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Midweek Madness 3/3/10 Indie Hits!

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Mar 032010

This week’s Midweek Madness is friggin epic. Quite honestly if you don’t already own altitude… You need to. In the wake of last week’s Wings of Prey flying fiasco, I have to advise you to by this game. Not only is it one of the only half-way decent flying games on steam, but it’s easily one of the most fun games on steam. Check my profile. See all that time I’ve chocked up. THAT’S JUST TODAY… AT WORK… I plan on playing the hell outta this one, it’s addictive as shit, and at a full two dollars… you should to.

Anyways, you should probably do what I did. For the full price of just altitude you can, for the next few days, get seven indie titles. Most of which look decent. So splurge now, cause it’s hard to beat a 7 for 1 deal.

Unreal Engine 4 News

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Feb 252010

I stumbled upon an article today on geek.com regarding some interesting news about the unreal engine.

Article on geek.com

Apparently the Unreal Team is already hard at work on Unreal Engine 4, despite the fact that it won’t run on current hardware. In fact not even the next generation of consoles, which we know virtually nothing about, are up to the task.

In fact, speculation suggests that a cpu with 12 (or more) cores might be required to properly handle the engine.

Makes me kinda sad to know that not even my 4ghz hyper-threaded i7 beast is up to the challenge… I guess it’s back to the drawing board for the hardware team.

Mid-Week Madness Round-Up

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Feb 242010

So there’s three games on sale this week and there all up for grabs. The three games are as follows:

1. Wings of Prey 50% off

This is the ACTUAL mid-week madness for this week and admittedly I was initially looking forward to this game. I was always a fan of dog-fighting games and don’t have one on steam… that I can remember.

However, after learning that this game not only have a three install limit, entirely unsuitable for a system builder, but also requires the installation of a seperate game client to run… I’m out. Maybe if this game drops below the $15 mark I could endorse it, but until then it’s a no-buy from me.

2. Serious Sam HD 50% off

This is the game you should be looking to buy. It’s actually on sale until march 2nd, so you can even wait for your check if you have to. Unfortunately I purchased this back in the Christmas sale, so I’ve no real reason to buy it now. But if you’ve missed out on the gem in the past, Now is the perfect time to hop on board the Sam-wagon. Old skool gameplay, new skool graphics… What’s not to love!

3. Hammer Fight 50%

If, like me, you already own Serious Sam perhaps you should be looking a little lower. Like at this Indie Gem. Hammer fight seems simple, and probably is, but thats exactly what I need on my laptop. Simple but fun games that can run on my core duo with integrated graphics. I’m picking this one up as a distraction from work.

Oh a helpful hint, Hammerfight is on sale this week, but the whole KranX pack is available for only $9.99 The usual cost of hammer fight alone. Personally, I’m gonna go this route. 3 games for the price of 1? I’m in.

HOLY CRAP! Steam UI Update!

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Feb 242010

Well if you don’t know by now, you might not even care. But Steam, the number one digital distribution platform for games, has just completely updated their user interface.

Why does this matter? Because it’s sick! They’ve gone all web 2.0 and I personally think that’s a good thing. Currently the new interface is still in beta, so you have to opt-in using the settings menu in your steam client. I strongly suggest you do.

Here’s a link to the News Update on the Steam website: http://store.steampowered.com/news/3501/

Enjoy,

Zypher

Pioneer Valley Gamer's First Lan Party

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Jul 262009

Pioneer Valley Gamer’s First Lan Party.

Will be held at four rivers school in greenfield ma, so if you’re in the area or just feel like traveling, drop by and win something.

It’s only $10 if you pay before the day, and only $15 at the door so theres no reason not to show up… unless your preoccupied… Yes unfortunetly I am unable to attend due to a previously scheduled event, but in spirt I’m backing this thing full force.

Peace, Zypher

The Gamestop Indie Contest Is on, so win BIG!

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Jul 162009

The Gamestop Indie Contest. is opening it’s eyes to all the indie game developers out there, and you should try to catch them.

First prize is $100,000 US and a scholarship to SMU. Thats some major coinage there.

