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PC News Archive

Aliens vs. Predator is number one in the UK?!

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/22/2010Tags: , , ,

In a time when BioShock 2, FIFA 10, New Super Mario Bros and even Modern Warfare 2 are all vying for your hard earned cash the number one game in all of the United kingdom is…Aliens vs. Predator?! Really UK, really?!

The sci-fi shooter definitely had some stiff competition but it still managed to take the top spot. It’s worth noting that it came in number one ahead of Just Dance, so this may give you some insight into what kind of games are popular across the pond.

I found the game to be disappointing and never really got into it, you can try it out for yourself if you haven’t already. The multiplayer demo is available for download on Xbox Live.

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Get Burnout Paradise on the cheap

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/16/2010Tags: , , ,

Criterion Games is finally done with pumping out new content for Burnout Paradise. Since the game hit store shelves several years ago they have released almost ten different DLC’s for the over-the-top racing game, making it one of the most supported games post release. Golf clap!

Criterion isn’t stopping there though. From now until March 31st you can get Burnout Paradise and all of the accompanying DLC for just $29.99. That’s over $100 worth of game and content for around thirty bucks…not bad. But if $29.99 is too rich for your blood they are also offering the game with some of the content for $19.99. Just fork over the extra ten bucks and get the whole shebang you cheap bastard.

Hit the break to get a full breakdown of what each package will get you.

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Get the first three Command & Conquer titles for free

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/14/2010Tags: , , , , , , ,

EA’s real-time strategy series Command & Conquer will get it’s next sequel next month with Command & Conquer 4. And to get you back in the swing of things the publisher is releasing three classic C&C games as freeware. Freeware means it’s free, you don’t have to pay anything for it. Free is good.

For $0.00 you can get your strategic paws on Tiberian Dawn, Tiberian Sun (including the Firestorm expansion), and Red Alert. Now you may run into issues running the older games on your newer PC but I’m including some links below to give you a hand.

Fans of the RTS genre will appreciate what these old titles have to offer, and it’ll get you in the mood for the release of Command & Conquer 4 on March 16. It’s the last chapter in the C&C saga so soak it up kids.

Here are the links to help you out via Big Download:

Download Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn for Win95 (843 MB)
Click Here for Tiberian Dawn Installation Instructions

Download Command & Conquer: Red Alert Allied Disc (499 MB)
Download Command & Conquer: Red Alert Soviet Disc (502 MB)
Click Here for Red Alert Installation Instructions

Download Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1.24 GB)
Click Here for Tiberian Sun Installation Instructions

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Modern Warfare 2 gets patched

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/12/2010Tags: , , ,

As I mentioned a few days ago in this post Infinity Ward submitted a patch to Microsoft last week that would fix some ridiculously annoying exploits in Modern Warfare 2. Today an update fixing those problems was rolled out. If you haven’t been prompted to download the update yet (I did earlier today) you will in the next few hours or so.

Here are the problems the patch should take care of:

  • Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized.
  • Fix for “infinite care package” exploit.
  • Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of Sentry Guns inside geometry.
  • Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.
  • Fixes to prevent various XP hacks (including the prevention of negative XP)

It looks like it’ll be safe to play some Modern Warfare 2 again. It’s good to see Infinity Ward does what it can to get these glitches taken care of. Running into players with the Akimbo Model 1887 was never fun. Well at least if you were on the losing end of them anyway.

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Alan Wake gets cancelled for PC

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/12/2010Tags: , , , ,

Microsoft announced today that Remedy Entertainment will not be releasing a PC version of AlanWake, their upcoming eerie thriller. The announcement comes just months before the game’s release, and with no PC version in the works this would make Alan Wake a Xbox 360 exclusive.

A Microsoft spokesperson elaborated on the decision yesterday:

“Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC, and others are best played from the couch in front of a larger TV screen. We ultimately realised that the most compelling way to experience “Alan Wake” was on the Xbox 360 platform, so we focused on making it an Xbox 360 exclusive. Both Microsoft and Remedy have long histories in PC game development. This decision was about matching this specific game to the right platform.”

Alan Wake will be released on May 18th on Xbox 360. Assuming they don’t cancel that version too.

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28,981,249,043 zombies killed so far in Left 4 Dead 2

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/12/2010Tags: , , ,

That’s right. Over 28 billion (as in a lot) of zombies have been put out of their misery since Left 4 Dead 2 was released in November. They were whacked with frying pans, teed up with baseball bats, doused in gas and set on fire, shot in the face and well you get the idea. It looks like a lot of people have been practicing for the impending real life zombie apocalypse. And if these numbers are correct we have nothing to worry about.

Valve has some interesting facts to help you put the death toll into perspective:

  • The entire population of the planet has been zombified and killed 4.26 times.
  • With the average height of a zombie being 6 feet, if you stacked them end to end they would circle the globe 1,322 times.
  • If you placed 28,981,249,043 rulers end to end, they would reach28,981,249,043 feet in the sky.

Let’s see if we can crack 50,000,000,000 before spring. Most of the country is trying to shovels themselves out of three feet of snow anyways. We might as well be productive!

Left 4 Dead Blog – Don’t worry, we’ll make more

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Modern Warfare 2 care package glitch getting fixed. Finally.

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/07/2010Tags: , ,

It’s happened to all of us. You are running around knifing people and popping off the occasional head-shot when you hear that voice pipe up on the TV “enemy care package incoming”. You don’t think too much of it, hopefully they get something lame like extra ammo or a UAV jammer. It doesn’t phase you. You just keep doing everything you can to kill and not be killed. And then you hear those words again “enemy care package incoming”. Something isn’t right. It’s pretty early in the match for someone to rack up enough kills for one, never-mind two care packages. You check the scoreboard and notice only one person on the other team has enough kills for a care package, but no one has enough for two.

