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Ubisoft’s PC DRM Leaves Anno 2070 and Driver: San Francisco Unplayable

Sam Naylor — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:19 +0000

Ubisoft recently performed a server switch which led to some of its games being rendered unplayable (to paying customers only).

Two of the games which were left unplayable were Anno 2070 and Driver: San Francisco.

The company’s twitter account has apologised for the problems the server switch caused:

We apologize for the inconvenience, it seems some of you can’t connect to games announced as playable during migration.

Before the server switch Ubisoft had said that both Anno 2070 and Driver: San Francisco would not be affected. Of course, for pirates who do not experience DRM, they were right. Those players got better treatment than the paying ones.

Ubisoft Servers Offline Next Week, Some PC Games Unplayable During Transition

Chad Lakkis — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:16 +0000

I’m a PC gamer who has never used Ubisoft’s UPlay reward service, but I’d imagine that there are some PC gamers out there who do. What I do know is that people who have legitimately purchased Ubisoft games want to be able to play them. Unfortunately, the company has taken some flack in the past for DRM that requires Internet-based verification. The servers that manage that process? Yeah, some of those are coming down, too.

We’re not in favor of piracy, but it’s easy to see that some less-scrupulous gamers might use this as an argument against crippling DRM and for the ol’ five finger discount.

As a notice to their customers, Ubisoft issued the statement, which you can see in it’s entirety below, notifying them of a disruption in their service during a hosting transitional period. While a handful of games will and will not be affected, PC gamers who make use of the UPlay feature will not be able to access it starting February 7th.

Just how long the service will be out of commission is not specified. So read through the list below and wrap up any loose ends in the next 48 hours or so.

UBISOFT ONLINE SERVICES
Important information to our customers

Starting February 7, Ubisoft will be transitioning the hosting of many of its online services from a third-party data center to a new facility. During the transition, some Ubisoft services and online games will not be available. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience. This move ultimately will help us improve the maintenance of our infrastructure and deliver better uptime and greatly improved services for our customers.

Please find below more details on impact on our games and services :

The following games will NOT be impacted during the transition and will remain fully playable:
Anno 2070™ PC
Assassin’s Creed® Revelations ONLIVE
Assassin’s Creed® Revelations PC
Assassin’s Creed® Revelations PS3
Assassin’s Creed® Revelations X360
Driver® San Francisco PC
Driver® San Francisco ONLIVE
Driver® San Francisco PS3
Driver® San Francisco X360
Just Dance ® 3 X360
The Settlers ® Online PC web-based
The following games will not be playable during the transition:
ASSASSIN’S CREED ® MAC
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X.® 2 PC
Might & Magic : Heroes VI PC
Splinter Cell Conviction® MAC
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom™ PC
The Settlers ® MAC
The Online features of all games that are not mentioned above will be impacted during the transition, Offline modes will not be impacted.
Impact on Uplay™:
Uplay PC will be not be available during the transition.
PC games will remain available for all players who have already connected at least once.
All Ubisoft websites will be impacted during the transition, except :

Ubisoft official forums
Ubisoft Consumer Service

You can follow migration progress through our Ubisoft twitter account.

New Motorstorm RC Trailer Details Competitive Online Play

Garrett Hartman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:07 +0000

Sony has released a new Motorstorm RC trailer in which Director Paul Rustchynky details the game’s online competitive capabilities.

Check the video below.

Motorstorm RC launches with the PS Vita in Europe on February 22, the North American release date has not been made public. A PS3 version is also in the works.

Dead Space Developer Working on New Online Shooter IP?

Sam Naylor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:15:17 +0000

Visceral Games, developer of the superb Dead Space games, is reportedly working on a new multiplayer shooter.

This EA job listing gives the game away, asking for a Game Designer to help with a “thrilling online action shooter game.”

Most importantly, the ad notes:

“This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a bold new franchise which is a cornerstone for a new EA Games Studio.”

What would you like to see come of this? Personally I’d love a survival horror shooter done properly. Killing Floor is a great game that bills itself as such but it’s just not scary enough. If the tenseness of Dead Space could go into an online shooter that would be great.

Via [Shacknews]

Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD will Cost $15, Robomodo Developing

Jon Christensen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:10:23 +0000

During the Video Game Awards show on Saturday, Activision unveiled a trailer for Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD. The company promises it will include levels from the award-winning first two installments of the franchise. A little while after the show, we got word that the remastered version will only be available as a download only.

