2011 July Archive - Games Per Second

Activision makes noise about ModernWarfare3.com supporting Battlefield 3

By Nick Riley Jul 17 2011 add comment

Visit ModernWarfare3.com and you’ll find it isn’t a site about Modern Warfare 3, but one that bashes the Call of Duty series for recycling the same stuff, especially the gameplay elements and gaming engine, since the first Modern Warfare (Call of Duty 4) in 2007. And that’s exactly what Activision is unhappy about; the fact the Modern Warfare 3 “domain name” is a Call of Duty basher and urges folks to support the upcoming Battlefield 3 game from EA instead. [...]

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More options for party chat in Modern Warfare 3

By Shan S Jul 17 2011 add comment

Want to chat privately with your buddies while playing the multiplayer mode in Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3? Infinity Ward has granted your unheard wish! Modern Warfare 3 allows more party chat in many of the game modes, except for the Search & Destroy mode because apparently dead players are able to help the live players.
Looks like you can carry on with your private argument with your pals without other players having to tell you to zip it. [...]

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Battlefield 3 to be released October 25 with no mod tools

By Nick Riley Jul 7 2011 add comment

Battlefield 3 Poster
While there’s finally a launch date put on top of one of 2011′s games to watch, Battlefield 3, things aren’t looking so good for game developers and those looking to create their own maps, levels and modifications in general. Electronic Arts is saying that the Frostbite Engine’s nature is going to make the game difficult to create mods for and that it might be too much of a challenge for casual folks to make mods for Battlefield [...]

Metal Gear Solid: Rising, to be released November 1, 2011

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Exclusive: Metal Gear Solid Rising release date confirmed, November 1, 2011

By Nick Riley Jul 7 2011 1 Comment

Metal Gear Solid: Rising, to be released November 1, 2011
So much for a 2012 release, huh? Looks like fans of the Metal Gear Solid series (As well as Xbox and PC gamers who have long been waiting) can finally rejoice as the release date of Metal Gear Solid: Rising has been confirmed to be on November 1, 2011! Yup that’s two weeks before the other third-person perspective stealth-action game, Assassin’s Creed Revelations… and a week before everyone’s favorite (or [...]

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Just for fun: Left4Dead pistol auto-shoot script

By Nick Riley Jul 7 2011 add comment

Ever wonder how those guys you watch on YouTube have their Left4Dead characters shoot their pistols inhumanly fast, like in the Zoey video I made above? Well here’s the solution if you don’t already know.
The trick is to bind a command chain script to your mouse button to tell the game to simulate clicking and firing one pistol after the other, all while you hold down your mouse button without having to click manually non-stop. The script goes as follows:
Bind [...]

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New Left4Dead 2 DLC map… if Valve gets 20,000 Stream Crossers

By Nick Riley Jul 6 2011 add comment

Left4Dead 2 new Cold Stream campaign
You know how not long ago Valve released a new beta map, Cold Stream, for every Left4Dead 2 owner to play test? Well, they’ve recently announced that they’ll be releasing the Dead Air campaign (which was from the original Left4Dead) early on July 22… if and only if 20,000 folks earn the ‘Stream Crosser’ achievement by this Sunday.
It’s easy to become a Stream Crosser actually… just be sure to have updated your Left4Dead 2 to [...]