CURRENT NEWS: FRIDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2009
Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:45pm
To celebrate the 5th Anniversary of World of Warcraft in Australia, we’ve got five days of WoW treats for Blizzard fans. We’re kicking off with a very special competition – anybody up for a few extremely rare collector’s editions? Or perhaps a poster signed by the WoW development team?
Then step right this way, warrior.
Then step right this way, warrior.
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:00pm
It is Friday again, and that means that is time for another helping of free demos and clients to deal with any possible boredom that pops up over the weekend.
This week, we have for you demos from Darkest of Days, James Cameron’s AVATAR: THE GAME, Massive Assault Network 2, Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising, and StuntMANIA!pro.
... and we have for you full games from 4Story, Allods Online, Esteria Mythos, Final Fantasy XI, Lineage II, Mercenary Wars, Parabellum, Rakion: Chaos Force, The Ball, The Endless Forest, and The Haunted.
Enjoy!
This week, we have for you demos from Darkest of Days, James Cameron’s AVATAR: THE GAME, Massive Assault Network 2, Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising, and StuntMANIA!pro.
... and we have for you full games from 4Story, Allods Online, Esteria Mythos, Final Fantasy XI, Lineage II, Mercenary Wars, Parabellum, Rakion: Chaos Force, The Ball, The Endless Forest, and The Haunted.
Enjoy!
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NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2009
Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:26am
What have the gaming public been buying this week via digital distribution platform Steam? Lots of sequels, well, at least for the top two spots. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 somehow managed to be the biggest seller, and it was closely followed by Left 4 Dead 2. While strictly not a sequel, Dragon Age: Origins also performed well, with the standard and deluxe editions both selling a bunch of copies. The top five was rounded out by Borderlands.
If you want to what else sold the most last week, you'll just have to check out the Steam Top Sellers for the week ending November 15th!
If you want to what else sold the most last week, you'll just have to check out the Steam Top Sellers for the week ending November 15th!
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NEWS FOR TUESDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2009
Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:00pm
Welcome to Now Playing, where each week we examine several trailers from new, recently released, or upcoming games, and provide a single point of view on either the game itself, the industry as a whole, or the history of the studio in question. Sometimes we get good trailers, other times, we get bad trailers. What happens this week? You'll just have to read on and see.
Tonight we'll be taking a look at Dragon Age: Origins, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Army of Two - The 40th Day, James Cameron's AVATAR THE GAME and Darksiders.
Tonight we'll be taking a look at Dragon Age: Origins, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Army of Two - The 40th Day, James Cameron's AVATAR THE GAME and Darksiders.
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Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:40pm
The highly anticipated OnLive streaming gaming service has just become slightly more anticipated. Via an announcement on the site’s blog, it has been revealed that not only will the service stream games to televisions and computers, it will also stream to mobile devices.
See that Nokia in your pocket? It’s now got the grunt to handle MW2.
See that Nokia in your pocket? It’s now got the grunt to handle MW2.
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NEWS FOR MONDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2009
Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:00pm
It is Monday again, and that means that it is time for another helping of shiny new screenshots, fresh from the file mirror. So, if you need to get through the afternoon, as you count down the hours until you can escape from wherever you're imprisoned (be it, work, school, an exam room, or otherwise) - Monday Screens is here to help you make the afternoon a little less boring.
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Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:00am
Each week, we collate the most popular stories that we published over the past seven days, plus a lineup of the most downloaded files added in the same timeframe. That way, in case you missed something, you can catch up in one helpful little spot, every Monday morning.
Last week, our video review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 proved to be the most popular. Another big title, Dragon Age: Origins was also popular, giving PC gamers, and RPG fans something to celebrate about. Some new Unreal engine freeware, Prometheus made its way into the news, thanks to the Unreal Development Kit, and the top five was rounded out by Infinity Ward's announcement that people who purchased Modern Warfare 2 early wouldn't be punished. Nice.
Last week, our video review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 proved to be the most popular. Another big title, Dragon Age: Origins was also popular, giving PC gamers, and RPG fans something to celebrate about. Some new Unreal engine freeware, Prometheus made its way into the news, thanks to the Unreal Development Kit, and the top five was rounded out by Infinity Ward's announcement that people who purchased Modern Warfare 2 early wouldn't be punished. Nice.
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NEWS FOR SUNDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2009
Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:00pm
Over the last decade, there have been some pretty amazing innovations made in the technology sector, particularly the games industry. The sort of stuff you could only dream about back in the 90s is effectively today's reality. Yet even as some of these innovations are made, other aspects of the games industry's products seem to be devolving from where they were previously.
This week on The Warp Pipe, we'll take a look at a few examples of the industry's backwards and forwards movement.
This week on The Warp Pipe, we'll take a look at a few examples of the industry's backwards and forwards movement.
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NEWS FOR SATURDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2009
Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:23am
Reports have surfaced revealing massive layoffs at the largest independent studio on the continent.
The exact number of jobs lost is still unclear, but anonymous comments from disgruntled former employees suggest that the Melbourne and Adelaide satellite studios were hit the hardest...