Today, we get even more news for the extreme sports title. The publisher has confirmed we should expect the title to cost “about $15,” when it’s released virtually in the early part of next year. Sadly, Activision has yet to confirm which platforms we should expect to see on, but they hinted it will be coded on ‘leading consoles.’ So it’s safe to say it’ll be available on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, and possibly the Wii U, whenever that thing is released.

Robomodo, the team behind the dreadful Tony Hawk: Ride and Shred installments are helming the project. Though, I wouldn’t be too worried with that particular news because they’re just updating an older game, and probably don’t have a lot of creative control over the title … at least I hope so.

Battlefield Heroes Getting Classic Map And Party Packs

Chris Carlson — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:00:25 +0000

To celebrate the game’s second anniversary and the surpassing of 8 million players worldwide, EA has something special in store for all Battlefield Heroes players.

Wake Island,one of the Battlefield franchise’s most popular maps is coming to Battlefield Heroes later this month. Players who also log in between now and July 8th by 4pm EST will receive two free Party Packs: one Royal and one National. Each Party Pack will include 77 Battlefunds, 25 Festive Flares, a permanent exclusive Party Hat, and a 7 day rental to play in a “Birthday Suit”.

EA is also announced that Battlefield Heroes is now fully localized in eight new languages, including: French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish and Russian. Are you ready to party?

Mortal Kombat Online Won’t Require Kombat Pass Until PS Store is Back

Dave Oshry — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:49:59 +0000

Due to obvious issues regarding the Playstation Network and Mortal Kombat 9‘s Kombat Pass, until the Playstation Store is up and working again (next week hopefully) you will able to play without one.

Johnny Cage had this to say:

Due to the recent PSN outage, Mortal Kombat for PS3 will now be playable online without need for the Kombat Pass. This is a temporary solution that will only be available while Playstation Store is unavailable. Once PlayStation Store is back up, users will be able to enter the Kombat Pass code included with Mortal Kombat or purchase a Kombat Pass for $9.99.

If Mortal Kombat isn’t your thing, then you should A. Not be reading this story anyhow B. Go home and be a family man

Get 12 Months of Xbox LIVE Gold for $39.99

Bryce Wilson — Sun, 15 May 2011 01:18:54 +0000

Looking to renew your Xbox 360 membership subscription yet not really keen to pay a premium price to do so? Well check out this deal courtesy of Amazon.

You can currently pick up 12 months of Xbox LIVE Membership for $39.99 which saves you $20.00 in the process.

It’s also possible to receive just the redeemable token and not the card itself for instant redemption.

Click here for the Amazon deal.

Homefront Online Pass Costs 85 Million Dollars!

Bryce Wilson — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:30:10 +0000

For those of you looking to get THQ and Kaos Studios upcoming alternate reality war game on the pre-owned market after launch, you might want to buy it brand new seeing how much the online pass costs.

My cousin brought around his Xbox 360 and started playing the game before hitting the ‘trial’ versions level cap of five. He then told me “This is fucking sick!” (Which it is) and went to purchase an online pass to progress past the cap. He was greeted with the below screen which I took a photo of;

In Australia 1500 Microsoft Points will set you back $24 AUD, so 4,294,967,295 Microsoft Points divided by 1,200 Microsoft Points equals 3,579,139 cards at a total cost of $85,899,345.

Now whilst this is likely a glitch, it’s still hilarious and I can’t help but think back to when Microsoft was trying to charge $1,700 for the Sgt. Johnson Halo: ODST DLC.

Are you enjoying Homefront? Let me know in the comments below or via Twitter – @DrjftGaming.

RipTen Radio Down Under – Episode 15

Bryce Wilson — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:18:53 +0000

RipTen Radio Down Under – Episode 15 is a busy busy show, but first and foremost what do you think of the new intro? We’ve replaced the traditional intro and instead opted to use a video-game related song, and that’s what we’re going to be doing weekly, so let us know your feedback in the comments below.

Episode 15 covers a number of latest news pieces including the announcement of the Gears of War 3 release date, the premiere gameplay trailer for Battlefield 3 and even the possible reveal of the Sony NGP models and prices. So click the play button and relax as we bring you some of the hottest news and discussion this side of the internet.

Don’t forget to answer our weekly question for your chance to win a Limited Edition Mafia II Artbook (Australia only). This weeks question is; “Will we see a GTA V announced at E3 2011?“.

All answers are read out during the show and the winner of the artbook will be announced at the same time by random.

