By Tim Hage on Jun 13th, 2010 at 7:35PM
A few days ago, UK retailer Play.com updated their Medal of Honor PS3 store listing with some information pertaining to the game’s pre-release beta, including its July 5th start date. Today, EA stated that the information is incorrect and there is currently no Medal of Honor beta planned.
via [Glimpse Dog]
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 13th, 2010 at 6:02PM
The past week’s best news and featured content…
Valve’s E3 2010 Surprise Not Half-Life 2 Episode 3
- After the cancellation of Valve’s special Portal 2 E3 2010 event, everyone jumped to the conclusion that Half-Life 2: Episode 3 would now be Valve’s main focus at the event, but after fans and members of the press spammed Gabe Newell’s inbox, he finally replied with the following: “It isn’t ep 3.”
By Tim Hage on Jun 13th, 2010 at 2:27PM
In anticipation of E3, new trailers have been hitting the net and big-name titles Dead Space 2 and Fallout: New Vegas aren’t going to miss out on the fun. We’ll save you the typical wall of text, so hit the jump and have a look at the trailers for yourself.
By Tim Hage on Jun 13th, 2010 at 2:25PM
Trine developers Frozenbyte have confirmed that Trine 2 is coming. After a fan commented on the developer’s community forums that Frozenbyte will reveal Trine 2 at E3 this year, their community forum admin had the following to say:
“Yes [confirming that Trine's sequel is coming]. And before anyone asks, it will come to PC in addition to any other platforms. That’s all we can say right now.
And we’re very happy too.”
By Tim Hage on Jun 13th, 2010 at 12:16AM
With the legendary launch of Modern Warfare 2 back in November, it’s no surprise that the award-winning game spawned many themed products, gaming related and otherwise. Recently, we reviewed the MW2-themed peripherals from Mad Catz, but now it’s time to go a bit more visual.
When we first stumbled across these Ghost-themed balaclavas, we decided it was time to retire our ninja masks and pirate eye-patches (yes, we wore them under our ninja masks, wanna fight about it?) for a more theme-appropriate, facially-obscuring item. A few emails later, we’ve got our faces in one of these awesome masks and we’re here to tell all.
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 12th, 2010 at 11:31AM
So, this our eighth ever podcast. As always, we let you know what we’ve been up to aside from the hustle and bustle of Tech Olive, as well recap some of the big news from the past couple of weeks. Then we end with our main discussion about we expect to see at E3 this year. We’re still working out the kinks in our audio, but we think we’re getting really close to solving all of the problems that we’ve been having. So, please sit back, relax, and listen (or don’t, but please do) to our latest OliveCast.
Hosts: Craig Lloyd and Tim Hage
Music: Cool Cavemen – Fusion
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00:52 – What We’ve Been Up To
01:19 – Red Dead Redemption for PC Not Coming Anytime Soon
06:42 – Mad Catz MW2 Xbox 360 Controller and Throat Communicator
10:32 – Treyarch Considering Dedicated Servers for Call of Duty: Black Ops
11:38 – Call of Duty: Black Ops Co-op Separate From Primary Campaign
18:11 – Review: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Ultra-Portable Drive
20:35 – Mini Review: Seagate GoFlex Net Media Sharing Device
22:24 – E3 2010 Preview
26:02 – Portal 2 E3 Party Canceled, New Surprise Incoming
26:40 – Valve’s E3 2010 Surprise Not Half-Life 2 Episode 3
27:03 – Portal 2 Delayed; No Cake Until Next Year
30:18 – Crysis 2 Teaser Warns of “Pinger” Attack at E3
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By Craig Lloyd on Jun 11th, 2010 at 2:27PM
Because of the huge success of Rockstar’s wild west action shooter, Red Dead Redemption, it’s no surprise that PC gamers want to join in on the fun. Rockstar recently released a Red Dead Redemption animated screensaver on their website, but according to the comments, most gamers aren’t amused. Many thought it was cheap of Rockstar to use the PC to publicize their new game, yet neglect to release it on the platform. Rockstar responded with this vague message:
“As of now, there are no current plans to bring Red Dead Redemption to the PC platform. If that should change, we will let you know.”
Even though we won’t see it on the PC anytime soon, it sounds like it may be coming eventually.
via [Big Download]
By Craig Lloyd on Jun 11th, 2010 at 12:03AM
Get ready, folks. Our monthly OliveCast will be back this weekend, and we actually have some very interesting things to talk about. We’ll be discussing what Tim and I have been up to since the last OliveCast, as well as recapping some news from the past couple weeks. Then, we’ll wrap up with what should hopefully be an interesting discussion on what we could expect at E3 2010.
We don’t know exactly when we’ll be posting up the new OliveCast for your hearing pleasure, but we promise it will be up before Saturday gets done with. Stay tuned!
By Tim Hage on Jun 10th, 2010 at 11:18PM
So, Team Fortress 2 has finally hit Mac. Why should PC gamers care? Two words: Free. Weekend. Valve is offering a TF2 free weekend and a 50% off sale for the duration of the weekend. And if that’s not enough, get yourself a free set of in-game earbuds by playing on a Mac during the launch weekend.
If you’re still looking for something to tickle your fancy, then look no further! Steam is also celebrating a “Bethesda Weekend.” What does that mean for you? Awesome discounts on Fallout 3 ($24.99), The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion ($8.50), and The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind ($5.00).
By Tim Hage on Jun 10th, 2010 at 12:10PM
Thankfully, Obsidian opted to avoid the terrible Games for Windows Live integration that we saw in Fallout 3. This time around, Fallout: New Vegas‘ PC release will be managed by Steam and as a result, the game will make full use of Steamworks and Steam’s ease of DRM delivery. We have also been assured that modding will remain as accessible as previous Fallout titles.
Moving to more informational nuggets. Four different pre-order equipment packs have been announced. While these pre-order bonuses don’t offer any real swag (you’ll have to grab the Collector’s Edition for that), they still offer a nice, in-game equipment upgrade to get you started in the rough and cut-throat wasteland. Hit the break for a complete list of goodies.
