Alan Wake for PC confirmed.
Eurogamer are reporting that the former multi-platform then Xbox exclusive game will once again become a multiplatform title. Remedy have announced that PC gamers will be able to enjoy Alan Wake on Steam from Q1 2012 apparently. Will you be buying it? Our thoughts after the break:
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I think I played every release of dizzy back in day, on my zx spectrum. It was a joy to behold, listening to the analogue screeching as the game slowly crept to life from an dusty old cassette. . But here’s the thing, Dizzy is a tough game. Rewarding, but tough. The vague, non-tactile nature of the iTelephone (or Android) phone touch screen just isn’t going to lend themselves to a dizzy game. Read on for a the teaser video for 2011 rehash (rescramble?) of Dizzy Prince Of The Yolk Folk!
If this recent wave of Lulzsec hacks has been the kick up the ass you’ve needed to change your passwords, we recommend Lastpass.
The recent hit on Battlefield Heroes took 50k user names and md5 hash passwords (which can be easily reversed).
In theory, we should all use ‘strong’, difficult-to-remember passwords, and different passwords for every site. Easy to say, difficult to do in practice, sometimes.
First watch the video from Lastpass makers demonstrating how it works:
The short version of LastPass’ safety and privacy setup, and its technology is that the only thing stored on LastPass’ servers is a heavily encrypted bundle of your passwords and the sites they belong to—a form of host-proof hosting. They don’t have the encryption key to your passwords (only you do), and the encryption and decrypting all takes place on your own computer, where a backup copy of LastPass’ records is always kept.
Perhaps it isn’t necessary for all sites / forums, but we recommend considering using a system like Lastpass to generate strong (and different) passwords for sites such as:
Basically, any site that might have your card details / personal info cached.
There’s even an app for use on most smartphone platform, too! What are you waiting for – get Lasspass!
The goal of this game, in regards to Conquest, is to beat the other team to 1000 points. In order to do this, you need to capture and hold Control Points (CPs) and complete Dynamic Combat Missions (DCMs).
** Please note, this content for this guide was gathered from two sources; a Steam Forum poster Shrinkshooter, and also the official Section 8 prejudice forums. As I add to it I will continue to credit the original sources of information as I add to it.
Control points are located in four spots throughout the map. In order to capture them, you need to get to the point and hack it (default “use” key) and wait for it to come under your control. More teammates hacking the CP with you does NOT equate to a faster hack, as most control games do; instead it offers only a layer of redundancy. If you are killed while hacking, but your teammate remains alive and is also hacking, the hacking continues uninterrupted.
DCMs activate based on the team’s points from completing feats (for example, finishing the machine gun killing feat, where you kill a certain amount of enemies without dying using the machine gun, will get you and your team +10 points). When enough of these points have accrued, a DCM, chosen based on the individual preferences of your teammates, will activate. It is then up to your team to complete the mission, which if successfully done will substantially increase your team score. The amount of score points given to your team depends on the DCM. The enemy team can also gain these points by stopping you from completing the missions. The points awarded for completing a mission and the points awarded from stopping the enemy from completing the same exact mission are different. Hit F4 to see how many points you will gain by finishing the mission (active DCMs shown in green) and how much the enemy team will gain by stopping you.
Every control point has base defenses: usually one anti-personnel minigun, one anti-armor rocket turret, and one AA gun. If the base is neutral (start of the game), the AA gun will fire at anything in the sky within its reach: friendly and enemy players, called-in deployables, and any vehicle drops. The turrets will not shoot at anyone. If under enemy control, the base defenses will fire at anything friendly within range, and vice versa. Each base also has a supply depot where you can heal your armor and switch to a different loadout while on the ground. To circumvent these base defenses, you can use one of any variety of weapons to destroy them from a distance. AA firing range is shown as a red circle on your map before launch from orbit and on your minimap during launch. It is best to launch outside of these circles, and then move in to either hack the point or destroy the AA gun.
NOTE: A jamming beacon will block your presence entirely. If you fire a jamming beacon near you, turrets cannot detect you, allowing you to hack a control point even if completely surrounded by enemy deployable turrets. They will ignore you, and you will also not show up on the enemy’s tacnet (tactical network, sometimes referred to as the radar) even if an enemy spots you hacking.
Once again Valve put on an awesome deal (Crysis for £2.49) yesterday, but were unable to fulfill their orders. . (see 43 page thread in Steam users forum).
We ask, should Valve sell games (regardless of price) with the possibility of not having the license to back up the order..? After all, they take your money straight away. .
