Two Classic Bullfrog Games are Now Available on GOG.com

Over on the digital distribution site GOG.com two great games are now available for purchase for the low price of around two pints of Fosters. Theme Hospital was released last week while Populous: The Beginning was released today.

The Theme Hospital intro can be seen above. See if you can notice the various cameos within the video.

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The Lord of the Rings Online 5th Anniversary is Currently Available

Tolkien would be proud (probably).

Currently the free to play MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online is celebrating its 5th Anniversary which is quite surprising amount of time by modern MMO standards. It runs from 16th April to 30th April and features events, quests, items and much more fun Tolkien related guff.

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Tribes: Ascend Official Release and Version 1.0.905.0 Patch Notes

Shazbot to affinity and beyond.

Just thought I mention that Hi-Rez Studios has official released Tribes: Ascend the other day on the 12th April 2012. It has completed beta testing and is now avialnble for free on PC via digital download.

Tribes: Ascend is so called “world’s fastest shooter”.  The game features jetpacks, skiing, vehicles, team-based gameplay using Unreal 3 technology.

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Mount & Blade Warband: Napoleonic Wars Multiplayer DLC has been Announced

I’m a bit surprised to say that not the newest game in the Mount & Blade franchise With Fire & Sword but Mount & Blade: Warband is getting some DLC love. The DLC is called Napoleonic Wars and will likely be familiar to people who have played some of the many mods available for Warband as its heavily influenced by them.

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Crusader Kings II Ruler Designer DLC has been Announced

The upcoming Crusader Kings II Ruler Designer DLC will allow you to create your own portrait, change your character name, dynasty name and customise your own coat of arms. You will also be able to change traits and stats at will and decide the size of your immediate family.

It all looks good but these things should have been included in the original game release.

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Tribes: Ascend Open Beta Version 0.1.865.0 Patch Notes

Major Infiltrator patch.

Tribes: Ascend has been updated with a new Arena map “Walled In”, “Three new weapons and two new skins” for the Infiltrator class. Various other improvements have also been made.

For more information about this update go here:

The game is in open beta which means anyone can now play and try out the game for free.

Patch 0.1.865.0 was deployed on Tuesday 27th March 2012.

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Tribes: Ascend Cloak & Dagger Update Coming Soon

The above video shows the upcoming Cloak & Dagger Update for Tribes: Ascend. It should be out this week and includes new content for the Infiltrator Class.

The new cosmetic skins will be purchasable with real money (Tribes Gold). All new weapons can be unlocked with gameplay XP, or purchased with Tribes Gold.

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