That’s right boys and girls, Kyle came back after the month like I said we would. This one is a bit long, but stay tuned, silliness ensues.

0:00 Intro
6:20 Front End Banter
13:45 Break: Erotica a la carte promo
14:55 Apple Tablet
20:25 NSF Porn Problem
25:45 Technology is Scary, It knows who you are.
29:40 2012 Doomsday prophecy, Reality or Imagination
34:20 Film Maker Openly Endorses Piracy
43:40 Gaming Segment
1:19:40 Fail Of The Week: Lily Allen Piracy Fail
1:25:15 Zombies
1:29:00 Zombie Land
1:38:50 Rising
2:00:00 Break: Inner Demons Promo
2:01:15 WTF Of The Week Self-made moyle sees jail time
2:06:10 Outro
2:11:02 End Of Show

30 COol Points to whoever gets the secret message.

This would be a good game for large touchscreens or tablets. An RTS with full battle support. You draw the exact path your troops should take, and then tap on the enemy to attack. multitouch would allow for control of multiple battalions of troops, and voice support (optional) could have voice chat or voice commands a la EndWar. A touch system similar to MirrorTouch by Antimatter or SHInyTouch, but Antimatter doesn’t seem to want to use this right now, though it supports it, I guess. He will probably comment and clarify. The reason SHinytouch or Mirrortouch would be better because of the processing power required for a truly great RTS. AI would also have Algorithms outside of Battle to increase Hostility if massive amounts of troops of another neutral group travel through their lands, and would react according to size and distance from major cities, sometimes canceling deals and treaties, or ending trade, closing borders and attacking. Another important inclusion would be to be able to surround armies, leaving no escape, then having a few attack simultaneously, and calling the other armies in when the enemy begins its retreat. There would also be the ability to send a small attack force to cut off a few battalions from the rest of the army, pushing them to an adjacent tile, and then attacking them there, where they can easily be dealt with by a larger force. Sieges would be easier conducted by assigning some Armies to seperate AIs of different temperaments, some aggressive, some more timid to act as bait, and also helps you to concentrate on your task. The idea is to allow as much multitasking as possible in battle. You could use two hands to tell Cavalry units to curl around and hit the armies sides, while ordering Infantry to assault the front with the front, while AI assigned Artillery and Archers assault the walls to make escape less appealing. The morale system would be influenced by number of Ally Generals on the field, Number of enemy generals on the field, royalty on the field, number of live men in their battalion, ratio of allies to the enemy, amount of enemies visible, amount of enemies engaged currently, amount of training of allies an enemies, loyalty to the Crown, and finally, avenues of escape. If there are no avenues of escape, this will thrust the unit into a blood frenzy, and they will be much more likely to succeed, in keeping with the associated principle in Sun Tzu’s Art of War. Unit strength will be reinforced by position, terrain, health, loyalty, fortitude of weaponry, duration since last retraining, duration since last in garrisoned city, and weather, as well as familiarity of land area. If a person fights in a castle they have fought in before, or ar garrisoned there, they should be able and willing to defend it much, much better, right?

Michael De Plater, diretor de design da Ubisoft, falando ao site Videogamer, revelou que uma sequência do jogo de estratégia em tempo real controlado por voz Tom Clancy’s: EndWar já está em produção. De acordo com De Plater, o jogo está em desenvolvimento no estúdio da Ubisoft em Xangai, mesmo local onde o primeiro game foi produzido, porém com uma equipe menor do que a anterior.

Uma das promessas para a sequência é dar mais ênfase ao modo de história para um jogador e o contraste entre as facções da aventura. O designer garante ainda que todos os grandes problemas do primeiro foram resolvidos.

A sequência ainda não tem data de lançamento, esperamos mais noticias em breve.

Michael de Plater, chefe de Endwar, sugeriu hoje em sua apresentação no evento Develop que o Natal poderá dar nova vida ao difícil mundo dos RTS nos consoles.

“Natal não possui apenas a câmera, mas o microfone também,” disse. “A combinação de voz e gestos poderia ser realmente poderosa e imersiva.

“Você poderia definitivamente arrastar elementos selecionados e apontar para onde quiser com precisão suficiente para ordenar até onde ir.”

