2011年11月30日星期三

Resistance 3 reviews call game 'refreshin

Resistance 3 reviews haven't been published yet, but that hasn't stopped developer Insomniac spilling early play testers' positive reactions to the PS3 exclusive FPS. "Generally it's been positive so far. Everything that we've heard and that's been out there has been very positive," senior designer Cameron Christian told CVG in London this afternoon.Writer Jon Paquette added: "They feel like it's refreshing, it's a good ending to the trilogy and a great chapter of Resistance. Reviewers have said so far it's the best Resistance yet."That's great to hear, but at the same time I try not to worry about what other people say... I just want people to play the game, to be honest. I'm excited for people to be able to buy it, take it home and experience it."It's looking promising for the Move-ready shooter then, and what we've seen of it in action so far has looked very, very good.Resistance 3 is out on September 9. Have a butchers at the latest trailer and screenshots if you haven't already. Andy Robinson

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Call of Duty XP sneak peek video

Infinity Ward's insane community man, Robert 'insane' Bowling, offers an insane tour of the insane Call of Duty XP event set. You get to see the hall where sweaty people will play Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, before the video shifts outside to show off real-life recreations of Modern Warfare 2's Burger Town, along with 'The Pit' and 'Scrap Yard'. Call of Duty XP is a two-day Blzzcon-style convention, to be hosted in the US on September 2 and 3. 6,000 tickets were made available on July 19 at $150 a pop. That's insane. Probably. Mike Jackson

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Dark Souls, Resident Evil, PES 2012 confi

September's GAMEfest show at the Birmingham NEC continues to extend its list of exhibitors with Capcom, Codemasters, Konami and Namco all being added to the line-up. Each publisher will be giving GAME customers the chance to go hands-on with their latest upcoming titles. Capcom will be showing a total of five new releases including Street Fighter X Tekken, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Dragon's Dogma, Asura's Wrath and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record.Codies will bring F1 2011 to the table, while Konami's set to showcase PES 2011, Silent Hill Downpour, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker on PS3 and El Shaddai.Namco Bandai is taking five titles to GAMEfest in the form of Dark Souls, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Ridge Racer: Unbounded, Ben 10: Galactic Racing and Inversion.The four newcomers join the likes of Activision, Nintendo, Ubisoft, THQ, Sega, Bethesda and EA at GAMEfest, whilst both Microsoft and Sony have signed up as headline sponsors.GAMEfest will run from the September 16-18, 2011 at the Birmingham NEC, with the retail chain promising attendees will be able to "play the most anticipated titles of the year before anyone else".Tickets cost £10 for anyone aged 12 or over and £5 for anyone under 12. They can be purchased from www.game.co.uk/gamefest.To buy tickets, would-be attendees must own a GAME reward card, which can be grabbed via game.co.uk or at any GAME store. Tom Pakinkis

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2011年11月29日星期二

DC Universe Online Free-To-Play Impressio

DC Universe OnlineNews (61)Previews (14)ReviewVideos (78)Screenshots (228)Cheats and WalkthroughsDC Universe OnlineNews (61)Previews (12)ReviewVideos (76)Screenshots (228)Cheats and Walkthroughs DC Universe Online Free-To-Play Preview » Even though it's just barely a year old, DCUniverse Online is about to go through some major changes. The biggest change is easily that the game will be offereing a Free-To-Play option for players. X-Play's Blair Herter sat down with DCComics' Geoff Johns to talk about the upcoming shift and what it means for gamers.Free-To-Play super heroes certainly sounds like a no-brainer to me, but what are you guys thinking?

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Last ever Red Faction content ( ) out now

THQ has released Red Faction: Armageddon add-on pack Path to War on Xbox Live and PSN, possibly marking the last new content we'll ever see from the destruction-focused action series, which was effectively cancelled by the publisher earlier this week. Path to War costs 560 MS Points (£4.80) and is a 1.17 GB download on Xbox 360, while the PS3 file weighs in at 794 MB and will set you back $6.99 (the EU Store update's due later today).Here's the official description: "The Earth Defense Force has been defeated and Mars is finally free. However, Adam Hale is back and seeking revenge against the Red Faction. His target is the Terraformer."Relive the battle for the Terraformer through four new missions featuring flyers, orbital strikes, and the Red Faction tank. Unlock two new weapons, the Sharpshooter and the Shard Cannon while earning ten new trophies in this new mission pack for Red Faction: Armageddon!" Tom Ivan

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Blizzard defends Diablo 3 real-money auct

Blizzard has revealed that Diablo 3 will have a new auction house feature that will let player buy and sell items with real money. Blizzard executive VP Rob Pardo made the announcement at a recent presentation, explaining that the feature comes in reaction to the thriving black markets that saw people exchanging items for real cash with previous Diablo games. Instead of trying to stop real cash purchases, Diablo 3 embraces it, he explained. "People were going to do it anyway, and this way it's secure," he said, later defending the feature against the suggestion players could spend more time in the auction room than actually playing the game. "As long as players are having fun, whatever they're doing, I consider that a success," he said. Players can list anything from weapons, armour, gold or even characters themselves in an auction house and sell them to other players for real-world moolah. Players will be able to make a limited number of free listing per week, but otherwise Blizzard will charge a small fee and take a cut of the final sale amount. Blizzard also revealed that the game will require a constant online connection to be played.

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Racing game genre decline not helped by '

The unfortunate demise of studios such as Black Rock and Bizarre Creations might be an indication of waning interest in the racing game genre. Activision boss Eric Hirshberg made it clear he thinks that a decline in the driving/racing game genre was a key factor in the decision to close the Project Gotham Racing studio, Bizarre Creations.However Jason DeLong, executive producer at EA and current steward for Need for Speed: The Run, has told CVG that enforced 'evolution' of the genre hasn't helped matters."I think one of the issues with racing developers is that they felt that things needed to change in order for things to continue to do well and as a result there's been a lot of quote/unquote 'innovations' in the racing space, which maybe was not necessarily the best focus" said DeLong.Continuing on the NFS veteran said he feels wish fulfilment is a big part of making a good racing game, often with the most successful titles being those that effectively satisfy the player's driving fantasies. "I think at the end of the day a successful racing game is one that makes someone feel like a hero. Being able to pick up a controller, get behind the wheel of a 500 horsepower car that costs $200,000 and just drive it masterfully across an amazing landscape, that is what people want. If you deliver on that promise then I think you're three-quarters of the way there" he added.EA showed off Need for Speed: The Run at E3, it is the first game in the franchise to feature 'out-of-car' action sequences.

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PES series tops 70 million sales

The Pro Evolution Soccer series has surpassed 70 million copies sold worldwide. Publisher Konami said in an earnings release that the franchise - known as Winning Eleven in Japan and the US - continues "to uphold strong repeat sales".Earlier this week Konami released a new batch of screenshots for PES 2012, which launches in the UK and Europe on October 14.Last week it launched a PES 2012 gameplay video detailing the improvements to one-on-one situations in this year's edition, as well as upper body feints, stepovers and other tricks. Tom Ivan

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2011年11月28日星期一

Rollercoaster Tycoon rolling to 3DS - fir

Atari/Namco Bandai has confirmed the revival of theme park building sim Roller Coaster Tycoon, which is winging its way to 3DS next year. We remember playing Theme Park for hours on our Super Nintendos, but if you were more into PC gaming in the late '90s you might remember the brilliant Rollercoaster Tycoon. The full 3D theme park sim, which has sold 11 million units since its release in 1999, lets you build a full theme park an almost overwhelming number of options and a deep rollercoaster customisation tool. Then put on your business hat and manage every aspect of your park's finances until you're successful enough to move on to the next country and do it all again. Rollercoaster Tycoon 3D contains a new 'Coaster Story' mode, which promises to "blend together tutorials and park challenges into a cohesive and entertaining narrative".According to Atari: "Choose your own player character and set off on a journey around the world to expand your roller coaster empire. As you progress, you'll unlock tons of unique attractions, themes, amenities and more."The game will also have a 'Park Sandbox' mode which lets you jump in and just build a park. You'll also be able to share your park via the 3DS' "advanced networking capabilities" - whether this means StreetPass and/or full online functionality is unclear.The game's in development at n-Space - the team often responsible for DS versions of blockbuster games such as the Call of Duty series, Goldeneye 007 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. It's set to launch in a vague '2012'. Check out the first trailer below: Mike Jackson

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Official Xbox Magazine gets spanking new

CVG stablemate Xbox 360: The Official Magazine has unveiled a sexy new website over on OXM.co.uk - and we thoroughly recommend you go and check it out now. The new site puts OXM's news and exclusive content centre stage, and adds three brand new dedicated channels - Xbox LIVE, Kinect and Movies.This is all wrapped up in a striking new smartphone and tablet-friendly design. The user experience is enhanced thanks to improved site navigation and search, and there's full social media integration and improved comments functionality. Jon Hicks, Editor of Xbox 360: The Official Magazine says: "The print edition of OXM has long been the authority on Xbox 360, and the new-look www.oxm.co.uk extends that online."As well as being the essential guide to what's happening on Xbox right now, we deliver exclusive features and videos from the award-winning OXM team every day. We're overflowing with ideas for videos, features and events and the new site means we'll be putting them into action very soon."In addition, the site boasts a new video player on the home page giving instant access to a wealth of original content, trailers and gameplay footage. This includes the OXM Report, the magazine's weekly video feature on Xbox Live.Meanwhile, the Xbox LIVE Channel keeps users up to date on the latest and greatest content available to download from Xbox LIVE - revealing hidden gems and unmissable add-ons - and the Kinect Channel offers a hub for Xbox 360's hugely successful motion sensor. CVG Staff

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US Nintendo downloads Let's Golf 3D

This week's US Nintendo downloads list is out and at the top of the menu is a mean game of golf. Gameloft's Let's Golf is clearly a shot at Camelot Software and Sony's Hot Shots Golf (aka Everybody's Golf) - a cartoony, anime-style golf game with over 100 courses and plenty of charm - and it's actually pretty good. Nothing else leaps out at us, but the full list is below. Hit the source link for more info and trailers.Nintendo eShopLet's Golf 3D - Choose from eight customizable characters and play in exotic locations, including the Mayan jungle and a winter wonderland. The 3D visuals will let you view your ball's trajectory like never before. (For Nintendo 3DS)Virtual ConsoleBrawl Brothers - Rick and Doug know all the moves, from martial arts to pro wrestling throws, and they don't hesitate to use them. You really don't want to mess with them! (For Wii)WiiWareBurn the Rope - Try to burn as much of the rope as possible in each level. But there's a catch: The fire only burns upward, so you must rotate the levels to keep your flame alive. (For Wii) Also new this week:GO Series: Portable Shrine Wars (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare)Oscar's World Tour (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare)My Australian Farm (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare)

