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Grip Games has announced a 5-in-1 Arcade Hits which is a collection of five great arcade and casual games in a single package. These games usually are sold indivually but from now onwards these will be a part of common package which is called by the name “5-in-1 arcade hits”. The five greate arcade and puzzle games included in the package are solitaire, pairs, tetroid, 15 puzzle and 8ball pool. Solitaire is already the world’s favorite card game and 8ball pool is the most played version of any billiards game ever. So this 5-in-1 Arcade Hits is a great package to buy and go with.

If that’s not enough to please the package includes lot many single player and multiplayer modes which lets you play these games with your friends. These games are actually played as mini games so you earn points collectively from all the games that you can record at the official website at http://grip-games.com/leaderboards. You cal also upload your 5-in-1 Arcade Hits stats to your facebook and twitter accounts for everyone in your network to see.

EA has rolled out Skate 3 demo version for both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Those owing the platforms can visit the respective websites to download the free demo for the game. The free Skate 3 demo lets you learn the skills in a skate school with your coach Frank and also gives you an access to host of single player and multiplayer challeneges. As a whole it is a good demo to try on and the best thing is it is a playable.

As an added bonus, players can in the Film to Win SKATE 3 Demo contest by capture their most epic skate lines participate people that play the demo and most gnarly bails. Fans must upload their videos in order to be eligible to win a variety of prizes including an all-expense (flights and hotel) paid trip for three to see the Maloof Money Cup in June in New York City, along with $1000 spending cash. For more details and complete contest rules visit Skate’s Facebook page.

Bungie has revealed four new multiplayer modes for Halo Reach. Fans can access the new multiplayer modes once the game releases. The game is expected to release by the end of the year so you have to wait little more to play these new modes. Well these four new Halo Reach multiplayer modes includes the following: headhunter, stockpile, generator defense and invasion. Let us have a look at each one of them.

Headhunter: Bungie calls it a new party game where the player’s role is to collect skulls and take them with them to the deposit zone. Skulls usually gets dropped at the time of death and you deposit it to the skull deposit zone. Players can carry multiple skulls but if killed all the skulls would needed to be dropped.

StockPile: This halo reach m ultiplayer mode is different from the previously mentioned one. This is a territories meet with the Capture the flag mode. Both teams compete to capture the four neutral flags and then return to their respective capture points. Flags appears randomly throughout the maps at the predefined positions.

Generator Defense: Though previous two were the party modes, this is where Halo Reach objectives could be specified correctly. The game looks more objective driven in this multiplayer mode. This is called “pits three Spartans against three Elites” by Bungie. The Elites are trying to destroy three generators before time runs out while the Spartans are trying to defend. Both the units have their own qualities which makes them compete in one way or another.

Invasion: this is the last of the four Halo Reach multiplayer modes announced by Bungie. This mode features vehicles. So players can enjoy vehicle combat in this Halo Reach multiplayer mode.

After the fiasco surrounding Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, many PC gamers chose to ban CoD6 and opted to wait until Bad Company 2 was released with the promise by Ea and Dice that they would support dedicated servers and the true PC community! The shocking attitude by IW, the general disdain and downright condescending idea towards PC gamers and lack of appreciation for the fact that PC gamers have made gaming what it is today!

There would be NO online gaming in the console world if it wasn’t for PC gaming. PC gaming made it possible for the Gaming world to exist and develop high definition high resolution games. PC games that are 10 years old could not have been played on old console style 480i resolution Televisions because of the resolution incompatibly.

Ok, sorry about the rant about PC gaming making the gaming world what it is. Fortunately many game developers recognize the true importance of giving PC gamers what they have come to expect in the PC gaming world.

About 3 weeks ago I picked up Bad Company 2. First of all I’ll talk about the good things about this game, and there are plenty.

Lots of weapons

You have a choice of playing as 1 of 4 classes. Assault, Medic, Engineer, Scout.

Assault:

Advantages-

Playing as “Assault” has its advantages. Most of the weapons are excellent. They are accurate and deadly.

You have a choice of arming your gun with 1 of several attachments including smoke grenades the “noob” tube grenade launcher or a shot gun attachment that is absolutely devastating at close range. All of these attachments are limited to 2 shots.

However, with the ammo box you can re-supply yourself as well as your squad and the rest of your team which racks up 20 points for yourself every time your squad re-supplies and 10 points for every one else on your team.

Disadvantages-

Playing as Assault you have no weapon which is effective on Tanks and other vehicles except the grenade launcher, which does almost nothing unless the vehicle is badly damaged and you can score a direct hit in the rear of the tank. If you see a tank the best strategy is to run and hide.

