The folks at Maxis and Electronic Arts have announced a new patch for the Spore Creature Creator, bringing it up to version 1.01.

Here are the patch notes for you:

Patch Repairs

• Improved thumbnail resolutions for saved creatures.
• Added five new animations, recorded when creating animated GIFs in Test Drive Mode.
• Fixed a randomly occurring system hang.
• Fixed a crash associated with EADM.
• Creatures no longer disappear from the Sporepedia when the save flow is interrupted.
• Corrected the Audio buzzing found on systems with nForce2 integrated audio.
• Updated Spanish and Polish readme files.
• Updated the EULA found in the installer.
• Fixed disparity between server and game complexity limit.
• Improves overall stability.
• Integrated the newest save creature PNG.
• NOTE: This grants creatures PNGs made with Spore to be drag-and-dropped into the Spore Creature Creator. Spore Creature Creator players who don’t patch won’t be able to drag-and-drop PNGs created in patched versions of the Spore Creature Creator or Spore.

Folks should take note that this is a PC-specific patch, with a Mac version set to be released in the near future. That stated, feel free to check out the source link below for the actual download.

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After the Federal Trade Commission gave its blessing to continue merger negotiations, Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive have finally begun its shut door meeting regarding the deal. However, it seems that both celebrations will be rather tight-lipped regarding the details of the meeting.

EA made a filing yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which mentions the “secret negotiations” that it will be conducting with Take-Two. Here’s an excerpt from the stated statement:

On August 25, 2008, [EA] and [T2] entered into the confidentiality agreement contemplated by the letter of August 17, 2008 from Strauss Zelnick, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Take-Two to John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer of EA, and the letter of August 18 from Mr. Riccitiello to Mr. Zelnick.

The terms of the confidentiality agreement prohibit each of EA and Take-Two from, among other things, publicly disclosing the status or terms of any discussions or negotiations between EA and Take-Two unless EA or Take-Two notifies the other that it is terminating discussions. As a result, EA does not intend to make any further announcements regarding the status of any discussions or negotiations with Take-Two unless and until discussions between EA and Take-Two have been terminated or such parties have entered into a transaction. As previously disclosed, EA now requires due diligence to support any proposal to acquire Take-Two and there can be no assurance that any proposal, negotiations or transaction will result.

EA is also looking into Take-Two’s three year game release schedule. Rest assured that another Grand Theft Auto title will definitely be included in the list, among other things. In any case, we’ll just have to keep our eyes and ears open on any news regarding the outcome of the ongoing talks between the two companies.

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Have you guys watched the Lullaby Trailer that Electronic Arts released for Dead Space back in E3? Hella creepy. My goosebumps had goosebumps. It’s not surprising that the UK’s classification board gave the game an 18 rating.

Also one tidbit of information from the BBFC’s filing. The game will have little less than an hour’s worth of cut scenes. I wonder how much blood and dismemberment they can actually squeeze into that hour. Just no more lullabies, please.

In case you were wondering, the ESRB gave the game an M rating. Big surprise. Anyway, here’s the lullaby trailer again for you. Enjoy. The game will come out this October 21 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Computer.

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Sorry you couldnt see it. I thought I had it set to follow the cursor, but I will probably reposst. You not have to run as administrator if you are just trying to view ip configuration.

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At the Golden Joystick Awards, we get to vote for the best games we’ve played this year. Sometimes though, there are games in development that are looking so good that they deserve an award themselves.

I can name several off the top of my head – Heavy Rain, Prince of Persia, and Mirror’s Edge. Fortunately, they’re all part of the new category that the Golden Joystick Awards opened up for us to vote in: the Edge Most Wanted Golden Joystick. It lets us vote for our most anticipated game that’s currently in development.

There are 10 games up for the award. Now if only I have the ability to decide which one to vote for. I’m wondering why the Fabula Nova Crystallis series (otherwise known as the Final Fantasy XIII collection) isn’t on there. I guess it’s because the release date is too far off? Anyway, it’s our opportunity to give developers the recognition they deserve.