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2011年11月27日星期日

PES series tops 70 million sales

The Pro Evolution Soccer series has surpassed 70 million copies sold worldwide. Publisher Konami said in an earnings release that the franchise - known as Winning Eleven in Japan and the US - continues "to uphold strong repeat sales".Earlier this week Konami released a new batch of screenshots for PES 2012, which launches in the UK and Europe on October 14.Last week it launched a PES 2012 gameplay video detailing the improvements to one-on-one situations in this year's edition, as well as upper body feints, stepovers and other tricks. Tom Ivan

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Forza Halo 4 video - Now with Cortana com

You've probably already heard Jeremy Clarkson trying to get his head around Halo 4's Warthog in Forza 4. He was rubbish.He may know his XZ120s from his R3T40s (we made those up) but he clearly didn't know his Halo.So, when it comes to talking Halo in Forza 4's Autovista Mode, Turn 10 has got an alternative and she certainly knows a thing or two about the Warthog. Tom Pakinkis

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EA 'hopes to find a way' to keep its game

EA has released a statement claiming it hopes to work out an agreement to keep its games on Steam following the removal of a number of its titles in recent months. Yesterday Dragon Age 2 followed Crysis 2 in being removed from Steam, reportedly because the title's latest DLC is being made available to customers in-game rather than directly through Valve's digital store."At EA, we offer our games and content to all major download services including GameStop, Amazon, Direct2Drive and Steam," David DeMartini, EA's senior VP of global e-commerce, told IGN."Unfortunately, Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to sell downloadable content. No other download service has adopted this practice. Consequently some of our games have been removed by Steam. "We hope to work out an agreement to keep our games on Steam," he added.

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2011年11月25日星期五

Final Fantasy XIII-2 UK release 'early 20

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is set for release this December in Japan and in January 2012 in the States, but we'll have to wait a little longer to get our hands on the game. According to Square Enix's latest release schedule, the game's set to launch in the UK in "early 2012".Set five years after Final Fantasy XIII, the highly anticipated RPG sequel sees protagonist Lightning disappear into an unknown world and her sister Serah Farron and a boy named Noel Kreiss try to find her.Get our thoughts on how development's progressing in this recently published Final Fantasy XIII-2 preview. Tom Ivan

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League of Legends The Edge of Glory

By Jason Harper (Hhean), OnRPG MOBA ReporterWelcome summoners, to the patch v1.0.0.124 article for League of Legends, the game in which nothing is true, everything is permitted. This patch includes a rework to sustained healing, UI reworks to pave the way for Dominion, and Talon, The Blade’s Shadow.Talon is walking murder. Seeing a Talon means only one thing - He is trying to kill you. Not later, sometime in the future, perhaps. Now. Right the hell now. Defense and utility are for pansies, a Talon player says, as they step over the bloodied remains of their recently departed foes. If you enjoyed playing ultra aggressive characters like Akali, but felt even she wasn’t aggressive enough, then Talon is your man.The trick with Talon is to use as many of his abilities as possible on a single target, as each one causes the following attacks to deal more damage. This can be through the use of Rake [W], a conical skill shot that slows the enemy, and through Cutthroat [E], a targeted blink that increases the damage output of any attacks following it. His passive, Mercy, allows him to deal more damage to targets under the effects of any crowd control except silence or blindness, so Rake’s slow will, in turn, give him yet another damage bonus, in addition to making him harder to escape from. Once he’s got the two damage enhancements on his desired target, you can then immediately finish them with a combination of Noxian Diplomacy [Q], and his ultimate, Shadow Assault [R].The most common combo to achieve single target damage is to tag the enemy with Rake, getting the slow on them, activating Noxian Diplomacy and Shadow Assault before jumping into their face with Cutthroat. This final act will trigger every other secondary effect at once, while hitting them with all of his most damaging abilities at the exact same moment. Depending where you are in a match, this can do anywhere from a third of someone’s health, to bursting them down from full health to nothing.The problem with this method though is that once your initial burst is done, everything you have is now on cooldown, and the enemy is now fully prepared to drive Talon’s head through his knees. If there is anyone around that might help your victim, don’t expect to survive the following encounter. The safer method then is triggering the ultimate late, using the stealth to cover your cooldowns in the same manner as Akali, and maybe make your escape if you need to. This lowers your burst considerably though, and should only be used if enemies have a vested interest in staying in an area, likely due to fighting a teammate, monster or tower, buying you enough time to hammer them with your second round of burst.Rake is going to be the first ability you should pick up, and the first to max out. This will help his damage, help his escape, act as harass and help his farming considerably. It’s the Swiss army knife of knives. Now, level 2 depends on who you’re up against. If you’re against a squishy ranged character, likely a mage, then Cutthroat’s leap and silence combo will help make them fear you, giving you greater control of your lane. If you’re against some burly meat head who wants to get up close and personal, grab Noxian Diplomacy to make them regret it. At level 4, pick up the choice you didn’t go for, rounding out your combo and letting the fun really begin. Once you’re done leveling Rake, Noxian Diplomacy is going to help with his ganking damage, especially once you start getting some attack damage items to back it up, so max this second. Cutthroat will be your final stop.I’ve been struggling with finding a good pick for him in the laning phase. All of his starting items feel sub optimal. The best pick I’ve managed is using the Doran’s Shield, or a cloth and five health potions for enough sustain to keep in a lane. After that, I try to stick around long enough to rush a BF sword or Brutalizer. The latter I only buy if I’m suffering in my lane, the former if things are going well. From there, I get my boots and complete the Bloodthirster, which will both help your farm with Rake, adding just enough to blow up a minion wave in a single use, and also add some beastly damage to Noxian Diplomacy. From there, keep getting damaging stuff (Focusing on AD and Cooldown) until you start being focused in team fights, at which point a defensive item may be in order. Sheen/Triforce works well on him I’m told, but I’ve been refusing to get it simply because the last two characters were Trinity Force users and I can’t stand doing that build yet again.For his Masteries, you could use a 21/0/9 for an all out offensive build. Personally, I’m not very good at the total offense, so I’ve been using a 16/14/0 build on him, using his defenses to make sure he doesn’t explode quite so quickly. For Runes (now stop me if this sounds familiar) I’ve been using armour penetration marks, armour seals, magic resist glyphs and health regeneration quintessences. I’ve been wondering if it’s worth slipping in some attack damage or more armour penetration in there, likely in the quintessences, to make him a little less item reliant for his damage, but that health regeneration is really needed to help his weak early game.I have to confess, I am terrible with this sort of character. I’ve never been a fan of these high risk, high reward types. If you are the sort of person who likes to go all in for every single fight they enter into, then you should find him a pretty good pick, as his burst is pretty insane once he’s got some farm. Farming though can be difficult on him, due to having a weak laning phase against anyone with some sustain. This usually means that his team’s jungler needs to set up a gank for him early to more reliably get the ball rolling, which is usually more co-ordination than is found in most solo queue matches.I’m going to hazard a guess that he’s not going to be seen much in competitive play, given that conservative play is usually rewarded there far more than risk taking. I will say though that he makes a great solo queue pub stomper, as most of these sorts of high damage dealing glass cannons often wind up being. He also might work out to be an excellent Dominion pick, given his need for a lot of gold early in the game, and reliance on kills aren’t a problem in that game type.The sustain changes have been painful for support players. While I fully understand why the nerfs were needed (I think I’ve fallen asleep in bottom a few times), I don’t entirely agree with some of the exact changes. For example, why was the AP ratios on most supports’ heals nerfed? I’ve never seen a single support who stacked AP and was actually effective. Everyone just grabbed gold per 10 items and bought loads of wards. It seems a bit superfluous to target a nerf at something that no-one who knew how to play their characters ever did. Then again, it’s not like that part of the nerf actually has affected any support players, given none of them are going to be buying AP anyway. You’d think though that Riot might want to discourage this type of play, as the gold per ten stacking encourages passive supports, but evidently they don’t see this behaviour as a problem. Fine by me, I’ll just keep stacking up my wards.The changes to Soraka are not only the most extensive, but also the most bizarre. Her heals have been nerfed so hard that you couldn’t put her on a team as the dedicated healer any more. Her damage output is now really, really high though, putting her more into the role that was once filled by Nidalee (RIP Nidalee) on top as a self sustaining mage. Where once you would pick Soraka to be the team’s heal-bot, now she’s better as a nuker and pusher, with a little bit of added sustain thrown in.My own bit of vitriol at the changes is the odd buff Sona has received for her heal to compensate for its lowered effectiveness. The idea is that she’ll enhance whatever auras she has active on the heal’s target while the buff lasts. This was to encourage clutch healing, giving allies more armour, damage and/or movement speed. The problem, however, is that this is Sona. You can’t choose your targets, only go with what the automated system picks for you, so clutch healing is nearly impossible when you know your mage is going to be burst down from full health, yet your half health tank is the only person you can heal. The buff is worthless when it winds up on the wrong target most of the time. This indirect targeting was fine when it was a good heal, since there was rarely a reason not to heal the person with the lowest health, but as a buffing system this is painful.The most likely result of these changes is we’ll simply see a shift away from the characters that relied on healing entirely, and more towards, well, everyone that didn’t get their ability to support nerfed. Alistar’s healing hasn’t been affected, nor Janna’s shield or ultimate, so they’re going to remain top of the support pile. Karma and Kayle might get a chance to shine now, since neither of their support capabilities got hit, but I’m a bit dubious myself. They both require a bit too much gold to be effective, and if there’s one thing you don’t want your support doing, it’s having to farm.To discuss some of the changes yourselves, post in the massive League of Legends thread in the free to play MMOs section. Also look forward to a review of Dominion mode coming up on OnRPG soon. If you haven't tried League of Legends yet, you're missing out.

