Press Release:

Outspark today announced the newest addition to its virtual playground: Blackshot. A militaristic first-person shooter loaded with powerful weapons, lifelike characters and gritty environments, Blackshot’s intense multiplayer action will appeal to gamers of all skill levels. Outspark continues to aggressively build out its rich portfolio of free-to-play games, and is bringing its community of nearly three million gamers yet another exciting and immersive title with Blackshot. Read the rest of this entry »

Flagship may have lost the IP, but their overhyped MMO is still very much alive. Namco Bandai games have made an “official” annoucement by the means of a forum post:

Hello Hellgaters,

I know everyone is looking for an announcement, and we’d love to make one — but right now, many things are in flux and we don’t have all the information yet. As soon as we do, we’ll post here on the forums, on the website, and anywhere else we can find you.

In the short term, please do not worry. The game is up, the servers are not going away in the short term and any major changes to status will be communicated in advance.

I’d like to ask for your patience as we try to figure it all out and chart a new course. We value your community, your commitment, and your passion for Hellgate and we will make sure that any solution that we architect will support all of you as best as we are able.

Thanks again. We hope to have a real announcement shortly.

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Zack “Ozuri” Karlsson
Sr. Director, Business Development
NAMCO BANDAI Games America, Inc.

Hellgate: London - the game itself, continues to live along. For how long, that’s anybody’s guess. But with salty responses like these, it looks as if Hellgate: London already has one foot in the grave.

Kaos Studios has released another patch for their shooter; Frontlines: Fuel of War. Release notes and download links below:

Release Notes: 

• Players will no longer be kicked by PunkBuster for using the comma “,” or forward slash “/” character in their names in multiplayer matches.
• The binding for the Action key (E) has been fixed. This is also used for the Exit Vehicle function.
• Keys that have already been used will be checked for when changing control key bindings.
• The distance for melee attacks has been shortened.
• The “pipe” character will no longer hide text in the server information window.
• Chinese translation errors on the server browser have been fixed.
• The Frontline will show up properly on the map.
• Fixed first-person weapon animation blends between run and sprint.
• Added functionality to allow firing of a weapon to break sprint. Previously you had to come out of sprint and then left-click to fire.
• “Master server connection ID verification failed” error has been fixed.

Download - KAOS Official Site

Size: 67MB

Brand new screenshots of Project Origin:

More “spooky” stuff.

Probably the most unbelievable (not in literal terms) piece of gaming industry news you’ve heard. Ubisoft stole the Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 crack from the famed group RELOADED and allegedly released it as a No-CD fix for their D2D customers. Examining the .exe file revealed the “RELOADED” tag.

Bravo Ubisoft, you’ve outdone yourself in douchebaggery.

Press Release:

Product Overview:
Borderlands combines the best in first-person action with player customization and vehicular combat for incredible layers of gameplay depth. The game features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in weapons, item drops and character customization. Borderlands allows for multiple players to share the same game experience simultaneously online in co-op gameplay. Players can freely join or leave each other’s games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. These features, along with a rich and deep fiction that touches upon the mysteries buried beneath the surface of a danger-filled planet, combine to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of modern shooters. Read the rest of this entry »

Gearbox has released new screens for their upcoming FPS; Borderlands. Check them out below:

More Borderland media.

Kiefer Sutherland, notable for being “Jack Bauer” in FOX’s blockbuster series; 24 has signed up to voice act one of the main characters in Call of Duty: World at War. With Sutherland’s talent and the distinct voice, you’d be hard pressed to find a better actor for the role.

Press Release:

Taking gamers as close to war as they’ll ever want to get, Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising is the much anticipated return of the genre-defining military conflict simulator. Set to deliver the total combat experience, Operation Flashpoint 2 will challenge players to survive the chaos and rapidly evolving situations of modern warfare in a new contemporary theatre.

Players will experience the intensity, diversity and claustrophobia of a modern conflict from the unique perspectives of an infantry marine, a helicopter pilot, a Special Forces officer or a tank commander, each engaged against the full force of the Chinese PLA on a scale never previously experienced in a military action title. Gameplay simulates an immense conflict between advanced forces and provides unparalleled scope with different military disciplines, vehicles and equipment for players to utilize. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has released a new batch of screenshots for Far Cry 2. As with most other release media nowadays, all screenshots have been photoshopped. badly.

More photoshopped goodness here.