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CryEngine3 The New Game Engine from Crytek!

Monday, April 6th, 2009

We’ve seen one of the most advanced gaming engines today evolve since farcry which was developed initially by Crytek based on the Cry Engine, We then witnessed CryEngine2 and the massive impact on the PC Gaming industry it has made.

With many game developers trying to keep up with its technology.

Today we witness Cry Engine 3.

The newest edition of the Cry Engine (game engine) from Crytek, its said to deliver not only the best graphics on the market today, but now includes full support for Dx9, Dx10 and XBOX360 and Ps3.. for you console owners!
Crytek are selling licenses to other game developers as we speak, so we hope to see many more games in the future based off this beautiful engine.

Im sure the 3rd addition to the crysis series will be in CryEngine 3, we will have to see! time for an upgrade?! i hope so.

A demo of the CryEngine3 was shown in March at GDC 2009 view it below or watch it here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmNlc8GMwoM

Try clicking the High Definition HD button to view the video in hd quality!

You can read Cryteks full news article here

http://www.crytek.com/news/news/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=143&tx_ttnews[backPid]=9&cHash=6236291d18

We have seen it happen before,
but i think its going to blow us away
atleast once more…

Its here
CryEngine3.

Rediscussed LOTRC Sever Setup (Speed mod)

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

speed meterlord of the rings conquest

I have setup a Lord of the Rings Conquest server (for the pc version) with a speed mod, everything is as normal

  • Spells
  • Running
  • Fighting is all stable at 130% speed
  • 30% more than usual

So try out the server in your game. If i get any positive feedback I’ll write up a tutorial on how to mod it to 130% speed +.

I hope they get rid of that 25 frames per second cap soon!

Lord of the Rings: Conquest , A Game to be Seen

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Lord of the rings conquest

For the beginning of gaming season 2009, Pandemic Studios are releasing one for the Lord of the Rings fans!

Lord of the Rings : Conquest

With a full list of features Lord Of The Rings Conquest is said to deliver a great all round gaming experience. With talk about a previous release from Pandemic Studios of “Starwars Battle Front” about, its more than  likely that Lord of the Rings Conquest will play the same way that Starwars Battle Front did.

If you are familiar with Battle Front and enjoyed it you’ll probably find that you’ll enjoy this game too. Starwars Battle Front is still a popular title today, with a large community of gamers still playing online.

With Lord of The Rings Conquest you will be able to play cooperatively either 4 player split screen, or online across the internet.

Pandemic are covering most platforms, including PC, PS3, and the XBOX 360. The release date is set for 10 days from now on the 13th of January for U.S, 15th for Austrailia, and the 16th for Europe.

Happy Gaming Enjoy the short trailers below.

Good Trailer:

Bad Trailer:

RageZone Hacked, Gaming Site.

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Ragezone Defaced

At 18:30 GMT on the 27th of October Ragezone had been defaced by hackers.

The hackers part of the hacking group The Defaced(TD for short), hacked this enourmous gaming site, #8,216 most visited site at the time of writing.

Ragezone supports many different type of games and have their own servers for some, most well known for the forums it has on MMO’s.

If you were visiting ragezone between 18:30 GMT and 18:34, you would have seen what it looked like, if not view the screenshot i took below.

click to enlarge

ragezone hacked by the defaced
And on the website at the bottom it read… View Source…

So here it is:

<html>
<head>
<title>Hacked by TheDefaced</title>
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; charset=iso-8859-1″>
<meta name=”description” content=”This website was hacked by TheDefaced.org”/>
<meta name=”keywords” content=”Defaced, Hacking, Phreaking, Cracking, Spying, Espionage, Sniffing, Spoofing, Hijacking, Security, DNS, WWW, Hacked, Cracked, Spoofed, Sniffed, Elite, 1337, DeadlyData, rooting, hack, attack, nulled, irc, network”/>
</head>
<body bgcolor=”#282727″ leftmargin=”0″ topmargin=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ marginheight=”0″>
<table align=”center” id=”Table_01″ width=”270″ height=”367″ border=”0″ cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″>
<tr>
<td>
<a href=”http://thedefaced.org/forum”><img src=”images/TheDefaced_01.gif” width=”270″ height=”301″ alt=”TheDefaced” border=”0″></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href=”http://thedefaced.org/forum”><img src=”images/TheDefaced_02.gif” alt=”TheDefaced.org” width=”270″ height=”66″ border=”0″></a>

<!—- DeadlyData, “Security is no more than an illusion” —-!>
<!—- Kr3w, “Net Watch” —-!>
<!—- DeadlyData & Kr3w triumph again —-!>

<!—— S(s) to the rest of the TD crew, The />/\/ Crew, sToRm, Caali, KOrUPt, x2Fusion, daffy duck, Sean, RoMeO, VisiOn, GraphiK, Hisai and all you fags who were forgotten. ——-!>

<!—- Don’t you bitches just love hidden comments? —-!>

<img src=”http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8553/ofctdku1.png”><br><font color=”white”>View source…</font>

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Why did they target the gaming site ragezone?

