November 18, 2008 in North America. The 320MB download can also be found on GH.
Stargate Worlds Beta Starts October 15 - media
(hx) 06:26 AM EDT - Oct,04 2008 - Post a comment
Publisher FireSky has announced that closed beta testing of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment's MMORPG Stargate Worlds will start October 15. People interested in testing can sign up at the Stargate Worlds website. More testers will be added as the beta progresses.
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Crysis Wars Free Weekend - briefly
(hx) 08:06 PM EDT - Oct,03 2008 - Post a comment
EA and Crytek are giving games a chance to experience Crysis Wars, for free, for an entire weekend. If you don't yet own Crysis Warhead, you can at least try out the multiplayer component, Wars, beforehand. The package, will be available for free from Friday, October 10th through Sunday, October 12th.
Starting on Monday, October 6th, gamers can take advantage of this offer by registering online at www.mycrysis.com. After registration, those who sign up will be emailed a unique activation key that will allow them to immediately play Crysis Wars on LAN for the entire week and will allow them to play on Gamespy servers from October 10th at 11:00 AM PT to October 12th at 11:59 PM. Crysis Wars includes the following: Three diverse multiplayer modes including InstantAction, TeamInstantAction and PowerStruggle, 21 maps ranging from large battlefields to smaller, more intimate battlegrounds with a diverse array of settings ranging from beaches to graveyards., All weapons and vehicles released within the Crysis Universe.
Free Full Spectrum Warrior - freegame
(hx) 07:59 PM EDT - Oct,03 2008 - Post a comment
Publisher THQ has released Spectrum Warrior (review) for free. Originally released four years ago by Pandemic, the game was developed for the U.S. Army as a training tool, and then adapted for civilian use with extra booms and a storyline. If you like strategic squad games such as Ghost Recon then definitely take a look.The full 1.6GB game can be downloaded from FileFront (I will add more mirrors soon).
TechNews - MS to tweak Windows 7 for multi-core - tech
(hx) 11:18 AM EDT - Oct,03 2008 - Post a comment
  • 2.93GHz mobile Core 2 Duo comes next quarter - Fudzilla claims Intel will introduce a 2.93GHz mobile Core 2 Duo priced at $530 in the first quarter of next year. That chip could supplant the existing $530 Core 2 Duo T9600, which runs at 2.8GHz with a 1066MHz front-side bus, 6MB of shared L2 cache and a 35W power envelope. Fudzilla claims the 2.93GHz chip will bear the Core 2 Duo T9800 name and sport the same FSB and cache size as the T9600.
  • Radeon HD 4870 with 1,024 MB vs. 512 MB VRAM - To really get benefits of 1 Gibyte you need to have a crush on high FSAA modes and/or a big display (1,920 x 1,200)
  • $350 Eee PC 900HA has 9-inch display, 160GB storage - The 900HA looks to have the same Atom processor and 8.9", 1024x600 display as the Eee PC 901, but it includes a 160GB hard drive instead of the latter's 12-20GB of flash storage. With a gig of RAM, a four-cell battery, and a copy of Windows XP Home Edition, the 900HA costs $350 with free shipping (although it's only up for pre-order right now).
  • Samsung SM2693HM 25.5inch widescreen monitor Tested - With the crappy colours, poor black tones, crushed whites, mediocre viewing angles, it certainly doesn't score highly in many areas. It's still a strangely likeable display, though.
  • Fujitsu to Sell HDD Business to Western Digital - The two companies are in the latter stage of negotiations over the deal and hope to reach agreement before the end of this year, the report said
  • Microsoft to tweak Windows 7 for multi-core processing - Microsoft coders are getting their hands dirty tweaking the new operating system with parallel processing in mind.
  • Microsoft will soon release 'Windows Cloud' OS, Ballmer says - Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer revealed a handful of details today on Windows Cloud, an operating system designed to help developers write Internet-based apps.
  • Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008: The Unofficial User's Guide - Why should you install this on your media-center PC? For folks with HDTVs, that's a no-brainer: the TV Pack introduces support for Clear QAM unencrypted digital cable. That means you should be able to pipe digital (and potentially high-definition) broadcasts from ABC, CBS, NBC, other basic channels, and perhaps stations like MTV and TNT into your PC-something PC Magazine says was impossible with the previous version of Windows Media Center
  • Apple Releases iTunes 8.0.1 - Apple has released iTunes 8.0.1. There update contains a bunch of stability and performance improvements as well as a number of important bug fixes.
  • New attacks reveal fundamental problems with TCP - The problems, which were identified as far back as 2005, are not simply vulnerabilities in products from one or two vendors, but are issues with the ways in which routers, PCs and other machines handle TCP connection requests from unknown, remote machines. The attacks can be carried out with very little bandwidth, such as that available on a cable modem, and there don't appear to be any workarounds or fixes for the problems at this point.
  • Google Searches Everything in Android (video) - Google may have started out as a humble search engine, but I use Google Search for so much more than regular web searching. It seems that Google is taking a similar "you can search anything" approach to Android as well, because the smartphone platform not only uses Google to search the web, it can also be used to search with just about any application. From right within any application, you can tap on a search button or launch a search widget.
  • Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (Nokia Tube) Unveiled with S60 Touch - In terms of specs, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is powered by Symbian S60 5th Edition, which you may know better as S60 Touch. Other features include Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.2-inch touchscreen with tactile feedback (640x360 pixels), 1320 mAh battery, 3.2 megapixel camera with Zeiss optics, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, stereo speakers, finger and stylus UI control, new media bar interface, proximity sensor, and your choice of black, red, or blue.
  • Apple Drops NDA for iPhone Developers - Apple has announced that they have dropped the iPhone Non-Disclosure Agreement for released iPhone Apps
  • Toyota Innovates Safety with Industry-First Rear Airbags - The first car to get these rear airbags will be the Toyota iQ ultracompact microcar, which will be getting the safety upgrade by the end of this year
  • Florida Man Punches Shark To Save His Dog - How much do you love your pet? Enough to leap into the ocean and fight a shark to save it?
  • The REAL Sarah Palin! (video) - Sarah Palin the REAL story: starring Obama Girl.
  • Hayden Panettiere's Little Hand Holds A Big Cup - Everyone's favorite little person Hayden Panettiere decided to put on her tiny little pants and tiny little tank top and go get herself a massive frappuccino :P
  • Lucy Pinder Topless Bikini Pictures - Yes, once again some more Lucy Pinder bikini pictures. These pictures are very special because they appear to have been taken before her rise to the top of British glamour model
  • Diora Baird is Topless in Maxim - Hollywood hottie, Diora Baird, is topless in the new issue of Maxim UK magazine! Enjoy!
The Sims 3 Shots - media
(hx) 10:40 AM EDT - Oct,03 2008 - Post a comment
EA has released some new screenshots of The Sims 3, the upcoming life simulator. The game is due to be released on February 20, 2009.
Fable II - Inside Lionhead Episode 7 - movie
(hx) 10:10 AM EDT - Oct,03 2008 - Post a comment
Get a behind the scenes look at the music and audio.

