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
2011年11月29日星期二
Bodycount dev diary shows multiplayer, co
Codemasters has launched a new online-focused developer diary in which the Bodycount team walks you through the game's competitive multiplayer and co-op modes.Bodycount offers competitive deathmatch and team deathmatch modes for up to 12 players, while two player online co-op sees players taking on waves of increasingly tough class-based enemies."What we've achieved with Bodycount, is bringing that shreddable, violent, explosive experience directly into multiplayer," said level designer Andrew Parsons.Senior designer Rob Mackenzie added: "Watching walls slowly get shredded apart and explosives take out whole sides of buildings really makes you think about how you approach these levels and it really forces team tactics." Watch in HD No comments yet, be the first! If that got you excited, you might want to head off and try the Bodycount demo that launched earlier this week. The game's out next Friday, September 2. Tom Ivan
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
Elsword Manga Platforming Perfection
By Remko Molenaar (Proxzor), OnRPG Journalist Elsword Online is a free-to-play, two dimensional side scrolling MMORPG. Elsword is a very popular Asian game developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. It has now come to the US and I will be giving this game a fair shot to look how this game makes itself unique compared to other side scrolling MMORPGs. This manga oriented MMORPG is a popular franchise currently running in Asia and its taking the next step of releasing in Europe and America. This game is all about the fast paced stylish combat so let’s get to the details!The first impression when I got into the game is the cute music in the background that is extremely relaxing. Beyond this, the anime style this game uses is quite eye catching. When you first start up the game you can select a server, currently there is only one to pick from right now. There are several different channels; these channels have different level requirements so it is easily divided for everyone. After picking the corresponding channel it is time to create your character. There are currently four classes to pick from, each of these classes have different abilities and weapons that they are using. If you prefer melee types you can choose between Raven and Elsword. If you prefer range over melee you can pick between Aisha and Rena. The characters based off of their manga counterparts, which explains the odd class naming. I went with Rena as she has a good mix of range and melee combat options so I would get the best of both worlds.The current classes that are in the game are Aisha, Elsword, Raven and Rena. All the characters have different stories from the past and follow one main story that starts off with defending the El.Aisha is the mage class currently available in Elsword. She is equipped with a staff and possesses the abilities of magic and great sorcery. At the young age of 12, she traveled with her Grandfather to discover ancient magic ruins. He was an old wise man and taught her all his secret magical arts as they journeyed together. At the peak of her power, she discovered an ancient ring that deviously absorbed and transferred her magical powers to someone else. In order to retrieve her powers back, she sets off on a journey to find the person who swindled her of her strength.The Elsword is a melee class that uses the Great Sword as weapon. He was trained to use the Great Sword at a young age and excelled above all. Elsword’s sister was the leader of the Red Knights. Since childhood, she rigorously trained him to become one of the Red Knights. However, she soon left Elsword to pursue a greater mission for the Red Knights. Elsword wanted his sister to recognize him as a strong warrior and soon joined the Kingdom’s El Search Party. Even so his sister still did not acknowledge him to be strong enough. Elsword has now set out on a journey to become the leader of the strongest El Search party in order to gain his sister’s trust.The Raven is a class that uses a Nasod Arm along with a Blade to fight against his enemy. Raven, a commoner from the Kingdom of Velder worked hard to become the Head Captain of the Crow Mercenary Knights. Being a commoner in such a