Recently, I downloaded and installed a Free-To-Play MMO Flight Combat Simulation Game titled Heroes in the Sky. I came to know about it from one of gamigo’s e-mail newsletter where I was subscribed in. I signed-up for it because the game looked interesting and I’ve always wanted to play a Flight Combat Simulation Game again.
(Heroes in the SKy, Free-To-Play MMO Flight Combat Simulation Game)
It took me about 3 hours to download the game and just a few minutes to install it but it had to update itself to the latest version and that took another hour at least. When that was done, I clicked on the Start button to start the game but when the game loaded, the black game screen displayed a weird looking error message mostly made of ASCII characters.
Clicking on the Ok button of the error message will close the error message window but it will also make the game stop responding. The only way to get out of that predicament was to manually end the process.
After trying a few more times, I got frustrated and decided to uninstall the game. Don’t get me wrong, I uninstalled the game because I was thinking of re-installing it again to see if that fixes the weird looking error message that makes the game to stop responding. Unfortunately, I had to re-download the entire game again because I deleted the copy I downloaded earlier (to save or free-up space).
(Weird Looking Error Message)
For the second time, I download and re-installed Heroes in the Sky but this time I had a better idea of how to fix the weird looking error message. By the way, the weird looking error message wasn’t the only problem I encountered with Heroes in the Sky, the game was also triggering my anti-virus program. Every time I run Heroes in the Sky my anti-virus program will pop-up a message asking me to either block it or allow it to continue running.
(Heroes in the Sky)
Solving the anti-virus program problem was easy. You can either allow Heroes in the Sky to run or you can disable your anti-virus program when you want to play Heroes in the Sky. Some anti-virus programs even has a filter where you can add Heroes in the Sky in the list of allowed programs.
The next problem is the weird looking error message that stops Heroes in the Sky from running. I was able to fix this problem by simply running Heroes in the Sky as an Administrator. I am using Windows 7 and, sometimes, some programs require you to run them as an Administrator for them to work properly. So, if your operating system is Windows 7 or even Vista and you are having the same error then try running Heroes in the Sky as an Administrator.
By letting my anti-virus program run Heroes in the Sky and by running the game as an Administrator, I was able to play Heroes in the Sky without any more problems. The game loaded and run successfully.
Below is a video of My First Time Through Heroes in the Sky Training Mission. I kinda crashed a few times in that video.
I played for a few hours and was able to reach Level 7. The game is actually fun and easy to play. The controls are easy to learn and it didn’t take me very long to get used to flying the plane. I’m sure many of you won’t have a hard time learning how to play Heroes in the Sky.
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Some more new features have been added to the fall Xbox 360 firmware update on December 4th.
These new additions will follow the previously announced “Family Timer” (which limits the amount of playtime the 360 can have per week or even per day, for parents who want absolute control of what their kid plays), Xbox Originals (Original Xbox games that you can download to your 360 via the Marketplace for $15 each) and a new “Friends of Friends” feature that lets you see your Friends’ Friends list. You’ll also be able to set your name, location and a brief bio as part of a social networking-style addition to the service.
And now the update will also include the Xbox Live Arcade Hits program, which will give us a discount for older Xbox Live Arcade downloadable titles. The first group of Arcade Hits will be: Bankshot Billiards 2 and Lumines Live!, both of which will cost only $10 (1200 Microsoft Points) now down from $15. And Marble Blast Ultra, Zuma Deluxe and Small Arms, which will cost $5 ($400) down from $10.
A new “Inside Xbox” news ticker will appear just below your gamercard on the Xbox Live blade. And it will show any update to the service, including new games added that week. There will also be a number of smaller updates, although none the less significant. You can now view previews in full-screen, and there is support for DivX and Xvid video files. People who were minors when they bought the system but are now adults will now be treated as such, and see their chat and IM features enabled. And you’ll also have the ability to change your Windows Live ID (passport) that’s associated with your Xbox Live account. — Via Joystiq
New songs have been added to Boom Boom Rocket! Earlier in the month developer Bizarre Creations announced that they would be adding dance pad and guitar support for Boom Boom Rocket (they’re music/rhythm Xbox Live Arcade game) and now they are set to add even more downloadable support for the title!
The guitar and dance mat support is now officially up for you to download and along with it are new leaderboards for players using the new control methods, Japanese and Korean language support (as previously announced) as well as five new songs!
These five songs will be free until December 16th, after which they will cost $3.12 each (250 Microsoft Points).
The new songs are:
Eine Kleine Rochtmusik
Cannon in D
Sugar High
Sting of the Bumble Bee
Explode to Joy
Chessmaster will be making it’s way to yet another platform in the form of a release on Xbox Live Arcade in January 2008 from massive publisher Ubisoft.
Features of Chessmaster on Xbox Live include:
* Hundreds of AI opponents in “ELO-ranked matches”
* Voice-chat
* Live Vision Camera functions for head-to-head matches
* New 3D chess sets inspired by luxury board designer, House of Staunton
* Five “original chess variants”
* The “Message Chess” variant allows you to spread one chess match over “days, weeks or even months”!