Thanks to our podcast sponsors the Australian Cyber League. This weeks song was the Super Meat Boy v 2Pac mashup “Holla if Ya Meat Me” by Stuck in the Middle of Somewhere forum user ‘Tomato’.

Meet the Crew:

Bryce Wilson: Facebook – Twitter: @DrjftGaming.
Aaron Alexander: Facebook – Twitter: @iamaaronalex.
Shaun Hammond: Facebook – Twitter: @iisshaunhammond.

RipTen Radio Down Under – Episode 15
44 Minutes – 40MB

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Codemasters Hiring For Online F1 Game

Aaron Alexander — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:00:21 +0000

Codermasters are finally bringing the successful F1 license to an internet browser near you, and are hiring people to help further this project. The project itself is described as a “service-based online game”, and the team (should they hire one) will be based in Warwickshire HQ. Codemasters Online VP David Solari stated;

“F1 is incredibly popular in many countries, particularly in places where online gaming is either already big or rapidly growing such as India, Brazil, Korea and China, the potential is clear. We have proven F1 is a major games brand and what we have planned will build upon that”

F1 2010 became Codemasters most successful game when it hit shelves last September, and was the 17th best selling game of 2010, so it’s no surprise that they’re trying to expand the franchise in this direction.

Let us know what you think of this upcoming project below, or let me know on twitter -@iamaaronalex

Source: MCV

All Three Brotherhood of Leet Episodes In One Handy Post

Bryce Wilson — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:47:14 +0000

A couple of days back I was lucky enough to get a second interview with Davin Lengyel, the producer of Pure Pwnage and the owner and creator of the Brotherhood of Leet series, and if you’ve never seen any of the three live episodes before, now is the perfect time as I have placed them all into one convenient article.

Brotherhood of Leet: 8 Bit Wars is the fictional history of one particular Company of the Gamer Army called the Pixel Dogs. Brotherhood of Leet revisions the 8-Bit Wars as a struggle, not between two game hardware companies, but between two great nations.

Davin has a Twitter account (@DavinLengyel) and the series has an Official Facebook Page, so make sure to check them out and give him any feedback you may have.

Brotherhood of Leet – “Pitfall!” – Episode 1 – Part 1

The Pixel Dogs prepare for launch day of the NES under Captain Jaggie.

Brotherhood of Leet – “Pitfall!” – Episode 1 – Part 2

Brotherhood of Leet – “Bad Pins” – Episode 2

The Gamer Army experiences heavy losses when Bad Pins in the Nintendo NES launch console cause numerous launch casualties. Warez is the sole survivor of his helicopter after his helicopter is damaged. In the morning, Warez talks to Lt. Roe and Col. Douglas and Bravo is tasked with capturing a Segite fortress.

Brotherhood of Leet – “Contra Code” – Episode 3 – Part 1

Rizer and Gank, on their way to Division Waypoint, come across Bean soloing in a field. He appears shell shocked, holding a chess pawn that he apparently removed from a dead Segite soldier. The three soldiers meet up with the Pixel Dogs of Bravo Company at the waypoint and await orders. Bravo is tasked with taking control of the French town of Basement.

Approaching the village, Gank kills a Segite scout. He rushes up to examine the body when he is fragged by a Sega sniper. Patch rallies the shaken men. Bean and Rizer take the high road towards Basement, supported by the rest of Bravo Company following allow the river. Rollerson is wounded in the battle but Rizer is able to complete his sniper frag. The Company takes over the Segite fort and the wounded gamers take refuge in a field hospital off of the firewall.

Brotherhood of Leet – “Contra Code” – Episode 3 – Part 2

GT5 Update Races to Your PS3 This Weekend

Garrett Hartman — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:13:04 +0000

Sony’s long-awaited, recent released critically acclaimed racer Gran Turismo 5 will get an update on November 27th to, as designer Kazunori Yamauchi says, “refine the usability of the game to make it a better experience”. The update will include regulations such as max power and weight restrictions to tweak and improve online play.

Upon realease GT5′s “extreme online traffic congestion” hit the game’s data center affecting even single player games. As a temporary solution, Sony advised solo players to play while logged off of the PSN network. As it stood, the data center was configured to deal with 500,000 users but was hit by numbers far exceeding that limit.

