|
|
Telefrag is a new full-length web video show all about games - the only one of its kind in New Zealand. Telefrag is presented fortnightly right here on Gameplanet.
You can stream it using the player above (or on YouTube), or click the download link to get it in full HD 720p.
We hope you enjoy it - and we'd love to hear your feedback, so please post a comment if you like it or have any ideas for improving the show.
Electronic Arts have announced that Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is now available in New Zealand.
“For the last decade and a half, fans have followed the twists and turns in the Command & Conquer fiction. Now, they will finally get answers about the intense battle between the GDI and NOD as the epic Tiberium saga comes to a stunning conclusion in Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight,” said Lead Designer, Samuel Bass. “We can’t wait for players to experience the grand finale that’s been fifteen years in the making.”
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight promises to delivers a new approach to strategy gaming, including new missions that are streamed directly into the game. C&C 4 also introduces class-based systems that are persistent across all game modes, and features a new 5v5 objective-based multiplayer mode.
Gameplanet has begun producing a web video show featuring kiwi gamers talking about the latest games. This episode (filmed in Auckland's beautiful Onehunga) features C&C4, Mass Effect 2, Army of Two: The 40th Day and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The show is still very much a work in progress so please send us your feedback.
(And yes, we're aware we spelled 'Twilight' wrong. That's what happens when you employ people who grew up in South Auckland.)
Thanks to PtP ("Takanini hard!"), JC, Frio, one_red_god and Fallin133 for their help with this episode.
Command & Conquer 4 is the latest title to announce that it’s ditching LAN play and dedicated servers.
The game will also require a constant internet connection to play.
Electronic Arts producer Sam Bass told Destructoid that this is due to the global player progression system which works across singleplayer, multiplayer and skirmish.
EA has released some new screenshots and artwork for Command & Conquer 4, along with a fact sheet.
It is the year 2062 and humanity is at the brink of extinction. Tiberium, the mysterious, alien crystalline structure that has infested Earth for decades and served as the primary reason for years of relentless conflict between the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod, is close to rendering the planet uninhabitable. Mankind is on the verge of extinction when Kane, Nod’s prophetic leader, emerges from seclusion to deliver GDI the message that he has developed a system that could control Tiberium and harness its power. But he cannot build this “Tiberium Control Network” without GDI’s cooperation. Thus, the two opposing factions – GDI and Nod – inevitably find themselves in desperation for the same cause: to stop Tiberium from extinguishing mankind. After 15 years, the network is nearly complete, Tiberium is under strict control and our revitalized, newly terraformed planet is on the cusp of a new age of prosperity and progress. It is then that the world’s citizens begin to seriously ponder why Kane chose to help, and what will he want in return. These questions and more lead to the dramatic final act of the Tiberium saga.
Behold disciples of Nod, for the end is soon upon us. Electronic Arts’ award-winning and best-selling Tiberium saga is coming to a powerful conclusion with Command & Conquer 4, which will introduce a multitude of innovations to the classic fast and fluid Command & Conquer gameplay, while retaining the core compulsions that fans have come to love over the series’ history.
It is the year 2062 and humanity is at the brink of extinction. Tiberium, the mysterious, alien crystalline structure that has infested Earth for decades and served as the primary reason for years of relentless conflict between the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod, is close to rendering the planet uninhabitable. Mankind is on the verge of extinction when Kane, Nod’s prophetic leader, emerges from seclusion to deliver GDI the message that he has developed a system that could control Tiberium and harness its power. But he cannot build this “Tiberium Control Network” without GDI’s cooperation. Thus, the two opposing factions - GDI and Nod - inevitably find themselves in desperation for the same cause: to stop Tiberium from extinguishing mankind.
After 15 years, the network is nearly complete, Tiberium is under strict control and our revitalized, newly terraformed planet is on the cusp of a new age of prosperity and progress. It is then that the world’s citizens begin to seriously ponder why Kane chose to help, and what will he want in return. These questions and more lead to the dramatic final act of the Tiberium saga.
With a multitude of innovative new features to the fast and fluid C&C gameplay, Command & Conquer 4 offers players an entirely new way to play C&C. An all-in-one mobile base, persistent player progression across all game modes that is constantly updated in a real-time online profile, a 3-class system for each of the two factions, co-operative play, and a 5v5 objective-based multiplayer mode that promotes teamwork and social interaction, make Command & Conquer 4 unlike any other C&C experience.
Key Features
- The Epic Conclusion of the Saga - Command & Conquer 4 brings the 15-yearTiberium saga to a powerful and epic conclusion, told through grittier and darker live action cinematics, the return of Nod’s enigmatic leader Kane (Joe Kucan) and all the answers on the fate of Earth, GDI, Tiberium, Nod and most of all, Kane himself.
- First Class-based C&C - Play as Offense, Defense or Support classes from GDI and Nod. Each class is unique, offering players different play styles, giving you tons of strategic options and coming with its own set of units designed to support your chosen style.
- Mobile bases!- The Crawler is your giant, new, all-in-one mobile base that you control on the battlefield to produce new units, structures, powers and upgrades, each specific to the class and faction you chose to play with. Build units and store them in your hull as you move around the map and surprise your enemy with a sudden fury of units!
- Persistent Player Progression - Every unit you destroy awards you with experience points. Level up and spend your experience points on new units, powers and upgrades that give you more strategic options to choose from. Your progression is stored in your online profile that you can access from any PC with C&C 4 installed.
- 5v5 Multiplayer - With its objective-based 5v5 multiplayer, Command & Conquer 4 brings a new, social, real-time-strategy experience to your PC. Choose your individual classes and play together as a team to conquer your enemy. The all-new party system lets you move with your party of friends from one online battle to the next.