There’s all manner of talk on the Steam forums about complaining to Trading Standards etc, which is massively OTT. We’d just prefer it if they were more transparent about the number of copies they had available, and kept the community better informed…
Anyway, stay tuned for a round up of the best Crysis mods…!
New gameplay video from ID’s RAGE looks nice, real nice, actually. Particularly the driving at the start of the video, some nice lighting and physics on display.
However why do the AI of the enemies behave like they have done in all FPS’s from the past decade or so? – Its the same mannerisms and movement routines. They hide behind and piece of scenary, and periodically bob their heads up or around giving you the chance to get your headshot.
Its boring!
I don’t pretend to understand the in’s and out’s of enemy AI in video game design, but it would be nice if they acted more unpredictably. e.g. human players CAN play like that (cautious, slow, poking heads around corners etc) but a lot also like to ‘charge in’, often leading to death.
Mix it up a bit!
Anyway, here’s the video! :
Edit: Looks like Glados are “booting” Portal 2 early if it gets enough “CPUs” playing each of the games in the Potato Sack bundle. . Check it out! http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/
Remember our tongue in cheek ‘make your own Valve rumour!‘ article last year? Valve have made sure we don’t need to any rumours up, with Valve launching their Potato Sack bundle on April Fool’s Day, offering 13 indie games for 75% off.
Before long, ARG-enthusiasts and feverish Steam-Forums members began to notice potato-themed easter eggs hidden the games from the bundle. . Read on more about that (in fact read EVERYTHING you could possibly want to read about that on the Valve ARG (Alternate Reality Game) Wiki.
That will bring you up to date with this myserious count-down timer, which surfaced over the past 24 hours:
What are they up to?
Here at Sudogamer, we’ve come up with our popular theories:
Only 5 and half hours to go before we find out, until then – any other theories or comments? Let us know, below.
Valve, in partnership with Aperture Science dba Aperture Laboratories, announced today the release of “Boots”, the fourth and final installment of the “Product” series of Aperture investment videos. Potential investors can learn more about the latest in momentum-resistant footwear, the Long Fall Boot.
Aperture’s documentary video game, Portal 2, will be available 7AM EST this coming Tuesday, April 19th, though savvy consumers still have a week to invest in game futures by pre-ordering Portal 2 at http://www.thinkwithportals.com/preorders.php.
Humble Indie Bundle “The Third” is due out today.
It contains the following games from Fronzenbyte:
Trine is simply excellent, and features some of the greatest graphics / art in a PC title to day. Seriously, it’s that good. .
Jack Claw and Spot – aren’t even out yet! Jack Claw is a prototype, and Windows only.
Trine arrives on Linux for the first time in this collection, while the Shadowgrounds are both on Mac and Linux as well as PC. And they have their soundtracks included.
Today Codemasters released a new co-op gameplay video for Operation Flashpoint: Red River.
The ‘Co-op Search and Rescue’ video showcases gameplay footage from the CSAR Fireteam Engagement mode, as Fireteam Bravo inserts behind enemy lines to rescue downed pilots in enemy territory.
The video is now showing at www.facebook.com/flashpointredriver.
Operation Flashpoint: Red River will launch on 21stApril
Nothing to do with PC gaming, but has anyone succesfully got the “ITV Player” website working on the Android phone?
The stock browser will redirect you to the useless ‘mobile’ version of the website which is out of date, and lacking in content. I have managed to ‘force’ the browser to use the desktop site, by doing the following:
“About:debug” without any space, and without the speechmarks.
After forcing the desktop version of the ITV player, I can get it to load and the flash videos to play – but it stutters, and is unwatchable.
Any suggestions, readers of Sudogamer?
Check out the all-new Brink gameplay video, “Ready and Able,” showcasing some of the Abilities players can unlock while upgrading their persistent characters.
Brink is slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in North America on May 17, 2011 and across Europe on May 20, 2011. For more information on Brink visit www.BrinkTheGame.com.
With the leaked release date of 2/11/11, Sudogamer asks – will battlefield 3 be that much different to bad company 2? The trailer’s make it look so much like a ‘facelift’ of Bad Company 2, and Medal Of Honor (which was also a carbon copy of BC2, in its multiplayer).
We hope Bf3 will break this mould and bring the sense of scale, strategy and tension that Bf2 would bring in its hayday? Check out the 3 ‘faultline’ videos below, and decide for yourself!
Get some Capital Wasteland action for only £10.99, at this link:
Vault 101 – Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you’ve ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.
I’m about to start playing The Longest Journey, as a game I’ve always meant to play but never gotten around to. What other games from the past decade have you always meant to play, but have never gotten around to? Any lesser known or under-rated titles?
Leave your suggestions in the comments box!
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