Want to be among the first to get hands-on with Battlefield 3? If you own Medal of Honor Limited Edition you will receive an invitation to the Battlefield 3 beta within 12-months following the release of Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor Limited Edition features other special content out-of-the-box including the MP-7, a weapon utilized by real-world Tier 1 Operators in the field. With its light weight, high rate of fire as well as its ability to penetrate body armor, the MP-7 handles like a pistol yet allows targets to be engaged like a rifle.

Composers Bill Elm and Woody Jackson divulge their secrets for bringing the Western flavor to the 21st century and unveil their extensive research to hit the perfect note. Tommy Morgan, a 60 year veteran of Western movies and television shows, showcased his legendary harmonica talents to bring another level of authenticity to the score. With the right combination of the latest technology and musical talents, the Red Dead Redemption score perfectly complements the action of the game.

You've said that Minecraft will be done when you've finished up Survival mode, and that you'll expand it with a more traps-themed content release afterwards. Is that still the plan? What's next for Minecraft, after that?

Notch: When Minecraft has working survival mode multiplayer, it will have all the features I originally wanted, so I will declare that to be the finished version. Then I will keep working on the game for as long as people play and buy it, adding large and small features and releasing them as free updates to the game. I have many more games I want to do, but there's so much potential in Minecraft that I can see myself working on it for a long time.

Once the game stops selling and I've moved on to something else, I will release most of the game as open source (excluding the parts I am not the original author, such as the sounds), so that other people can keep expanding the game.

1. It could just be that Valve wanted to personally congratulate Notch for what he's managed to accomplish. Something a little more personal than a mere blog entry on the TF2 Blog.
2. Perhaps Valve have extended a job offer to Notch to come work at Valve. As mentioned, Notch is just one developer who is working on Minecraft. This is a real possibility that they want his talents or ideas for future Valve titles.
3. Maybe Valve just wanted to thank Notch for what he's done, and offer him a free trip to Valve HQ for a friendly visit. Or gift baskets may be involved with some Valve swag.
4. It may be that Valve wants to distribute Minecraft through Steam. What this would mean for current owners of the game though is anybody's guess. It also does not shed any light on whether or not the price of the game will go up beyond what was already expected to happen once the game's multiplayer Survival is released.

The Intel QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship
The Intel QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship will feature known professionals and top QUAKE LIVE competitors in their own exclusive tournament. Sixty-four (64) of the world's best QUAKE LIVE players will face-off in the 1 vs.1 duel for more than $25,000 in a double elimination bracket, with each match played in a best-of-three-games format. With two competitors remaining, thousands will gather to watch as these two best-of-the-best survivors go head-to-head in a single elimination, best-of-five-games throw-down with a $14,000 check written to the champion. Matches will feature a pool of five arenas.

The QUAKE LIVE Capture the Flag Championship
The Capture the Flag Championship will feature 4 vs. 4 competitions for up to 32 teams battling it out in a single elimination bracket and best-of three-games format using five arenas. Players who come out on top will share prizes of $25,000, including $14,000 for the team of champions. Matches in the CTF tournament will feature five arenas.

The QUAKE LIVE Open Tournament
Available for up to 128 amateurs and up-and-coming competitors, the QUAKE LIVE Open will offer players a taste of the excitement and pressure of professional gaming. Battling for a share of $2,500, including $1,500 for the champion, players will compete in a single elimination bracket, with each match played in a best-of-three-games format. Matches for the Open Tournament will feature the same five arenas as the Masters Championship.

Registration Information
Players with professional gaming experience or extensive QUAKE LIVE experience can pre-register by going to www.quakecon.org/tournament between July 27th and August 8th or register on site at QuakeCon from 9:00am to noon CST on Thursday, August 12. Competitors qualified for the Intel QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship and The QUAKE Live Capture the Flag Championship will be selected and seeded by a committee of experts at the close of registration. Players selected for the Intel QUAKE LIVE Masters Championship are not eligible for the Open Tournament.