Medic:

Advantages-

The Medic is supplied with Light Machine Guns, A medicine bag or healing pack which heals teammates and squad members, and Defib pads which can revive fallen squad members and teammates. Again healing teammates racks up 10 points and squad members 20 points.

The Light Machine Guns as a rule use 100 round clips which means you usually won’t have to reload in the middle of a firefight, however, the LMG’s have heavy recoil and are not as accurate. However, each gun unlock has different characteristics and as I have not unlocked all you’ll just have to play each class and find you favorite combination.

One major plus to having a Medic on you squad is reviving fallen teammates prevents you from losing respawn tickets, and can be the difference between winning and losing a round.

Disadvantages-

While reviving teammates is a huge plus it can also get you killed. The fallen teammate most likely has a gun pointed right at him. Also, like the Assault class you have no effective weapon against vehicles.

Engineer:

Advantages-

You have 2 very effective tools against vehicles as an engineer and unlocks that are even better. The Tracer dart, which when shot at and hitting a target places a flashing red dot on vehicles which allows you Rocket launcher to lock on the target and hit a moving target even one which has moved out of the line on sight.

You are also equipped with the repair tool which allows you to repair vehicles. It can even be used to damage or destroy enemy vehicles.

Disadvantages-

The weapons designated to the Engineer class are all “silenced” which decreases damage of even effective weapons making a firefight with someone with better weapons a one sided affair. However, some of the perks gained with ranking up, make a considerable difference in the effective damage of all weapons and helps even the playing field.

The Magnum ammo perk acquired with rank 15 is arguably the best perk in the game. I have been killed more times with the magnum ammo perk than any other combinations. So you have to look forward to that unlock. More on that later.

Scout:

Advantages-

This is the sniper class. As a sniper your default sniper rifle is an excellent weapon. Causing heavy damage and accurate at a distance this is the best default weapon in the game. Don’t worry though there are still at least 2 better sniper rifles to look forward too that you can unlock.

There are also at least 2 semi-auto sniper rifle’s which can be a life saver in a close range firefight…or even medium range. You can also equip your sniper with C-4. 2 C-4 packs on the back of a tank will destroy the tank giving you 100 points plus points for anyone killed inside.

You can also choose mortar’s instead of C-4 for an effective strike from distance on stationary targets. If you get lucky you can call in a mortar strike on a tank and destroy it if the tank does not move before the strike.

Disadvantages-

As a sniper you have no effective weapon at close range against an automatic weapon. Your best bet is your pistol or knife if you are close enough.

Summary of game play

One of the best ways to rack up points is to play as an effective squad member. Spotting and marking an enemy by pressing “Q” can rack up serious points when that enemy is killed. Receive 20 points from each kill by spotting enemies. Receive 40 points by spotting enemies and pumping a few rounds into them and letting a teammate finish them off. Receive badges and pins for a variety of achievements. All in all this is one of my favorite games to date. This coming from a guy who is in need of a serious upgrade, being forced to play the game at the lowest settings for now.

Its not all fun and games

That is when your game crashes to desktop for no apparent reason. Unfortunately this game is plagued with issues. Fortunately many have been patched, therefore resolved.

The game still crashes to desktop as of the latest patch, and this seems to be a universal problem. The game is still a console port. So expect problems for that reason alone.

The in-game server browser is a joke. As of 4/9/10 there is no support for joining friends via Xfire. You are forced to try to find friends from the in game browser. There is no option to enter servers via a in game console by entering a server I.P. address.

The game browser does offer a friends list where by you can send friend requests and receive friend requests and join servers from each other that way, which would be OK if it worked right. The only way I have been able to receive friend requests was by sitting on Ventrilo and with the game browser open, and waiting for the request sent from the person in Ventilo. In other words we both have to be on at the same time and talking to each other.

The “Play Now” button is a nice feature if you just wanted jump in the game and “Loan Wolf” a few rounds…that is if it worked! For me, clicking on the “Play Now” button almost always returns a “No servers found” message.

The server browser and filter options are another problem. The boxes for filter options only seem to work for “Not Full” “Not “Empty” and “No Password”. The box for “Ranked” I am not sure if it works. I haven’t been able to figure that out.

The “Punkbuster” box only works to filter out “Punkbuster” servers. Clicking on the box filters out all Pinkbuster servers. Leaving it unchecked however, does not Filter out non-Punkbuster servers. Also, clicking the boxes results in the obvious, except with the Punkbuster box. Click the box to do what it says next to the box. Except with the Punkbuster box click it to do the opposite.

