MuchDifferent Looking For World Record Shooter Attempt

The world of multiplayer gaming is about to change and you are invited to be part of it! On January 29th 2012, 16.00 CET, Swedish tech-company MuchDifferent is asking you to join in on a world record attempt. The goal: a once-in-a-lifetime event. One battlefield, One thousand players, in an in-browser FPS game. Gamers and game developers will have a chance to face-off against each other in a massive carnage. Since there will only be 1000 players, secure your place by buying a ticket. These can be found on the Engineers Without Borders – Stockholm organization’s website, so all the … Continue reading MuchDifferent Looking For World Record Shooter Attempt

Sling Away Baby!

In this week’s Time Waster Billy finds himself slinging the baby. No, that doesn’t mean THAT. It just means he’s flinging immature humans with a slingshot. But it’s OK. There are Doritos involved.

CDProjekt RED Halts Lawsuits Against Alleged Pirates

CD Projekt RED had been working with a law firm to identify and prosecute individuals who pirated The Witcher 2. However, the gamer community was outraged at this, and pointed out that it was possible that non-pirates were being targeted. CD Projekt decided the community had a point, and stopped the suits. An open letter to the gaming community explaining their decision follows: An Open Letter to the Gaming Community from CD Projekt RED In early December, an article was published about a law firm acting on behalf of CD Projekt RED, contacting individuals who had downloaded The Witcher 2 … Continue reading CDProjekt RED Halts Lawsuits Against Alleged Pirates

Singer Malukah Covers Dragonborn Minstrel Songs From Skyrim

This is the song you get to hear in taverns across Skyrim once you get a little bit famous in the game. It brings chills to me when I hear it in the game because they are singing about me, the hero. And Malukah sings it better than the minstrels in the game, for sure. Anyone will get chills listening to this. I want a mod to add her version of the songs in there. Publishers: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Stronghold Kingdoms Hands Out A Million Christmas Gifts

Over the Christmas period Firefly Studios gave away almost 1,000,000 in-game strategy cards in the Stronghold Kingdoms Christmas Giveaway. Upon login players of the free-to-play persistent online strategy game were greeted to over two weeks of free prizes and festive cheer. In that time a massive 750,000 cards were snatched up and 13,000 rare premium tokens were handed out to Lords and Ladies of English, German, French and Russian descent. The competition was made available across all game worlds and lasted until 1st January 2012. Paul Harris, Producer on Stronghold Kingdoms was ecstatic about the response from users. "This is … Continue reading Stronghold Kingdoms Hands Out A Million Christmas Gifts

Source Code For xaitment AI Released

xaitment, the creators of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) software for video game and simulation developers, today announced that it has made its source code available to all current and future US and European customers who license full versions of its AI software modules, xaitMap and xaitControl. The downloadable source code is available at no extra charge for all platforms supported by xaitment: Windows, Linux, Xbox360, and PLAYSTATION 3. xaitMap and xaitControl provide developers with well-maintained, well-supported libraries and graphical tools for NavMesh generation, pathfinding, movement, character behavioral modeling and game logic. The availability of xaitment source code gives developers the … Continue reading Source Code For xaitment AI Released