Monday, March 26, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Live Wanted: Weapons of Fate
Join The Dumb Ass Games as he plays Wanted: Weapons of Fate watch and chat live at www.twitch.tv/gamestop692 Starts at 5:20PM EST
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Elder Scrolls MMO to be Unveiled.
According to a new report on Tom’s Guide, an “industry source” says Bethesda will be announcing an MMO in The Elder Scrolls series this May. Fans have long been clamouring for an MMO set in the TES universe, and if this is true, they’re gonna go berserk.
The report says the game will be called The Elder Scrolls Online (how imaginative) and will be set “several hundred years before” the events of previous games of the franchise. The game will feature three factions, represented by crests of a lion, a dragon and a “bird of prey.”
TES Online will be given extensive coverage during E3 as well as Quakecon, where, according to the report, it’ll be sharing the limelight with Doom 4.
The report also points out that Bethesda’s parent company, Zenimax, is “currently working on an unannounced Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) title from its headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.” The report didn’t mention any platforms, but we’re guessing it will be for the PC only.
It sure sounds legit, but we don’t know anything for sure. So stay tuned for future updates.
Source
[Kotaku]
Brick-Force Stress tests
About Brick-Force
Build, Share, Play
This sandbox fun-shooter allows players to create worlds and maps that they’ve always dreamed of, brick by brick. They can share these virtual playgrounds with the community and use them as the backdrop for fast-paced shooter hunts against fellow players or computerized opponents.
The ‘shooter’ mode is an action orientated platform with a range of different game types which will be familiar to fans of team-based shooters. Classic modes such as Team and Solo Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Blast Mode are all in place.The ‘sandbox’ mode, in which players use simple building blocks to construct complex environments, can be played on social networks and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. With a range of different brick styles to choose from, combined with the possibility to place key interactive elements such as turrets or bomb sites, players will find themselves challenged in numerous creative ways.
Players will find themselves stepping into the shoes of both map builder and game designer. They will have the opportunity to dazzle their team mates with creativity, and the most talented map designers will be rewarded handsomely for their efforts.
Players can choose from a wide variety of different guns, weapons and armor with different stats and functions.
Challenges deployed by the map creators must be overcome using teamwork, skill and reactions to defeat opposing teams. Social features such as a clan system have been integrated, allowing gamers to team up with their friends and compete for fame and glory.
STRESS TEST INFO
Still waiting patiently to play Brick-Force? Almost 350,000 players have already registered for closed beta. Very soon the servers will be opened giving you all chance to give the game a spin for perhaps the very first time.
Your support during the stress tests will help us experiment with our hardware, helping us to launch a smooth and successful beta later this spring. Be prepared for possible lag and crashes!
Stress tests will take place during the following times:
Stress Test #1 >> 24 hours
Start: Thursday 22nd March, 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT / 8:00 PDT
End: Friday 23rd March, 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT / 8:00 PDT
Stress Test #2 >> 24 hours
Start: Tuesday 27th March, 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT / 8:00 PDT
End: Wednesday 28th March, 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT / 8:00 PDT
Stress Test #1 >> 72 hours
Start: Saturday 31st March, 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT / 8:00 PDT
End: Tuesday 3rd April , 16:00 CET / 11:00 EDT / 8:00 PDT
American Brick-Force Download
European Brick-Force Download
Monday, March 19, 2012
Diablo 3 Release Date.
Finally Bliizard announced Diablo 3's release date and there will be no more rumors. Diablo 3 picks up May 15 to meet gamers around the world and you can login Battle.net to pre-purchase the game today.
Beginning May 15, players around the world will be able to return to Tristram to discover the dark secrets of a fallen star and begin their quest to save Sanctuary from the impending demonic invasion. To secure your place as a barbarian, monk, demon hunter, witch doctor, or wizard right now, simply log in to your Battle.net account, and then purchase and download* Diablo III, and you'll be ready to play when the game launches.
$59.99 for standard retail and digital version; $99.99 for Collector's Edition
Retail version of Diablo 3 will be available to purchase in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on May 15 while the digital version will be available at the same day in the regions mentioned above as well as Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. Players in Latin American countries and Russia will be able to buy the game from local retailers on June 7. In addition to the English version, Diablo III will be fully localized into Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, European Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese.
World of Warcraft Annual Pass is another way to get Diablo 3. According to Blizzard, more than 1 million players have subscribed WoW for a year and got Diablo 3 (digital version) for free. WoW Annual Pass offer will end on May 1 and if you are interested in getting Diablo 3 in this way you can check out http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/annualpass for more information.
No PvP Arena for Diablo 3 at Launch
We should credit Blizzard for their commitment to offer fans the best Diablo 3 but it's really a bad news that when the game is about to release (or announce the release date), the PvP system is still far from satisfaction and thus, this system won't be included in the game at launch. But if you are not interested in PvP at all, you may be happy to see that Blizzard just delays a system, not the whole game again.
The announcement says: As we're counting down the days until we're ready to announce a release date for Diablo III, we've come to realize that the PvP game and systems aren't yet living up to our standards. Today, we wanted to let you know that we've made the difficult decision to hold back the PvP Arena system and release it in a patch following the game's launch. After a lot of consideration and discussion, we ultimately felt that delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who's waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete.
PvP will be added to the game through patch, and according to Blizzard, "multiple Arena maps with themed locations and layouts, PvP-centric achievements, and a matchmaking system that will help you and your team get into fairly matched games quickly and easily" are what you can expect to see in that patch. On top of that, a personal progression system will be implemented, too.
It's not something new that Blizzard dissatisfy with what they have created. Last month Blizzard redesigned Diablo 3's runestone system, and early this year, the developer made numbers of changes to the game including small tweaks such as removal of Scrolls of Identification and big change like character attributes. And just at the same time, Senior Producer Steve Parker left Diablo 3.
It seems that we are not going to see another delay but will you see a Diablo 3 without PvP Arena an unfinished game?
Source http://news.mmosite.com/content/a/2012-03-12/no_pvp_arena_for_diablo_3_at_launch.shtml
Source http://news.mmosite.com/content/a/2012-03-15/diablo_3_to_release_on_may_15.shtml
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