Splash Damage Hires Industry Veterans

 

Splash Damage, the developer of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, has hired four game industry veterans to work on their announced multiplatform project. Atleast Splash Damage was smart enough to acknowledge how inadequate they are when it comes to developing great games. Maybe the four hired veterans will add another cheek to their half-ass work. Maybe?

Press Release: 

Splash Damage, the award-winning independent developer, today announced the hiring of four industry heavyweights to its team. Following the recent announcement of its partnership with Bethesda Softworks®, Splash Damage is planning to double the size of its development team to more than 60 staff as it moves into multi-platform development on an as-yet unannounced title. Read more

Ubisoft Pirates RELOADED Crack

 

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.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 DLC Details

Ubisoft is bringing some delicious free DLC for Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. The new content includes three new maps, more ranks and increased difficulty. More details below:

Press Release:  

Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced the full list for the upcoming release of “Fan Pack” – an all-new downloadable content (DLC) package for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. Scheduled for release in July via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION Network and ubi.com, this content package will enrich and extend the original game by offering three new multiplayer maps. Also included is a new High Stakes setting that allows players to play their favorite online modes in an exciting new way, along with the ability to attain new ranks and A.C.E.S. Ubisoft has decided to offer this additional content for free to all Rainbow Six fans. Until then, take a look below for all the details of the updated content. Read more

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 v1.02 Patch Released

Ubisoft has released a new patch for Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Details below:

Patch Notes:

* Added Speech Recognition.
* Added KillCam and SwapTeam to SADS options.
* Added SADS output log and automatic reconnection after network lost.

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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 v1.01 Patch Released

Ubisoft Montreal has released the first patch for their tactical FPS, Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Release notes below:

* Added Voice Chat Support
* Pressing F5 now refreshes the match search list
* Fix for spawn camping
* Switch weapon is now faster in adversarial
* Lower respawn timer for deathmatch and team deathmatch
* Added Team balance XP penalty
* Enabled outfitting option in observer mode.
* Team Leader respawn modification: Respawning with the leader is now the default option

Full release notes and download links after the break.
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Spring 2008 Upcoming Games Preview

FiringSquad has a preview of all the upcoming spring games that are just few weeks away from release. The list includes both PC and console (arrgh!) titles. Some of the titles they selected, include Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, PC version of Assassin’s Creed and many more. Interestingly, the PC version of Mass Effect is missing from the list. Read the feature here

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Delayed

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 on PC has been pushed from it’s original release date of 28th march to April 17th. As of now, Ubisoft hasn’t given any reason why the title has been delayed. Perhaps Ubisoft wanted to see if the pirates can leak the title like Assassin’s Creed? ;)

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Co-op Trailer

A new trailer for Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 shows 1.30 mins of co-op action. Vegas is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal and is scheduled for a March 18th release on PC, PlayStation3 and Xbox360. HD and streamable versions of the trailer after the jump.

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