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Archive for November, 2008
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Stargate: The Last Stand Beta
Posted @ 3:26 PM, November 30 2008, By: AciD In News
InterWave Studios announced that they are looking for beta testers for their newest project - Stargate: The Last Stand. Everyone may apply, but not everyone will be chosen for testing. If you think you got what it takes, you may apply here.
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NeoTokyo – ModDB Chat
Posted @ 5:49 PM, November 28 2008, By: Evo In Mods
A few guys from the NeoTokyo mod have had the chance to sit down with ModDB and banter away about the mod.
If you are interested in NeoTokyo or modding in general then I highly recommend you take some time and listen to their banter, there are also some new screens of the game on the ModDB page.
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Dystopia Gets The SteamWorks Treatment
Posted @ 10:29 AM, November 28 2008, By: Hectic Glenn In Mods
Many people wondered where Dystopia had gone when we saw the first mods making their way onto Valve's SteamWorks list, but they have merely been hiding away secretly developing Dystopia 1.2 utilising the full SteamWorks features. The next version promised to bring new maps, changes, improvements and fixes but with SteamWorks powering this release will we see the integration of of Dystopia into Steam fully. You will be able to directly download the modification through Steam, which will also include a planned 52 achievements as well as an advanced statistics system, providing players with incredibly detailed figures and charts on their gameplay, far more advanced than those in TF2. The team have created a video showcasing their "Statistics & Information System 2.0", as well as a selection of achievement icons which can all be seen on the Dystopia official website. There is a lot of information, so head on over there to check it out! We will keep you posted on the official release.
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Steam Client Beta Available
Posted @ 8:24 AM, November 27 2008, By: AciD In News
A new beta for Steam client is available. To access it go to File>Settings, and on Account tab pick Change... button. From drop down menu pick Steam Client Candidate.
List of changes:
- Fixed rare cases of missing desktop shortcuts, Game Explorer links and uninstall entries
- Fixed a potential overlay crash in games that run ShellExecute with a very long command line
- Fixed input for Asian languages
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Left 4 Dead Achievements Stats
Posted @ 3:37 PM, November 25 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Left 4 Dead
Valve have released the achievements stats for Left 4 Dead and it looks like there's no Zombie Genocidest yet.
Check stats here, or click the picture above.
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More Left 4 Dead Reviews
Posted @ 11:30 PM, November 24 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead reviews have been overwhelmingly positive over the last week, with a score of 88% at Metacritic as of today.
G4 TV 5/5
Fast zombies? Check. Non-stop tension and intensity? Check. The quality of gameplay we expect from Valve? Check. When it comes to co-op multiplayer, Valve is consistently ahead of the curve and excellent at making games that force players to work together.
PC Gamer UK 93/100
It's got all the nail-biting high tension of a control point assault/defence of Team-Fortress 2, mixed with the tightly designed levels of Half-Life 2 and the weapons of Counter-Strike. As long as they keep introducing new missions, there's no reason why it won't be sucking on your bandwidth for years to come.
IGN UK 9.2/10
One of the finest zombie games ever made, and one of the finest co-op games ever made. The potential for everything to go so, so wrong without warning, or conversely to pull off the most spectacular escapes against all odds, means this is an online shooter you can tell your finest anecdotes about without boring everyone else to tears.
Kotaku
I'm addicted. It's rare that I enjoy a game this much from the get-go. This is a brilliant, tightly executed shooter that feels fresh and exciting.
Maximum PC 10/10
Left 4 Dead didn't just meet our high expectations for the zombie apocalypse, it exceeded them.
GamePro (Editor's Choice Award)
I can't recommend Left 4 Dead highly enough.
Valve are extremely pleased with Left 4 Dead and the positive reviews. Also Left 4 Dead's pre-order numbers surpassed those of The Orange Box, by more than 160%.
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“They Hunger” Co-op To Be Included With Sven Co-op 4.0
Posted @ 7:46 AM, November 23 2008, By: Hectic Glenn In Mods
Sven co-op are nearing the end of their development process for the updated Half-life 1 version of Sven co-op 3.0, their much anticipated Sven co-op 4.0. All sorts of new maps and features are to be included in the update, including Episode 1 of They Hunger from Black Widow Games, one of the most loved mods for Half-life. The mod has been slightly enhanced using systems integrated into SC4.0, including the major co-op addition, however BWG have promised to keep the same feel the original provided. Episode 2 is to follow, all in the run up to their upcoming release of They Hunger: Lost Souls, the first Source version of their series. Sven Co-op 2 meanwhile, still remains hidden away in development. Black Widow Games | Sven Co-op
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Valve is in Your Head
Posted @ 4:49 AM, November 22 2008, By: -smash- In Editing
Straight out of a med journal, Gabe Newell writes to Edge that at Valve they want to use EEG machines to monitor playtesters with. This allows them to "know for sure of something is actually frightening the player" as they monitor heart rate and breathing levels during a person's experience with the game...
Direct measurement of players' arousal states and responses to the things we're doing is super exciting. It just will allow us to be much more analytical about the decisions that we’re making and the roller coaster ride we're trying to create for the player.
In this article, Gabe explains core elements of how they put their project Left 4 Dead together. It's a very interesting read and shows just how intricate and detailed Valve really is compared to some of those other developers.
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Valve is in Your Head
Posted @ 4:41 AM, November 22 2008, By: -smash- In Half-Life 2, News
 Straight out of a med journal, Gabe Newell writes to Edge that at Valve they used EEG machines to monitor playtesters with. This allows them to "know for sure of something is actually frightening the playe" as they monitor heart rate and breathing levels during a person's experience with the game...
Direct measurement of players’ arousal states and responses to the things we’re doing is super exciting. It just will allow us to be much more analytical about the decisions that we’re making and the roller coaster ride we’re trying to create for the player.
In this article, Gabe explains core elements of how they put their project Left 4 Dead together. It's a very interesting read and shows just how intricate and detailed Valve really is compared to some of those other developers.
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Left 4 Dead Retail Released and New Games to Steam (GTA IV Pre-Purchase)
Posted @ 9:09 PM, November 21 2008, By: Hectic Glenn In Left 4 Dead, Steam Games
Tonight I can see many people from the Halflife2.net Steam community group getting their teeth into Left 4 Dead, after the official release of the retail versions. Left 4 Dead's pre-order numbers surpassed those of Valve's 2007 blockbuster, The Orange Box, by more than 160%. That is pretty incredible. Steam has also released an update for L4D tonight - Fixed certain files for some users from being re-downloaded when launching Left 4 Dead
Also, you can now buy Tomb Raider: Underworld on Steam, and also pre-purchase the upcoming Prince of Persia title (Getting Sands of Time for free). Lastly, as we reported a few days ago, with Grand Theft Auto IV on it's way to Steam, this is now available for pre-purchase, with GTA Vice City thrown in for free. PoP available - December 10th, GTAIV - December 3rd.
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Black Mesa – Mod Update
Posted @ 7:27 AM, November 21 2008, By: Evo In Mods
The Black Mesa team have recently released an update on their progress along with a bevy of new media shots emerging.Most critically the team have revealed that they have adopted the Orange Box box build of the Source engine and announced that when released the mod will only require one Source based game to be installed to run the mod. The team also expect a new video to emerge sooner rather than later. So why not check out the latest info on the mod.
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