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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 out on Mac, RO2 free this weekend
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 finally invades Mac today, over seven years after it stormed Windows and Linux. Tripwire Interactive's tactical first-person shooter was developed from Red Orchestra: Combined Arms, which itself is a conversion mod of Unreal Tournament 2004. Meanwhile, sitting next to the Mac attack is a tempting deal for the game's follow-up.Not only is 2011's Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad free on Steam this weekend, but permanent capture of the game will endure 85 percent less wallet-based casualties than normal, with the game down from $19.99 to just $2.99. The 85 percent deal also applies across the Red Orchestra franchise deal, which includes Ostfront 41-45, RO2 and its deluxe upgrade. However, since RO2 isn't out for Mac yet, it only applies to Windows users - give it another five or so years, Mac.
Humble Weekly Sale serves up Red Orchestras, Killing Floor
This week Humble Bundle is tripping over itself to give you some great deals from Tripwire, all unlockable on Steam. It's like a Steam sale, but without the risk of accidentally buying a dozen other games because they're right there and hey, that really is a great price. This week the Humble store has Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 for PC and Linux, and Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad GOTY for PC, available for $1 or more. Pay more than the average (currently less than $3) and also grab Killing Floor and some of its DLC.As with all Humble purchases, the money goes to charities Child's Play and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the developers and the Humble store itself, in whichever breakdown you choose. Each game also comes with its original soundtrack, at no extra charge. Unless you decide you want one.The Humble Mobile Bundle sale is also live now for one more week, featuring Android games Contre Jour, Anomaly Korea, Plants vs. Zombies, Bladeslinger, locked games Metal Slug 3 and The Room, and three new additions: Funky Smugglers, Raiden Legacy and Another World. Pay more than the average to get those last five goodies.
Red Orchestra 2 celebrates Fall 2012 content pack with free Steam weekend
The World War 2-themed shooter Red Orchestra 2 is having a free weekend on Steam and double XP special until Sunday at 4pm EST. The free Steam Weekend includes all of the game's content from the 'Game of the Year' edition along with the new Red Orchestra 2 'Fall 2012 content pack,' which features a fresh map and a number of updates.Double XP bonuses are available to all players – whether they already own Red Orchestra 2, or participating in the free weekend. If you decide to add the game to your library, Red Orchestra 2 will be available for 75% off until Monday. Just think, 70 years ago this month, Russian soldiers were fighting for their lives in the freezing winter cold, and now you, with that hot chocolate and those footie pajamas, can have a fun afternoon pretending to do the same for free.
Red Orchestra 2 gets Steam Workshop for maps, mods
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad now uses Steam Workshop, allowing players to share custom maps and mods. Modders need to have the Red Orchestra 2 SDK, which is accessible (for those who own the game) via the Tools dropdown in their Steam libraries.Red Orchestra 2's Steam Workshop capabilities went live on Friday, and Tripwire Interactive has a wiki page for those interested in sharing their creations with the world. Check out the info pages for the SDK here and for sharing on Workshop here.
Red Orchestra 2 wants to patch your game, erase your stats
Tonight, Red Orchestra 2 will be performing a selection of its classic hits, including, "Bugs and Glitches," "Tripwire on Fire" and its most recent single, "This Patch will Erase All of your Player Stats." All of these songs are inspired by a true story -- Friday's Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad patch fixes many of the game's glitches, including ones that gave players unearned stat raises and achievements, but it will also reset all players' stats to zero. This amounts to roughly three weeks of glitch-enabled stat gathering for many players, but Tripwire said it's the only way to maintain the integrity of the entire stat system. To compensate these players, Tripwire is handing out an "In B4 Reset" achievement and plans to award those who have it in the future. The next few weeks will also see double experience points for all players. This is unfortunate, but not game-ending -- we would suggest against whining about it, because Red Orchestra's tiny violin is just a pet name for this.
