Chris Rasco

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I figured it was time to have another giveaway around here. This time, my copy of The Witcher is up for grabs. This is possibly going to be one of the final titles that hits retail with the Atari name on it so we’ll pretend like it’s extra special.

This is a PC only title with the following System Requirements:

Windows XP/Vista
Pentium 4 2.4GHz or Athlon 64 2800+*
1GM Ram
8.5GB Free HD Space
GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9800 or Better

*Athlon XP series not supported.

The rules are the same as they always are. The contest/giveaway is open to residents of the US and Canada. Due to the ESRB rating of this title, you must be 18 or older to enter. To enter, simply post in the comments section of this post and I’ll randomly select a winner next Monday, November 26th at 3pm CST.

Duplicate entries will result in both entries being removed from the contest.

Our sister site, The Cover Project, just posted a high res DVD sized cover insert for Link’s Crossbow Training, the pack-in title for the Wii Zapper. Nintendo went with a paper sleeve for the North American release so it was up to the gurus over at TCP to hack one together.

This cover is made from scans of the paper envelope so it looks like a retail cover. You can grab it here.

Microsoft announced today that the first part of a series of DLC packs for Halo 3 would be available on December 11th for 800 MS Points. The Heroic Map Pack contains 3 new maps that each represent a totally different style of play.

Standoff is a symmetrical valley which is perfect for mid-sized objective and Slayer type games.

Rat’s Nest is a vast labyrinth of passages that is perfect for big team battles.

Foundry is the ultimate Forge map where players can edit every single object in the massive industrial warehouse area. This will allow gamers to customize the level to fit any type of game play they are after.

The Heroic Map Pack will debut as a free download sometime in the Spring of 2008, shortly before the second wave of Multi-player maps becomes available.

Wii Zapper Unboxed

November 19, 2007

The Wii Zapper and Link’s Crossbow Training just arrived at the house. I’ve snapped a few pics for your viewing pleasure.

Today marks the first birthday of the Nintendo Wii, so before we get to this week’s VC titles let me give a big Happy Birthday shout out to the Wii.

Happy Birthday Wii!

With that out of the way, let’s see what Nintendo has on the agenda for this special day. Wrecking Crew (NES), Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis), and Super Air Zonk (TG16) are the 3 titles that Nintendo has launched today. Hit the jump for the full descriptions of today’s titles. READ MORE