Multiplayer Black ops Kill Streak List

The Black Ops Media reveal for all things Multiplayer happened a couple of days ago in L.A.

One area of interest in CoD multiplayer is always the killstreak bonuses which were available in the preview build at the press event. Here are their names for you. for the time being you will have to imagine what you think they each will do. One thing I will say though "Dogs are back!"

* 3 Kills - Spy Plane
* 3 - RC-XD (RC bomb)
* 4 - Counter Spy Plane
* 4 - SAM Turret
* 5 - Care Package
* 5 - Napalm Strike
* 6 - Sentry Gun
* 6 - Mortar Team
* 7 - Attack Helicopter
* 7 - Valkyrie Rockets
* 8 - Blackbird
* 8 - ‘Rolling Thunder'
* 9 - Chopper Gunner
* 11 - Attack Dogs
* 11 - Gunship

F1 2010 System Requirements

F1 2010 full system requirements have been announced and confirmed by Codemasters.

Formula 1 2010 Minimum Requirements

Windows XP/Vista/7
DirectX 9.0c
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4GHz or Athlon X2
1GB RAM (2GB for Vista)
Graphics Card: GeForce 7800 / Radeon X1800 or above
DirectX Compatible Sound Card or motherboard audio
Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
12.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Formula 1 2010 Recommended Requirements

Windows XP/Vista/7
DirectX 9.0c
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66GHz or Athlon X2 4200+
2GB RAM
Graphics Card: GeForce 9800 or ATI Radeon HD 4850 series
DirectX Compatible Sound Card or motherboard audio
Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
12.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Formula 1 2010 Supported Graphics cards

ATI Radeon x1800, x1900, x1950, HD2400, HD2600, HD2900, HD3XXX Series, HD4XXX Series, HD5XXX Series

NVIDIA Geforce 7800, 7900, 7950, 7950Gx2, 8400, 8600, 8800, 9600, 9800, 9800Gx2, GeForce 210, GT220, GTS250, GTX2XX Series, GTX4XX Series

Formula 1 2010 Network/Internet Play Requirements

Broadband internet connection required (512kbps+ recommended)
TCP/IP Network

Formula 1 2010 Other Requirements

Not compatible with all integrated sound/graphics solutions (inc. laptops).

Worms remade system requirements

o OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7

o Processor: 1.25GHz AMD Athlon or Intel equivalent

o Memory: 1GB

o Graphics: 128MB Video Card (GeForce4 or equivalent card)

o DirectX®: DirectX® 9 or above

o Hard Drive: 2063MB

o Sound: DirectX® 9.0c-compliant sound card

o Other Requirements: Internet connection required

ATI is now AMD

AMD has dissolved the ATI brand and consolidated ATI brands, such as Radeon and FirePro under the AMD main brand.

Under the new branding scheme, new graphics products AMD launches (such as the upcoming Radeon HD 6000 series), will do away with "ATI" completely from the logo and marketing material.

AMD say this is "evolution of the AMD brand portfolio", and consolidation of their primary trade names will result in lower marketing costs and increased brand awareness.

Game-Debate will update the site to reflect this name change over the coming weeks.

Alien Swarm in FPS mode

Now a few of you may know this already but I just found out. You can change the perspective you play the top down, free game, Alien Swarm into a FPS. Admitedly it isnt quite as polished as a top FPS release but it is still cool.

Here is how to do it

Bring up the console in Steam.
To do so go to Options > Keyboard > Enable developer console.

Then hit ` (to the left of 1)

Then type:
firstperson [hit return]
asw_hide_marine 1 [hit return]
asw_controls 0 [hit return]

There are a bundle of other console commands and tips to be found over on Shrimpsess forum post.

