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Good time of day, dear visitors Game-space.Ru. Today we present you yet another innovation - a weekly compilation of the very fresh and tasty content that appears on the site within a week. As you've probably noticed - "Stopgeym" continues to develop space rate. A month in the pages of the portal is published about 50 reviews and previews on the latest igroproma and 20 detailed passages, laid out a dozen colorful video reviews and hundreds of rolls of the hotly anticipated games, and cheats sections replenished many useful files. Such a huge amount of information can overwhelm even seasoned gamers - which is why we agreed on the need of such digests on the site. So now, after the heavy, who - labor, but others - the training, the week you can always go to Game-space.Ru and enjoy the best of our team. Stay, as they say, tuned - or something else will.

Debriefing
Video units
To help gamers
Meridian News

Debriefing

The key material of this week, of course, was the review on the main - believe us - team shooter today, Left 4 Dead. Geniuses from Valve just took and projected popular zombie-Setting on the game mechanics Counter-Strike - SWAT took place four survivors, and the banner of the terrorists moved to a ghoul. "From the change of place, the sum of terms does not change" - says the well-known mathematical rule. However, Left 4 Dead destroys all axioms. When you shoot the last rounds the advancing monsters, mate calls in headphones for assistance, and to life-saving helicopter is a few tens of meters, the game covers the sweetest ecstasy. This multi ekspiriensa game industry has not seen for all time of their miserable existence.

Also do not forget to read the full preview of The Godfather 2. The developers assured us that took into account all the errors committed in the first part, but because - at the exit from the game can get really worthwhile product, the benefit of cinematic pedigree of her superior.

All articles for the week:

Review: Bejeweled Twist , MotoGP 08 , Chronicles of Mystery: Scorpio Ritual , MySims Made for PC , Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick precipice of Darkness, Episode Two , Left 4 Dead .

Preview: " Sphere 2 ", Drakensang: The Dark Eye , The Godfather 2 .

Video units

Section of video reviews added to the review of Call of Duty: World at War. Activision to shelve the authors' excellent Modern Warfare, entrusting the development of the game studio Treyarch. The old-new series builders returned gamers to the battlefields of World War II, poke spectacular scripts and slightly patched graphics engine, however, the overall impression of the project got a few blurry. Why? Find the answer in our video.

Looking at a selection of video game, you first of all, can enjoy a little of both developers of innovative strategies for Tom Clancy's EndWar. The promised voice control system developers down units can radically change the approach to the implementation of gameplay in modern RTS. Similarly, video highlighted and the authors shooter FEAR 2: Project Origin, telling about the artificial intelligence of enemies in the game and features graphics engine. And, of course, do not forget to look ordinary trailers from escaping from one day to Prince of Persia - a prince you've never seen.

To help gamers

Here we will lay out a list of the most interesting and useful in studying the games files: cheats, trainers, sohranenok. Not overlooked and full-text passage.

Trainers: Need for Speed: Undercover , Silent Hill: Homecoming , Spore , Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 , Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer .

Codes: MySims Made for PC , X3: Terran Conflict , Call of Duty: World at War , Left 4 Dead .

Save-Files: Resident Evil 4 , Crysis , Dead Space , Gears of War .

A full list of content you can find in the relevant sections: trainers , cheats , save-files .

Meridian News

They do not learn from their mistakes

Unfortunately, the German publisher JoWooD is one of those organizations that do not learn from their mistakes. And again and again continue to produce full program errors projects. Recall Gothic 3. In the form in which it went on sale, it was absolutely impossible to play. A huge number of bugs, unbelievable system requirements (however, the brake was observed on any system), "dead-end" quests and so on. In the end, all this led to mutual accusations of each other. Developers 'cursed' publishers and vice versa. As a result, both companies went in different directions. In JoWooD, as you know, there is a right to "Gothic". A Piranha broke new project Risen.