Remedy explains why Alan Wake is taking so long - interview
(hx) 10:07 AM EDT - Oct,03 2008 - Post a comment / read (3)
The site of Finnish mag Pelaaja has a 50-minute podcast (in Finnish) which includes an in-depth chat with Remedy lead writer Sami Jarvi on the current state of Alan Wake. Topics of discussion include: why release a new trailer now and what are Remedy's hopes with it, the way they are approaching storytelling in an open world game. Also, since this is the first time in two years that they talk about the game, has something significantly changed in the game's design and the improving quality of videogame's scripts in recent years. VG247 has translated some info from the podcast:
- The reason it's taking so long is simply that it's a small team and building an open world game is very tough. They just want to take their time with it, but it's definitely making progress.
- The reason for a new trailer is simple. The team mostly came up with it on a whim due to the release Max Payne movie. Also, the company just wanted to show something new on the game.
- Remedy's using some of its old Rockstar contacts for the title's development. Navid Khonsari who handled most of the mocap and VO directing in Rockstar's games prior to GTA4 is apparently working on voice directing.
- Remedy owns the Alan Wake IP, so the firm's able to take its time with it, though Järvi admits in the interview it's taking a long time to make. Remedy insists that it's not that it won't ever be happy with the game, but the team just wants to make it as good as it can be.
Nintendo DSi and DS Lite Compared - console
(hx) 03:26 AM EDT - Oct,03 2008 - Post a comment
Nintendo posted a side-by-side comparison of its new DSi with its predecessor, the DS Lite. While many changes to the hardware have been subtle, a slightly bigger pair of screens are immediately noticeable. The DS Lite's light panel showing power and battery status has been moved to the left side of the console and has gained a third light to show the status of the handheld's newly emphasized Wi-Fi connection. The speaker holes have been reduced to one large hole, possibly hiding revised audio hardware underneath. The power button has also been moved inside the folding device. The center hole, which once housed the microphone, has been enlarged to fit the inward camera for taking self-portraits. The DSi has also had a slight dimensional change, essentially getting shorter and fatter. Not visible in this side-to-side image is the system's new SD card slot or the new outward camera. Progress comes with a price, and as such the system will lose its Game Boy Advance cartridge slot as well as a few hours of battery life (3-4 hours only).
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The Last Remnant Shots - media
(hx) 04:16 PM EDT - Oct,02 2008 - Post a comment
Japanese developer Square Enix has released the first English-language battle screens from The Last Remnant, their upcoming role-playing game. Remnant is slated to hit Xbox 360s worldwide on November 20, with PC and PlayStation 3 editions following at a later date.
Thursday Reading - No PC version of GoW 2 - briefly
(hx) 03:53 PM EDT - Oct,02 2008 - Post a comment / read (6)
  • The Sims 2: Apartment Life Patch - The first patch for The Sims 2: Apartment Life updates the eighth expansion for the lifestyle simulation sequel to version 1.16.0.187
  • Warhammer Online Patched - The first major update (v1.01) for the game includes fixes from previous smaller patches, and adds a few new features like auto-looting, pathing improvements, more reliable tab-targeting, and more.
  • Silent Hill: Homecoming PC Delay - Valve's Mike Dunkle confirmed that Silent Hill Homecoming for PC will not become available until later this month.
  • Empire: Total War Movie - A new trailer from Empire: Total War shows off land battles in Creative Assembly's next installment in their epic historical real-time strategy series that's due in February, 2009.
  • Free Sacred Gold - GameTap announces the latest addition to their roster of free games is Sacred Gold, ASCARON Entertainment's action/RPG.
  • EndWar confirmed for November 7 in Europe - Ubisoft has just confirmed to VG247 that voice-controlled RTS EndWar will release on November 7 in Europe. The game's being shown off in London today in its Theater of War meta-mode, and is looking in very good shape.
  • RF Online Closing - Codemasters says their efforts at negotiating an extension of their license for the game have been unsuccessful, and the game's last full day of service will be November 9, and they will be taking the North American and European servers offline on the morning (UK time) of November 10.
  • No PC version of Gears of War 2 planned - Epic's Cliff Bleszinski revealed piracy concerns factored into their decision to not create a PC edition of Gears of War 2
  • PES 09 demo now on Live - According to the Major Nelson site, the PES 09 demo is now up on XBLM
  • Help Destructoid man debase himself and raise money for children - Destructoid's Jim Sterling's trying to raise $5,000 to help Texan children with cancer. Worthy. If he manages it, he's promised to play SingStar for 24 hours, live.
  • Can Games Help Older Drivers? - The AP is running a pilot program in Pennsylvania where they want 100,000 older drivers to play the brain training game InSight to see if it helps make them safer on the road. If successful, this could lead to a program that offers discounts on auto insurance for players of such games.
Gears of War 2 'Enter the Horde' clip - console
(hx) 03:43 PM EDT - Oct,02 2008 - Post a comment
Cliff and the Epic crew give a sneak peek at the game's new enemies. Epic Games brings back Marcus and the rest of Delta Squad in Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360.

