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| Written by misfitsc |
| Saturday, 02 January 2010 18:58 |
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You had to know it was coming. Counter Strike Source is 75% off for the next 24 hours.
Counter Strike: Source Trine Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition Painkiller: Collector's Pack An interesting side story to Painkiller is it's use in competitive gaming. Specifically Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL). Painkiller was chosen by the Cyberathlete Professional League to be their official 2005 World Tour game. This was slightly controversial with many e-sports followers and competitors due to the fact other games had proven themselves at least as popular online multiplayer games. As the tour had already been announced as a one-on-one deathmatch format competition, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Doom 3 were also fan favourites for this tour. However, since Unreal Tournament 2004 developer Epic Games was in the process of changing publishers from Atari to Midway Games and could not guarantee their full support throughout the year-long tour, it was not chosen. This agreement between the CPL and Dreamcatcher also meant that no other organization was allowed to use Painkiller in a gaming competition with prizes above USD2000.- without obtaining a license from the CPL. It also had effects on Painkiller beyond professional competition; a patch was released to add new features to the game and bring its quality up to competition standard. This updated version of the game also resulted in a special edition re-release of the game bearing the CPL World Tour logo, entitled Painkiller: Gold Edition in North America and Painkiller: Black Edition elsewhere. This new version contained both Painkiller and its expansion pack Painkiller: Battle out of Hell unpatched, among other additions including a video about the making of the game. The CPL World Tour exclusively used the PK++ mod developed and continuously supported by the Pkeuro modding team, most notably Blowfish, who is also acknowledged in the in-game credits and manual for versions of the game from Battle Out Of Hell onwards. The mod featured numerous game fixes, HUD features, spectator modes, and in-game bots for offline play. Many of the deliverables put in place by Dreamcatcher were in fact provided by the PK++ mod. However, Quake 3 was selected as the one-versus-one deathmatch game of the CPL for 2006, replacing Painkiller. Given Painkiller's almost exclusive competitive play, this change is likely to have a significant effect on the game, potentially bringing an end to its multiplayer community. Yanked from Wikipedia because I didn't feel like writing an article this morning. |
| Last Updated on Saturday, 02 January 2010 19:16 |