Without hesitation, the Germans decided that from Gothic 3 is not squeezed all the juices. By entrusting the development of add-on Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods of some Indian studio bosses were looking forward to an incredible profit. But something happened that was to be expected. The Indians never were particularly meticulous and skill wiping program codes. It turned out that Forsaken Gods is as crude as its predecessor at the time of release. The reasons are numerous, but one of the key - a game released too early. It just was not ready. Sound familiar? By the way, released patches situation is not saved. In Forsaken Gods is still almost impossible to play. What will happen next? We certainly hope that Arcania: A Gothic Tale (Gothic 4 actually) will be "collected". Only believe, unfortunately, is difficult.

Return to Mysterious Island

Publisher Microids officially announced the project Return to Mysterious Island 2, which is a continuation of a very good adventure, 2005, for authorship of the French team Kheops Studio. Remember that the game was based on works by Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island". As a publisher then came The Adventure Company. Above the continuation of works all the same team. By the way, very experienced. From beneath their feathers out such interesting creations in the genre of adventure, like Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon, Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne and Nostradamus: The Last Prohecy. Sequel planned for release for PC and the iPhone in March 2009. Interestingly, both versions can be "linked" (started playing at home, and continued in the subway, for example).

The storyline is traditionally expected to be very confusing and exciting. Everything starts with a helicopter crash, flew over Mina. The heroine is still alive, but discovers that the island occurred epidemic of some infections, because of what began to die animals and plants. Soon she discovers that the one to blame pollution from outside the island. It takes a tough decision - to include the protective field (which does not lead to the destruction of paradise). The trouble is that this way Mina dooms itself to perpetual imprisonment ... As for the gameplay, the most important innovation - the transformation of a monkey in a full-fledged hero. Primacy will be able to reach inaccessible areas and meet with other representatives of the animal world and find hidden objects by smell.

NetDragon + EA = Dungeon Keeper Online

China NetDragon studio has signed an agreement with the giant game-industry EA to develop MMORPG, based on the universe of the cult strategic dilogii end of last century - Dungeon Keeper. We promise to maintain the unique atmosphere of the project and in general the most careful with the original game.

"We are very pleased to contract for the development of our first three-dimensional MMORPG, even with such a famous company like EA. Cooperation with them - an excellent demonstration of our real estate development capabilities, as well as an impeccable reputation in the gaming market ", - says Dezhyan Liu (Liu Dejian), Executive Director of NetDragon.

On the timing of the indicative completion of the project Dungeon Keeper Online no mention of it.

Return of "Le Corsaire"

It is known that the studio Seaward.ru, familiar to all lovers of sea games on such works as "The Return of Legends" and "City of Lost Ships", is working on the fourth part of the legendary role-playing game for pirate theme "Sea Dogs". Remember that the original was released 8 years ago and immediately gained immense popularity. Subsequently, all continue the game also sold well editions (though not all received high ratings in the press).

Effects of "Le Corsaire 4" begins in 1692 with the arrival of the protagonist with a certain assignment in Port Royal. Suddenly, a powerful earthquake occurs that completely changes the life of the character. In the Caribbean, it will remain for years to come, finds the time, state collapse, with his own eyes, that denotes the absence of honor and understand that the "classic" Pirates are not the worst people in the ocean.

The developers have stated that the creation of the hero in "Le Corsaire 4" impossible. It will be available to one character (and, I can not even change his appearance) with clearly defined storyline. In addition, Seaward.ru waive additional scene stories for certain nations and pirates. Instead, the game will follow the historical facts. If the seizure of the city was the place to be in reality, you will allow him to "take". If not, then, sorry. In the meantime, we should not think that "Dogs 4" will be extremely realistic. On the contrary, a hero to encounter with the skeletons, Indian devil, ghosts (for example, famous pirates), and so on. According to the creators, their main goal - the release of the game with a truly massive Hollywood history. What sort of virtual "Pirates of the Caribbean".

As for the gameplay, it will remain the same. Players will be able to travel on the global map, go to the city (and walk on them in the manner of the first part), trade, fight, take the court for the boarding. However, the trades will not be. The only available work - piracy. However, do not necessarily move on his ship. You can become a passenger. Just do not forget about the authority. With regard to the relations of others, they will depend on your actions. Cut the whole team, capturing the ship? Well, you will be afraid. But normal people will never go to you in command. Leave all alive and release? Soon, expect an attack from the authorities. But the pirates you will be respected.

