The ‘care package glitch’ from MW2 will soon be gone, however, there still seems to be no patch in sight for the slightly screwy lobby system.

The patch was sent to Microsoft on Friday for certification, and Community Manager Robert Bowling promises that the care package glitch will soon be ‘a thing of the past’.

The glitch (which just about ruins the game at times) sees players who have earned a Care Package or Emergency Air Drop killstreak reward able to call them in over and over again, meaning the map is soon flooded with Predator Missiles, Counter-UAVS, Stealth Bombers, Chopper Gunners, EMPs, AC130s, Harrier Strikes…

The list of fixes is:

• Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized.

• Fix for “infinite care package” exploit.

• Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of Sentry Guns inside geometry.

• Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.

• Fixes to prevent various XP hacks.

What is it with developers and WWII?

According to the ESRB, Bad Company 2 is yet another game that will be returning to WWII. Yes, apparently we will be returning to World War II in the beginning of the game before returning modern setting.

The ESRB’s website reports that players will “conduct missions on an unnamed Japanese island during World War II and then move into the modern day through jungles, deserts, and snowy terrain.”

It does not state how WWII ties into the modern storyline nor how much of WWII there will be only,  But if I’m honest I couldn’t care less as WWII actually bores me nowadays.

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It has been rumored for awhile now that Team Bondi’s LA Noire would go multi-platform and now it is a reality. Confirmation came from staff of Game Informer magazine who posted comments to a cover story reveal of the magazine’s March issue.

The title was originally to be published by Sony Computer Entertainment America, but was soon transferred to Rockstar Games and maybe we have them to thank for it going multi-platform.

L.A. Noire is a “gritty crime epic” set in 1947 Los Angeles and some more news from Game Informer is that it will feature “groundbreaking facial-animation system” and it might “change the way we look at games.”

Well thank you Rockstar or whom ever made this happen. I have long been a fan of the US 1940/50 crime movies. The three-piece suites, the bold black cars, cigars and the “rat-tat-tat” sounds from the machineguns all should be great for a game. And what’s more reassuring is that Team Bondi is previously known for The Getaway.

Obsidian’s Alpha Protocol was supposedly to be release in October 2009, and then pushed to March/April 2010 to “polish” up the game more as we learnt. It has now been announced that it will only see the light of day in the US Summer (late June) 2010 release.

According to Sega’s assistant producer Matthew Hickman, the title has seen a number of improvements over last number of months he says, an improved inventory system and better lighting effects among them. Now the bad news is that in a MTV preview we are warned that the game is still suffering from raw visuals and AI problems. This is obviously the cause of the latest delay. I just hope they sort this out as this promised to have the action that I look for in an RPG.

The Aliens vs. Predator multiplayer demo is winning a fair number of gamer’s interest. I have high hopes for this title on the online side of things and I suspect it will do well. SEGA got their team together and put together some tips and tricks which should enhance the Aliens vs. Predator experience. From their blog:

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Playing as the Alien reminds me of long-ago, playing games like Descent – disorientation, occasional nausea, and an ultimate “ah-ha” moment as you learn to maneuver while upside-down.

First rule of playing Alien: If you’re on the ground for long, you’re dead. Marines especially will catch you quickly and you can’t withstand a frontal assault from them. Learn to cling to walls out of their line of sight, and especially learn to stay just outside of/above rooms that they’re in, where you can wait for one of their group to wander off alone. Predator play style is more difficult to counter – they tend to hop from pedestal to pedestal, scanning for easy targets. Your best bet when against predators is to keep on the move and wait for them to expose themselves, and then sneak up from behind. Even better, wait for them to take out a target, and take them out while they’re distracted with their kill.

Always use the sprint ability to close distances, or if you’re caught in front, to get away. Your best bet if you’re actually caught on the ground with an enemy is to find an object to run them around; your strong attacks are lethal enough that if you catch someone from behind you can kill them before they turn around (with a bit of luck and dodging). The other big thing: be aware of the marine’s motion trackers. They will pick you up when you move but lose you when you stop. Move in quick bursts from one spot to another. Most shooters punish you for standing still, but most shooters don’t allow you to cling to dark corners where no one can see you until it’s too late.

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Bethesda has finally opened the vault for Fallout: New Vegas.

Fallout: New Vegas is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. For those who this is news to, New Vegas is not a direct sequel; it will use the same engine and be in the same style as Fallout 3, and is. Visit the post-apocalyptic Fallout world and this time we’re off to Vegas. The projected release date of late 2010 and will be available on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

You can follow the game on the Bethesda forums where there will be cover stories coming out on the game in various countries in the coming weeks. There is also a teaser trailer to watch and you can the game with fans alike.