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Shadowrun Forums Say Farewell
Looking back at my gaming stats of 2007, I logged a shameless amount of hours playing Shadowrun. I always liked the game, even if the final product lacked the polish or additional content a lot of people were looking for. Now, a few months after FASA's closing, the game will end its forum support as well. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by taomaster99: This was a great game regardless of the price. Too bad it got bashed by all the old shadowrun... more » | Other threads
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come to daddy
Shadowrun, MechWarrior Safely With FASA Founder
Those worried about the fate of Shadowrun, MechWarrior, and Crimson skies following the closing of FASA Studios need not worry at all; the licenses for those properties have been securely in the hands of FASA, WizKids (HeroClix), and 42 Entertainment (ilovebees) founder Jordan Weisman. The announcement was made on the website of Weisman's latest venture, Smith & Tinker Inc. back in mid-October. The company's plans for the properties is still up in the air.We're not quite ready to announce our plans for each property, but please be assured that our goal is to surprise and delight old fans, while welcoming new fans to these fantastic worlds.
Kotaku's own one-time guest editor Simon Carless of Gamasutra speculates that Jordan's fascination with transmedia and job postings on the website looking for people with Web 2.0 and online game expertise could point towards an MMO. A Shadowrun MMO? A MechWarrior MMO? Just typing the words gets me far more excited than I am allowed to reveal to you gentle, innocent readers. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Ramblin: The mechwarrior series still has a player base within MW4, it has probably dwindled to just a couple thousand total,... more » | Other threads
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Shadowrun Developer Shuts Down
The rumors were true. Shadowrun developer FASA Studio has indeed closed its doors with studio manager Mitch Gitelman confirming the news on the official Shadowrun community forums today. According to Gitelman, today was the last official day of work for employees still at FASA, with many former FASA team members moving on to other positions at Microsoft Game Studios.
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Comment by snky_pete: Despite lackluster reviews for Shadowrun, I really like the game and I have always been hopeful for downloadable content. But... more » | Other threads
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sad but true
Sarcastic Gamer Sings Shadowrun Hate
To commemorate Shadowrun somehow making it to into the top five in Xbox 360 game sales last week, Doc Adams and Lono over at Sarcastic Gamer lovingly crafted a song parody that sums up my feelings about the RPG-based FPS quite nicely. It's called "Bad Game""Bad Game turned out to be one of our favorite projects so far," said Sarcastic Gamer's Creative Director, Jeromy "Doc" Adams. "We got to use a cartoon voice for this song, because it seemed to fit the subject... Well, that and none of us could sing as high as Daniel Powter."
Tell me about it. "Bad Day" kicks my ass in Singstar every freaking time, and I get awesome scores at "Skater Boi" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Go figure. Sarcastic Gamer is also holding a contest for the best music video for the song, with the winner receiving either a copy of Shadowrun or a box of granola bars. "Given the nature of the game, our money's on Nature Valley." More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by yvrelabrosse: i like the fact that most didnt buy into the crappy prepubescent song. i have to admit i am pleasantly... more » | Other threads
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Title Update 3 For Shadowrun
And so the Shadowrun beta continues well into the retail release, as details of Title Update #3 are posted at the Official Shadowrun Community Forum. The update, which should be ready sometime this weekend, addresses various balance issues, adds new functionality to multiplayer game setup, improves overall network reliability and fixes 'numerous' crashes, exploits, and glitches. IF these updates keep up, one day the game might be worth the $60 I paid for it! Woot! Hit the jump for the full update details. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Sasquatch: @AmnesiacJack: I have to agree with your comment about its popularity. I think if this game had sold as... more » | Other threads
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impressions
Shadowrun Patch Is Awesome, Please Play Now
I used to load games of Shadowrun while getting other things done, like reading a few volumes of the encyclopedia, or planting young saplings and watching them grow to maturity. But since the new networking patch, games load extremely quickly—well below a minute. And lag issues seem improved, though I'm not sure if this is due to better matchmaking or something on the server end...or if it's just my imagination. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by coffeeguy: The only reason 360 players can keep up is the intermittent pause that occurs when playing on a pc...it makes... more » | Other threads
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Comment by TheHun: @Sullyville: Not this patch but ive heard that people have cracked it to run on xp more » | Other threads
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machinima
1800-MAGIC Episode 4
Somehow I imagine these sort of conversations every time I play Shadowrun. This Red V. Blue replacement is coming together, but it still seems a little rough around the edges.
