2K Games has released a patch updating Bioshock to v1.1. It will not only fix some issues remaining with the game, but also includes new plasmids and tonics, as well as another achievement for Xbox Rapturians (on Xbox Live).
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Bioshock v1.1 Download Patch (Worldwide)
2K Games has released a patch updating Bioshock to v1.1. It will not only fix some issues remaining with the game, but also includes new plasmids and tonics, as well as another achievement for Xbox Rapturians (on Xbox Live).
American Classics download for Microsoft Train Simulator
The most beautiful locomotives ever seen in Microsoft Train Simulator, plus authentic cabs, carriages and 14 new activities! Nine high-quality locomotives - three train Sets - 14 activities! As a special bonus, this package includes six postcards of America's finest locomotives by artist Verne Horton.
You can now bring to life the engines and equipment from the late 1930s to the 1950s on your PC. Whether you hanker after the golden age of steam with the J3A Hudson or the dawn of the diesel era with the F7A, the trains included in this package are probably the most amazing re-creations you have ever seen in Train Simulator.
Download here
Overlord - Patch download
Overlord
Codemasters has added a patch for features in addition to those present in OVERLORD I. Here is a basic summary of those features: Split Screen, maps include a new free survival map called Rocky Race, amBX PC gaming peripheral is enabled, etc.
Depths of Peril - Patch download
Depths of Peril
A patch has been issued updating Depths of Peril to v1.004. Please note that if you’ve already downloaded the v1.004 beta patch, this patch is not required.
Added an extra check to make sure covenant never thinks it is at war with itself, added very hard covenant aggression difficulty level, and fixed a bug that allows most projectiles to get an extra critical hit bonus, etc.
Tarr Chronicles - Patch download
Tarr Chronicles
This v1.0.3.0 patch improves Vista compatibility, fixed freezing videos issue, added toggled AA, and a squashes a few other bugs. Quazar and Aklla have also given you the ability to change resolution in all OS and CPU. Added toggled anti-aliasing, fixed problem with freezing videos, fixed error in guardian mines part 3, fixed problems with implanted video memory, fixed problem “D3D invalid call (data/shaders/pspost.txt)” .
Please note, that if you have any saved games, the items you have in the hangar after loading (as well as your custom devices) WILL NOT CHANGE, so any balance-changes or bugfixes in them will not be applied. If you want to have ALL the changes in the equipment you’ll need to create a new profile and delete the old one.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Patch download
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Fixed issue where Seraphim sACU could use overcharge before upgrading. (Done by selecting both unupgraded sACU and an ACU and giving overcharge command)
Fixed issue where FA only player could inappropriately be another faction during online play. Plus many balancing issues have been addressed and new Cybran Land Units have been added.
Complete US Sega Dreamcast Collection
Once again, we have a complete Dreamcast collection up for grab. All 247 games are there and get this: it’s only up to $630.00 with less than 24 hours to go. Unless some big biggers come in, this one might go for a steal.
You will get every single Sega Dreamcast game that has been released in the US (that's 247 unique
games). These are all complete with cases and manuals. There are absolutely no stickers, writing, or tears on any of them. The cases also have no cracks whatsoever since I've replaced all the bad ones with brand new ones. These are all original black-label and white-label releases (no Sega All Stars budget versions).
Other software also included are a pair of Web Browser and Web Browser 2.0 (2 opened and 2 sealed), a Gameshark Lite (for cheat code and playing imported software), and a Generator 2 demo disc.
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Additionally, you will get the following hardware and accessories.
1 white Dreamcast console (complete) with av/power cables
1 black Sega Sports edition Dreamcast console with rf/power cables
6 official controllers (5 white, 1 Sega Sports black)
1 3rd party controller
1 light gun
8 official vmu memory cards (4 blue, 2 green, 2 red)
2 3rd party memory cards
1 official jump pack (complete)
2 3rd party jump packs
2 official microphones
Again, everything is tested and working as this is from my personal collection. This will make a GREAT gift for video game fans. You probably won't see an auction like this again so don't let it slip past you!
Rail Simulator - awesome place for video games
A new video game, "Rail Simulator," due in January, will feature images of the Cajon Pass.
This is awesome. As anyone knows who has been following my juggernaut campaign to become Emperor of the Inland Empire, I am in favor of promoting our region in every way possible.
