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There’ve been persistent rumors that Microsoft is going to bring out a new Slim Xbox in time for Christmas. These have been partially confirmed, according to Seriously Unreal, although it won’t be on sale until the beginning of 2009. Whether this new console will suffer from the RROD problems of its predecessors is unknown.
A new patch for Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath Worldbuilder is now available from WorthDownloading.com, which incorporates fixes for the tile feedback and terrain painting mode, as well as preventing a crash when creating a new map.
If you haven’t got your copy of Kane’s Wrath
yet, it’s currently in stock at Amazon.
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September 29th, 2008
Lots of rumors flying around about the Halo franchise right now, starting with the one quoted at the top here, which came from the lips of Phil Spencer from Microsoft Game Studios.
So, what can we expect? There’s a RTS in the works from Ensemble Studios, due for release some time in the first half of next year. They were also working on a Halo MMO, but this has been canceled by Microsoft, who intend closing the studio after the release of the RTS - which came as a shock to Bruce Shelley and the rest of the staff at Ensemble, as you might expect.
Meanwhile new achievements have been added to Halo 3 on XBL, including three “Vidmaster Challenges” which carry no extra points - but will eventually lead to a “pay-off… a pot of gold at the end of the Vidmaster rainbow and it is something you will want,” according to Bungie. There’s now a total of 79 Achievements, many of which lead to new maps and skulls, but Bungie’s not letting on what the details are for now.
Macfarlane is releasing more figures and collectibles, some are due to arrive in November, and a further batch next June. Pictured is an 18 inch (50cm) Master Chief action figure, which isn’t in stock yet. Entertainment Earth have a big range, and are offering $15 off any order of $99 or more if you click through from here and enter the code 4503080 at the checkout.
Technorati Tags: bungie, ensemble studios, halo 3, halo achievements, halo collectibles, halo wars, macfarlane action figures, xbox 360 halo
September 23rd, 2008
It’s reported that EA keeps moving back the release date of Dead Space in Europe. First it was the end of October, then the 24th, and now the news is that it’s coming out on the 14th, although the site still says the 24th. Whatever, it still means you can get hold of a copy in time to freak yourself out totally on Halloween, if staying in and playing games is your preferred holiday activity.
There’s a special site at NoKnownSurvivors.com with some preview material if you click through to “Dream,” but I got bored after 3 rotating views of the same scene with nothing new apart from a few sound effects… ymmv.
Activision have announced a beta release of the new COD game, World at War in October. The full game is due for release on 11 November. If you’d like to get in on the beta, go over to the Call of Duty site.
In other news, XBL is offering “Extended play downloads” until the end of October, mostly at good savings, on content for Guitar Hero 3, Forza Motorsport 2, Oblivion, Mass Effect and Lost Odyssey.
Technorati Tags: call of duty, cod world at war, deep space, xbl discounts, xbox live, xbox marketplace
September 5th, 2008
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