Valve is trying to workout a means of getting community mods for the Left 4 Dead game onto the 360. Right now the biggest obstacle is that most of the mods out there are built for mid to higher end PCs. The Xbox 360 isn't either of these... it's much slower.

"The coolest thing we could ever do would be to take something that was made by the community and share it with everybody - including Xbox 360 owners," Faliszek said. "How that happens and what work needs to be done is a little bit ... [ There's more ]

MODSonair Episode 204 Live at 12pm EST. (*Be aware of your timezone and daylight savings)

Episode 203 rebroadcast right before the LIVE show. All other episodes rebroadcast after the show.

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The week ending November 1, 2009 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by the new and improved MODSonline.

This show:
Mailbag - Tyrone Reed & UnR34L - Sam Van den Vonder - Killcrazy, Black Friday, Force Feedback Bra, Netflix to PlayStation 3, Zombie Panic Source, Mach Flight Sim, Unity Engine Free, Samsung offering cash, Grappling Hook, Left 4 Dead 2, MW2 - IWnet examined, Leaked Footage, Third-Person, Bad Company 2, Tap-Fu Piracy Rate, more...
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id Software might want to brace for some rage over “Rage”.

John Carmack, co-founder and technical wizard of the developer, says the company doesn’t plan to support dedicated servers for the multiplayer component of “Rage,” id’s upcoming new action game.

“It’s not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don’t think we will have dedicated servers,” he says.

Infinity Ward made the same decision... [ There's more ]

*Source: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61138

Gears of War and Unreal Tournament developer Epic Games today released a free version of Unreal Engine 3, allowing noncommercial and educational use of the technology that powers numerous PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games.



The 563MB Unreal Development Kit can be found on FileShack, with var... [ There's more ]

The BestBuy CoD:MW2 live chat took place last night. Those there to chat with us were Mackey McCandlish, Ryan Lastimosa and Vince Zampella. A transcript is available on their site, but for your convenience I will post it below in the comments.

It was o... [ There's more ]

MODSonair Episode 203 Live at 12pm EST. (*Be aware of your timezone and daylight savings)

Episode 202 rebroadcast right before the LIVE show. All other episodes rebroadcast after the show.

If you've got questions or comments for us on the show, send it to our mailbag or drop in and ask in our live chat room.

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The week ending October 25, 2009 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by the new and improved MODSonline.

This show:
Mailbag – vT-Ownage – JE – Hurricane, Logitech’s G110 gaming keyboard, SplitFish Dual SFX Frag Pro, unauthorized Xbox 360 Storage, ESRB rating costs, NAM:WaW Total Conversion, DOOM 3 Dark Mod, Citi Apartments Beta, Left 4 Dead 2 Preloads & Trailer, 10 Left 4 Dead Campaigns, Infinity Ward Responds To Dedicated Server, m... [ There's more ]

Just got this update in my email from COD4Forums guys.

'When it rains, it pours' is the long used expression. Fortunately, for MW2 the rain for us is MW2 news, and it should be flooding by now. The latest update is quite possibly one of the biggest ones we've had since the original trailer. MW2 will be receiving a 3rd Person Mode.

I'm sure it was just as much a shock to you as it was me. The news first... [ There's more ]

MODSonair Episode 202 Live at 12pm EST.

Episode 201 rebroadcast right before the LIVE show. All other episodes rebroadcast after the show.

If you've got questions or comments for us on the show, send it to our mailbag or drop in and ask in our live chat room.

We are broadcasting on Livestream (Mogulus) AND Sticka... [ There's more ]