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BF:BC2: "VIP Map Pack" on March, 30th

BF:BC2: "VIP Map Pack" on March, 30th

On the same day, when Infinity Ward releases their DLC for MW2, EA/DICE will make the “VIP Map Pack” available.
VIP Map Pack 2 will enable players to play Arica Harbor in Conquest Mode and Laguna Presa in Rush Mode.

Arica Harbor Conquest mode – US Command launches a break through action directly at the Russian base.
Collateral damage is of no consequence. Capture and secure tactical positions in Conquest Mode across the vast Arica Harbor map.

Laguna Presa Rush mode – The valley and surrounding mountains possess a strategic value in the battle for South America,
and an infantry assault supported by light armor vehicles is likely by both armies as US forces defend the nearby Dam.

Read the full article here:

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Nvidia 196.75 may grill your GPU

Nvidia 196.75 may grill your GPU

If you are using a Nvidia graphics card with driver version 196.75, you should be careful:

Blizzard found out, that there is a bug in that video-driver, that has negative effects on your GPU-cooler control.
In the worst case, your video-card is grilled.

They recommend to go back to version 196.21.
The errors show up with WarCraft 3, World of WarCraft or StarCraft 2 Beta.

We moved to BFChannel.com

We moved to BFChannel.com

Maybe some of you guys are a bit confused, but we moved the content from Combatgamershq.com to BFChannel.com.
You will reach the content on both domains and we will keep that config for a while.
But you should get used to open BFChannel.com from now on.

I got some strange effects with logging on at BFChannel.com directly after changing the domain, but you should always be able to log in on CombatgamersHQ.com.
I guess it just happened, because I had so perform some changes step by step.

Play Heavy Rain interactive game on PC

Play Heavy Rain interactive game on PC

Heavy Rain is released for PS3 and there is no hope (atm) for a PC version,
but if you ever wanted to get that “Heavy Rain” gameplay feeling, I have good news for you:
PlaystationNordic published a “YouTube”-Version of the game!There you can play one sequence of the PS3 game on YouTube.
How it works: You see a scene and at the end, you get some decision-buttons.
Depending on what button you press, YouTube opens a different scene as next.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjNsqPxO2Ws[/youtube]

The original description of the YouTube page:

“This is the youtube version of the game Heavy Rain. Use the annotation buttons at the end of every clip to play.

Heavy Rain for Play-Station 3 will be released on February 24th 2010

Heavy Rain is a dark thriller that revolves around the hunt for a serial killer known as the Origami Killer.

Four people are drawn into this investigation for different reasons and as the clock ticks, they will be forced to ask themselves how far they are prepared to go. As you play the game, your actions and choices will have a tangible impact on the fates of these characters, and the way that the plot unfolds. Your every decision can have dramatic and unforeseen consequences making the gameplay experience uniquely dramatic and engrossing.”

"Supreme Commander 2" Demoversion OUT NOW!

"Supreme Commander 2" Demoversion OUT NOW!

Square Enix announced, that the demoversion of Supreme Commander 2 is out NOW !!!
The full version will be released at March, 5th.

You can download the demo via Steam:
[url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/40140/[/url]

Stronghold Kingdoms will be free

Stronghold Kingdoms will be free

“In 2010 thousands of lords and ladies will join the race for the crown in Firefly’s new free-to-play castle MMO. Sign up for news on how to be one of them!”

If you liked the Stonghold series in the past, that might be something for you: Stronghold Kingdoms will be available for free.
Just some advanced strategy options have to be paid, but they are not really necessary.

You can join the Beta here: http://www.strongholdkingdoms.com/

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8ZCrvL5HU[/youtube]