I want the entire video game industry to take notice: If you like the Cajon Pass, check out some of our other attractions, too.
"Rail Simulator," from Electronic Arts, will allow gamers to simulate the experience of driving new and vintage locomotives through real-life terrain.
The rail route from Barstow that culminates in Cajon Pass on its descent into San Bernardino was chosen for the game because of its scenery and history, said Nick Straw, a spokesman for Electronic Arts.
"It's kind of a historic route," he said. "It's been around for a long time."
The Inland Empire has tons of stuff that is historic and has been around for a long time. We have enough scenery and imagery to keep the video game industry busy forever.
I would like to see that happen.
For example, who else has a valley so ominous, so sinister, so foreboding, we had to call it ... Death.
That's right, Death Valley has a number of famous locations that are perfect for video games. There's Zabriskie Point, which inspired a movie. Surely it could inspire a video game, too.
There's Scotty's Castle, a bizarre palace built out of spare parts by an eccentric prospector. The video game could be called "Castle of Doom."
Death Valley has the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, Badwater Basin, nearly 300 feet below sea level. The game could be called "Sink Hole of Death."
We live in a region of highs as well as lows. Mount San Gorgonio, at 11,502 feet, is the tallest mountain in Southern California. It's the perfect setting for a goosebump-raising video game called "Altitude Sickness," or "High Anxiety."
Or maybe it could be an inspirational video game called "Halfway to Heaven."
Naw, that's crazy. Scary games are way more interesting than inspirational games. It's the scary games that sell. And we are loaded, here in the Inland Empire, with scary locations.
Look at Rialto, with its water emergency caused by perchlorate contamination. Maybe with its royalties from the video game "Tall Glass of Poison," the city could fix the problem once and for all.
And then there's Fontana, which takes the brunt of the Santa Ana winds when they howl at their fiercest. Fontana could provide plenty of exciting imagery for a video game called "Blown to Bits."
And what about Redlands with its public safety building that is a public safety hazard? It leaks. It's falling apart. What an inspiration for a video game called "Forsake All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here."
And then there's Loma Linda with its fascinating protein foods made out of soy beans and wheat gluten. Obviously, there is a video game called "Mystery Meat" that is aching to be made here.
Speaking of mysteries, what's up with Apple Valley, which has no apples? It's the perfect setting for a video game to be called "Forbidden Fruit."
And gamers absolutely will stampede for the new game "Parched and Dry," with scenes from the waterless Santa Ana River, and the waterless Dry Lake in the San Gorgonio Wilderness, and the waterless Dry Falls in Palm Springs.
Finally, there totally should be a video game called "Highway to Hell," inspired by the stretch of the 15 Freeway between Devore and Las Vegas.
Endless arguments over which one of those two towns is "Hell" will provide half the fun.
New Aibo PS3, PSP Compatible?
It looks like Ash may have been right. Stuff magazine is running a rumor item on the possibility of an upcoming Aibo, the robotic dog, working with the Playstation Portable and Playstation 3. The rumor goes that the Sony Aibo PS, as they call it, is being resuscitated by Sony's Playstation division in an attempt to "bolster the PS3's arsenal."
The Aibo PS will appear with its own avatar within Home and react in the real world as he does in the PS3's upcoming interactive environment, according to the article. The rumor article goes on to say that you will be able to download new personalities for the dog from the Playstation Network and that the dog will be fully controllable using a PSP via WiFi. The dog's head camera will send a real world vid feed to the PSP's screen as well. The Dpad will control walking movement and the four main buttons will deal with head movement, which seems odd.
The Stuff folks rate this rumor as having a 53 percent probability. Seems like a cool concept, but I wonder if there's the market for it to hit the real world. Who am I kidding? A remote control dog that can send live video from its head, sign me up for a baker's dozen.
Top 10 Christmas Video Games
1. "Super Mario Galaxy" (Wii): This mustachioed plumber has been the icon of gaming since the original Super Mario Bros. came out over a decade ago. The latest game for the Nintendo Wii is absolutely the best "Mario" sequel to come out yet. This game takes full advantage of the Wii Remote, a motion-sensing device for the Nintendo Wii, allowing players to waggle and point at the screen to make Mario do some pretty incredible feats, from piloting a Manta Ray to throwing fireballs. The gameplay is unlike any other game, because the player can now run around entire planets in space and through mind-bending puzzles. (Audience: Anybody who loves great games. Rated E for Everyone. Retail: $49.99)
2. "Rockband" (Xbox 360 and PS3): Rockband is a rhythm game that uses a guitar, drums, bass and a mic to let you play along with the music scrolling by on-screen. And I speak from first-hand experience that this is one of the best party games ever created.
