Week of October 22, 2006

After all the hype and controversy surrounding Rockstar Games' Bully, we finally get a chance to play the entire game. Is it as dangerous as they say? Read on to find out.

NCsoft sends word that Tabula Rasa has their first sanctioned clan.

We have added a Clans page to the Community section of the Tabula Rasa website for all the hard-chargin, high-speed, low-drag, seriously motivated recruits out there. Check out our first clan here! You have a TR Clan too? Get on the roster by emailing our CCO - CuppaJo @ NCsoft.com

GameTap announces they are offering Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, the first three Castlevania titles, the first two Contra titles, and more in time for Halloween.

Read the announcement to get all the details.

Pandemic Studios announced today the creation of a second development team at its Brisbane, Australia studios. With last week’s release of Destroy All Humans! ® 2, the much anticipated sequel to one of the best-selling original console games of 2005, Pandemic is poised to build on the success of its Australian operation, which has grown over its six year history from a dozen to nearly one hundred employees.

To coincide with the retail release of Destroy All Humans! 2, Pandemic Studios also launched the Pandemic World News Web site. The site is a tongue-in-cheek alien conspiracy tabloid newspaper written by the game’s two lead writers. The community forums will feature frequent opportunities for fans of the game to interact directly with some of their favorite characters like Orthopox, Natalya, and of course, Crypto!

Prepare for adrenaline-rushing, action-packed aerial combat as leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that Ace Combat® X: Skies of Deception shipped for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system today. Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception is the newest installment in the top-selling franchise and portable for the first time on the PSP system.

About Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception:

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception will bring Ad-Hoc multiplayer game play, supporting up to four players, to the series for the first time via the PSP system’s wireless feature. With licensed aircraft such as the F-14D, F-22 and Tornado F3, original tunable aircraft, a strategic AI system where the course of the player’s actions will directly affect their mission objectives and an all new original storyline, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception adds up to the most realistic and fun portable flying game to date.

Lineage

Dates: October 26 – October 31

URL: http://www.lineage.com/fiction/fiction_20.html

Summary:
Halloween in the Lands of Aden, 2006

* The Halloween Event begins Oct 26 and runs until the end of Oct 31
* NOTE: The event begins on Oct 26, 2006 with a variety of event specific monsters spawning throughout the world in random locations. As the event progresses, more monsters of varying types will invade Aden, as well as a variety of "traps" (including poison traps and spike traps!).
* Halloween spawns will reach a crescendo on Tuesday, Oct 31 with a variety of Halloween Event "Boss" monsters.
* Halloween specific items will drop from a variety of NPCs, such as candies and pumpkins. The candies will all have a random effect.
* Bronze, silver, and gold pumpkins can be "opened" for a special prize! (Silver are better than bronze, gold are better than silver).
* Several restricted or limited "costumes" or polymorph options will be available, such as the Vampire morph.

Lineage II

Dates: October 24 – November 7

URL: http://www.lineage2.com/archive/2006/10/from_beyond_1.html

Summary:

Omega, a skilled and experienced fighter, has been captured by the leader of an undead legion of warriors. The leader of the undead has demanded a ransom for the return of Omega, and Omega’s faithful servant has traveled to the villages of Aden and Elmore to gain support for the return of her master.

Coffer of Shadows

For a fee of 50,000 adena, you can purchase a Coffer of Shadows from Omega’s Cat. These mysterious containers can reveal Demon Horns or the Mask of Spirits, special head accessory items from the netherworld. The coffer might also reveal a Mystery Potion, Firecrackers, or a Large Firecracker. Extremely lucky adventurers might also find a stage 11 or 12 Soul Crystal inside. Good luck!