Archive for the ‘PC’ Category
By: Jon Christensen on December 3rd, 2008 am31 12:13 am
It’s official, the Ghostbusters’ video game will be published in June 2009 by Atari. Right after Comic-Con 2008, it was reported the game was dropped by Activision because of their recent merger with Blizzard, even though the game was months away from being release.
By the time the game hits store shelves in June, the game will have been delayed 7 months from its original planned date. We’re hoping the delay is to make sure the game lives up to the name. However, when the game was shown off back in July — it received a decent amount of praise. Maybe with the game being pushed back; it’ll end up being even better…
Ghostbusters: The Video Game will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, PlayStation 2 and DS
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By: Nick Collins on December 1st, 2008 pm31 7:45 pm
With titles for all but the PSP this week, nothing really puts a blip on the radar bigger than Prince of Persia. This is an absolute must have for this week on my list. Other notables are GTA IV on the PC and the new Mushroom Men for the Wii.
(PS3)
Prince of Persia, SingStar ABBA
(Xbox 360)
Prince of Persia, Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
(Wii)
The Tale of Despereaux, Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars, Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek, My Fitness Coach, Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
(PC)
Neopets Puzzle Adventure, The Tale of Despereaux, Grand Theft Auto IV, Dairy Queen Tycoon, A Vampyre Story
(DS)
Prince of Pesia: The Fallen King, The Tale of Despereaux, Animal Boxing, Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi, Slingo Quest, My Fun Facts Coach, Dreamer: Puppy Trainer
(PS2)
The Tale of Despereaux, SingStar ABBA, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
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By: Jon Christensen on December 1st, 2008 pm31 2:45 pm
Just recently I was watching someone play the original Half-Life for the PC. While the gameplay is still top-notch, the graphics just couldn’t hold up to the test of time. Remember, when the game was first introduced for the PC, the year was 1998 – 10 years ago! Most games, especially 3D games generally look their age over time. And sadly Half-Life was no exception.
Thankfully, the mod team Black Mesa has just released a trailer featuring their Half-Life remake using the source engine. And boy, it blows away our expectations. Check it out up top.
Of course in another 10 years — the game will look ‘old.’
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By: Jon Christensen on November 26th, 2008 am30 3:09 am
Guess what console gamers, the hardcore PC gamers get a better version of the game that will probably win ‘game of the year,’ from most sites. Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC is getting a ‘movie editor’ included in the sandbox, and it looks deep. In the video above, Rockstar shows off the feature in a clip montage.
Sure the PS3 version looks ’slightly’ better than Xbox 360 and the 360 has exclusive DLC. I personally would rather would the video editor and would spend additional countless hours toying with it. Oh well, — looks like I might have to re-buy GTA IV.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 26th, 2008 am30 2:09 am
In my opinion, there is no question that EA’s Mirror’s Edge theme song, “Still Alive” could be one of the best original song in video game history. I know it’s not going to sound very ‘manish,’ but I have actually put the tune in my iPod…and listened to it several times.
The song, which is sung by Swedish pop-star Lisa Miskovsky, now has its own music video. The clip features the singer showing off her talent on a roof of a building and obviously it’s inspired by the game.
Check it out up top.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 23rd, 2008 pm30 10:49 pm
The first day I played Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for the original Xbox back in 2002, I found some unforgiving bugs. While I was exploring the open world, I walked up some small rocks and fell in between them. I tried every possible button combination to get out, but to no avail, I realized I was stuck and had no choice — I had to reset the game. At the time I was okay with it. I figured I found a glitch that 99% of players don’t and I was just part of the unlucky 1% who did.
A few hours later I found myself walking up completely different set of rocks and bam — I was stuck once again. After that, I came to the conclusion that the game was full of bugs and I had no choice but to deal with it. Over time, I learned that almost every game from developer Bethesda generally comes out with a bugs and glitches.
When I heard reports that Bethesda’s newest game Fallout 3 had some major issues, I wasn’t surprised. In fact — If the the action/RPG didn’t have any, I would have called the Vatican to see if it was because of some miracle from a higher power.
According to owners of the game, the major bugs are pretty annoying. The game is known to have graphical glitches and also the inexcusable freeze during gameplay.
Thankfully the gaming company understands the players frustrations and a community manager from Bethesda announced on their forums a new patch that is indeed in the works.
“We are currently working on a patch for all three platforms. When I’ve got more details, I’ll let everyone know.”
Its good to know that they are least doing something about problems facing the game. However there is one concerning factor that wasn’t wrote in the statement above. Obviously we want to know when they plan on FIXING the game. To be honest, I’m okay with the occasional ‘graphic bug,’ and I don’t mind to wait for a patch. But when a game freezes as much as Fallout 3, it should be top priority for the developers to make sure they have a patch up and available within a week or two. Especially since they’re known to have issues with almost every game they develop.
(via CVG)
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By: Jon Christensen on November 23rd, 2008 pm30 9:43 pm
Here’s a great deal for all you nutty hardcore PC owners. If you pre-purchase Grand Theft Auto IV right now on Steam, which is out out on December 2, you’ll not only save $10 but also receive Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for free.
Not a bad deal considering you would be getting one of the best games of the year for 10 bucks off, plus GTA (Vice City) that could be arguably the best yet. Again, if you only buy PC games because you paid three-grand on your computer and think consoles were the death of gaming, make sure you at least pick up this offer — it’s well worth it!
Below are the system requirements for GTA IV:
OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / Windows XP - Service Pack 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz
Memory: 1.5GB Vista / 1GB XP
Graphics: 256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Compliant Card
Hard Drive: 16GB of Hard Disc Space
Sound Card: 5.1 Channel Audio Card
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By: Jon Christensen on November 21st, 2008 am30 4:30 am
What the hell was Ozzy thinking!? Wait, WTF was Activision Blizzard thinking!? Oh yeah I forgot, they’re both whores for money — duh!
