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Steam Powered

RoboBlitz Update Released

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Updates to RoboBlitz have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

RoboBlitz

  • Fixed slow down after “Continue From Level” and fighting a Noed with an X850 or X800 graphics card
  • Fixed the installer from loading correctly when no valid C: drive was present
  • Fixed other installer issues from completing in a few cases
  • Fixed Hub disappearnce when dying from the MegaNoed
  • Fixed postprocess menu item in Video Options menu sometimes not working

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Defcon Update Released

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Updates to Defcon have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Defcon

  • Added new MOD support system. Mods can be loaded and unloaded in-game from a new MODs window
  • Updated the Server Browser with a new column to show what MODs are running

For more information about about Mods, click here

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Uplink Update Released

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Updates to Uplink have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Uplink

  • Fixed negative amount of money being deposited in bank accounts
  • Fixed a problem with selecting the Defcon world map or not
  • Fixed an exit crash involving Gateways
  • Fixed remaining crashes due to IRC
  • Added ‘Retire agent’ option to the login screen

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Dark Messiah Might and Magic Single Player Update Released

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Updates to Dark Messiah Might and Magic Single Player have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Dark Messiah Might and Magic Single Player

  • Combat Difficulty in “Hard” mode is now harder. Note: This fix will not take effect in any game saved prior to this patch
  • Added a new “Hardcore” difficulty mode
  • Re-balanced NPC’s strength & health on the second half of the game for all difficulty modes. Note: This fix will not take effect in any game saved prior to this patch
  • Added an intermediary “Texture” setting between “Medium” and “High”
  • Fixed crash when NPCs are beheaded
  • Fixed the black Bink playback problem with GeForce FX video cards
  • Fixed FPS drops with GeForce 6800
  • No more graphical glitches on GeForce FX cards when player is under water
  • No more graphical glitches on GeForce FX cards when player is being hit or is almost dead
  • No more graphical glitches on GeForce FX cards when equipping a Magic Weapon. If you still have trouble, please set GFX Detail to “Low”
  • Fixed additional stuttering problems, linked to Expression files being read when they should not be
  • Fixed random crashes due to a memory patch in the decal system
  • Fixed a crash that could appear very rarely on the Tutorial Map if Phenrig plays his base animation
  • Fixed crash on Telekinesis used on a NPC after having frozen and then kicked him
  • Fixed a crash at the end of chapter 07 if you equipped telekinesis when the mage was talking to you
  • Fixed a showstopper bug with Percy in Chapter 09
  • Saved Game system changed to the new Async System to prevent excessive stuttering when the game is auto saving (if you’re still experiencing problems, you may want to disable the Auto Save feature in the “Gameplay” options menu)
  • GFX Option is now properly saved
  • Variable mat_forcemanagedtextureintohardware is now correctly handled, based on individual PC specs
  • Prevent Rope Bow from disappearing under the world surface before getting to it
  • Fixed inconsistency with the way Xana behaves during “City of Flames” chapter events depending on player’s choices
  • Fixed a bug where the giant spider was not spawned at all
  • Fixed a bug with some potions being destroyed on map spawn in the “Temple of the Spider” chapter
  • GFX Detail level option is now properly translated in the French version
  • Avoid user being stuck in the walls while using the Rope Bow
  • Final Boss has been re-balanced
  • Removed some dev button that could be found behind some walls in the Epilogue
  • Fixed the way some objectives were badly managed with the Pao Kai in the last chapter
  • Removed an improper “use” flagging on some wooden beams in “Gleam of a Cold Knife”
  • NPCs immune to Telekinesis can’t be grabbed using Telekinesis Spell when they are in ragdoll behavior
  • Arrows that are out of the Game world are now removed properly to prevent framerate from decreasing to zero
  • Max number of potions/food you can stack in your inventory is now properly configured
  • Prevent the Ghoul script from being broken in some cases (if player used the bow to attack the creature) in “Dead Man’s Trail”
  • Remove small memory leak on the Particle System (about 100Kb was lost on each load/restart/map change)
  • Remove small memory leak on clear value
  • Better memory management with BINK playback
  • Disabled two auto save points just before change level that could lead to corrupted saved game in Chapter 05
  • Prevent a specific mana potion from disappearing from player inventory during Chapter 05
  • Spells cast against the player now deal the correct amount of damage based on difficulty mode
  • Vampire Knights will now always correctly play their stun animation
  • Arantir’s health has been increased
  • Game will not auto save twice when triggering the final events in the Epilogue
  • Added missing precache on Undead spawned by Necromancer Lord
  • Decrease excessive virtual memory fragmentation

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Battle of the Bands

Gamers Radio Presents Battle of the Bands!

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Battle of the Bands Website

If you are a band looking for exposure or a fan of a band who wants to get the word out, then submit links to their music on our new Digg inspired Battle of the Bands Website.

In turn, we will take the top bands as voted by you and look at adding them to our rotation on GR1 Heavy Metal and GR2 Punk Rock. But, just because we may not play your style of music, we have added different music genres for everyone's taste.