Here’s the shortlist of games you can vote for in the “Most Wanted” category. You can vote by following the source link below:

• Mirror s Edge
• Infamous
• Left 4 Dead
• Fallout 3
• Prince Of Persia
• Resident Evil 5
• Heavy Rain
• Animal Crossing: City Folk
• Bayonetta
• Far Cry 2

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Right out of the Leipzig Games Convention, you superior get ready for the next massive event in the video games industry! The Tokyo Game Show is finally gearing up with this year’s theme of “Ready for GAME time!”

And you definitely should be. We just got whiff of the full list of exhibitors to be present at this year’s event. Just so you know (are you packing your bags yet?), the event is to be held from October 9 to 12; the first two days being the business days, while the final two would be open to the public.

Now for the list! We see Sony and Square Enix sitting side by side there, and there’s Microsoft, Level-5, Sega, Koei, Tecmo, Capcom, EA, and D3Publisher populating the list too. But wait… where’s Nintendo? Going MIA again like last year, eh? Well, I’m sure a lot of third-parties are there to show some Nintendo DS and Wii games.

Given these exhibitors… Think you can already anticipate what kind of announcements to find? Will we see new games or just updates on previously announced games? It’s definitely getting my heart pumping… It’s GAME time!

Academy of Art University
ACQUIRE CORPORATION
ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
Beijing Tidemark Consulting Co., Ltd.
bushiroad
CANADA GAMES

o Bug-Tracker
o Complex Games Inc.
o D-Box Technologies Inc.
o Deep Fried Entertainment Inc.
o Di-O-Matic, Inc.
o DTI Software Inc.
o Enzyme Testing Labs
o Fugitive Interactive Inc.
o GestureTek Inc.
o Hothead Games, Inc.
o Q8ISMobile Inc.
o Quazal Technologies Inc.
o Sarbakan Game Studio
o Side Effects Software Inc.
o Studio X Labs
o Wave Generation
o Wicked Studios Inc.

CAPCOM CO., LTD.
CNET Networks Japan K.K.
costy
D3PUBLISHER INC.
DeNA Co., Ltd.
ELECTRONIC ARTS K.K.
ENTERBRAIN, INC.
FromSoftware, Inc.
G DATA Software K.K.
GAMETECH CO., LTD.
Geisha Tokyo Entertainment, Inc.
HOLLAND PAVILION

o BGIn
o Control / Het Redactielokaal
o Dutch Game Garden
o Elements Interactive Mobile
o Ex Machina
o Grendel Games
o Khaeon Games
o Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency EVD
o NHL University
o NLGD Foundation
o Province of Fryslan
o Province of Utrecht
o Streamline Studios BV
o Triangle Studios
o Utrecht School of the Arts
o White Bear Holding BV Imma Games

HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD.
INTERCHANNEL
IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC.
ITPIA CO., LTD.
JAPAN e-SPORTS ASSOCIATION PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
KDDI CORPORATION
KOEI CO., LTD.
KONAMI
Koubou Inazumagumi
LEVEL-5 Inc.
Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
MATCHINGWORLD, Inc.
Microsoft Co., Ltd.
MORI GAMES CO., LTD.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS INC.
PRIME SENSE
Prometech Software, Inc.
SEGA CORPORATION
Silver Star Japan
SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION
Sony Personal Entertainment Inc.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
TAITO CORPORATION
Taiwan Game Pavilion

o FunTown World Limited
o Gemmy Planet, Inc.
o Goldrock Inc.
o Insrea Game Center Corporation
o Joymaster Inc.
o Lager Network Technologies Inc.
o Mega Net&Tech Co., Ltd.
o M-etel Co., Ltd.
o Winking Entertainment Corporation
o XPEC Entertainment Inc.
o Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd.
o Taipei Hsien Computer Association
o Taiwan External Trade Development Council

TATA ELXSI LIMITED
TECMO, LTD.
TGL PLANNING INC.
The Behemoth
TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
Transcosmos Inc
Vuzix Corporation
Yudo Inc.

