by Rainier on June 6, 2006 @ 9:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heroes of Might & Magic V offers a highly immersive scenario, a variety of appealing factions, modern 3D graphics, a revolutionary tactical combat system, and a story-based campaign mode. Ubisoft has released the first patch bringing your retail game to v1.01 and adding some new features, fixing bugs and crashes, as well as tweaking the game.
by Rainier on June 5, 2006 @ 8:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Perpetual announced that the official Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising beta program is nearing, so now is a good time to sign up for your chance to get in! How do you sign up for your chance to get in? Well, the best (and right now the only) way to get signed up is by creating a personalized
Perpetual Entertainment Platform Account. This will also get you registered for the message boards, so if you already have a message board account, you are already signed up for your chance at getting into the beta.
by Rainier on May 25, 2006 @ 12:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is a brand-new action-adventure featuring slime, one of the most popular monsters from the Dragon Quest series. The kingdom of Slimenia is invaded, all slimes kidnapped and so you embark on a journey throughout Slimenia to save your friends and uncover the Plob’s nefarious plot!
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nival Interactive announces that Heroes of Might and Magic V made it to the top of British charts in the PC Full Price category in the first week of sales. HoMM V has already become a bestseller in Great Britain according to ChartTrack statistics, which is overwhelming considering the results were summarized on May 20th, the day after Heroes of Might and Magic V was released in Europe.
by Rainier on May 22, 2006 @ 3:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil’s expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre.
by Thomas Wilde on May 15, 2006 @ 3:37 a.m. PDT | 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 Hugh McHarg on May 12, 2006 @ 5:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Rainier on May 6, 2006 @ 1:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Gods and Heroes, players become classic heroes of the ancient world, born of immortal blood. As a scion of the gods, each player will have the opportunity to pursue his destiny through a series of Epic Quests that will span all levels of gameplay, over time commanding amazing God Powers and acquiring famous weapons and treasure of myth.
by Rainier on May 6, 2006 @ 3:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sigil Games Online and Sony Online Entertainment today announced that Sigil is working with Microsoft Game Studios on an arrangement to acquire the rights to its MMO game, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
by Rainier on May 5, 2006 @ 12:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heroes of Annihilated Empires offers an extraordinary blend of RTS and RPG gameplay, challenging gamers to create a powerful leader and a dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a rich fantasy world. GSC World has released the first patch fixing a considerable number of technical and game bugs, so as improving the performance drastically.
by Rainier on May 5, 2006 @ 3:57 a.m. PDT | 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. Key talent, including Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White, Ralph Garman and more, join forces voicing the members of the legendary DC Comics’ super hero team or feared super villains.
by Rainier on May 4, 2006 @ 2:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Eidos Interactive and TT Games confirm a new LEGO adventure in Bionicle Heroes, bringing to life the most powerful and exciting LEGO characters ever seen in one game, in an action-packed world of adventure and discovery.
by Rainier on May 3, 2006 @ 6:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Eidos and WBIE have signed a North American and European distribution agreement for Justice League Heroes, 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 May 3, 2006 @ 1:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Grotesque is a new adventure/rpg from German developer Silent Dreams, and promises to be an original blend of traditional fantasy RPG (like Gothic, Fable, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment) and sarcastic humor with adventure elements along the lines of Monkey Island.
by Rainier on April 28, 2006 @ 12:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Gods and Heroes, players become classic heroes of the ancient world, born of immortal blood. As a scion of the gods, each player will have the opportunity to pursue his destiny through a series of Epic Quests that will span all levels of gameplay, over time commanding amazing God Powers and acquiring famous weapons and treasure of myth.
by Rainier on April 27, 2006 @ 11:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is a brand-new action-adventure featuring slime, one of the most popular monsters from the Dragon Quest series. The kingdom of Slimenia is invaded, all slimes kidnapped and so you embark on a journey throughout Slimenia to save your friends and uncover the Plob’s nefarious plot!
by Rainier on April 27, 2006 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch is a PSP exclusive RPG featuring meticulously detailed characters and an epic coming-of-age story introduces two courageous young heroes who must save a magical world in peril.
by Rainier on April 26, 2006 @ 9:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heroes of Annihilated Empires offers an extraordinary blend of RTS and RPG gameplay, challenging gamers to create a powerful leader and a dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a rich fantasy world. GSC World has released the open beta allowing you to try out one singleplayer mission.
by Rainier on April 22, 2006 @ 12:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heroes of Annihilated Empires offers an extraordinary blend of RTS and RPG gameplay, challenging gamers to create a powerful leader and a dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a rich fantasy world.
by Rainier on April 21, 2006 @ 8:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GSC World announced today that it will launch a public beta of its 3D RTS game, a version to give you an idea of HoAE gameplay experience. GSC needs your feedback on the game, bugs, ideas, suggestions etc, as it wants to make the game as suitable to your tastes as possible, and there's still room for improvement. April 25 check out GSC will put the version on-line for free download, so get ready and standby to play, it's coming.
by Judy on April 20, 2006 @ 12:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft today announced that Heroes of Might and Magic V has gone gold and is scheduled for release in North America on May 23, 2006. Developed by Nival Interactive (Blitzkrieg, Silent Storm, Etherlords), HoMM5 will be available in both standard and limited editions and will ship with a rating of "T" (Teen).
by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 9:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Namco Bandai announced today its PSP exclusive The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch. This role-playing title featuring meticulously detailed characters and an epic coming-of-age story introduces two courageous young heroes who must save a magical world in peril.
by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 10:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil’s expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre.
by Rainier on April 13, 2006 @ 12:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heroes of Might & Magic V will offer a wealth of innovations such as a highly immersive scenario, a variety of appealing factions, modern 3D graphics, a revolutionary tactical combat system, and a story-based campaign mode. Ubisoft has released a singleplayer demo with 3 playable missions (2 campaign missions, 1 custom game), 2 playable races, and 6 presets for Duel game (play on Ubi.com).
by Rainier on April 12, 2006 @ 3:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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It seems Starforce may be losing one of its biggest supporters, as
Ubisoft announced today that Nival's upcoming RPG Heroes of Might & Magic V will not have the controversial, and much disliked, Starforce copy protection, instead Ubisoft opted to use "an alternative protection." If this means the longtime Starforce supporter is shying away from using it in general or just a one time experiment is not disclosed.