“Você iria se lembrar do filme Minority Report.” brincou ele.

O chefe da Ubisoft citou a aparição do RTS RUSE na E3 como um exemplo de como os games de estratégia serão afetados pelo Natal.

“Uma das coisas mais legais que eu ví na E3 deste ano foi RUSE sendo jogado em uma mesa Surface” ele disse.

“Obviamente, nem todos terão uma mesa Surface, mas no Surface você joga fazendo gestos. Você move suas mãos para selecionar e apontar. São gestos realmente naturais e intuitivos.

“Se a tecnologia funcionar, então você poderia traduzir para o Natal a interface que eles já estão trabalhando muito bem em RUSE. Isso pode dar muito certo.”

O Projeto Natal não possui ainda uma data de lançamento no mercado. Mas por tudo que já vimos, por tudo que já foi se falado, até o fim do ano que vem já poderemos desfrutar dessa maravilha.

When starting a new game in Tom Clancy’s EndWar, the player is faced with three options for difficulty: Normal, Expert, and Hardcore. When I saw the choices for the first time I immediately choose Expert because I had been conditioned by numerous games over several years to know that the middle option was always the medium difficulty. Sure it was labeled “Expert” but I knew it was just a label. Before getting into the game proper, the player is encouraged to play through the Prologue, what is essentially a series of tutorials familiarizing the player with the various mission types. I did, and I could not beat the third mission. I lost so fast, so many times that I turned off the game in frustration and didn’t touch it for a month. When I finally went back to it, I started a new game on Normal. I beat the Prologue, I won World War III, and I had a blast doing so. As someone who usually never plays a game on the lowest difficulty setting, it was easy for me to rationalize the switch because the setting was labeled Normal. This was the setting the game was meant to be played on, right? Be that as it may, there’s no denying that I had to switch to lowest difficulty setting in order to get past the third tutorial mission. But I don’t really mind anymore, because I loved conquering Europe and Russia and I’d gladly choose that experience again any day.

Read the rest at PopMatters.

Hey all,

I just finished the demo for Tom Clancy’s November 2008 Endwar game. Three times. This game is awesome.

My first experience with voice commands in videogames was Socom 2. That went something like this:

“Team… Move to… Waypoint… Alpha”

That’s all fine and good until you’re trying to get your team mates to flank the 12-man squad that is raining deathpills on you. The world was just not ready for voice recognition with the earlier consoles. Downloading this demo, I was apprehensive because since that less-than-enjoyable experience, I haven’t had anything that works better.

Wow.

This game is groundbreaking. As I started up the demo, I used the controller to choose which 3 types of squad I wanted to start off with. When it spawned me in the field, I was clueless until I held down the R2 button. Up pops a menu completely controllable by voice commands. So, wearing my headset, I issue a command.

“Unit… 1… Move to… Foxtrot.” Alright. That worked fine, as I thought it would. Then I wanted to test it out a bit. I gave my next command as if I would in daily conversation. Done. The game picked up my speech as well as a loving mother, and the destruction that ensued as awesome. Throughout the course of the demo, there would be points of hesitation or stress. It even picked up those commands.

“Unit-one-attack………..Hostile-three,” all fired off in rapid succession with a long pause in the middle. Fifteen seconds later, hostile three was no more. I was constantly impressed. The gameplay itself was pretty simple, though I would hope they would vary the mission style in the full version of the game. There are a set number of vital points and the team which controls the most of them wins. Simple enough. The catch is that you can only send in foot soldiers to secure a point. A coordinated attack, using helicopters, artillery, tanks, and Armored Personell Carriers is required, and it makes the game incredibly fast-paced while pushing your multi-tasking skills to the limit. This game is incredibly cool, and I will definitely be buying the full version when sixty dollars finds its way into my pocket.

A Synergex anunciou o lançamento oficial no Brasil de “Tom Clancy’s EndWar”, jogo de estratégia em tempo real que traz como principal inovação a possibilidade de guiar suas tropas unicamente por meio de comandos de voz.

O game chega em versões para Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PSP e computadores. A edição para PC chega com preço sugerido de R$ 89,90.