Because we love indie music, we are going to let all of the radio stations we network with about this site and the great resource of quality independent music available for airplay on their station. Between forums and mailing lists, we have access to thousands of stations.

Don't just stop there. This is a website for bands and fans alike. Tell your friends about this website. Tell all the bands you know about this website. We want to find the best music out there and with your help, we can make it happen.

What digg.com is to technology, we want the Battle of the Bands to be to Independent Artists and Music Fans!

Rock On!

Videos

Slipknot Movie on Two Disc DVD

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M. Shawn Crahan — aka Clown of Slipknot fame has a cool article on billboard.com where he talks about his work on the upcoming Slipknot DVD or as he calls it, the Slipknot Movie on DVD. As a huge fan of Slipknot, I am anxious to see the work Clown put together for this two disc DVD set, especially after reading this quote.

 

"My band tours for months and months and months on end," Crahan says, "and you'd think we're crazy to put up with the shit we have to put up with to get on stage for an hour-and-a-half. So that's what the movie had to feel like; it had to be one conscious thought … to just grab reality, grab the truth of it."

"I spent a lot of time organizing it in a way that I was speaking to you," he continues. "Hopefully people will pick up on that."

 

The release date is set for December 5th, just in time to stuff your stocking with a little Slipknot madness this Holiday Season.

Read the full article on Billboard.com .  

 

GR1 Heavy Metal

2007 Small Broadcasters License

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Help us take Gamers Radio, GR1 – Heavy Metal and GR2 – Punk Rock, to the next level and get a chance to win one of three Free Ipods!

In January 2007, we will be eligible to file for a Small Broadcasters License, however the license is going to cost us $2000. That is a lot of money for something we do for fun. Here are some things we can do with this License.

500 Free Listener Slots instead of the current 100. Think of the times you have tried to listen, but the station was full.

10GB of song storage instead of the current 300MB. We would love to add more tons more great songs to the station, but we have been limited on space. Imagine what cool things we can do with 10GB of music storage!

We will be eligible to be listed in the ITunes Radio Directory. Not only is this cool, but if you listen via ITunes, there is no login to Live365!

We will be eligible to be listed on the Microsoft Media Player Radio Station website. Again, this would be cool!

You will be able to listen to Gamers Radio on Tivo!

As you can see, there are a lot of great things available to us with the Small Broadcasters License. With your help, we can achieve this goal.

As an added bonus, everyone who donates will be eligible to win a Free Ipod!

If you want to help us take Gamers Radio to the next level, please donate via PayPal. Please keep in mind that PayPal charges us a fee. 

Contest Details:

Under $1,000 = New 1GB Ipod Shuffle
$1,000-$1,999 = New 2GB Ipod Nano
$2,000 = 30GB Video Ipod

* All dollar amounts are total donations after fee's. 

Minimum $2.00 donation to be eligible for the contest.
Contest ends January 31st, 2007.

This contest is open to anyone who can legally participate based on your local laws. If you are not a US resident, you can still win, but you will be responsible for shipping and all applicable taxes.

Battlefield 2142

Battlefield 2142 DVD Can Not Play Online

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And you guys think I make this stuff up. Battlefield2142.nl is reporting the following:

"Heads-up for everyone who ordered the DVD version of BF2142. Battlefield 2142 needs to be patched before online play can begin. The EA downloader version already has this patch build in.

This new patch is not yet available on EA Downloader, unlike the messagebox says. We expect the patch to be available at the same time as the EA Downloader version of Battlefield 2142 is available for online play."

 

Seriously, I can't write comedy material this funny…..

Battlefield 2142

Top 13 Reasons Why I Am Not Buying Battlefield 2142

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Tomorrow is the release date for the next game in the Battlefield series. It also marks the first time I will not be buying a Battlefield game since the original Battlefield 1942. I figured a lot of other people feel the same way, but EA's Marketing department will probably be at a loss for why the game flopped. To help them understand, I wrote 13 reasons Why I Am Not Buying Battlefield 2142. 

 

13. EA lies to you soldier! Their Quality Assurance department bombs you instead.

12. Official Ranked server program has taken the fun out of the Battlefield franchise.

11. Complete lack of support for easy to install Custom Maps that could lengthen the lifespan of the game.

10. Still smarting from my purchase of Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons.

9. EA absorbing DICE, especially considering all the great developers they purchased and ran into the ground previously. Origin, Westwood, Bullfrog and recently DICE Canada one day after the completion of the DICE/EA acquisition.

8. Lack of mod support for BF2 including buggy, hard to use mod tools.

7. Slick doublespeak Marketing tactics disquised as an appeal to the Battlefield Community.

6. The BF2142 Demo causes Crash To Desktop (CTD), which was a bug they "fixed" in BF2 previously!

5. Apparently $50 is not enough to insulate a person from in game advertisements or the ad tracking spyware installed with the game.

4. The "revolutionary" new "Titan" game mode has been around for years in the form of "Onslaught" for Unreal Tournament 2004 ($9.95 no less) as well as, objective mode in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons and numerous mods for Battlefield games.

