GoGamer's latest 48 hour madness sale is on, offering large discounts on over 30 titles. Highlights include Wolfenstein (40% off), ArmA II (44% off), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (60% off) and 22 other titles for under $6.
Wolfenstein which released in August 2009 now has demo available for anyone wanting to step into the shoes of B.J Blazkowicz as he takes on a elite German SS force that specializes in occult black magic and bizarre science experiments. In control of the Black Sun artifact, the Germans seek to gain an advantage in World War II.
Actvision Blizzard is recalling all german versions of Wolfenstein because of unconstitutional symbols. Maybe a swastika. In Germany, swastikas and similar symbols are not allowed in games.
When the NPD Group released its non-PC US game sales figures for August earlier today, one of the month's highest-profile titles was missing in action. Neither the Xbox 360 nor the PlayStation 3 version of Wolfenstein cracked the top 10, despite the classic id shooter reboot being promoted by Activision--which was shut out of the top 10 entirely.
PCGH assembled a gallery with language mistakes in Wolfenstein. some of the subtitles are quite sarcastic and apparently those mistakes are funny for Germans. They also give examples for the effort the developers made to improve the atmosphere of the game with many details.
Cinemablend Games writes:
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Domino Rally, Melty Blood: Actress Again, Shuffle!, Osmos, Shadow Complex, Wolfenstein, and Shorts.
Activision has issued the first patch for Wolfenstein, bringing to v1.1 this first-person shooter game developed for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. A dedicated server is also available.
On the same day that Activision releases its latest title in the Wolfenstein franchise, GamesIndustry.biz can confirm that a number of the team responsible for the multiplayer portion of the game have been laid off.
Combining intense action and stunning graphics, Wolfenstein picks up immediately after the events of the award-winning Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
Activision has released Wolfenstein's launch trailer as the game will hit the shelves on August 18 in North America. In Europe, it's a bit more complicated as it seems only the PC version will be released next week whereas console players will have to wait until August 28.
In a stroke of what could be seen as marketing genius, or insane offerings by an over worked designer, the offer has been thrown out to get your copy of Wolfenstein paid for. All offered by the game's Lead Designer, Manveer Heir, over his Twitter account in the early hours of the morning on the 11th of August. There are a few catches that go along with this, but he swears he will pay for your copy if all the requirements are met.
Destructoid writes..... This is thing that's happening: Raven Software designer Manveer Heir has offered to pay for your copy of Wolfenstein if it outsells Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 10 in August. While the final sales will be determined by NPD numbers, Heir does point out that anyone can be reimbursed worldwide.
BeefJack writes: "The upcoming re imaging of seminal first person shooter Wolfenstein may be having a tournament in its honour.
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PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
Wolfenstein, like all good PC games, has been leaked onto the Internet for the freeloading enjoyment of dirty pirates. The Multiplayer portion of the game has been distributed online at the usual places, and Texas-based studio id is well aware of it. The developer has made it perfectly clear that evil publisher Activision is looking into the leakage, and there will stern retribution for those who dare cross them.
Developer Endrant Studios is working on the multiplayer component of Raven's Wolfenstein, and has now revealed all the details on what to expect when going online with the shooter.