A história do game está a cargo de Tom Clancy, o mesmo de “Splinter Cell” e “Rainbow Six”. “EndWar” narra uma fictícia Terceira Guerra Mundial entre a Europa, Estados Unidos e Rússia e cada facção possui características distintas.

Outras atrações incluem partidas online com unidades personalizáveis e mapas com recriações fiéis de cidades da Europa.

Os jogos distribuídos pela Synergex, companhia de origem canadense que se instalou no Brasil em 2007, podem ser encontrados em revendas como Lojas Americanas, Wal-Mart, Saraiva, Extra e Fnac.

Ubisoft ha pubblicato oggi sul Marketplace (link web) la terza espansione dello strategico in tempo reale Tom Clancy’s EndWar, denominata “Modulo Mappe Veterano”. Il pacchetto aggiunge al gioco l’assalto al Cosmdromo russo e la conquista della riserva petrolifera strategica di Richton, Mississippi, U.S.A. Il download, del peso di 240 MB, costa 400 Punti Microsoft.

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Last year I got an Amazon.co.uk gift certificate from my company (I think it was for Christmas). After I found out that I can only redeem it on Amazon.co.uk and not on Amazon.de I left it for a while. Now I ordered a DVD for my wife and Tom Clancy’s EndWar for me The game arrived yesterday so it will be the first game on my new AMD Phenom II machine. I’m very curious and will post more soon. The voice recognition in the game must be very cool. I know, I know… I post about real military hardware and games lately. Sorry about that.

More Info about the game: http://endwargame.us.ubi.com/

Edit: I had only a few hours to test but the voice recognition is really a lot of fun! The focus on one unit is something new for me but you can just call other units via voice and let the engage in combat. Nice!

As we try to fill out our Trophy Hub, we want to make sure we get lists for EVERY Trophy enabled game available.

Here’s an older one.

Tom Clancy’s EndWar

Tom Clancy’s EndWar Headset Bundle

*Denotes Hidden Trophy

Bronze Trophies

Communication Officer
Complete the Voice Command Trainer

First Command
Win the Warning Signs mission

Combat Chain Master
Defeat Tanks with Gunships, Gunships with Transports and Transports with Tanks

Veteran
Win one match in each game mode (Conquest, Assault, Siege, Raid)

Road to War
Complete “Prelude to War” on any difficulty

World in Flames
Complete “Prelude to War” on Hardcore

Weapon Master
Use Secondary Attack for the first time

Hardened by War
Win 15 missions in the Solo Campaign

No Stone Unturned
Win 5 missions without using Mission Support in “World War III”

Call of Booty
Win a mission by deploying infantry units only

Lightning War
Finish “World War III” in less than 15 turns

Blitz
Capture an enemy Capital in only 3 turns in “World War III”

Tour of Duty
Finish “World War III” on Normal

True Patriot
Finish “World War III” on Expert

Training Simulator
Play 20 Single Player Skirmish matches

Together We Stand
Win 10 2 vs. 2 multiplayer Skirmish matches

Always Attack
Win 3 missions in a row in Theatre of War

Role of Honor
Win 30 missions without killing a unit in Theatre of War

Urban Operations
Play 30 missions in Theatre of War city maps

Breach and Clear
Disarm 10 minefields in Theatre of War

Survivor
Have one unit fight and survive for 10 missions in Theatre of War

BOOM
Deploy 20 minefields which successfully damage enemies in Theatre of War

Mass Murderer
Kill 500 units in Theatre of War

Spearhead
Win 5 missions in a row on the same territory in Theatre of War

Strategist
Win a Conquest by securing all Uplinks on a map in Theatre of War

Point of Attack
Win 40 missions as Attacker in Theatre of War

Dog of War
Win a Theatre of War Phase as each Faction; you must have played as that Faction in 10 missions

War is Heck
Win 5 missions in a row without losing health in Theatre of War

Destroyer
Destroy 100 Critical Buildings in Theatre of War

Command from the Front
Kill 10 units with the Command Vehicle’s sentry units

Turning Point
Win a match after the enemy has triggered DEFCON in Conquest

Field Intelligence
Upgrade 100 Uplinks in any game mode

Assassin
Kill 15 enemy Command Vehicles

Total Warrior
Win 30 missions in any game mode

Command & Control
No Uplinks recaptured by hostiles for 10 consecutive Conquest victories