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Report Sony Knew the PSN Leak Was Huge,

According to a report from Kyodo News, citing official Japanese government documentation, Sony Computer Entertainment knowingly delayed telling the public about the extent of an attack on its PlayStation Network so as not to "bewilder" its customers.The report, submitted to the Japanese government and obtained under a freedom of information request, says that SCE was able to confirm internally on April 25 (American time) that a "fairly large amount of data" had been exposed to hackers. A press release issued the next day, however, only stated that Sony could not "rule out the possibility" that personal information had been compromised.It's also claimed that PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai gave incorrect information in a statement issued on May 1, in which he said Sony didn't learn about the extent of the attack until April 26 (American time), a full day later than the company confirmed matters internally.The official document also says that Sony delayed informing the public of the extent of the breach so as not to "bewilder" its customers, a spokesperson saying "We hadn't figured out (at that time) what kind of data had been leaked. If only passwords and IDs (were breached), they cannot be considered personal information, and so we didn't want to bewilder our customers."While being out by a day seems minor, that discrepancy combined with the gap between what Sony knew internally and what it told people publicly still raises the possibility - and this is why the Japanese government is looking into this - that, as Kyodo News puts it, Sony "deliberately attempted to downplay the seriousness of the situation by not fully disclosing information".Sony knew data breach was massive but withheld full disclosure [Kyodo news, subscription required]

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2011年11月24日星期四

Sony PlayStation tablets dated, priced

Sony has announced launch timing and pricing details for its two PlayStation certified Sony Tablets. "Optimised for rich media entertainment" and coming in three models starting at £399, the single-screen Sony Tablet S features a 9.4 inch touchscreen display with 1GB RAM, up to 32GB storage, infra-red remote control, Wi-Fi and optional 3D. The Wi-Fi version launches in September and the 3G model in November."Geared for mobile communication entertainment" with a folding design and dual 5.5 inch touchscreen displays, Sony Tablet P will arrive in November for £499.00. It offers 512MB RAM, 4GB of on-board storage, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity and is foldable to achieve dimensions of 79x180x26mm "to fit in a pocket".First revealed in April, the tablets boast NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processors, front and rear facing cameras for picture and video capture, with Wi-Fi only models running on Android 3.1, which will be upgradable to Android 3.2, and Wi-Fi/3G models powered by Android 3.2.Like Xperia Play, the tablets will enable users to download PSone titles, as well as games from the Android Market. They'll also offer TV, movie and music content from the rebranded Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited services. Tom Ivan

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Deus Ex clothing line is awesome but pric

If you've seen Deus Ex: Human Revolution you'll be well aware that main character Adam Jensen is one cool cat. Now, thanks to Square Enix and Musterbrand, we can kit ourselves out head to toe in Deus Ex: Human Revolution inspired clothing to try and be as cool as him.Obviously the item everyone will probably have their eyes on is Adam's rather stylish trenchcoat, which has a "detachable vest inside, customised printed lining, cyber-renaissance inspired shoulder/sleeve design, decorative dull black eyelets, twi front pockets and one inner chest pocket". Here's the kicker though - it'll cost you €189. Also available is a long-sleeve shirt with jell print on the chest, pigment print on the sleeve and embossed print on the neck for €29, five-pocket denim jeans for £69 and a bandana with Deus Ex-customised pattern design for €19.99.There are three t-shirts too, each with a different Deus Ex themed design for €24 a pop. If you're interested, you can pre-order items through the link below. We like the look of that bandana, but the coat is probably a bit too expensive...Deus Ex: Human Revolution hits the UK later this week. Check out our review round-up to see if it's worth your time (spoiler: it is) and have a look at the Xbox 360 vs. PS3 comparison video to see which version takes your fancy. Tamoor Hussain

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Serious Sam 3 helpline open for 'wussy' G

In what's surely a dig at Epic's Gears of War series, a Serious Sam 3: BFE helpline operator has been hired to assist players who might struggle with its "No cover. All man" mantra (note: we think this is a joke). Calm down Gears fans. His name is Rich Knuckles. How can you hate a guy called Rich Knuckles?In an amusing little video, Knuckles deals with all kinds of gaming qualms such as not being able to carry two guns in "other games", not having enough friends for multiplayer and... the discomfort of soiling yourself."I'm already fielding all sorts of calls from shooter fans wondering where all the conveniently placed barricades and random concrete walls are in Serious Sam 3: BFE," says Knuckles. "Most of these guys have gotten soft from years of crouching behind cover, picking off one or two approaching enemies as they make their way through missions. It's pathetic."Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker weighed in with this important addition: "I hope we are outsourcing these help line operators to save some cash. Use one of those Eastern European countries where the girls have perfect asses and sexy accents. You know, like Brazil."Have a gander:Have a look at the latest Serious Sam 3: BFE gameplay trailer to see more over the top antics. Tom Pakinkis

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2011年11月23日星期三

Walmart flyer points to US Xbox 360 price

Walmart is reportedly planning to slash $50 off the price of the Xbox 360 4GB Kinect hardware bundle from this Sunday, August 28. That's according to a flyer obtained by Joystiq, which reveals that one of the world's largest retailers is planning a "rollback" on the price, from $299 to $249.This doesn't necessarily mean an official Xbox 360 price reduction is inbound. It could merely be a special promotion, but it wouldn't be the first time a Walmart circular has outed news of a price cut either.Xbox 360 is the top-selling console in the US year-to-date, but the introduction of a global PS3 price cut last week is likely to force Microsoft to react sooner or later. Tom Ivan

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PC CHART Deus Ex rules as Portal 2 climb

Deus Ex: Human Revolution has claimed another chart scalp this morning - in the official weekly PC boxed sales list.The action RPG, developed by Eidos Montreal, jumps ahead of The Sims 3: Generations and The Sims 3, which both drop one place to No.2 and No.3 respectively.Valve's Portal 2 is the Top 10's highest climber, up three spots to No.8.Deus Ex also this morning took top spot in the official All Formats UK games chart.The full UKIE/GfK-ChartTrack Top 20 boxed PC game sales for week ending August 27:1) DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION (Square Enix)2) THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS (EA)3) THE SIMS 3 (EA)4) FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 (Sega)5) THE SIMS: MEDIEVAL (EA)6) THE SIMS 3: LATE NIGHT (EA)7) WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM (Blizzard)8) PORTAL 2 (EA)9) STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY (Blizzard)10) THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS OF KINGS (Namco)11) CIVILIZATION V (2K)12) SHOGUN 2: TOTAL WAR (Sega)13) THE SIMS 2 (EA)14) TROPICO 4 (Kalypso)15) CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS (Activision) 16) DAWN OF WAR II: RETRIBUTION (THQ)17) FABLE III (Microsoft)18) DUKE NUKEM FOREVER (2K)19) HOMEFRONT (THQ)20) EMPIRE & NAPOLEON TOTAL WAR COLLECTION (Sega) CVG Staff

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Gears of War 3 ending revealed by Old Spi

In a strange turn of events The Old Spice Guy may have just revealed the ending to Gears of War 3. Epic design director Cliff Bleszinski tweeted the macho shower show-off asking if his "ripping abs will bounce the bullets of the Locust Horde back upon them."If you're confused, don't be. This isn't just some random male bonding between the pair. The Old Spice Guy (played by Isaiah Mustafa) has been announced by Bleszinski as a playable character in Gears of War 3's multiplayer.Old Spice Guy confirms that his torso is indeed bulletproof before revealing a shocking end to Gears 3 where war is rejected.Judging by the description of the ending, the nature of the Old Spice adverts and the fact Old Spice Guy refers to Gears as an FPS (twice!) it's probably safe to say this is nothing more than outright jest.Besides, Bleszinski has already said that he fully expects the Gears franchise to continue once this particular trilogy has come to an end, and where there's Gears there's always war.

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2011年11月22日星期二

Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar screenshots tr

Rising Star Games has released a new batch of screenshots from Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar. Our US readers might be thinking, "Why would they do that for a game released over a year ago?" If you're Japan that would be over two-and-a-half years ago. It's because the game's only just preparing for its UK release. Rising Star Games finally picked up UK publishing rights in March 2011 - more than two years after the game's Japanese debut. In the game, players raise animals, harvest crops, craft rare delicacies, and then sell their wares at their shop in an effort to revitalise a once thriving but now desolate town bazaar.It'll be out in UK, at long last, on September 30. Mike Jackson

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PSN Extends Registration for Free ID Prot

The time to collect your PlayStation Network welcome-back freebies has come and gone — twice, even — but Sony has extended one component. Registration for identity-theft protection will run through July 31, the company's top spokesman said on PlayStation's official blog.AllClear ID Plus, a service of identity protection firm Debix, Inc. is available to PSN subscribers free for a year beginning from the date of their registration. Originally, June 28 was the deadline for ID protection registration.AllClear ID Plus is one of a package of free incentives, courtesies and gestures made to more than 77 million PlayStation Network account holders who went without the online service for 23 days in April and May, following a massive cyberattack and data breach."AllClear ID Plus" Identity Theft Protection Offer Extended Through July 31st [PlayStation Blog]

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3DS price cut puts PS Vita 'in a tough po

Nintendo's decision to slash the price of the 3DS only six months into its lifecycle may have thrown a spanner in the works for Sony's PS Vita plans, according to a number of analysts. BIlly Pidgeon of M2 Research told IndustryGamers he thinks Sony will have to carefully consider its Vita pricing ahead of the portable's expected launch later this year. "When Sony announced PS Vita pricing at $249.99, 3DS price had to come down," he said. "PS Vita pricing feels compatible with value now, but unless the economy improves more rapidly, a price cut should come sooner rather than later."Jesse Divnich of EEDAR also said: "This price cut does put the Vita in a tough position. It all comes down to the content and if the Vita can deliver a library of high quality entertainment products, it should be able to thrive at the $249 price point."Meanwhile, David Cole of DFC Intelligence suggested the early 3DS price cut suggest Nintendo's feeling the heat from Vita. "I just looked at [Nintendo's] revised financial forecasts and they are ready to take a hit. They are really being aggressive. It is very unlike Nintendo to be willing to take such a loss."I think what it says is that they really feel the heat from the Sony Vita. I see it as a move to protect their market share and position in handhelds. I would not call it desperation but more a very aggressive defensive action by the market leader to hold on to market position."Earlier this week a Sony studio partner appeared to confirm reports that Vita's RAM was cut by the platform holder in order to make the device's price more competitive.

