Team Fortress 2 Update, Pyro Nerfed

Valve’s team based shooter has recieved a brand new update and would you know it, the update nerfed the game. Pyro’s bonus HP gained by backburner weapon has been removed.

Team Fortress 2

• Fixed team switches on Attack/Defense maps spamming the console
• Fixed the Kritzkrieg not working on servers with crits turned off
• Fixed some clipped localized strings in various in-game dialogs
• Fixed several cases where files were synchronously loaded while the game was running
• Fixed a shutdown crash in the material system
• Cached rendering of item model panels to improve performance, in particular while weapon selection was visible
• Added a gear symbol behind the health bar for Engineer buildings, in both target IDs and freeze panels
• Players killing themselves will now give a kill credit to the last enemy who damaged them
• Fixed grenades, rockets, and flamethrower being able to fire through grates at round starts
• Fixed players being killed and creating ragdolls during team switches
• Fixed various exploits and performance problems in CP_Badlands, CP_Well, and CP_Fastlane
• Removed health bonus from the Backburner

The free roller MMORPG Street Gears unveils its races

Press Release:

Announced on the 8th of May, Street Gears, the upcoming free roller MMORPG of the gPotato Europe portal, unveils itself to the public. Gala Networks Europe unveils the functioning of the races and their different mods. Street Gears is still scheduled in open beta on the second half of June 2008.

The races are an important part of the gameplay of Street Gears. From the persistent city of Park Town, the players can go into exciting races on the different tracks available. Eight tracks will be available at the release of the game but frequent content addition will be made by the development team during the month after. The tracks are classified by difficulty in order to allow the less experienced riders to have as much fun as the most famous roller stars, and different game mods are available on each track. Read more

Champions Online - QnA

Developer Cryptic Studios has released a QnA session for their upcoming superhero MMO; Champions Online.

When you say that any character can pick any powers the phrase “jack of many master of none” comes to mind. My question is if I choose a power outside of my “archetype” (for lack of a better word) will it just be a waste of points because I’ll be spending at a premium to get a substandard version of a power? Or will my brick’s fire blast be just as good as the energy projector’s? (Shofu)

Arkayne: Good question, Shofu. Choosing an “archetype” gives you bonuses with certain categories of powers, not just powers listed under your archetype. For example, if you choose Brick as your focus, any defensive powers you choose are more effective because you’re a Brick. Using your fire blast example, Bricks are just as effective as Mentalists when it comes to fire blasts, but Energy Projectors gain a bonus when using them because that’s their focus.

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Warhammer Online Special Edition To Have Only 55,000 Copies

If you live in Europe and digg Warhammer games, make sure to pre-order the special edition of Warhammer: Online early. According to EA Mythic, “only” 55,000 units are being made.

Included in the special edition will be a copy of the game, “Art of Warhammer Online” - 224 page book, Grumlok and Gazbag miniatures (assembly and painting required) and “Prelude to War” - 128 page hard cover graphic novel.

Special Edition buyers will also be able to enjoy the following exclusive in-game content:

• The Librams of Insight - XP gain modifier, 60 minute duration, 3 uses
• Player character heads - 12 unique, male and female
• Quest rewards and titles - 12 bonus quests, 12 item rewards and 12 player titles

Thanks, VideoGamer.com

Crysis Weekly Update #7

The latest Crysis weekly update is here, apart from the regular updates regarding patches and fixes, Crytek also has a nice out takes bonus series. We welcome you to the “Crysis Weekly Update #7”, which is an official status report from Crytek to the world-wide community in order to get you up-to-date on the progress of various Crysis related topics. The update today will inform you about our current community work after the patch and SDK release. In addition we also have news regarding the security hole for you and as a little bonus we prepared series especially for the community which we hope you like! Read more

Take-Two forms severance plan in case of takeover

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. the target of a $1.9 billion buyout offer by Electronic Arts Inc , said on Friday it had adopted a severance plan for employees who get fired in the event the company is bought. The plan, adopted on March 3 and detailed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will give executives up to 1.5 times their salary and bonus for up to 18 months if they are fired without cause within a year of a change in control. Read more