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What’s Up With Fall ’09?

DoSu Team — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:08:45 +0000

When the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 2 was pushed to 2010, I knew that my fall would not go as I had planned. And I was right — for the PC versions of multiplatform games, this fall has been, and will continue to be, an odd one. Borderlands’ PC release, for example, has been delayed one week for “optimization,” and since Gearbox has said in the past that PC is Borderlands’ lead platform, I think a more likely reason is that 2K wanted to give the console versions a week where they didn’t compete with .torrents of the PC version – a futile act. Still, the promise of add-ons would keep me from playing Borderlands on release day anyway, just as with Fallout 3. Similarly, the purported delay of Modern Warfare 2 PC (though it may only apply to the UK) doesn’t dissuade me from buying it on November 10th as much as its $60 price. There were also rumors leading up to Alpha Protocol’s delay; paying customers, including myself, were not sure of their validity until October 6th, the day it was meant to release. Even then, there was no formal announcement – the game simply didn’t launch, and Sega updated their store to say “Spring 2010.” Were I not confident in Obsidian’s ability to deliver, I’d ask for my money back.

What will I be buying? Brutal Legend is due next week, and barring a critical lashing, I’ll allow my pre-order to fill. I expect that it will come to PC eventually, but I’d prefer to forgo the months of dodging spoilers. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony launches on October 29th, and I can see myself buying that if I’m not still busy with Brutal Legend. November is my month for PC purchases, with Dragon Age: Origins on the 3rd, and Left 4 Dead 2 on the 17th. Although I didn’t feel the need to boycott, I still wasn’t ecstatic at the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2. It felt too soon, and Valve announcing it during Microsoft’s console-focused press conference was disconcerting. I’ve seen enough that I feel okay about buying another Left 4 Dead, but I may take what I learned last year and wait a month or two – it wasn’t long before a weekend sale had Left 4 Dead for $25.

December is a month of uncertainty; it’s where publishers tend to bury games in which they have little confidence. But it’s also a month of potential, as last year it gave us Persona 4. Moreover, it’s the month of digital distribution sales; Steam’s annual store-wide sale always does well to pad my backlog, and this year I’m hoping Impulse and GamersGate will give them some competition.

tags: alpha protocol, assassins creed 2, borderlands, brutal legend, call of duty, delay, double fine productions, dragon age, gamersgate, gearbox, grand theft auto 4, impulse, left 4 dead, left 4 dead 2, modern warfare 2, obsidian entertainment, pc, persona 4, piracy, sega, steam, the ballad of gay tony, tim schafer, valve

Salesbusters; Fixt Sword; Overgrowth’s Got Jokes

DoSu Team — Sat, 09 May 2009 11:34:11 +0000

PC version of Ghostbusters delayed in Europe; still set for June in US

If you ever wanted to know how to completely kill the sales potential of the PC version of your game in an entire region by encouraging piracy… well, this is how. Thanks for the lesson, Sony.

Broken Sword movie in the works

It’s still pretty cool to see that people are paying attention to Broken Sword again. I get sad when I hear people older than me say the Wii and DS Director’s Cuts of The Shadow of the Templars is the first time they’ve heard of the series. Just cast Tim Robbins as George Stobbart and Audrey Tautou (shh! no, that similarly themed movie that she was just in… yeah, that didn’t really happen) as Nico Collard and I’m on board.

Overgrowth: Race Course Walkthrough HD

Overgrowth’s dev tools are pretty impressive and all (seriously, go watch some of their other videos on GameTrailers), but this video in particular is great because it brings the funny. This video’s worth a look whether you’re interested in the tools or not. Bonus, if you are!

EA: The PC is ‘Rapidly Becoming the Largest Gaming Platform in the World’

That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you!

tags: audrey tautou, bearly noteworthy, broken sword, director's cut, ds, george stobbart, ghostbusters, nico collard, overgrowth, pc, piracy, sony, tim robbins, wii, xbox 360

The Witcher Stays PC; Opera’s 15; Zombies

DoSu Team — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:15:16 +0000

The Witcher Console Port Officially ‘Suspended’

This could be a blessing in disguise for the Witcher franchise. If you’ve checked out our forum lately (hey, check out our forum!) you might have seen that I’ve been playing through The Witcher on PC. As I play I’m trying to evaluate whether or not I think the RPG playing console audience would be receptive. Much of the game is designed with old-school CRPG ideals in mind that console players may not understand. I’ve been afraid that it would flop. It’s unfortunate that it’s been canceled for financial reasons, but still, it may be a good thing for the brand, much as the cancellation of the Xbox 360 version of World in Conflict was.

Download: Dawn of War 2 Official Soundtrack

And it’s no joke. Not just a sampling, it’s the full game soundtrack. Pretty good music here, check it out. I haven’t listened to it all yet, but I’m keeping my ears open for an AudioSurf video candidate. We’ll see.

Happy 15th, Opera!

Yay! If you haven’t checked out Opera lately, you really should. Opera is currently my preferred browser and has been — for the most part — ever since it went ad-supported (don’t worry, that was about 9 years ago – it’s all free now). Version 9 is a thing of beauty and the alpha builds of version 10 are showing promise as well.

Demigod sales triumph over piracy

Surprise. Now get off Demigod’s back. I mean, the Rook can dish it out, but he can’t take it.

Dead Rising 2 First Full Trailer

This trailer appeals to my sensibilities. Hard.

tags: bearly noteworthy, dawn of war 2, dead rising 2, demigod, opera, pc, piracy, port, stardock, steam, the witcher, world in conflict, xbox 360

022 – Demoman Upgrade

PseudoKnight — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:54:11 +0000

tags: banned, demoman, piracy, polly, tf2, unlock, unlockable weapon, update, upgrade