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2011年11月21日星期一

League of Legends The Edge of Glory

By Jason Harper (Hhean), OnRPG MOBA ReporterWelcome summoners, to the patch v1.0.0.124 article for League of Legends, the game in which nothing is true, everything is permitted. This patch includes a rework to sustained healing, UI reworks to pave the way for Dominion, and Talon, The Blade’s Shadow.Talon is walking murder. Seeing a Talon means only one thing - He is trying to kill you. Not later, sometime in the future, perhaps. Now. Right the hell now. Defense and utility are for pansies, a Talon player says, as they step over the bloodied remains of their recently departed foes. If you enjoyed playing ultra aggressive characters like Akali, but felt even she wasn’t aggressive enough, then Talon is your man.The trick with Talon is to use as many of his abilities as possible on a single target, as each one causes the following attacks to deal more damage. This can be through the use of Rake [W], a conical skill shot that slows the enemy, and through Cutthroat [E], a targeted blink that increases the damage output of any attacks following it. His passive, Mercy, allows him to deal more damage to targets under the effects of any crowd control except silence or blindness, so Rake’s slow will, in turn, give him yet another damage bonus, in addition to making him harder to escape from. Once he’s got the two damage enhancements on his desired target, you can then immediately finish them with a combination of Noxian Diplomacy [Q], and his ultimate, Shadow Assault [R].The most common combo to achieve single target damage is to tag the enemy with Rake, getting the slow on them, activating Noxian Diplomacy and Shadow Assault before jumping into their face with Cutthroat. This final act will trigger every other secondary effect at once, while hitting them with all of his most damaging abilities at the exact same moment. Depending where you are in a match, this can do anywhere from a third of someone’s health, to bursting them down from full health to nothing.The problem with this method though is that once your initial burst is done, everything you have is now on cooldown, and the enemy is now fully prepared to drive Talon’s head through his knees. If there is anyone around that might help your victim, don’t expect to survive the following encounter. The safer method then is triggering the ultimate late, using the stealth to cover your cooldowns in the same manner as Akali, and maybe make your escape if you need to. This lowers your burst considerably though, and should only be used if enemies have a vested interest in staying in an area, likely due to fighting a teammate, monster or tower, buying you enough time to hammer them with your second round of burst.Rake is going to be the first ability you should pick up, and the first to max out. This will help his damage, help his escape, act as harass and help his farming considerably. It’s the Swiss army knife of knives. Now, level 2 depends on who you’re up against. If you’re against a squishy ranged character, likely a mage, then Cutthroat’s leap and silence combo will help make them fear you, giving you greater control of your lane. If you’re against some burly meat head who wants to get up close and personal, grab Noxian Diplomacy to make them regret it. At level 4, pick up the choice you didn’t go for, rounding out your combo and letting the fun really begin. Once you’re done leveling Rake, Noxian Diplomacy is going to help with his ganking damage, especially once you start getting some attack damage items to back it up, so max this second. Cutthroat will be your final stop.I’ve been struggling with finding a good pick for him in the laning phase. All of his starting items feel sub optimal. The best pick I’ve managed is using the Doran’s Shield, or a cloth and five health potions for enough sustain to keep in a lane. After that, I try to stick around long enough to rush a BF sword or Brutalizer. The latter I only buy if I’m suffering in my lane, the former if things are going well. From there, I get my boots and complete the Bloodthirster, which will both help your farm with Rake, adding just enough to blow up a minion wave in a single use, and also add some beastly damage to Noxian Diplomacy. From there, keep getting damaging stuff (Focusing on AD and Cooldown) until you start being focused in team fights, at which point a defensive item may be in order. Sheen/Triforce works well on him I’m told, but I’ve been refusing to get it simply because the last two characters were Trinity Force users and I can’t stand doing that build yet again.For his Masteries, you could use a 21/0/9 for an all out offensive build. Personally, I’m not very good at the total offense, so I’ve been using a 16/14/0 build on him, using his defenses to make sure he doesn’t explode quite so quickly. For Runes (now stop me if this sounds familiar) I’ve been using armour penetration marks, armour seals, magic resist glyphs and health regeneration quintessences. I’ve been wondering if it’s worth slipping in some attack damage or more armour penetration in there, likely in the quintessences, to make him a little less item reliant for his damage, but that health regeneration is really needed to help his weak early game.I have to confess, I am terrible with this sort of character. I’ve never been a fan of these high risk, high reward types. If you are the sort of person who likes to go all in for every single fight they enter into, then you should find him a pretty good pick, as his burst is pretty insane once he’s got some farm. Farming though can be difficult on him, due to having a weak laning phase against anyone with some sustain. This usually means that his team’s jungler needs to set up a gank for him early to more reliably get the ball rolling, which is usually more co-ordination than is found in most solo queue matches.I’m going to hazard a guess that he’s not going to be seen much in competitive play, given that conservative play is usually rewarded there far more than risk taking. I will say though that he makes a great solo queue pub stomper, as most of these sorts of high damage dealing glass cannons often wind up being. He also might work out to be an excellent Dominion pick, given his need for a lot of gold early in the game, and reliance on kills aren’t a problem in that game type.The sustain changes have been painful for support players. While I fully understand why the nerfs were needed (I think I’ve fallen asleep in bottom a few times), I don’t entirely agree with some of the exact changes. For example, why was the AP ratios on most supports’ heals nerfed? I’ve never seen a single support who stacked AP and was actually effective. Everyone just grabbed gold per 10 items and bought loads of wards. It seems a bit superfluous to target a nerf at something that no-one who knew how to play their characters ever did. Then again, it’s not like that part of the nerf actually has affected any support players, given none of them are going to be buying AP anyway. You’d think though that Riot might want to discourage this type of play, as the gold per ten stacking encourages passive supports, but evidently they don’t see this behaviour as a problem. Fine by me, I’ll just keep stacking up my wards.The changes to Soraka are not only the most extensive, but also the most bizarre. Her heals have been nerfed so hard that you couldn’t put her on a team as the dedicated healer any more. Her damage output is now really, really high though, putting her more into the role that was once filled by Nidalee (RIP Nidalee) on top as a self sustaining mage. Where once you would pick Soraka to be the team’s heal-bot, now she’s better as a nuker and pusher, with a little bit of added sustain thrown in.My own bit of vitriol at the changes is the odd buff Sona has received for her heal to compensate for its lowered effectiveness. The idea is that she’ll enhance whatever auras she has active on the heal’s target while the buff lasts. This was to encourage clutch healing, giving allies more armour, damage and/or movement speed. The problem, however, is that this is Sona. You can’t choose your targets, only go with what the automated system picks for you, so clutch healing is nearly impossible when you know your mage is going to be burst down from full health, yet your half health tank is the only person you can heal. The buff is worthless when it winds up on the wrong target most of the time. This indirect targeting was fine when it was a good heal, since there was rarely a reason not to heal the person with the lowest health, but as a buffing system this is painful.The most likely result of these changes is we’ll simply see a shift away from the characters that relied on healing entirely, and more towards, well, everyone that didn’t get their ability to support nerfed. Alistar’s healing hasn’t been affected, nor Janna’s shield or ultimate, so they’re going to remain top of the support pile. Karma and Kayle might get a chance to shine now, since neither of their support capabilities got hit, but I’m a bit dubious myself. They both require a bit too much gold to be effective, and if there’s one thing you don’t want your support doing, it’s having to farm.To discuss some of the changes yourselves, post in the massive League of Legends thread in the free to play MMOs section. Also look forward to a review of Dominion mode coming up on OnRPG soon. If you haven't tried League of Legends yet, you're missing out.

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PS3-60 Bethesda exec calls for single co

Bethesda Softworks game director Todd Howard has revealed that he's keen for the industry to adopt a one console as standard. Speaking to PSM3, Howard - also executive producer on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - was asked which one thing he would change about working in the games market. He responded by saying he feels it takes a lot of effort to create a game for multiple platforms and would like to see games follow the same path of DVDs and Blu-rays."I'd like there to be only one platform. It's a lot of work to make the games look good on every platform you're on," said Howard."I often equate it to DVD or Blu-Rays. Once I've bought a DVD I can use it in my TV, in my computer, in my car, here, whatever. And I think it would be good for gaming if it was like that," he added.The 'One-console future', as it has come to be known, was famously put forward by Silicon Knights founder Dennis Dyack, who said it would be a "massive paradigm shift" that would lead to games becoming "better in quality, cheaper, and more widely available".However, while Dyack said it is an inevitability, Howard acknowledges it isn't necessarily a realistic future."They spend billions of dollars selling consoles at a loss for years, but then make the money back with games," he commented. "It's not like the industry is hurting, we're doing really well. But if I had one wish, you know, we would have better games for a single platform."Former SCEE president David Reeves told CVG last year that he could envisage a future in which Sony and Microsoft joined forces to create a single machine. Tamoor Hussain

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Deus Ex clothing line is awesome but pric

If you've seen Deus Ex: Human Revolution you'll be well aware that main character Adam Jensen is one cool cat. Now, thanks to Square Enix and Musterbrand, we can kit ourselves out head to toe in Deus Ex: Human Revolution inspired clothing to try and be as cool as him.Obviously the item everyone will probably have their eyes on is Adam's rather stylish trenchcoat, which has a "detachable vest inside, customised printed lining, cyber-renaissance inspired shoulder/sleeve design, decorative dull black eyelets, twi front pockets and one inner chest pocket". Here's the kicker though - it'll cost you €189. Also available is a long-sleeve shirt with jell print on the chest, pigment print on the sleeve and embossed print on the neck for €29, five-pocket denim jeans for £69 and a bandana with Deus Ex-customised pattern design for €19.99.There are three t-shirts too, each with a different Deus Ex themed design for €24 a pop. If you're interested, you can pre-order items through the link below. We like the look of that bandana, but the coat is probably a bit too expensive...Deus Ex: Human Revolution hits the UK later this week. Check out our review round-up to see if it's worth your time (spoiler: it is) and have a look at the Xbox 360 vs. PS3 comparison video to see which version takes your fancy. Tamoor Hussain

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2011年11月20日星期日

From Dust gets PS3 release date

Ubisoft has announced its acclaimed god game From Dust will be available on PlayStation 3 from September 14.Until now Erich Chahi's (Another World) latest has only been available on the Xbox 360 and PC through Steam. On release Ubisoft said the game had sold more copies in a single day than any previous digital title it has published. Watch in HD No comments yet, be the first! However Ubisoft ran into a spot of bother with the PC version of From Dust when it launched with DRM, despite the publisher saying it would not. Since then Ubisoft has released a patch removing the feature and Valve has offered refunds for the Steam purchases. Tamoor Hussain

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Kinect's Gunstringer to come bundled with

Twisted Pixel's Kinect title The Gunstringer - freshly-crowned as a retail release - will release in the UK on September 16. Microsoft's confirmed the game will retail for £29.99 and come bundled with a full download code for upcoming XBLA slash-em-up, Fruit Ninja Kinect.In case you missed it, Gunstringer - developed by the ladies and gents behind Ms. Splosion Man - is a Kinect-controlled 2D/3D hybrid shooter staring a resurrected string puppet cowboy seeking revenge against his killers.The title was repositioned as a full retail release after being initially unveiled as an Xbox Live Arcade game. As a special bonus to celebrate Gunstringer's release, Microsoft says players will be able to download a free DLC add-on pack at launch called "The Wavy Tube Man Chronicles" which pits players against the time-travelling son of Wavy Tube Man, the first boss players battle in the game. "In this add-on, Wavy Tube Man Jr. steals a time machine to prevent his father's death at the hands of The Gunstringer, and it's up to players to battle classic western cowboys and futuristic warriors to save the world from destruction," Microsoft says.

