by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 11:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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As we alluded to yesterday, Mithis Entertainment no longer exists, and instead Most Wanted Entertainment, now an internal development studio over at HD Interactive, has taken over development of Joint Task Force, with former Mithis project manager Zsolt Tatrai as managing director.
by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 11:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Telltale today announced a new pricing model for its episodic titles. Effective immediately, all episodes in the Bone series that sell through Telltale's digital distribution channel will sell for $12.99, to align with current models in other entertainment media.
by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 6:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Graffiti Entertainment announced today that they have signed an agreement with Vision Studios for North American publishing rights to Strike Force Red Cell, a soon to be released FPS for the PC and X360. Strike Force Red Cell is counter-terrorist game where you fight against terrorist in a real world first person shooter environment.
by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 2:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rush for Berlin is a tactical real time strategy game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, during 1944-45. The player's goal; to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union.
by Rainier on March 31, 2006 @ 4:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Fireglow team is now developing a next generation game engine (codename: Sudden Strike Next7) and the first game based on this engine, which now is officially named 'Sudden Strike III: Arms For Victory'. Fireglow plans to develop several other games based on this engine in different setups related to war conflicts.
by Rainier on March 31, 2006 @ 4:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Alten8 announced it has signed a deal with P.M. STUDIOS to publish Etrom : The Astral Essence in most European countries. Etrom is a 3D Action-RPG game has a Deep and involving Storyline set in a dark, futuristic, "neo-gothic" world where technology and a fantasy Middle Ages collide.
by Rainier on March 31, 2006 @ 2:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Undercover Mystery Shopper released today shows dramatic improvement in retail enforcement of computer and video game ratings over the past five years, a result applauded by video game retailers trade group Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA).
by Rainier on March 30, 2006 @ 12:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rush for Berlin is a tactical real time strategy game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, during 1944-45. The player's goal; to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union.
by Rainier on March 29, 2006 @ 3:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Myelin Media today announced that its Texas Hold 'Em game, Stacked with Daniel Negreanu will feature interoperability between the PS2 and PSP, allowing you to play continue a single-player game, or multiplayer, cross-platform.
by Rainier on March 25, 2006 @ 2:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In SpellForce II you are Commander of your troops and front fighting hero, solving quests and overcoming obstacles as in classical RPGs, but also leading armies as in an RTS. Your character is supported by up to 5 heroes who can be summoned at special monuments - these will become available in stronger versions as you progress and reveal more of the epic storyline.
by Hugh McHarg on March 25, 2006 @ 2:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Pursuit Force is a fast-paced arcade-action game, that fuses driving and combat mechanics to create a unique gaming experience for PSP. Pursuit Force follows the misadventures of a rookie Police Officer tracking down five criminal gangs across an entire fictional state in America.
by Rainier on March 24, 2006 @ 1:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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As promised, EA has released a new patch for its 3D RTS sequel The Battle for Middle-Earth 2. This update brings your retail game to v1.02 and fixes a lobby crashes, 2 desyncs, rank issue fixed and tournament reporting bug. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 23, 2006 @ 11:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rush for Berlin is a tactical real time strategy game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, during 1944-45. The player's goal; to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union.
by Rainier on March 23, 2006 @ 9:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA today announced a new partnership with Obsidian Entertainment to collaboratively develop an original role playing game for PC, PS3 and X360
by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 9:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Publisher JoWooD, Co Publisher Deep Silver and Developer Phenomic are pleased to announce today that the highly anticipated RTS/RPG game SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars has gone gold and is on track for release in UK on April 20th 2006.
by Rainier on March 21, 2006 @ 5:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Sims 2: Open for Business will revolve around setting up businesses and making money. You will need to strategically place employees, or fire useless workers, in order to keep your customers happy. EA has released the first patch.
by Rainier on March 21, 2006 @ 1:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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AGEIA Technologies today announced that the latest version of AGEIA PhysX SDK version 2.4 will become available to registered PlayStation 3 game content developers on March 31, 2006.
by Rainier on March 21, 2006 @ 4:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Futuremark has discovered that Starforce installs a driver that runs at the highest level of access on the system, which gives it low level access to the PCs hardware and any drivers and processes. This driver runs regardless of whether the game runs, keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity such as attempting to copy a protected disc. If something suspicious is detected, it forces the PC to make an immediate reboot, regardless of any other applications running and whether or not the user has any unsaved work.
by Rainier on March 20, 2006 @ 8:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Fireglow team is now developing a next generation game engine (codename: Sudden Strike Next7) and the first game based on this engine, which now is officially named 'Sudden Strike III: Arms For Victory'. Fireglow plans to develop several other games based on this engine in different setups related to war conflicts.
by Rainier on March 20, 2006 @ 5:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Philips amBX announced that it has signed agreements with Revolution Software and Sumo Digital to use its new Ambient Intelligent technology. Philips' amBX will provide gamers with the ability to use light, colour, sound, heat and even airflow in the real world during gameplay.
by Rainier on March 19, 2006 @ 12:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Star Cave Studios announced the development of its multiplatform game, Terra: Formations! In Terra: Formations, players have the freedom to select their preferred style of game play, ranging from high action First Person Shooter (FPS) to more strategic Real-Time Strategy (RTS) in a ranking system set up much like a Role-Playing Game (RPG)!
by Rainier on March 19, 2006 @ 12:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While already announced late last year, the stand-alone expansion for CDV's RTS, Cossacks II: Battle for Europe, will feature three new nations, along with a variety of new battlegrounds, campaigns and battle scenarios, both historical and hypothetical. Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is scheduled for this June.
by Hank on March 18, 2006 @ 5:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a unique, fast-paced and gripping ride in the racing genre as players build up their Rap Sheet and street cred to move their way up the Black List to become the most wanted racer on the streets.
by Rainier on March 17, 2006 @ 6:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games for the use of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology in future next gen console and PC games.
by Rainier on March 17, 2006 @ 12:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
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While already
announced late last year, the stand-alone expansion for CDV's RTS, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, will feature three new nations, along with a variety of new battlegrounds, campaigns and battle scenarios, both historical and hypothetical. Cossacks II: Battle for Europe is scheduled for this June.