As Yamauchi explained to Eurogamer:

“The design of the GT game really integrates the online and offline parts. So the problems online actually affected the offline play as well, right now we’ve changed the number of simultaneous connections that are possible to one million, doubling the number, and we’re trying to gauge what will happen, but we don’t know at this point in time.”

“It’s like a living creature, dynamically growing as we speak.” Yamauchi explained and the game will receive updates “every week, every month”. Upcoming updates will include matchmaking and leaderboards and are “all planned in the processs of evolution”.

Source

The Last Story to Feature Online Play

Dave Oshry — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:27:41 +0000

Hironobu Sakaguchi’s highly anticipated Wii RPG will feature something that no game from the Mistwalker himself has ever had before – Online multiplayer.

Apparently, there will be a six player online aspect of the game that will drop you into a lobby and allow you to play in both co-op and competitive modes. Whether or not you will be able to play the story campaign in co-op has yet to be seen.

The competitive play will have players selecting their favorite character and going one on one against each other while the co-op play will have players team up to take on bosses.

That’s all we know for now . . . stay tuned for updates :-)

Source

Assassin’s Creed Getting Huge Online Push

Aaron Alexander — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:42:08 +0000

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is marking the return of the stealth action series but it will also tread in new water, the online space. It will feature competitive multilayer as well as co-op gameplay and Ubisoft is already stating its plans to expand and monetize the online experience.

“It’s more and more in fashion to play with friends – Call of Duty showed that – But it’s very important that our properties can be played online and offline, play alone and then play with friends,” says Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.

When asked about the rumored Call of Duty subscription model and if he’d like Assassins Creed to follow suite he replied:

“I’d say that CoD is already charging customers for its service as Activision are already launching DLC regularly – customers are already buying content, That’s a model that will work for Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft will try to make sure that players get a great experience first and foremost – and if we have lots of cost involved in ensuring that, we charge. The way to charge it is with optional DLC.”

The previous Creed games also had DLC that fleshed out certain areas of story, but they were single player games. In response to that exact point Guillemot remarked;

“They were successful at the level we expected, offline DLC packs are generally not as successful as online DLC. The problem with offline is that many people don’t finish games, so when you give them more levels they ask, ‘I still haven’t finished the game, why should I buy that?’ ”

Source: [MCV]

Resistance 3 Will Not Support 60 Player Online

Garrett Hartman — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:14:17 +0000

Insomniac Games has been working hard to make Resistance 3 one of the PlayStation 3′s best exclusives. One of the changes mentioned in GameInformer is the removal of the once heralded 60 player online multiplayer.

Console gamers may remember Resistance 2′s 60 strong competitive multiplayer was hyped and advertized as one of the game’s big selling points. While great on paper, some gamers found it a little messy. Reguardless, 60 seperate players in one confined playing area was considered technically impressive.

When asked in the latest issue of Game Informer, Insomniac stated they are moving away from the 60 player format in favor of more structure. Unfortunately they declined to go into any further detail.

How this new ‘structure’ could effect gameplay raises an interesting question. Could Resistance 3 be going for more of a CoD feel or might it more resemble the class-based system seen in the PS3 rival Killzone series? Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

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Panasonic Introduces ‘The Jungle’ – Official Info and Video

Garrett Hartman — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:52:33 +0000

“Welcome to the Jungle”, we’ve got fun and games!

Earlier today Ripten reported new gaming hardware was to be revealed on MTV and it was: Panasonic’s new online handheld called “The Jungle”.

Panasonic describes The Jungle as:

“A new mobile device concept designed specifically for online gamers, a mean little machine that features a kick ass display, touch pad, keyboard, and other gaming controls.”

The new video and website makes mention of Battlestar Galactica Online and a free-to-play browser game RuneScape as well. There’s even mention of a new show called Online Underground created with Machinima online as a hilarious take on “news and information in the world of online gaming” which will feature The Jungle’s mascot.

The Jungle’s creators claim to be “working with leading online game developers to create some exciting new content.” What exactly some of this content could be is not specifically discussed.

We do know The Jungle sports a full QWERTY keyboard with a high-res display and includes a touch-sensitive d-pad and buttons. Hopefully this proves to be a more successful venture than the 3DO.

As of this time, no release date has been given.

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Hands On With DC Universe Art Director Mike Daubert

Andrea Emmes — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:35:48 +0000

Comic Con has been known to drop some major announcements about certain games, and the big announcement for DC Online Universe seemed to be it’s 6 ½ minute cinematic trailer. I agree, it was extremely impressive and beautiful, but sadly it did not match up to the demo. The demo at the DCUO booth was PVP only. So, you could play other gamers that were checking out the game at the convention. Either way, running around as the joker (once again voiced brilliantly by Mark Hamill) is always fun. Check out the trailer below.