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Serious Sam 3 BFE release date announced

The Serious Sam 3: BFE release date has been announced. The arcade-style shooter will arrive on PC on October 18."We believe Serious Sam 3: BFE is the best Serious Sam game we've ever made," said Davor Hunski, "chief creative guy" at developer Croteam."We've designed a true arcade-style FPS game with the non-stop brutal action the series is known for and our fans have loved for the past decade."The title is available for pre-order on Steam, Get Games and other digital download services with a ten percent discount, plus an additional ten percent off for people who already own a Serious Sam title on Steam. Pre-orders will also net you a timed exclusive Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker multiplayer avatar for use in-game.Wait, there's more. To celebrate Serious Sam 3: BFE pre-orders getting underway, all Serious Sam HD titles and bundles will be available on Steam at a 66 percent discount with 85 percent off if you pre-order Serious Sam 3: BFE todayThe Serious Sam 3: BFE Digital Serious Edition is also available for pre-order and includes: Serious Sam: First and Second Encounter Classic, Giftable if Already Owned Exclusive Making-Of Serious Sam 3: BFE Video Exclusive Gold Fork Parker and Gold Serious Sam Multiplayer Character Timed Exclusive Brett Sanderson Headless Kamikaze Multiplayer Character Timed Exclusive DLC: Sniper Scope for AS-24 "Devastator" Weapon Complete Collection of High-Res Serious Sam 3: BFE Trailers and Game Videos Official Sound Track Composed by Damjan Mravunac and Undercode Digital Artbook, High-Res Posters and Box ArtHave a look at the latest Serious Sam 3: BFE trailer if you haven't already. Tom Pakinkis

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2011年11月18日星期五

Perpetuum More Than Just Mechs

By Vincent Haoson, OnRPG Journalist Perpetuum: Terra Incognita is a new subscription based sci-fi MMORPG from Avatar Creations. The game focuses on the concept of companies/conglomerates trying to get the most resources out of the planet Nia with you as part of their "workforce".For a subscription based MMORPG, I must say that Perpetuum looks pretty shabby compared to the bigger titles out there. Your "robot" is blocky and the visuals lack the oomph you'd find even in free to play games.I don't know though if this is related to the world you're supposed to explore and mine, but it seems that the game never loses the color gray. While the game description puts Nia as a world that's similar to Earth, the planet feels more like cybertron instead of Gaia. It doesn't help that Nia is in fact filled with "synthetic" creatures which you'll have to destroy with either guns or rockets to emphasize its cyber-tronish characteristics more.While Perpetuum does muck things up with the Earth-likeness of Nia, the game at least conveys a world that hits its mark as far as sci-fi is concerned.Being that Perpetuum revolves around the story of commerce, mining and territory building, the game jumps between mining, earning resources, PVE-ing and PVP-ing. Before you jump to the conclusion that Perpetuum is action-packed with arcade-style controls, I will set you straight.The game plays more like a RTS game rather than your usual action-based space themed MMOs. While you control only one ship, your tactics will play a key role in the success of failure of each mission.Perpetuum allows you to fully customize your "mech". The customization options remind me of the console game Armored Core where your mech's look is determined by the parts you equip it with. Equipping parts to your robot isn't an easy task as anyone with experience with MMOs would expect. You have to actually mix and match the parts so that it fits to your intended task for the said robot. You also have to juggle with the limitations set by the capabilities of certain parts which hails back to the customization feature of Armored Core where the parts you can equip is determined by the power of the core generation of said AC robot. All this remains true in Perpetuum.Aside from equipping your mech in Perpetuum your robot's strengths and weaknesses are also determined by how you build up your "pilot". This is set from the start via the choice of alliance your pilot has and focus on what skills your "pilot" should have. You can further determine this in-game every time your character levels up. Perpetuum uses a more customization friendly setup because the game let's you choose the "skills" your character can acquire.While the customization of the mech is pretty thorough, the avatar creation is on a whole different plane but not in a good way. Yes you can "tweak" your avatar's look you don't really see it in action. The only use for your avatar is for the headshot of your character shown in your "character screen" and that's about it. I should also add that your character's headshot is comic to look at. It's pretty obvious that Avatar Creations didn't really put a lot of effort in the avatar creation compared to the other "customization" aspects of the game and that's forgivable in my book since you won't really bother with your avatar in the long run.As I mentioned earlier, Perpetuum jumps between mining, PVE-ing and PVP-ing. The game uses a consistent open world PVP system with only one server to promote not only community building but also a "supposedly" intense PVP experience for players.Battling monsters and other characters requires you to prep your targeting system while "arming" your weapon systems. You also have to work with the range of your weapons before you can start firing at your targets. Fighting low leveled monsters can even be a pain if you come in guns-a-blazin'. In fact there will be times that you have to be in a group to win the low level mobs since- they are tend to group up and will tear you apart before you have time to even snipe off one.Perpetuum has a pretty solid community for a starting MMO. Once you get into the game you are welcomed by a GM who's tasked to help new players out in understanding the game. Aside from that the community chat is vibrant with players both helpful and not.However I can't really give my final verdict for the game's community since it's still new and based on experience sometimes communities which start out as great have the tendency to turn bad once more players come in. So I'll let you decide on that one.Overall, Perpetuum is a solid MMO that gives players a lot more customization features than your normal sci-fi MMO. Personally I don't think that the game's visuals merit this to be a subscription based game, however its robust customization and gameplay systems would make it worthwhile. With the way things are standing for Perpetuum, Avatar Creations have to be consistent with the updates because the game is specialized to hit a target market of gamers who want more "personal touches" in their sci-fi MMOs.My few gripes aside from the game's visuals are that the interface is cluttered. While yes, you have the power to customize your interface’s looks, the menus are vast and required so a bit of clutter is a necessary evil to stay efficient. Aside from the cluttered interface, the controls can be quite a handful and complicated so you can't just jump in and play without going through the game's tutorial. This can be a deal breaker for a lot of people who'd like to jump into the game as soon as they made their characters but I think this is a good "filter" for the quality of players who would actually spend time (and money) on the game.Perpetuum is a game that appeals to the more "hardcore" sci-fi gamers or at least to the people tired of the daily grind of the standard industry MMO.Graphics - 2/5 Controls - 3/5 Features - 3/5 Customization - 5/5 Community - 4.5/5

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LA Noire dev goes into administration

LA Noire developer Team Bondi has gone into administration, according to a report by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, which says the former Rockstar-backed studio received a notification of discharge on August 26. Rumours surrounding the studio's imminent financial collapse first emerged early last month following widespread reports that the developer had had a major falling out with LA Noire publisher Rockstar and the pair had no future plans to work together. Reports also suggested Rockstar and not Team Bondi owns the LA Noire IP. It was recently claimed that the LA Noire dev was being acquired by KMM Studios, the Australian developer working on Happy Feet 2. This morning that doesn't appear to be the case.Team Bondi's status with ASIC has been changed to 'Under External Administration and/or Controlled Receivership', although it's noted it can take up to 28 days for a company filing for administration to become public.There's no word yet on the fate of Team Bondi's sister company Depth Analysis, which was responsible for the impressive Motionscan tech seen in Rockstar's crime thriller.We're absolutely baffled by this. What happened to all that LA Noire money? We'll bring you more as we get it... Andy Robinson

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Anonymous and LulzSec hacking suspect arr

Police have arrested an 18-year-old hacking suspect thought to have been acting as a spokesperson for Anonymous and LulzSec under the online nickname Topiary. The teenage man was picked up by police in the Shetland Islands yesterday as part of ongoing investigations into the hacking groups, the BBC reports.Police are also said to be searching a house in Lincolnshire and interviewing a 17-year-old boy arrested as part of a "pre-planned intelligence-led operation".Last month LulzSec denied reports it was disbanding, stating that it would drop its name but continue to work within Anonymous. Both groups have been heavily linked to the PlayStation Network hack in April.

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2011年11月17日星期四

Modern Warfare 3 gets folding scopes, bra

Modern Warfare 3 stars alongside Battlefield 3 on the cover of the latest issue of OXM UK, with the mag's main feature revealing plenty of new info on the Infinity Ward shooter. Modern Warfare 3 will introduce foldable scopes, enabling you to mix up your play style without switching weapons, the studio's creative strategist Robert Bowling told the mag."Say you're picking guys in windows out long range in Manhattan, but then kick through a door and start clearing a building. You can now fold down your magnifying scope and already have a close-range optic on your gun - so now you're engaging guys close-target without having to change weapon," he said.Bowling also revealed a new weapon, the XM25 air burst grenade launcher or "Punisher"."It's great for when you're fighting in an urban environment. If a guy is behind a concrete barrier, you can laser-tag that cover point, fire over it and it will then programme the round to explode one metre past it. Anyone hiding behind it will be showered down."Plenty more details can be found in OXM issue 77, which hits store shelves on September 2.Check out the Modern Warfare 3 Survival mode trailer here. Tom Ivan

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EA Online Pass revenue 'hasn't been dram

The revenue generated from EA's Online Pass system has been significant but not major, according to the publisher. "The revenues we derive from that haven't been dramatic," EA CFO Eric Brown said last night, according to Gamasutra. "I'd say they're in the $10-$15 million range since we initiated the program."But the publisher still sees the Online Pass system as beneficial. Brown pointed out that the above figure is "found revenue" that comes from users who previously "consumed bandwidth for free".This is a problem that DICE executive producer Patrick Bach flagged up at the beginning of the week, saying that Battlefield 3 will probably use the Online Pass system as a way of helping to pay for the game's online servers. Tom Pakinkis

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Uncharted 3, Resistance 3 playable in UK

Both Uncharted 3 and Resistance 3 will be playable at massive consumer show GAMEfest in Birmingham this September. Sony has today been named as a headline sponsor of the event, run by UK retailer GAME - joining Microsoft on the show's top billing.All three console manufacturers have now signed up to the consumer show to show their latest games and products. GAMEfest will run from the 16-18 September 2011 at the Birmingham NEC, with the retail chain promising that attendees will be able to "play the most anticipated titles of the year before anyone else"Tickets cost £10 for anyone aged 12 or over and £5 for anyone under 12-years-old. They can be purchased from www.game.co.uk/gamefest.To buy tickets, would-be attendees must own a GAME reward card, which can be grabbed via game.co.uk or any GAME store.Alan Duncan, marketing director for PlayStation said: "We are delighted to support GAMEfest 2011, and thrilled to offer UK consumers the opportunity to be able to get hands-on with our latest line up including the much anticipated Resistance 3 and the sequel to last year's game of the year - Uncharted 3." GAME UK marketing director Anna-Marie Mason said: "With Sony on-board as a headline sponsor, we are confident that our show is going to be a success. We know that attendees want to get hands-on with PlayStation products and we are delighted to bring Sony's key titles to UK consumers at our inaugural event."

