The week ending January 25, 2009 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by MODSonline.
This show:
Windows 7 beta, Logitech trouble, XCM Dominator joystick, knitting heroes, PS3 Firmware, Xbox Live Gold Cheap, Four Half-Life 2 Mods, Project Reality, PREDATOR - THE HEAT OF THE JUNGLE, MOD Tools Errors, Left 4 Dead PC Wiimote, New Team Fortress 2 Mode, GOG.com, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo, Experience, All Aspect Warfare, Battlefield Heroes soon, Dark Sector, America's Army 3, New Ghost Recon + Assassin's + Red Steel, Gears of War Movie, YouTube Street Fighter, Killzone 2 eBay, 2009 Independent Games Festival Winners, Oklahoma Tax Break, Replica Portal gun, more...
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== TOPICS ==========================================
-- Hardware -----------------------------------------------------
- Microsoft extends Windows 7 beta downloads to February 10
engadget.com/2009/01/24/microsoft-extends-windows-7-beta-downloads-to-february-10/
- Logitech is in financial trouble, mass layoffs imminent
crunchgear.com/2009/01/20/logitech-is-in-financial-trouble-mass-layoffs-imminent/
- XCM Dominator joystick for PlayStation 3 ships next week for $89.99
engadget.com/2009/01/17/xcm-dominator-joystick-for-playstation-3-ships-next-week-for-89/
-- Consoles -----------------------------------------------------
- Intangibuild training 'knitting heroes' with Wii-mote enhanced Kniitiing
offworld.com/2009/01/intangibuild-training-knitting.html
- PS3 Firmware 2.60 Adds Photo Gallery, DivX 3.11 Support
gamedaily.com/articles/news/ps3-firmware-260-adds-photo-gallery-divx-311-support/?biz=1
- Xbox Live Gold subscription on sale at Amazon for $29.97
engadget.com/2009/01/19/xbox-live-gold-subscription-on-sale-at-amazon-for-29-97/
-- MODS in the News --------------------------------------------
- Four Freaky Half-Life 2 Mods
pcworld.com/article/158195/freaky_half_life_2_mods.html?tk=rss
- New BF2 Project Reality
realitymod.com/
- PREDATOR - THE HEAT OF THE JUNGLE
moddb.com/mods/predator-the-heat-of-the-jungle/news/predator-the-heat-of-the-jungle-has-been-released1
-- Modding ------------------------------------------------------
- MOD Tools Errors - report them here
modsonline.com/Forums-top-95468-10.html
-- Gaming -------------------------------------------------------
- Left 4 Dead PC Wiimote hack for the gamer who has it all, hates zombies
engadget.com/2009/01/21/left-4-dead-pc-wiimote-hack-for-the-gamer-who-has-it-all-hates/
- Left 4 Dead Update Released
store.steampowered.com/news/2174/
- “Very Different” Team Fortress 2 Mode Incoming, New Class Possible
maximumpc.com/article/news/%E2%80%9Cvery_different%E2%80%9D_team_fortress_2_mode_incoming_new_class_possible
- GOG.com has more digital distributed games
gog.com/en/about_us/
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Demo
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=95026
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
gametrailers.com/player/44751.html
- Experience Lives
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=95025
- All Aspect Warfare Website
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=95023
- Battlefield Heroes release date news “soon”
videogaming247.com/2009/01/23/ea-battlefield-heroes-release-date-news-soon/
- Dark Sector PC Lives?
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=94940
- America's Army 3 Announced
bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=94970
- New Ghost Recon, Assassin's, Red Steel Confirmed
edge-online.com/news/new-ghost-recon-assassins-red-steel-confirmed
- Gears of War Movie Details
techamok.com/?pid=5734
- Street Fighter as a kind of turn-based YouTube game
crunchgear.com/2009/01/20/street-fighter-turned-into-a-kind-of-turn-based-youtube-game/
-- Politics, Companies, Events -----------------------------------
- Killzone 2 hits eBay
ps3center.net/news/2162/killzone-2-hits-ebay/
- 2009 Independent Games Festival Student Showcase Winners
igf.com/02studentfinalists.html
- Proposed Oklahoma Tax Break Excludes M-Rated Games
gamepolitics.com/2009/01/23/proposed-oklahoma-tax-break-excludes-m-rated-games
-- Other --------------------------------------------------------
- Replica Portal gun is an absolute triumph
engadget.com/2009/01/21/replica-portal-gun-is-an-absolute-triumph/
