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valve
updates
When Valve launched Half-Life 2, its multiplayer
portion included Counter-Strike: Source, a version of
the popular online multiplayer shooter that ran off of
the new Source engine but was otherwise unchanged.
Seven years after the mod’s debut, Valve is nally
implementing some actual gameplay changes in
Counter-Strike. One of the updates is an overhaul of
the weapon and equipment economy, resulting in price
changes for every in-game item. A more
radical change is the reworked radar
system, which allows
you to automatically
pass along an enemy’s
name and position to your
teammates if you keep them
in sight for a few seconds.
Valve promises more
changes in the near
future, so for people who
used to play C-S in the
good old days, it might be
time to check it out again.
iplay ipod games
with itunes
The latest version of Apple’s
online music and video store,
iTunes 7, not only offers music,
TV series, and full-length movies,
but games. The titles are all
casual games compatible with
fth-generation and later iPods,
and retail for $4.99 apiece.
Available titles include EA’s Tetris,
Mahjong and Mini Golf; Pac-Man
from Namco; and PopCap Games’s
Bejeweled and Zuma.
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wii will
rock you
While Nintendo introduced its next-gen Wii console at E3 2006, the
actual launch date and the all-important price remained a well-kept
secret. Due to the time zone difference, Japan was the rst to announce
it will launch the Wii on December 2, 2006 for an estimated ¥25000
($212.42). North America gets the console a few weeks earlier on
November 19 for $249.99. Last, but not least, Europe will be able to
purchase theirs on December 8 for €249 ($316.98).
The North American and European retail packages include the console,
one wireless Wii remote controller, one nunchuk controller and the Wii
Sports title, which includes baseball, bowling, boxing, golf and tennis
games. In Japan, gamers will have to purchase Wii Sports separately.
Each Wii title is set to retail for about $50 in North America, ¥4800-
¥6800 ($40-$58) in Japan, and €49-€59 ($62-$75) in Europe.
more trade
shows close
while leipzig
grows
It turns out that E3 wasn’t
the only industry trade
show in trouble. Games
Market Europe, the UK’s
only remaining trade show,
nally shut its doors. This leaves the Games
Convention in Leipzig, Germany as the only major
trade show in Europe. Leipzig Fair organizers
reported a huge increase in attendance during
this year’s four-day exhibit, which ran from August
23rd to the 27th. Visitor turnout neared the
200,000 mark, a 50% increase over last year.
8_NEWS HARDCORE GAMER MAGAZINE_VOLUME 2_ISSUE 5_CALL CHUCK
Tokyo, Taisho Era, year 20...
When demons roam the
streets, everyday citizens go
missing, and a shadowy
conspiracy threatens the
Capital’s survival, it takes more
than your average private
detective to solve the case...
It takes a
Blood
Sexual Themes
Violence
Put demon henchmen into
action with real-time combat!
Densely populated environments
put you into Taisho-era Japan!
Capture the enemy and turn
them against their own kind!
ENTER TO WIN!: Go to
www.atlus.com/devilsummoner
and enter to win a limited edition,
personally signed and framed
lithograph from renowned game
artist, Kazuma Kaneko.
No purchase necessary.
See website for details.
Sony Computer Entertainment America takes
no responsibility for this offer.
© 2006 Atlus USA SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI, SMT and Devil Summoner are registered trademarks of Atlus USA. © 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of
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