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(2008-09-03 11:55:00)

Blizzard's Next-Gen Battle.net Detailed for StarCraft 2, Diablo 3

Battle.net--Blizzard's online matchmaking portal and community for games including the Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo series--is getting some modern touch-ups in time for the releases of Diablo III and StarCraft II.

Fan site DIII.net has compiled a list of new features gleaned from statements from Blizzard higher-ups. Among the new expected features are:

• Achievements
• Clan support
• Advanced friends list
• In-game chat and voice chat
• Enhanced cheat detection and punishment
• Web community overhaul
• Avatars
• eSports support and automated tournaments

Most of these features are clearly the result of lessons learned from Blizzard's online juggernaut World of Warcraft, while new eSports features should satiate a competitive following frothing at the mouth for StarCraft II. The revamped B...

(2008-09-03 11:19:00)

Battlefield Heroes Trailer Shows Mime on Fire

EA DICE has provided a new trailer for its upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter Battlefield Heroes (PC), showcasing the various customization parts that will be available when the game launches on Battlefield-Heroes.com later this year. [video]12842[/video] Shackvideo users can use the HD Stream.

(2008-09-03 11:03:00)

Weekly PC Sales: The Orange Box Reappears

Continuing its weekly tradition, sales-tracking marketing research firm NPD has released its regular list of the best-selling PC games at US retailers.

Covering the week of August 17 to 23, the list is mostly unchanged from that of last week. That may soon with next week's list, as that data will include sales of the latest Sims 2 expansion, Apartment Pets.

This week though, the only major difference from week's past is the surprise resurgence of Valve's mega-compilation The Orange Box, which contains Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2.

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   Thailand Begins Crackdown on 'Dangerous Games,' Bans Five Titles

   As part of its ongoing attempts to protect youth from video games, the Thailand government has officially banned five video games from sale within the country and established a set of guidelines to help prevent access to "dangerous games."

   The government claims that gaming is "a problem which is obsessive and has an (adverse) effect on the behavior of children and teens," going by a translation of an official press release by CNET Asia writer Jesada Chandraprasert.

   The five banned games are as follows:

   • Hitman
   • 300
   • Killer 7
   • Hitman: Blood Money
   • 50 Cent Bulletproof

   The above represents almost half of a Thailand-issued list of dangerous and banned video games. As GamePolitics notes, Thailand's list curiously mirrors a...

   
   
   (2008-09-03 09:43:00)

   Good Old Games Launches Public Beta Sept. 8

   Following a brief delay, CD Projekt today announced that its digital distribution platform focused on classic PC titles will enter into public beta next Monday, Sept. 8.

   

   On that day, anyone who applied for beta access at GOG.com on or before September 7 will be able to purchase and download DRM-free copies of "about 30 acclaimed title from Interplay and Codemasters," with more to be added each week.

   The games will be priced at ei...

   
   
   
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