PC Game News

Four games have been added to the latest Humble Bundle pack including BIT.TRIP RUNNER, Gratuitous Space Battles, Jamestown and Wizorb.

“If you have already purchased the bundle, they should automatically show up on your download page. New customers can access them by paying more than the current average on the site.

All four added games are DRM-free and run on Windows, Mac, and Linux, come with soundtracks, and can optionally be redeemed on Steam and the Ubuntu Software Center!”

Blizzard Entertainment today announced the launch of Mists of Pandaria, the latest expansion to the hugely popular MMORPG World of Warcraft.

“In World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, warships of the Alliance and Horde clash off the coast of a long-lost continent, signaling the start of a new era of discovery and conquest in the history of Azeroth. As players storm the shores of this exotic new frontier and begin to explore its mysteries, they’ll encounter brave new allies, unearth ancient secrets, and play their part in reigniting the long-brewing conflict between the Horde and Alliance on a strange battlefield far from home.

A special Collector’s Edition packed with bonus items is also now available exclusively in retail stores at a suggested retail price of $79.99 USD. In addition to the game disc, the Collector’s Edition contains:

• A World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria behind-the-scenes DVD and Blu-ray two-disc set including over an hour of developer interviews and commentary
• The World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Collector’s Edition soundtrack CD
• The Art of Mists of Pandaria, a 208-page hardback tome including never-before-seen artwork from the development process
• A special-edition World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria mouse pad featuring Chen Stormstout, the legendary pandaren brewmaster
• World of Warcraft Imperial Quilen flying mount and Lucky Quilen Cub pet, StarCraft® II Battle.net® portraits, and Diablo® III banner sigil and accent

For more information about World of Warcraft and Mists of Pandaria, visit https://www.WorldofWarcraft.com.”

The list of new PC game releases, Blu-ray releases and movies opening the week of September 24th, 2012.

PC games:

• Angel Code
• Eternal Journey: New Atlantis
• FIFA Soccer 13
• Jagged Alliance: Crossfire
• The Amazing Spider-Man
• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
• World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

Movies opening this week:

• Hotel Transylvania
• Looper
• Pitch Perfect (limited)
• Solomon Kane (limited)
• The Other Dream Team (limited)
• The Waiting Room (limited NYC)
• Won’t Back Down

Blu-ray releases:

• American Horror Story: The Complete First Season
• Arachnophobia
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
• BNO: Here & There 2
• Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection
• Cheeky
• Cocktail
• Damsels in Distress
• Dave
• Delicacy
• Eating Raoul (Criterion Collection)
• Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
• G.I. Joe Renegades: Season One
• Gamera The Brave
• Gerhard Richter Painting
• Get All You Deserve
• Golden Winter
• Key & Peele: Season One
• Klown
• Le Grand Macabre
• Lone Wolf & Cub Complete
• Maniac
• Marvel’s The Avengers
• Night of the Devils
• Portlandia: Season 2
• Recoil – A Strange Hour in Budapest
• Resident Evil: Damnation
• Rigoletto
• Rinaldo
• Ring Without Words
• Sigismondo
• Strippers vs. Werewolves
• The American President
• The Samaritan
• The Tall Man
• This is Cinerama
• Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich
• Wong Kar-Wai Double Feature: Fallen Angels and Happy Together
• Zombie

THQ today announced that pre-ordering for Company of Heroes 2 has begun, offering extra incentives for those who choose to buy early. The game is scheduled to be released early next year.

“All customers who pre-order the game from participating retailers will receive a global pre-order bonus consisting of two vehicle skins for their medium weight vehicles, the German Rotbraun and Soviet Leningrad, with selected retailers also offering guaranteed beta access during the Closed Beta phase.

As well as these incentives customers who pre-order the game from Steam will be enrolled into the exclusive Steam Pre-Purchase Tiered Reward Program which will feature a number of rewards including unlocks for Team Fortress 2 and Warhammer® 40,000®: Dawn of War II® Retribution.

Players who choose to pre-order from Origin instead, will receive all of the global pre-order incentives as well as an exclusive Soviet Bryansk Front vehicle skin to convert their heavy vehicles.

Finally ShopTHQ pre-order customers will receive the same global pre-order incentives as the other retailers as well as the Command Pass, which will entitle players to download new bonus multiplayer maps as well as take part in exclusive member’s only events. The Command Pass will also be available for purchase separately post-release.

