What’s hot, sexy, half naked, available today and NOT for the PC?
BAYONETTA
This looks promising, but too bad I will not spend any money on it. PC gamers will have to rely on Modern Warfare 2 to full their empty graphic stomachs! Yes folks, this is one of the first decent releases of 2010. Yes, we can expect more!
What’s the best way to try and get more gamers into your product? Offer it for free, for a limited time only! Another way is to lower the price, but the limited time freeware along with a lot of map packs is a good way to get people to buy in. The CRYTEK team is offering Crysis WARS, the multiplayer internet version of Crysis WARHEAD for FREE from December 19th, 2009 to December 29th, 2009. Here are the details of the AD:
Introduction
We’re pleased to be able to invite you to the Crysis Wars Holiday Trial period taking place from Saturday, December 19th to Tuesday, December 29! All you need to do is be a registered member of MyCrysis in order to receive all the information you’ll need to take part, there’s still plenty of time to sign up so make sure you don’t miss out!
Where to download:
You simply go to one of these download sites and download Crysis Wars:
http://www.bigdownload.com
http://www.fileshack.com
http://www.fileplanet.com
http://www.filefront.com
How does it Work?
You will be able to download the complete Crysis Wars game, and install it on your computer for free. From then on, you will be able to play on LAN with your friends, without any time limitation. This is the best opportunity to check the gameplay, adjust the settings to your fitting (from best performance to best visuals), and train with your friends on LAN, in preparation for the online weekend.
You will not be able to connect online during this time.
On Saturday December 19th, a new mail will be sent to you with the link to a MyCrysis page where you will be able to retrieve your unique demo CDKey for the trial period. This demo CDKey will only be valid for your MyCrysis account, and will allow you to play online for the whole ten days. By the end of the trial, your demo CDKey will be deactivated and you will have to purchase the game to keep playing online.
The whole Crysis Wars team hopes that you will enjoy this experience, and we are at your disposal at MyCrysis.com to answer your questions and react to your feedback.
F.A.Q.
Q: When does the Holiday Trial period take place?
A: You can start downloading the game now! You are able to play online from Saturday, December 19th to Sunday, December 29th.
Q: Who can participate?
A: Everyone can participate. There is no limitation.
Q: How can I participate?
A: Just register to http://www.mycrysis.com. Every member of MyCrysis will have a demo CDKey prior to the trial.
Q: Will I have to pay anything?
A: No, this entire operation is completely free.
Q: When will I receive my demo CDKey?
A: A mail will be sent to all MyCrysis members on Saturday, December 19th. This mail will contain a link to the page where you can get a demo CDKey.
Q: If I lost my key, how can I get it back?
A: Your demo CDKey will be available in your MyCrysis profile.
Q: How many demo CDKeys can I have?
A: There is only 1 demo CDKey per MyCrysis user.
Q: If I already bought the game, what’s the interest?
A: You will see more people online during this period, and will be able to make new friends.
Q: If I already bought the game, can I give my demo CDKey to a friend?
A: Yes, if you don’t need a demo CDKey to play the game, you can share it with a friend of yours.
Q: Can I download the game in advance?
A: Yes, you you can download the trial client now in preparation for this event.
Q: Can I really play LAN for free?
A: Yes, you are allowed to install the game on as many machines as you want. As soon as you have enabled the online activation, you are able to play on LAN for as long as you wish.
Q: Can I play online without a CDKey?
A: No, you can’t play online without a CDKey.
Q: How can I get a CDKey?
A: Either you can use the demo CDKey sent to you to play online during the Holiday Trial period, or you need to purchase Crysis: Warhead in order to have a key and play online.
Q: Can my computer run Crysis Wars?
A: If your computer meets the minimum requirements as follow, yes:
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| CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66GHz 3M Processor RAM: 1GB (1.5GB on Windows Vista) Graphics Card: NVidia GeForce 6800GT, ATI Radeon 9800Pro (Radeon X800 for Vista) or better VRAM: 256MB of Graphics Memory Storage: 10GB Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible OS: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Vista ODD: DVD-ROM (unneeded for digital versions) DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10 |
All the best!