Ozzy Osbourne stars in a commercial for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, and while Ozzy’s old — he demands he is still the Prince of Darkness. However, the offscreen voice disagrees. That guy should have known old people are ridiculously stubborn and when they get mad, you can’t understand them.
That’s our tip of the day; never have a verbal argument with an old person.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 20th, 2008 pm30 3:52 pm
South Park for the last 7 years have used video game references in their shows. From the parody system inspired by Gamecube/Xbox called the ‘Gamesphere,’ to the ultra funny World of Warcraft episode. The series is no stranger to the video game world.
This past episode isn’t any different. While the boys are in their computer lab class and supposed to be working. However, instead of listening to the teacher, they end up playing Call of Duty: World at War. Of course the video above is not NSFW, but it’s South Park and you probably should know that by now.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 20th, 2008 am30 3:33 am
Last week we featured a story about EA and Borne Games working together. They both calibrated and have started to developed a 2D Mirror’s Edge flash game. Most people who have tried it and I talked to, no question loved it. Some of those crazy people said they enjoyed it more than the actual next-generation game ( I wouldn’t go that far).
Because so many people have enjoyed it, hackers have started to modify the game. One talented person had the idea of not using a keyboard to control ‘Faith,’ but a Wiimote instead. Check out the video above — surprisingly, it looks like it controls really well.
This is just another reason why EA should just let the game become a download for WiiWare, PSN and XBLA. I certainly would rather play it on my TV and use a real controller.
Want to learn how to do it? Click here.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 20th, 2008 am30 2:51 am
I’m not a World of Worldcraft fan. I know Ellie Kam over a /gossip is pretty obsessed with it, but I’ve learned that my addiction to video games is bad enough. I certainly don’t need to preoccupy most of my time to just one of them.
That said, I am a crazy for the TV show ‘Lost‘ on ABC and found this picture related to both. So I decided I would share it with all of you. The pic is an easter egg from WoW and looks like the DHARMA Initiative shaft from the show has been found in the game — with the numbers ‘5,9,16,17,24,43‘ on top of it.
Now what does that mean for the game? Probably nothing, however if I learned anything from the show, it’s best to stay the f*ck away from it!
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By: Jon Christensen on November 18th, 2008 am30 3:46 am
National Geographic is known for their stunning pictures and information in their magazine. They’re also created a well produced cable station as well. Over the last few months, the company began dabbing their fingers in the gaming industry with the release of their iPhone and DS games.
Apparently the publication likes the idea of developing games, because the Associated Press have broke a story about their plans to create a full fledge studio and focus on all gaming systems and handhelds.
If you’re thinking the games will only be educational, Paul Levine wants you to think again. “Our content is extremely well-suited for a global gaming audience, Levine said. “Our content is extremely well-suited for a global gaming audience,” he added.
I’m open to the idea for National Geographic looking into ways of making games more interesting, heck — even if I learn something, I’m cool with that too. Everything they seem to touch generally turns out good. So, maybe they can create games, however — it could also be out of their league. We’ll just have to wait and see.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 14th, 2008 pm30 2:38 pm
It’s about freaking time. Capcom has finally confirmed when the home version of Street Fighter IV will be in stores. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game will appear in North America on February 17, 2009. For all you crazy Europeans, your version for both systems will be on sale only a few days later — on February 20.
The game was also announced for the PC, however Capcom and friends have yet to specify which day that will be. We’ll keep you posted.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 12th, 2008 am30 3:41 am
Here is some great news for a company financially (that’s a rarity these days). Ubisoft’s open-world first person shooter Far Cry 2, sold about a million copies worldwide since it was released last month. Many analyst including myself thought the game could have easily been lost due to other blockbuster titles like Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2. Thankfully, the gaming community recognized what Far Cry 2 had to offer and bought it.
It’s certainly encouraging to see a game that could’ve easily sold poorly because of the name recognition but in the end — did well. Especially in the economic recession the world seems to be in. Maybe if we’re lucky, we’ll see a third installment of the series.
Far Cry to came out for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The game received an average score of 86 (PC) according to Metacritic.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 12th, 2008 am30 2:47 am
One of the most annoying things about a massively-multiplayer-online game are the animations. When Star Wars: The Old Republic was announced by BioWare last month, the one thing I thought about was how would the animations look. Star Wars is known for its fantastically smooth fighting that takes place on the silver-screen. Even though video games have yet to master the fight scenes featured in the Star Wars franchise, they are at the very least — considerably better than any MMO up to this point.
Head boss at BioWare Greg Zeschuck, apparently had the same concerns as me because he discussed it with VG247:
“If you recall some very specific things from the gameplay video, it was choreographed. One big difference, especially against the MMO space, is that typically everyone swings through each other. That’s the way it’s been done. It doesn’t look great for Star Wars.
“Star Wars is choreographed, it’s elegant; it’s big, powerful moves and lightning bolts flashing, but in a way that makes sense visually and aesthetically. One of the goals we have it to create this choreographed type of combat that looks as though it could be taking place in a Star Wars movie.”
This is pretty big news, it looks like BioWare is going to take away the old sloppy animations from MMO’s like World of Warcraft and try to make it look/feel like a movie. The question is, how? Is the fighting system going to be the same where you press one button, but instead of having poor mechanics, the game will automating detect where the characters are from each other and the environment around them — and act out a beautiful battle? Or will they go with the quick-time events — something like what god of war does with its cut scenes? Maybe, it’s something we couldn’t even figure out.
But does it matter really? Do any of us doubt the greatness of BioWare, because I sure don’t!
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