This just in from the CPL:
The CPL announced that it has expanded the $50,000 World Tour USA Stop for Painkiller from 128 to 256 slots. The tournament has been full for almost a month and the CPL wants to provide more gamers an opportunity to qualify for the $500,000 finals.
Get in quick if you want a chance to take on the greats at Painkiller in the US of A. Sign ups can be found HERE.
DreamCatcher sends word of the following announcement:
DreamCatcher Games announces Painkiller: Gold Edition
Toronto, Canada – February 9, 2005 – DreamCatcher Games today announced Painkiller: Gold Edition, a special edition package for Computer Gaming World’s “Single-Player Shooter of the Year,” Painkiller. Available in March 2005, the special DVD set will include both the award winning original version and its expansion pack, Battle out of Hell.
As a special bonus, the DVD will also contain a “Making-Of” video feature with developer interviews, the Painkiller title track music video by rock band Mech, the upcoming Painkiller Xbox® trailer, Mapping/Editing tools and documentation, as well as over a dozen Cyberathlete® Professional League (CPL) enhancements.
“As the official title of the CPL World Tour, Painkiller is speeding along on its journey of becoming an extremely successful franchise,” says Byron Gaum, Product Manager at DreamCatcher. “With the Gold Edition, we are excited to offer gamers everything the original game had to offer, as well as the added features from the expansion.”
The storyline
Trapped in a dark and unwelcoming world awaiting purification for earthly sins, players must fight through an endless number of enemy warriors as they attempt to stop the imminent unholy war and overthrow Lucifer. But even if they win this insane battle, players must still take out hoards of howling devils, eager to avenge their master.
Game features:
FRANTIC SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN: 34 levels of non-stop action crowded with 80 different enemy species and gigantic final bosses.
ADRENALINE FUELED GAMEPLAY: Blast your way through 15 maps and 7 Multiplayer modes using 14 incredible weapons, including the mythical Painkiller, named “Best Weapon” as part of Computer Gaming World’s ‘2004 Games of the Year.’
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE: furious soundtrack and real-life physics using the world
s most advanced physic engine Havok 2.0. STATE-OF-THE-ART GRAPHICS: thanks to the updated PAIN engine, pin hyper detailed enemies to the walls or blow everything up in completely unique and varied environments including the highly acclaimed “Hell” level.
I’m putting together the ruleset for a FFA tournament coming very shortly. My initial thoughts are on our forums HERE. Please take a look over them and post any thoughts. I’ll open up sign ups soon. Perhaps running the tournament over the weekend of the CPL tournament so that the pr0s dont slaughter us all 😉
Here you go:
Patch
Gamers Hell
GotFrag
FileShack (Reg Required)
NoFragStandalone Server
More to come as we find them.
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On a side note, if anyone has found any bugs in the latest patch, feel free to add them to our bugs section right HERE. Lets hope its relatively clear!
Courtesy of Fenuz in Minor News:
The 1.61 patch is getting close now, ill update this with download links when they are released.
Within the largest Painkiller update released, players can look forward to the new CPL dueling maps from Ritual Entertainment, over a half dozen specialty maps and numerous CPL-ready network features. They will also enjoy access to two additional multiplayer modes, Capture the Flag and Last Man Standing, as well as carnage-creating power of the exclusive weaponry offered in Painkiller’s Expansion, “Battle Out of Hell.”
The update also includes Battle Out of Hell’s graphic enhancements, the reworked networking core and a number of fixes for outstanding issues. Utilizing the impressive Havok 2.0 physics engine, Painkiller continues to achieve new heights of physics-based game play while version 1.61 of the proprietary PAIN Engine pumps out an unbelievably high polygon count, and awesome visual effects like heat and haze distortion, per-pixel spectacular mapping, support for NVIDIA’s Shader Model 3.0.
“Since its launch, Painkiller has earned numerous fantastic reviews and ‘Editor’s Choice Awards’ from all over the world.” says Richard Wah Kan, CEO of DreamCatcher. “We will continue to keep fans entertained and craving for more hardcore action.”
In Painkiller, players take on the role of Daniel Garner, a seemingly regular guy, who has just been killed in a horrific car accident. Trapped in a dark and unwelcoming world between heaven and hell, he struggles to uncover the reasons he has been denied entry into heaven. Awaiting purification, players fight against hordes of demonic soldiers in an attempt to stop an imminent holy war.
Developed by People Can Fly, Painkiller and Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell are rated ‘M’ for Mature in North America and 16+ PEGI in Europe. An Xbox® version of Painkiller will be released in 2005. Painkiller is the Official tournament game of the CPL $1,000,000 2005 World Tour.
For more information about Painkiller and the latest updates, visit www.painkillergame.com.
About DreamCatcher Games
DreamCatcher Games is a fast-growing worldwide publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software committed to release action, strategy and role-playing games on Windows®, PlayStation®2 and Xbox® gaming systems. Its large portfolio of games includes the critically acclaimed title Painkiller, a popular and best-selling action shooter game.
More information about DreamCatcher Games and its products can be found at
http://www.dreamcatchergames.com.
About CPL
Launched June 26, 1997, the Cyberathlete Professional League® (CPL) is the world’s first computer games sports league; and having hosted final tournaments on five continents and official qualifying tournaments in over 50 countries, the CPL is the global leader in professional computer game competitions. Over the past seven years, the CPL has hosted over 20 main events in the United States alone, with a total attendance of 35,000 gamers and has paid well over $1,500,000 in cash prizes. For more information on the CPL please visit www.thecpl.com
Media Contacts:
Tara Reed
North American PR Manager
DreamCatcher Games
treed@dreamcatchergames.com
416.638.5000 Ext. 268