by Rainier on April 8, 2008 @ 5:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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On life support for a few years, Interplay announced 2007 earnings increased 520% ($6 million) compared to 2006, mainly due to
selling the Fallout license to Bethesda. CEO Herve Caen
reiterated that it is securing funds for the Fallout MMO, and sequels to some of its most successful games, including Earthworm Jim, Dark Alliance, Descent, and MDK, are being considered. Interplay plans to launch its new website shortly (
thanks NMA ).
by Rainier on April 8, 2008 @ 2:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last year Computer Gaming World made the somewhat controversial move of renaming itself into Games for Windows, with strong Microsoft support no doubt, but with troubled parent company Ziff Davis looking for ways to boost its revenue
it was decided to discontinue, after 27 years, the print magazine and move the staff over to the 1UP website instead.
by Rainier on April 7, 2008 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ's Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is an add-on for Gas Powered Games' 3D RTS, following the epic story of the original game in the aftermath of the Infinite War. GPG has released a new patch, fixing a memory bug and making a few balance tweaks.
Pursuit Force brings Hollywood-style movie action to life by delivering high-speed vehicle chases, thrilling shootouts and new multiplayer capabilities, all in the quest for justice. In Take the role of a young rookie police officer, responsible for tracking down and thwarting five criminal gangs in and around Capital City.
by Rainier on April 4, 2008 @ 12:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy.
by Rainier on April 4, 2008 @ 3:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TrackMania Nations Forever will offer a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively difficult tracks. TrackMania Nations Forever will unite an even larger number of players thanks to its multiplayer modes, online functions and interactivity between players.
by Rainier on April 3, 2008 @ 6:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pandemic has constructed a whole new "playground of destruction" from the ground up, fully stocked with the hottest vehicles and weapons. Set in a new and exotic hotspot, you can be your own boss in a wide-open world where there's only one rule: everybody pays.
Last year Pandemic delayed Mercenaries 2 until Q1 2008, and what we
revealed a few months back, has
once more been confirmed, Pandemic's Mercenaries 2 is now scheduled for August 31, 2008.
by Rainier on April 3, 2008 @ 11:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy.
by Rainier on April 3, 2008 @ 2:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. Konami is offering fans of the series a chance to
pre-order the Japanese MGS 4 soundtrack for 3045YEN ($30) which will be available May 28, 2008.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lucasfilm President Micheline Chau announced today that former EALA COO Darrell Rodriguez has been named president of its videogame division, replacing longtime LucasArts executive Jim Ward who resigned in February 2008.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 8:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Combat Mission: Shock Force is a tactical military simulation depicting a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria. A new v1.8 patch adds 70 different changes, improvements, fixes and new features from the game graphics and effects to the tactical and defensive AI behaviors, pathfinding, spotting, line of sight, weapons and unit data and more!
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Emergent Game Technologies announced that NCsoft, known for MMOs such as Lineage, Guild Wars and City of Heroes, has signed a licensing agreement for the Gamebryo video game development platform with the company’s North American business unit.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Rainbow Studios employees Brad Ruminer, Dennis Booth, and Glenn O'Bannon announced they have created their own independent video game development company. Located in Arizona, TimeFly Studios will be developing games based on licensed property as well as original game concepts from action/adventure to rhythm games to puzzle games.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 10:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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On your path to become the best-known pilot in space, through a yet unknown universe, you can fight, trade or smuggle to earn respect, wealth and fame.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 10:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced that it will revamp the PlayStation Store for PS3 in mid-April with a new, more dynamic look and improved navigation, as a result there will be no PSN updates until after the transformation is complete.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 9:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Harmonix and MTV Games announced the latest slate of downloadable tracks available for Rock Band. Starting April 1st (April 17 on PSN), players will be download Jonathan Coulton's Still Alive (originally performed over the end credits of The Orange Box's experimental single-player game Portal) for free.
by Rainier on March 30, 2008 @ 2:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Back in early 2007 New Line Cinema (now a unit of Warner Bros.) acquired the movie rights to Epic's action game Gears of War, to be adapted by Stuart Beattie and produced by Temple Hill Entertainment. During an interview with
ComingSoon Twilight producer Wyck Godfrey revealed when we can expect to see the movie in theaters, "We've got our script on and a director we're about to attach. We'll hopefully make that early next year for the summer of 2010."
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 11:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus USA has obtained the North American publishing rights for Spectral Force 3, the first of the series to land in the Western hemisphere, delivering challenging strategy RPG gameplay, a classic fantasy story, and tons of character and item customization options.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bluehole Studio has licensed Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 for its next-gen, flagship MMORPG for PC, codenamed Project S1.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 4:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a prequel to its survival FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, bringing the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011. As we
revealed a few days ago, Stalker Clear Sky is scheduled for release in August, and as promised GSC Game World confirmed today we will re-enter The Zone on Aug. 29, 2008.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Daring stunts, spectacular crashes, thrilling criminal cases: All fans of the racing genre will easily fall in love with the newest game originating from the original RTL TV-Show "Alarm for Cobra 11."
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 3:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed yesterday, confirmed today. Introversion is working with Microsoft to bring both Darwinia, and Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest, onto the Xbox Live Arcade as one package, Darwinia, while simultaneously releasing Multiwinia on PC.
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 12:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The US Army has released a new version for America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch). This upgrade brings their team-based multiplayer game to v2.8.3.1, and was created to address a few minor issues prior to the next release of America's Army.
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 9:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft announced that it has reinforced its relationship with Epic Games by licensing Unreal Engine 3 to develop two unannounced, top-tier massively multiplayer online games.
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 2:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ford Racing Off Road takes the franchise away from the tracks and urban streets of its predecessors to rugged and tough terrain for the very first time, introducing the prestigious Land Rover brand, which, like Ford, has a long heritage of producing pioneering off road vehicles. Originally scheduled for March 21, FROR is now scheduled for May 25, 2008.