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2011年11月16日星期三

Resistance 3 reviews call game 'refreshin

Resistance 3 reviews haven't been published yet, but that hasn't stopped developer Insomniac spilling early play testers' positive reactions to the PS3 exclusive FPS. "Generally it's been positive so far. Everything that we've heard and that's been out there has been very positive," senior designer Cameron Christian told CVG in London this afternoon.Writer Jon Paquette added: "They feel like it's refreshing, it's a good ending to the trilogy and a great chapter of Resistance. Reviewers have said so far it's the best Resistance yet."That's great to hear, but at the same time I try not to worry about what other people say... I just want people to play the game, to be honest. I'm excited for people to be able to buy it, take it home and experience it."It's looking promising for the Move-ready shooter then, and what we've seen of it in action so far has looked very, very good.Resistance 3 is out on September 9. Have a butchers at the latest trailer and screenshots if you haven't already. Andy Robinson

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Black Ops Rezurrection DLC out now

Rezurrection, the new Zombies-focused Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack, is now available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Announced earlier this month and due for release on PS3 and PC at a later date, the DLC features five Zombies levels. Four are remastered versions of CoD: World at War maps Nacht der Untoten, Verruckt, Shi No Numa and Der Riese, while the fifth is the all-new Moon.It'll cost 1200 MS Points (£10.28), but will be free to Black Ops Hardened and Prestige owners, "as a thank-you to the hardcore fans for their support from the start". You should be able to go into your download history and re-download the classic pack you already own, and the fresh download will include the new Moon map.There are some new screens of the DLC on this page, and you can check out a Rezurrection video preview here.Mark Lamia, studio head at developer Treyarch, said of the DLC: "Our Zombies fans are so incredibly engaged with us in the ongoing development of the franchise, and we're excited to deliver them our first all-Zombies content package. Rezurrection is Zombies nirvana, with four of our best Zombies experiences, topped off with the awesome, all-new level Moon." Tom Ivan

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Daily Wrap-Up 8.02.11

The Daily Feed with Sara Underwood 8.02.11 » Here are today's news stories covering video games, gadgets, and pop culture. Sony announces the acquisition of Sucker Punch Productions, the developer of the inFamous and Sly Cooper series' of games. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirms a November 1 release for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Headstrong Games reveals that the House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut bonus level Naked Terror is set in a strip club. Electronic Arts details the bonuses available from select US retailers with Battlefield 3 pre-orders. EA Sports launches Season Ticket, an annual subscription program that offers early access to select games, discounted DLC and premium Check out our preview of id's Rage! Is Borderlands 2 in development at Gearbox? Has an Australian tech company invented an engine that will change gaming forever? Catherine has only been released in America for a week and it's already breaking records. The recent Netflix price has left some people out in the cold. So what are the alternatives? Kickstarter is a huge help to indie game developers, but what's in it for you? X-Play went to the source, ArenaNet, to find out how Guild Wars 2's combat will work. Adam discusses the good and bad sides of Blizzard introducing a real money auction house into Diablo 3. Morgan Webb has details about Gears of War 3 from Comic-Con she'd like to share. It's time to get hype with G4's top 10 EVO 2011 moments.

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2011年11月15日星期二

Chubby Ryu & More On Around The Net 10.14

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Sword 2 Revelations - A Whole New World

By Remko Molenaar (Proxzor),cheap jimmy choo, OnRPG Journalist Some if you might have heard of this game before. This game was formerly known as Granado Espada: Sword of the New World. Sword 2: Granado Espada was developed by imcGAMES. Sword 2 has won the Best Graphics award and also Presidential Award for Game of the Year. GamersFirst brings this amazing game to the West with many game enhancements. Set on a mysterious, dangerous continent with a story inspired by Europe’s exploration and conquest of America, Sword 2 is destined to dominate the world of MMORPGs by virtue of its groundbreaking design features, fast-paced gameplay and amazing graphics.Recently Granado Espada: Sword of the New World changed its name to Sword 2: Revelations and provided quite a few much needed features such as a more in-depth crafting system , the Viron Island Area, a new unique playable character, and the ability to have a pet. Sword 2 has a unique feature that lets you multi-character control up to 3 characters at a time. When you start creating your ‘family’ you are allowed to make different characters consisting of the following classes: Fighter, Scout, Wizard, Musketeer and Elementalist. With so many possible combinations it was rare that I felt like a copy of someone else’s family. As you go about your journey, you can unlock new playable characters to increase the diversity of your family. These characters are specialized in different statistics and skills, in order to unlock these characters you have to find them in the game and do the available quests to get the NPC into your team. All characters are assumed to be from the same family and share the same surname. This surname is used to identify a player in the game. Every character I tested brought a unique and enjoyable skill set that made for some very strategic party setups. Though when having fun swapping in multiple characters, remember that each character levels independently so you might have to do some basic grinding to level up a character if you want to utilize them in end game content.When you have created your desired team and have advanced a few levels you notice the skills you have gotten are all on different keys on your keyboard. No matter which one of your 3 characters you have selected to lead, you can all use their skills when you want to. This makes battles feel akin to playing the piano and put my worries to rest that I would have to play 3 MMO characters at once.If you don’t feel like doing normal quests in Sword 2: Revelations you can also visit various dungeons. These dungeons are generally composed of three to five floors with increasingly more difficult challenges to block your progression. In these dungeons there are boxes and barrels that act as monster spawn portals. These items make going AFK nearly impossible as they trigger wave after wave of monsters until destroyed. To keep you guessing, these monster generators are placed randomly on the map each time you enter,jimmy choo outlet, so you will be forced to explore a bit to find the source of your foes. In these dungeons there are waypoints or (player chosen) save locations. I found these very convenient since you can warp to a set part of the map with a ward scroll rather than fighting through the entire dungeon in one go. Five locations may be saved initially. And up to five more locations can be purchased from the Bazaar.It is possible to command your characters to do various things. You can choose to do this in a team or separate with the selected character. It is possible to choose from the following commands:Team Summon (F4): The team members are called to the team leader.Assault Mode (CTRL+Click): Attack all the enemies on the route to the point you have clicked. Harvest mode (CTRL+SHIFT+Click): Pick up items while moving to the designated point.Hold Mode (CTRL+H): Characters stop moving and attack approaching monsters.Defend Mode (CTRL+E and space): Automatically engage enemies in battle.When you have accepted a quest it is possible to look at the location in the Quest info tab (ALT+A). There you can see the location of the target you are looking for. In this quest menu map as well as the standard zone map,jimmy choo boots, you are able to move to a target location simply by clicking it. The zone map is very detailed, informing you of available quests, npc locations, and what shops you have access to. In Sword 2 you can also test yourself against other players for one of the greatest challenges in the new world. The limited PvP action I had was enjoyable and all the industry standard types were available. These are the different forms of PvP included: Family vs Family dueling, Clan Wars, Faction vs Faction, Arena Play and GM Tournaments.For a game that is released in 2006, Sword 2 has wonderful graphics. The game is really detailed and the textures are really nice to look at. The game is also well programmed resulting in lower system requirements than one would expect for such a gorgeous game. You should at least have a Pentium 3 processor with 512 MB RAM and a Directx 9.0c supporting Graphics Card. Anyone without these specs probably has an ancient computer, likely made of wood and powered by a hamster. For the rest of us, we can enjoy this beautiful game to our heart’s content!Many items can be crafted in Sword 2, from refined materials to gems to equipment. Equipment can be upgraded through various means. This upgrading system is the standard MMO process involving increasing the number of slots and imbuing gems to given bonus statistics. Once you progress to above level 30 you can begin dabbling in gear enchantments as well. This gives you the option to customize and enhance your gear further without wasting precious slots. With the Revelations expansion, Alchemy, Cooking and Wing Crafting were added into the game to give craftsman even more toys to play with.GamersFirst calls their cash shop the Bazaar. The items for sale include the expected experience and drop chance bonuses. Also available are passes that allow you to access more challenging regions of the world faster than non-paying players are able to. I didn’t find too many items though that would give players a flat strength bonus over their enemies, which is always a good sign.Sword 2: Revelations is a fun game that thrives on its unique 3 character class system. It truly makes this game much more challenging than most MMOs and adds an unbelievable amount of fun factor to the genre. Combined with its beautiful graphics I really had few negatives to say about this game. If I have to quip about something it is various new regions haven’t been translated yet and quests will still be in Korean. I hope GamersFirst pushes to get this fixed as soon as possible because it seems like an easily patchable error in an otherwise flawless game.

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Conquer Online - 8 Years Later

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By Remko Molenaar (Proxzor), OnRPG Guest Writer。


In addition to this, there are gems of various elements ingame used to imbue certain elements into your equipment. Through the Gem Composing feature, you can combine gems to produce much more valuable combination gems to really make your equipment shine. Items can also be socketed through the Socketsmith. This is done through the use of the ‘Dragon Ball’ item. For each additional socket you wish to add to an item, the number of dragon balls increases greatly.

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PK or player killing is also a major feature in this game.。

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There is also a Jail in this game. Players who have earned over 100 PK Points will be jailed if they get killed. You can get out of Jail if you pay 500,000 Silver, however if you don’t feel like paying up you can always sit your time out and do some mining in the meantime.