We had a chance to meet up with Art Director Mike Daubert, and hear what he had to say about the game.

MD: What we have here is DC Universe Online, it’s a massively multi-player action game. So, what you’ve got is you get to make your own character that is inspired by the DC characters, fully customizable, you get to pick a Hero or a Villain and you get to be the next Legend in the DC Universe itself. So what we’re showcasing here and the big announcement for us is you make your own Hero and Villain in the game, but what you get to do is you actually get to find sim cards, right, so you find like a Batman sim card or a Joker sim card and you take that sim card and you take that into the PVP match and you actually get to play as the iconic characters.

Mike Daubert, Studio Art Director and gamer Justin Fitzwater

AE: Really?

MD: Ya, so you get all the major iconics, like Lex Luthor and the Joker, and Batman and Robin. What we’ve got right now is Joker, Batman, Nightwing and Harley and we’ve got a PVP match going on. You’re fighting inside the Batcave right now. And what this is is a King of the Hill so you’re trying to hold the Batcomputer as long a you can against the heroes. (we’re playing as the Joker in the demo right now).

The DC Universe is an MMO, you’ve got your full progression, and a very robust character creation system. Jim Lee is the Executive Creative Director, so our character creation system is really built around creating a character that looks and feels like it belongs in a Jim Lee comic book. (I got Jim Lee’s autograph on a Batman Hush comic book!)

You pick your own movement type, you’ve got super speed, we’ve got flight and acrobatics, and you get to pick from nine different power types and as you go through the game with true progression , we actually let you customize the gear as you’re going along, so you keep your own color palettes…so like, if you find a pink helmet or something and you put it on, it actually matches your color palette. We think that’s pretty cool

(we got interrupted by a kid who wanted freebie stuff. Mike said, “It’s all about the schwag” And it is!!)

AE: Like all MMO’s there is a starting point where your character begins their progression. What is DCUO’s starting point?

MD: We have a very robust storyline that explains a lot, and has been written by Jeff Johns and Marv Wolfman, so it starts you out as a low end super hero that explains why all of a sudden all of the world has all these characters that have super powers. The story really is very robust so it really is getting to a point where all of the major iconic heroes are calling you and saying, “Listen, we can’t save the world without you”. You actually are a big part of the storyline itself. You are actually affecting the way the story is drawn out throughout the whole game.

AE: So I’m confused, in the game you can play as the this new super hero but also as the Joker?

MD: No, you can’t play the Joker but you make your own character, right? The only time you get to play the Joker is in the PVP matches where you actually find the sim cards. You can make a character inspired by the Joker. We actually have button in our Character Crate that says “Inspired by” and you get the same exact powers that Joker would have or Superman would have and it kinda looks like the Joker , but you make your own twist on it and to customize it to the way you want to.

AE: Very cool. So you can only play as the actual iconic super heros in a PvP match?

MD: Exactly, the rest of the time you will play as the hero you’ve created.

AE: Is this a subscription based MMO?

MD: It is subscription based, $14.99. The box for the PC is $49.99 and $59.99 for the PS3.

AE: So as you play live on the PlayStation will you be able to play with PC gamers, or is it separate?

MD: The PS3 and PC will be on separate servers. So you cannot play against each other. It really came down to balancing the game experience. We really wanted to make sure that both sides had as much fun within the realm, and so we kept them on separate servers. We’re getting ready for beta, we’ve got open beta registration right now, so hopefully in the next week or so we’ll start announcing our beta and we also have pre-order right now so if you order it right now, the only way you can play the Batman in the PVP is if you do pre-order.

(beta keys were given out at one of their panels at Comic Con)

AE: So as a designer, producing this game, how do you live up to the standard of DC Comics?

MD: That’s a great part about it. We’ve got Jim Lee as the creative executive/creative director, with Marv and Jeff. They’re really looking over us and really making sure that we’re staying close to the idea itself and making sure that we’re representing the heroes, the iconic heroes and the iconic villains and the environments they way you expect to for all the comic book lovers.

AE: Cool, let’s go back to the PVP area. How many players can play in each match?

