Slashdot: GamesNews for nerds, stuff that mattersFull Guitar Hero: World Tour Set List Released- September 13, 2008 Activision finally unveiled the full 86-song track list for Guitar Hero: World Tour, which is set to come out October 26th in the US. The list contains a wide variety of artists, from Creedence Clearwater Revival to Tool to Ted Nugent. Activision also recently acquired FreeStyleGames to "develop new music-based IP," such as DJ Hero. GH:WT's set list shares 13 songs with Rock Band 2, which is due out tomorrow and may get its own reality TV show. Gamespy ranked the RB2 track list by...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/ltxMn7zUepc/article.pl What Modern Games Are DRM-Free- September 13, 2008 IceDiver writes "I used to be an avid PC gamer. However, I have only bought 1 game in the last 18 months because I am sick and tired of the problems caused by the various intrusive, and sometimes damaging DRM schemes game publishers insist on forcing upon their customers. Once burned, twice shy! The EA announcement that upcoming releases will include SecuROM, along with verification requirements and major restrictions on installations left me wondering which recently released or upcoming games..http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/OtHvDf_CObY/article.pl Bioshock PS3 Demo Coming October 2nd- September 13, 2008 Kotaku reports that a demo for the much-awaited PS3 port of Bioshock will be available on October 2nd. 2K Games launched a new interactive website to promote the game, which comes out on October 21st in the US. GiantBomb took a brief look at the PS3 version, saying, "... quality seems perfectly intact. The PS3 seems to be perfectly capable of rendering Rapture just as it appeared in 2007. The main changes you'll see with this version include things like Survivor mode, which is a new, harder...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/DA53J4s9Noo/article.pl A General Guide For Mod Creation- September 12, 2008 Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Kieron Gillen has combined and updated a series of guides he wrote for getting into the development of game mods. He provides a detailed explanation of the process from concept to reality as well as a look at some of the obstacles you're likely to run into. Quoting: "First thing is that it really is work, and should be planned as such. As I've said earlier, you really need to be aware you have to sacrifice other elements of your life to get it done. If you just rely on...http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/t2OpOaQylo4/article.pl Star Wars: the Force Unleashed Demo Sets Xbox Download Record- September 12, 2008 The demo version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released a few weeks ago for download through Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. Now, LucasArts has announced that the game shattered records for the number of downloads on Xbox Live, taking only eight days to reach 1 million. The full version is due out next Tuesday, and LucasArts will be holding a launch party in San Fransisco on Monday night to celebrate. The game is part of a multimedia project which includes a best-selling book, a..http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotGames/~3/CnpQLBonwWE/article.pl |