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TheGamingLiberty is reporting that in an interview they conducted with Shawn Lee, the man behind the awesome original soundtrack in Bully, he let it slip that Bully 2 is in the works.
TGL: So far you’ve worked on two games, The Getaway and Bully, would you be open to composing for other games in the future?
Shawn Lee: “Yes. It looks like I will be doing the soundtrack for Bully 2 in the not so distant future….”
When asked about Bully 2, Rockstar replied with the standard "We do not comment on rumor and speculation". So it looks like we'll have to wait and see. What will be interesting to hear is who the developer is. Since Rockstar Vancouver, the original developers of Bully, are working on Max Payne 3, I'd venture to say that it's Rockstar New England. That is, unless, New England is still working on Spellweaver.
Source: TheGamingLiberty
A while back, we reported that Bully had a few problems to do with lots of memory on 64-bit versions of Windows and suggested a temporary fix for it. Well today Rockstar has released patch 1.200 for Bully. The patch address this issue, improves the streaming for objects, and fixes random crashes and lock ups. If you have the game from Steam, it should update automatically. However, retail owners will have to download an updater file. Download the patch from the links below for your region.
Download: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
Download: Japanese
Download: Russian
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Source: Steam News
Some of you have been experiencing various problems with Bully on PC. Fear not. It seems Bully is is being bullied by large amounts of memory. There is a temporary work around for this problem while waiting for Rockstar New England to exterminate the bug with a patch.
- Launch the MSCONFIG utility. To do this, press and hold the Windows Button and the R button. Then type "msconfig" with out the quotes. (Vista users will have to run it as admin)
- Click on the Boot tab at the top and click the "Advanced Options" button. (On XP the "Boot" tab is called "Boot.ini")
- Check the "Maximum Memory" box and change the setting to exactly or less than 2000. (On XP the "Maximum Memory" option is called "MAXMEM".)
- Restart your computer.
Once Rockstar New England releases the patch, just simply un-check the "Maximum Memory" setting. Also, if you are experiencing audio crackling, you are most likely using surround sound when Bully is set to stereo. To fix this, just simply change your "Audio Output" to "Surround" in the options menu.
If you have been unable to get Bully for PC at your local gamestore, Steam is now offering Bully for PC at it's retail price, $29.99. The best part, no pesky tax!
Steam: Bully: Scholarship Edition
Just a heads up if you reserved Bully for PC at GameStop, some GameStop stores have yet to receive copies of the game. Make sure you call ahead before heading out there. However, all three versions of Midnight Club: Los Angeles should be at all the stores right now.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Bully for the PC are out now in the US and the UK! Be sure to pick up your copy!
Ever since the announcement, Rockstar has been very quiet about the fact that Bully: Scholarship Edition is coming to the PC. Today, IGN has finally got their hands on 15 screenshots of the game. In addition to the screenshots, they have also scored 6 short gameplay videos from the final build of the game. We have uploaded the screenshots below. If you'd like to see the videos, they have been embedded below the images, or you can hit the link below then to see the originals on IGN.
Videos: IGN - Bully: Scholarship Edition
Source: IGN
Looking around the web for some more information about the PC port of Bully: Scholarship Edition, I came across the minimum system requirements on Best Buy's website. Keep in mind that these requirements are not officially announced by Rockstar so they might possibly be inaccurate, however, they do seem legit.
PC Processor Type: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, AMD Athlon™ processor
PC Processor Speed: 3GHz
PC Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista
PC System Memory: 1GB RAM
PC Hard Drive Space: 4.7GB
PC Video Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible NVIDIA 6800 or 7300 or ATI RADEON X1 300 or better video card with Shader 3.0 support
PC Sound Card: DirectX 9-compatible sound card
Stay tuned as Bully: Scholarship Edition for the PC and Midnight Club: Los Angeles for the PS3, 360, and PSP all launch next week on the 21st!
Source: Best Buy
As I reported last week, Rockstar sent a small version of the cover for Bully: Scholarship Edition for PC to several gaming sites. Today, I have gotten my hands on a much bigger version.
