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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
If there is a tragedy in war (besides all the killing), it is that there must be a loser. Currently, we all know who that loser is.
Drew Wolf, who still has a red Peanut M&M lodged so deeply up his nose that hospital doctors were unable to extract it. "It will probably melt after a while," they told me. (I had to drive him to the hospital.) "Maybe put his head under a heat lamp for a bit."
The other loser, of course, is the Demoman, who JUST SLIGHTLY trails the Soldier in overall kills. So tonight is the Demoman's update: no Soldier information whatsoever. New weapons? Read all about 'em. New comic? No Soldier to be seen.
Go get 'em, lads. This war ain't over yet.
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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
"The Passing" Brings L4D1 Survivors Down South
December 14, 2009 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first game add-on for its co-operative zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), is in development and targeted for release in early 2010.
Dubbed "The Passing," the first game add-on for L4D2 brings the original Left 4 Dead (L4D1) Survivors down south for a meeting with the L4D2 cast, while delivering new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay for the PC and Xbox 360.
Targeted for release in early spring, "The Passing" takes place just after the Dead Center campaign of L4D2. Set in a small town in rural Georgia, players assume the role of the L4D2 Survivors as they meet with the L4D1 characters.
In addition to the new co-operative campaign and associated narrative, "The Passing" will include new arenas for Survival, Versus and Scavenge mode and introduce a new co-operative challenge mode of play. The Passing will also include a new "uncommon common" zombie class, melee weapon, and firearm.
"The Passing will become the most important campaign in the Left 4 Dead story, as all the Survivors are being called together in one campaign," said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. "It will also be a huge offering of new gameplay content, with something new for every game mode plus a new uncommon common and weaponry."
Exclusively available for the Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 sets a new benchmark for co-operative action games. The title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaws, frying pans, axes, baseball bats, and more.
With the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.
Finally, with new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original, featuring more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, new Survival maps, and the new competitive game mode, Scavenge.
Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing is targeted for release in early spring for the PC and Xbox 360. Pricing will be announced closer to launch.
For more information, please visit www.l4d.com
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Written by Atomm
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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
Kalypso Media Digital is having a 25%-50% sale on all of their titles for one week. The discounts end on Friday so check them out now!
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Saturday, 12 December 2009 |
The Soldier/Demo war has generated more email than any event in Team Fortress history. The number one question I'm being asked is "are you going to publish any new information over the weekend?" Absolutely we are. In fact, here's some news right now: As of THIS MOMENT, there is still an M&M lodged up TF artist Drew Wolf's nose. Drew's in the hospital, and the entire team's thoughts and prayers go out to that brave little peanut M&M. Well, have a great weekend everyone!
Oh, also: Casualty update, crafting, and a Saxton Hale comic about the war from 1962.
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Written by Atomm
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
A day later, the war rages on—the kill tally is, quite literally, in the millions, and the forums are alive with the sounds of people having good, friendly fun while hurling bitter, teary-eyed recrimination at one another.
You'll be happy to know the Demo/Soldier War has even taken hold inside the Valve offices. Sides have been drawn. Normally cheerful co-workers point fingers and whisper angry things about other co-workers' mothers. It's dark, folks. The police have been called eight times today. Granted, times two, three and seven were was because TF2 team member Drew Wolfe kept getting an M&M stuck up his nose, but I think you take my point: this thing's starting to get interesting.
So what better move on our part than to add fuel to the fire? Check out our new Propaganda Contest, which has prizes like a one-of-a-kind exclusive in-game item for use by you and you only, NAMED after you and you only, and bearing your name (and your name only) on it.
Keep fighting the good fight, Sollys and Demos. Here are a couple sprays for you to support your cause: Demo or Soldier.
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
The first free MOD for Killing Floor, Defence Alliance 2, is now available on Steam! Major updates to Mare Nostrum and Killing Floor have also been released. To celebrate the major update to Mare Nostrum, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is being offered at 50% off until Monday!
In doesn't end there... all owner's of Killing Floor now receive 2 guest passes to hand out to friends that want to play free for three days!
Updates for Killing Floor have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Four of the top maps from the Killing Floor Grindhouse Custom Map Making Competition:
- KF-Icebreaker - Winner of the $10,000 grand prize in the mapping competition and one of the most ambitious, creative, and visually stunning Killing Floor maps ever made, Icebreaker is set on a large icebreaking ship that is pitching and rolling in the middle of a fierce storm.