Mobile Content Area

Ambition Co., Ltd.
Cherry Quartz
Chiralion Ltd.
Creative Brain, Inc.
INTERSAVE CO., LTD.
KEMCO
Media Magic Co., Ltd.
RideonJapan, Inc.
SEALZ Co., Ltd.
Spicysoft Corporation

Personal computer Online Games Area

ai sp@ce-Virtual Life System
BIF Inc.
CDNetworks Japan Co.,Ltd
Cyberstep, Inc.
Delgamadas
Faith, Inc.
IMA GROUP
METAIMAGE
MiCROViSiON Inc.
Surfersparadise
TAIWAN A.C.G. EDUCATION
VASARA Co., LTD.

Kids’ Area

CAPCOM CO., LTD.
D3PUBLISHER INC.
ELECTRONIC ARTS K.K.
FromSoftware, Inc.
KDDI CORPORATION
KOEI CO., LTD.
KONAMI
LEVEL-5 Inc.
Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
Microsoft Co., Ltd.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
Prometech Software, Inc.
SEGA CORPORATION
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
TAITO CORPORATION
TECMO, LTD.
TOMY COMPANY, LTD.

Game School Area

Anabuki College Group
Arts College Yokohama
Aso Business Personal College
Digital Entertainment Academy Co., LTD.
ECC COLLEGE OF COMPUTER AND MULTIMEDIA
Higashi-Nihon Design & Computer College
International Art & Design College
JAPAN ELECTRONICS COLLEGE
Kobe Institute of Computing / Kobe College of Computing
Nagoya Kougakuin College
Niigata Personal College
Niigata High Technology College
NIPPON ENGINEERING COLLEGE／TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Numazu Professional College of Information Technology
Osaka Electro-Communication Univ. Department of Digital Games
Ota Information & Business College
Professional Training College Tokyo Net Wave
SOGOGAKUEN HUMAN ACADEMY
Tohoku Personal College
TOKYO COMMUNICATION ARTS
TOKYO DESIGNER GAKUIN COLLEGE
Tokyo Kogakuin College of Technology
TRIDENT COLLEGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
World Institute of Zeal artists for digital and technology
Yokohama Digital Arts
Yoyogi animation institute

Sales Area

Alchemist
AT-X, Inc.
bushiroad
CAPCOM CARD GAME
CAPCOM CO., LTD.
COSPA Inc.
Game Center CX
HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD.
IREM STORE
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
SAN-EI CO., LTD.
SOFTBANK Creative Corp.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
SQUARE ENIX MUSIC

Business Solution Area

3Di INC.
BitCash Inc.
Bit-isle Inc.
BITS Co., Ltd
Born Digital, Inc.
Community Engine Inc.
CREEK & RIVER Co., Ltd.
CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
DIGITAL RIVER JAPAN K.K.
FINE Co., Ltd.
FONTWORKS Inc.
Fukuoka Game Industry Promotion Agency
Global Collect
GONZO ROSSO K.K.
Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Marubeni Corporation
MINE LOADER SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd.
Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd.
NeuroSky Inc.
NIHON BINARY CO., LTD.
ONE NorthEast
SANTOKU CORPORATION
Scaleform Corporation
Suzhou Snail Electronic Co,Ltd.
TIS Inc.
Web Technology Corp.

Business Meeting Area

Akamai Technologies Inc.
CAPCOM CO., LTD.
ELECTRONIC ARTS K.K.
FromSoftware, Inc.
Game Republic, Inc.
GAMETECH CO., LTD.
GONZO ROSSO K.K.
HUDSON SOFT CO., LTD.
KOEI CO., LTD.
Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
MINE LOADER SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Nokia N-Gage
Now Production
Suzhou Snail Electronic Co,Ltd.
TECMO, LTD.
Transcosmos Inc
WIZARBOX

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Microsoft has revealed its schedule for the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo, which is happening this weekend. For the most part, you can expect to see some fan favorites, such as Halo Wars, Gears of War 2, and Project Origin (Computer, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3).

