Over the weekend, some who picked up Assassin’s Creed 2 on the PC were unable to play. The reason? The servers that authenticated legit copies were down. So, if you actually supported this absurd DRM scheme before, this has to sway you towards the opposing side. A single player game that can’t be played without [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 28, 2010
Yes, we know what you are thinking. “Didn’t NBA 2K10 come out in like, October or something?” You would be correct. “So, since this story is just running now, are you saying the online play is still borked almost five months later?” Yes. It seems the patch to fix online play is still being worked on, and will be [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 28, 2010
Those who use a Mac for their gaming needs (and no, we won’t use the age old joke of the Mac and gaming) will be pleased to know that Blizzard’s upcoming RTS sequel will offer Mac support out of the box. Starcraft 2 is now certainly part of that rare breed that does not get a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 27, 2010
PC gamers, get those petitions ready. In a Q&A at 2K Games, the developers confirmed they will not support dedicated servers or LAN play for their upcoming BioShock sequel. The company cites development issues, stating that creating multiplayer with the BioShock engine was hard enough, so including additional support for LAN and dedicated servers would [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Were you still holding out with your original Xbox and Madden ‘09? Still play that with friends now and then? As of Febuary 2nd, you no longer have that ability. EA has announced they are closing down servers to a variety of their older sports titles, and across all platforms, including the Xbox, PS2, PSP, PC, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 1, 2010
What better way to celebrate the arrival of 2010 than with a post about people stealing things… TorrentFreak has posted a list of the most pirated games of 2009, and topping the list is Activision/Infinity Ward juggernaut Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The PC version specifically cracked the 4 million downloads mark, followed by the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Finding your Modern Warfare 2 PC experience quite fun? Enjoying using cheats and hacks to slaughter the competition? Liar. Infinity Ward took action against their first round of cheaters in the PC edition of the latest Call of Duty, using Steam’s VAC anti-cheat system to kick about 2,500 people from the online lobbies. Community figurehead Robert Bowling [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 30, 2009
Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer FPS game with unique freedom of movement and realistic zero gravity combat.
Continue reading...Friday, October 23, 2009
Broken Glass Studios has released the beta of a stealth oriented Doom 3 Mod inspired by Looking Glass Studios Thief franchise. The game, entitled The Dark Mod, was released to the public for beta on October 17th. THE DARK MOD is a total conversion for Doom 3, turning it into a dark and moody stealth game [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 27, 2009
The free-to-play edition of Battlefield, Battlefield Heroes, is getting some additional content, although what remains somewhat cryptic. A posting on the Battlefield Heroes forum hints at some updates to the gunner class, plus additional updates to the networking of the game, allowing players to track friends better when in the game. That said, kudos to whoever [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 24, 2008
Robert Bowling, Community Relations Manager at Infinity Ward, has posted a weekly Call of Duty 4 roundup over at his blog in which he laments just how pervasive piracy has become on the PC, writing: They Wonder Why People Don’t Make PC Games Any More On another PC related note, we pulled some disturbing numbers this past [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 28, 2007
As terrorist and counter-terrorist activities continue to dominate the news, and as game developers continue to exploit current events as the basis for new games, more and more players are turning to the original to live their escapist fantasies. According to Online Gaming Zeitgeist, Counter-Strike is still the most-played first-person shooter on the PC [...]
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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