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MW2 No Russian: The Machinima

Glimmerous.Fop — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:07 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 machinima of the notorious No Russian level
RAMIREZ!!

Portal 2 coming "this holiday season"

Glimmerous.Fop — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:21:15 +0000

Valve's ARG-inspired Portal updates has reached its inevitable conclusion: the announcement of Portal 2 (seriously, what else were we expecting?).

According to Valve, Portal 2 will be released "this holiday season". It is a "stand-alone, full-priced sequel" and will be available on both PC and Xbox 360.

Portal: the Alternate Reality Game summary

Glimmerous.Fop — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:53:16 +0000

The recent patch released on 2 March (Singapore time) for Portal has added a mystifying “Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations” update.

An undescribed new Portal achievement, called "Transmission Received", was also added.

Users have discovered that this Portal update is in fact, an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) designed by Valve. Here is a summary of the ARG so far (taken from this Steam forum post):

Final Fantasy XIV PC closed-beta launching 11 March

Glimmerous.Fop — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:57:55 +0000

Square Enix has announced that the closed beta for the PC version of Final Fantasy XIV will be launching on 11 March, just two days after Final Fantasy XIII's English release.

Only a very limited number of beta testers will be selected from the pool of players who opted-into the beta back in December, although more invites will continue to be given out as the beta progresses.

You can read more about the FFXIV beta announcement here. [Source: Destructoid]

Borderlands: The secret armory of General Knoxx

DEATHANGELX — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:27:00 +0000

2K have announced the release day for the third DLC for Bordelands, The secret armory of General Knoxx.

StarCraft II multiplayer beta has started

Glimmerous.Fop — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:59:34 +0000

Blizzard has launched the StarCraft II multiplayer beta. Check the email address you used to sign up for a Blizzard Store/Battle.net account to find out if you've been selected to take part in the beta.

StarCraft IncGamers reports that Blizzard is still in the process of sending out all 20,000+ beta keys. If you've received confirmation of your beta participation, but have not received your beta key, be patient as the key will arrive eventually.

Opt-in to the StarCraft II beta at any time

Glimmerous.Fop — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:31:50 +0000

Previously, GameSync reported that in order to take part in the StarCraft II beta that is launching at the end of the month, you needed to indicate your interest for opting into the beta last year.

This is incorrect. According to StarCraft IncGamers, you can still opt yourself into the beta today, and receive an equal chance of being accepted into the beta as everyone else.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Matafleur — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:39:58 +0000

GameSync.net wishes all our readers a very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

More L4D2 and L4D1 DLC coming this March and April

Glimmerous.Fop — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:25:43 +0000

Valve has revealed more information and screenshots about the upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 DLC, The Passing, at this year's Microsoft X10 expo.

According to Kotaku, the DLC has been given a "late March" release date, and will be available for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions of Left 4 Dead 2. A new "Uncommon" Common Infected, called the Fallen Survivor, was also unveiled.

Alan Wake awakens on 18 May

Glimmerous.Fop — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:02:45 +0000

Update: Alan Wake is now confirmed to be an Xbox 360 exclusive title. A spokesperson for Microsoft, had this to say regarding the PC version:

Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC, and others are best played from the couch in front of a larger TV screen. We ultimately realised that the most compelling way to experience "Alan Wake" was on the Xbox 360 platform, so we focused on making it an Xbox 360 exclusive. Both Microsoft and Remedy have long histories in PC game development. This decision was about matching this specific game to the right platform.

Source: Strategy Informer

Original: After over five years of development hell, Alan Wake will be hitting stores in 18 May for the Xbox 360. The official announcement of Alan Wake's release date was made by Microsoft at this year's X10 expo.

Blizzard announces worldwide StarCraft II closed beta

Glimmerous.Fop — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:27:19 +0000

Blizzard has anonunced the multiplayer beta for StarCraft II. Here is a quick recap of facts about the beta and StarCraft II:

More free Mass Effect 2 DLC announced

Glimmerous.Fop — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:36 +0000

Bioware has announced a couple of new Mass Effect 2 DLCs which are slated for release on 10 February (Singapore time).

The DLCs will be made available through the in-game Cerberus Network. Owners of either the PC or 360 versions of Mass Effect 2 will be able to download the DLCs for free.

Borderlands PC patch v1.2.1 released

Glimmerous.Fop — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:53:11 +0000

An update for the PC version of Borderlands has been released by Gearbox. The patch (finally) improves multiplayer connectivity and adds some graphical tweaks to the game engine.

New Bayonetta PS3 patch improves loading times

Glimmerous.Fop — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:47:34 +0000

Sony has released a patch for the PS3 version of Bayonetta, enabling a hard drive installation option for the game to improve loading times.

The patch itself is about 100MB in size, while the actual install uses up 4.5GB of hard drive space.

This update is available for all regional versions of Bayonetta: the original Japanese NTSC-J version, and the English version that was just out in stores this January.

Steam BioShock 2 pre-order: how to bypass BioShock 1's region lock

Glimmerous.Fop — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:52:44 +0000

Update: BioShock is no longer region-locked for Singapore.

Original: The solution to get BioShock 1 unlocked from the Steam BioShock 2 pre-order is so easy, it makes me wonder if we are all idiots for missing out a simple, additional step during the gifting process:

More Borderlands DLC on the way, level cap increased

Glimmerous.Fop — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:50:34 +0000

Gearbox has announced on its message forums that more Borderlands DLC is currently under development and it will raise the game's Level 50 character cap.

This is your Mass Effect 2 launch trailer

Glimmerous.Fop — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:17:28 +0000

Official launch trailer for Mass Effect 2
Out in stores 26 January for PC and Xbox 360

Pre-order BioShock 2 from Steam and get the first game for free

Glimmerous.Fop — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:38:24 +0000

Update: It has come to our attention that the original BioShock will still remain region-locked for Singapore, even if you pre-purchase BioShock 2 and receive the original game as a gift.

For those of you who are thinking of pre-ordering, you might want to hold off on your purchase for now until a solution is found.

Original: Here's another Steam offer that's hard to resist: if you pre-order the Steam version of BioShock 2 before 9 February, you will receive the original BioShock absolutely free.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger coming to PSP in March

Glimmerous.Fop — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:25:37 +0000

Good news, PSP owners. Arc System Works' popular arcade fighting game, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, is slated for a PSP release in March.

Heavy Rain release date confirmed

Glimmerous.Fop — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:59:53 +0000

Sony has confirmed the release date for Heavy Rain, one of the biggest PS3 titles of 2010. The game will be out in North America and Europe on 23 February on 24 February respectively.