Adrenaline
Retake a Critical Uplink within the 3-minute timer in a Siege match

Sharpshooter
Kill an enemy troop without being spotted

Predator
Defeat 6 hostile units with a single unit

Do or Die
Win a Conquest mission by Annihilation after the DEFEAT counter was under 30 seconds

Angel of Death
Kill 10 enemy Evacuation Helicopters

Cleaner
Kill 30 enemy regular units

Shake that thing
Shake to SitRep 88 times

Team Spirit
Browse your teams either right or left 88 times.

Silver Trophies

Impregnable
Win Finishing Move without any units being defeated

Ready for Theatre of War
Finish “World War III” on Hardcore

Fast and Furious
Win a mission within 5 minutes in Theatre of War

Total War
Play 100 2 vs. 2 Theatre of War missions

Untouchable
Win a Skirmish mission and lose no health

Army of One
Win 20 1 vs. 1 matches in Theatre of War

Napoleon
Achieve a 100% Command Rating in one mission in Theatre of War

Gold Trophies

*OpFor
Finish “World War III” with all 3 Factions on Hardcore

*Air Defense
Secret: Intercept 5 incoming Air Strikes with Electronic Warfare

Platinum Trophy

The War to End all Wars
Armchair Napoleon

I got round to playing the Tom Clancy’s Hawx demo. I never thought it would be amazing and I always thought it looked alright. I was right. It’s okay. Controlling the plane is pretty simple except for when you are turning around in a fire fight which is really annoying and hard to do. Fire fights consist off the following:

1. Fly to the target
2. Dodge the missile that will be shot at you
3. Spin around in a circle for ages as you try to turn around
4. Lock on with a missile and fire
5. Repeat for next target

That’s about it. It is quite cool to control the plane though and the two camera modes you get work well. I think they were called assistance but I’m not sure. Anyway I won’t be getting this unless I see it really cheap or in a good bargain. It’s not as good as the other Tom Clancy games like Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon. If your into the simulations and stuff you might like it but try the demo first.

PNG talks about what we’ve been playing, Microsoft laying down the banhammer, and The Guinness Book of World Records’ list of most influential console games.  Logan shares his love for Orisinal games which we borrow one of the game’s music for our opening and break.  I’m sure Logan will let us know what game it is along with a link.  Enjoy!

PNG Audiophile:  The G-Unit is Waiting for You!

After many years of peace on earth, World War III as come… to PC, and we’re glad about it! For some time gamers have been waiting for this RTS ( if you can call it that ) to come to their PC world.

It will give you some enjoyment for some time but it get tedious very fast. A full review will come on a future post.

If you plan on buying this you can send your money to me instead, I'll gladly take it

So in the news… Tom Clancy’s Endwar came out for the PC today.  Boasting incredible graphics, sound, gameplay.  Not to mention you can use your voice to control your units.  This is definitely shaping up to be one of 2009’s best…

In other news, no one cares about Tom Clancy’s Endwar

50 CENT’S: BLOOD ON THE SAND IS DOA, STREET FIGHTER COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT, DEAD RISING CHALLENGES YOU, GET TOKED FOR STOKED, DEATH TANKS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND ENDWAR FINALLY ENDS UP ON PC. releases after the break.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (X360, PS3) Release Date: 2/24

Seriously?! WHY!? It’s not as though he’s desperate for money, I mean I know he needs to “get money, get paid” but c’mon. Who is going to buy this freakin’ game?? I hope no one, but unfortunately there is some poor soul that looks up to this man and will buy anything with his name on it, even this…

Stoked (X360) Release Date: 2/24

A game developed by a guy that normally makes snowboarding movies. With that information you hope the graphics will be accurate. Supposedly a snowboarding game that focuses more on the “previously un-snowboarded” terrain rather than at resorts. Might be fun…don’t know that it could top SSX Tricky on the N64 though. Can I get a “hell yeah”?

