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Ah, “free.” Is there any sweeter word in the English language? Well for those of you out there who are happily pummeling each other in Capcom’s new Super Street Fighter II HD Remix, you might be interested in downloading the complete game soundtrack for the low, low price of nothing. The group, OverClocked ReMix, worked with Capcom and more than twenty fans to create the remixed versions of the songs found in the fighter. Now they’ve made all 66 tracks and over an hour of music available on their website, which is plenty for a somewhat warped trip down memory lane.

To download the soundtrack, just head over here for instructions.

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Hopefully all of you out there have gotten your fill of turkey and all the fixings and are ready to sit back and relax now that the family mayhem has subsided. What better way to do that than to play a couple of PC demos or patch some of your current games? If this sounds good to you, FileFront has plenty to offer this week. They may not help you lose the extra pounds you gained, but they will at least get your mind off of the left overs that your mother sent home with you.

Demos

• Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: This single-player demo features the game’s cinematic opening, one full campaign mission from both the Soviet and Allied campaigns, and an interactive tutorial. The full game features 3 full campaigns (all playable solo or co-op online), a skirmish mode pitting you against nine formidable commanders, and competitive online multiplayer.

• StuntMANIA!pro v3.0.0: Fast paced 3D car stunt driving game, where you get to perform the most amazing tricks and stunts in some really cool environments. You can select any of the NINE amazing stunt cars and play either timed games, challenge games or just go crazy and have fun. Are there any limitations in the demo version? Yes.You are limited to playing only one stunt car (Razor), you can only play one environment (Trixter Park) but in both Daytme and Nighttime modes, you cant play AIR SPEED FREAK or BONUS ROUNDUP games, you are unable to save your scores and stunt rankings are not kept for you. (Mac version is can be found here: StuntMANIA!pro v3.0.0 Mac Demo)

• Zombie Shooter 2: In the sequel Sigma Team strives to put all the best features of Zombie Shooter and Alien Shooter series, player’s needs and suggestions have been listened to, as well as improved gfx, larger variety of enemies, more vehicle types, and more than 50 weapons and accessories.

• Professor Heinz Wolff`s Gravity: Deep Silver has released a demo for Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity. The demo contains a tutorial, as well as five attractive levels with varied degrees of difficulty and gorgeous, hand-painted backgrounds. Just like in the real game, virtual professor Heinz Wolff will provide you with helpful hints. The aim of Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity is to place various building blocks correctly in each level, in order to move a ball to a given target point. To that end, players must take the force of gravity into consideration and cleverly place differently shaped objects, so that their physical connection will trigger forces of leverage and chain reactions. The steadily rising learning curve introduces PC and console puzzlers to the easy-to-learn, entertaining principle of the game, and helps them to familiarize themselves with physical and mechanical effects. Various possible solutions and beautiful hand-illustrated themed backgrounds make for plenty of variety.

• Geneforge 5: Overthrow - Mac: Spiderweb Software brings you Geneforge 5: Overthrow, the final chapter in their fantasy epic. Return to the world of the Shapers one final time. Explore a vast, war-torn world, create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters, and choose a side to help lead to final victory.

• Qwak Demo: Experience super-playable coin-op style action, in this cute platformer, available NOW on your PC.

As always, for the full list of demos and patches, click here and here.

Patches are listed after the jump.

Patches

• Zu Online v1.5.07 to v1.8.0: In contrast with the previous version, there is a lot of new content in version 1.8.01, which will make the game even more fun. Boundary Hill, the second instance zone of Zu Online has been added. The monsters, especially the boss-level monsters in Boundary Hill are extremely tough, but they drop items that make it all worthwhile. Additionally, another two new high-level zones—Frozen Sea and Wei-Yang Palace have been added. What’s more, we have added several new systems, including Enchanting, pet combination, fashion improvement and the salary system. With the release of the new systems, players can improve their equipment by using the Enchantment function, attach a pet’s attributes to another, add extra attributes to fashionable items and get a weekly salary after meeting certain requirements. We also will improve the Commercial Travel system, add high-level Round Quests and improve some of the game settings. In a word, Zu Online version 1.8.01 will certainly bring players an improved gaming experience in Zu Online.

• FIFA Manager 09 Patch 1: Advice: It is possible to continue save-games with the Update, to get all improved features, you have to start a new game.Live Ticker:”big” Live Ticker, more space for text in the high screen resolution, match reports for the Live Ticker => after the match, in the stats section, in the line-up section, for the Reserves and for the Youth Teams; sound for the Live Ticker, including goal and stadium entry anthems; player positions are displayed optionally behind the player names; new text elements in Live Ticker; better “live” elements in Live Ticker (faster); “Text before Video” option in Live Ticker; new videos in Live Ticker (e.g. for own goals); additional text conditions in Live Ticker (more variation); Live Ticker: Slightly less goals, less injuries; Live Ticker: Reduced number of goals after corners and free kicks; Live Ticker: Improved goalkeeper ratings - full patch notes can be seen by hitting the game link.

• Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods v1.1: The most important changes:Some potential Main-quest blockers fixed; Pathfinding and quest issues and fixed missing texts; Gameplay elements have been improved; Graphical and performance improvements (including stability issues)

• Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods v1.06 (English): This v1.06 patch fixes the problem with marc when you`ve got Theodors Artefact Quest, as well as fixing some other minor issues. The patch must be applied to a Forsaken Gods Version with Release Patch already installed. Savegames that were made with FSG + Release Patch remain working.

• Shadow of Legend v0.9.16.0 to v0.9.17.0: A patch has been released updating Shadow of Legend from v0.9.16.0 to v0.9.17.0

• PRISM: Guard Shield v3.0: PRISM: Guard Shield is an updated version of this free military-themed first-person shooter first released two years ago. The new version of Rival Interactive’s game centered around the U.S. National Guard in near-future battles. This patch updates PRISM: Guard Shield to version 3.0.

• World War One La Grande Guerre v1.0.4c: Matrix Games has released a patch updating World War One La Grande Guerre to v1.0.4c. The update addresses some serious issues concerning the game including some crashing problem in addition to a few improvements.

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About a year ago, we first heard rumblings that CDProjekt’s PC RPG, The Witcher, would be making a trip down to Xbox 360 alley. Now we finally have confirmation that the game will be heading to consoles. Not just to the Xbox 360 but to the PS3 as well.

The game’s console version - dubbed The Witcher: Rise of the Wolf - will sport a new engine, new models, and more polygons compared to the PC original. It’ll also have dynamic stuff up the wazoo: dynamic lighting, dynamic shadows, a more dynamic combat system… the works.

For the PS3 version, SIXAXIS support will be one of the game’s features. Achievements and Trophies will also be supported.

You can find out more about The Witcher’s console versions in the announcement trailer below. The one in the source link is better, but I couldn’t embed it. The vid’s got some cool sword combat sequences, but it looks like it’s all from cutscenes. We’ll have to wait a bit before we see what the new engine is capable of.

• Rumor: The Witcher to have Xbox 360 version soon?

THQ will be releasing Crypto’s latest ’70s inspired and funkified sequel to Big Willy Unleashed on Monday, December 1 for the Xbox 360 when Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon is unleashed upon retail stores.

Sandblast Games have hired Crypto-137 to ignite the disco inferno of the 1970s where our hero is fighting a new enemy hell-bent on destroying the Furon race. To help Crypto along his way, he enlists the guidance of an alien Kung Fu master which provides him with some new powers to save his alien brethren. With an open world format, Path of the Furon gives the player the ability to destroy and cause mayhem in the entire world around him. Five different areas in the air and on the ground give the player many options for exploration and destruction. Your vehicle, a sweet looking UFO, will give Cyrpto new weapons, increased mobility, and the wonderful option of abducting many humans at once. This time around, Crypto will be able to stop time, attract objects, use an array of new weapons as well as the Zap-O-Matic, and play online with a multitude of like minded aliens who just love to abduct, scan, and probe humans to death.

For more information on the game, check out our FileFront page.

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The Chronicles of Spellborn may not be hitting North American shores until sometime in January 2009 but gamers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland got their hands on it November 27.

To celebrate the release of their new MMORPG, Frogster International have released the launch trailer for the game. In addition, don’t forget that if you want a taste of what to expect for the North American release, the Closed Beta testing started this past Thursday.

If you want to find out more regarding the Beta, check out the official website.

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According to IGN,  German gaming site Gamora has stated that Fable 2 will be heading to the PC sometime in February 2009. This was apparently told to them by an “insider”.

Now, before anyone gets in an uproar, remember that a year after the release of the Fable on the Xbox, it launched for the PC. Therefore this rumor is not too far fetched. However, be that as it may, do not take this news as total rubbish until we get official word from Lionhead Studios themselves. Plus, as far as being released as an “Xbox 360 exclusive”, remember that Microsoft is the PC, which gives a bit more credit to the rumor because we all know how much Microsoft loves to make as much money as they can, any way that they can.

The idea of it coming in February is the part that is a bit hard to for me to believe, but like I said, wait for word to come down from Lionhead before dismissing this entirely.

