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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty gets 27 July release date

Glimmerous.Fop — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:32:18 +0000

The wait is over. Blizzard has announced a 27 July release date for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, according to an official press release on the Blizzard website.

MechWarrior 4 released for free

Glimmerous.Fop — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:06:48 +0000

Update 2: The Mektek website is back online. A new version of the MTX client has been released to allow offline installation of MechWarrior 4.

Update: It appears that the Studio Mektek website has crashed due to overwhelming response, making it impossible to download or install the game. Stay tuned for more updates.

Original: MechWarrior 4 has been released for free by Studio Mektek. You can visit their website to download the 1.7GB game client here.

L4D2: The Passing is out

Glimmerous.Fop — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:36:12 +0000

The Passing DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 was released just a few hours ago on Steam. The download is almost 2GB in size, making this one of the largest L4D expansions to date.

Why are you still reading this news article? Start playing the new add-on now!

Foppy says: My money is on Zoey to die.

Take You For a Ride: Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 announced

Glimmerous.Fop — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:06:16 +0000

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was announced by Capcom yesterday. You can view the embedded teaser trailer above.

Here are all the important facts, in condensed form, that have been unveiled so far for this highly anticipated fighting game sequel:

L4D2: The Passing DLC releasing this Friday

Glimmerous.Fop — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:23:15 +0000

Valve has announced on the official L4D2 blog that the first add-on for Left 4 Dead 2, The Passing, will be available on 23 April (Singapore time).

Arts is Singapore's first Mini Fighter champion

Matafleur — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:50:22 +0000

Mini Fighter Champion Toh "Arts" Wei Xiong (left)

Toh "Arts" Wei Xiong became the first-ever Mini Fighter Singapore champion when he defeated Edmund "Mist" Lim in the finals of the Ultimate Mini-Fighter Championship (UMC) held Saturday afternoon at the Game Haven cyber cafe.

Return to Rapture: BioShock 2 review

Glimmerous.Fop — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:12:04 +0000

Would you kindly?

The original BioShock was a violent scavenger hunt set in a retro science-fiction setting, with a great video game plot twist thrown in the middle. It also contained a strong, objectivist subject matter based on the teachings of Russian philosopher Ayn Rand.

I hadn't the faintest idea what objectivism was about after I completed the first game more than two years ago, and I just couldn't be bothered. I simply consumed BioShock for what it was at face value: a violent scavenger hunt set in a retro science-fiction setting, with a great video game plot twist thrown in the middle.

BioShock 2 has somehow, succeeded where BioShock could not: it has made me stop to ponder about the underlying sociological themes of Rapture, as I suddenly find myself visiting the Wikipedia pages for Ayn Rand, objectivism, and collectivism. My experience sums it all up about the sequel: if you enjoyed your visit to Rapture the first time round, BioShock 2 is a game that stands on its own, building on the foundations of its predecessor.

Rating:

70.00

Just Cause 2: Bolo Santosi's Singlish accent

Glimmerous.Fop — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:21:20 +0000

Introducing Bolo Santosi, a villainous character from Just Cause 2 who has a really thick and deadpan Singaporean accent. Seriously, just watch the embedded video above, and laugh your heart out.

Ms. Santosi is quickly becoming a cult personality among gamers (both Singaporean or otherwise) due to her combination of cheesy dialogue and emotionless voice acting. She's even caught the attention of prominent Singaporean blogger Mr. Brown.

Official Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings trailer

Glimmerous.Fop — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:09:14 +0000

Update: Assassins of Kings will also be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Source: VG247

Original: Following the leaked alpha video that was glimpsed back in September 2009, Polish developers CD Projekt RED have just unveiled an official trailer for Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

According to Shacknews, CD Projekt RED are aiming to release Assassins of Kings in Q1 2011. More information about the sequel will be announced at this year's CD Projekt Spring 2010 Conference.

Diablo II: patch 1.13 goes live

Glimmerous.Fop — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:34:19 +0000

The latest 1.13 patch for Diablo II has been released by Blizzard. For those of you who are still playing Lord of Destruction, you can download the patch manually at the Blizzard website, or login to Battle.net from Diablo II to download it automatically.

The most notable changes introduced are the new Respecialization option, a new Battle.net realm boss-quest, and improved widescreen support.

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva is out in Singapore

Glimmerous.Fop — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:41:36 +0000

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, an animated film based on the popular Professor Layton series of puzzle games, is now showing at Golden Village cinemas in Singapore.

Set three years before the events of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Eternal Diva is a 97-minute movie that was originally released in Japanese theatres on December 2009.

This is the first international release of Eternal Diva outside of Japan. Singaporean anime and Nintendo DS fans, consider yourselves lucky, for we are the first overseas audience given the chance to watch the Layton movie on the big screen.

A second Layton movie is already in the works, to be part of a proposed trilogy of Layton films. You can read Foppy's movie review of Eternal Diva after the jump:

GDC '10 - Sony Booth and Everything Else

LianYL — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:08:02 +0000

Apparently, there was a Game Developer Conference in San Francisco last week.

Apparently, some organisation decided that it wasn't worth going.

Apparently, I got my hands on one of the many expo tickets they were giving away for free on the last day of the conference. Voila! Last minute GDC 2010 report in the house!

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!