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December 15th, 2009 at 04:45pm
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Has the pernicious dealing with retail requirement kept you from the ongoing, stylish adventures of Nero and Dante (not that Dante)? Capcom has good news for those of us with no tolerance for relics like stores and boxes: starting December 22, the PC version of Devil May Cry 4 will be available for download on “the digital distribution partner of your choice,” including, of course, Capcom’s own shop, where pre-orders are being accepted for $29.99. The 360 version will hit Games on Demand, along with Lost Planet Colonies Edition, the same day.
Capcom notes that the PC version of the action game features some enhancements not found in the console versions: altered enemy placements, a “Turbo Mode,” an extra-difficult “Legendary Dark Knight Mode,” among several visual tweaks. And now, it’s enhanced with buying it from home mode!
You may download PC/360 Devil May Cry 4 on December 22 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 10th, 2009 at 03:00pm
Under Xbox 360
In its ongoing support of Left 4 Dead 2 on the PC, Valve has issued another patch for the game, fixing a number of problems including physics crashes and hit boxes on the Charger, Jockey and Spitter. Some of the exploits PC gamers have stumbled upon have also been eradicated, including incapped survivors improving their weapon accuracy by holding the crouch button — though we wouldn’t call that an exploit so much as a natural evolution in the face of the zombie threat. Good, old-fashioned human ingenuity is what will win us this war, people!
You can head past the break for the full patch notes. An update for the Xbox 360 will be available “later this month.”
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Left 4 Dead 2 patch on PC now, Xbox 360 ‘later this month’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 2nd, 2009 at 08:30pm
Under Xbox 360
click to enlargeTragnarion Studios has announced that it will soon bring its third-person shooter, entitled The Scourge Project — first announced in 2007 — to Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and Steam. The game, powered by the Unreal Engine, promises “a unique focus on co-operative narrative and gameplay,” in which each of the four playable characters will have a unique perspective on the story. From a more meat-and-potatoes standpoint, the game features five hours of gameplay over four levels (each with different special abilities), nine different weapons and co-op for up to four players. The Scourge Project also offers versus multiplayer for up to sixteen players and includes deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag and “Frontier.”
The game certainly seems to be packing some graphical chops, especially compared to Tragnarion’s previous project for the DS, a puzzler called Doodle Hex. The game is expected to debut on Steam this month, while the XBLA version is scheduled to arrive in March 2010. The press release does mention a PSN version of the game, though it doesn’t appear in the body of the text. We’ve contacted Tragnarion to see if the PSN listing was legitimate or made in error.
Check out some screens in the gallery below and find more info on the official Scourge Project site.
[Via Big Download]
Scourge Project 3rd-person shooting to Steam, XBLA originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 4th, 2009 at 01:36am
Under PC
Valve recently announced that the demo for their upcoming zombie themed cooperative first-person shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, is now available for all PC gamers (not just those of you who pre-ordered it this time) and Xbox 360 gamers who just so happen to be Xbox LIVE Gold members as well.
The demo gives players a taste of the new features in Left 4 Dead 2 over an above the original game, containing gameplay from a campaign called ‘The Parish,’ set in the New Orleans French Quarter, while also allowing players to glimpse all of the new infected zombies, and a variety of new melee weapons present in the full game.
If you’re a PC gamer, or you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold member, the Left 4 Dead 2 demo is available to you now. Silver members will get access to the demo next week, on November 10th, so don’t fret too much Xbox fans.
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October 28th, 2009 at 05:02pm
Under Xbox 360
Over on the Steam forums, there was some hullabaloo earlier about potential Avatar awards for the Xbox 360 version of L4D2, all stemming from uncompressed files found on a dedicated server for the PC demo. Well, we’re glad to inform you that Valve has confirmed Avatar awards will be included with the game (via G4) and that there will be a total of nine different Avatar rewards, six of which we currently know about.