Registration for the QUAKE LIVE Open Tournament is first come, first served on site at QuakeCon from 9:00am to noon CST on Thursday, August 12.

While we were testing other changes with the Charger, we were bothered that doing the right thing did not give you the best score. New players were often confused by this lack of feedback, so we fixed that.
- Charger now receives 300 points for any Survivor that is insta-killed.
- Charger now receives 100 points for any Survivor that is insta-incapped by a charge.
- Any infected that causes a Survivor to stumble into a "ledge hang" situation will receive 50 points.

Friendly fire is never fun, especially when it really isn’t friendly fire. So in both Versus and Co-op we wanted to remove those times when you receive a friendly fire warning for shooting through an infected.
- Bullets that first pass through an infected character before striking a Survivor are now ignored as friendly fire.

Failing at the Tank is miserable experience. We all know the feeling when you are trying to explain to your team - but he was already on fire! So we did some work there.
- Tanks go into a stasis when they spawn and leave stasis when the human player takes over.
- Tanks do not attack when they are in stasis.
- Tanks in stasis are invisible but still show a glow to the infected team.
- Tanks in stasis cannot be set on fire.

Addons
* Client's custom HUDs will be reloaded when changing between Official and Non-official servers.

GamePlay
* Bullets that first pass through an infected character before striking a Survivor are now ignored as friendly fire.
* Fix for survivors speaking The Passing Finale lines in other campaigns.

Versus
* Charger now receives 300 points for any Survivor that is insta-killed.
* Charger now receives 100 points for any Survivor that is insta-incapped by a charge.
* Any infected that causes a Survivor to stumble into a "ledge hang" situation will receive 50 points.

Tank
* Tanks go into a stasis when they spawn and leave stasis when the human player takes over.
* Tanks in stasis are invisible but still show a glow to the infected team.
* Tanks do not attack when they are in stasis.
* Tanks in stasis cannot be set on fire or damaged.

SDK Tools
* Fixed crash whenever a VMT was loaded in L4D2 tools mode.

If you've redeemed your code prior to release Microsoft will be sending out new codes to you via your email on XBL.

2010-7-27 B
de_dust2 ( de_dust2_v104 )
- Fixed player getting stuck at double doors
- Fixed wrong texture in interior arch
- Fixed gaps in ground
- Textured visible nodraw roof from T spawn
- Fixed newly blocked window (short A)
- Fixed hole in sky clip (long A)
- Clipped off awkward high position on rocks near CT spawn

2010-7-27
de_dust2 ( de_dust2_v103 )
- halved tonal range ( reduced HDR effect )

de_dust ( de_dust_v102 )
- halved tonal range ( reduced HDR effect )

2010-7-26
de_dust2 ( de_dust2_v102 )
- fixed a bunch of exploits.
- matched dust cloud visibility to DX8.

de_dust ( de_dust_v101 )
- matched dust cloud visibility to DX8.
- matched de_dust2's HDR characteristics.

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that the Grammy award-winning rock band Linkin Park will headline the in-game soundtrack for Medal of Honor with the lead song to their new album A Thousand Suns (releasing on September 14). The song, entitled "The Catalyst," will be featured in an exclusive trailer directed by the band's Joe Hahn. The trailer is a unique first-of-its-kind mix of live footage and intense modern military action from the Medal of Honor game and will be released exclusively on August 1 at www.medalofhonor.com/linkinpark, one day before the song is released to radio, iTunes and other media. Check out a preview of the song today at www.medalofhonor.com/linkinpark.
"This is a unique, creative association for us and a collaboration that we are excited about"

"Medal of Honor marks the beginning of an innovative new relationship between EA and Linkin Park," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive, Music and Music Marketing, EA. "I've personally known the band since 1999, and they have always been an intensely creative group who understand the power of videogames and have wanted to explore and expand the medium's possibilities. ‘The Catalyst' is one of the most anticipated tracks of the year, and the combination of this new song and Joe Hahn's distinctive visual dynamic re-sets the bar in our commitment to bringing together landmark EA games with artists whose talents go far beyond music."

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