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The Heavy Update Has Arrived!

If you're a diehard Team Fortress 2 fan, you're already downloading the update. For those of you who haven't started it yet, restart your Steam clients to get the largest TF2 update to date!

Changes
• Added server map timeleft to upper right of scoreboard
• Added new firing sounds to The Backburner
• Removed the Custom Tab in the serverbrowser, and added the Tags field to the base Internet Tab
• Increased The Kritzkrieg's uber-charge rate bonus from 10% to 25%
• 32 player servers can now support an extra slot of SourceTV
• Made the freezecam item panel description easier to read
• Players now broadcast whether they chose a team directly or use autoteam
• Added proper handling of cart blocking recognition to Payload maps

Bug fixes
• Fixed bug where switching from flaregun-wielding Pyro to another class meant you didn't get a full ammo loadout on first spawn
• Fixed Spy watch arm not using team skins
• Fixed weapon switching preventing you from using secondary attacks for a 0.2s window after the primary became available
• Fixed players getting stuck in a bad animation state when class switching while spinning the minigun
• Fixed a loophole that allowed players to pickup weapons of other classes

more bug fixes, heavy class updates, and arena mode

• Fixed a bug that resulted in players earning more crit chance bonus in large, single damage events than they are supposed to
• Fixed an issue with the floating HUD +X health indicators that resulted in them appearing incorrectly
• Fixed a bug which caused the minigun spinning & firing sounds to occasionally stop while the Heavy was still firing
• Fixes the Loadout player model panel causing the in-game player facial animation to perform incorrectly
• Fixed spectators not having the target ID labels display correctly
• Fixed the cart alarm sound occasionally getting stuck on in Payload maps

Added 3 Heavy unlockables
• Natascha, The Sandvich, The Killing Gloves of Boxing
• Added 35 new Heavy achievements

Added Arena game mode
• 5 arenas: Lumberyard, Ravine, Well, Granary, Badlands
• Added cp_steel, a community map by Jamie "Fishbus" Manson

Get ready for a world of nothing but Heavies once you manage to get into the game!

Source: TotalHL

World at War Website Updates With New Screens

The official Call of Duty: World at War website has been updated today with some new screenshots. There are six new shots to see but two of them you have be a rank of Private First Class on the COD site to view. So here are the four available to all:

To check out the other two be sure to visit the official website.

Source: TotalCOD

Battlefield Heroes Character Art

EA recently released four brand new screenshots for Battlefield Heroes showing off some character art. Check them out below:

Source: TotalBF

New Customization Gameplay Trailer

GameTrailers has posted up a new trailer today for Battlefield Heroes that shows off some new footage from the customization portion of the game. Check it out below:

Source: TotalBF

1.2.0 Patch Status

The newest update on the Frontlines Status page has some information about the next PC patch along with a list of features. Take a look:

We are currently in the final stages of development of PC patch 1.2.0 and will start testing it shortly. We expect to release the patch in September.

The patch will include the following features:

• DLC1:
-- Boneyard Map
-- Conquer Mode
• Server Browser - Phase 2
• Joystick support
• PC Leaderboards - Unranked
• PC Leaderboards - Ranked
• Dedicated Server Tools

Stay tuned for the latest news regarding this patch and see this update here.

Source: TotalFrontlines

Team Fortress 2 Heavy Update #4 - Natascha

The fourth reading for the Team Fortress 2 Heavy update has been posted today showing off a new unlock, Natascha. Check it out below:

The Heavy's second unlockable, Natascha, slows enemies with her bullets. Anyone damaged by her will move slower for an instant, encouraging them to find cover or turn and face the Heavy, mano-a-tiny-itty-bitty-mano. Unfortunately, Natascha is slightly weaker than Sasha, so she takes longer to finish off a victim. As a result, Natascha's great against fleeing cowards, such as Scouts & Medics, and less great against anyone actively trying to kill her master. Heavies that like to jump around corners and surprise groups of startled enemy crybabies will also find her very useful, although they should look for a Sasha-wielding enemy Heavy before they leap.

To check out the original page for this update visit here. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more info on the Heavy update!

Source: TotalHL

1UP World at War Preview + Video

1UP has posted up a new preview of Call of Duty: World at War today which includes some new screenshots as well as some new footage. Take a look:

In typical Call of Duty fashion, World at War is split into two campaigns: the U.S. Marines fighting the entrenched Japanese in the Pacific islands, and the Russians pushing the Germans back to Berlin toward the end of the war.

The first mission I get to check out is part of the Battle of Peleliu. Here I'm introduced to both my commanding officer, Kiefer "Jack Bauer" Sutherland, and the new battle tactics employed by the Japanese. After discovering a downed P-51 in the jungle, an NPC squadmate checks out the pilot's body hanging out of the cockpit. Everything appears to be normal, until he finds a live grenade tucked under the corpse -- it goes off, and suddenly, the squad is ambushed by Japanese troops hiding in the brush. A big part of the Pacific campaign features ambushes like this as well as unpredictable banzai charges from enemy troops.

To read the rest of this brand new preview be sure to visit here.

Source: TotalCOD

COD:WW Developer Blog: PC MSR + PunkBuster

A new developer blog has been posted today over on the Call of Duty website that talks about PunkBuster for Call of Duty: World at War as well as lists the minimum system requirements for the game. Take a look:

We’re pleased to announce that Call of Duty: World at War will be sporting PunkBuster out-of-the-box for PC fans!

Anti-cheat is an important addition to competitive multiplayer games on the PC platform, and we’re partnering with Even Balance to get it right. We’ve had Even Balance technicians out at Treyarch on multiple occasions aiding in the implementation of PB into CoD:WW.

Through this collaboration, we’ll be providing the best anti-cheat solution on the market to keep those hackers at bay.

Also, we think we have our minimum PC system requirements nailed down. Please reference below.

Processor:
- AMD 64 3200+/Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz or better
Memory:
- 8 GB free hard drive space
- 512MB RAM (XP)/1GB RAM (VISTA)
Graphics:
- Shader 3.0 or better
- 256MB Nvidia Geforce 6600GT/ATI Radeon 1600XT or better

Be sure to stay tuned for more news or you can check out previous blog updates right here.

Source: TotalCOD

Crysis Warhead Trailer

A new trailer for "Crysis Warhead" appears.

Featuring much of the gameplay displayed in "Crysis", the trailer shows off jungle combat, epic set pieces, gorgeous visuals and the series trademark, the nanosuit. "Crysis Warhead" will be released on September 16th, 2008 at a comfy retail price of $29.99.

Source: 2404.org

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway available for preorder

Hell's Highway is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. The cost to you is $49.99 and includes Road to Hill 30 for free. If you pre-order on Steam you will be able to play it the moment it is released. If you have not been following up on Hell's Highway, the game is scheduled for Fall 2008 and will put you into Operation Market Garden--the largest paratrooper operation of WWII.

Source: ModTheater