COH Online system requirements

Company of Heroes Online Minimum Requirements

OS: XP SP3, Vista 32/64bit, Windows 7
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2Ghz
Memory: 1GB
Graphic Card: ATI Radeon 9500 or better, nVidia 5200 or better
HDD: 20GB free space required
DirectX: DirectX 9.0C

Company of Heroes Online Recommended Configuration

OS: XP SP3, Vista 32/64bit, Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core2 2.4Ghz
RAM: 2GB
Graphic Card: Geforce 8800GTS or better with 128MB Ram
HDD: 30GB free space required
Direct X: DirectX 10

* ATI 8500-9200 is not supported

* Minimum requirement is subject to change.

Braken Tor system requirements in full

Bracken Tor: The Time of Tooth and Claw System Requirements

OS: Windows® 7, Vista or XP(SP2/SP3)

CPU: Pentium® IV 3.00 GHz or equivalent (Higher Recommended.)

RAM: 512 MB RAM. (1 GB RAM or Higher Recommended.)

GRAPHICS CARD & MONITOR:128 MB DirectX® 9.0C Compatible 3D accelerated video card, supporting 32bit (true colour) colour depth at 1024x768 resolution.

Sound: 16-bit DirectX® 9.0C Sound Card.

Additional: Mouse, Speakers, DVD-Rom Drive.

DR2 system requirements

Dead Rising 2 minimum system requirements
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.4GHz / AMD Athlon X2 at 2.2 GHz or better
Video Card : 512 MB VRAM - NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS / ATI Radeon HD 3850 or better
Memory : 2 GB RAM
Hard Disk : 8.5 GB of free Hard Drive space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Direct X : 10.0
Controls : Keyboard & Mouse
Installation : DVD-ROM Drive
Other : Internet Connection required for activation

Note: Internet connection required for game activation.

System requirements for Two Worlds 2

Below you will find the Two Worlds II system requirements

Two Worlds 2 minimum system requirements for the PC:

* CPU with 2 GHz
* 512 MB RAM
* Windows XP
* Graphics card with shader 2.0 or higher
* DirectX compatible sound card
* 6 GB free memory
* 2x DVD-Rom
* Keyboard, Mouse

Two Worlds 2 recommended system requirements for the PC:

* A multicore CPU
* 1 GB RAM
* Windows XP or Vista
* Graphics card with shader 3.0 and 256 MB RAM
* 5.1 sound card
* 7 GB free memory
* 8x DVD-Rom

Its peaceful now. What will it look like in a month when the hordes turn up?

Middle Earth will move away from a subscription payment model. Turbine, the developers of LOTR Online was acquired by Westwood earlier this year. Soon afterwards it was announced that they wanted to change the way gamers came to their popular Lord of the Rings Online franchise by opening the doors to the gaming masses with the lure of free to play online gaming.

Heres what they have said...

"Our LOTRO beta program has been a huge success and we want to thank all of our players who worked with us to get the game ready for launch," said Executive Producer Kate Paiz. "Our unique pricing model has revolutionized the industry and starting in September, players will be able to choose how they pay for and play one of the world's best online games and we can't wait to welcome millions of new players to Middle-earth."

This change is scheduled for September 10th 2010

Civ V Leaders Rule!

The Civilization 5 leaders have been completely listed now.

So here we go, a brief run down

UNITED STATES
Leader: George Washington
Special Ability: Manifest Destiny
Special Unit: B17
Special Unit: Minutemen

ARABIA
Leader: Harun al-Rashid
Special Ability: Trade Caravans
Special Unit: Camel Archers
Special Building: Bazaar

AZTEC
Leader: Montezuma
Special Ability: Sacrificial Captives
Special Unit: Jaguar
Special Building: Floating Gardens

CHINA
Leader: Wu Zetian
Special Ability: Art of War
Special Unit: Cho-Ko-Nue
Special Building - Paper Maker

EGYPT
Leader: Ramesses II
Special Ability: Monument Builders
Special Unit: War Chariot
Special Building: Burial Tomb

ENGLAND
Leader: Elizabeth I
Special Ability: Sun Never Sets
Special Unit: Longbowman
Special Unit: Ship of the Line

