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**Juggalo23451** · 03-09-09

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Age of Booty Sets Sail
Yesterday Capcom announced that the PC version of Age of Booty is now available to purchase directly from the company here. Developed by Certain Affinity, Age of Booty is a casual real-time multiplayer strategy game that puts players at the helm of their own pirate ship "with the goal of sending your enemies to the briny deep, and looting and capturing towns for your pirate faction." Age of Booty retails for $9.99.

New Free Realms Screens
Sony Online Entertainment unleashed seven new screenshots from its upcoming game, Free Realms. Slated for a release date of Q2 2009, the free online virtual world developed especially for kids and families entered closed beta a few weeks ago. According to SOE, the game "brings to life a whimsical virtual world where gamers can explore, compete, raise pets and socialize."

Runes of Magic Trailer, Screens
Frogster uploaded a new trailer from the upcoming MMORPG, Runes of Magic. The clip showcases the evil super villain in the game's first chapter, Rise of the Demon Lord. According to the company, the new in-game trailer tells the story of the Demon Lord’s dark powers as he unleashes a wave of chaos and destruction upon Taborea. Runes of Magic is scheduled for a full launch on March 19th. Head here to check out the video, or click to the left to see two images yanked from the video.

Codename Panzers: Cold War Multiplayer Demo
Yesterday Atari released a multiplayer demo of its upcoming real-time strategy game, Codename Panzers: Cold War. The demo offers support for both online and LAN play, and provides gamers a taste of the Domination mode. Players must seize control of a nuclear weapon located on the Islands of Hope (map). "Players will have access to the full range of units available in the multiplayer game, and will be able to capture several Points of Interest including a radar station, HQ and radio station, each of which affords special strategic and tactical advantages." Head to the official website and click on the little box at the lower left-hand corner to download the 500 MB file.

Steam Client Updated
Gamers using the Steam client will notice a new update that will take place once the software restarts. Today's update fixes the "endless update" bug when trying to download Empire: Total War as well as a "game is unavailable" bug related to the same game. Yesterday Valve issued a large number of fixes and updates for the Steam client, fixing the issue when the client stalled during "download starting," a shutdown problem with HL2.exe and more. Valve also issued an update to Team Fortress 2 yesterday as well as added the complete collection of Penumbra to the Steam library.

Resident Evil 5 PC Still Possible
Blues News points the way towards a report from VideoGamer.com about the possibility of Resident Evil 5 heading to the PC. Although hinted at earlier this year by CD Projekt, several members from the publisher thus have refused to comment on its existence. Nevertheless, VideoGamer questioned Capcom about the PC version, only to receive a "I can't give you an answer to today" comment. Many will tune into that sentence and say that the company did not deny a PC version, yet they haven't confirmed one either. Still, if Street Fighter IV can find it's way onto the PC, it's certainly likely that a Resident Evil V Special Edition could arrive as well.

Burnout Paradise Coming to Steam
The Criterion Games website announced that Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box is heading to Valve's Steam service. Although Criterion offered no additional details, Burnout Paradise already arrived on the PC last month, complete with all of the downloadable content packs previously released on the console versions. A 2.92GB demo also made circulation last month, offering gamers a chance to check out a few cars and the game's entire open-world setting for a limited time.

Diablo II Patch Soon, Blizzard Wants Community Input
You can't say that Blizzard doesn't support its legacy software. As a prime example of that, a forum post over on Battle.net back on March 3 reveals that Blizzard is working on a Diablo II content patch, v1.13. However, Blizzard wants community input, asking Diablo II fans what they want to see in the patch. "We’re making it a bit stricter than a full-blown wish list," the post reads. "Our goal is to get an overall sense of the single most important request from every member of the community. We want as many posts as we can get for the largest cross section, so if you have friends who used to play Diablo II or just don’t frequent the forums as much as you do, let them know this is here so we can get their “#1 patch note” too." The post goes on to warn gamers that not every request will make it into the patch, but Blizzard will do what they can to cover as much as possible.

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dharmaBum · 03-09-09

I'd be glad if Diablo II went unsupported and they focused on releasing Diablo III.

Zulli85 · 03-09-09

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Originally Posted by dharmabum

i'd be glad if diablo ii went unsupported and they focused on releasing diablo iii.

lol

Fox_Smash · 03-09-09

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Originally Posted by dharmaBum

I'd be glad if Diablo II went unsupported and they focused on releasing Diablo III.

I second that,can't wait for that game.

PaRaDoX_883 · 03-09-09

I'll bet Blizzard is working full tilt on Diablo III and SC2. They just want to give us something to keep us occupied to wait for when that "done when it's done" date rolls around.

Their like Valve (kinda), we can trust em!

**Crazy9000** · 03-09-09

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Originally Posted by dharmaBum

I'd be glad if Diablo II went unsupported and they focused on releasing Diablo III.

I'd prefer the team get more familiar with diablo by making a patch for d2 before they go off releasing d3.

sugarton · 03-09-09

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Originally Posted by Crazy9000

I'd prefer the team get more familiar with diablo by making a patch for d2 before they go off releasing d3.

Assuming they somehow haven't become familiar with it in the last 10 years?

nathris · 03-09-09

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Originally Posted by sugarton

Assuming they somehow haven't become familiar with it in the last 10 years?

Different team.... thats why D3 looks nothing like previous Diablo games.

2 things I want:

1. Resolution. I know its hard to do in a 2d game, but maybe 1280x960 and 1600x1200 fullscreen support? Thats just 2:1 scaling, it shouldn't be that big of a deal, or maybe 1920x1200 widescreen with the same linear scaling? I can't play diablo 2 on my 24" monitor.

2. Better Battle.net lobby. Apparently there is a new BNet coming with SC2 and D3. How about a little half step for D2 and SC?

pheoxs · 03-09-09

Main reason I can see them asking for community involvement at this point is to prepare for D3, what better way to get ideas for their new game than to talk to people supporting D2 even after 9 years. They can release features for Diablo 2 to test them and see how people respond to them, then include or remove them from Diablo 3.

henrys · 03-09-09

I love blizzard even though i don't play any blizzard games anymore. /*anxiously awaiting for diabloIII !!!!

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