Just Cause 2 demo hits 2 million downloads!

Posted 18th March 2010, 13:20pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo

Since its launch on March 4th, the Just Cause 2 playable demo has taken the internet by storm, receiving well over 2 million downloads. In that time, players have driven a distance equivalent to a trip from the earth to the moon and back four times; Panau Island has lost almost 30 million of its population (with approximately 2.5 million headshots, almost a million drivers hurled from hijacked vehicles and 27,000 Piñata kills); and players have BASE jumped the equivalent of a freefall through the Earth's core, pole-to-pole, twice.

Available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, the demo ranks as one of the largest playable sandbox demos of all time, featuring 35 square miles of Panauan playground in which to cause complete chaos. The stunning Lautan Lama Desert setting plays backdrop to an adrenaline-fuelled and action-packed play test, featuring an astonishing amount of activities for the player, including numerous towns, villages and military bases to explore, military assassinations and air races, culminating in one explosive mission from the full game.

Via: GamesPress

Official podcast 5 and developer profile #4 now up!

Posted 11th March 2010, 15:48pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, developer profile, podcasts, demo

Head on over to the Official Just Cause 2 website to take a look at Studio Art Director, Stefan Ljungqvist's profile, as well as podcast 5 in which Mike Oldman (aka Mycoldman) is joined by Chris Dillon, Producer - Square Enix London Studios. Though this podcast is relatively short, it's definitely worth listening to.

Just Cause 2 Demo - Patch on it's way

Posted 11th March 2010, 12:22pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo, patch, nvidia

Just a quickie to say that if you're a PC owner and haven't been able to play the Just Cause 2 demo yet, this patch might just be able to sort that. This patch adds support for older Nvidia drivers.

NOTES: This patch fixes general stability issues and increases compatibility with older Nvidia drivers. It is recommend that you update your drivers to the latest version to ensure optimal performance.

It should be up on Steam soon.

Bubbles anyone?

Posted 11th March 2010, 02:41am by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo, mods, gibbed

Need I say anything? I think the video speaks for itself!



As per usual, you can download the mod created by Gibbed from the following locations:

Panau Island: here
Gibbed's site: here

You will need to extract the folder from the zip archive and place it in your Just Cause 2 Steam directory.

I think it's safe to assume that we'll be seeing a lot more mods coming from Gibbed. Keep up the good work!

I'm still amazed you can actually mod the demo!

Posted 10th March 2010, 11:58am by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo, mods

This is definitely going to become a very hot topic within the JC2 community and even the modding community.

It's pretty standard for most sandbox games for someone to try mod it or create trainers, and that was something that the original Just Cause lacked. But what's extremely unusual, is for someone to create a mod for a game demo... and for the first time ever, someone has actually created an awesome mod for the Just Cause 2 demo!

As stated in the previous post, this mod created by Gibbed, unlocks quite a few hidden vehicles that were included in the Just Cause 2 demo's archives. Not only that, but you can call in ANY of these vehicles and even all the weapons from the black market for free!

This kind of mod would normally only be done for a full game, but creating one for a demo is by far the most awesome thing!

You can download this mod from either link below:

Panau Island: here
Gibbed's site: here

Perhaps this will pave the way for other modders like Gibbed to mod the demo, or perhaps even the full game itself? It's certainly something that will keep the community happy for a very long time...

Rico Rodriguez takes on the Wild West

Posted 5th March 2010, 13:27pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo, trailer, wild west

In the latest Just Cause 2 trailer, Rico Rodriguez takes on an enemy like it was a scene from one of Clint Eastwood's Wild West movies, or perhaps even a scene from Rockstar Games' upcoming game, Red Dead Redemption... hmmm. Interesting.



You can watch the full Just Cause 2 Demo trailer in the Media section. I wonder who wins?

Extending the Just Cause 2 Demo timer

Posted 5th March 2010, 12:03pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo, mycoldman

As you know, the timer in the Just Cause 2 demo is 30 minutes. I mentioned before that you can extend it, and Mycoldman (Mike Oldman, Community Manager at Square Enix) has revealed the extension list.

Hey guys, here's the complete list of things you can do in the demo to earn yourself more time:

Complete Race Challenge - 2 minutes
Complete Faction Mission - 1 minute
Discover 10 Locations - 30 seconds
100% Complete 3 Locations - 30 seconds
50 Kills - 30 seconds
5 Melee Kills - 30 seconds
5 Fall Kills - 30 seconds
5 Juggle Kills - 30 seconds
1 Drag Kill - 30 seconds
5 Piñata Kills - 30 seconds
5 Hang Kills - 30 seconds
5 Road Kills - 30 seconds
10 Headshots - 30 seconds
1 Wrecking Ball - 30 seconds
BASE Jump 300m - 30 seconds
Parachute Climb 150m - 30 seconds
10 Unique Vehicles Driven - 30 seconds
5 Stunt Driver Points - 30 seconds
5 Hijackings - 30 seconds
Low Flyer for 15 seconds - 30 seconds

If you want more than that, I'd recommend not leaving the starting settlement.

This is just one of the demo's many secrets revealed, so keep hunting!

Live from Panau Island tonight at 9PM GMT!

Posted 4th March 2010, 17:06pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo, live, panau island

Great news! The demo should now be available to download on all platforms. That's PSN, Xbox Live Marketplace and Steam.

Just an update on the community event happening tonight. To take part, you will need to add me (Movura) to your Xbox 360 friends list and join the party, or add PanauIsland to your skype account.

To watch, head over to the LIVE! section of the website.

See you guys later!

Demo out today!

Posted 4th March 2010, 00:19am by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo, live

hmmm... what's this?

Message from Mycoldman: Update your drivers!

Posted 3rd March 2010, 18:01pm by Nick
Tags: just cause 2, demo

With less than a day to go until the demo hits Steam, XBL and PSN, Mike Oldman has released a quick update suggesting that PC users should update their drivers.

We'd like to take this opportunity for everyone to get prepared with the latest drivers required to run Just Cause 2 and benefit from the enhanced features available to PC users.

Those with Nvidia cards check out the following links:

Windows 7 32bit
Windows 7 64bit

Those with ATI cards should head over here.

So get updating and prepare yourselves for some serious fun!