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Comment by oneasianthug: absolutely love the dialog. I wonder what's next for the team at rooster teeth? more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Shadowrun Deal
If you're a PC owner, poor and just dying to play Shadowrun, Circuit City has a pretty sweet deal going on right now. They are offering the PC version of Shadowrun plus a free Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows for a mere $37.99 plus free shipping. Considering the game itself is normally $50 and the adapter $20 your getting a pretty good savings. Now whether that's actually worth it for Shadowrun, I'll leave for you to decide. More » -
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Universe At War Brings PC, 360 Together
Sega is bringing cross-platform play to its Petroglyph-developed real time strategy game Universe At War: Earth Assault, adding Games For Windows versus Xbox 360 head-to-head play over Games For Windows Live, a third-party publisher first. Similar to FASA Studios' Shadowrun, the game is planned to have a levelled playing field, giving Xbox 360 RTS players a simple to use control scheme. More »
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Comment by thaKingRocka: @bcshadow: it's called Live Anywhere. putting xbox in front of the term made it look like you were saying... more » | Other threads
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Shadowrun "Cracked" For Windows XP
Fortunately for Mitch Gitelman and FASA Studios, recently released pride and joy Shadowrun looks like it's now unofficially available for play not just on the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista, but Windows XP as well. Circumventing the other franchise killing executive decision—to limit the game's Windows audience to Vista only—warez group Razor 1911 has released a crack for Shadowrun that makes it playable on Windows XP and without DirectX 10 support. More »
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Comment by mcderek3000: I wouldn't call this piracy if you buy the game and then hack it to run on Windows XP. If... more » | Other threads
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Shadowrun Producer Says Shadowrun Reviews Suck Ass
Mitch Gitelman, FASA Studio Manager, sat in on the Official Xbox Magazine's most recent podcast to talk about Shadowrun and how "the reviews on [Shadowrun] suck my ass." He warned that Shadowrun's average-range review scores—collectively hovering in the 70% range—are not only unfair, but also overshadow the game's innovation. More »
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Comment by HT Tenrai: Woo hoo! Nothing like posting over a year after it's relevant! I just got done playing it with my friends,... more » | Other threads
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successories
There Is No I In Team Fortress 2
Shacknews, in addition to sporting a sexy new visual upgrade, has an excellent in-depth preview of Valve's upcoming team shooter Team Fortress 2, still on schedule to ship for the PC, Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 in October. More »
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Comment by kachowski: I hope theres a HD version of the 2Fort map from TFC. I got years of play out of that... more » | Other threads
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Famitsu Scores
Over a game site Next Generation, Tim Rogers has the rundown of this week's Famitsu scores. For the unfamiliar, magazine Famitsu has four editors rate games on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best. Here are the noteworthy mentions: More »
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Comment by crck: @Inhert: And exactly how does one look like when they have taken a dump in their pants? more » | Other threads
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Halo 3 Beta Ends Today
If you have been procrastinating about that Halo 3 Beta, you better get a move on. The beta ends today so make sure to get in your last few hours of repeatedly killing new players who don't really know what their doing, thus making the experience completely un-enjoyable for them. But never fear, you can still get your kill on with the new demo of Shadowrun which will be coming to the XBLM just in time to take your mind of the loss of your beloved Halo 3. Sure, it won't be the same but at least it will fill the lonely hours with some good old fashioned gun toting, magic wielding, ass kicking.
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By fdemarcoComment by fearless23: shadowrun is ghey.. i played the demo.. not even better than halo2! more » | Other threads
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Comment by coolfelix: getting boring. 50% of the time that i am on with friends, our group gets split up. Lag seems like... more » | Other threads
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Why Games for Windows Live Is Busted
Hushed Casket has a great piece up about all of the issues with Games for Windows Live. The service, I think many of us thought, was meant to be as robust and easy to use as the 360 version of Live, but instead it's just sort of an awkward appendage. More »
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Comment by malio: I will never use Games for Windows Live because it's giving control of an online 'environment' to a greedy corporation... more » | Other threads
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shadowrun fever
Shadowrun's Viral Achievement?
So, I've been playing quite a bit of Shadowrun lately so I can review it. I spent a chunk of time earlier this week playing, before it came out, in rooms peopled entirely by FASA studio developers who took great pleasure in grenading my body around the map.