The exact number of jobs lost is still unclear, but anonymous comments from disgruntled former employees suggest that the Melbourne and Adelaide satellite studios were hit the hardest...
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NEWS FOR FRIDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2009
Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:15pm
It is Friday again, and it is time for another helping of demos and full, free game clients to keep you amused over the weekend. While the Adelaide heat probably won't allow me to actually play any of these games over the weekend, they'll still be available on the mirror for the day when I finally have nothing to do.
This week, we have for you demos from Big Brain Wolf, For the Glory, Insectoid, King's Bounty: Armored Princess, New Star Soccer 10, and Stepmania
... and we have for you full games from Allods Online, Atlantica Online, Grand Chase, League of Legends: Clash of Fates, Lunia, Ragnarok, Talisman Online, Torchlight, and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
Enjoy!
This week, we have for you demos from Big Brain Wolf, For the Glory, Insectoid, King's Bounty: Armored Princess, New Star Soccer 10, and Stepmania
... and we have for you full games from Allods Online, Atlantica Online, Grand Chase, League of Legends: Clash of Fates, Lunia, Ragnarok, Talisman Online, Torchlight, and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
Enjoy!
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NEWS FOR TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2009
Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:00pm
Welcome to Now Playing, where each week, we examine a bunch of trailers from recently released or upcoming games, and let you know what we really think about the content of the trailer, or the game itself. It all depends on our mood at the time.
This week, we take a look at BioShock 2, the expansion pack for Dawn of War II, Dragon Age: Origins, Brutal Legend and SplitSecond.
This week, we take a look at BioShock 2, the expansion pack for Dawn of War II, Dragon Age: Origins, Brutal Legend and SplitSecond.
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NEWS FOR MONDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2009
Mon Nov 9, 2009 2:59pm
It is Monday again, and it is hot in Adelaide. Too hot. To make the afternoon a little bit more tolerable - we've got a collection of shiny new screenshots to share with you all. There's something for everyone, just make sure your monitor, CPU, and graphics card don't overheat and explode simultaneously as you look over the new screenshots. That wouldn't be very nice.
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Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:04am
Guess what: 1 in 100 Australians will get cancer by the time they turn 30. Don't like those odds? Neither does the Sony Foundation, which is why the charity has joined forces with CanTeen to launch the 'Buy-a-Builder' campaign, an effort to raise money for specialist cancer facilities for those aged 15-30...
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Mon Nov 9, 2009 7:08am
Each week, we collate the most popular stories that we published over the past seven days, plus a lineup of the most downloaded files added in the same timeframe. That way, in case you missed something, you can catch up in one helpful little spot, every Monday morning.
Last week, censorship of games dominated the top two spots, with much woe expressed by Australian gamers to the watered down version of Left 4 Dead 2 that we will be getting. Other censorship issues were also raised, and ways to tweak the PC version of Borderlands also proved to be popular. Our hands on with Alien vs. Predator was also enticing to many, and more outrage was directed towards Infinity Ward due to the fact that Modern Warfare 2 on the PC will not feature a developer console, preventing PC gamers from tweaking the game's performance.
Last week, censorship of games dominated the top two spots, with much woe expressed by Australian gamers to the watered down version of Left 4 Dead 2 that we will be getting. Other censorship issues were also raised, and ways to tweak the PC version of Borderlands also proved to be popular. Our hands on with Alien vs. Predator was also enticing to many, and more outrage was directed towards Infinity Ward due to the fact that Modern Warfare 2 on the PC will not feature a developer console, preventing PC gamers from tweaking the game's performance.
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Mon Nov 9, 2009 6:01am
Even though there are more than 20 games due for release this week, most eyes are going to be fixated on the two showstoppers – Modern Warfare 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. In the unlikely event that these two guaranteed Game of the Year candidates don't appeal to you, there are other good games on the way, such as Invisimals, Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier and A Boy and His Blob.
Don't forget to check out the full release schedule for the latest changes and information on upcoming games.
Don't forget to check out the full release schedule for the latest changes and information on upcoming games.
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NEWS FOR SUNDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2009
Sun Nov 8, 2009 12:30pm
There have been a couple of sleepless nights at The Warp Pipe household lately; a large rat getting into the crawlspace and scurrying along the walls, a set of nearby security lights staying on all night, and some exam related panic from my partner all contributed to reduced snoozing hours.
The inability to sleep usually results in deep thought, and it just so happened that most of these thoughts were related to video games, so this week we'll have a look at a couple of random video game related thoughts.
The inability to sleep usually results in deep thought, and it just so happened that most of these thoughts were related to video games, so this week we'll have a look at a couple of random video game related thoughts.
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Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:51am
id co-founder and technical director John Carmack has outlined his company's plans for the iPhone, and stated that Apple's game-playing mobile could soon triumph over the DS and PSP.
“I think mid- to long-term it’s a significant threat. I don’t carry a DS or a PSP around, but I’ve got my iPhone everywhere..."
“I think mid- to long-term it’s a significant threat. I don’t carry a DS or a PSP around, but I’ve got my iPhone everywhere..."
