Thursday, November 19, 2009

IT News HeadLines (bit-tech.net) 19/11/2009


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Digi distribution destroys old pricing models
Valve has revealed how digital distribution is shaking up the industry in terms of online sales and pricing.
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Pandemic Studios consolidated into EALA
Pandemic is being consolidated into EALA as part of EA's bout of layoffs.
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AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 Review
It's big, fast, power hungry and hot like Scarlett Johansson in a sauna - what's not to like? The size? Yes, at nearly a foot long this dual-HD 5870 beast won't even fit in the front page image box! Read on to see how the new card performs (don't call it a HD 5870 X2 though, or you'll look like a n00b)
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L4D2 UK retail release delayed by high demand
Valve has admitted problems with the UK launch of Left 4 Dead 2.
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Left 4 Dead 2 Review
Last time it was zombies. Now it's zombies from the deep south? Did the apocalypse just get a whole lot worse or a hell of a lot better? The only way to find out is to grab your chainsaw and head deeper into our review of Left 4 Dead 2 to see what we think.
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Gaming 7 - Modern Warfare 2 and getting into the industry
Better late than never they say, but clearly 'they' have never worked in publishing... Anyway, apologies for not getting this up earlier - some naughty podcasters and heavy deadline schedules have delayed us. Still, it's worth the wait as Harry, Joe, Rich and Clive talk about that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 review.

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Free Games I Like: Gravity Bone
Gravity Bone is by Brendon Chung, an indie developer I’ve long been a fan of and who has made some of my favourite indie games ever. Gravity Bone is his most recent and complete game, as well as the most stylised and striking.

Like most of Chung’s games, Gravity Bone exists without any exposition or context. It just is and everything in it relies on inference, with explicit instructions being very rare and a streamlined level design ethic ensuring the common sense is all you need to play the game. Every game also contains a wicked sense of wit that makes them worth playing even if you hate everything else.

Gravity Bone is about a hitman or a spy, who goes around doing spy-type stuff. There’s but two missions in the game, which takes about ten minutes to finish. The first is a straightforward introduction with no real challenges. The second is where all the gameplay is, but I won’t spoil why.

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Study reveals laptop brand reliability
A study carried out by SquareTrade reveals which laptop brands are the most reliable - with Apple making a surprisingly poor showing with its MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges.
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Bit-tech adds new competitions feature
We've updated the site with a flashy new competition entry page, so you can win more stuff.
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