Got some new games over the holiday to keep me busy

360 Games

• Mercenaries 2
• Far Cry 2
• Gears of War 2
• Soul Calibur 4
• Army of two

Funnily enough most are sequels, at least they are good ones. There are too many below par sequels being released nowadays.

As for the PC

• Lost Planet Colonies edition (Not bad for a fiver)
• GTA 4
• Sacred 2

Do not get GTA 4 for the PC whatever you do.

Heavy update (TF2)

The heavy update was released last night, conveniently just as I got home from work. The update focuses on the heavy class, giving him 35 achievements and 3 new weapons/items. There is the sandvich, which is basically a glorified first aid kit and fun to see in action. The sandwiches heal 120 health and leave the heavy vulnerable to attack in the few seconds it takes for them to munch it down. There is a new mini gun called Natascha which slows enemies down but deals less damage. The last item which most people know about is the KGB (Killing Gloves of Boxing), these gloves give 5 seconds of critical hits when used in exchange for a slower hit speed.

As well as the updates to the heavy there is a new payload map (badwater basin) and a new gamemode called arena. Arena has 5 maps, two new and three converted old ones. Arena is played in rounds where teams face off in a one life battle. There are few health packs around so you need to be careful. The round ends when a central point is captured or one team is knocked out.

There is a new “meet the” video out about the sandvich, you can watch it here

As per usual the class update has turned the game on its head with 90% of all players being heavy. Its a site to see given the heavies large size, watch them lumber around with their miniguns in the masses.

Red Alert 3 Beta: Soviet Unit Showcase

Here is as promised the soviet teams units from the beta. The soviets are my favorite team so far, mainly because I love the kirov airships. The soviets also have alot of vehicles with legs, their telsa boats have legs so they can come out of the water. This teams most impressive land unit is the apocolypse tank which is very powerful, and has a beam to drag in and crush units. The soviet commando has a sniper rifle and can call in airstrikes.

Copters tow vehicle ability

bullfrogs launch infantry ability

Kirovs bombing, and exploding

Conscript molotov ability

Soviet air power

Soviet infantry army

Soviet Land Units

Soviet Naval Power

Red Alert 3 Beta: Allied Units Showcase!

Thanks to the command and conquer forums someone has informed me of a bug in the beta that allows you to play in sandbox mode on your own. This means I was able to build at my own pace and play with all of the units. I have captured screenshots of every allied unit in the beta (probably the full game too) and uploaded them for you to see. If you want to know what any of the units do then leave a comment. You will also notice some other changes in the screenshots, such as ore being in mines rarther than patches on the ground. You can also now build on water, and gather ore at sea. Some of you will be very pleased to see that walls are back in C&C. To make walls you build two pillars and the wall appears inbetween. The two largest land and sea vehicles are mobile construction vehicles. In RA3 MCVs are amphibious so you can deploy them at sea or take them to other landmasses. The collection of vehicles for the other two teams will be up soon, enjoy!

Allied air unit collection

Allied land unit collection

Allied sea unit collection

Chronosphere super weapon

New ore miner at work

Secondary ability of the bomber

Shield ability from artillary unit

Airstrike ability

Tanya goes for a swim

NOTE : The soviet gallery is now up. Check out the next post up on the blog.