This game is the spiritual sequel to the famed "Guitar Hero" series (it’s even made by the original makers of that game), and it is one of the most hyped games this season.
So finally your teenager’s dreams of starting a rockband can be lived out this Christmas. At least you won’t need the ear plugs. (Audience: Future rockstars; Groupies not included. T for Teen. Retail $169.99 for the bundle; $59.99 for just the game, and compatible with "Guitar Hero" guitars.)
3. "Wii Play" (Wii): This pack of family-friendly mini-games is pretty short, so naturally it comes with another Wii-Remote. And believe me, if "Wii Sports" and "Wii Play" are any testament to the sheer fun your family can have, getting another controller will be a necessity when the extended family comes in for Christmas. (Audience: Absolutely anyone. E for Everyone. Retail $49.99)
4. "Bioshock" (Xbox 360): While this game will definitely appeal to the hardcore gamers in your family, it is one of the most highly intellectual and atmospheric games ever created.
The game itself is based on the political ideas of Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged) and takes place deep underwater in the city of a fallen utopia called Rapture. The levels are beautifully rendered and, because the city is frozen in the year 1958, the architecture is designed in Art Deco, giving the game a profoundly haunting ethos.
This intensely violent, yet artistically beautiful first-person shooter is one title that gamers cannot miss. (Audience: Those not easily frightened. Rated M for Mature. Retail $59.99)
5. "Halo 3" (Xbox 360): The game that rivals the biggest Hollywood blockbuster gross’s ended its epic sci-fi trilogy this fall.
Players take control of Master Chief, protecting Earth from the space alien Covenant, and compete in fierce firefights in a deep single-player campaign or against other "Halo" fans worldwide on Xbox Live.
Many new features have been added to beef up gameplay and multiplayer matches, making this one of the best games of the season. (Audience: The future space-marine of your family. T for Teen. Retail $59.99)
6. "The Orange Box" (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC): The best-valued game this year, or decade for that matter, is simultaneously the most oddly named.
Famed developer Valve has put in this "box" one of the most critically acclaimed games ever made: "Half Life 2," with additional Episodes 1 and 2. On top of that is a new game called "Portal," which is a quirky and genuinely funny puzzler in which players fire portals from a gun, to navigate mind-bending levels.
To top it off, Valve included "Team Fortress 2," an online multiplayer squad shooter that features a new cell-shaded art style.
"The Orange Box" will provide hundreds of hours of gameplay, and a name that will invite questions from extended family on Christmas. (Audience: For shooter fans and tightwads. T for Teen. Retail $59.99)
7. "Phantom Hourglass" (Nintendo DS): The legendary Zelda is back on the DS for a touch screen adventure that will attract both young and old to its cartoony look and rich gameplay. (Audience: Zelda fans, younger DS owners, and outsiders curious about the franchise. E for Everyone. Retail $29.99)
8. "Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction" (PS3): This quirky and sarcastic platformer is not exactly as family-friendly as your typical "Mario" game, but it features spectacular graphics (especially on an HD TV) and solid shooter-gameplay. (Audience: Mature players needing a game to show off on their high-definition TV. M for Mature. Retail $59.99)
9. "Mass Effect" (Xbox 360): One of the most anticipated and ambitious games this year is from the critically acclaimed developer Bioware ("KOTOR," "Jade Empire"). "Mass Effect" is an epic sci-fi action/RPG in which players travel across hyper-realistic planets making moral choices that truly affect how the game plays, and ultimately ends. (Audience: Lovers of science fiction and role-playing games. M for Mature. Retail $59.99)
10. "Brain Age 2" (DS): Perfect for an older crowd who likes puzzles yet are unfamiliar with the world of videogames. "Brain Age 2" is a pick-up-and-play title that utilizes the DS touchscreen, making it easy for first times (or old timers) to play instantly. The mini-games are fun, creative, so buying this is a no-brainer! (Audience: Non-gamers. E for Everyone. Retail $29.99)
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