INX-Gaming servers blogINX-Gaming servers blogCut aside from the usual company waffle, this is a blog written by game server admin staff. Discussing the latest games, technology. Everything online gaming and game servers. 
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You?ll never escape the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo!
2008-05-31 17:09:00 If the phrases “Fox-Die” “Les Enfants Terrible” and “The Patriots” don’t mean anything to you then the chances are that, yes, you have escaped the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo’s malign influence. For now. On the 12th of June 2008 we’re about to have a simultaneous world-wide release of the last in a series of games that has influenced, and ... More About: John , Escape
Call of Duty 4 Mods - Improving on the Professionals ?
2008-05-31 14:44:00 So you’re a professional programmer, employed by a major gaming software developer and then you’re forced to release a set of tools to let the amateurs improve on what you’ve written. Can’t say I’d be too happy about that but it’s the norm in the gaming world for many leading games. Call of Duty 4 is ... More About: Mods , Call of Duty , Call of Duty 4
CoD 4 : Maps, Maps and even more Maps !
2008-05-18 14:38:00 So, am I going to blog about the map competition debacle ? Nope Map distribution problems with iwd and ff files ? Nope So, what are we talking about this week ? Simply put - maps, Maps and MAPS ! The longevity of the Call of Duty series has been partly due to the community map-makers who have got to grips ... More About: Call of Duty 4
How many Call of Duty 4 servers will there be next year ?
2008-05-10 17:14:00 The Call of Duty series has been one of the most prolific titles for PC Gamers since the original was released way back in 2003. The WW II realism combined with the ability to vary elements of the game by customising multiplayer servers made it an instant hit. Even today you can find listed well ... More About: Servers , Call of Duty , Year , Call of Duty 4
Patches - The Bane of Call of Duty ?
2008-05-04 11:31:00 For my second blog I thought I?d comment on patches. These are the updates released to fix bugs or add features once the game has been commercially released. Patches are often released for all games so the Call of Duty series is no different there. Even with the original Call of Duty , patches were issued though ... More About: Bane , Call of Duty 4
Violence Mars GTA4 Release
2008-05-01 12:50:00 Two separate attacks occurred around the time of GTA4’s midnight release that ruined the release of the game. One was an unprovoked stab attack and the other was a vicious weaponless attack in which two men broke a teenager’s nose and jaw to get his copy of the game. Even if two men are prepared ... More About: Mars , John , Violence , Release
Halo 3 and why I?ll play it again
2008-05-01 04:05:00 I’ll admit, at first I was skeptical of Halo 3. I’d played a bit of Halo 2 (both single and multiplayer) and the game seemed to be fundamentally flawed in many ways: Having self-healing armour meant that you had to run off each time you got hurt (each time the fight got started), being able ... More About: Play , John , Halo 3
Team Fortress 2 servers update 30/04/2008
2008-04-30 15:37:00 The required Team Fortress 2 update is now live. Please run hldsupdatetool to receive it. The specific changes include: Source Engine: Improved particle performance on multi-core machines. Added FOV slider to Options | Video | Advanced for all games (moved there from TF2’s multiplayer options) Fixed surround sound initialization problems with new speaker modes defined in Vista. Team ... More About: Servers , Update , Team Fortress
sv_downloadurl / fast downloads for Counterstrike Source
2008-04-28 15:36:00 The following tutorial will talk you through setting up Fast Downloads through the sv_downloadurl cvar for Counterstrike Source . I’m assuming already that you have a working knowledge of FTP / adding maps to your game server, and have uploaded any custom maps to your game server, and they’re working ok. 1. Set up web hosting First, you need ... More About: Tutorials
Call of Duty 4 Mapping : PC Gamers fairly treated ?
2008-04-27 14:52:00 Well for my first blog I thought I?d start with a contentious issue ? Call of Duty 4 Mapping ! The CoD Community has always benefitted from the dedicated individuals willing to make new maps for gamers to play. Way back (as it seems now) at the start of the year the tools were released for ... More About: Gamers , Call of Duty , Call of Duty 4
Three tips to choosing your game server host
2008-04-25 17:53:00 Happy very belated Easter all I didn’t receive any Easter Eggs this year, I’m far too old for that kind of stuff. Anyone wanting to send some chocolate through to me can do so through our contact page Anything, to get me away from Call of Duty 4. It’s far too addictive ... More About: Tips , Game , Server , Host
First Impression: Crysis, you get what you pay for
2008-04-25 01:45:00 Crysis is one of those games which PC suppliers look forward to. There’s one game release every year which triggers the games community to rush out and spend all of their hard earned (or for those under 18 kindly donated) cash on a brand new super computer, the likes of which non gamers (I speak ... More About: John , Crysis , Impression
Free downloads for Call of Duty 4 game servers
2008-04-24 19:55:00 Hosting a Call of Duty 4 game server with INX? Having to pay out for a costly piece of webspace for your map downloads? Why not get a Call of Duty 4 game server with INX? We’re putting together a free map repository system, in the lead up to the release of the Download Core 4. ... More About: Downloads , Servers , Free , Game
3 Reasons why UT3 isn?t as good as Unreal Tournament
2008-04-19 15:40:00 Sometimes, old games are better than their later sequels. I was trying to play UT3 with a friend recently, and sadly it became obvious that, in some ways, Unreal Tournament 3 just isn’t as good as the original UT was. Here’s why: 1. The multiplayer often doesn’t work out of the box, (and when patched requires ... More About: John , Reasons , Good
Parents!! Just Say ?NO? To?.