- KF-Departed - Winner of second place in the final wave of the mapping competition, Departed is a visually impressive level set in an industrial city area outside of London. Featuring hectic gameplay this map plays as good as it looks.
- KF-Crash - Winner of third place in the final wave of the mapping competition, Crash is an impressive remake of a classic custom map for the original Killing Floor mod. The map is set in an urban storage facility where your team’s helicopter has crashed.
- KF-FilthsCross - Winner of second place in the first wave of the mapping competition, FilthsCross is both incredibly fun and intense. Be warned, this map set in an Underground tube station is one of the most challenging Killing Floor maps ever made.
Changelist for Mare Nostrum:
- 26 all new Steam achievements.
- 14 new infantry weapons, such as the ever-distinctive Thompson submachine gun, Bren machine gun, Beretta 1934 pistol, and the SMLE rifle.
- Full Italian and Polish localisations.
- Over 20 new crewable vehicles including the Carro Armato M13/40 and Semovente 75/18 for the Italians, countered with multiple Valentine tank variants, plus the Stuart I, Matilda II and Vickers Mk VIB.
12 new maps, including:
- Crete - Fallschirmjager units dropping into the midst of Australian defenders in this classic battle.
- Ancona Approach - The Fallschirmjager are back in action, this time defending against the Polish advance in eastern Italy.
- Gazala Line - Desert tank warfare does not get bigger than this. Start your engines and prepare for total war.
- Road To Tunis - The war in North Africa is almost over, but the British must first push the Axis tanks from one last mountain valley to reach Tunis.
- Tobruk Central - The Australian defenders have been under siege for longer than they can remember, how much longer will they be able to hold out?
- Bardia - The Italian garrison is surrounded, but they will not give us this cliff top town and its valuable port without a struggle.
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
In the sixteen hours since war was declared between the Demoman and the Soldier, a whopping 2,681,005 kills (and counting) have been tallied. That's bloody astonishing! And it's all thanks to you! You should all be proud of yourselves!
Those of you worried that you're missing prime exam-studying time right now, keep in mind you're now participating not only in the bloodiest war Team Fortress 2 has ever seen, but the bloodiest battle, ever, of all time. I don't want to oversell how big this is, but I am not exaggerating when I say that this war can be seen from space. If a prospective employer isn't impressed by reading that on your college transcript, watch out—you might be applying for a job as a five-year-old girl.
Hah!
Saxton Hale
P.S. Why not buy a Mann Co. t-shirt? I don't wear clothes on my upper body, for obvious reasons—but I hear t-shirts are great for those of you who have been told to put on a shirt (for obvious reasons).
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
The modern interpretation of the original Bard's Tale, the grandfather of all role-playing games. The Bard's Tale is now available on Steam for 10% off until December 18th.
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
Updates to Nation Red have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
New Gameplay Modes:
- Barricade Mode: Defend an army firebase from zombie attack. Use reloadable sentry guns to fight off waves of hostiles.
- Auto Perk Mode: Compile a list of your favorite player perks and the game will automatically and intelligently upgrade you during gameplay without any need to pause the action.
New weapons:
- M4A1 Carbine
- 12 Gauge Super Shorty
New achievements:
- All 4 Deadly, Grenadier
- Boss Hunter
- Weapons Expert
- Demolitions Expert
- Armory
- Arms Dealer,
- Fortress
New Perks:
- Weapon Station: Upgrades the Sentry Gun to a FLW-200 Weapon Station
- Apocalypse: Doubles Wrath of God
- Propane Nightmare: Increases the effectiveness of Gas Cannister explosions with zombies outside lethal blast range catching fire
- Proficiency: Reduces cooldown period of Hand of God (Wrath of God, Apocalypse), Saw Blades, Venom (Headlock, Payload) Aftershock, Fuse Bolt, and Seekers by 10%
- Expertise: Doubles Proficiency to 20%
- Mastery: Doubles Expertise for a total of 40%
New Powerup:
- Rage: One shot, one kill to all zombies excluding bosses.
Nation Red Japanese version now available.
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
Samorost 2 from the creators of Machinarium is a short point-and-click adventure title now available on Steam! Get this game for 50% off for the first week!
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