Team Fortress 2 Spy Guide
Team Fortress 2 is now free, so everyone with a Steam account owns it. If you haven’t played before, it can be an intimidating, hat-riddled game. Previously we gave you a handle on the basics, items and classes, now we’re going in depth on each class.
We’ve covered the Heavy, Medic, Sniper, Scout and Soldier. Today’s lesson is in Team Fortress 2′s most unusual class, the elusive Spy.
Katamari mastermind to work on Glitch
Japanese developer Keita Takahashi – more famous for such console favourites as Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy – has joined Canadian developers Tiny Speck to aid them on their forthcoming MMO Glitch.
Take a look at the trailer. If you’re familiar with Takahashi’s work, you’ll already understand why he’s shown interest in the title. Takahashi is blogging about his experiences in Canada and at Tiny Speck for Japanese magazine Famitsu, which you can read here. In regards to him joining the project as a freelance contributer, he writes: “The reason of joining Glitch, it looks interesting. To create the game, to live the daily life at foreign country, there are quite interesting for me even if includes many troubles. The another reason is because I could feel similar atmosphere of Glitch and Katamari and NOBY.”
Glitch is currently in closed beta, but you can sign up for a chance to test at the game’s official website. Tiny Speck themselves are made up largely of the team who created Flickr, the popular image hosting website.
Metro: Last Light trailer causes carnage with mini-gun
THQ have released the first segment of their E3 demo trailer for Metro: Last Light. Starting out with some stealth work from the shadows, the action takes a turn for the more mental when our subway-dwelling hero gets his hands on a mini-gun.
Last Light follows on from its predecessor Metro 2033, with players taking on the role of protagonist Artyom once more as they battle their way through the irradiated landscapes of a dystopian Russia. Last Light is due for release next year.
No Skyrim demo say Bethesda
Bethesda have admitted in an interview with Gameplanet that there will not be a demo of Skyrim.
In the video interview found by Eurogamer, producer Craig Lafferty says: “No, we won’t be doing a demo. For a game of this size and complexity it’s really hard to do a demo the represents the game truly. And it would have to be a gigantic demo. So we won’t be doing a demo.”
Those desperate for some dragon slaying action will just have to sit out the long, harsh wait until Skyrim’s release on November 11.
Change your passwords! QuakeCon forums hacked
Blue’s News are reporting that the old QuakeCon forum site has been hacked, with username and password data compromised.
In a story posted on the QuakeCon website, the admin write: “In recent days, a hacker carried out an unlawful intrusion of the old forums.quakecon.org site, compromising usernames and passwords. While we have taken appropriate steps to protect the new forums from attack, we recommend anyone using their old credentials on another site to change their passwords immediately.
We regret any inconvenience this may have caused, and suggest you migrate to the new forums — which will be live shortly — to discuss QuakeCon 2011.”
It is advised if you ever used your QuakeCon username or password for another website that you take steps to change them to help protect yourself against intrusive action.
Payday: The Heist screens break out
Point Break simulator Payday: The Heist was the surprise highlight of E3 this year, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun have uncovered some screenshots the Left 4 Dead-influenced cop killing game has dropped on its latest robbery. Read on to see nine full-res images packed with unsettling face-masks and SWAT team brutality.
Play Modern Warfare 3 at the Call of Duty XP event
Activision have revealed ticket prices and information on the Call of Duty XP convention on the CoD XP website, where the public will get their first chance to play Modern Warfare 3.
Tickets to the event go on sale on July 19 at 10am PST (1pm EST, 6pm BST) and will set you back $150. Your cash gets you two days at the event at a location that is no less than the equivalent of nine football pitches big. Read on for more details and information on the $1million prize fund.
New Pirates of the Black Cove trailer sails online
The latest trailer for Paradox Interactive and Nitro Games’ Pirates of the Black Cove has appeared online, and it features a healthy dose of thrilling ship-ter-ship combat, as well as some traditional Monkey Island-like tunes. Plus a Kraken for good measure.