My impression was to get noticed, Rage Zone is a pretty big site, with thousands of visitors a day this would be an easy way to direct traffic to them, notice their url everywhere.

It could be just for fun, or had a grudge against someone at ragezone who knows.

Is your site in danger? It might just be.

Crysis Wars

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Crysis War’s is the multiplayer version of Crysis, and Crysis Warhead. This version is said to be a whole new game within itself (stand alone in-fact)Download the Crysis wars trailer below.

Right-click save file as here to download the crysis wars HD Trailer

Crysis Wars

First of all Crysis Wars will be shipped as part of Crysis: Warhead, there are many new features in Crysis War’s, see the following:-

  • Team Instant Action - Crysis Wars has added a new multplayer mode since Crysis’s average multiplayer, this is called team instant action (TIA for short). This should be like the previous “Instant Action” but allowing you to fight in teams.  It will include a intelligent spawn system that will insure you will spawn by your allies.
  • New Maps - Crytek have added new maps to our multiplayer experience, 21 maps in total and 7 New never seen before maps. The new maps have been designed to  Create vertical gameplay which means you’ll have not only to watch your backs, but keep your head’s up!
  • Original Maps - The Original maps have been modded and changed around, more optimized than before some entirley revamped.
  • New HUD elements - New HUD elements have been implemented, including a kill count on your opponent to see how many times you’ve owned him!

Crysis warhead release date is tomorrow, so dont forget so is Crysis War’s!

Gears Of War PC Error “modified execute code”

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Error Message

There are nearly always bugs in games, even if some are smaller than others, I am about to tell you how to fix one of the error messages that you could receive when starting Gears Of War for the pc. And how to fix it easily.

If you receive the error message:
“PhysXCore.dll You cannot run the game with modified execute code.”
Or any other error message with “You cannot run the game with modified execute code“.

Fixing the Error

  1. Put in your Gears of War DVD or CD
  2. Go to -> My Computer -> your DVD Drive:\ (labeled gears of war) -> browse to the following folder
  3. “Drive:\program files\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries”
  4. (If you don’t have the disk you can download the files at the bottom of this post)
  5. Right click copy “PhysXCore.dll
  6. Then browse to your Gears of War installation path
  7. “Installation Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries”
  8. Then paste the file in that folder.(PhysXCore.dll)
  9. Replace the file then close.

Now you should be able to open and run Gears of War as normal.

Their are other variants of this message such as openal32.dll, in which the same process can be used to fix the error. You just need to use the file openal32.dll instead of PhysXCore.dll when following the instructions above.

Required Files to fix:

Download openal32.dll and physxcore.dll here.

Alison Carroll, The New Tomb Raider

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Alison Carroll, Age 23, from Croydon, England UK (see photo below)

alison carroll

Alison Carroll is playing the new Lara Croft in the game (Tomb Raider: Underworld).

Alison says right from when she was a little girl she wanted to be a action heroin! It seems like her childhood dream is about to be brought to life by Crystal Dynamics. Eidos Interactive game development studio for Tomb Raider: Underworld!

As she has come from a background of rock climbing and abseiling, and being a trained gymnast Alison Carroll seems to be the right person to play Lara Croft, the Tomb Raider heroin which the gaming world needs.

Good words from Alison’s managers, are that she has everything that Lara has, including great figure and muscle definition, reproducing the same attitude that Lara has in Tomb Raider. Check the HD image below of this sexy heroin.

Alison Carroll
Alison Carroll Hot Pic

alison sitting down

alison as tomb raider

 alsion quality picture

Or check out the video below for what Alison has to say for herself!

O, and the game… thats looking great too ;)

tomb raider underworld

Shattered Horizon

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

shattered horizon logo

Shattered Horizon game and game background

Shattered Horizon! A game from Future Mark.

A game has been announced by Future Mark, the company that “used” to make PC benchmarking software like Future Mark 3D Vantage. This did only work on vista, I HOPE that’s not what the game will be limited to, so it doesn’t FAIL. The game has a yet to be confirmed release date. I couldn’t see this coming out any time soon, but definitely keep your eyes peeled! Read on for tons more information on the game.

The game Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter with unique freedom of movement and realistic zero gravity combat.

Background game info

Man is back on the Moon and the companies that took him there are reaping huge profits. Their greed soon leads to the largest mining accident in history, when overexploitation of a risky new technique called Incite Mining leads to a catastrophe of unprecedented scale. An explosion throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space, its aftershocks threatening to tear apart the Moon itself.

Fragments of the Moon settle around the Earth and become known as the Arc, named after the dramatic shape they draw across the night sky. With Earth surrounded by debris there’s little chance of rescue or return for the thousands of people stranded in space.