Street Fighter IV (X360, PS3) Release Date: 2/15

Does everyone remember the days when you would go somewhere that had an arcade, and you had only one dollar to play with. It seemed like the choice was always between Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter, I usually chose Street Fighter. Since then MK has whored itself out as 3 movies (a fourth to come) and a few tv series, not to mention the games. On the other hand, here is Street Fighter with only its 4th installment to the series, with one bad movie, and what looks like a second bad movie coming out this year. If your into button mashing, then pick it up.

Tom Clancy’s EndWar (PC) Release Date: 2/24

A game that came out November 4th on X360 is finally ending up on the PC. I played the demo when it was on XBLA, and that was enough of the game for me, I guess that says something about the game…unfortunately…

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) Release Date: 2/24

I’m guessing you’ll get to use the wii-mote in some sort of “chopping” motion (as indicated by the title) to kill zombies. Wow, that sounds exciting…and I think in my superior physical shape I would maybe “drop” after about 2 minutes. Would rather sit down and play this game on another system.

Death Tanks (XBLA) Release Date: 2/18

Looks a lot like a game that I got on my iphone for free. Except this one costs a whopping 15 bucks, anyone think its worth it for a 2D turn based tank-shooting game? Not me, if you do, let me know how it is, and what makes it worth that.

This wasn’t all that game out this week, just the ones worth mentioning. Check back later for next weeks releases, until then, good luck.

Mr. Mac

More hi-res Tom Clancy’s HAWX screens: http://flickr.com/photos/33433704@N06/sets/72157613760838572/

I always thought that the Tom Clancy game series are just a cheap marketing trick to sell more Xbox console games. Like Jane’s flight simulator for example (for me Jane’s F-15 was one of the most boring flight simulators – info: http://www.gamespot.com/197277)

I was so wrong ! Tom Clancy games just rock!

Last year I heard that the Ghost Recon game predicted the war in Georgia. I found the Ghost Recon CD (that was bundled with a graphics card that I bought in the past) and played it. Since then I became a huge fan of the Tom Clancy series! Later I even bought Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (1+2) and Rainbow Six Las Vegas (actually I was quite pissed as it needs Shader Model 3.0 and my current graphics card has only 2.0). You might laugh, but I’m still playing Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter It’s such a great game. Now Tom Clancy’s HAWX – http://hawxgame.us.ubi.com/ is going to get shipped soon. As a flight simulator fan I’m especially interested in it. The trailers looks astonishing so far:

Another cool recent Tom Clancy’s game is EndWar – Wow! Just check the trailers… scary!

It’s out already so there are some nice reviews – the second one is especially lovely!

Tom Clancy’s EndWar

Já tinha feito o Download sexta feira passada mas só ontem me lembrei de experimentar esta nova versão da série baseada nos Livro de guerra de Tom Clancy… Já tinha jogado outro dos anteriores títulos da franquia mas para alem dos fatos e armas futuristas a parecença é 0%. Passo a explicar, no game que joguei(Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas), tínhamos a visão em FPS em que comandávamos mais dois NPS enquanto matavamos os maus, ou seja, um FPS normalisimo com uma vertente para a estratégia…

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Bem seria este o tipo de jogo que eu estaria a espera quando o vi para download na Live… Mas, não tem NADA a ver!!

O Jogo é um game de estratégia militar em que você é o comandante supremo de uma tropa e tem de, através de controlos de voz(Já explico como), a comandar executando diversas missões… Revolucionário não?!

Tom Clancy's: EndWar

Unit 2 Attack Hostile 1!!

Pela imagem acima o jogo parece bem normal né?? Mas o que tem de mais revolucionário no game é o controlo por VOZ das suas “Unidades” de guerra! Sim com a sua própria voz!! (Mas como isto funciona?-Pergunta o  leitor…) Simples, você tem de se reger por estas três palavrinhas: Quem, O Que, Onde(Who, What, Where).