Developers promise that the "Le Corsaire 4" will be presented whole world in the manner of Oblivion and Fallout 3. By the way, the engine uses the familiar - Gamebryo. With regard to size, then, according to developers, the world "Corsairs 4" 10 times more than in the aforementioned Oblivion. However, nothing surprising. Most of the maps - is water. Date - 2010.

Midway gave a "hundred"

As we learned from The Wall Street Journal, media mogul Sumner Redstone (Sumner Redstone), which owned a controlling (87%) stake in the company we know Midway, sold it for only $ 100 000. $ 0.0012 per share proposed investor Mark Thomas (Mark Thomas), did not previously have any relation to Midway. Redstone went on such a step, to somehow to reduce their financial losses. As is known, but joy of possession Midway, Thomas, the de facto owner of the company to be confronted with debts of $ 70 million.

Due to financial losses in case of a continuing fall of shares, Midway may withdraw from the New York Stock Exchange. As for Redstone, then on him and his company National Amusements hangs debt of 1.6 billion dollars. And half of that amount required to pay before the end of 2008. Remember that the Midway was founded in 1988 and is best known for such frenchayzam as NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, and of course, Mortal Kombat. The most important release of the last time - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

Return to the Forgotten Realms

Fans Baldur's Gate you can start to dance for joy. Their favorite, many years is in suspended animation, will return. Yes, Atari is planning to revive the great RPG series about the adventures of a child of the evil god Baal in the Forgotten Realms (Forgotten Realms). For those who do not know, remember that Baldur's Gate is a modern classic (along with Fallout), one of the best role-playing games of all time. An incredible story, a great number of various jobs, "living" NPC (and this is in 1998), beauty (such that can be achieved only in 2D) and a perception that the developers have invested in the project soul. It is fashionable nowadays to say now, already do. And it is true, do not.

Hopefully, Baldur's Gate 3 will be what it wants to see - a worthy scion of the great parent. According to the Atari, earlier than in 2010, this game we do not see. In 2009 the company has other plans. In addition to "Baldur 's Gate" (all the details about the game, as you already understood, are kept in the strictest confidence) will continue to Neverwinter Nights (oh, yes, from the third part no one will refuse), and one of the best racing game Test Drive Unlimited .

Top-most (16-22 November)

Finally, the situation in North America, and even global, markets calmed down - a long-awaited release of World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King put things and all their places. Now we have a very long time, we will meet the new brainchild of Blizzard in all sorts of charts, with only the top positions. Summary chart of sales of PC-games in the U.S. and Canada for the past week was no exception - first train keeps King Leach. In this situation, even a little sorry for a great team shooter Left 4 Dead from Valve: despite the extremely excellent quality final product, the highest pedestal of him, alas, does not shine. Of the other rating events worth noting debut appearance in the top ten Expansion EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey - a good game its age is no obstacle.

1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Blizzard)
2. Left 4 Dead (Valve)
3. Call Of Duty: World At War (Treyarch)
4. The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff (EA Maxis)
5. EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey (Sony Online Ent.)
6. Spore (EA Maxis)
7. Fallout 3 (Bethesda)
8. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (EA Maxis)
9. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Collectors Edition (Blizzard)
10. The Sims 2: Apartment Life (EA Maxis)

The best Call of Duty may be only more Call of Duty

Sales of Call of Duty: World at War openly encouraged by Activision - a fifth of a series of almost two times ahead of its predecessor. So it is no surprise that the publisher wanted to release a couple of mini-ekspanshenov, or, as they are fashionable now to call, - «downloadable content». No release date or content sets have not been announced.

World of Warcraft mired in advertising

The company Massive Inc, which specializes in the implementation of advertising in video games, has signed a long-term agreement with Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, will result in the emergence of advertising banners in 18 publishing projects for PC and Xbox 360 (Guitar Hero: World Tour, Quantum of Solace, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, AMAX Racing, Tony Hawk), as well as on the official site of "Blizzard" and the online server, Battle.net.