The server information tab is another problem. You have to click on each server and then on a dropdown tab to get the server information. I find myself clicking on the server information and then clicking back out, and not remembering which server I clicked on.

Finally, and this is not a game problem but it seems to be an ATI driver problem. If you are using an ATI card, (I have an ATI 4870) the game takes “forever” to load. This is apparently because of the way ATI drivers handle the shaders for the game. They have to be loaded twice. Which still does not explain why Nvidia Cards take less than 20 seconds to load. The latest release notes for the last ATI drivers acknowledged the problem, hopefully in a future driver release the problem will be fixed.

However, the game itself is well worth the issues providing an enjoyable gaming experience which appears to have a longevity that will offer hours of gaming pleasure for the next 2-3 years or more.

THQ has revealed the UFC Undisputed 2010 details. A playable demo is currently being under development which is supposed to come almost a month before the full game release. This means UFC 2010 demo will launch around April 25th as the full version of the game is launching on May 25. The demo will offer so much to player. There will be an Exhibition mode and an offline tournament mode where players can challenge their friends. Unfortunately there would not be any multiplayer gameplay in the UFC Undisputed 2010 demo version.

Apart from this, the demo will feature four light heavyweight fighters named below:

•Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
•Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida
•Rashad “Sugar” Evans
•Quinton “Rampage” Jackson

So you just wait till the end of this month when you could play UFC 2010 Undisputed demo game.

If you are dreaming of playing this game, then here is your chance to get it and play for free. Activision has publically opened the Blur multiplayer beta program which means anyone (not anyone, only xbox 360 gold members) can apply for it and start playing it. If you are a Xbox 360 gold member then here is your chance to play Blur beta and let the developers know what you think about the game.

Well beta program is a great way of testing the game for free. But unilike other beta programs which provides almost full versions to test, the Blur multiplayer beta provides an access to the demo version of the game only. Players get an access to all the 20 racing cars on the track with whom thhey can start trading up paint. The full version simply adds much more stuff such as collecting power-ups and blasting cars on the track with huge energy which I think are absent in the Blur beta program.

If you are interested in playing blur multiplayer beta, then simply subscribe for it using your Xbox 360 gold membership.

Big breaking news for GTR fans. Simbin is developing new racing game to be launched soon under the same franchise. Not named yet, the title is going to be the third installation in the series, so we for ease call it as GTR 3.

SimBin will take a significant step up in both realism, visuals, and sheer immersion, offering players a completely new and unique experience based on the known and award winning simulation philosophy of SimBin.

SimBin will focus on continued support for the game through multiple new innovative online features and activities, in addition to a very comprehensive DLC plan.

The title is scheduled for release 2011, publisher TBA.

Hey girls and guys, you all would be little disheartened to read that Ubisoft’s upcoming action based thriller game Splinter Cell Conviction PC release have got delayed. Now this Splinter Cell Conviction PC will get released after two weeks of getting released on Xbox 360 platform. Few weeks ago, we were not fully aware of the reason for game’s delay but fortunately Eurogamer has reported that Ubisoft rep has given the reason for Splinter Cell Conviction PC delay.

The reason as stated by publisher rep states, “the reason that has been given for the delay is that the extra time was need to polish and debug the game.” lets keep the fingers crossed and wait for the final release of the game!

We all know that Blood Bowl is a fantasy themed sports strategy PC game that got launched in the year 2009, based on the Games Workshop board game. the publisher of Blood Bowl- Focus Home Interactive have announced Blood Bowl Legendary Edition which is new and exciting version of this game plus it provides players with new additional content in game.

Blood Bowl PC Legendary Edition developed and announced by Cyanide Studio contains eight races from the original and 12 additional new races including Ogres, Amazons and Undeads. Moreover new stadiums will also be another new feature of this new game version. Also new story mode will be provided that will reveal the origin of Blood Bowl and where the players will take the role of freelance coach. Blood Bowl PC Legendary Edition is expected to get release in the fourth quarter of 2010.

You all would be glad to know that these days Indie game renowned developer Soldak Entertainment had been very gently releasing downloadable old fashioned RPG since last few years. Even this week too this world famous developer had released their third title with the name of Din’s Curse. This Din’s Curse PC is a fantasy action packed RPG in which players are allowed to choose from one of 141 class combinations. This dungeon crawler style games features include randomly placed towns which provides players all together a new experience with each new game.

Din’s Curse PC as well as Mac version is now made available for purchase and download for $24.95. Moreover you would be more excited to know that the purchase comes with a 30 days money guarantee package.