2008-04-18 13:44:00 Your child wanting that 18 rated game! This is just coming from experience, and still narks me when I think about it. Was a few months back a relative came over with his swanky Xbox 360 (which I am jealous of cos I STILL don’t have one!) and I saw him playing a game. Me being ... More About: Random Thoughts , Parents
INX - Female Role Models In Games
2008-04-11 00:36:00 Being a woman myself i grew up on games, I’m not your A typical gal who looks goes nuts on shoes and hats and clothing. (Only when I need to! :P) But a lot of the time growing up, weight has ALWAYS been an issue and magazines and the media, don’t exactly help in telling ... More About: Games , Models , Female , Random Thoughts , Role
On your feet gamers! We march to war!
2008-04-09 18:17:00 Lock and load guys! gamepolitics.com reports that gamers are forming protest groups in order to exert political pressure on developers. I decided to take a look down the list and subject each of them to harsh judgement. Why? Because I do that. 1. Boycotting Battlefield: Bad Company Sarcastic Gamer are calling for a boycott of Battlefield: Bad Company ... More About: Random Thoughts , John , Feet , March , Gamers
Quit your fanboy whining!
2008-04-06 13:56:00 We’re going to see great things from the PS3. I recently had the pleasure of playing Silent Hill: Origins on the PSP. Since SH:O’s release, Climax Group has been inundated with requests to make licensed PSP games, because they do it properly and consequently make loads of money doing it. As an industry it has ... More About: Random Thoughts , John , Fanboy , Quit
Quit your fanboy whining!
2008-04-06 13:56:00 We’re going to see great things from the PS3. I recently had the pleasure of playing Silent Hill: Origins on the PSP. Since SH:O’s release, Climax Group has been inundated with requests to make licensed PSP games, because they do it properly and consequently makes loads of money doing it. As an industry it has ... More About: Blogroll , John , Fanboy , Quit
Virtual boob jobs is jugs too far
2008-03-25 17:14:00 Where we differ most from past generations isn’t just in haircuts, or dress sense. The question that’s being asked is, are we going too far, and more importantly. Where will we end up? The media is currently in a frenzy over online gaming website Miss Bimbo. I use the phrase online gaming loosely. Because for those ... More About: Jobs , Random Thoughts , Virtual , Boob
Xbox 360 live + headset? No thanks
2008-03-17 20:30:00 Ok… So it’s not as if I am new to screaming gaming kiddies. First, as a pro-leet CS 1.5 / 1.6 player, I remember fondly each night the abuse over voice chat. Then as director and support staff at a big game server provider. So, do I get all boo-hoo and upset at a 13 year ... More About: Xbox , Headset , Xbox 360 , Random Thoughts , Live
Birthdays and new websites
2008-03-04 14:07:00 This month sees us celebrate out fifth birthday. In the world of game server providers, where some last as little as a week, I don’t think that’s bad going. Thank you to everyone that has supported us over the last five years! With the birthday celebrations, we’re going to be launching a new website! What we ... More About: Birthdays , Websites
Birthdays and new websites
2008-03-04 14:07:00 This month sees us celebrate out fifth birthday. In the world of game server providers, where some last as little as a week, I don’t think that’s bad going. Thank you to everyone that has supported us over the last five years! With the birthday celebrations, we’re going to be launching a new website! What we ... More About: Birthdays , Random Thoughts , Websites
Retro games are as good as they ever were
2008-02-27 01:03:00 I recently found on an “abandonware” site a game that I hadn’t played in a decade. Neither Lords of the Realm II or my recollections of it have aged in the slightest: I love the authentic medieval setting and I still enjoy trashing an enemy’s counties while his army chases mine. I still enjoy sending ... More About: Blogroll , Games , John , Retro , Good
Retro games are as good as they ever were
2008-02-27 01:03:00 I recently found on an “abandonware” site a game that I hadn’t played in a decade. Neither Lords of the Realm II or my recollections of it have aged in the slightest: I love the authentic medieval setting and I still enjoy trashing an enemy’s counties while his army chases mine. I still enjoy sending ... More About: Games , John , Retro , Good
Game Over Jack Thompson?
2008-02-22 14:37:00 Source: gamepolitics.com Florida’s Supreme Court has finally had enough of Thompson ’s “frivolous and inappropriate filings” and set the bewilderingly vehement campaiger a tough task, to “show cause on or before March 5, 2008, why this Court should not find that you have abused the legal system process and impose upon you a sanction for abusing the ... More About: John , Jack Thompson , Game , Jack
Setting up a 24/7 Surf Server
2008-02-19 16:44:00 Hi Guys, Recently, there have been an increase in 24/7 surf servers. A few of our customers are wanting to set up a 24/7 surf server. So I am writing this to help them out, as there isn’t that much info on the net. First of all, we need to know how to add maps to our ... More About: Tutorials , Surf , Server
The BlackSite Atrocity
2008-02-12 20:11:00 On the 29th of November 2007 Harvey Smith, lead designer of Midway’s BlackSite: Area 51 project, announced at the Montreal International Game Summit that the project was “so ****ed up” and that he was not excited about making it. On the 30th of November 2007 Midway announced that he was no longer in their employment. The ... More About: John
The BlackSite Atrocity
2008-02-12 20:11:00 On the 29th of November 2007 Harvey Smith, lead designer of Midway’s BlackSite: Area 51 project, announced at the Montreal International Game Summit that the project was “so ****ed up” and that he was not excited about making it. On the 30th of November 2007 Midway announced that he was no longer in their employment. The ... More About: Blogroll
Half Life 2 update
More articles from this author:2008-01-28 12:45:00 From the STEAM site. Half -Life 2: Episode Two/Portal Update Released January 25, 2008, 11:16 pm - Jason Ruymen Updates to Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Portal have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: Half-Life 2: Episode Two/Portal * Fixed crash when attempting to update the achievement count More About: Half Life 2 1, 2, 3 |
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