The RTS/RPG launches August 2, but if you think you’ll contract scurvy before then you can satisfy your needs with the demo, which can be picked up over at FilePlanet.
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Explosive Half-Life 2 fan-film emerges
In the fast-paced world of PC gaming, Half-Life 2 may be considered ‘getting on a bit’, but its fan base still stands strong. No better evidence could be found than this great fan-film, telling the story of a resistance fighter opposing the rule of the Combine.
Found by the guys over at RPS, Singularity Collapse features some spectacular looking props and costumes that perfectly capture the atmosphere of Valve’s iconic shooter, as well as some great CGI work using assets from the game itself. Gunfights and aesthetics aside though, it’s really the gunship vs buggy chase that makes this a must-see.
Tribes Ascend to debut at QuakeCon
Hi-Rez Studios has announced that free-to-play shooter Tribes: Ascend will be playable at this year’s QuakeCon. Attendees will be able to get some hands-on time with the sci-fi FPS, and register for a closed beta key. Read on for details.
Call of Duty: Elite beta invites to land today
Kotaku are reporting that Activision are sending out the first wave of Call of Duty: Elite beta invites today. Some of the two million Black Ops players who registered for the stat-tracking and community system will receive their invites sometime over the next 24 hours. Those who don’t receive anything today are likely to have an invite in their inbox within the next month.
If you get in on the beta, Call of Duty: Elite will allow users to test some of the system’s functions with Black Ops. Elite won’t be fully available until November with the launch of Modern Warfare 3, but if you’re a die-hard CoD fan, you’ll be able to get a feel for what Activision are offering with Elite from this trial. The full list of features for the premium service is to be announced at Call of Duty XP this September.
If you get an invite today and try out Elite, let us know what you think in the comments.
Exclusive—Flying Wild Hog announces cyberpunk FPS Hard Reset
We like being the first to tell you about a game. It’s rare, though, that we announce something that’s a mere two months away. Flying Wild Hog, a new studio, is releasing its debut game this September. It’s called Hard Reset, and it’s a PC-exclusive “dark sci-fi” FPS. Roughly, it’s Blade Runner, The Matrix, and Painkiller rolled into a single-player-only flour tortilla.
Like some kind of Polish, game-developing Voltron, Flying Wild Hog was formed from members of People Can Fly (Painkiller), CD Projekt RED (The Witcher 2), and City Interactive (Sniper: Ghost Warrior). Read on for more details, the first trailer, and first screenshots.
Exclusive Portal 2 BLC!
That’s bakeable, luscious content—available exclusively from PC Gamer!
When PC Gamer first chatted with GLaDOS voice actress Ellen McLain after the release of the original Portal, our conversation with the affable, multi-talented award-winner naturally turned to baked goods. As a native Southerner, McLain is naturally fond of Red Velvet Cake. But when she goes into the kitchen, what comes out is a plate of delicious, toasty, aromatic Pecan Tassies.
Now PC Gamer is proud to present the very first Portal 2 BLC: Ellen McLain’s own recipe for Pecan Tassies. We recommend baking four batches over the weekend and enjoying them in frequent breaks between co-op missions.
Team Fortress 2 Soldier guide
Team Fortress 2 is now free, so everyone with a Steam account owns it. If you haven’t played before, it can be an intimidating, hat-riddled game. Previously we gave you a handle on the basics, items and classes, now we’re going in depth on each class.
We’ve covered the Heavy, Medic, Sniper and Scout. Today’s lesson is in the most versatile class in the game: The Soldier.
EVE Online and Battlefield 2 listed as major inspirations for Planetside 2
While talking with the dev team about Planetside 2 at Fan Faire this past weekend, SOE president John Smedley and Creative Director Matt Higby listed EVE Online and Battlefield 2 among outside games that have inspired their designs for Planetside 2.