- Crysis Wars Team
Oh Yea baby, that’s what I said…. a 5600 DPI mouse with a built in 64KB of on board memory.
The latest by CoolerMaster
http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/landing/sentinel_advance/index.php
One problem, it’s not wireless! WTF! If this bad boy was wifi, i would buy it. It’s a dumb-smart-mouse. No, it is… game profiles saved to the mouse and you can cycle through them. It would be nice if the software has some kind of auto profile loading detection system in place. People, this thing has an O.L.E.D Built in display on it! hmmm… Let’s all get wired!
85 SONGS BY 83 ARTISTS
It came out on the 1st and is a great addition to any fans collection. It received an average score of 8.5 out of 10 and here’s why:
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East India, FallOut and Overturn… Here’s the games that have been released in the 1st week of August:
Platform: PC
Developer: Nitro Games
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Release Date: August 3rd, 2009
Too bad there are no pirates involved! Can anyone say, idea taken from Pirates of the Caribbean…
Platform: PC, Xbox360
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Release Date: August 3rd, 2009
http://www.studio-zan.com/overturn/
Platform: Wii
Developer: Studio Zan
Publisher: Nintendo and Studio Zan
Release Date: August 3rd, 2009
Note, Good luck on finding this Robot fighter in stores. It’s MSRP is around $29.99 USD and you may only find it on WiiWare/Wii Shopping channel. If you are interested, purchase and download it to your Wii, it’s only 800 points (equiv. around 8 or 9 USD). Also, seems like a rip off to the early 90’s version of the Robot fighter with 2 sticks…
http://www.conspiracygames.com/
Platform: Wii
Developer: Epicenter Games
Publisher: Conspiracy Entertainment
Release Date: August 4th, 2009
http://www.collisionstudios.com
Platform: Wii
Developer: Collision Studios
Publisher: SEGA
Release Date: August 4th, 2009
Ok this isn’t a pilates workout game, it’s a sex training game for the Wii! I’m not kidding check out these moves:
I’ve gotta buy this one! A MUST HAVE!
http://www.scea.com/
Platform: PS2 and PS3
Developer: SCE Studios London
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Release Date: August 4th, 2009
http://www.conspiracygames.com/
Platform: Wii
Developer: 49Games
Publisher: Conspiracy Entertainment, Crave Entertainment
Release Date: August 4th, 2009
http://www.disneyinteractive.com/
Platform: PSP
Developer: Page 44 Studios
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Release Date: August 4th, 2009
CHECK OUT MY SITE POSTING AT:
http://itlifeblog.ryanjb.com/2009/07/30/gij0e-the-rise-of-cobra/
Developer: Hasbro
Publisher: EA
Release Date: August 4th, 2009
Published by: SouthPeak Games
Developed by: Collision Studios
Release Date: August 4, 2009
You are a G.I.JOE and the team is counting on you to lead the counter attack against Cobra. Too bad it will not be developed for the PC and utilize the Crytek or Dunia engine. It’s based on their own that will get the job done; but it’s not to graphically pleasing. Man this could have been a killer title with 3 or 4 video cards in SLI, with DirectX 10.1. Fortunately, not everyone cares about how good a game looks :-}
Developer: Hasbro
Publisher: EA
Release Date: August 4th, 2009
Set in WWII, a French Race car driver turned British Special Ops Exec… you are Sean Devlin, “a street-tough Irish racing mechanic seeking personal redemption on a Nazi officer that has taken everything away from hi.”
Read all about it at:
http://www.pandemicstudios.com/thesaboteur/about
http://www.pandemicstudios.com/thesaboteur/
Set to be released on December 8th, 2009.
Developer: Pandemic Studio’s
Publisher: EA
This great classic is set to be released on September 15, 2009.