(Mas Sobras ainda não percebi…- Diz o ignorante adorado leitor) Bem, eu explico melhor… Quem: Qual a Unidade que vai fazer a acção, Ex: “Unit 2″; O Que: Qual a acção que vai mandar fazer, Ex: “Attack”; Onde: Qual o sitio onde se vai efectuar a acção(ou no caso de atacar é a quem atacar), Ex: “Hostile 1″. E tudo isto com a sua própria voz. Só persisa de um “HeadSet”(Micro) e uma boa pronuncia em Inglês… Sim! Porque a sua secretária não vai deixar nenhum erro em branco.. (Se comprar prepare os seus ouvidos para ouvir muitos: We Can’t Understand…[Não conseguimos perceber]).

Cada unidade vai ter a sua especialidade...

A minha opinião pessoal

Bem, eu no geral não desgostei do game, o género não me apela muito por ter pouca acção(Gosto mais de FPS), e sem duvida não faz parde da minha lista de compras mas é um jogo com um bom fundamento e uma história imortal(Apesar de não ter tido paciência para a ouvir toda xD), mas afinal é baseado em um livro…

Gostei muito do controlo por voz, mas fartei me de ouvir a mulherzinha: We can’t Understand… E este é sem duvida um ponto a favor, mas achei o game muito repetitivo por não alterar muito nas missões… Mas esperemos que seja só uma deficiência da Demo… As minha primeiras impressões apesar de tudo são positivas e tem a capacidade de ser o melhor de estratégia do ano…

Grałem dzisiaj w polską wersję Tom Clancy’s EndWar na specjalnie zorganizowanym przez Ubisoft Polska pokazie. Podchodziłem do tego wszystkiego nieco sceptycznie. Po jaką cholerę mam sterować grą za pomocą głosu. I jak miałbym to robić?

Po kwadransie brylowałem na polu bitwy niczym stary wyjadacz

Ale po kolei. Pierwsza styczność z RTSami to oczywiście legendarny Dune 2. Gier pojawiało się coraz więcej, były coraz bardziej zaawansowane. Z tamtych lat najbardziej pamiętam Total Annihilation. Łykałem wszystkie tytuły. Wiele z nich dane mi było też recenzować w ś.p. Resecie. Pamiętam pierwszego WarCraft’a, Dark Colony, Command & Conquer. Byłem, można powiedzieć, specjalistą w tej dziedzinie. Do czasu.

Nagle rynek zasypały setki tego typu gier i ciężko było się w tym wszystkim połapać. Co druga gra była RTSem. Odechciało mi się. Mam sentyment, ale dzisiaj nie jestem fanem. Wolę coś szybszego i mniej zajmującego. Niczym dziecko z ADHD.

Tom Clancy’s EndWar zmienił nieco mój pogląd o RTSach. Świetna gra. O ile w ogóle ktoś ogarnia granie w RTS na padzie do konsoli, to w EndWar się zakocha.

Na konsolach odstraszają mnie dwa gatunki gier: FPS i RTS. O ile KillZone 2 zmienił mój pogląd na temat FPSów, to właśnie EndWar zmienił mój pogląd o RTSach.

Wydawanie rozkazów jest bardzo proste. Składa się z komend, które po dobrym skalibrowaniu swojego głosu w grze, mogą brzmieć niczym rozmowa z żołnierzami i oddziałami. To się naprawdę sprawdza! Sam nie mogłem w to uwierzyć, a testerzy gry byli pod wrażeniem skuteczności wydawania komend. A dodam, że nie kalibrowałem swojego głosu tylko grałem na “pożyczonym”. Kalibracja zajmuje ok. 1 godziny, więc nie było na to czasu

Jednostka, 2, atakuj, wróg, 5.
Wezwać, czołgi.
Grupa, 2, widok.

Tak to mniej więcej brzmi. Może nie pamiętam dokładnie komend, które wydawałem, ale ogólny pogląd jest właśnie taki. Nie mogę się doczekać na moją kopię gry i momentu, kiedy zasiądę przed konsolą z headsetem i zacznę krzyczeć do TV. Do woli.

Fabuła, grafika… kogo to interesuje, kiedy można supersprawnie powydzierać się na swoje oddziały i wziąć udział w naprawde widowiskowych bitwach

PS. Dzisiaj przeniosę realia gry do rzeczywistości: Żona, obiad, gotuj. Ciekawe czy zadziała