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If this product listing on GameStop were to follow through, the Xbox 360-exclusive DLC for Grand Theft Auto 4 will actually also be available via retail. See, they have a listing of GTA4 The Lost and Damned - it’s a bundle which includes:

• a download ticket to get The Lost and Damned DLC on XBL, and
• a two-sided GTA4 poster

A GTA4 game disc isn’t included in the bundle. Obviously. Chances are, you probably already have one.

The only point in getting this bundle is if you don’t have MS Points to your name and you want to pay up for the DLC through cash. (And of course if you want that poster to go along with it too.)

GameStop doesn’t mention that the bundle is exclusive to them, so for now we assume it may pop up in other major retailers in the future. According to GameStop, the bundle will be available on the same day as the DLC is scheduled to go live: February 17. As Michael Pachter predicted, it costs US 20 (well, US$19.99, to be precise). Pre-orders are now available; shipping date and price are subject to change and all that.

• Grand Theft Auto 4 DLC: details, release date, screenshots

Apparently enough people (rightly so apparently) have complained about the various bugs, poor quality and various other issues with the recently released Gothic 3 : Forsaken Gods that publisher JoWoos has taken it upon themselves to issue a formal apology.

Over on the JoWood Forums, the apology– which was recently published over on the German site PC Games– was translated as such:

First of all we want to thank the community for showing their support and we also want to thank those who have chosen to buy the game.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible for us to release a game that could fully satisfy you, for different reasons. The game was released this year because that was what we and the community desired.
JoWooD and Trine have worked under a lot of pressure, and to repair some of the mistakes we released the game with a patch to try and make it better.

Michael Kairat, Executive Producer of JoWooD said: “We are now getting the “bill” from the community for our mistakes. JoWooD Productions would like to present their apologizes to the fans for releasing an unsatisfying game.”

Furthermore Michael Kairat explained that in the next days a new patch will be released which will improve the quality of the game and it will be available for download on JoWooD’s Official Website.

“We also want to make a content patch which will include opinions, suggestions, wishes from the community. After the feedback from the community, we will release a statement regarding the patch.
Together with Spellbound we will make early beta tests for Arcania : A Gothic Tale, to be sure that the past mistakes will not be repeated.”

A patch was sent to FileFront on Wednesday, which you can get here. The patch in question that Kairat is speaking of has yet to be released but as soon as we find out more, we will be sure to let you know.

Hopefully, JoWood and Trine have learned their lesson, a hard one, but a valuable one nonetheless.

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Not one to just sit around and be outdone by Netflix as it gains customers through Xbox 360, and their recently revealed Rokum– Blockbuster has stepped into the “battle of the boxes” ring.

Yesterday, Blockbuster started selling their MeidaPoint box which, like the aforementioned services, will send movies through your internet connection straight onto your television screen. Unlike Netflix, this new service from Blockbuster does not charge a monthly subscription, but instead will cost the buyer an initial $99 for the box plus between $1.99 and $3.99 to rent a “DVD”. The box comes with 25 pre-paid movies (thus the $99 price tag) and holds up to 5 full length movies, which must be viewed within 24-hours of downloading.

Netflix’s box also costs $99, plus your monthly subscription; however, the biggest selling point for Netflix is that you can rent up to 10,000 movies through their box, unlike Blockbuster’s 2500 “of the best, biggest and most current movies available”. The difference between the two that may sway you one way or the other though,  has to do with the quality and speed differences of the services.

Blockbuster’s MediaPoint box does “progressive playback” instead of streaming, which means that it is downloaded onto the box. With Netflicks streaming service, the video quality is not independent of your broadband’s connection therefore quality may be decreased if your internet connection is slow.

So, on the one hand you can get more movies via Netflix, but better quality through Blockbuster. The choice will mostly boil down to having a fast internet connection. Depending on who your service provider is and where you live, that could be the deciding factor for you. However, if you already own an Xbox 360–both of these products would be a waste of money for you now that you can get Netflix through your console.

Any way you look at it though, it appears as if the days of driving to the video store and trying to find something to watch are eventually going to become a thing of the past. That in itself is a good thing. Convenience and product availability is what matters in the long run, and the old fashioned video store just can not keep up any longer.

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On Wednesday, Famitsu was reporting that a co-op demo for Resident Evil 5 was heading to the Xbox 360 on December 5 in Japan, which gave everyone the impression that North America could also be expecting one soon.  Well, according to Capcom, North America will indeed be getting a co-op demo, just at a later date.

Pulled from the site:

Resident Evil 5 is still on track for the previously-announced Friday the 13th, March 2009, release in both North America and Europe. Fear not, we will also be seeing demos for both the 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but they will be hitting N. America a bit later than the Japanese demo. Stay tuned, more to come on the demos soon!

So, there ya have it. When we know more, we will be sure to let you know.

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