Congratulations you are the latest victim of someone on the opposing team taking advantage of the care package glitch. The latest major glitch in Modern Warfare 2 to be exploited by douche bags with no skills.

But it’s OK help is on the way. Hit the break to find out when.

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Team Fortress 2 patch adds new Highlander mode

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/04/2010Tags: , , ,

Valve released a patch yesterday to their cartoon-inspired shooter Team Fortress 2. Which isn’t anything exciting in itself, but buried in that patch was a new Highlander mode. In Highlander mode each team consists of nine players and each team can only have one of each class. It sounds like fun, a mode where team balancing is all but guaranteed.

Unfortunately there isn’t any mention of mass decapitations, but I’m willing to look passed that. I played a few rounds today and it’s a blast. Definitely worthy of your time.

For a full breakdown of what else was included in the latest patch hit the break.

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Steam sees 25% growth in ‘09

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Chip Loan
Published: 02/01/2010Tags: , , ,

2009 was a huge year for the gaming industry. Games like Modern Warfare 2 shattered sales records and raked in profits never before seen. We are talking swimming in gold Uncle Scrooge like money. And if Steam’s user base growth is any indication then Valve is riding the success wave as well.

In 2009 the digital software distributor saw a 25 per cent growth from it’s user base in 2008. The service now has over 25 million registered users logging an average of 13 billion minutes of playing time a month.

Valve’s president Gabe Newell had this to say about their success:

“Steam turned five years old in March 2009. With the introduction of each new platform feature released over the years – such as the Steam Community, Steam Cloud, and Steamworks – we’ve seen corresponding growth in account numbers, concurrent player numbers and developer support for the platform. As such, we plan to continue to expand and grow the platform to better serve the developers supporting the open platform and millions of gamers logging in each day.”

With so many people ready to put the last nail in PC gaming’s coffin it’s good to see that Valve is doing everything they can to keep it relevant.

SOURCE: GamesIndustry

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Assassin’s Creed 2 gets PC specs and release date

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Chip Loan
Published: 01/25/2010Tags: , , ,

PC owners itching to get their hands on the latest installment in the Assassin’s Creed saga will have to wait it out for a couple more months. The game will hit store shelves and digital download services on March 16th. Ubisoft originally planned to release the console and PC versions simultaneously but that wasn’t the case, it’s been out on consoles since November.

There will be two versions to chose from, each at it’s own price level. The standard version will cost $59.99 and a download-only “Black Edition” will set you back $69.99. Each version will include the Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities DLC’s that will also be making their way to consoles. Those who buy the Black Edition can look forward to as yet undetermined “additional content.”

OK so we know when it will be released and how much cash it will cost, now let’s get to the PC requirements:

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Steam’s top ten games for January 17-23

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Chip Loan
Published: 01/25/2010Tags: , , , , , ,

Steam has released it’s list of top selling games for the week of January 17-23. And pre-orders take four of the top five spots.

The biggest surprise is Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition taking the number two spot. The pre-order was only available for two out of the seven days. I expect it to handily take the number one spot from Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition’s pre-order. Mass Effect 2 will be out this Tuesday.

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Valve isn’t done updating Team Fortress 2 just yet

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Chip Loan
Published: 01/19/2010Tags: , , , , ,

Fans of Team Fortress 2 know how fun the game can be. And they also know how great Valve has been at supporting their favorite game post launch. Like way post launch, it’s been over two years since it hit Steam. Almost every class in the game from the Spy all the way to the Sniper has been updated. I say almost because we are still patiently waiting for the Engineer class update. But if you think Valve will wash their hands of the game after the last character update you are sorely mistaken.

In an interview on the Team Fortress 2 community site Community Fortress, Valve’s Robin Walker was asked how much support they had left in them:

We’ve got multiple updates in the works still, at least one of which will land before the Engineer pack. As always, we haven’t planned too much out beyond that point, because we want to see what feedback we get from the community.

That’s dedication.

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will have dedicated servers…for a price

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Chip Loan
Published: 01/17/2010Tags: , , , ,

Infinity Ward’s lack of dedicated servers for the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 was a big deal to some. And Swedish developer DICE was well aware of this fact. So much so that they took the opportunity during the controversy to inform everyone that their upcoming FPS Battlefield: Bad Company 2 would in fact have dedicated server support.

But they left out one tiny detail, those servers could only be rented rather then letting players build their own.

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Star Trek Online has lifetime memberships

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Chip Loan
Published: 01/15/2010Tags: , , , , ,

Cryptic Studios  and Atari have finally announced the subscription information for their highly anticipated MMORPG Star Trek Online. Prepare to beam money out of your wallet because for a limited time you can get your subscription at a reduced price.

Those seeking the usual month to month subscription will be paying $14.99 a month. Pretty much the standard monthly rate for MMOs. But for those of you who are looking for something a little more long term they will also be offering yearly subscriptions. It will set you back $119.99 and is only available for those who sign up before February 2nd. Players who take advantage of the year-long subscription will also be rewarded with two extra character slots.

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Yet another Modern Warfare 2 glitch…

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Chip Loan
Published: 01/11/2010Tags: , , , , , , , ,

The next in a long line of glitches exploited in Modern Warfare 2 has been found. No it’s not the Javelin glitch, or the infinite care package glitch, or the bouncing claymore glitch. This ladies and gentlemen is the Ice Skating glitch.

Instead of running at normal speeds, players zip across the screen as if they are “skating”. Making it ridiculously hard to shoot or melee anyone. From doing a little investigating I found out that the glitch is actually a PC mod that was somehow migrated to the Xbox 360 version.

Keep reading to check out the video.

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