Published by: Activision
Developed by: Vicarious Visions
Hey folks, finals have kept me in the books and off the net… but The MAP PACK 2 is available! GO GEFFEM….
Here’s the LIST:
So, another week of not knowing what to write, even though there’s tons of stuff I’m into. I need to say, if you’re a gamer, you should have these titles.
Crysis and Crysis WARHEAD/WARS.
There’s no other game on the market that can currently bring any system to its knees better than these 2!
FAR CRY 2
One title that has the latest and one of the most advanced AI game engines. Another title that looks great; personally, I dislike some of the multiplayer features through. The game seems more fake and unrealistic than Crysis WARS.
HAWX!
Tom Clancy has released an arcade type of flight sim. But what’s amazing is the graphics, which supports DirectX10.1. GOD I wish this was a realistic flight SIM, like my old 1995 jet fighter games!
Left4Dead
Valve’s DX9 zombie killer is a hit! Then again, if you make it right, any zombie title can be a great hit. Who doesn’t mind killing the dead?
STALKER, Clear Skies
Why does DirectX have to rule the gaming world? Well, OPENGL IS NOT DEAD! It’s just not heavily supported. If it were, I can guaranty it would give DirectX a run for its technology.
X3: Reunion.
I love Space sims; even though it’s based on DX9, High Poly counts are great for the eye!
Well now if you’re feeling bored, it’s all becuase you want to be! Get one of these and get into the fun-loving-multiplayer madness!
Hello everyone, it’s been a week since I’ve posted anything and for good reason. I’ve been working on some great projects and getting ready to post them up. You should see some of them appearing tonight and tommorow morning.
Until then, observe this bastard getting owned!
On April 29th, right after I downloaded patch 1.4, I noticed a new addition to the Crysis Patch family! The new addition is version 1.5! The good news is you don’t need the other patches in order to apply this current version. Here’s some details on what’s included:
;)
“General Fixes
Updates and improvements
Balance
New Map
With this patch a new map arrives in the form of Ruins. This map is set in a church ruins environment and invites players to fight both inside and outside of the church itself. Below you can find screenshots and a flythrouh video.”
Quoting the Crytek GmbH
Here’s the site containing all information about the patch:
http://www.mycrysis.com/filebase.php?fileid=9437&sid=49b88eedd30000067c3200f3a37de231
Here’s the release notes”
http://www.mycrysis.com/gameguidesite.php?site=29236
Here’s the direct download link:
http://www.mycrysis.com/filebase_redirect.php?fid=143&ftype=extlink
Ok, I’ve been avoiding the fact that a 3G network is fast, but horrible when it comes to downloading LARGE files. My current situation is, I’ve been avoiding playing Crysis WARS online because I’ve haven’t updated my game since patch 3! Why? I have a wireless home network through my local cable company and a 3G Network card by AT&T. Instead of using my wireless network, I have my AT&T card plugged into my gaming desktop. This is my personalized choice, any who…. in order to download the patch from Crysis’s dedicated server, it will take an average of 15 hours (with the 3G card). That’s horrible! I found a mirror at:
Crysis WARS/WARHEAD Multiplayer patch 1.4!
http://crysis.filefront.com/file/Crysis_Wars_Patch%3B98645#Download
With the provided server, I downloaded the patch within 50 minutes on my 3G card! Great!
So, one place we all can utilize to download our files without requiring an account, is FileFront! I’ve used them before, but I might as well let everyone else know.
If you didn’t know, NOW YOU DO!
The images were quoted from FileFront!
A copy of this can be found in my HoW2WiKi at:
http://how2wiki.ryanjb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=25
This write up is aimed toward taking a successful title and porting it across multiple platforms efficiently. This important part of game development can broaden a companies clientèle, draw attention to a vast range of customers, increase revenue and expand your game to many platforms. Most risks are created during the preparation of the porting phase; which will determine if the process will be easy or difficult and costly. Your team should plan and take into consideration project constraints. Such as time/deadlines, available resources (team members, equipment, any limitations), expectations, quality, complexity and the porting strategy. A successful porting plan should be based on your experience with developing titles for multiple platforms (if you are new to development, rely on the experience of your team members). Consisting of knowledge from previous titles, combine the phone operating systems together based on compatibility with each other, phone models, physical layout and resources. For example, most Windows Mobile phones are generally the same and the final port of a game for that platform will be similar for a Windows Mobile Motorola and Windows Mobile HTC devices.