3. Still no Capture The Flag (CTF).

2. Terrible unlock system designed more like a MMORPG instead of great, "quick fix" First Person Shooter (FPS).

1. As a Battlefield Fan who has purchased every Battlefield game and expansion since Battlefield 1942, I have finally got it through my thick skull that EA is going to promise the world before the game is released, then two weeks later announce their next great Battlefield game where they are moving all of the BF2142 coders who could have helped release patches in a timely manner leaving the battlefield community to wonder when we will receive a patch to fix all of the same problems that have been present since Battlefield 1942.

 

Post your thoughts on this in our forums. 

World of Warcraft

Southpark Invades World of Warcraft

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There’s trouble in the online gaming world when the actions of a renegade player threaten to destroy Blizzard Entertainment’s award-winning game World of Warcraft. The future of the game lies in the hands of Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny when all new episodes in the tenth season of the widely-acclaimed series, “South Park,” premiere Wednesday, October 4 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.
Blizzard Entertainment, Comedy Central, South Park, World of Warcraft

In this episode, the boys come into contact with a gamer who doesn’t play by the rules. Even the creative people behind World of Warcraft don’t know how to stop the renegade. They are forced to put all of their hope into the hands of the kids of South Park. The boys dedicate their lives to defeating the mad gamer and saving the game for all.

“We were excited to hear that the creators of ‘South Park’ were interested in featuring World of Warcraft in the opening of their new season, and we really enjoyed collaborating with them to make this happen,” said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re looking forward to sharing the experience with our employees and our players as well when the season debuts this week.”

World of Warcraft is the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with millions of players worldwide. In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes as they develop friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory. The game’s upcoming expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, is due out by the end of this year. Learn more about World of Warcraft at the game’s official website: www.wow-europe.com.

Launched in 1997, “South Park,” now in its tenth season, remains the highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. “South Park” repeats Wednesdays at 12:30 a.m., Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., Fridays at 12:00 a.m., Saturdays at 3:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:30 p.m.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co-creators and executive producers of the Emmy award-winning “South Park” with Anne Garefino as executive producer.

New Releases

Killswitch Engage Sets New Track List

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Killswitch Engage have A tentative track list for their upcoming
new album titled "As Daylight Dies":

01 – "As Daylight Dies"
02 – "This Is Absolution"
03 – "The Arms Of Sorrow"
04 – "Unbroken"
05 – "My Curse"
06 – "For You"
07 – "Still Beats Your Name"
08 – "Eye Of The Storm"
09 – "Break The Silence"
10 – "Desperate Times"
11 – "Reject Yourself"

Battlefield 2

BF2 Mods Falling By The Wayside

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In the past few days, several mods have called it quits for Battlefield 2. They include the promising Rise of Kobol mod based on Battlestar Galactica and the singleplayer/COOP mod, Allied Intent.

 In related news, Electronic Art's Marketing department sensing a downward trend in free, fresh, fun content announced the Modlight program for BF2 on the new official BF2142 website.

"Every few weeks we will be reviewing a different mod and inviting all Battlefield Players to join us in gaming sessions on the "ModLight Community Servers" that will be hosted after each review."

 A quick check of the Official BF2 website shows no mention of this ingenious new marketing ploy, err community support program aimed at bolstering the dieing, err growth challenged Battlefield Community.

Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights 2 Toolset Available Early With Pre-Order

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Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized brands and leading third-party video game publisher, today announced that the Company will support a pre-order campaign for Neverwinter Nights 2 with GameStop and Best Buy. In development by Obsidian Entertainment, the highly-anticipated Neverwinter Nights 2 is set in the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Forgotten Realms universe created by Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and will transport players back to the embattled city of Neverwinter. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro. The pre-order offer is available now and will give participating gamers exclusive access to the Neverwinter Nights 2 toolset one month before the game is available. Additionally, the pre-order offer will include The Merchant’s Friend, a special feature enabling players to obtain powerful items crafted especially for each of the 12 classes.

“The Neverwinter Nights 2 toolset is groundbreaking software that provides players with unprecedented ability to create their own universes, quests and storylines” said Stephen Baer, Senior Product Manager, Atari, Inc. “The Neverwinter Nights 2 community has been extremely supportive of the upcoming game and with this pre-order offer we hope to reward those who are particularly excited to experience the next installment of the Neverwinter epic tale.”

“Atari has certainly set the stage for a very exciting Neverwinter Nights 2 launch,” said Hasbro Properties Group Senior Licensing Manager Jerry Chu. “The pre-sell toolset gives the millions of fanatic Neverwinter Nights players a jump start on the next epic tale and the keys to create new storylines with limitless quests and endings. The level of customized mods will be phenomenal.”

The Neverwinter Nights franchise has sold more than two million copies worldwide, is translated into 10 languages, sold in more than 40 countries and features one of the largest and most active fan communities in all of gaming. To date, fans of the franchise, which includes Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide and Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, have created nearly 4,000 modifications to the original game using the original, award-winning Aurora Toolset. A more robust toolset will be included with the release of Neverwinter Nights 2.

Neverwinter Nights 2 is scheduled for release in October 2006. More information about Neverwinter Nights 2 can be found on the Official Atari NWN 2 site, which includes user forums, project news, development updates and more.