“Chessmaster Live is not only a comprehensive chess program, but it is also one that has expanded beyond the traditional game to include exciting features for fans, both old and new,” says Ubisoft’s Peter Helm.
Ubisoft already published various Chessmaster games here including the recently released duo of Chessmaster: The Art of Learning on DS and Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition on PC and they will be publishing ChessMaster for PSP in Spring of 2008.
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is out now for download via the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace, butyou can only get it if you already own Tomb Raider: Legend on disc, since the downloads act as additional episodes; Although it’s the entire Tomb Raider: Anniversary game, just split up into four downloads (the initial level of which is downloadable for free, btw).
This makes Tomb Raider: Anniversary the first full-retail game to be available for download over Xbox Live (although the audience is limited obviously).
This is in addition to all the other ways you can get the game, which is available as a standalone Xbox 360 title that you can buy on store shelves (but hey, now you don’t even have to get up off your couch to play it!) as well as on the PC, Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, Nintendo Wii and you can download Tomb Raider: Anniversary via Valve’s Steam service (although Europe is excluded).
If you’ve never heard of the game, it is a remake of the original Tomb Raider but using the engine (which includes updated graphics, effect, physics and control) from the extremely successful Lara Croft revival, Tomb Raider Legend. And since it is a remake of a very, very old and archaic game, many changes were made to update it to a modern experience and to make-up for all of Lara’s new moves and abilities that weren’t available in the original game. But all the same worlds and the feel of the original game is largely intact. Making it a great place to get acquainted with the video game icon Lara Croft if you never played the original.
Here is a trailer for the Xbox Live version of the game (which oddly enough doesn’t say anything about you having to own Tomb Raider: Legend on disc in order to download it).
Ubisoft have announced they will release a patch for the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed, to stop it from freezing up on players. A company representative has said it will be released online ASAP.
To quote: “Following our recent statement regarding the freeze issues that some consumers are facing with Assassin’s Creed on PlayStation 3, we can confirm that we are actively working on a game update. This update will help improve the stability of the game and will be released as soon as possible. In the meantime thank you for your ongoing feedback and patience.” — Via the official Ubisoft forum
A new first Warhawk downloadable expansion pack titled “Operation: Omega Dawn” is coming to PlayStation Network this December. With it you get a brand new map and a new aircraft: the awesome KT-424 Combat Dropship.
Operation: Omega Dawn delivers a new gameplay experience that expands the title’s strategic gameplay elements by offering a new world to explore and introducing a unique aircraft to the Warhawk universe: the awesome KT-424 Combat Dropship.
With Operation: Omega Dawn, the war between the Eucadians and the Chernovans forces continues as the two countries fight to control the high-tech facilities of a critical new battlefield – the Omega Factory. The battle takes place in an entirely new world - an industrial night-time setting where players will fight through five new layouts of advanced building complexes and huge industrial towers. The new map supports all existing game modes – including Team Deathmatch, Zone Mode and Capture the Flag – and is the largest combat zone to date for Warhawk!
But that’s not all; no new battlefield would be complete without a new piece of kit, and Operation: Omega Dawn comes complete with a serious toy which will enhance the already intense Warhawk experience: the KT-424 Combat Dropship. You’ll activate the vehicle once you gain control of one of the many weapons factories on the world; once you have it, you’re in charge of an advanced aircraft capable of carrying seven soldiers and a ground vehicle at once. The KT-424 Combat Dropship transports 1 pilot, 6 soldiers and 1 ground vehicle; and features a deadly new weapon – the MBEC-3 Heavy Support Cannon. You’ll have loads of opportunity to take full advantage of the new KT-424 Combat Dropship because the new world is full of vertical gameplay which integrates ship decks, raised platforms, and factory rooftops accessible only by airborne deployment. (more…)
Game developer Valve’s co-founder Gabe Newell talked in a recent interview about a good place for retro games nowadays, their online game download service Steam. Over 13 million Steam users seem to agree. To quote Mr. Newell’s own impression:
“Retail doesn’t know how to deal with those games. On Steam there’s no shelf-space restriction. It’s great because they’re a bunch of old, orphaned games. They’re games I want to play. The day we turned on the Team Fortress 2 beta I was sat in my office playing Quake 1, saying, “Hey, this is great!” I’d never had been able to find my original Quake discs, they are long, long gone. But it shows up on Steam and I can start playing.”
When Mr. Newell asked if he expects more retro games to show up, he gives the surprising answer that he wants every game ever made on Steam!
Question: And you expect more old games to show up?
Answer: Oh yeah, I expect we’ll go back in time and eventually pretty much every game that’s ever been available will be on there 24/7.
Question: Old LucasArts games?
Answer: Sure, those are some great games. I mean there are some real problems, where the waters are muddied and companies have gone out of business. That makes things difficult. (more…)
New songs have been added to Boom Boom Rocket! Earlier in the month developer Bizarre Creations announced that they would be adding 
Game developer Valve’s co-founder Gabe Newell talked in a recent interview about a good place for retro games nowadays, their online game download service