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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Assassin's Creed- Director's cut edition PC video game


Assassin's Creed- Director's cut edition

PC Product Description

Assassin’s Creed is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that will redefine the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin’s Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of change.

The setting is 1191 AD. The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You, Altair, intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict.

You are an Assassin, a warrior shrouded in secrecy and feared for your ruthlessness. Your actions can throw your immediate environment into chaos, and your existence will shape events during this pivotal moment in history.

Key Features

• Be an Assassin
Master the skills, tactics and weapons of history’s deadliest and most secretive clan of warriors. Plan your attacks, strike without mercy and fight your way to escape.

• Director’s Cut edition: experience exclusive PC content
Four PC-exclusive investigation missions make the game an even better experience than its console predecessors, including the Rooftop Race Challenge, a race to a specified location and the Archer Stealth Assassination Challenge, where the player must assassinate all archers in a certain zone to help out fellow Assassins.

• Realistic and responsive environments
Experience a living, breathing world in which all your actions have consequences. Crowds react to your moves and will either help or hinder you on your quests.

• Action with a new dimension – total freedom
Eliminate your targets wherever, whenever and however. Stalk your prey through richly detailed, historically accurate, open-ended environments. Scale buildings, mount horses, blend in with crowds. Do whatever it takes to achieve your objectives.

• Relive the epic times of the Crusades
Assassin’s Creed immerses you in the realistic and historical Holy Land of the 12th century, featuring life-like graphics, ambience and the subtle, yet detailed nuances of a living world.

• Intense action rooted in reality
Experience heavy action blended with fluid and precise animations. Use a wide range of medieval weapons, and face your enemies in realistic swordfight duels.

• Next-gen gameplay
The proprietary engine developed from the ground up for the next-gen console allows organic game design featuring open gameplay, intuitive control scheme, realistic interaction with environment and a fluid, yet sharp, combat mechanic.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
(Both Minimum and Recommended):

Supported OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista (only)
Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
RAM: 1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0–compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or10.0 libraries (included on disc)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON X1600*/1650*–1950/HD 2000/3000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800*/7/8/9 series
*PCI Express only supported

Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: http://support.ubi.com.

NOTICE: This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disc and virtual drives.

CHARTTRACK WEEKLY VIDEO GAMES CHARTS 8th MARCH

CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS

All formats

(Full price) Week ending 8 March 2008



1 ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA
3 BULLY: SCHOLARSHIP EDITION TAKE 2
4 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION
5 FRONTLINES: FUEL OF WAR THQ
6 WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR SOULSTORM THQ
7 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2008 KONAMI
8 LOST: THE VIDEO GAME UBISOFT
9 LOST ODYSSEY MICROSOFT
10 COOKING MAMA 2 505 GAMES
11 FIFA 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 THE SIMS 2: FREETIME ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 FIFA STREET 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 MX VS ATV UNTAMED THQ
15 DYNASTY WARRIORS 6 KOEI
16 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION
17 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO
18 DEVIL MAY CRY 4 CAPCOM
19 BURNOUT PARADISE ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 NEED FOR SPEED: PROSTREET ELECTRONIC ARTS

Mass Effect Universe with First Downloadable Content Bring Down the Sky on Microsoft XBox live


Players Can Now Explore Even More of the "Mass Effect" Universe with the First Downloadable Content, "Bring Down the Sky"

Fans everywhere can expand the “Mass Effect” experience with the release of the “Bring Down the Sky” content pack. “Bring Down the Sky,” the first in a planned series of downloadable content on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, is now available for the blockbuster role-playing game, “Mass Effect,” which has sold more than 1.6 million copies to date, and continues the adventures of Commander Shepard and the Normandy crew.

“Bring Down the Sky” includes a new uncharted world that introduces the Batarians: a notorious and feared alien race. A Batarian extremist group has hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. Only Commander Shepard can save the millions of innocent civilians before the asteroid completes its deadly descent.

Available for 400 MS points via Xbox LIVE Marketplace, fans can experience 90 minutes of heart-pounding action in “Bring Down the Sky” and a new Achievement worth 50 Gamerscore points.

“Mass Effect” is exclusively available on Xbox 360 and is rated 16+.

How Nintendo Wii Smash Bros. Brawl Statistics Tracking Works


If you ever find yourself wondering which one of your characters has the most KO’s in “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” six weeks down the line, the game’s record-keeping will have you covered.

One of the things the “Smash Bros.” series is well know for is their meticulous statistics tracking, and “Brawl” is no exception.