Thus, Massive acquired a exclusive rights to place advertising content in the most popular game today - World of Warcraft. Rate charms dynamic bill-boards in the world of Warcraft will be able to residents of North America, Europe, South Korea and Australia.

Hits by Activision Blizzard on the flow

As we have learned thanks to MTV, in the depths of a mega-company Activision Blizzard is working on multiple hits of the first magnitude. You have, certainly, had guessed that about any new "intellectual property" speech does not go. We expect the continuation of existing games and the development of popular brands. But no! For example, it became clear that work on the fifth part of the legendary guitar simulator Guitar Hero is already hard. But when the wait for the release, it is not clear. We believe that this will happen no earlier than the end of 2009. Information about the features of guitar hit yet kept secret.

Today, Call of Duty: World at War sold in huge quantities, surpassing its predecessor Modern Warfare. However, the next part of the infinite series FPS again refuse the setting of the Second World War and shows an armed conflict of modern times. Yes, Modern Warfare 2 is finally announced, thus dispelling all unbelievable rumors about the next Call of Duty (even rumored that the action of the game will unfold in space). The release is scheduled for autumn 2009. As expected. Call of Duty comes out every year.

The holiday will come and outdoor fans Tony Hawk'a. From the words of the representatives of Activision: "You will not play it while sitting" - it can be concluded that a new series of Pro Skater will be issued a special controller (which can only be a skate). Which studio will act as a developer, not reported. But chances are that it will Robomodo, which includes former employees of Midway and EA Chicago. Release date is known - this is October 2009. Platform Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and DS. PC-version will probably arrive later.

The interesting news is the fact that Bizzare Creations has begun to develop a kind of new games in the universe of 007 James Bond. Moreover, waiting for us and not a standard thriller, and race. The game, scheduled for September next year, will not be linked thematically to the film.

Problems PC-version of Grand Theft Auto IV

The problem of unfinished games as old as the world itself. And often it happens that a software error literally "kill" the game, pushing away her millions. Remember how it was with great Ultima IX - one of the most decent RPG in history. But you may not know about all her charms on the grounds that she simply refused to go on your PC. Yes, virtually all systems of the time Ulltima IX went into a slide show. Take closer. In Gothic 3 at the time of its release, it was impossible to play. Similarly, as in the recent addition to it - Forsaken Gods. The abundance of bugs "pleased" STALKER, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Fallout 3, and many other projects.

As it turned out, the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC also can not please stability. It seems that time and the developers have been (since the release on consoles, it's been over six months), and hands grow from there, where should. But no, apparently it becomes a tradition. Forum of the game, filled with themes of bugs. Ñàìûå ðàñïðîñòðàíåííûå ïðîáëåìû – âûïàäåíèå òåêñòóð, çàñòðÿâøèå äðóã â äðóãå îáúåêòû (ìàøèíà âëåòåâøàÿ â çäàíèå, âîøåäøàÿ â íåãî íàïîëîâèíó è îñòàâøàÿñÿ òàì íàâñåãäà), ïîñòîÿííûå çàâèñàíèÿ è "áèëåòû" â Windows, à òàêæå ñòðàííûå òðåáîâàíèÿ èãðû (óñòàíîâèòå Service Pack 3, âûêëþ÷èòå Winamp èëè âûéäèòå èç ïðîãðàììû Rockstar Social Club).

Íà íåêîòîðûõ ñèñòåìàõ GTA IV äàæå íå ïîçâîëÿåò ñìåíèòü íàñòðîéêè ãðàôèêè. Ïî êàêîé ïðè÷èíå, íåèçâåñòíî. Îãðîìíîå êîëè÷åñòâî ãëþêîâ îòìå÷àþò äàæå, çà÷àñòóþ ëîÿëüíûå ê ïðîáëåìàì òàêîãî ðîäà, ðåöåíçåíòû. ×òî êàñàåòñÿ Rockstar , òî ðàçðàáîò÷èêè ìîë÷àò. Âèäèìî, èì ñòûäíî. ×òî æå, êàê îáû÷íî, íà÷èíàåì æäàòü ïàò÷à. Íàì íå ïðèâûêàòü.

