The Big Round-up: Monday, July 7

Posted Jul 7th 2008 12:00PM by Dan O'Halloran
Filed under: Screenshots, Meta BD, Fallout 3, Team Fortress 2

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming over the holiday weekend

	BigCast iTunes and RSS feeds updated and online! After ironing out a few kinks we're happy to report that the iTunes and RSS feeds for the BigCast are officially up and running! Going into our third episode, the BigCast is the official podcast for Big Download that covers everyting in the world of PC gaming.
	Diablo III: Co-op focus means no on-the-fly PK toggle, PvP to be included When Diablo III was finally announced earlier this month, hardcore fans of the series were displeased by the level of color found in the gameplay footage for the sequel. Now, new comments made on the World of Warcraft forums by Blizzard poster Bashiok are expected to have naysayers up in arms once again.
	Freeware Friday: rRootage rRootage is, as stated in the introductory paragraph, one of Kenta Cho's freeware shooters. Unlike his other shooters, though, rRootage is not about a unique concept or wild innovation and refinement of a current formula. No, rRootage is all about practice. Practicing what, you say? The styles of 4 different kinds of shooters. Strap yourselves in, because it's a long ride to completion once you start this beautiful and challenging game.
	New Starcraft II screenshots reveal new hero unit It's been a week since the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational but Blizzard doesn't take any time off when it comes to its info on its upcoming games. The web site for the long awaited RTS sci-fi sequel Starcraft 2 just posted up some new in-game screenshots along with a look at one of the game's hero units, Zeratul.
	Will Fallout 3 be banned in Australia? The game isn't scheduled for release this fall but there's a rumor going around that Bethesda Softworks' post apocalypse themed RPG Fallout 3 may be banned in Australia. That country's version of Gamespot has posted up word from an unnamed poster on their message boards which claims the game will be refused to be rated by Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification due to the use of drugs in the game. That move will effectively ban the game from being sold.
	We'll trade you a Heavy for two Demomen . . . The recently launched official Team Fortress 2 web site looks like it's going to be something a bit different than the normal marketing for a game title. The web site is giving folks a back door into the development process and one of the ways is showing off some unused artwork made for Valve's first person shooter.