FRANCE
Leader: Napoleon Bonaparte
Special Ability: Ancien Regime
Special Unit: Foreign Legion
Special Unit: Musketeer

GERMANY
Leader: Otto Von Bismarck
Special Ability: Furor Teutonicus
Special Unit: Landsknecht
Special Unit: Panzer

GREECE
Leader: Alexander
Special Ability: Hellenic League
Special Unit: Champion Cavalry
Special Unit: Hoplite

INDIA
Leader: Gandhi
Special Ability: Population Growth
Special Unit: War Elephant
Special Building: Mughal Fort

IROQUOIS
Leader: Hiawatha
Special Ability: The Great Warpath
Special Unit: Mohawk Warrior
Special Building: Longhouse

JAPAN
Leader: Oda Nobunaga
Special Ability: Bushido
Special Unit: Samurai
Special Unit: Zero

OTTOMAN
Leader: Suleiman the Magnificent
Special Ability: Barbary Corsairs
Special Unit: Janissary
Special Unit: Sipahi

PERSIA
Leader: Darius
Special Ability: Archaemenid Legacy
Special Unit: Immortal
Special Building: Satrap's Court

ROME
Leader: Augustus Caesar
Special Ability: The Glory of Rome
Special Unit: Ballista
Special Unit: Legion

RUSSIA
Leader: Catherine
Special Ability: Siberian Riches
Special Unit: Cossack
Special Building: Krepost

SIAM
Leader: Ramkhamhaeng
Special Ability: Father Governs Children
Special Unit: Naresuan's Elephant
Special Building: Wat

SONGHAI
Leader: Askia
Special Ability - River Warlord
Special Unit - Mandekalu Cavalry
Special Building - Mud Pyramid Mosque

Leaders in further detail can be found here

System Requirements for Elemental war of magic

Elemental war of magic minimum system requirements:
Windows 7 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3 (32-bit only)
2.4 GHz Processor
1 GB Available System Memory
128 MB DirectX 9.0c Compliant 3D Video Card (GeForce 6800 / Radeon X1600 or Better)
2 GB Available Hard Disk Space
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
DirectX 9.0c

Elemental war of magic recommended system requirements:
2.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor
2 GB Available System Memory
256 MB DirectX 9.0c Compliant 3D Video Card (GeForce 7900 / Radeon X3800 or Better)

SGR System Requirements

Stargate Resistance Minimum System Requirements

* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
* 2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
* 1 Gigabyte of System RAM
* NVIDIA 7800 GT* or ATi Radeon x800* Video Card
* Direct X Compatible Sound Device
* Direct X 9.0c
* 8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

* Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT or greater; ATi Radeon x800 or greater, are required for reliable performance. Please note that both NVIDIA and ATi laptop chip sets have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. Please also note that while the game may run on this hardware, it is not officially supported in Stargate Resistance.

Stargate Resistance Recommended System Requirements

* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or better
* 2 Gigabyte of System RAM
* NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB or ATi Radeon HD3870 Video Card
* Direct X Compatible Sound Device
* Direct X 9.0c
* 8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

Notes: For the best results make sure that you have the latest video card drivers for the best performance. Please note that both NVIDIA and ATi laptop chip sets have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues.

Full System Requirements for Hawx 2 Tom Clancy

Hawx 2 Minimum System Requirements
* OS: Windows® XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista® (Service Pack 2), Windows® 7 (SP1) (only)
* Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz or AMD AthlonTM 64 3000+ or higher
* Memory: 1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7
* Graphics: 128 MB DirectX®-compliant video card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
* DirectX®: DirectX 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0 libraries
* Hard Drive: 9 GB
* Sound: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card
* Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller
* Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 128 kbps upstream or faster / LAN connection
* Internet Connection: A permanent internet connection is required to play the game.