As well as Standard Edition of the game, a Digital Collector’s Edition is available for $99.99. Included in this edition is access to the first three single player “Content Packs” when they become available as well as the Command Pass, exclusive heavy German Whitewash and Soviet Winter Cobblestone tank skins and a Veteran badge to display on the player’s in-game profile. Additionally, players will receive the award-winning original Company of Heroes base game with both its expansion packs.”

Bohemia Interactive today released a new trailer for Carrier Command: Gaea Mission, which showcases the core mechanics in the upcoming action/strategy game.

“Based on the groundbreaking classic from 1988, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission offers a blend of first- and third-person vehicular combat with tactical and strategic elements. Set in a massive game environment – consisting of 33 unique islands hosting 6 distinct climatic zones – players are put in command of a futuristic military carrier holding multiple remotely controllable and customizable units. By traversing the seas and establishing a strategic network of island bases for mining, production and defense, players will set out to destroy their adversary’s carrier and conquer the archipelago on the planetoid Taurus.

The game features the Gaea Mission campaign, in which you follow a rich storyline involving Lieutenant Myrik, a member of a special United Earth Coalition taskforce that seeks to defeat the Asian Pacific Alliance. Alternatively, people can go head on with a mode similar to the original Carrier Command. This mode, named Strategy Game, enables players to set starting parameters such as enemy strength and available resources, which determine the difficulty and length of a game.

Bohemia Interactive’s Carrier Command: Gaea Mission will be in stores for both Windows PC & Xbox 360 on September 28, 2012 in Europe by Mastertronic Group Ltd. and October 2, 2012 in North America by Rising Star Games Inc.”

Ronimo Games today announced the release of the version 1.5 patch for Awesomenauts, adding DLC skins for all characters.

“The characters of the multiplayer shooter Awesomenauts have always looked pretty fine, but as of today they can get totally fabulous! Because each of them now has access to a sweet alternative outfit.

You can grab the skin for your favorite character at ($2.49 / €2,49 / £1,74). But if you’re like us you probably have multiple favorites, so we made these handy bundles:

• Mean and Green ($5.99/ €5,99 / £4,49): Froggy G (Grandmaster Splash), Gnaw (Bumble Gnaw) and Derpl Zork (Hotrod Derpl)
• Blast from the Past ($5.99/ €5,99 / £4,49): Voltar (Disco Voltar), Leon Chameleon (Mousquetiere Leon) and Yuri (Kosmonaut Yuri)
• Tropical Thunder ($5.99/ €5,99 / £4,49): Lonestar (Officer Lonestar), Coco (Coco Hawaii) and Clunk (Replaceable Clunk)
• Costume Party ($14.99/ €14,99 / £11,99): All nine skins!

So suit up, it’s time to get Awesome!

For more information and updates, check out our website www.awesomenauts.com“

Paradox Interactive today released the launch trailer for War of the Roses, the medieval action game by Fatshark. The game will be available to pre-order customers on September 25th and the official launch is October 2nd.

“The final call has gone out for brave knights to gain early access to War of the Roses, the upcoming medieval squad combat title from Paradox Interactive and Fatshark. Players are being called to arms in a new trailer, released today, which encourages bold knights to choose their weapons wisely, and to come prepared with the skill to wield them. This trailer shall serve as a final reminder to those knights who wish to test their mettle on the fields of battle: bring any weapon you wish, but it will not save you unless you have mastered it. “

Ubisoft today released the fourth and final installment of the Inside Assassin’s Creed III videos, this time focusing on the environments in the upcoming sequel.

“Shipping was crucial to colonial America. The reliance on imports made port cities Boston and New York critically important to the new land. This is where the Revolution began. And the importance of these cities is reflected in the game, where the action is set against instantly recognizable historic events like the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre.”

More details.

Humble Indie Bundle 6 has launched, which includes Dustforce, Rochard, Shatter, S.P.A.Z., Torchlight and Vessel.

“Six mind-blowing games. Humble Indie Bundle 6 features six fantastic titles and five breathtaking soundtracks. Name your price and dive into the critically acclaimed action-RPG Torchlight; the rugged sci-fi action platformer Rochard; physics-based brick breaker Shatter; top down space combat sim Space Pirates and Zombies; and steampunk puzzle platformer Vessel. Customers who beat the average price will also get the incredible frantic acrobatic platformer, Dustforce!”