“SSBB” tracks 39 different categories of information, everything from how many times you turn the game on to (my personal favorite) the “loneliest” character. It’s really great for the obsessive gamers out there to see just how much they’ve played “Brawl,” and we’re guessing that if “A Lot” were a number, it would be showing up on many gamers’ lists pretty quickly.

Hit the jump for the full list of categories.
  • Power Count (Number of times you turned on Smash Bros. Brawl.)
  • Power Time (Total time the game has been turned on.)
  • Play Time (Amount of time spent in matches.)
  • Adventure Play Time (Amount of time spent playing The Subspace Emissary.)
  • Combined Adventure Play Time (Adventure play time times number of players.)
  • Solo Play Time (Total play time in Solo mode.)
  • Combined Solo Play Time (Solo mode play time times the number of players.)
  • Vs. Play Time (Total play time in Group mode.)
  • Combined Vs. Play Time (Group mode play time times the number of players)
  • Vs. Play Match Total (Total vs. matches, including Nintendo WFC matches.
  • Offline Vs. Matches Played (Total number of offline vs. matches.)
  • Offline Matches Played (Total number of online vs. matches With Friends or Anyone.)
  • Online Play Time With Friends (Total play time for all online matches With Friends.)
  • Play Time With Anyone (Total play time for all online matches With Anyone.)
  • Matches Spectated (Total number of times you watched other matches.)
  • Time Match Total (Total number of Time matches.)
  • Stock Match Total (Total number of Stock matches.)
  • Coin Match Total (Total number of Coin matches.)
  • Vs. Play Contestants (Total number of brawls from all players.)
  • Match Reset Counter (Total number of times you’ve ended a match early.)
  • Total Damage (Total damage received by all characters.)
  • KO Total (Total number of opponents KO’d.)
  • Self-Destruct Total (Total number of self destructs.)
  • Available Characters (Number of characters available.)
  • Available Stages (Number of stages available (excludes custom stages).
  • Trophy Total (Number of trophies you have (excludes doubles).
  • Sticker Total (Number of stickers you have (excludes doubles).
  • Name Total (Total number of names registered.)
  • Friend Total (Total number of people on Friend Roster.)
  • Favorite Character (Character played the longest.)
  • Second Favorite Character (Character played second longest.)
  • Loneliest Character (Least played character.)
  • Smash Champ (Character with the most wins.)
  • Smash Sap (Character with the most losses.)
  • Slug Meister (Character who has dealt out the most damage.)
  • Punching Bag (Character who has taken the most damage.)
  • KO Kingpin (Most KOs in brawls.)
  • No-Defense Nelly (Most Falls in brawls.)
  • Disaster Master (Most Self-Destruct in brawls.)



Source: MTV Multiplayer

The Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show wins award


Blockdot's Wins Adobe Site Of The Day Award

Dallas-based Blockdot received the Adobe Systems Site of the Day award on March 10 for “The Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show” project. This is Blockdot’s third prestigious honor from Adobe in 2008, with General Motors’ “Chevy Cobalt Labs” and 180 Energy Drink’s “Berry Brawl” winning Site of the Day awards earlier this year.

“The Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show” is a fast-paced trivia battle featuring questions spanning six different decades. By utilizing Adobe Flash Media Server, Blockdot created a multiplayer component that queued up participants as they logged on to the game site. The result: an engaging game experience in which players across the globe compete against each other in real time.

Award-winning actor John O’Hurley (“Seinfeld,” “Dancing with the Stars”) is the host, serving up game-show fun and hilarious quips. Players answer multiple-choice questions as quickly as they can; the more questions correctly answered, the more points received. The player with the most points in a game is crowned show champion!

Visit http://nowyouknowbetter.com to play. “The Now You Know Better! $1,000,000 Game Show” can also be found on Blockdot’s gaming portal www.kewlbox.com.

Greatest Video Game Canine Award Goes To… PaRappa the Rapper


And The Award For Greatest Video Game Canine Goes To…

Every dog has his day…

And today is that day for one video game dog (or wolf).

This year, we’ve embarked on a quest to find the Greatest Animal in the History of Video Games. First, we had judges choose the best horse.

And now, our fine panel has chosen the Greatest Canine in Video Games from a list of nominees that we listed last month (along with readers’ suggestions).

We’ve weighted each judge’s top three picks, and the winner is…

PaRappa the Rapper, who topped the list for three out of our four judges. Meanwhile, Brown from “Rule of Rose” took second place, and the undead dogs from “Resident Evil” were third place.

And the Readers’ Choice winner: a four-way tie, with readers giving props to K.K. Slider from “Animal Crossing,” Amaterasu from “Okami,” the “Duck Hunt” dog and Sam from “Sam & Max.”