For those of you looking forward to knowing more about Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Live Experience launch, more information will also be made available at the event!

In any case, here’s the schedule of demos for PAX. Note that some of the showcases are TBA, so expect some surprises for this year’s Penny Arcade Expo:

Friday

• 2:00 PM Gears of War 2
• 3:00 PM Project Origin
• 4:00 PM Gears of War 2
• 5:00 PM Popfly
• 6:00 PM Project Origin

Saturday

• 10:00 AM Halo Wars
• 10:30 AM New Xbox Experience
• 11:30 AM Popfly
• 12:00 PM Gears of War 2
• 1:00 PM Gears of War 2 Signing Session
• 2:00 PM Gears of War 2
• 3:00 PM Project Origin
• 3:30 PM New Xbox Experience
• 4:30 PM TBA

Sunday

• 10:00 AM Halo Wars
• 10:30 AM New Xbox Experience
• 11:30 AM Popfly
• 12:00 PM Gears of War 2
• 1:00 PM Gears of War 2 Signing Session
• 2:00 PM Gears of War 2
• 3:00 PM Project Origin
• 3:30 PM New Xbox Experience
• 4:30 PM TBA

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Almost 18 years ago, there was a really cool adventure game for the PC and Amiga systems by the name of Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire. By today’s standards, the game might seem a bit rough around the edges, but a team by the name of AGD Interactive has updated the original game to suit today’s sensibilities.

Among other things, the VGA graphics have been updated, the timing of certain real-time puzzles have been made easier, and there are now dialog trees for you to follow instead of guessing the proper text you’ve to input to get everything to play out properly. Best of all, this update of the game is a totally free download available from the website linked below.

In any event, if you’re looking for a quality title to pass some time with, you can’t beat this remake, which has managed to stand the test of time. Enjoy!

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Left 4 Dead (Computer, Xbox 360) has been delayed on account of zombies – well, no, but it sounds much more fun than the official one Valve gave. According to the official announcement, the game has been delayed to coincide with the 10th year anniversary of the release of Half-Life, the studio’s first game.

Don’t worry though, the game will still be released this November – only a 14-day delay, unlike the last time when it was delayed by months. I guess it’s a small consolation. The game will now be released on November 20. You can watch the vid after the source link so you can hear the announcement for yourself.

It might be a wise marketing decision on their part, considering how Gears of War 2 will be released on November 7. If Left 4 Dead will release on November 4 as previously planned, well, let’s just say it might be left for dead.

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Skeptics are now having a change of heart towards the previously doubted PlayStation 3 console of Sony, and Valve is leading the pack. Hungry enough to get a piece of the PS3 pie to eat their own words, eh?

They’ve been very vocal about their dislike for the PS3. Gabe Newell isn’t obviously a fan, and the company doesn’t do PS3. But it looks like that’s about to change now. Doug Lombardi has seen the light, so to talk, and told CVG that the console’s success has got them rethinking about their position on making games for it.

“We’re always evaluating what’s happening in the marketplace and certainly something that’s happening in the last couple of months is that Sony’s managed to sell some boxes.” An astute observation coming from Lombardi.

The logical thing to do in business then is to put aside personal preferences and go with what’s gonna be good for the company. And as the current stats would support, the PS3 is indeed a viable console for Valve to invest in.

The PC remains to be their top pick, though, with the Xbox 360 coming in at second place because of hardware similarities, Lombardi explains. But fact remains that the PS3 is getting their groove on in the race now, and so they’ve “got to re-evaluate that for what it is.”

So does that mean there’s now a larger chance for Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360, Computer) to be coming to the PS3? “It’s 50-50 right now,” Lombardi replies. Apparently, there already are some speaks brewing about the PS3 version seeing as how the game is getting all the right exposure and it’s looking to be a hit.

Hopefully it’s not too late for Valve to kiss and make up with Sony after all the harsh words stated. Let’s hope they don’t suffer the same fate as Charlie the Unicorn. Shun the non-believeeeer… Shuuuunnnn-a.

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