Archive for March 8th, 2008
Filed under: Culture, On the internet, Polls
In a touching tribute to Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax, a handful of webcomics took it upon themselves to remember the visionary. Here are some of our favorites (note: not involved in voting process):
And now for something absolutely different, our picks for the week’s other ideal game-related webcomics. Be sure to vote for your favorite!
Continue reading Weekly Webcomic Wrapup remembers Gary Gygax
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Previously scheduled for release on the 11th of March, PlayFrance is now reporting that Sega has delayed the game further, pushing back the release to April 4th. With the demo for the game having also having been pushed back and now with no final release date of it’s own, it isn’t difficult to see how the final game is not ready for release. Plus, the demo’s delay isn’t the only sign of minor hang-ups, as the latest dev diary discusses the fact that the game has not gone to final certification due to a host of factors including, but not limited to, feature-creep. With the dev diary still listing the game as hitting the 11th, having been posted on the 7th, and discussing the fact the game hits “next month” there is still some question as to the official release date. But with both PlayFrance and Amazon listing the game as hitting on April 4th, it’s possible that this title is condemned to hit late.
[Read, PlayFrance]
[Read, Condemned 2: Dev Diary]
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Filed under: News, Rumors
With the COD4 feature patch having received good initial reception from the community it’s a bit surprising to discover that some players are reporting problems. Specifically there are problems with the host-migration feature that was supposed to help the connection problems. It seems that gamers outside of the Americas are having trouble getting a host who is local enough to them that they can get a good connection. GeekPulp was able to get a response from the Infinity Ward Community Manager, Robert Bowling, who had this to say:
“That doesn’t mean it will always choose a US player, but I comprehend that the odds are typically stacked against some of our more remote players to be selected as host. We’re currently looking at options available that might help out with those odds and I’ll keep you updated on it.”
So hopefully we’ll soon be seeing another patch that’ll fix the things that the first was supposed to take care of. In meantime, to our readers overseas, have you all noticed any effect on the game since the patch?
[Via GeekPulp]
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Filed under: News, Videos
Employing an art style similar to that seen in the original trailer for the game, the newest bit of Street Fighter IV media to be released is another cinematic trailer, this time showing off Chun-Li and the new character C.Viper. The inky stylized quality to the video makes for a fun tiny teaser trailer, and sharp-eyed players will be able to spot a signature move or two hidden in all the fluff. Despite the fact that this video in no way represents the final gameplay, it does give a bit of a feel for the flavor that Capcom is shooting for with the series return. And for a game shrouded in mystery, Capcom’s media release schedule seems to be rather consistent, possibly hinting that the game is farther long than anyone knows. If we find some more videos such as this one, it could be a sign that we could see that fighting game revival sooner than we thought.
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 Last week, a story circulated the internets regarding Nathaniel, a guy who had to send his autographed, artworked and Halo themed Xbox 360 into Microsft repair because it red ringed. He took all necessary precautions to make sure the repair center sent him back the exact “shell”, because of the autographs and sentimental value it had. He was promised he would be taken care of. But upon receiving his fixed console, he was horrified to find that his Xbox 360 was wiped clean of all Sharpie goodness, autographs erased, artwork gone with only a few smudges left. Darkness swept over the world.
Upon hearing this sad, sad tale, team Bungie went into action to right any wrongs. And boy did they ever right the wrong. Nathaniel was overjoyed to receive a gigantic swag bag from team Bungie, full of Halo memorabilia, action figures, clothing, accessories, hardware, music and an autographed Legendary cat helmet. Just take a look at it all! All we have the ability to state is boo to those evil monkeys at the Xbox 360 repair center, yippy for Nathaniel and mad props to Bungie for being caring enough to jump in and make things right. Oh happy day!
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Filed under: Videos and Screenshots
Armored Core: for Answer looks like it is really knocking things up a notch from its predecessor, Armored Core 4. These new screenshots from The Magic Box help prove that point as they display the game’s larger arenas and amazingly humongous enemy fortresses. Suiting up in the good old AC unit is going to become a whole new experience when it finally comes time to take these giant foes down.
So far, for Answer hasn’t been announced outside Japan; however, we’re keeping our fingers crossed for that nice little press release to arrive and tell us otherwise. This game has got us excited since January; check out this trailer we posted to see why. Or better yet, if you have a Japanese PSN account you can download the full HD version for yourself and be awed.
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Filed under: Guides
Where is the PS3 homebrew scene? Considering how active the PSP scene, one would think that Sony’s other console would get the same kind of attention from hackers. It’s not that people aren’t trying — rather, it appears that Sony has learned from their mistakes with the PSP.
PSP was rather insecure from the start. A primer from “nikkelitous” explains that “the PSP didn’t have any security protections in the first version: Thats right! It essentially ran anything that you put on it.” In spite of Sony’s continued attempts at fixing PSP security through firmware revisions, the damage has already been done. “The PSP now has a very powerful security system, but like the Greeks, we’d people inside. Once a system is hacked and understood, very little can be used to continue to protect it.”
Not only has Sony made the PS3 much more secure, but its use of Blu-ray makes it significantly more difficult to hack. “It’s not using a DVD drive it’s using a custom Blu-ray drive, we can’t simply copy the disks, and we don’t know enough about the firmware on the drive to accomplish a ‘debug mode’ even if it’s on there.” Of course, all of these hindrances aren’t stopping the hacking community. They’re going to keep on trying, and will probably one day succeed. However, it’s clear that this time around, Sony isn’t going to be taken off-guard.
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Dear moron,
Thank you for providing a snapshot of stupidity for the gaming public, something we can use as a visual representation of purest idiocy. Before, we could only use metaphors to describe the imbecilic way in which people align themselves with a particular games machine, but now we’ve you.
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Yesterday, Criterion informed (and teased) everyone about upcoming Burnout Paradise downloadable content and finally revealed how exactly they’ll incorporate DLC without dividing the community. The short answer. Bridges.
Criterion’s Alex Ward hopped on the forums to tell everyone that all upcoming Paradise DLC will be bridges that lead off of Paradise City into new DLC worlds and experiences. This of course is a great way to not divide the community, because anyone who doesn’t have the DLC simply cannot cross the bridge and instead will remain in Paradise City. Genius! Criterion also dangled a carrot in front of our noses by giving us a video (embedded above) of a new automobile, The Dust Storm, that’ll be included in the next DLC batch. Yummy!
[Via Xboxic, Thanks Jonah Falcon]
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With the new DLC for Mass Effect hitting next week, Bioware has updated their Galactic Codex with information about the major new “feature” of the DLC, the new race, Batarians. First appearing in the Mass Effect universe before the game had even hit store shelves, Batarians featured largely in the prequel novel Mass Effect: Revelation and made no appearance in the retail game at all. The four-eyed humanoid species is isolationist and resides mainly in the Terminus systems, which are mentioned frequently in-game as a source of instability and insurrection. The website update includes some short history and back-story, along with a new screen and a small flash video of the species facial animations. Hopefully we’ll get more on the species during the supposed 90 minutes of gameplay the pack provides. Entitled Bring Down the Sky, the DLC hits this Monday for 400 MS Points.
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