http://www.ggmania.com/RSS/RSS.php GGMania RSS - Daily Gaming/Technology News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:42:22 CEST Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:42:22 CEST Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:34:46 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27433 Imagine seeing the world like a first person shooter. Funny stuff! ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27433 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:34:33 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27432 Deal The DRM-free web site GoG.com isn't done with us yet this week. The classic PC game site has a couple of extra additions to their growing library:andandCrystals of Arborea and Ishar III, Personal Nightmare, The Pandora Directive. Crystals of Arborea and Ishar 3 added to Ishar Compilation - Silmarils/DotEmu -... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27432 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:05:16 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27431 With the new Inside The Asylum behind the scenes video, Eidos Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment go deep within the walls of Arkham Asylum to showcase Batman's most notorious enemies as well as the creators of the Batman: Arkham Asylum. Batman: Arkham Asylum is released on August 25 for PC, Xbox 360 and Play... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27431 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:18:56 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27430 EA and DICE have announced that Battlefield 1943 will be released July 8 on Xbox Live Arcade then July 9 on the PlayStation Network, priced at $15 (1200 Microsoft Points). A PC release is due in September 2009. less hours of social online gameplay – an extraordinary value at just $15. The Coral Sea map which is included ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27430 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:13:21 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27429 Codemasters has released some new screenshots from DiRT 2 illustrating the various off-road tracks, including Battersea, Croatia, Morocco and Utah.andandLook for DiRT 2 to hit PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, o DS and PSP. ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27429 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:31:20 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27428 Digital distributor Impulse now offers the first two Red Faction titles for free with PC pre-orders of Volition's shooter Red Faction: Guerrilla. However, Impulse notes you will not receive the two games until you are charged for your $39.99 Guerrilla pre-order--which will only happen when Guerrilla arrives. Another interes... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27428 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:46:42 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27427 Headup Games has announced a scifi hack'n'slash called Greed, developed by ClockStone, who received someandandmodest response from their recent fantasy action/RPG Avencast. GREED features all ingredients to create an enthralling hack'n'slash classic. In the tradition of other critically acclaimed and proven genr... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27427 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:29:47 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27426 David Perry blogs up some Gaikai, and shows video footage from a handful of different games running from his web browser. The clip shows off Spore, Mario Kart, LEGO Star Wars II, Need for Speed ProStreet, World of Warcraft, EVE Online, as well as Photoshop (to show non-gaming applications for the service), all running in a brows... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27426 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:21:14 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27425 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in the Splinter Cell video game series. The game is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, developers of Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and the sixth generation versions of Splinter Cell: Double Agent. The game will be released fall 2009. ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27425 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:43:05 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27424 Forbes has been doing some thinking, and as a result have come up with their opinion on what the ten coolest massively multiplayer games are. If you were counting then you'd know that was only 9. Because the 10th is AN UNNAMED PROJECT :-o * Star Wars: The Old Republic * DC Universe Online * Marvel Universe ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27424 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:43:44 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27423 The chaps over at HardOCP have posted their Ghostbusters Gameplay Performance and IQ evaluation. They have eight video cards in this evaluation: the Radeon HD 4870 X2, the Radeon HD 4890 1GB, the Radeon HD 4870 1GB, and the Radeon HD 4770 512MB. From NVIDIA, we have the GeForce GTX 295, the GeForce GTX 285, the GeForce GTX 275, ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27423 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:35:09 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27422 id's Peter Sokal has revealed the minimum system requirements for Wolfenstein, Raven's mystical revamp of the classic World War II shooter. Minimum specs call for a 3.2GHz P4 / Athlon 64 3400+ or better, 1GB of RAM, a Radeon X800 or GeForce 6800GT or better and at least Windows XP. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: Microsoft(R) Windows... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27422 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:47:01 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27421 Here's a playable demo of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, allowing you to try out the action-adventure that reunites fans with Scrat, Sid, Manny and Diego in an all-new quest based on the upcoming film from Twentieth Century Fox. The 513MB demo is mirrored on Atomic Gamer, FileFront As the unlikely herd travels across the tun... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27421 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:36:27 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27420 Seriously, did anyone think this was going to go any other way than what it did? Of course Windows 7 preorders for $49 - $99 are going to be a hit, beats the hell out of buying it for full retail. The two offers have proven exceptionally popular on Amazon. The Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade package vaulted to No. 1, not ju... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27420 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:17:08 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27419 Alright all you alternative browser types out there, Firefox 3.5 is out now. The English (US) version weighs in at just under 8MB so head on ering engine, stability enhancements and a new javascript engine. It will also include support for the most widely-used elements of HTML 5 that allows for offline data access, enhanced ... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27419 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:07:59 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27418 Gametrailers take a look at Bethesda's 4th DLC: Another reviews can be found on IGN (8.5/10), GameSpy (4.5/5), TB Games and NMA... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27418 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:59:31 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27417 Today GoG.com has added the fourth game in the great Tex Murphy adventure game titles from the now defunct Access Software - The Pandora Directive. First of the series having full motion video that started with the previous Tex Murphy title Under an Killing Moon. It also boasts some Hollywood actors in the cast includin... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27417 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:12:47 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27416 Blizzard has issued a statement blaming software piracy for the recent decision to cut LAN gameplay from Starcraft II. We don't currently plan to support LAN play with StarCraft II, as we are building Battle.net to be the ideal destination for multiplayer gaming with StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games. While... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27416 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:35:23 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27415 InformationWeek reports that the Chinese government has declared a ban on the sale of virtual goods for real currency. This move is poised to shut down a several billion yuan a year business that has been growing by leaps and bounds every year. ;The virtual currency, which is converted into real money at a certain excha... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27415 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:32:15 CEST http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27414 Blizzard senior VP Rob Pardo has confirmed that the company's upcoming RTS sequel StarCraft II will not feature LAN multiplayer support. The only multiplayer available will be on Battle.net. IncGamers also got a clarification from Blizzard, shortly after the interview, saying the choice of excluding a LAN feature ;is bec... http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=27414