by Rainier on Nov. 7, 2006 @ 2:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Although Spider-Man 3 is already in the works, SEGA revealed Iron Man earlier this week, and Take-Two bagged Fantastic Four 2, it seems that Marvel has even more game projects in the works. In its financial statement, Marvel disclosed that EA is preparing a sequel to its arena fighting game Marvel Nemesis, Konami has Marvel vs. Card Game listed, and it seems that Activision is not only working on a title based on the third Spider-Man movie, but a mysterious Spider-Man Trilogy game is also tentatively scheduled for Q4 2007.
by Rainier on Nov. 7, 2006 @ 1:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SouthPeak Interactive announced it has signed a two-product publishing agreement with TopWare Interactive, starting with its upcoming multiplatform RPG Two Worlds. Details on the second game in the agreement were not released today.
by Rainier on Nov. 7, 2006 @ 11:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy and is an epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire.
by Rainier on Nov. 7, 2006 @ 6:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai has signed a Hellgate: London co-publish agreement with EA for Europe and North America. Hellgate: London is an RPG with immersive first-person perspective set in a completely randomized demon-ridden world where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive.
by Rainier on Nov. 7, 2006 @ 5:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops features an original storyline that follows the events of MGS3: Snake Eater and includes online play that lets gamers recruit their own comrades to form a unique fighting force. If you pre-order Portable Ops you will receive a free custom body armor for your PSP, packaged in a MGS themed a commemorative gift box.
by Rainier on Nov. 7, 2006 @ 4:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sierra and NovaLogic today announced that they have entered a co-publishing agreement for the PS2 exclusive first-person shooter Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre.
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2006 @ 12:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Square Enix announced that its PS2 exclusive action shooter Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII will be available across European on November 17th, 2006.
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2006 @ 2:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Broken Sword: The Angel of Death you take the role of unwitting hero George Stobbart as he investigates dark secrets from a long-forgotten history. This v1.1 patch fixes some issues with ATI gfx cards and older AMD cpus.
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2006 @ 1:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2006 @ 1:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Tecmo today that its favorite tropical island sports game, Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 has gone gold and will ship Nov. 14th to retailers. All your favorite DOA girls are back in Team Ninja’s Xbox 360 exclusive, Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2, and ready to battle it out in the tropical waters of Zack’s Island.
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2006 @ 1:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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LucasArts presents a series of feature stories about Thrillville. You can expect stories like the one that follow approximately once every month from now until the game's release on PS2, PSP and Xbox this November, each article further detailing certain aspects of the game.
by Rainier on Nov. 4, 2006 @ 1:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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JoWooD announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire publisher DreamCatcher, providing JoWooD with direct access to every major retailer of PC and video games in North America. We contacted DreamCatcher several days ago for comment, but have yet to receive a reply.
by Rainier on Nov. 4, 2006 @ 6:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA revamped its download service, now known as EA Link, allowing gamers to demo, pre-order and purchase EA games, including exclusive access to game extras such as trailers, wallpapers, and bonus in-game content.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 3:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah. A multiplayer patch for Dark Messiah is available through Steam, just restart your client and your game will update automatically. Read more for detailed fix list ...
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 2:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Eastern European developer Plastic Reality Technologies, who recently finished work on its FPS El Matador, has shut its doors due to the fact it could not find any further investment, all its employees left to work over at Illusion Softworks, and therefore has no further projects in development (thanks Tiscali Games)
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 1:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Due to its stock options investigation THQ has released preliminary financial results indicating its soaring business as net revenue increased 68% (from $142.7 to $240.2 million) driven by sales of Saints Row, Company of Heroes, Cars. In the subsequent conference call, THQ execs revealed that the Juiced and MX franchises are getting new installments in the next year (no earlier than March 2007), while a Titan Quest expansion is scheduled for Q1 2007 (Jan-March). No details were revealed, but it was strongly hinted that both Saints Row and Company of Heroes will be seeing further installments, or expansions, in the series.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 12:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom announced that its sci-fi action shooter, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition will get a SteelBook case packaged Collector’s Edition available at launch, which will include the game, art book, and as a special bonus, an exclusive multiplayer map that won't be available on Xbox Live until in summer 2007.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 9:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Digimask announced that its face mapping technology has been fully integrated into Unreal Engine 3 and is now available for licensing directly from Digimask Ltd.
by Chad on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 2:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Justice League Heroes is an action adventure game with role-playing customization featuring Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna and other unlockable Justice League super heroes.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 3:01 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EA today released its Q2 2007 financial results, announcing it had reeled in a whopping $784M in net revenue, up 16% over last year. Gross profit was up 14%, although its net income dropped 50% ($51M to $22M). In the subsequent conference call, EA revealed that Army of Two and Crysis are getting delayed until next fiscal year (not before April 2007), and announced new titles, such as a Wii/PS3-specific Sims game, a new Road Rash, The Simpsons movie tie-in, a new SimCity game, The Sims 3 (not before April 1, 2008), and a next-gen version of Criterion's FPS Black.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Empire is the largest realm of Men in the Warhammer world and its army forms the frontline in the ongoing war against Chaos. As the Age of Reckoning commences, the Empire, along with its allies, the Dwarfs and High Elves, is caught in a bitter struggle against the Armies of Destruction.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 9:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bleach is a Wii exclusive anime hack & slash game making full use of the Wiimote to control your characters movement and attacks. Currently only announced as a Japanese Wii launch title, no information for Europe or North America is available at this point.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 9:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Kynogon announced that it has joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program (IPP) for Unreal Engine 3, as its Kynapse A.I. middleware solution is now fully integrated with the Unreal Engine 3 and is available for licensing.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 4:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Pirates of the Burning Sea is a MMORPG set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 4:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft today released the second iteration of its XNA Game Studio Express beta, upgraded with full functionality for Windows and third party toolset support, allowing hobbyists, academics and independent game developers to more easily integrate game content into their creations.