These awards will run the gamut from a med kit backpack to a frying pan prop right down to Rochelle’s Depeche Mode shirt you see above. And, unlike some other Avatar awards, you won’t need to max out Gamerscore to get ‘em; L4D2 Avatar awards unlock after you’ve completed more manageable tasks, such as winning ten games of Versus or killing 10,000 infected.
If you want to see some of the items in the flesh, head past the break for a virtual tour courtesy of G4.
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Left 4 Dead 2 getting Avatar rewards originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 27th, 2009 at 06:57pm
Under Xbox 360
We knew that the pre-loadable Left 4 Dead 2 demo on Steam would send withering waves of madness through the world’s populace, but we never considered what would happen if the demo failed to materialize on the promised date. Steam users have been reporting that the demo is still unavailable, and Steam’s own events page — pictured above — notes that it won’t be available until early tomorrow.
The delay seems to only affect Steam users at the moment, as the Xbox version of the demo is currently available on Xbox Live Marketplace for those that have the redemption code. We’ve contacted Valve regarding the delay and will update this post as soon as we have more information.
L4D2 pre-order demo MIA on Steam originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 05:48am
Under PC+ PS3
Infinity Ward’s upcoming monster of a title, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, is now available for for pre-purchase via Valve’s digital distribution service, Steam, allowing eager PC gamers (those of you left) to pay your $59.99 ahead of time, and pre-download the necessary files for activation on the day of the game’s release, November 10th.
The minimum system requirements have also been posted up on the page, which are as follows:
- OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
- Memory: 512MB RAM (1GB for Windows Vista)
- Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
- DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 16GB of free hard drive space
- Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity
- Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended
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October 15th, 2009 at 01:40pm
Under Xbox 360
Remember when Valve announced that the Left 4 Dead 2 demo would launch on October 27th? It turns out that date is actually the early access date for those who pre-order the game on Xbox 360 or PC (via Steam). Starting November 3rd, the demo will be available to all PC players and Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Xbox Live Silver members, as usual, will have to wait an additional week to demo the game on November 10th. Then again, if you only have a Silver account, you probably aren’t too excited for a predominantly multiplayer game anyway.
The Left 4 Dead 2 demo will allow up to four players the opportunity to survive “The Parish” campaign. The PC version will be playable online or through a local network, while the Xbox version will feature the same options — plus two-player split screen. Valve notes that the demo includes “all the new boss infected zombies and all the new melee weapons.” So, please, do yourself a favor: grab a katana and start cutting fools down.
L4D2 pre-order demo out Oct. 27, public demo Nov. 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 14th, 2009 at 04:45pm
Under Xbox 360
Indie developer Alientrap’s Capsized has certainly captured our attention with its art style. IndieGames took note of the title and its early footage, which is giving off an Exile and Metroid vibe, but its lush setting and arcade-like action certainly appears to separate it from that pack. The game is planned for a 2010 launch on Steam and XBLA.
We’re currently following up with the Alientrap more details about the game, which is currently seeking play testers on PC. Check out the first trailer, which isn’t shy on the gameplay footage, after the break.
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October 9th, 2009 at 01:40pm
Under Xbox 360
Two things about this trailer for the new Rocket Knight (after the break) stand out upon our first viewing:
- The stylized projectile/jetpack effects
- It’s a Rocket Knight Adventures game
That last one may seem obvious, but we’re still a bit shocked to see Konami bring the series back after so long — to be honest, we’re a bit shocked every time Konami announces a game that isn’t Metal Gear.
And, to our delight, what we see here is true Rocket Knight: Sparkster has his sword and his jetpack, the latter of which is used basically to bounce all over the screen. It’s here that the 3D remake actually benefits the game: with the wider area and the smaller Sparkster, he seems to have a lot more freedom to fly around. Even the shooter stages have returned, with some interesting dynamic camera work.
If you never paid attention to this series because of mid-90s animal mascot platformer overload, you should start getting familiar with it now. Forget Gex, Aero the Acro-Bat, Punky Skunk, Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel, Awesome Possum, and Socket. This one’s actually good.
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Rocket Knight trailer sparks our interest originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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