Your device list should also be categorized in some logical order, such as Windows Mobile phones in one category and Java based platforms in another. Like a Game Design Document (not a sales pitch based, game concept design document), your plan should be thoroughly developed on a system thats easily accessible by all team members without constraints and a living document. Some companies create blogs, wiki, or web sites on their intranets, that allows members to view and alter the document at any time. It should be write protected based on the project phase and needs. Addressing all porting issues that may arise, such as processor information, memory issues, design specifications for phones with various screen sizes and anything that will impact the project. You can use either Serial or parallel team organization methods with your development team. Structuring your team in a serial method, the project will be handled one phase at a time. Your entire team will wok towards accomplishing a phase before moving on to the next, until the porting has reached completion. For example, a Serial team organization will have all team members work on and accomplish development, then porting, them development and porting again, until all mobile platforms have been completed. This form of team organization is great for small and single platform projects.
With a parallel organization, your team can be split into Team A and Team B. After Team A completed platform 1’s development, Team B then works and completes platform 1’s porting. While team B is working and completing platform 1’s porting, Team A continues on developing platform 2. The process keeps going until all platforms have been ported. Parallel porting is great for porting games to multiple mobile phone platforms. Some issues that may arise during the development and porting phase is not having all team members operate at their highest capacity, provide their best performance, or not keeping up with the set dead lines. Let’s consider the parallel method; Team B is at idle while waiting for Team A to complete development, before they can begin porting. An issue such as this needs to be identified and Team B could get started on working on project 2’s development, until project 1’s development phase has been completed. Our teams should develop and deliver the proper amount of content to each other that ensures each member is working together to see the completion of the project on time.
Communication and scheduling is also critical and the proper risk management will add to the success. Objectives will be reached, conflicts will be minimal and employees are utilized to their full potential.
This document is based on information I learned from the seminar given by Eric Thommerot, with PopCap International; at the Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA; on March 23rd, 2009, within room 130, North Hall, from 4:15 to 5pm.
Information regarding the seminar can be found at:
https://www.cmpevents.com/GD09/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id=624488
http://www.gdconf.com/
Ryan.
HEY! What’s UGLY Green, fits it your hand and cost a bunch of money? Nintendo’s new DS-LITE-GREEN-MOTHER’S-DAY bundle!
Read all about it at:
http://how2wiki.ryanjb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2
A Chance to WIN a BFG Geforce GTX 275 OC! That’s right, BFG makes some awesome products and they have a product lifetime warranty! It’s awesome! Nvidia has a contest going on where you could win one of these monsters! Check out the Contest “Take this quick survey about your primary computer and enter a contest to win a brand new GeForce GTX 275 OC from BFG*.”
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HoW2WiKi, Information About the UNREAL ENGINE 4
So, here’s the post:
One licensed engine currently being developed, that will dominated the future is Unreal Engine 4.
According to Epic Games President Michael Capps, The engine should be ready for release between 2012 and 2018. I’m hoping the engine will be release sooner than that; at a conference on August 18th, 2005, Mark Rein, Epic’s vice president, claimed the engine has already undergone development for a few years. A technical director at the company claims, real-time development will not begin until 2008/2009. Whatever the case is regarding when official development will being, we do know the technology will support future generations of hardware. Such as, whatever console systems, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft plan on releasing during the years of estimated release date of Unreal Engine 4. Based on speculation, specifically the PlayStation 4, Xbox Generation and Wii 2 and Windows 7 with DirectX11 or 12.