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Free Linux Windows Mac OS X video game - Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory free stand alone multiplayer online game

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory was originally planned as an add-on for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, but soon became it's own game, a separate entity with full single player, multiplayer, AI opponents and teammates!

Well that didn't happen and what we got, while less than planned, is amazing...and free!

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a free, stand-alone multiplayer only product, which means it's for online play only, but all you need is what you download.

You do not need anything else to play Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, than what you download for free.

No Return to Castle Wolfenstein, no additional file packages or monthly charges, just one phat lump of action.

Download this game now from their website here... http://www.planetwolfenstein.com/enemyterritory/

Source: Entretenimiento Online

More Free Linux games posted on 10th December here...

Monday, March 10, 2008

Nintendo moves to fix Super Smash Bros problems on the Nintendo Wii



Some Nintendo Wii units unable to read recently released game

Nintendo US has offered to repair all Wii consoles struggling to play the highly-anticipated first-party title Super Smash Bros Brawl.

Some users have experienced disc read errors with the game, which Nintendo blames on the lens inside the Wii console.

"Super Smash Bros Brawl utilises a double-layer disc which has a large memory capacity. A very small percentage of Wii consoles may have trouble consistently reading data off this large capacity disc if there is some contamination on the lens of the drive," said the company.

North American consumers can send their consoles to Nintendo for repair free of charge, as the problem lies with the hardware, not the software.

The game was released at the weekend in the US. On release in Japan, the game went on to sell over one million units in just 11 days.

Source: Games Industry

More on this story and how to obtain a report form here

No Formula One game from EA Sports


No Formula One game on the cards, says Moore

EA Sports' global marketing boss Todd Sitrin has said that the division is currently working on two new, unannounced intellectual properties.

In January this year, EA Sports unveiled Facebreaker, a new boxing title in development at EA Canada.

"We actually have three new original IPs in development, the only one that's been announced is Facebreaker, we haven't done an original IP at EA for several years, not since back to Freekstyle," said Sitrin to geekpulp.

EA Sports consistently turns out the best-selling sports franchises in the business, with Tiger Woods, FIFA, and Madden titles a regular fixture in the charts in Europe and North America.

Former Microsoft exec Peter Moore joined EA Sports as president last July. In his most recent blog post, Moore addressed the rumour that EA Sports might pick up the license to Formula One, stating that although he is a big fan of the sport, the licence just isn't available.

"The excitement that Lewis Hamilton has brought to the sport, and its vast global appeal, make it an appealing game licence, but as of right now it is not available," he detailed.

"Maybe in a few years the situation will change, but until then we fully respect the rights held by our partners at Sony."

Source: Games Industry

1UP Network Unveils World-Exclusive Details of Sims 3 with Comprehensive Print and Online Coverage


1UP Network Unveils World-Exclusive Details of Sims 3 with Comprehensive Print and Online Coverage

1UP Network announced today that its print and online properties, including 1UP.com and GFW (Games for Windows: The Official Magazine), will be revealing world-exclusive details about Electronic Arts’ highly-anticipated Sims 3. GFW, the authority in PC gaming, will be unveiling a first-look at the game in its April/May 2008 issue, shipping to subscribers now and available on newsstands March 18.

“The Sims series’ immense popularity could constitute it as a national pastime,” stated Dan “Shoe” Hsu, editorial director for 1UP Network. “What has made the Sim franchise such a pop culture phenomenon over the past 19 years is that it appeals to a mass audience, not just traditional gamers. They have been able to successfully tap into the casual gaming community by defining the concept of a sandbox type of gameplay, with endless possibilities. Each new installment gains more and more fans and I’m very excited that the 1UP Network is the first to be able to give them the inside scoop on the game, with such a broad breadth of coverage.”

Providing Sims fans with the most in-depth, exclusive Sims 3 coverage throughout March and April, 1UP.com will debut a full game preview, divulge further details about the recently announced Sims Carnival, feature developer Q&As, host Retronauts and GFW Radio podcasts, both focused on the Sims series, and more.

The 12-page spread in the April/May 2008 issue of GFW includes first-look impressions, new screens, and revealing interviews with Sims Studio head, Rod Humble, Sims 3 executive producer, Ben Bell, and Sims 3 design director, Matt Brown, who all shed light on characters, environments, customization capabilities, and other game features. The issue also takes a look back at the evolution of the Sims series and what has made it the best-selling PC gaming franchise in the world to date.

To check out what the 1UP Network is all about, please log on to:
http://www.1up.com. For more information about the 1UP Network, please log on to: http://gamegroup.ziffdavis.com