The best Starcraft II mods available now
Yesterday Blizzard revealed the three custom game modes they’ve designed using the StarCraft 2 editing tools. However good they turn out to be, they’ll struggle to compete with the wealth of player-made offerings made over the past 6 months using the same kit. The community has done some amazing things. There are mods out there that can turn StarCraft 2 into a fully fledged RPG, a survival horror, a tower defence game or even a game of space combat. Read on for our pick of eight of the best.
And in other PC gaming news…
End of the day, still stories left over. It’s a common sight here at PC Gamer, but as you well know, we never let a story go to waste. That’s why you’re here right now, hungry for the little things that almost got lost in the tidal wave of big headlines. Read on for today’s round-up.
The Minecraft Experiment, day 24: The Real World
When I first started playing Minecraft a few months ago, I played with a rule: if I die, I have to delete the entire world. Now I’m trying to get to hell and back. The diary starts here, and we’re up to the 24th.
It’s my first day back in the real world after a gruelling trek through hell, and I’ve come out miles from home. I’ve also managed to set the world on fire, which I’m pretty sure I said I didn’t want to do.
Blizzard-made StarCraft II custom games now in beta
Blizzard have made three new custom games available to beta test on Battle.net. The modes are still under development, but Blizzard are keen to get some feedback from the community. More details follow.
RAGE screens, trailer and release date announced
id have relaunched the website for the highly anticipated new shooter RAGE. Not only that, but we have release date of September 13 2011, a trailer and three new screen shots. Read on to find them.
Gamers’ Voice vs Michael Pachter
On Monday we reported that UK gaming pressure group Gamers’ Voice were going to report Activision to the Office of Fair Trading, due to the PlayStation 3 and PC versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops being released in such a buggy state that it was almost unplayable. Since then, industry analyst Michael Pachter has labelled the group “crybabies“. Such a move has caused a war of words between the group and Pachter. Read on for the full ‘Pach-Attack’ story.
PC Gamer UK Podcast 50 – Friends 0
Tim, Tom, Owen and Rich amass for a special 50th episode to talk about what they’re looking forward to in 2011 including Portal 2, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3, Thief 4, Deus Ex 3, Battlefield 3, and Diablo. The also discuss whether PlayStation 3 gamers actually have any friends and why SupCom 1 is still great.
Download the MP3, subscribe, or find our older podcasts here. It may take a little while to pop up in iTunes if you get it that way – something odd going on with our RSS feed lately. Thanks for listening.
Monday Night Combat is out, has TF2 bonuses
Monday Night Combat is now available on Steam, and to make it’s launch a little more interesting, some cross-overs are happening between it and Team Fortress 2. Read on for details on the bonuses.
Dive to the Titanic trailer is, somehow, completely badass*
TML Studio’s Dive to the Titanic is on Steam now. And man, it’s got one hell of a trailer. Possibly one of the most dramatic-sounding videos you’ll see in 2011.
Click through to watch. Bring headphones.
Champions Online now free-to-play
Cryptic’s Superhero MMO, Champions Online is now free to play. The latest patch includes an overhaul of almost every aspect of the game.
Read on for the details.
APB Reloaded will be protected by PunkBuster
In the latest APB Reloaded Developer Blog, the team reveal how they’ll be clamping down on cheaters with PunkBuster. Read on for the details.
Skyrim will feature Dark Brotherhood, five cities and 130 dungeons
Bethesda Softworks are tantilisingly releasing more Skyrim information every day. Today’s update comes from the Dutch magazine Power Unlimited. Read on for the details.
American Congressman pushes for warning labels on games
American Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto, CA.) has put forward a bill that demands that “all video games with an Electronics Software Ratings Board rating of Teen or higher” must be sold with a health warning label. Read on for the details of the “The Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2011″.
Magicka launch riddled with bugs. Paradox patching “every 24 hours”
Arrowhead Game Studios and Paradox yesterday released Magicka, a satirical action-adventure fantasy. Unfortunately, reports are flooding message boards that the game has a poor level of quality in it’s launch state, and will require significant patching to bring the title to a playable standard. Read on for details of the issues and the developer’s response.
Starcraft II training ground opens in South Korea: “Drapes so nerds don’t get hurt by the sun”
GOM TV have set up a house that’s designed to help foreign players train up and eventually qualify for their Professional Starcraft League. Click through for Artosis’ guided tour of the Seoul residence and an interview with “John The Translator.” He seems like a nice guy.
