Just Cause 2 Retrospective: Racing Around The Best Game of 2010
If you missed the best game of 2010, that’s a shame, because it was called Just Cause 2. in this piece, I race around the entirety of the island nation of Panau, through its various biomes, jacking a half dozen vehicles in the process, and causing a little bit of havoc. Just a little bit, though.
Rockstar Goes Live With Max Payne 3 Website
So, I got an email from Rockstar earlier talking about their new website for Max Payne 3, and I figured I’d share it with all of you.
It’s loaded with screenshots, videos, artwork, news and information as well as all of the goodies detailed below.
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Patch 1.1.2 Now On The Test Server
The good folks at BioWare have posted the SWTOR 1.1.2 patch notes so we all get to have an idea of what they’re doing for us in the future. It looks like they are working on a bunch of class balancing stuff as well as general bug fixes for gameplay, quests and flashpoints.
If you’re playing any of the character classes who are getting touched in this patch, have a good look at what they’re going to be doing and make sure you’re ready to re-spec and learn your new build before the patch hits and you’re left in a lurch.
I know I just did.
‘Triple Town’ Review For iOS + Android – Why Aren’t You Playing This Right Now?
Yes, I’m a little late to the party. Lots of trendy kids that I follow on Twitter have been talking about this game and how addictive it is, so being naturally starved for even a quasi-strategy game for my phone, I grabbed it as soon as I heard it was available for Android. The game walks a thin line between puzzle and strategy as it’s a Bejeweled derivative at its core, but the stuff Spry Fox built around it? That’s the time-sponging twist.
Electronic Arts’ Syndicate Is Shaping Up Pretty Nicely (Co-op Demo Impressions)
After an incredibly impressive debut, I was pretty psyched for Electronic Arts’ and Starbreeze’s new Syndicate game, a revival of the old cyberpunk-themed Bullfrog franchise that Peter Molyneux once lorded over. But upon downloading the demo, first impressions were not great. The intro movie is choppy and compressed to all hell (probably to keep the demo size within reasonable limits) and upon finding a match to fight in, the demo hard-locked the console. And yes, you had to sign a EA-provided EULA before playing the demo. Thankfully, things got better from there.
EverQuest Going Free To Play; I’m Pretty Excited.
If the above image invokes some distant nostalgia, then we’re on the exact same wavelength. I remember wandering through those large, empty spaces, clubbing bats for hours. Chessboard (above) was the centerpiece of some high-end action in the starter Butcherblock Mountains zone before you wandered off to parts unknown. EverQuest, thirteen years after its original release, at a time that I was still going on monthly Boy Scout campouts, is going free to play. While much of the high-end content, higher rungs on the tech tree, and many zones will be locked away for subscribers, but I don’t think Sony Online Entertainment can deny me another trip through Butcherblock and Freeport. The game had an incredible eighteen expansions over that time, but only Ruins of Kunark was out when I played back in 2000.
SWTOR Patch 1.1.1 released – Bug Fixes And Goodies Abound!
For the second time in 3 days, EA / BioWare shut down their SWTOR servers again last night (this time there was a lot of lead time on the announcement) and implemented a new patch for the game. With Patch 1.1 having come out recently, it is good to see them pushing out fixes and content at a good clip.
Let’s just hope they keep up this trend.
I have the patch notes for the new patch, in their entirety, and they are posted below.
Kabam – Hardcore Social Network Game Developers – Acquire Fearless Studios
Kabam, a leading developer of “hardcore” social network games announced that they have acquired Fearless studios, headed by Harden Blackman – Creator and Senior Executive Producer of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – and Cedrick Collomb – Former Director of Engineering at LucasArts.
Wait…Kabam, who? And what’s a “hardcore” social network game?
BioWare Decides To Shut Down SWTOR Servers…On A Friday Night. DERP! (Updated)
In what can only be described as a 40 pound box of fail, someone at BioWare decided to shut down the game servers for maintenance in the middle of Friday night / Saturday morning play.
I’m not sure who forgot to tell them that they have the highest traffic, on the weekends but…That person should have sent the memo.
Also, not only did they decide to shut down the servers, they also locked the forums, presumably to stop people raging at them.
Insomniac Finished With Resistance… Who Really Cares?
So, news from Insomniac’s CEO that they won’t be continuing with the PS3 exclusive Resistance franchise will come as a shock to many… and a relief to others. It begs the question though; will it be missed if this is indeed the end of the franchise? Read the rest of this article…