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King's Bounty: The Legend Demo - demo
(hx) 06:47 PM EDT - Oct,01 2008 - Post a comment
1C Company has released an updated demo of King's Bounty: The Legend, allowing you to try out the English version of this adventure with tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world. The new demo includes a new character classes: Demons, Orcs, Cyclops, improved texts / translations, and it is said to work better on video cards below the recommended system requirements. The 682 MB download is mirrored on AtomicGamer, CGO.ro, GH and SI.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Demo - demo
(hx) 05:08 PM EDT - Oct,01 2008 - Post a comment
As promised, Konami Digital Entertainment has released a playable demo (direct FTP link) for Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, giving you the chance to try out this upocoming game due to hit the store shelves on October 16th. Mirrors: CGO.ro, FileFront, GH, WP, Torrents.
Players will be able to select fully licensed Manchester United, Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Barcelona club teams, or the licensed Italian or French national sides. The demo will allow users an early taste of the all-new elements set to further bolster PES 2009's reputation as the definitive football game. All new visuals with completely remodeled players and animations, and new physics routines to ensure the ball behaves more realistically have been included, while the AI of the CPU sides has been enhanced to provide an ever evolving challenge.

The PES 2009 demo will also include promotional videos detailing the new game's 'Become a Legend' and online 'Legends' modes, which see the player controlling just one player within a team and attempting to forge a career in football. Starting as a promising 17-year-old, players must force their way into the first team and produce a series of blistering performances which will ultimately result to a move to one of Europe's biggest sides. Or, on the flipside, poor performances can see a player struggling in the lower leagues and eventually being released.
CoD: World at War - Subway Co-Op Gameplay - movie
(hx) 04:56 PM EDT - Oct,01 2008 - Post a comment
Online coop was one of the best things they could have done!

Crysis Warhead - video review - preview
(hx) 04:53 PM EDT - Oct,01 2008 - Post a comment
This is the official video review of Crysis Warhead by GameTrailers.

Duke Nukem 3D XBLA Downtown Gameplay - console
(hx) 04:52 PM EDT - Oct,01 2008 - Post a comment
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