high ranking position caused jealousy to arise from the nobles and they decided to bring false accusations against him. Although he was rescued by his followers, Velder’s soldiers surrounded him, his fiancée, and his friends in the forest and slaughtered them. Raven however survived the incident and awoke with devices attached all over his body in a Nasod capsule. Reborn with a Nasod arm and a blade on the right hand, he fought unconsciously to destroy the kingdom he once protected. That is until he is shown the weakness of seeking revenge by Elsword and joins forces to find the El Shards and atone for his sins.Rena is a range class that uses the Bow along with body techniques to defeat her enemies. She provides long range attacks using a bow and the ability to double jump. Rena is a fairy living in the forest’s outskirts. One day she mysteriously lost her sense to commune with the spirits. She soon discovers that the weakening power of El is to blame for causing a split in the mortal and spiritual world. This news causes Rena to drop her peaceful ways as she begins a violent crusade to restore the spiritual link created with El. Rena felt the resonance of the El from the Tree of Light and soon sets out on a journey to find it. She believes that the Tree of Light will help her find the missing magic of El.Elsword can be played alone and with a party, follow the quest line to get to various different dungeons along with several different end bosses. Elsword is a really fun side scrolling MMORPG that uses a rather unique gameplay style. Every class has its unique style of play and I had fun with both melee and range. After a while I decided I preferred melee over range. Although its not nearly as safe playing Rena at melee range, the action is much more intense and overall more fun.Once you complete dungeons you unlock the privilege of replaying them on a harder difficulty, though you might want to team up with friends for this. Luckily the community is quite active and outgoing so finding groups to run dungeons with was never a challenge. And even if it was, the amount of fun I had playing this game grew exponentially when playing in a party compared to solo play.Beyond running dungeons, there is a lot of ways players can coordinate as a community in this game. There is a great crafting system in place and the PvP modes are always popular. Town shops similar to old school games like Ragnarok and Maplestory also add a feeling of community not always found in modern games.The Graphics are really beautiful for a side scrolling game while putting minimum strain on PCs to play it. As long as you have a dedicated video card your computer should be more than able to handle them. At minimum its recommended to have a GeForce FX5700/Ati Radeon 9600 Radeon video card along with a Pentium 4 processor. These video cards are at least 10 years old so even an ancient computer made out of twigs and stones should be able to run this game just fine.As I mentioned before, this game plays as if you were running through slides of a Manga. The overall graphics are wonderful and the combat is stylized to the point that you really feel each attack you deal is cinematic and epic. The real fireworks begin when you unleash combo attacks with your team against a boss monster. Sometimes it’s hard to focus on all the action because of the sheer amount of detail put into the background of each match. Heck sometimes the background will launch attacks at you so I guess that isn’t a bad thing!Elsword is a really beautiful and fun side scrolling MMORPG. You can easily play solo or grab a few friends as you progress through the story and dungeon crawl to collect crafting items. Something that really set this game apart from most MMOs is the storyline is intriguing and worth reading. Each character has a unique personality that helps draw you in and make you feel connected to the gaming world. Unfortunately the voice overs are still in their native language but that isn’t always a bad thing. This game is very casual friendly and a great pick up and play action game for people that don’t have large amounts of time to invest in an MMO. I recommend that all platformer gamers try this game out!ColbyCheeze also recently did a playthrough for Elsword. Be sure to check out his impressions video coming later today!
