http://gamedailynews.com PC Game Mods blog Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:11:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Backbone Entertainment's long, long-awaited Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will arrive as an Xbox Live Arcade download come Wednesday, November 26, according to a newly released screenshot from publisher Capcom. The image, left, details the SSF2THDR "branded destination experience" that debuts as part of the New Xbox ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/19/street-fighter-2-hd-remix-inadvertently-dated/ New Track for Formula D: Florida/Chicago Asmodee has announced a new track for the recently released Formula D, one that marries a racing track in Florida and a neighborhood in Chicago to emphasize the dual nature of the new game. The Chicago half of the expansion is all about street ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/19/new-track-for-formula-d-floridachicago/ Namco Bandai just wrapped up its fiscal Q2 2009, and the results were nothing short of bad: the games division lost 4.4 billion yen ($45.5 million) from last year dropped to 337 million yen ($3.4 million), making for a 92% year-over-year drop. The publisher saw the bulk ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/19/namco-bandai-profit-drops-92-in-quarter-results/ A number of ex-Midway employees, when asked about the publisher's downward spiral, had a variety of answers, but almost all of them mentioned Unreal Engine 3, the technology licensed from Epic Games that powers Gears of War. "One issue popped up again and again: Midway's decision to license Unreal ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/19/unreal-engine-3-fingered-in-midways-struggles/ Gamasutra reports on a talk by Far Cry 2 developer Dominic Guay in which he discussed why procedural content generation is becoming more and more important as games get bigger and more complex. He also talks about some of the related difficulties, such as the amount of work required for ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/19/the-importance-of-procedural-content-generation-in-games/ Media Watch: 10 Great Family Table Games MSN has posted the requisite pre-holiday game buying guide on the Lifestyle section of its website, and nestled amongst expected titles like Clue, Boggle and Rummikub are both The Settlers of Catan and Apples to Apples, which by now is pretty much a ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/19/media-watch-10-great-family-table-games/ 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://gamedailynews.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://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/18/crytek-opens-south-korean-office/ A new trailer for the Backbone-developed, UDON-drawn HD Remix of Super Street Fighter II Turbo has arrived from publisher Capcom, showing off more of the game. SSF2THDR is slated to hit PS3 and Xbox 360 as a digital download within the month. Please install Flash to view this Shackvideo ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/18/super-street-fighter-hd-trailer-round-two/ The long-promised DirectX 10 support for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will arrive in the "next major game update" for the PC MMO, developer Funcom has revealed. Left, DirectX 9. Right, DirectX 10. "We have been determined that the new DirectX 10 functionality would not just be a 'gimmick' ... http://gamedailynews.com/2008/11/18/age-of-conan-getting-directx-10-support-in-next-major-game-update/