Last week my ears immediately perked up when they came across internet rumors suggesting a merging of the Command and Conquer series with the first person shooter genre. Today, a press release from EA has finally confirmed these rumors, along with the above screenshot as further evidence.
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Infinity Ward have posted details for the upcoming COD4 patch, whose arrival date is yet to be announced. Changes which involve playlists will not be addressed in this particular patch, but in one released soon after. Check after the jump for the full (and very extensive) list of changes to expect.
Australian gamers can breathe a sigh of relief as GTA IV has been given an MA 15+ rating, avoiding a repeat performance of the fiasco that was San Andreas. It’s the most restrictive rating in Australia, as no R18 code exists in the region. The corollary of this most pleasing news is that the game’s content is probably complete.
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EA has issued a new Medal of Honor: Airborne patch, which weighs in at a whopping 1.3 GB. Before throwing your arms up in the air, please be reminded that amongst other little tweaks to gameplay, spawn points for every multiplayer map have been adjusted, so these must all be included in the update.
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To whet your appetite for the Burnout Paradise demo heading our way tomorrow we have this tasty new trailer to look at. I’m sure you all can’t wait to mangle your car beyond recognition.
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According to EGM’s Quartermann, Bizarre Creation’s new owner Activision may have secured a deal to make a James Bond title. It is rumored that it will contain “a load of driving elements”, hardly surprising as these are the same guys which brought us Project Gotham Racing. With a new Bond movie coming to cinema screens in 2008, be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled for further updates on this story.
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Capcom has announced a playable demo of Devil May Cry 4 will hit the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace in early 2008. The demo will take players through a variety of the game’s environments and familiarize them with Nero, the Devil Bringer and the Exceed system before a final showdown with Berial. If you think the game looks great in screenshots or streaming videos, just wait until you see it in 60 frames per second at 720p.
RewiredMind have reportedly spoken to an EA insider who confirmed that Rock Band will be released in the UK and Europe for the PS3, PS2 and Xbox 360 on March 6, 2008. No details regarding the price, or an Australian release date were mentioned.
If there’s truth to the rumour, importing the game will suddenly look a whole lot more appealing for PAL PS3 owners - with the standalone PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band readily available for dirt-cheap on eBay, and the game’s new-found compatibility with PS3 Guitar Hero III Les Paul controllers meaning anyone with any old USB microphone and a Les Paul can play two-thirds of the game for now and pick up the drum kit once they are available separately. I’d put money on it costing less than the PAL bundle all up, too.
Ageia have announced plans to release a mod kit designed around its PhysX GPU, which will give modders “everything they need to easily add PhysX-powered content into the UT3 universe.” After Mark Rein announced earlier this year that UT3 mods will be able to slide across all platforms, this offering from Ageia is sure to encourage a healthy amount of user-created content for the game. Available in December, the kit will include additional tools, guides, tutorials and documentation and assets and examples to complement the game’s existing mod tools.
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Just yesterday we posted news on the particularly indie selection of bonus tracks that will accompany Rock Band, and it seems that Harmonix are looking to take it to the next level. Harmonix CEO, Alex Rigopulos revealed in a recent interview that they might allow users to create their own content:
“I think that one direction that the video game industry is headed in general is actually putting the power into the hands of the masses and letting the audience author the music. One possibility that we’re actually considering is releasing our own authoring tools out freely into the world, such that if you’re a band and you and your three friends are in your bedroom or garage making music, and no major label will even give you the time of day but you believe in your music, you can actually produce a game level yourself and send it to us for publishing on the game servers or distributing to your friends.”
Some of you might remember the promised feature of Spore that allows you to buy a figurine of your creature - and Harmonix have taken the idea and run with it. Not only are they planning to provide posed figurines of your avatar, but also T-shirts with your band logo on them, album art, bumper stickers and other merch. You will be able to access your profile and order merch though RockBand.com.
This game is looking to be immense and just keeps getting better.
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