Battlefield 3 Caspian Border PC Hands On
Battlefield 3News (54)Previews (17)ReviewVideos (37)Screenshots (24)Cheats and WalkthroughsBattlefield 3News (50)Previews (17)ReviewVideos (35)Screenshots (24)Cheats and WalkthroughsBattlefield 3News (60)Previews (17)ReviewVideos (39)Screenshots (24)Cheats and Walkthroughs The Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Beta has been going strong, and while players have been limited to only the "Operation Metro" map, PCgamers got to test out a new battle ground -"Caspian Border." This PC-only map is exactly what gamers have been asking for. It's big enough for 64 player matches and includes the vehicles that the Battlefield series is known for. Check out our gameplay video for "Caspian Border" below. Battlefield 3 Beta "Caspian Border Map" Gameplay Video »
2011年11月28日星期一
PS3 sales jump 400% in Australia
The PS3 price cut rolled out on August 22 led to a sales surge of over 400 percent in Australia during the week following its introduction. That's according to NPD Group Australia sales data gathered from national retailers and happily passed along by Sony.Sony Computer Entertainment Australia MD Michael Ephraim said: "This new price point really represents fantastic value for money as PlayStation 3 delivers full HD games, Blu-ray capability, plus music, movies, catch-up TV and more on demand."Australians love not only games, but also the quality home entertainment PS3 provides. Sales are booming because PlayStation 3 is the best device to connect to your TV, at incredible value, to provide the ultimate home entertainment experience."UK PS3 sales reportedly jumped 65 percent during the week following the price cut. Tom Ivan
Call Of Duty XP Zombie Panel -- The Undea
Call of Duty: Black OpsNews (103)Previews (12)ReviewVideos (104)Screenshots (62)Cheats and Walkthroughs (144)Call of Duty: Black OpsNews (104)Previews (12)ReviewVideos (102)Screenshots (62)Cheats and Walkthroughs (138)Call of Duty: Black OpsNews (62)Previews (8)ReviewVideos (48)Screenshots (34)Cheats and Walkthroughs (5)Call of Duty: Black OpsNews (102)Previews (12)ReviewVideos (102)Screenshots (62)Cheats and WalkthroughsCall of Duty: Black OpsNews (54)Previews (6)ReviewVideos (33)ScreenshotsCheats and Walkthroughs In recent years, Call of Duty has become known for something new: zombies. I think we can all agree the undead were a welcomed edition toCoD: Black Ops. As such, the zombies have a few things they'd like to say, you know, like "bbrraaiinnnsss." I joke. Check out the Zombie panel below.
3DS on top in Japan
3DS held the top spot on the Japanese hardware chart during the week ended July 24, beating out PSP by around 5,000 sales. PS3 remained the top selling home console, while DSi and DSi LL came in ahead of Xbox 360.On the software front, Everyone's Rhythm Heaven for Wii debuted at No.1, followed by fellow new entries Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes for PSP and No More Heroes Red Zone Edition for PS3.The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Alice Madness Returns made their chart bows at No.9 and No.17 respectively, while Sniper Ghost Warrior for PS3 entered at No.16, Andriasang reports.Weekly hardware sales (previous week) 3DS: 31,826 (46,637)PSP: 26,854 (26,551)PS3: 23,343 (23,322)Wii: 17,114 (14,237)DSi LL: 5,258 (4,693)DSi: 4,921 (4,384)Xbox 360: 1,546 (1,734)PS2: 1,475 (1,405)DS Lite: 155 (131)PSP go: 14 (14)Weekly software sales 01. Everyone's Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo)02. Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes (Capcom)03. No More Heroes Red Zone Edition (MMV)04. Inazuma Eleven Strikers (Level 5)05. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami)06. Taiko Drum Master Portable DX (Namco Bandai)07. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 (Konami)08. Noora And The Time Studio (Atlus)09. Alice Madness Returns (EA)10. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)Last week, Nintendo announced global plans to slash the price of the 3DS following lacklustre sales.
