http://gamecodeblog.com PC Game Patches blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:55:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An anonymous reader writes "Today, more than 40 percent of all homes in the United States contain at least one video game console. Recognizing that all that gaming could add up to serious demand for electricity, NRDC and Ecos Consulting performed the first ever comprehensive study on the energy use ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/20/nrdc-rates-energy-efficiency-of-video-game-consoles/ Snow Tails Coming from Asmodee The Lamont brothers released their fifth game, Snow Tails, at Spiel 08, and while that edition was limited to a thousand copies, Asmodee has now picked up the game and will publish and distribute it in Q2 2009. If you’re not familiar with the game, ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/20/snow-tails-coming-from-asmodee/ Commercialism and art clashed to form the Pop Art movement of the 1950s. They've also produced a pair of trailers for Red Eye's Mushroom Men series. One TV spot and one art trailer combine forces to sell Rise of the Fungi (Wii) and The Spore Wars (DS). Gamecock is ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/20/mushroom-men-trailers-pop-art/ Nintendo, whose online presence is subdued compared to those of rivals Sony and Microsoft, will unveil community software for the Wii in the future. "Nintendo has always had a vision on community," said Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime to Forbes' Chris Morris for his weekly column. "The ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/19/nintendo-developing-wii-community-features-updates-holiday-hardware-outlook/ Valve has announced that the PC version of Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War is now available on the Steam digital distribution service. The World War II shooter, which is selling like hotcakes, can now be purchased online and downloaded through Steam for the price of ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/19/call-of-duty-world-at-war-invades-steam/ Crysis Warhead (PC) developer Crytek is now open for business in Seoul, South Korea, as the European developer is making a move into the lucrative Asian gaming market. Industry veteran Young Mok Park will lead the office and will focus on Crytek's engine licensing business for Korean clients, reports ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/19/crytek-opens-south-korean-office/ Brash Entertainment, the licensed game publisher which shut down last week, has been sued by two of its contracted studios for work that has gone unpaid. According to a report by Variety, 7 Studios, based in Los Angeles, has filed suit against Brash claiming $468,000 in owed compensation for ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/19/brash-sued-by-two-studios-for-unpaid-work/ Crytek has released a patch for Crysis Wars, the multiplayer component of its latest shooter Crysis Warhead (PC). Included are a number of bug fixes and even more balance tweaks to make the game more competitive. The patch, the second since release, weighs 104 MB and is available now ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/18/crysis-wars-patch-released/ Media Watch: Do you have what it takes to invent the next Monopoly? From the Deseret News: Have you ever played a board game and thought, “I wonder who made this up”? Have you ever played a board game and thought, “I could make a game better than this”? ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/18/media-watch-do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-invent-the-next-monopoly/ Tecmo, publisher of the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series, has successfully negotiated a merger with fellow Japanese publisher Koei, and the two will join forces to form Tecmo Koei Holdings, which goes into effect on April 1, 2009. Koei, the larger company, will hold three quarters of ... http://gamecodeblog.com/2008/11/18/tecmo-and-koei-to-merge-in-april-2009/