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This being said, it really looks like they care for the community to make this server specifically for a certain group of old school players.。

The Water Taoist is the healer class. They are entrusted with spell such as heal, cure and revive. Like the Fire Taoist, the Water Taoist uses the Backsword as well. Their Special is nothing different than that from the Fire Taoist. The further they are away of the target the more damage they deal.。


In this game you can randomly find a 'Meteor.' This meteor is a purple shiny stone you can get by killing monsters. Or you can buy them from NPC or fellow players. These meteors can be used to upgrade your equipment. Besides upgrading equipment, these meteors are also used for quest items, color customization, and divorce stones.。


When you have chosen your server it is time to pick a class. Every class is specialized in different weapons, armor and skills. The following classes are currently in the game:。

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1. No Shopping Mall
2. No Battle Power System
3. No DB Leveling
4. No DB Socketing for "non-weapon" gear or the 2nd socket for weapons
5. No Talismans
6. Toxic Fog is removed from the Ninja skills
7. Gems drop rate from monsters increased
8. PK is allowed in Twin City.
9. Equipment Bonus Quests are removed.。

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The Fire Taoists is a mage class available in the game. As the name of the class tells you, this class is specialized in Fire attacks. They do not mainly use a weapon but they prefer the Backsword. The Special of this class is the further they are away of the target, the more damage they deal.。

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The user interface is clean and simple; you can find everything on the bottom of the screen and have some small information at the top left like the coordinates, fps and latency.



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Conquer Online is a free-to-play 2.5D MMORPG developed by TQ Digital Entertainment. The game is set in the world of ancient China. The game is playable in different languages such as English, Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish.。



Attacking a target is very simple; when you click on the target you will auto attack the target. You can however assign a skill on the Right mouse button. This feature will use your assigned spell on the target. If you use more skills you can put these on the action bar. The XP bar around your health bar fills during combat. Once the bar is fully loaded you are able to use a XP skill. Every class has a different XP skill suiting their class’s strengths.。

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- Graphics outdated
- May feel grindy
- Armor hasn’t changed after all these years
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This game has been out for a while now but deserves another look at it. The game released back in the year of 2003 and it is still being actively played by a lot of people, and it currently has more than 10 million registered users around the world.。

Normally in a game, you walk to your destination. In Conquer Online however, walking is too slow and there is an option to jump! You practically just leap forward to your destination instead of walking. This game is entrusted with a 'Path Finding' feature as well. Whenever you are lost, you can use this option to automatically walk to your desired NPC. From the moment you start your character you get a quest. You can look up this quest in the quest list. In this panel, you are able to see which quests you currently have, what the target is, and your reward. In this quest panel you are able to see which quests are available to you and which quests you have done. There are also daily quests that you can do every day. These daily quests mostly consist of PvP quests.。


When you have selected your gender it’s time to customize your character. The only thing you can customize at first is the size of your character. If you want additional customization options you will have to visit various NPCs in the city in order to change your body size, avatar, hairstyle and the color of your hair.。


After 8 years Conquer Online is still growing by the day. This game keeps getting updated every week and still has expansions coming out every year. The community is really big and mature and is willing to help you with every question you have. It’s not a top notch mmorpg and it may not be the prettiest among them, but this game has plenty of features to get you hooked for quite some time. If you love to PvP I would advise you to give it a shot.。

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- Unique gameplay
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Crafting really improves the game play and helps build up the economy in a game. Conquer Online has an unique crafting system like no other game has seen before. You are not going to beat your opponents without some properly crafted equipment. It really makes a difference! I find crafting an important feature in a game and Conquer Online has polished this pretty well.。

It is also possible to join or create a guild. In order to create a guild you have to be Level 90 or above. If you are then you can find the Guild Director in Twin City and pay him 1,000,000 Silver to setup a guild. There are currently 17 guild ranks with different privileges that can be used, and some ranks have a limit. There are also different donation types to allow players to contribute money to their guild.

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Unlike many MMORPGs in this game you can actually get married. If you love having a nagging wife yelling at you to put the trash outside, then you can get one in game as well!。


There are four different PK Modes in the game. You can switch to the mode you want to PK in at the bottom of your screen on the action bar.。

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When I first started up the game launcher I could pick three options. These three options were “High Definition”, “Standard Definition” And “Low Definition” meaning that everyone can play this game no matter how bad your computer is. After I chose my option, I got at the server select menu, where I could choose for a specific server. There are just the normal servers to play on but there are also 'Classic' and 'World PK' servers to choose from.。

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To upgrade your item with a meteor you have to see Artisan Wind. He charges you 1 Meteor to perform his upgrading service. Upgrading your equipment is a risk because it may be able to fail, and you may need more meteors then you might have planned. The higher level the item, the lower chance that he will be able to upgrade it. If you however do not want to risk losing your precious shiny balls you will have to go to the Equipment Blacksmith in the market. He has a 100% success rate in upgrading your items.,jimmy choo boots。


The game was released in the year 2003. Back in that year the graphics were impressive. They have been upgrading it since but Conquer has fallen behind more modern mmorpg releases.。

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At level 15, you are able to get a class promotion. With this promotion you will get a new title, enhanced attributes and you are able to learn new skills!。



The four different modes to choose from are:

PK: You will be able to attack monsters and players.
Team: Slay monsters and other players that are not in your current team or guild.
Peace: You can only slay monsters.
Capture: You can slay monsters and are able to attack criminals (pkers with a record demonstrated by their blue or black names)。

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This game has a 'Mentor' feature to help new players get into the game. This feature lets you have a Mentor that will guide you into the world of Conquer Online! The Mentor can claim contribution from his apprentices. He can gain experience when his apprentice is grinding or share blessings when his apprentice activates a prayer stone. When an apprentice gets a +1 item dropped by monsters, the Mentor will receive a contribution point. When you reach 100 contribution points, the mentor is rewarded with a +1 stone. The only limitation on the mentor system is that the Master must be 30 levels above his apprentices.。

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The Ninja is a mysterious class, they are cloaked in the shadow with the most devastating attacks. But have the lowest defense and health. The Ninja can equip an exclusive weapon, the 'katana', these Japanese made swords make the ninja possess that highest attack speed among the melee classes in the game. The special of this class is Poison Star; this skill makes it more difficult for their opponent to drink potions.。

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Most MMORPGs are based around PvE, however Conquer Online is mostly based around PvP. The biggest aspect of the game is PvP. There are different Tournaments being hosted daily and there is even an arena. It is also possible to challenge another guild and have a guild war.。

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The Archer is the master of the bow, they are not only able to shoot enemies at a distance, but also can engage multiple targets as well. The Archer is the only class available that is able to use the bow and arrow. Their special ability is 'flying.' This unique ability makes them fly in the sky and immune to physical attacks.。

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The warriors can wield a wide range of weapons. They are also the only class able to equip a shield for bonus defense. The warrior can use every weapon in the game except for the bow and backsword. The warriors are also wearing the heaviest and strongest armor in the game. Their special is 'Superman'. When activated their attacks deal more damage to the target.。


The game still does its best to compete with the special effects surrounding skills. The spells in this game really shine and at least you won’t have to worry about your computer not being able to handle the game’s graphics.。

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Monks, also known as Saints, are the support class in this game. They are known for their powerful martial and buff skills, so they are a helpful member of every team. They are specialized to help the group as much as possible by wielding skills such as dispels, auras and buffs.

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2011年11月14日星期一

Latest Rage trailer shows co-op

Bethesda's fired out a new Rage gameplay video, 'Wasteland Legends: Water Service', showing off the id shooter's co-op mode.The publisher explains: "Get the first look at RAGE's co-op mode as the Shrouded clan come to Wellspring to destroy the town's water supply and two warriors join forces to fight off the invasion. "It's up to a duo of heroes to disarm bombs, take out bandits and save the town once again." Watch in HD No comments yet, be the first! Late last month, Bethesda detailed the Rage Collector's Pack, which will be available for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC when it launches in the UK on October 7.Check out eight more minutes of Rage gameplay here. Andy Robinson

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Uncharted 3 gameplay video extends airpor

If you're taking life seriously you should have already seen the incredible Uncharted 3 campaign demo Sony showed at Gamescom recently. Now we have a video that shows what happens next. Naughty Dog has released another direct-feed video that extends the awesome airport action scene in which Drake boards a cargo plane and things don't go quite to plan. You get the last two minutes leading up to where the previous video ended, and then a further two minutes of action showing more of the Gamescom demo. The game's out Novevember 1 in US, November 2 in EU. Mike Jackson

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CoD Elite 'breaks bad assumptions' about

Call of Duty: Elite will help to dispel a lot of the negative perceptions about online shooter communities, according to Activision digital vice president Jamie Berger. He told Gamasutra the service enables users to find other gamers to play with not by anonymous metrics but through any common interest that they may choose, thereby delivering a deep level of social interaction that promotes respect between players.Online shooter communities are often depicted as hate-filled environments that are unwelcoming to new players and minority groups, but Berger said the Elite community has been highly collaborative during the beta."One of the most interesting things to me is how positive people are in the service. I'm most excited that within it, people are being supportive; they're actually talking to each other, and amongst each other."They're so happy to actually have a place to be part of a community, not a message board... they're actually behaving very much like people who just want to be social and have fun, not people who want to flame each other."It creates a social contract," he added: "How can we start behaving as if we live in a neighbourhood? You try to treat your neighbours with respect. When you create a true community, that, to me, is the difference between 'social gaming' and a community."It starts breaking a lot of the bad assumptions about what a shooter is. It breaks down those anonymous walls and turns it into something where you start knowing each other."Activision said at the weekend that an annual subscription to Elite will cost £34.99/$49.99. Tom Ivan

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2011年11月13日星期日

Blizzard defends Diablo 3 real-money auct

Blizzard has revealed that Diablo 3 will have a new auction house feature that will let player buy and sell items with real money. Blizzard executive VP Rob Pardo made the announcement at a recent presentation, explaining that the feature comes in reaction to the thriving black markets that saw people exchanging items for real cash with previous Diablo games. Instead of trying to stop real cash purchases, Diablo 3 embraces it, he explained. "People were going to do it anyway, and this way it's secure," he said, later defending the feature against the suggestion players could spend more time in the auction room than actually playing the game. "As long as players are having fun, whatever they're doing, I consider that a success," he said. Players can list anything from weapons, armour, gold or even characters themselves in an auction house and sell them to other players for real-world moolah. Players will be able to make a limited number of free listing per week, but otherwise Blizzard will charge a small fee and take a cut of the final sale amount. Blizzard also revealed that the game will require a constant online connection to be played.