2011年11月27日星期日
Soul Calibur 5 Characters & Features Vi
Soul Calibur 5News (10)Previews (2)ReviewVideos (8)Screenshots (34)Cheats and WalkthroughsSoul Calibur 5News (10)Previews (2)ReviewVideos (8)Screenshots (34)Cheats and Walkthroughs Namco Bandai's Soul Calibur 5's producer Hisahauharu Tago spoke with us about some of the new characters and features in the fifth game. One issue they needed to tackle was how to make new characters. They also had to go back to old characters and decide how they were going to re-balance them. Soul Calibur 5 "Characters & Features" Preview »
Bungie's PS3, 360 stormer First-look vid
Bungie has lifted the lid on its Activision-published cross-platform game for the first time ever - revealing what appears to be a new logo. The final few minutes of new (amazing), hour-long documentary O Brave New World discusses the Activision project in-depth. As we know you're all busy peeps, we've sliced the section out for you to check out below. The logo comes right near the end - complete with dramatic music. Intriguingly, we're told that the project - expected for release on PS3, 360 and PC - will "at some point" become "more the fans' than [Bungie's] and that it will "take a life of its own". The game will also "reach players in ways we haven't before". Could we be in MMO territory here?"I want the fans to know that we did Halo because we wanted to do Halo, and we did ODST because we wanted to do ODST, and we did Reach because we wanted to do Reach," says Martin O'Donnell Audio director. "But now we want to do something brand new. Now we want to do something different." Bungie was previously owned by Microsoft, but split with the company back in 2007 to become independent.The firm signed an exclusive deal with Activision in April last year. CVG Staff
Metal Gear Solid 3 HD screens
Hideo Kojima has released a few off-screen photos of the Metal Gear Solid 3 HD update, which you can see below. It follows the release of the first gameplay footage yesterday.The Metal Gear HD Collection will include updated HD versions of PS2 hits Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence alongside former PSP-only entry Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Ported to PS3 and Xbox 360 by Bluepoint, the studio behind the God of War Collection, the updated games will boast 1080p visuals and run at 60fps.The PS3-exclusive Ultimate version adds to the package with PS3 edition Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and a PSN code to download the original PSone Metal Gear Solid. Tom Ivan
2011年11月25日星期五
Extra Life Gamers, You're Our Only Hope
On October 15th G4 will be participating in Extra Life, an annual 24-hour video game marathon that raises money to help kids at Children's Miracle Network hospitals around the nation. I know what you're thinking. "How can I be a part of the magic?" Well, little Timmy, all you need to do is donate.If you want to pitch in, all you have to do is make a donation. Even if it's just $1, every little bit helps. Here's what to do to donate: Go to G4's Extra Life page, pick a G4 team-member to donate to, and have at it. Every dollar you donate goes to a hospital in the Children's Miracle Network, and none of your dollars go toward us buying expensive sunglasses, I promise. The change in your cup-holder could enrich a child's life forever.Gamers, it's up to you to step up and make the world a better place. Ask yourself, What Would John-117 Do? He would donate.
GoldenEye 007 Reloaded coming to GAMEfes
Activision has added a host of playable titles to September's giant GAMEfest show in Birmingham - including the much-anticipated GoldenEye 007: Reloaded. GAME promises that fans will be able to get hands-on with GoldenEye 007: Reloaded gameplay for the first time in the UK, in a title that boasts "new modes and more maps, weapons and characters than ever before".In total, five further Activision titles are now being added to the line-up, including Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny. They join the first public UK hands-on of Modern Warfare 3.Activision join the likes of Ubisoft, THQ, Sega, Bethesda andEA at the show.Both Microsoft and Sony have signed up as headline sponsors of the event, whilst Nintendo is showing off five new titlesGAMEfest 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.GAME UK marketing director Anna-Marie Mason said: "We've already announced some incredible Activision news and the addition of these fantastic titles yet again shows that GAMEfest is most certainly the place to be for gamers this September."The full list of Activision titles that will be at GAMEfest is: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Skylanders Spyro's Adventure GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Spider-Man: Edge of Time X-Men Destiny Generator Rex: Agent of Providence PROTOTYPE 2 - Hands off, Theatre Presentation CVG Staff
Enter Our Ultimate Capcom Giveaway!
Get your Hadouken on with our Epictober Ultimate Capcom Giveaway plus a Kidrobot Street Fighter Case! Have these little fighters ever looked so adorable?As always, enter on the Epictober page and click the jump for more prize details.Prize includes: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Special Edition Limited Edition Marvel vs Capcom fight stick Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 PS3 2 Street Fighter gamesAll 12 of the original World Warriors, including the Psycho-Powered chase, are blind boxed and stylized in 3-inch vinyl. Gaming's best known fighters, each with their own unique fighting style, bring you back to your old pizzeria face-offs.