This week's new videogame releases:
Developer of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood announced today that they will release DLC for their newest project. There will be 2 multiplayer map packs and one pack for single player with additional missions.
G4TV: More zombies are a good thing, which is why I'm happy to report that Techland's Dead Island, an open-ended zombie thriller set on what should be an island paradise, is definitely still in development. Who is Techland? It's the studio behind the better-than-expected Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood.
BeefJack writes: "Although it seemed that The Legend Of Chun-Li was here yesterday and will be gone tomorrow Capcom did their part to promote the release with a huge party including a Street Figher IV tournament hosted in L.A.'s Chinatown at the Mountain Bar."
Free-to-play Runes of Magic opens another American server for the Fourth of July holiday. Contests, prizes, and bargains included in the festivities.
It seems that at least one member of Valve would love to see a new edition of Counter Strike. At a Left 4 Dead 2 press event earlier this week VideoGamer.com pressed Valve writer Chet Faliszek about a possible return for the excellent team-based shooter.
OXM UK: Steven Spielberg said his movie-making is inspired by Splinter Cell and other videogames, according to Ubisoft's Maxime Beland.
Jaime Skelton writes: "Reversing a previous decision to make only 3v3 and 5v5 arena ratings in World of Warcraft count toward gear, Blizzard announced today a partial reversal of their decision. . . In short, 2v2 arenas can still be used as a stepping stone for gear into the higher arena brackets - but weapons, shoulders, and the race for Gladiator will only be available to 3s and 5s."
Although news of Underfoot has been roaming since the Fan Faire last week, Sony Online Entertainment has officially announced the expansion to the EverQuest community.
Earlier in the week, EverQuest's new 51/50 server "Mayong" went live. Pretty much anyone that played EQ around launch will recognize the name as that of the infamous vampire Mayong Mistmoore, a character that was sometimes played by GMs and devs for live events way back in the day. For those not familiar with the special rules of this server type, it's fairly simple: 51 is your starting level, and 50 is the number of AAs you automatically receive upon making a character.