The International Space Agency’s astronauts and scientists trapped in the battered International Space Station are given the task of apprehending those responsible for the catastrophe. Weapons are among the last supplies sent to the station before the supply route from Earth is cut.

The Moon Mining Cooperative finds itself facing serious charges after only barely surviving the cataclysm. Cut off from Earth, they see independence and self-sufficiency as their only possible future and the ISA as a threat to their existence.

The two sides are drawn into an armed conflict. Desperate battles are fought over strategic locations and the scant supplies from Earth that make it through the shroud of debris. Control of the Arc now means the difference between survival and death in the cold of space.

  • Tactical shooter (gameplay involves teams capturing control points)
  • Multiplayer online FPS Tactical shooter (gameplay involves teams capturing control points) Science fiction (realistic near-Earth space setting in a not distant future)
  • Multiplayer online FPS

Future Mark are using an in-house engine evolved from the technology that powers 3DMark Vantage!
Shattered Horizon will be using PhysX and PC’s with multiple processor cores!

Check out this Shattered Horizon HD background, desktop wallpaper.

shattered horizon background

Here is what Future Mark have to say already about the game:

Shattered Horizon Features and Game Description

Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter where players fight in zero gravity surrounded by the broken remains of orbital infrastructure and billions of tons of rocky debris thrown into orbit by a huge explosion on the Moon.

With simple and intuitive controls players have complete freedom of movement, making full use of the distinctive environment to control the battle. Shattered Horizon rewards players with gameplay and tactics impossible in games constrained by gravity.

Design Principles

  • Astonishing visuals combined with functional art design immerse you in the cold reality of combat in space.
  • A sci-fi game you can believe in. Shattered Horizon uses real-world technology and physics as the basis for a fun and accessible game.
  • The game’s unique story sets you in a gripping vision of a future scarred by epic, planetary scale events.
  • Simple and intuitive controls let you take full advantage of the distinctive zero gravity environment.
  • The real space setting of Shattered Horizon offers gameplay, tactics and freedom of movement that cannot be found in any other shooter.

The trailer was released today first (i think) over at game trailers.

shattered horizon the game trailers

With a game being produced by a team like Future Mark, i can see this being a big success, in an epic graphical game. Trailer look amazing, view the HD version at Game Trailers. Also don’t forget to checkout Furture Marks site for Shattered Horizon!

Can’t wait to hear more and more about this game!

I’ll keep you updated.

Crysis Warhead World Exclusive Trailer

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Game Trailers have released a Crysis Warhead World Exclusive Trailer it looks amazing and is a must see!

See it below or view the HD version at http://www.gametrailers.com/player/38396.html

More On Crysis Warhead

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Crysis Warhead is coming up close, just over a month away from release on the 26/09/2008,

Here is a current full list of features that Crysis Warhead contains, including AUTO MAP Downloads, and patching system. Its what i am looking forward to most on this list.

Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead for PC Features:

  • A new installment in the Crysis adventure.
  • Standalone single player campaign - does not require Crysis to play. (Developed by Crytek Budapest.)
  • Tells the Sykes war story, Parallel Story to the original Crysis experience.
  • 8+ hours playtime.
  • All-new weapons and new player vehicles.
  • Standalone Multiplayer, Warzone (tentative name) with new content. (Developed by Crytek Frankfurt.)
  • More Explosive and Dynamic Gameplay.
  • Play as the energetic, short-fused Sgt. Michael Sykes and prepare for intense, explosive skirmishes
  • All Warhead levels build on the Crytek sandbox approach maximising player choice and freedom to choose your preferred tactical approach.
  • Pulse-Racing New Story.
  • Script development involving Susan O’Connor (Bioshock).
  • Cinematic storyline focusing on Sgt. Sykes’ secret mission.
  • Stunning New Photorealistic Environments.
  • Ice Caves, Foggy Swamps, Airfields, Action-packed Train Ride and more.
  • Visuals enhancement over original Crysis.
  • New Global Illumination Lighting technology.
  • Enhanced Human and Alien AI.
  • New squad support immerses the player in battle.
  • “Smart” Alien Mechs.
  • Faster reactions and optimised group tactics.
  • Improved Performance.
  • Extended and optimised version of CryEngine 2.
  • Improved visual features without hardware impact.
  • “Gamer” System Setting Optimised.
  • Crysis Warzone Multiplayer Experience.
  • All-new game modes.
  • Team Instant Action.
  • Improved Crysis Game Modes.
  • Team Action, and revamped Powerstruggle matches.
  • 12 new maps (Five maps were previously releases as free downloadable, 7 never before seen).
  • New vehicles and weapons.
  • Auto map downloads and patching system.

Crysis Warhead is retailing very cheap, about £18 thats a great price for a stand alone game. (you won’t need vanilla crysis to play this) Although if you are going to go for Crysis Warhead you should at least know the story or have played original Crysis. Crysis Warhead had said to be optimized for a PC worth just $600 so cheaper than ever more optimized than ever, great graphics, great improvements!

I know I’m sold.