The new patch (v1.05) for the RTS game Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Electronic Arts) has finally been released. This new patch provides major changes to the game experience overhauling a lot of the units, tweaking unit balance, exploits and bugs fixes.

For a full list of fixes please visit the post originally listing the fixes. You can download this patch here via FileFront.

Pro-G provides the top 20 selling games in the UK for the week 20, 2007. Spiderman 3 for the PS3 dominates the UK top games for a third week.

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2001 ELSPA Ltd
Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 20, 20071: SPIDER-MAN 3
2: COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS
3: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 6
4: WII PLAY
5: COOKING MAMA
6: TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 07
7: FIFA 07
8: CRACKDOWN
9: DR KAWASHIMA’S BRAIN TRAINING
10: FINAL FANTASY III
11: THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION
12: SINGSTAR POP HITS
13: GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES
14: THE SIMS 2
15: GOD OF WAR II
16: BUZZ! THE MEGA QUIZ
17: NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON
18: LEGO STAR WARS II: THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY
19: NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
20: VIRTUA TENNIS 3

Spiderman 3 has to stay on top two more weeks to match it’s predecessor which maintained the lead for five weeks on it’s release three years ago. It will have some stiff competition next week with several new releases hitting the shelves. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, driven by movies sales, will be a stiff competitor. Mario Strikers Charged for Wii, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales for DS and Crash for PSP will also be released this Friday.

With the recent announcement of a new patch out later this month for C&C 3, a number of users are already concerned over the fact that this new patch doesn’t address several critical bugs and other issues. While the new patch will primarily adjust the balancing of the different units and resolve some unfair tactical discrepancies, it doesn’t seem to address a number of issues that prevent some people from even playing the game. Key among these is complaints of players being completely unable to access the online lobby due to it crashing, freezing, or even displaying a “Ghost ‘OK’ Box,” which seems to be a window with an “OK” Box that does nothing. Worse still, even after this and another previous patch, EA still does not seem to have addressed this problem, nor even acknowledged its existence.

Honestly, I have not played this game, so I haven’t experienced these issues first-hand, nor do I really understand fully what this Ghost “OK” Box bug is all about. However if anyone out there could clarify things, feel free to comment on it, since this sounds like a a very serious issue that would severely diminish the value of the overall game.

PC gamers are already playing C&C 3, and XBox owners will soon see C&C on their platform. But what about the other console owners out there? Any chance of them seeing the RTS sensation on their platform of choice?

In a recent interview, C&C 3 Senior Producer Mike Glosecki said it could happen on PS3. “We haven’t officially confirmed anything, but I don’t see why it’s not feasible. The controls are practically the same.” The PS3 has some other things going for it, including the ability to run high resolutions, and a powerful processor.

As far as getting it on the Wii, Read the full article »

Over at EA, they have announced that later this month they will be releasing a patch for C&C3. The following is a list of the bug fixes and added content to the game. Go grab yourself a snack and a drink to help nourish you as you peruse through this long list of updates. Makes you wonder why they released a game with so many problems in the first place, eh? Read the full article »

With the PC version of C&C 3 already in stores, and the XBox 360 version slated for a May 10 release, XBox 360 users can now download a free demo directly from XBox Live. The demo features two single player missions, a training mission, a multiplayer map, and a live action trailer featuring a number of the stellar cast members, including Billy Dee Williams, Michael Ironside, and Tricia Helfer. If, like me, you remember the glory days of C&C (Red Alert 1&2, Tiberian Sun, etc…), you really owe it to yourself to check this one out. It’s got all the personality of the old titles, with the look you would expect of a new title.

Seriously, how can you NOT download a demo with Tricia Helfer in it? That’s akin to not playing the old C&C with Kari Wuhrer.

At long last the Command and Conquer 3 Demo has arrived. This incarnation of the series see the return of Kane, once again hell bent on laying the smack down on the Global Defense Force. Expect massive battles and units galore. The demo offers a tutorial, two single player missions, a skirmish map, and even a sample of live action goodness. The demo won’t make the March 27th street date come any faster, but at least it’s something.