2K Games and Gearbox Software today announced that Borderlands 2 has been shipped and is now available at North American retailers. The game ships internationally on the 21st.

“Developed by Gearbox Software, Borderlands 2 features all-new characters and skill trees, diverse new environments, missions and enemies, as well as weapons and equipment with more personality than ever before. Players will also experience an all-new story that takes place five years after the events of the original game. Four friends can team up online to journey through the huge, open world of Pandora to take down the notorious Handsome Jack and his corrupt Hyperion Corporation.

“Borderlands 2 is a Gearbox team passion project through and through,” said Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software. “Borderlands 2 is a must-play, one-of-a-kind single-player game and the best-in-class cooperative experience. Bring friends!”

Like the original game, Borderlands 2 will be supported with four add-on content campaigns. These four add-on content campaigns will be available individually or as a combined purchase of the Borderlands 2 Season Pass. This special offer, available starting on September 18, includes nearly $40.00 of add-on content and will be available for $29.99 (PlayStation®Network) / 2400 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network) / $29.99 (Windows PC). Once purchased, the Borderlands 2 Season Pass enables gamers to download all of the announced add-on content campaigns for free as they become available on the PlayStation®Network, Xbox LIVE and Windows PC. All four add-on content campaigns are scheduled to be available by June 2013.”

The list of new PC game releases, Blu-ray releases and movies opening the week of September 17th, 2012.

PC games:

• Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
• Borderlands 2
• Dogfight 1942
• Eternal Journey: New Atlantis – Collector’s Edition
• F1 2012
• Jet Set Radio
• Torchlight II
• Train Simulator 2013
• Twisted Lands: Origin

Movies opening this week:

• 17 Girls (limited)
• About Cherry (limited)
• Backwards (limited)
• Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (limited)
• Dredd 3D
• End of Watch
• House at the End of the Street
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower (limited)
• The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (limited)
• Trouble with the Curve
• Unconditional (limited)

Blu-ray releases:

• A Double Life
• Alien Deep With Bob Ballard
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3
• Black Sunday: Remastered Ed.
• Chico & Rita Collector’s Ed.
• Children of Paradise (Criterion Collection)
• Cyrano De Bergerac
• Daimajin: Triple Feature Collector’s Ed.
• Devil’s Advocate
• Do-Deca-Pentathalon
• Ed Wood
• Encounter: Paradise Lost
• Halloween II
• Halloween III: Season of the Witch
• Hatchet For The Honeymoon: Remastered Ed.
• Hawaii Five-O: The Second Season
• Hysteria
• Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure
• Judge Dredd
• Kate Perry The Movie: Part of Me
• Les Visiteurs Du Soir (Criterion Collection)
• Love Exposure
• Macbeth
• Magic of Belle Isle
• Man-Trap
• Marvel Animated Features 8-Film Complete Collection
• Modern Family: The Complete Third Season
• Queen of the Damned
• Super Cyclone
• Supernatural: The Complete Seventh Season
• The Babymakers
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
• The Best of Ancient Aliens
• The Cabin in The Woods
• The Game (Criterion Collection)
• The Victim
• War of the Roses: Filmmaker Signature Series
• WWE: SummerSlam 2012

Paradox Interactive today released a new developer diary for March of the Eagles, the upcoming RTS game.

“Set for release early next year, “March of the Eagles” takes you the cabinet chambers and killing fields of Napoleonic Europe. Lead one of Europe’s great powers to victory and uphold or take down the Corsican upstart that sits on the throne of France.

The first developer diary was published today, and it focuses on the big picture – what “March of the Eagles” is all about and information about the geography, the design vision and the team’s ambitions. The developer diaries will be published on a weekly basis up until the release to take you deep inside the development of their strategy/wargame March of the Eagles.

In the first diary, Johan Andersson, Studio Manager at Paradox Development Studio introduces March of the Eagles:
“We like to think of all of our games as one big family, so, think of March of the Eagles as a love child with a lot of parents. It has the war focus from Hearts of Iron, the time frame and visuals from Europa Universalis, and victory conditions similar to those you’ve seen in Sengoku.”

Read the complete developer diary.”