MD: So, right now, this is a 2 on 2 and we’ve got up to a 12 person PVP and then the rest of the world is open PVE for us. It’s a complete open world. We have Metropolis and Gotham at launch and we’ve got some smaller areas, adventure zones, that the true die hards are gonna love, like Oolong Island, one the comic book fans will recognize and we’re also doing smaller ones, we have raids that will actually be in the Batcave and Arkham Asylum. So we’re really taking advantage of the DC license and making sure that we’re delivering the experience that the comic book fans wanna see.

AE: I’ve noticed you’ve got some hard core gamers here now in the booth wondering when you’re going to launch.

MD:We’ve been doing this for almost 6 years and every year that we come out (Comic Con), they’re like, “wait a minute, why aren’t you guys launched?” And really we’ve taken our time to make sure that we doing this right because we want to make sure that we deliver the experience that the comic book fans are going to want.

It really came down to making the gameplay first and then just building this huge world that is the DC Universe.

I’ve only been with Sony for four years, only working on this, but SOE is famous for MMO’s, we’ve done them before—EverQuest, Galaxies, we’ve got the Clone Wars Adventures which is coming out, which is a great IP as well. We know how to do MMO’s and we’re hoping this one’s gonna be a big delivery. We really feel like we’re, right now, at a point where we’re revolutionizing the way MMO’s are played. Because we’re not calling it an MMO, it’s a Massive Multi-player Online ACTION game. Because it is way faster paced than any MMO that’s ever been out there.

AE: I actually got my first start with MMO’s with EverQuest and loved it. How is the load time for zoning going to be?

MD: Hopefully, seamless. We really are trying to get in on them…I mean the PS3 is strong enough and powerful enough that we don’t want to you sitting there having a load screen for ten minutes or having to jump on a boat and having to float somewhere to go to another zone. We really want you guys in on the action (he says as he snaps his fingers) and making it as fast as possible.

MMO players are always, hamburger in one hand, a Mountain Dew in the other and you’re like ‘autorun, autorun’, you know? That’s not this. This is really a faster paced, action—we’re always saying that within five minutes of the game, you’re in action, you’re in combat. That’s what makes a hero. A hero doesn’t go over, you know and collect a pie or pick daisies. A hero wants to get in there, a villain wants to feel villainous and that’s what we’re trying to really deliver to the fans.

AE: Do you have a definite release date for DCUO?

MD: November 2, 2010. It is definite.

Ok, so I’m looking forward to using the beta key I got from the panel at Comic Con. It was too hard to get a real idea of the true action packed game play that Mike was describing just from the PvP demo. Yet, from this interview and all of the panel discussions I’ve seen and of course the movie-like trailer, I’m still pretty excited about DC Universe Online. How about you!?

Sega Genesis Classics Return for PC Download

Bryce Wilson — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:17:52 +0000

SEGA recently announced that following the astounding success of the first set of SEGA Gensis Games for PC, a second installment was soon to follow via digital distribution. The next batch of titles to be made available include Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Dr Robotnick’s Mean Bean Machine as well as Eternal Champions and many more. These popular titles will be available for $2.99 USD.

Haruki Satomi, Vice President of SEGA’s digital business wing commented;

“This is another stunning selection of Genesis classics – we’re happy to be bringing back more of these great memories our fans are asking for. By bringing these 16-bit titles back for the first time to PC as downloads, SEGA once again shows how to make timeless masterpieces accessible to anyone at anytime.”

I personally welcome this and I think the more classic games our younger generations can enjoy, the better! What do you think? Sound off with a comment below.

DC Universe Online Announces Pre-Order Program and Beta Registration

Bryce Wilson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:12:11 +0000

Sony Online Entertainment today announced the launch of their Beta registration process for DC Universe Online. Also announced was a PC Collectors Edition for all the old school die hard DC fans that are out there. Included in the Collectors Edition is;

A statue of the Batman, concepted by renonwned comic book artist Jim Lee. The statue depicts everyones favorite caped hero leaping from a building about to own a few evildoers.
A 56 page art book containing concept art, information on the game and insight into some of the areas players will be able to access
A limited edition DC Universe Online: Legends Issue #0 comic

Most major video game retailers will be offering pre-order incentives to gamers, all of which include the ability to play as Batman in the exclusive two-on-two combat arena. Some retailers will also be bundling the limited edition Issue #0 comic with pre-orders, so be on the look out for that. And to wrap it up, other retailers will also be offering a unique in-game weapon. If you’re interested in signing up for the Beta, click here to be taken to the Official Registration page for Playstation 3 and PC.