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Comment by TakeoNinja: Bwhaha, ahh, just my type of degraded humor, I'd love the guy that came up with the idea ^^ So... more » | Other threads
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Week in Games: Mario Party 8 Edition
As I depart the Big Apple (where I've been reporting from all weekend) I leave you with this list of games coming out this week. Mario Party looks like it might be some fun with the addition of the Wii remote mechanic and I'd like to see how the 2d to 3d Crush is for the PSP. Other than that, I can satisfy myself with finishing up Silent Hill 2 which for some reason I decided to haul out of the mothballs. Anyone going to round out a holiday weekend by picking one or two of these up? More » -
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Use Fingers, Win Shadowrun
We've got contests coming out the whazoo! This go round we're giving away one copy of FPS Shadowrun for the Xbox 360. And not just any ol' contest, but a hand shadow contest! Yes, HAND SHADOWS. If you're over 18 and have a wall, a light, fingers and a camera, this contest is for you! Here are the details: Snap a picture of your hand shadow creation (hands must also be in the pic) and send it to kotakucontest@gmail.com by next Wednesday at midnight EST. The shadow creations can be anything — Brownie points for game themed ones. No middle fingers flipping the bird, please. More » -
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MS "Explains" Why 360 Owners Pay Premium For Shadowrun
While Xbox 360 owners are quite comfortable ponying up sixty bucks for Microsoft Games Studios-published titles on that console, there was a time when those releases were sold at last-gen prices. At launch, games like Project Gotham Racing 3 and Perfect Dark Zero went for MSRPs of $49.99, making the "jump in" a bit softer on the wallet. More »
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Comment by CptBoomstick: Hold up, you're going to boycott a console because of its online service? Silver is free and Gold is around... more » | Other threads
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Shadowrun Goes Gold, Green
FASA Studios' first-person shooter stab at the Shadowrun franchise has finally gone gold (for the PC) and "green" (for the Xbox 360). The game is due to ship May 29th to North American gamers, with Europe getting it just a few days later on June 1st. More »
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Comment by CrimsonAngel: @FranUnFine: Not only that there where already things in place to do a lot of the things they wanted with... more » | Other threads
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Shadowrun Achievements Discovered
Xbox 360 Achievements found the list of 50 achievements that unlock 1,000 points for the upcoming 360 shooter, Shadowrun. More »
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Comment by dowingba: The PC gamers will be the ones who won't shut the fuck up about how mouse/keyboards are so much superior... more » | Other threads
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Chat with Shadowrun Devs
With the Shadowrun beta wrapping up, the folks over at FASA want to get all chatty. More »
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Comment by Cell9song: @Karttikeya: They've essentially taken an old, obsolete gametype (CTF) and made it fresh and exciting again. I haven't had this... more » | Other threads
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Rumor: RIP FASA?
Some very negative posts aimed at FASA Studios started some nasty rumors that the Shadowrun developer may be cut loose from Microsoft following the completion of its first-person shooter and close its doors. More »
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Comment by Muerte: This is for "axiomatic" who said: "Virtual Worlds should have kept the Battletech sim tanks running as well. Just last week... more » | Other threads
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Comment by gogs: yes you are wrong PAL = 50hz but more scanlines NTSC = 60hz and less scanlines. thus less lines to draw it means... more » | Other threads
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Rumor: Shadowrun Coming in April?
Xbox 360 Fanboy is reporting that EGM is reporting an April release date for Shadowrun, which is quite interesting considering the game I played at GDC last week, while gobs and gobs of fun, didn't seem ready to be going to press that soon. The Windows version still had the 360 instruction set in it, and many placeholder images were still in place. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by yitbos1996bb: The Beta tests don't end until April 30, I'm testing now... It's either a joke or bad info. more » | Other threads
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GDC07: Shadowrun Hands-On
When I first heard that the next-generation Shadowrun game was going to be a first-person shooter, I said some very unkind things. Things that involved unconsentual sex. In the butt. As the game began to take a more concrete shape, my mind began to change a bit. It might not have been an RPG, but the spirit of the world was there. Now that I've actually played the game, heard a little of the back story, and seen how they've implemented core values of the RPG into a shooter format, I feel really bad for writing this. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by aka Bitter: @OmegaX123: This is not "the" FASA that created the original pen and paper(or metal mini and dice) games.... and just... more » | Other threads
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Games for Windows Getting Live "Gold" Accounts
Joost emailed us this morning to point out that a new trailer for Shadowrun mentions a Games for Windows Live Gold account. More »
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Comment by Karlott: @gwolf: Uh, no, it's really not dying on its own. In fact, it looks alive and well to me.... more » | Other threads
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New Shadowrun Screens Emerge
The official Shadowrun site has updated with twenty (TWENTY!) new-ish screens of the upcoming FASA Studios shooter for the Xbox 360 and PC. I think it looks and plays hot, but I don't have that Shadowrun RPG baggage...er, preconceptions... um, expectations many fans of the series are saddled with. Don't give up hope, Shadowrunners, this is a fun game that will bring new gameplay to the FPS genre. More »
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Comment by KeeganTheBrain: @hambone: And no single player to speak of... That right there pisses me off more than the fact that it's an... more » | Other threads
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Clip: New Shadowrun Play
Our very own Richard Blakeley swung by Microsoft's recent New York City event to show off the upcoming Vista. He got a chance to check out some new gameplay from several Vista games, including this one of Shadowrun.
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Comment by mentat: The game looks like a fun counterstrike clone. I just wish there were a bit more SHADOWRUN in the game. I... more » | Other threads
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Comment by MonocularJack: I don't see how the radial mapping will be an issue. For old keyboard game players I'm sure mapping... more » | Other threads
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Play Shadowrun For 360 Early
FASA Studios has details on how some lucky Xbox 360 owners (who are willing to let slide the total bastardization of the Shadowrun franchise) may be able to get a chance to play FASA Studio and Microsoft's first person shooter before the rest of us. More »
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Comment by Peacefulsoldier: The existence of cross-platform games and ports on the PC is proof of the fact that people do buy them... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Crispana: I think this will be a good game and I can't wait to get my hands on it. I really... more » | Other threads
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