Blizzard poster Bashiok writes on the World of Warcraft forums that the ability to kill other players without their consent (also known as PK’ing) is not going to be a part of Diablo 3’s gameplay as it was in the previous two iterations of the series.
While the removal of PKing may be disappointing to some, it’s good to know that they’re actually planning to implement a full fledged PvP system to replace the old murder sprees.
Bill Gates may have only just said his goodbyes, but the Microsoft machine keeps on running with the company announcing information about the release of Windows 7.
The paint may not have even dried on the Windows that is Vista, but it seems that Microsoft is already looking to launch its successor within the next two years.
In a letter to enterprise and business customers on Tuesday, vice president of Microsoft Bill Veghte announced that the approximate launch date for Windows 7 is January 2010.
Seventh heaven
In the letter, Veghte wrote: “Our plan is to deliver Windows 7 approximately three years after the January 2007 general availability launch date of Windows Vista.
“You’ve also let us know you don’t want to face the kinds of incompatibility challenges with the next version of Windows you might have experienced early with Windows Vista.
“Our goal is to ensure that the migration process from Windows Vista to Windows 7 is straightforward.”
Well, if Intel is anything to go by, it won’t be the migration from Vista to Windows 7 that will be the problem, it will be the migration from XP to Windows 7 that most computer users will be worried about.
The company said that the game is on track to ship on June 20 in Europe and June 24 in North America for Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 3 version is scheduled for release in autumn 2008.
“With its genre-busting mix of gameplay, wide-screen presentation style and DVD chapter select feature putting the player in control, Alone in the Dark will thrill all gamers,” said Phil Harrison, president of Infogrames.
“It’s a game which will challenge the player but also reward them with a one-of-a-kind videogame experience and a huge amount of fun.”
The Xbox 360 and PC versions of the title were developed by Eden Games, while Hydravision Entertainment was responsible for the Wii and PS2 versions.
In addition to the standard game, Xbox 360, PC and Wii Limited Editions featuring exclusive items will be available at launch from selected European retailers.
Ages of Conan developer Funcom has apologised for erm, accidentally reducing the breast size of all of the female characters in its MMO.
The apology comes after many Age of Conan users spotted the breast reduction on their female game characters and complained on the official forums, even providing photo evidence of the boob job.
“Funcom can confirm that some of the female models in the game have had the size of their breasts changed,” the company said in a statement. “This is due to an unintended change in data that was introduced in an earlier patch, data which controls the so-called morph values associated with character models and the size of their respective body parts.
“We are working on a fix for this and your breasts should be back to normal soon.” Right on time as well - we were about to return our copies to the shops in a strop.
A strong performance is expected from the head-chopping MMO, which has already lobbed GTA IV off the top spot in several European countries.
Surfing Youtube, got my eye on crazy video about a man who run GTA 4 on PC.
Sure many of you have seen it. And probably thought it’s FAKE!
So, believe it or not, here are real ways on how to run GTA 4 on PC. I got Xbox 360 so I can play GTA 4 in original way, but if someone wants to play it on PC – here are very useful tactics. Try and enjoy!
So lets go .
First Way – Xbox 360 Emulator
1.)Download GTA 4 Xbox 360 DVD-rip or ISO ( torrents )
4.)Open xISO program, click OK on the pop-up’ed message
5.)Tools -> xISO Studio -> Load GTA 4 ISO/RIP here -> File -> Save (Wait ~ 10 min.)
Done? Good! Let’s continue!
6.)Open Xbox Backup Creator. Then, Options -> Drive Specific, and mark D162C ; Xbox 360. Then, Image Tools -> Xbox ISO Type, mark Xbox 360 there and click Image Browser
7.)File -> Open Image File -> Choose downloaded GTA 4 ISO rip. Then choose default.xex file -> right click -> Extract (choose directory)
8.)Find that default.xex file and rename it to default.xbe
9.)Open xISO program again. Tools -> Patchs -> “XBE: Devkit -> Retail”. Then choose renamed file and click OK. “Patched Successful” message appears. OK
10.)Open Xeon program and get this message: “Xeon.ini not found, writing new file with defaults. Startup complete.» Close it.
11.)Open Xeon program again. Options -> General -> UNmark “Use Log File” and “Show Framerate”. Then adjust Graphics and Audio options as you want.
12.)File -> Load XBE -> Choose default.xbe file, the renamed one. Click OK. Error message appears. Click OK one more time.
13.)File -> Load XBE -> Choose your rip as .XISO and click OK
Second Way – PS3 Emulator
1.)Get GTA 4 playstation 3 disk ( from torrents for example ) and download emulators here
The single-player campaign in FarCry 2 alone could keep gamers occupied for up 50 hours, says the game’s producer, Louis-Pierre (LP) Pharand.
We knew, just by looking at the game’s enormous free-roaming environments, that it would be big, but 50 hours is epic. You can take a look at the official trailer on our main page below.
“Just on single alone, gamers can potentially have close to 50 hours of game play,” Pharand told CVG, when we asked if he’d considered adding a co-op mode to the game.
“We decided to abandon it for this instalment simply because of the complexity and size of the game,” he said. “Add the Multi experience & the Map Editor… gamers will have their money’s worth with FarCry2.”
Holy smokes do we have some goodies for you! Earlier this evening our friends broke the news that Kevin Greutert will step behind the camera for Lionsgate’s Saw VI, but that was just the beginning. Inside you can read about the traps in Saw V, how a 7-year-old created the big finale, how the film has three different endings, see who returns in the next sequel and get the big lowdown on the SAW videogame coming in 2009!
Today B-D was invited to a meet-and-greet with the cast and crew for Lionsgate’s upcoming SAW V at a swanky Beverly Hills bar. The booze was flying, the appetizers were great and the scoops were yummy…