Archive for the ‘PC Gaming’ Category

While My Wallet (and my wife) Gently Weeps….

January 15th, 2010
By: storybook77

Did you ever get the sense at the end of last year that there weren’t as many AAA gotta have titles released as has been the custom of years past?  Wondered where all of the games were that you were supposed to be playing in 2009?

As every gamer knows, this is typically the time of year where we can all relax and catch up on our backlogs, aka the pile of shame, that we’ve added even more games to during the holiday season.   I hope you all were able to catch up very quickly because the AAA games are coming over the course of the next 3 months.  This is what last fall should have looked like had it not been for Modern Warfare 2.  There is just one problem. We no longer have an excuse to get other people to purchase all of this gaming goodness for us since Christmas has come and gone.  Everyone has to figure out a way to get the games they want on their own or coerce someone into getting them for you.  You might want to be a little more loving this Valentine’s Day! ;)

What follows is a rundown of significant titles that are coming in the following months, so if you want to see why you, your wallet, your family, and anyone who is used to seeing you, even for a minute, in the outside world should be worried, follow the link….

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Borderlands DLC Available Next Week

November 21st, 2009
By: JDsBlackBox

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Gearbox announced that “The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned” downloadable content for Borderlands will be available November 24th.  It will set you back $10.  More varieties of skags to kill!

I’m definitely getting this, looking forward to seeing gearbox’s take on the zombie craze.

Dragon Age: Origins

November 11th, 2009
By: Bumblb19

Dragon Age: Origins

Its been nearly 400 years since the last blight and the Grey Wardens are few in numbers because no one believes that another blight is coming and they think it is just legend. You however soon find out that the Archdemon will be here in a very short time. You are recruited at a young age by one of the Grey Wardens who has been around for a long time and seen many battles.

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The Next New Hotness – Saboteur

November 10th, 2009
By: JDsBlackBox

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Like Borderlands, The Saboteur is a game I’ve had on my radar for a long time.  Not the typical WWII shooter, The Saboteur has you play Sean Devlin, who has somehow been wronged by a Nazi general.  As Devlin, you set out sabotaging Nazi occupied Europe by joining the French Resistance in order to get back at those pesky Nazis.  The thing that interests me most about this game is the art style.  When you are in a Nazi occupied area, the art style is a black and white film noir (think Sin City) with the occasional yellow (and red :P ) accents.

From the videos I’ve seen, the gameplay seems to be a cross between Splinter Cell, Assasins Creed, and Call of Duty (or pick any WWII shooter).  There is some stealth to the game, but all of your standard era guns are in there as well, so you’ll have more than piano wire to help you out.  Also of note is Devlin’s ability to climb structures, although I doubt he does the Triple Lindy from the top of buildings like Altair to get down.  Due out December 8th.

Left 4 Dead : Cold Case

October 27th, 2009
By: Full Tilt 101

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For all you L4D PC Gamers out there, someone just did a really ambitious project. He created Cold Case which is an entire new campaign. 6 full maps, 10 survival maps, and 2 separate 5 map versus campaigns.

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Valve Announces New Mode in Left 4 Dead 2

October 8th, 2009
By: JDsBlackBox
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Chainsaw. Rawr.

Valve, developers of such awesomeness as Half Life 2, Portal, Counter Strike and Left 4 Dead – recently announced the newest gameplay mode for the upcoming Left 4 Dead 2.  Scavenge mode pits survivors vs. infected in a race to collect (hence the name, ‘Scavenge’) gas cans and dump them into a generator located in each map.  The more gas the survivors dump, the more points you get.  The infecteds job is – you guessed it – to stop the collection of said gas cans.  Switch sides, rinse and repeat.  Most points wins the round.

The new mode should be shorter than the typical versus mode in the current L4D.  This, and the addition of female boomers, makes L4D2 a must buy for me.  That and the fact that I’ve played every Valve game ever produced.  Check out Giant Bomb for more info.

Fallout 3 DLC Coming to PS3, Two New DLC Chapters Announced

May 19th, 2009
By: JDsBlackBox

Bethesda announced in a press release today that all previous DLC – Operation Anchorage, The Pitt, and Broken Steel will be available for download on PS3 starting late June.

In addition, two new DLC packs were announced for all systems (PC, 360, PS3). Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta will be available starting in June as well.

Fallout 3 DLC Announced

November 25th, 2008
By: JDsBlackBox

Bethesda has announced new DLC for PC and Xbox360 for it’s smash hit Fallout 3. PC gamers get a game editor/ mod tool.

Both PC and Xbox gamers will have access to three DLC packs starting in January. The first one is called Operation: Anchorage.

I think Fallout 3 will be an Xmas present for me this year…

Activision to Sony fans: We still love you but no beta for you

September 29th, 2008
By: Alfred "GHR Maverick"

This is the day of the beta. The beta is more important than a demo, because of the importance of the multiplayer aspect of the game. Call of Duty: World at War will have a multiplayer beta, similar to what Call of Duty 4 had. But, it will not be on the PS3, it will only be on the 360 and PC. An Activision representative stated that this selection is due to XBox 360’s ” increased server and connectivity data.”(N4G)

DRM helps pirates, and hurt legitimate purchasers of SPORE

September 14th, 2008
By: Alfred "GHR Maverick"

Spore has been the new game on game pirates most wanted list. According to bigdownload.com Spore has been downloaded 171,402. Are these illegal downloads due to customers hunger for this game, or a direct backlash to the DRM installed on the disc? Many people would consider Will Wright a genius, and are eager to play his games. Spore is another game that hinges on the creativity side of gaming, and it’s a treat to have these games come to Market. Many PC spore players were outraged by the game having DRM installed on the disc. There can only be three accounts per copy of Spore. The game is supposed to allow for 3 separate user accounts per disc, but many have only been allowed to setup one account per disc. This being a downside of DRM. Legitimate purchasers are extremely limited due to the DRM restrictions. While pirates are able to download the game early, create multiple accounts, and enjoy the game to it’s full extent. Who is the system really hurting?