Rock Band: 360/PS3 - 23 NOV 2007 for $170, PS2 - 10 DEC 2007 for $160
Posted by inpheaux on September 28th, 2007 at 5:05 pmWell, prices and dates are finally out, and frankly I'm pretty disappointed. Hear me out, OK. Sure, $170 is way better than $200, but there's only one version, they're making you buy a full set of Guitar, Drum Kit and Mic. I have absolutely zero interest in the Drums and Mic. Sorry guys, I just [...]
Online multiplayer confirmed for Smash Bros Brawl
Posted by inpheaux on September 18th, 2007 at 7:39 amAfter weeks of crap updates like gliding, finally something we actually care about: Online WFC Multiplayer has been confirmed for Smash Bros Brawl.
Sure, we were told from the start that online multiplayer over WFC was one of the whole points of Smash Bros Brawl, but remember: this is Nintendo, the undisputed kings of squeezing out [...]
Fortress Forever out now!
Posted by inpheaux on September 13th, 2007 at 5:46 pmSo, since Valve's little announcement stole Fortress Forever's thunder for Monday, the FF team kicked themselves into overdrive and got their mod out today.
Yes, so you can go play it right now. (Windows and Linux dedicated servers are also available.)
Now you can enjoy your bunnyhopping, conc-jumping, grenade-jumping, rocket-jumping, and whatever other kind of jump-based lunacy [...]
Last remnant of FASA closes up shop
Posted by inpheaux on September 12th, 2007 at 8:35 pmAbout six years ago FASA Corporation, the Pen & Paper RPG Juggernaut responsible for such licenses as BattleTech and Shadowrun, abruptly closed up shop. Their works lived on, though, as their electronics division had recently been bought by Microsoft, and their PnP games were eventually licensed around to a variety of companies.
Today, FASA Studio, that [...]
Good News and Bad News about The Orange Box preorder
Posted by inpheaux on September 11th, 2007 at 1:05 pmNot to be outdone by Fortress Forever's announcement of their mod being released next Monday, Valve have turned around and made their own announcement:
The Orange Box is up on Steam right now.
Good News: If you pre-order it now, you save $5 and get to play the Team Fortress 2 beta starting (you guessed it) next [...]
Hellgate: London preorder bonuses (and Beta!)
Posted by inpheaux on September 11th, 2007 at 9:16 amFinally, a valid reason to preorder stuff. If you preorder Hellgate: London over the course of the next month (from Best Buy, Wal-Mart or Gamestop/EB), you'll get a couple of bonuses instantly. First, and most importantly, you get access to the beta, which will run from 17 SEP 2007 to 7 OCT 2007. Characters created [...]
Fortress Forever: Finally being released on 17 SEP 2007
Posted by inpheaux on September 11th, 2007 at 7:54 amAfter years of development and constant fears that the game had evaporated, the team behind Fortress Forever have finally set a release date for their HL2 true-to-the-original remake of Team Fortress Classic: Next Monday, 17 SEP 2007.
Fortress Forever is a third-party mod for Half-Life 2 that started years ago because some developers got sick of [...]