As promised, the long awaited Blake Mesa, a Half-Life 2 total conversion modification of the original Half-Life, was released today. Many thought Black Mesa might never get a release and the mod has earned multiple vaporware awards by Wired Magazine. The mod is one of the first of 10 projects set to launch through Steam Greenlight but it’s not on Steam quite yet. Black Mesa can be downloaded from the following mirrors listed below.

“It’s been a long time coming, and we had a rough start this morning, but it’s out in the wild! Black Mesa is released! If you are having trouble with our mirrors on the main site, try the torrent, and help us seed!

More than anything, SPREAD THE WORD! We are giving this all away to the community, but the best payment we can possibly get is that we get as many people to download and play this game as possible! HELP US PROMOTE IT, EVERYWHERE!

Thanks guys! Today is a good day!”

The ~3GB files can be downloaded from GameUpdates (torrent), FileShack, GameFront, Gamer’s Hell, or ModDB.

Bohemia Interactive today announced the release of update v1.06 for Take On Helicopters, which also includes a free DLC pack called Take On Helicopters: Rearmed.

“Aside a large number of fixes, improvements and optimizations to the core engine, the new Downtown update also implements a major new free DLC called Take On Helicopters: Rearmed. This DLC offers a convenient way for people owning titles suchs as Arma 2, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, Arma 2: Combined Operations to get that content into Take On Helicopters.

Take On Helicopters Project Lead Joris-Jan van ‘t Land about the Rearmed initiative:

“When we initially developed Take On Helicopters, its focus was on civilian flight. We still believe in this non-combat gameplay, but of course our studio’s origins lie in military gaming. By using some clever ways of merging installed products, without the player having to tweak manual settings, it is now possible to combine the two worlds. Take On Helicopters gets an incredible amount of new content, while many of the improvements are applied to it as well. I love flying a helicopter over Chernarus, bathed in improved lighting and covered by the beautiful clouds. Takistan is a more detailed part of South Asia and the ideal playground for combined arms desert operations.”

Additionally, a number of fixes and improvements to the core technology, which had recently been applied to other Bohemia Interactive games via the Operation Arrowhead beta patch program, have been ported across to Take On Helicopters – resulting in a significant performance boost when flying over densely populated areas such as Seattle Downtown, plus increased stability in the multiplayer code.

Last but not least, aspiring pilots might like to know that the price of Take On Helicopters, and the Take On Helicopters: Hinds DLC, has been significantly reduced. It means people can now start flying for up to 37% less than the original price.

To apply the Downtown update (including the free Rearmed DLC), players can download the installer from the updates section on the game’s official website. The Steam version of Take On Helicopters will be updated automatically.”

Ubisoft today announced the release of the first content pack for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online, which features a new Contest mode map, six new weapon variants, three new headgear variants and two new body armor variants.

“Set in a nuclear reprocessing complex deep within Russia’s Arctic circle, Tomsk-9 is Ghost Recon Online’s largest map.  Featuring both indoor and outdoor environments as well as a symmetrical map design, Tomsk-9 will offer players a balanced competitive game play flow.

The GRO community has played a major role in shaping the development of this update, by helping identify the over 300 balance changes, improvements, and bug fixes that have gone into the Arctic Pack along with the new content.

Content includes:

• Tomsk-9 map
• 6 Arctic Camouflaged Weapon Variants
  • L86A1 IW ALP Light Machine Gun
  • MK 16 CQC ALP Assault Rifle
  • P90 SD ALP Sub-Machine Gun
  • M-200 SD ALP Sniper Rifle
  • NC2000 C ALP Shotgun
  • USP 45 ALP Pistol
• 3 Arctic Camouflaged Headgear Variants
• OCF-FL2 Helmet ALP (for the Assault class)
• ECW-G5 RS Hood ALP (for the Recon  class)
• CBRN-L4 Headgear ALP (for the Specialist  class)
• HERMES S-03 Mk. II ALP
• TITAN S-03 MK. II ALP
• 2 Arctic Camouflaged Body Armor Variants

The Arctic Pack is available for Ghost Recon Online players Today. All items are available for purchase in-game via both game (Requisition Points) and premium currencies (Ghost Coins). The Arctic weapon variants will be available for a 2 week period, while the Arctic headgear and body armor variants will be available on a permanent basis in the in-game Store.

For more news and information, please visit the game’s official website at www.ghostrecononline.com.”