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NEWS FOR SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2009
Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:31pm
A little bit of us all died when Duke Nukem Forever bit the dust earlier in the year. Even though the game's development had become a ridiculous joke, there was still some incling that we'd all play that game one day.
Regardless of future of the series, we'll always have Duke Nukem 3D, which just happens to be this week's Retro Roadtest.
Regardless of future of the series, we'll always have Duke Nukem 3D, which just happens to be this week's Retro Roadtest.
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 5:49pm
In what's possibly the most unexpected news of the day, it turns out Dave Gibbon's newest project is going to be a remake of Windows favourite Minesweeper.
The project is the brainchild of Charles Cecil, of Broken Sword fame. Cecil and Gibbon's have collaborated in the past, working together on Beneath a Steel Sky.
The project is the brainchild of Charles Cecil, of Broken Sword fame. Cecil and Gibbon's have collaborated in the past, working together on Beneath a Steel Sky.
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:40pm
NCSoft's recently announced earning reports show Aion making up 52% of 3rd quarter sales.
It's been a strong year for the company, with its net income increasing by a whopping 836% on the same quarter last year. That's heaps.
It's been a strong year for the company, with its net income increasing by a whopping 836% on the same quarter last year. That's heaps.
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:13pm
You've heard the stories of old men who build churches singlehandedly as a labour of love, right? Well meet Stallion83, the young gentleman who's put a very modern twist on this old school phenomenon.
Stallion runs a site called 1 million Gamerscore and aims to hit this milestone by 2015. For someone with slightly over 9000 points and whose forward-planning is limited to "must finish AC2 before MW2 comes out on Tuesday", this sounds absolutely crazy-wild.
Stallion runs a site called 1 million Gamerscore and aims to hit this milestone by 2015. For someone with slightly over 9000 points and whose forward-planning is limited to "must finish AC2 before MW2 comes out on Tuesday", this sounds absolutely crazy-wild.
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:02pm
Remember how the kids went nuts for the Neverwinter Nights toolkit back in the day? Well, now they're going to go bananas, because the Dragon Age: Origins toolset is out and it's pretty impressive stuff.
In a nutshell, it gives you eveything you need to make your own content, all the way up to full-blown campaigns - all backed up by the BioWare Social Network.
More details after the jump.
In a nutshell, it gives you eveything you need to make your own content, all the way up to full-blown campaigns - all backed up by the BioWare Social Network.
More details after the jump.
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 1:22pm
RedLynx, developer of Trials has admitted to putting a modified version of the game on the internet as part of a "guerilla promotion" campaign.
The "pirated" version of the game was missing access to the Leaderboards, a component that RedLynx boss Tero Virtala called the "actual soul" of the title. Purchasing the full version remains the only way to access them.
via GamesIndustry.biz
The "pirated" version of the game was missing access to the Leaderboards, a component that RedLynx boss Tero Virtala called the "actual soul" of the title. Purchasing the full version remains the only way to access them.
via GamesIndustry.biz
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:27pm
It seems as though there may be some light at the end of the tunnel for Australian gamers, although sadly it's more a shade of "sucked in" sepia rather than "heaps bloody" red.
PCgameshardware.com has benchmarked both the cut and uncut versions of Left 4 Dead 2, with results that may strike you as ever-so-slightly ironic...
PCgameshardware.com has benchmarked both the cut and uncut versions of Left 4 Dead 2, with results that may strike you as ever-so-slightly ironic...
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 12:11pm
Direct2Drive is refusing to sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as it features Steam as a not-very-well hidden "trojan horse."
A statement on the order page for the game (how cruel!) says they "believe strongly that when you buy a game from us, you shouldn't be forced to install and run a 3rd party software client to be able to play the game you purchased."
While MW2 obviously falls into that category, the company hasn't been quite so rigorous in the past...
A statement on the order page for the game (how cruel!) says they "believe strongly that when you buy a game from us, you shouldn't be forced to install and run a 3rd party software client to be able to play the game you purchased."
While MW2 obviously falls into that category, the company hasn't been quite so rigorous in the past...
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:51am
Fans have been going nuts for the release of Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter for a very long time.
Well, it's just popped up on Steam for pre-purchase, with a 10% discount dropping the price to a seemingly reasonable $17.99.
A fresh link to the DEMENTED "Supermercial" after the jump, in case you missed it first time round.
Well, it's just popped up on Steam for pre-purchase, with a 10% discount dropping the price to a seemingly reasonable $17.99.
A fresh link to the DEMENTED "Supermercial" after the jump, in case you missed it first time round.
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Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:01am
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is no doubt the most anticipated release of the year, and it's going to be out in just a few short days. As undoubtedly awesome as the game will be, the $119.95 price tag might be a little tough for some to swallow.
We've turned to the boys at Economical Gamer, whose detective work, spreadsheet manipulation and catalogue scouring will help you to find the best possible deal on Modern Warfare 2.
We've turned to the boys at Economical Gamer, whose detective work, spreadsheet manipulation and catalogue scouring will help you to find the best possible deal on Modern Warfare 2.
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