http://www.ggmania.com/RSS/RSS.php GGMania RSS - Daily Gaming/Technology News en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:54 CET Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:54 CET Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:54 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28491 Looks like Ferrari is making its triumphant return to the Need For Speed universe for the first time since Hot Pursuit 2 with the release of the Ferrari Racing Series for SHIFT! Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that, after a seven year hiatus, the venerable automaker and elite racing brand Ferrari is returning to Need... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28491 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:07:37 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28490 Ubisoft officially unveiled Tom Clancy' Ghost Recon: Future Soldier early this morning. In development at Ubisoft’s Paris studio, the newest installment of the tactical shooter franchise. A press release promises ;cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, and state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer mod... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28490 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:59:11 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28489 2K Games sent out a press release announcing that BioShock 2 is now available worldwide! Yes, the UK and Europe included, even though it's not Friday. The game's available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. ing off attacks from an army of genetically modified Splicers, while searching for escape and the key to their survival. Multip... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28489 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:17:23 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28488 505 Games today unveiled the first behind-the-scenes look at Backbreaker (PS3, Xbox 360), showcasing how developer NaturalMotion is engineering the next generation of football for the new generation of football fans. With the Euphoria engine's ability to create completely unique tackles on the fly, Backbreaker proves that it's f... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28488 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:36:42 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28487 The only other TV spot that aired during the Superbowl that wasn't already online before was for Disney's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28487 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:34:18 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28486 EA just confirmed that both Realtime Worlds MMO-shooter APB and EALA's Medal of Honor will be released in July-September 2010. Key EA Titles - Fiscal Year 2011 andand* Q1 FY2011 - April 1 through June 30, 2010 andando Skate 3 (Console) andando Need for Speed World (PC) andando 2010 FIFA World Cup South Afr... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28486 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:31:01 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28485 Beginning tomorrow, February 9, all owners of Mass Effect 2 will have access to even more free downloadable content from BioWare. If you have access to the in-game Cerberus Network, gamers will be able to download the Cerberus Assault Armor. a heavy weapon power cell. The only drawback of the armor is its weight, which the t... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28485 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:34:36 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28484 Each month Steam posts their statistics on the average specs for gamers, along with detailed information about the most popular hardware and software brands, including operating systems, like Windows 7. Based on Steam’s January 2010 information, Windows 7 64-bit is used by 19.50% of all Steam users comapred to 9.03% for Window... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28484 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:20:11 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28483 According to Mass Effect Producer, Casey Hudson, some players may not be able to pull Mass Effect 2 saved games to Mass s how you play the game: ;Dead is dead. Mass Effect 3, as with the rest of the trilogy, is of Mass Effect 2, that saved game wonand;rsquo;t import into Mass Effect 3. You can play Mass Effect ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28483 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:43:53 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28482 LucasArts sent out a press release announcing LEGO Star Wars III The Clone Wars, the next installment in this action-packed series that uses the Force as well as virtual LEGO bricks to recreate the Star Wars series. The game is slated for release in Q4/2010 for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DS. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28482 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:04:04 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28481 AMD, Intel prep 6-core CPUs -andandBoth AMD and Intel are expected to release their first 6-core of Q2 this year. According to DigiTimes, Intel will be going first, with their 32-nm Core i7-980X ;Gulftown; CPU of March. DigiTimes says AMD will roll out 3 six-core ;Thuban; CPUs, the Phenom II ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28481 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:14:16 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28480 Apparently, a number of people have received their copies of PC gamer, which includes a feature on Fallout: New Vegas. The ever vigilant Ausir has of course listed all features that have been mentioned. (thanks NMA and; DuckAndCover) - andandThere is an optional hardcore mode, the character needs to drink water, ammo ha... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28480 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:05:07 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28479 For people that have gotten the PC version of Mass Effect 2, there is an unreal engine related problem (supposedly) that causes loading times to be several times longer than they should be. Using the elevator on the ship was such a chore until I found this fix (download): I caught wind of the fact Mass Effect 2 was causing PC... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28479 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:34:49 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28478 Here's a new Metro 2033 combat trailer with some epic and awesome footage of gameplay and what the monsters in the game will sorta look like. The post-apocalyptic first-person shooter based on a Russian novel of the same name will be released for PC and Xbox 360 and is now due in Q1/2010. ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28478 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:29:43 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28477 Bad Company 2 Gone Gold? Sort of ... - I've noticedandanda short and simple tweet ('andandIs gold!!!') by Bad Company 2 Lead Designer, David Goldfarb that might indicate the game has gone gold. However, te tweet has since been deleted and replaced with: 'things are happening... things..' :-) Bad Company 2 Ma... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28477 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:16:51 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28476 IGN gets out another early review giving Bioshock 2 a 9.1 / 10. Here's a taster: veteran gamers bump the difficulty up to hard, which can be done at any time during play. - ed to create an experience that's as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28476 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:08:43 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28475 BioWare reveals a character from the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins expansion pack, Awakening. The expansion is scheduled to release on March 16. ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28475 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:03:45 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28474 Due for release late in 2010 for both the PC and Linux platforms, Primal Carnage will be multiplayer oriented with humans teams fighting against players controlling five different kinds of dinosaurs! The game licensed the Uniengine development tool which was the first to create a DirectX 11 benchmark tool. Primal Carnage is a... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28474 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:07:13 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28473 Developer Rebellion has apologised for matchmaking problems suffered by players of the PC demo for Aliens vs. Predator: ed. s which mitigated yesterday's issues for many. We're really sorry that this issue tainted a day in which we saw many people get hands on with AvP for the first time and we're hugely gratified by the p... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28473 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:57:15 CET http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28472 Game Mechanic Studios announces development of Nitrous Undefeated, an upcoming arcade racing game for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Here's a bit from the announcement: ;Nitrous Undefeated is a racing game that will flip the racing genre completely upside-down by introducing exciting new gameplay elements to a genre that has up ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28472