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Zombies versus Survivors, it’s all the rage right now. But what happens when you take the zombie/survivor idea and cross it with the capability of a top notch first person shooter engine like ArmA 2? You end up with something that smacks of Left 4 Dead, but set in some obscure place like Kazakhstan. You get something that has cool guns like Killing Floor, except there’s nowhere to buy ammunition. You end up with the DayZ mod.
DayZ is set in a region of Chernarus, a primarily Russian speaking area. That means all the maps, street signs and directions are in Russian. Don’t worry, it’s not that big of a deal. The idea is that the general population has been infected and become zombies (or zeds as some refer to them). You are one of the lucky survivors, and you start out at a random starting point with a handgun with some ammunition, a backpack, a water canteen, one or two items of food and some very basic medical supplies. What you do NOT have is a compass, a watch, a map, a flashlight, any other high end goodies such as night vision goggles or a GPS. That doesn’t mean they aren’t out there, you just have to find them… without being eaten. ...by Published on 03-27-2012 09:26 AM Number of Views: 1146
What is Dust 514 you might ask? For those of you that have not seen my earlier articles or been keeping up with forum posts, Dust 514 is a Free to Play MMOFPS that is launching on the Playstation 3 exclusively at the end of the year. Dust 514 is set in the Eve Online Universe and the tag line "One Universe One War" really holds true. Let's just jump right on in shall we? Below is the Dust 514 Keynote from this years Fanfest in Iceland. The keynote is over 30 minuets long, but I promise you there's a lot of really really cool stuff to see. ...by Published on 03-16-2012 09:23 AM Number of Views: 1253
Here at TG we love firepower and teamplay. This video is for everyone who plays here, you guys are awesome! - |TGXV| Gore
Tactical Gamer was founded with a few very simple principles:
1) Create an environment conducive for mature gamers to enjoy the games they play without the everyday interference from the less-than-mature gamers.
2) Create an environment where there was mutual respect for your fellow gamers and where all members would be working together to advance the enjoyment of their hobby.
3) Support game play in a near-simulation environment. Where the focus of play would not be solely on doing what it takes to win, but doing so utilizing real-world combat strategy and tactics rather than leveraging exploits provided to players by the design of the game engine, regardless of the level of advantage, if any, it gives over the opposing team. ...by Published on 03-14-2012 09:55 PM Number of Views: 923
The April Weekend Pass Free Trial will take place from Thursday, April 5th at 12:01AM CDT / 5:01AM GDT and concludes on Monday, April 9th at 2:00AM CDT / 7:00AM GMT. Players will be able to download the game client as soon as this Weekend Pass begins, and new players ...by Published on 03-09-2012 02:01 PM Number of Views: 1244
Recently Christian Allen, a veteran of game development branched off and created his own company Serellan LLC. His new companies vision? To create a hardcore tactical shooter that is build around input from the gamers themselves. To get support he put up a Kick Starter project asking that gamers help by donating. The reason for the donations is to prove to big investors that there is a want for a game of this type on the market.
I was able to catch up with him recently and ask him a few questions about his project, the company, and his vision for the future of tactical shooters. What follows is the email interview with Christopher Allen CEO of Serellan LLC and lead developer on "Game-X". ...by Published on 03-06-2012 08:46 PM Number of Views: 1214
We are happy to announce the winner of the Tactical Gamer TrackIR 5 Giveaway is TheGreatNardini! Congrats to him and thanks to all those who participated in the giveaway! Thanks also to Tactical Gamer's founder Apophis, Seth Steiling from Natural Point, Inc., and contributors: Dredge, TMan and Wicks. The time spent and good will shown is greatly appreciated by this community. ...by Published on 03-02-2012 11:25 AM Number of Views: 1356
"TacticalGamer: it's a community. It's not a clan. It's not exclusive in any way. But there's a certain ethos to it. It's that we want to have a mature, fun game. So a lot of the problems you see in console gaming, or just the behaviour issues, just don't exist in TG ... This community is fantastic."
The TacticalGamer ProjectReality:Arma 2 v.015 Beta server currently enjoys the 2nd highest Arma 2 game server rank on the planet with recent epic single rounds involving as many as 100 players.
Considered by many to be the most realistic military simulator in the world, and described as "the Thinking Man's game", Arma 2 under the Project Reality mod has gone from strength to strength. Under the tutelage of the cigar-toting, whiskey-and-fire-breathing Wicks and the rest of the TG admin team (including Paintscratcher, Unk, Socomseal, Axis_Sniper, Jeepo etc), the server has achieved renewed popularity, generating a landslide of after-action-reports, YouTube videos, forum posts, and screenshots. ...by Published on 02-24-2012 10:55 PM Number of Views: 1254
The title of this article should say it all ladies and gentlemen, the Future of Eve Online is a Bright one. With the release of Eve's latest expansion named "Crucible" CCP games has returned to the basics and the most important section of Eve Online, the Space Game. Now this doesn't mean we wont see plenty of juicy information on Dust 514, or continued iteration on Incarna elements, but as it stands for now CCP has focused on re-building the old and making it new and better. Crucible has brought a wide range of updates, quality of life improvements and has seen plenty of iteration. In this article I'll attempt to cover as much of Crucible as I can, focusing on Key Points while looking to the future of Eve Online and stopping at an interview with Eve Online's Creative Director, Tofi Frans Olafsson. So sit back and enjoy the ride, because if you're like me and you love the unique Sci Fi world of Eve..then you'll love what the future holds. Let's get started. ...by Published on 02-07-2012 10:06 PM Number of Views: 2293
Help test the next release of PR!
On behalf of the Project Reality development team and the Tactical Gamer administration we are pleased to announce that the next release of Project Reality ArmA2 is coming out very soon! As such, to assist the development team in checking gameplay with a large number of players and also to highlight any bugs and issues that may have been missed in internal testing we will be hosting a pre-release closed beta testing event on the Tactical Gamer PR:Arma Server! The test will be starting at 19:00 GMT on Friday 10th February, and running through to 06:00 GMT on Monday 13th February. The server will be passworded for the duration of the testing event, the password will be communicated later here, and on the Project Reality forums.
Later in the week the development team will release a special build of the mod for this event, this will not be final build and will not be useable after the event. The files will be available soon and will be announced both on the TG and PR forums. The download will be provided in 7z format and will contain installation instructions. ...
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