What are some of the expected technologies? Everything Unreal Engine 3 has to offer and maybe instead of the scripted A.I.implant and Kynapse generating technology, maybe it will integrated Dunia’s non scripted A.I. Technology. Along with a complete dynamic environment system to make our titles more realistic than they are. If you take a look at what Unreal Engine 3 has to offer, it incorporates many technologies from companies such as: Nvidia, Oc3, RAD, Divx, Quazal, Fonix, Autodesk, IDV, Pixel, Vivox, Digimask, Creative, Geomerics, Allegorithmic, PhaseSpacem, IGN, Umbra, Illuminate, Natural Motion, Scaleform, MAK, Audiokinetic’s and more. I guaranty they will acquire licensing and incorporate technologies from various new companies. It’s a little hard to speculate what the company will publish without being directly involved in the development of the engine. So, check out my links and become enlighten on the future of entertainment.
http://www.unrealtechnology.com/
Information about the release of Unreal Engine 4:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19562
Information about Unreal Engine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Engine
Brief information about Dunia:
What makes these freeware games really good? They were all professionally supported by very reputable companies. Now old and defunct, they are open source and free for all to enjoy. I’m not saying the private/general public does not have any talent. But any private company focusing on releasing a game is doing so for profit. By saying that, they dedicate their skills and talent to getting the project done the right way (we would like to hope). Being an amateur game developer myself, I know when you spit out a quick game within an hour or two, it usually needs to be improved on and is no good at first.
Any who, blah blah blah, these game are awesome.
1ST in my list of freeware is:
COMMAND AND CONQUER: RED ALERT
This game is awesome! I and many others like me have spent countless hours in this game during the 90’s. It’s BACK! Really, can you forget Tanya? SHAKE IT BABY! BANG BANG BANG!
http://www.ea.com/redalert/news-detail.jsp?id=62
ALSO, releaseing the original Command and Conquer at:
http://files.filefront.com/Command+and+Conquer+Gold+Freeware/;8468950;/fileinfo.html
Thank you FileFront for hosting and EA for OPEN SOURCING!
2ND on my list is….
F.E.A.R COMBAT
First Encounter Assault Recon
Another sweet title. The Multiplayer verison is freeware and pushed graphics and physics to the limit as the time. Gotta love!, I also spent hours death-matching on this..
http://projectorigin.warnerbros.com/fearcombat/
THANKS to Warner Bros Entertainment for OPEN SOURCING!
3RD ON my List is…
Allegiance
Release by the Microsoft Gaming Studios, this RTS Style Space shooter is flabulous for the space heads in us!
http://www.freeallegiance.org/
Thanks to Microsoft, for FINALLY Open Sourcing SOMETHING, you greedy jackasstards!
We still love and support you Microsoft, that’s Why I have a 64 bit, DirectX10 Machine!
4TH on my list is…
Not really a game, but I can be considered one.
CLOUD
It can get boring after a while, but this flyer is pretty and can put you to sleep.I remember playing this on some pc’s within some science meuseum in Southern CA, some time ago.
http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/
Thanks to USC for open Sourcing!
Well folks, that’s it for now. Go on, download your files and spend some time with some of gaming history’s great games! And who said all downloading was illegal? HA!
Call of Duty, World At War, by Activision Publishing, Inc.
A great game and there’s an official update. Ok I went too far, it’s not an official update, i’ll call it a map pack. The new multi-player maps are Nightfire, Station, Kneep Deep and Zombie Asylum. The company promisses to have the new maps released by March 09.
Check out: http://www.callofduty.com/supplies_map_pack?path=supplies_map_pack for more details.
Even though I built my PC in late February and continued to receive parts into early March, my affordable dream machine is a power house. With the release of Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars, everyone will use the title to benchmark rigs! I know because everyone in their right mind used the original crysis to benchmark other PCS. Any who, because of the right choice of hardware, your PC can last for years; Most people would still upgrade after a year or two. But I know I’ll be happy for a while.
I’ll post some screen shots of my rig and the game(s)!
