Nightly Reading - StarCraft II in-game items - briefly
(hx) 03:15 AM CEST - Aug,27 2010
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- NCSoft Releases New Aion Zone Video - The new zone, Inggison, is part of
the game's major content update releasing on September 7th, 'Assault on
Balaurea'.
- New Left 4 Dead 2 PC Community Campaign - There's
a new featured community campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 PC players, called
Detour Ahead. The six map campaign features both Co-Op and
Campaign gamepla
- Patrician IV Building Video - The
freshly released Mount & Blade: Warband free DLC
features new horse armour, duel mode, 70+ new achievements and more
maps.
- Dragon Age 2 'Destiny' trailer gets extra 42
seconds with director's cut - BioWare’s released an extended version of the gamescom Dragon
Age 2 reveal trailer, granting an extra 42 seconds of
show-stopping CG. The RPG was given a US and UK
release date by Dr Ray at EA's gamescom press event last week; it'll
hit on March 8 and 11 respectively.
- StarCraft II exclusive in-game items offered to
BlizzCon 2010 - BlizzCon 2010 Attendees Get World Of
Warcraft, StarCraft II Items Just as they did in years past, Blizzard
will be offering in-game items to attendees of BlizzCon 2010.
StarCraft II players will be able to get an exclusive Murloc Marine
character portrait for their BlizzCon ticket along with some deep-sea
decals that can be placed on the RTS game's units. Players of
Blizzard's MMO World of Warcraft will also get a new in-game item:
Deathy, a murloc in-game companion that's dressed up to look like the
game's major villain Deathwing.
- BioShock 2 DLC 'Minerva's Den' Arrives Aug. 31 for
$10 - 2K Marin has revealed BioShock 2's 'narrative driven' downloadable
content pack, Minerva's Den, will launch at the end of this
month. The content will be available on August 31 for the PlayStation 3
and Xbox 360 and is priced at $9.99 / 800 Microsoft Points. The content
will be available for PC users at 'a later date.'
- Arma 2: British Armed Forces Ships - The Arma 2 website announces the
release of the British Armed Forces add-on for Arma 2: Operation
Arrowhead, Bohemia Interactive's military shooter.
- Worms Reloaded now available on Steam - As
promised, developer Team17 has launched Worms: Reloaded via
Steam. Steam also has a playable free demo for Worms Reloaded
available for download although at the moment there's no word on what
content the demo contains
- Bungie Reveals Halo: Reach Armor Effects - MTV
Multiplayer has an article online with some of the
special Halo: Reach armor effects that players can 'purchase' with
points won by playing in game matches.
- Netflix App for iPhone/Touch Released - The
popular video subscription service just updated its Apple app to support the iPhone
and iPod Touch, which now join the iPad in offering streaming
videos. Netflix members can download the free 1.1.0 version to watch
their favorite TV shows and movies. The streaming is available only
over WiFi and the 3G network.
- Stargate Games Lawsuit - . According to
Courthouse News,
shareholders for Cheyenne Mountain claim that members of Dark Orbit
Games and Fresh Start Studios transferred the assets of Stargate
Resistance illegally and for a fraction for what the game is worth.
- Xbox Live getting audio qualty improvement in Fall
update - Microsoft has announced that for the next
Xbox Live update, they’ll include an improved audio quality
for all those kids screaming curse words into their headsets. The new
updates will launch on November and will include a new codec for audio
transmission.
- Detectives Explore Video Game Fantasy As Motive
For Brutal Teen Murder - Detectives in Seattle look to Dungeons and
Dragons Online for answers to why, according to police, an
18-year-old high school student choked a 16-year-old developmentally
disabled teen girl to death last Tuesday. Warning, the details of the
crime are disturbing
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