Hawx 2 Recommended System Requirements

* Processor: Intel® CoreTM2 Duo E4300 or AMD Athlon X2 3600+ or higher recommended
* Memory: Windows XP 1.5 GB recommended / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7
* Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 10.0-compliant video card or DirectX 9.0-compliant card recommended
* Peripherals Supported: Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended
* Internet Connection: A permanent internet connection is required to play the game.

Bioshock Infinite is on its way

The good news - Bioshock 3 is a reality and is in sight. the bad news is that you will need some binoculars to see it. Currently scheduled for late 2012.

But back to the good news. They have been working on this one for some time already and in keeping with their usual radical game settings Irrational Games have chosen to place this adventure high up in a sky city called Columbia.

Below you will find a synopsis or head over to our game page to watch the cool trailer or check out the screenshots.

BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter currently in development at Irrational Games, the studio behind the original BioShock (which sold over 4 million units worldwide). Set in 1912, BioShock Infinite introduces an entirely new narrative and gameplay experience that lifts players out of the familiar confines of Rapture and rockets them to Columbia, an immense city in the sky.

Former Pinkerton agent Booker DeWitt has been sent to rescue Elizabeth, a young woman imprisoned in Columbia since childhood. Booker develops a relationship with Elizabeth, augmenting his abilities with hers so the pair may escape from a city that is literally falling from the sky. DeWitt must learn to fight foes in high-speed Sky-Line battles, engage in combat both indoors and amongst the clouds, and harness the power of dozens of new weapons and abilities.

Finally here is an announcment from Ken Levine from Irrational Games

"Keeping secrets is hard.

The last three years for me have been dominated by a single question: "What are you guys doing there?"

Some of you were pretty certain it was an X-COM game, which I can now safely say it is not. It is also not part of the Freedom Force, SWAT, X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter, Kingdom Hearts or Yar's Revenge franchises. The time for discussing what Irrational Games is NOT doing is over.

Today we announce BioShock Infinite.

That's right, this is a BioShock game.

It's a sequel.

But it's also not a sequel.

Let me explain.

At Irrational Games, we believe that in order to fulfill expectations, you have to defy expectations.

When we completed the original BioShock, we felt we had said all we wanted to say with Rapture, but we weren't done with the idea that is BioShock. BioShock is so much more than a story of a single place or a single time. We had so much more we wanted to say.

There are two core principles for us that define a BioShock game. First, it has to be set in a world that is both fantastical and yet also grounded in the human experience. Second, it has to provide gamers with a large set of tools, and then set them loose in an environment that empowers them to solve problems in their own way.

It would have been easier for us to go back to the well. We could have taken the easy route. We could have simply done more of the same, but we would not have been true to ourselves as game developers. Making the original BioShock was hard. We challenged ourselves every step of the way, and we tossed aside many elements and ideas simply because they weren't good enough.

So when we started the sequel, we said to ourselves: "We want to expand on those core principles, but beyond that, there are no sacred cows. Everything else that people know or think they know about BioShock is open for negotiation."

You will find yourself in a completely new world. Columbia is not an unknown secret city at the bottom of the sea. It's a creation of an America transforming from a regional agrarian collection of states into a world power with global reach.

You now play an actual character, and not a cypher who is unaware of his own identity. You are Booker Dewitt, a particular character with an established history, with a voice you will hear as he talks to himself and others in the game.

You've come to Columbia for a reason: to find a mysterious young woman named Elizabeth and bring her safely out of the city. She will travel with you, interact with you, and react to the situations you cause to happen, and through your relationship with her, we're able to tell the story of this new and amazing world.

This world of Columbia presents radical differences in scale from what you are used to. You're not crawling through corridors on the ocean floor, claustrophobic with the weight of the ocean bearing down on you. Instead you find yourself navigating through huge environments, zipping around on Sky-Lines at eighty miles per hour and getting into firefights at ranges of two thousand yards."

Ken actually goes on to say more here

We will bring you more about this exciting game as it comes in