Square Enix çàõîòåëà Eidos

Äåëà ó Eidos (ðàíåå èçâåñòíîé êàê SCi Entertainment Group ) äàâíî èäóò íå ëó÷øèì îáðàçîì. Áîëåå òîãî, êîìïàíèÿ íàõîäèòñÿ íà ãðàíè ðàçîðåíèÿ. Ðåñòðóêòóðèçàöèÿ îêàçàëàñü áåñïîëåçíîé. Íè÷åãî õîðîøåãî íå ïðèíåñëè íîâûå òîï-ìåíåäæåðû. Àêöèè ïàäàþò (íà íåâåðîÿòíûå 90% çà ãîä), óáûòêè ðàñòóò (â íåñêîëüêî ðàç). Åäèíñòâåííûé ñïîñîá âûæèòü – ïðîäàòüñÿ. Íåìóäðåíî, ÷òî áîññû õîòÿò "îòäàòü" Eidos çà êàê ìîæíî áîëåå âûñîêóþ öåíó. Áëàãî, ÷åãî-÷åãî, à Èìÿ è ìíîæåñòâî "âêóñíûõ" áðåíäîâ ó êîìïàíèè ïðèñóòñòâóþò. È äëÿ òåõ, ó êîãî ñ ôèíàíñàìè âñå â ïîðÿäêå, ïîêóïêà ìîæåò ñòàòü âåñüìà âûãîäíîé.

Ïî ìíåíèþ àíàëèòèêîâ, ïðèîáðåñòè Eidos æåëàþò òàêèå ãèãàíòû èíäóñòðèè, êàê Electronic Arts (ñàìî ñîáîé, áåç íèõ â ýòîì ìèðå íå ïðîèñõîäèòü íè÷åãî), åâðîïåéñêàÿ Ubisoft è Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment . Ïîñëåäíåé, ê ñëîâó, óæå ïðèíàäëåæèò ïÿòàÿ ÷àñòü Eidos . È èìåííî îíà ñ÷èòàåòñÿ íàèáîëåå âåðîÿòíûì ïðåòåíäåíòîì íà ïðèîáðåòåíèå áûâøåé SCi . Íå çðÿ æå â ýòîì íîÿáðå ãëàâàìè Eidos áûëî ñíÿòî îãðàíè÷åíèå, íå ïîçâîëÿâøåå Warner óâåëè÷èòü ñâîþ äîëþ ñâûøå 20%. Òåïåðü ïóòü ê ïîëíîìó ïîãëîùåíèþ îòêðûò.

Íî, êàê âûÿñíèëîñü, â áîðüáó âêëþ÷àåòñÿ íîâàÿ êîìïàíèÿ. Íà ýòîò ðàç – ëåãåíäàðíîå ÿïîíñêîå èçäàòåëüñòâî Square Enix , äàâíî æåëàþùåå ðàñøèðèòü ñâîå âëèÿíèå íà çàïàäíîì ðûíêå (îá ýòîì åùå â íà÷àëå ãîäà âî âðåìÿ âèçèòà â Ëîíäîí ãîâîðèë ïðåçèäåíò êîìïàíèè Éîè÷è Âàäà (Yoichi Wada) ). Øàíñû ó ÿïîíöåâ åñòü – íå çðÿ æå íåäàâíî áûëî çàêëþ÷åíî ñîãëàøåíèå ñ Gas Powered Games è îñóùåñòâëåí âèçèò â IO Interactive .  ëþáîì ñëó÷àå, îñòàâàòüñÿ â íåâåäåíèè ìû áóäåì íåäîëãî. Ñóäüáà Eidos ðåøèòñÿ â ñàìîå áëèæàéøåå âðåìÿ.

Íà ñåãîäíÿ ýòî âñå. Âòîðîé "Âåñòíèê" âûéäåò â ñëåäóþùóþ ñóááîòó. Äî ñêîðîãî!