The Evolution of Counter-Strike’s de_dust
Posted by IGN on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Valve’s ever-popular competitive shooter Counter-Strike has been around for over a decade. The latest iteration of the franchise, Global Offensive, is currently in closed beta testing on PC. Though not all features are currently built into the beta, the classic de_dust and de_dust2 maps are.
Maybe you got sick of Dust a long time ago, maybe you didn’t. Regardless, you should check out what’s new with one of Counter-Strike’s most famous maps.
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Surprisingly Constructive Protest Planned for Half-Life 3
Posted by 1UP on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I love Half-Life, but somewhere around E3 2010 I resigned myself to the fact that Half-Life 3 won’t see the light of day anytime soon. Steam, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Dota 2, Counter-Strike, as well as some projects we’ve probably never heard of seem to keep Valve busy (and rich) enough for the time being. Not all fans are so patient. A Steam group named, A Call for Communication (CFC), is hosting an event called “A Red Letter Day” and asking players around the world to play Half-Life...
Impressions: King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame Suffers from Framerate Curse
Posted by GameSpy on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Our full review will be up next week, but King Arthur II has some major performance issues we think you should know about today, in case you’re considering buying it this weekend. Here are our reviewer’s early impressions.
I’m still playing through — and largely enjoying — King Arthur II’s main campaign, but it’s clear that it’ll be impossible to recommend without major caveats. It’s hard to enjoy a strategy game when it’s encumbered by...
THQ Delays Metro: Last Light, Begins Searching for Helping Hand on Warhammer 40K MMO
Posted by GameSpy on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
THQ hasn’t exactly been having the best time of things lately. To put it in perspective, you may have woken up and stubbed your toe this morning. Ouch, right? Well, THQ woke up and laid off 240 people. Unfortunately, things have to get worse before they can get better, but THQ’s not going down without a fight. Good things come to those who wait. Today, though, THQ’s definitely emphasizing the “wait” part.
Among other things — for instance, confirming that South...
Origin Adds Seven More Publishers, Alan Wake
Posted by GameSpy on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Origin may not be doing a whole lot to set itself apart from the rest of the pack, but it’s beginning to look like a mighty tempting proposition if you’re kind of tired and tabbing over to Steam sounds really hard right now. Today, EA announced that it’s added seven more aisles to its infinite virtual storefront, which I imagine to look something like an M.C. Escher painting mixed with a Wal-Mart. Foremost among them is Remedy Entertainment, who’s bringing Alan Wake along...
Ubisoft Hardware Switch to Render DRM-ed Games Temporarily Unplayable Next Week
Posted by GameSpy on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
As a PC gamer, you have likely expressed your distaste for Ubisoft’s reviled brand of convenience-slaying DRM in everything from word and deed to song and interpretive dance. And yet, it refuses to die, even when some merciful soul yanks the cord on its servers. Instead, it’s simply reborn — like a phoenix, but with more terribleness — in a fiery explosion that renders your favorite games temporarily unplayable. Or a server transfer. Regardless, beginning next Tuesday, games...
OP-ED: THQ and Ignition Troubles Show That Gamer Taste Threatens the Industry
Posted by 1UP on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
This week was not kind to video game publishers. THQ announced plans for 240 lay-offs amidst the board of directors and CEO giving themselves a 50% paycut. Meanwhile, Disney bought a controlling stake in India-based UTV Ignition — a publisher which went through its own set of lay-offs and restructuring last year — for an undisclosed sum after the Indian government approved the deal which had reportedly been in the works since at least last summer. Disney plans to use the firm to expand...
Fresh Alan Wake PC Screens
Posted by GameSpy on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Remedy announced the official release date for the PC version of Alan Wake today (Feb. 16), and detailed a number of enhancements the game will be packing on our platform of choice. So how does the light versus dark thriller look on PC? Remedy followed-up its announcements with a batch of fresh screens to answer that question. See them for yourself below (and click on all images for larger versions).
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The Enterprise-F Leaves Spacedock Today
Posted by GameSpy on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
As listed on the official Star Trek Online forums, today is the launch of the U.S.S. Enterprise, NCC-1701-F. This commission ceremony is the main event as Star Trek Online celebrates its two year anniversary today and through the weekend. In addition to the launch of the new flagship of the fleet, there will be some loot reward quests (here’s a full FAQ) from none other than Q. All players — free or subscribers — will have the chance to own their very own Odyssey class (aka the...
Xbox 360 Game News: Final Fantasy 13-2 Captain Cryptic’s Confounding Quiz Guide
Posted by G4TV on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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