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Sunday, December 10
TITAN II Released
09:20 | by [PSOF]Reaper Battlefield SinglePlayer community member, jalaw has released a new version of his Titan Lite BF2142 mod.
Titan-Lite is a mini-mod that was created to play the maps listed below in a sort of Titan like environment. Titan maps are listed as 48-player size as to not conflict with future installations of 64-player size maps. This is meant to be played in SP/Co-op modes. This is a beta version so remember that some bugs are to be expected. When you capture a flag you own control of the Silo associated with that flag. The missiles fire every 2 mins until the Titan is destroyed or the ticket bleed is depleted. ***BOTS WILL NOT USE THE TITAN*** as no one has nav meshed it to date. Some weapons and vehicle tweaks have been included, see list below. Also note that FFOLKES unlocks_v1.06 has been integrated into the mini-mod. Read the Rest...
Over 1 Million Rounds of BF2142 Played
09:20 | by [PSOF]Reaper EA announced that there have been over one million rounds of BF2142 played and more than 1,500 years of player time logged since launch.
Today EA announced that, since its launch on October 18th, more than one million rounds of Battlefield 2142 have been played online. EA also pointed out the oddly depressing note that this number means more than 1,500 years worth of time have been spent playing the game. Read the Rest...
Planet Gears of War Weapon Guide
09:13 | by [PSOF]Reaper Planet Gears Of War put together a guide to all the Gears of War weapons over here, complete with some useful tactical stuff.
Advertisements in Counter-Strike?
06:03 | by [PSOF]Reaper CS-Nation conducted an interview with Valve celebrity Doug Lombardi regarding the implementation of advertisements into Counter-Strike 1.6. Advertisements, no doubt, bring both positive and negative consequences - especially in the realm of video games. Arm yourselves with knowledge, players and server administrators alike! Find out how it will affect you, because if everything goes according to plan, we should start to see advertisements popping up sometime early next year.
Wednesday, December 6
Halo 3 Trailer Aftermath
14:59 | by shock
In the wake of the Halo 3 trailer which aired a few nights ago, as expected, the gaming community has been flooded with opinions, explanations, rumours, speculation, and a whole lotta whinging.
IGN.com has posted a lengthy breakdown of the trailer, covering the pistol we can see holstered by his side, and the fancy new grenade which forms a shield around the player.
And of course, our delightful assortment of forum-algae has stayed up all night to make sure everyone knows that as much as they despise Halo, and how they'd never pay Bungie a cent, they better get a spot in that Multiplayer Beta or all hell's gonna rain down!
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Review
14:59 | by Fluffaluffer
Have you yet to read the latest novel in the Halo series, Ghosts of Onyx? Not sure if it's worth the money or not? Then you should head over to our (IGN's) review of the book. It does contain some spoilers so if you are really careful about what you find and don't find out before reading a book you should not follow the link provided.
GameSpy Gamers' Choice: Game of the Year
14:58 | by Jube
It's that time of the year again, when the gaming community gets to weigh in on their favourite releases from the past year in GameSpy's Gamers' Choice Voting: Game of the Year 2006! The GameSpy crew have already begun deliberations for Game of the Year 2006, but to keep the rest of us busy they have included the usual Gamers' Choice section, and the polling stations are now open! Get moving, make your picks over a number of categories such as PC Overall Game of the Year, Action, RPG, RTS, Xbox 360, PS2 and lots more.
BF2142 1.10 Status
14:12 | by [PSOF]Reaper EA posted that they will begin a Public Beta Test of the BF2142 1.10 Patch this week.
Greetings,
We continue our march into the Christmas holiday with more and more happening in the Battlefield Universe. This week we will begin public Beta Testing of the 1.10 update. In this update we are adding server options and a few game play enhancements along with a number of bug fixes. Some of these improvements are:
* Fixed Titan wall exploit - Players will no longer be able to exploit into the corridor wall to unfairly defend their titan.
* Spectator Functionality - Players will be able to join a server as a spectator.
* Active Camouflage Update: A bug that caused camouflaged players in medium to long range situations to be more visible than originally intended has been fixed. The IT-33 now functions as it did in the Public Beta. Thanks to former Beta Testers who helped to track down this issue.
* Takao T20 and P33 Pereira Pistols: The maximum rate of fire has been increased on both the EU and PAC pistols. The pistol bullets' damage over distance has also been tweaked to allow for a slightly larger ideal range. Players should find the handgun's effectiveness as a close range panic weapon to be greatly improved.
* Master Server Disconnects: We are adding client side enhancements to eliminate Master Server Disconnect Issues.
Gears Causes Xbox Live Traffic Boom
14:10 | by [PSOF]Reaper
BU is reporting that the release of Gears of War last month caused a huge increase of in Xbox Live traffic (80% to be precise).
On November 7, 2006, Microsoft released six new games for Xbox, including the highly anticipated release of Gears of War, which sold 1-million copies in the first two weeks.
This spike in Xbox Live traffic following the launch of a highly anticipated game is reminiscent of Halo II's release in 2004, marking the first boom in online gaming and resulting in the sustainable popularity of Xbox Live.
Halo 3 Advertisement in 720p for your computer
13:56 | by Fluffaluffer
30 minutes after the advertisement went live on Monday Night Football last night our network-buddy TeamXbox had managed to rip a HD-version of it. If you don't have Xbox Live and aren' able to grab the trailer in High-Definition or even play it in HD on your TV then you can now grab it in HD for your computer from their site. They have also picked out a few images from the trailer if you wish to take a closer look at some of the more intense moments of the trailer in still frames.
Poke 646: Vendetta Announced
13:56 | by [PSOF]Reaper
In celebration of the five year anniversary of the classic Poke 646 single-player modification, the creators of the original bring to you Poke 646: Vendetta. This second installment brings you 14 new maps, continuing the storyline that is driven by the lust for revenge by Damien Reeves. Countless new models and textures will flood the mod, including the new PAR-21 Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher.
For new screenshots and to keep your eyes on upcoming updates, head on over to poke646.com. December 21st is approaching fast, get ready to pick up where you left off!
Halo3.com is still up and enlisting is possible
13:53 | by Fluffaluffer
Apparently I was wrong yesterday. I assumed that the Halo3.com site had already been up and had it's slots filled immediatly. Apparently it just hadn't been completely released yet but it has now and you can go there to enlist for a chance to get into the Halo 3 BETA next spring.