It does come at a price though, to win you need to submit either a finished game on disc -or- a video describing the game you wish to make… and $100 to cover the costs of the greathall their renting, yeah it baffled me too.

But hey, you gotta do what needs to be done to get noticed in this industry… personally $100 for a raffle ticket is a little steep to me, but w/e.

Peace and Good Luck,

~Zypher

GRID™ on Steam 50% off !!!

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Jul 102009

GRID™ on Steam. Is 50% off this weekend, So If you’ve been living under a rock or just haven’t had a chance to see what a modern racing game can be these days, PICK THIS ONE UP NOW!

Admittedly I’m not crazy about race games, I played some Gran Turismo 2 back in the day, and I still rather enjoy some Flat Out… but this game is just fantastic. The graphics are 9/10 at worst, the control is 8/10 at worst and the fun factor is 7/10 at worst, which really says alot considering I Don’t usally enjoy racing games.

I’m immediatly headed to the bank to drop some money in my account for this.

Peace,

~Zypher

Fallout 3 on Steam 50% off

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Jul 022009

Fallout 3 on Steam is 50% off this weekend, and I highly recommend you pick up a copy.

If you’ve got any kind of patience for your video games, then fallout 3 is for you. It’s not your average FPS though, so don’t be fooled. This is more like an FP-RP-S or First Person Role Playing Shooter, and it does take some time to ramp up.

I’ll be combing my couch cushions however, just trying to scrap some change together and pick up fallout 3, It’s that good. Oh and for skills, I’d suggest: Repair, Small Arms, and Medicine.

Peace,

~Zypher

Or You could always cheat (Cheats Via www.CheatCC.com):

While playing the Game, press ~ to display the console window. Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:

Result	Cheat Code
God mode, infinite ammo, and infinite weight capacity	tgm
No clipping mode	tcl
All mapmarkers	tmm1
Disable enemy combat AI	tcai
Kill selected target	Kill
Kill everyone in area	Killall
Toggle fog of war	tfow
Toggle debug display	tdt
Toggle AI	tai
Teleport to room with all items	coc testqaitems
Toggle free camera mode	tfc
Toggle HUD	tm
Teleport back to Game	coc megatoncommonhouse
Get indicated number of Caps	player.additem 000000F [number]
Spawn indicated number of items in % condition	player.additem [item code], [number], [condition 1-100]
Spawn indicated number of persons or objects	player.placeatme [object code], [number], [x axis], [y axis]
Remove indicated item, person or object	player.removeitem [object or item code], [number]
Get indicated perk	player.addperk [perk code]
Remove indicated perk	player.removeperk [perk code]
Get indicated aid or perk effect	player.addspell [perk or aid code]
Give player ownership of selected item	Setownership
Set player level	player.setlevel [number]
Move to indicated NPC	player.moveto [NPC ID]
Add indicated number of experience points	rewardXP [number]
Add indicated number of Karma points	rewardKarma [number]
Add indicated number of Tag Skill Points	addtagskills [number]
Add indicated number of points to your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats	modpca [attribute] [number]
Add indicated number of points to your skills	modpcs [skill name] [number]
Add indicated number of Special Points	addspecialpoints [number]
Set Special Points	setspecialpoints [number]
Set ability (sneak, barter, etc.) score	player.setAV [ability] [number]
Set skill values	player.ForceAV [number]
Permanently set number of action points	player.setav actionpoints [number]

Oh, theres more there to, check them out here: http://www.cheatcc.com/pc/fallout3cheatscodes.html

GOG.com

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Jun 222009

GOG.com.

Go’s got a couple of games on sale right now, and I strongly suggest picking up the later of the two. Painkiller: black edition, if you remember, was 2nd on fatal1ty’s list of the top ten FPS gaems of all time, and even though his listr was a little bias, you can’t dispute this game is great.

Anyways It’s the last day to pick up either of these games on sale, so strongly consider my suggestion.
~Zypher

YouTube – Fatal1ty's Top 10 FPS PC Games of All Time

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Jun 222009

YouTube – Fatal1ty’s Top 10 FPS PC Games of All Time.

Even though I don’t agree with all the choices, listening to the stories does make me reminise about my own life.

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