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Thumbs down Gamers 'dislike' MW3 multipl

The world premi鑢e Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer has exploded on to YouTube... and the public's overwhelmingly hammering the 'dislike' button. At the time of writing, 78 percent of YouTube visitors have given Modern Warfare 3 the big red thumbs down, though it should be noted that less than 2,000 users have cast their votes so far. We expect a lot more throughout the day.It's the latest public attack on the No. 1 FPS series, with naughty webmasters making their move earlier this year and redirecting ModernWarfare3.com visitors to the Battlefield site.Developer Infinity Ward will be hosting a MW3 multiplayer briefing on stage at the Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles from 11am PDT (7pm UK) tonight.Check back then for a lot more Modern Warfare 3 coverage from us... Andy Robinson

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Fallen Earth F2P Interview

By Bryan King (Bryan), OnRPG JournalistThe competition in the F2P MMO industry just got a little bit hotter (or should I say, deadlier? Haha.. ha… *clears throat*), with the F2P transition of Fallen Earth. Originally developed by a section of the Icarus Studios team (now incorporated under GamersFirst’s Reloaded Productions), Fallen Earth provides players with a post-apocalyptic world with a mass variety of weapons, vehicles, and powers under their control. I had the chance to sit down with Joseph Willmon, associate games director for GamersFirst and Marie Croall, lead designer of Fallen Earth to speak about Fallen Earth’s transition to F2P, upcoming content, and the state of the game past, present, and future. Marie Croall: I’m the Lead Designer for Reloaded Productions, Cary. I’ve been the Lead Designer for Fallen Earth since its days with Icarus, and continue to be in-charge of all game development, features, gameplay, and source materials.Joseph Willmon: I’m the Associate Game Director for GamersFirst, and among many other job duties I’m responsible for the smooth integration of Fallen Earth into our Free2Play game catalogue. I also work very closely Marie and her team on game balance, fair monetization, and community relations.Marie Croall: Sure. Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic sandbox MMO. Players take on the role of a clone in the year 2156 struggling to survive in a world ravaged by a global pandemic and nuclear war. The game features a class-free system and a completely open-world environment of more than 1,000 square kilometers. Because the game uses a skills rather than levels, there are near-infinite choices to mix skills, attributes, and mutations. More than 95 percent of the game’s items, armor, weapons and transportation are player-crafted. The game also has a unique FPS/MMO hybrid combat system that is one-of-a-kind in the MMO landscape.Joseph Willmon: The community response was pretty welcoming, actually. True, there was a brief moment of anxiety between the announcement of Free2Play and when we actually revealed the details of how the monetization would be handled, but that’s to be expected with such a large change. Once we put up the details of the new ways Premium Subscriptions would be handled, the conversation sort of moved on past the payment model and just got right back to talking about the game!Regarding how the change in business model came about, we’re always looking for opportunities to find gameplay-rich, community driven games like Fallen Earth. When we started talking to Icarus about a possible partnership to help off-load their overhead costs, we ended up diving deep into the game and really liked what we saw. The talks naturally progressed to acquisition, and evolving the business model to Free2Play, which we have a ton of experience with but which is only now starting to enjoy popularity.Marie Croall: Anyone who’s ever played Fallen Earth can tell you that it’s a unique and fun experience. And while the traditional MMO subscription model did get us a great, small hard-core audience, the facts are that we couldn’t get enough players past the cost of the game to populate the world. The world is so huge that the game really thrives with a large-volume audience. GamersFirst has the experience in the Free2Play market and wanted the title, so here we are!Joseph Willmon: Sure. The details of the Premium Subscriptions can be found at our website (http://www.gamersfirst.com/fallenearth/?q=premium-subscriptions,) but here’s the breakdown: We have one free rank (Scavenger) and three subscription ranks named Survivalist, Wastelander and Commander. As with all GamersFirst titles, free players are not restricted on content or levels; they can go everywhere and do everything, including joining and creating clans, trading, using the auction house and mail system, travel the whole map, do all quests, and run all instances. There is a limit on how much in-game currency (chips) a player who has never paid can amass (to limit gold farming; this goes away if you ever pay), and an eight hour per-day crafting limit. All three levels of the subscriptions open these up and provide quality of life upgrades, such as more character slots, faster experience gains, faster crafting, faster harvesting, more Veteran Reward Points, faction reputation gains and the like. The top subscription tier, the Commander, also comes with a cool feature call the Commander Aura.We’re also planning on mirroring items found in the marketplace on in-game Reward Merchants as well, so if you have a subscription you can pick some of these items up in the game without having to spend additional money.Marie Croall: Yeah, the Commander Aura is really cool. It extends some of the Commander’s in-game benefits to everyone in the Commander’s group, including free players. The Aura stacks with other Commanders in the group, so if you have, say, three Commanders in a group, then you’ll see a 15 percent increase on all the stats a Premium Subscription increases (EXP gain, faction gain, etc). This is especially beneficial to groups of players who have friends who can’t afford a subscription, since they can effectively subsidize their free friends’ experience.Joseph Willmon: Paying players support the game for everyone, and we wanted to find a literal way to project this into the game. The players that go for Commander are the ones who are going out of their way to take care of their friends and allies; these are the same players that pay for Vent servers, host websites, or rent clan-servers in FPSes. As we work to make the game successful and further development without resorting to selling things that trade on the gameplay value, it seemed obvious to allow these players the opportunity to help us and their friends out at the same time.Marie Croall: Kind of a lot, now that I think about it! We’ve updated the new player experience to reduce the sort of dizzying-confusion that can result in starting out in a sandbox MMO, guiding new players to important questlines and learning valuable skills to survive in the wasteland. With July’s Alpha County expansion we raised the level cap to 55, introduced new skill-lines and abilities, new enemies, quests, and added a whole new section for players to quest and discover. Then there’s Fast Travel – a way to unlock travel waypoints to help navigate Fallen Earth’s massive world—unlockable Wardrobe slots that let players customize their appearance, and Progress Towns, which are towns that players must capture and hold from waves of hostile NPCs, building up defenses and extending the passive benefits the towns offer. It’s sort of like bringing the raid to the player, rather than sending the player to the raid. Of course there’s the new Chopper and the upcoming World Event system.Marie Croall: More supportive than not! We are doing some pretty extensive updates to fundamental gameplay systems players have gotten used to, so there’s some apprehension, but they’re updates that ultimately make the game more awesome by several orders of magnitude. It’s fantastic watching the realization set in that these changes help make Fallen Earth more of a virtual world than a standard linear MMO, and seeing how excited players are getting about that.Marie Croall: The World Event system is us making good on our goal of making Fallen Earth the premiere Free2Play sandbox MMO. World Events are dynamically generated events that happen at random all around the world, offering players who participate the opportunity to not only experience more of the world of Fallen Earth, but learn helpful skills, earn chips, and gain valuable, rare resources. World Events come in all sorts of different flavors, so there’s stuff there for PvP players, PvE players, crafters, and roleplayers. We’re keeping sort of quiet about what the actual events are because we want everyone to feel that rush of exploring something new, but as they happen you’ll definitely start to hear about them! Joseph Willmon: I also want to point out that this system is not just for higher levels. By making the game more sandboxy, we’re adding in new systems that everyone can enjoy rather than just layering content onto the end of the game. There’s a lot of great stuff here, and when you see your first World Event pop up on the map, you should definitely go check it out!Marie Croall: The short answer is yes, absolutely; our core focus with the transition to Free2Play is introducing more reasons for players to both compete and cooperate. We are currently working on Faction Territory Control, geared specifically toward letting PvP players capture and hold territory, paving the way for PvE players to exploit the controlled territory. There’s more coming, of course, but this is a huge step in that direction.Marie Croall: We’re always looking for way to draw the RP fan base into every feature we do. We want every player to feel the same immersion that the RPers bring to the community. Part of the incentive behind releasing the new unlockable Wardrobe Slots was to allow players to customize their appearance to be in accord with the character they want to roleplay as, extending that feeling to everyone in the wasteland.Joseph Willmon: Like I mentioned before, we’re not segregating our free players from Premium subscribers, and we’re not limiting them with level caps. We looked carefully at what options we had available to us when creating the subscriptions, and ended-up focusing on things like crafting, leveling – things that make life easier for subscribers rather than just giving direct combat advantages. We’re not offering weapons, armor, resources, or crafted goods on our cash shop, so that’s the main pillar of our paid vs. unpaid balance. Additionally, as mentioned above, since players who opt for the Commander Premium Subscription route can project some of their benefits onto others, it’s still possible to get a leg up without having to pay anything.Marie Croall: Joe pretty much nailed it. We’ve worked every heard of the last two years to create a game where almost everything is put in the hands of the player, and we’re extremely careful not to mess that up with the change to Free2Play.Marie Croall: Rather than one or two single features, I think what separates fallen earth is how everything is put together. We have a large open world for players to truly find their niche in. Joseph Willmon: Man, so much! What other Free2Play game has twitch-based third-person combat in a massive seamless world with the ability to craft everything while giving you the opportunity to really define your character from stats to appearance? That was a mouthful, but you get the point!Marie Croall: It would be impossible for me to pick one! Although in game I do find myself harvesting and crafting more than anything else. I love being able to make everything I need to get by, from food to ammo. Joseph Willmon: As someone who has always been into the post-apocalypse setting, for all of Fallen Earth’s awesome systems, I’m a huge fan of the world and the writing. Marie’s team really nailed it here, and I get a huge kick out of making my way through the various settlements and towns, meeting these new personalities and getting caught up in their unique storylines. My favorite NPC is this military guy with a crew cut and armor who gives out Enforcer missions. When you talk to him he says out loud “I give out more missions before 9 am than most people do all day.” Then there was the time I accidentally ran into the Chupacabras…Joseph Willmon: If you’re a vet, definitely come back and check out your Chopper! The world feels so much more alive now than it ever has before, and if you, like me, appreciate Fallen Earth for the opportunity to participate in this living, breathing post-apocalypse, well…we’re waiting to welcome you home!Marie Croall: The chopper is really cool, but new players have so much to experience that you just don’t find in other games. Ever had a cockroach for a pet? Put an ATV together with your bare hands? Tested dangerous new medications on unwitting specimens? Protected a town from raiders with your group? Explored a junk castle? Strapped a bomb to an ATV and driven into the heart of the Hoover dam just to make a statement? All of this is and more is waiting for you to check it out!Marie Croall: Beyond Faction Territory Control, I can’t really get into specifics. I can say that we’ll look to make the crafting and harvesting of materials more interesting or…. industrial I guess. We also are planning more PvP content and continue on our idea of making PvP and factions affect the world in more dramatic ways. I really can’t get into details because PR has installed kill-switches into our collars if we say too much!Marie Croall: I suggest you try it out; it’s free after all! Joseph Willmon: What she said!OnRPG: Thank you so much for your time! If you want to find other players to join you in your wasteland trials, be sure to check out OnRPG's active forum thread to share your IGN and meet up with other members of our community.

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