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Archived News:
The Prince of Persia:
Kindred Blades Preview on 1UP seems to reveal Prince of Persia: Kindred
Blades as the heretofore unrevealed title of Prince of Persia 3, the upcoming
installment in the action adventure series. There is no artwork or official
announcement to support this, but the title is used matter-of-factly throughout
the article, which offers first-hand impressions and quotes from the developers
at Ubisoft about the project.
- Day One Coverage on
GameMethod,
GameShark,
Gaming
Horizon,
GDHardware,
InsaneTek,
MMORPG.COM,
ToTheGame, The
Unofficial GuildWars Site, and
Worthplaying.
- Day One and Two coverage on
Infuze
and Day Three(?) Coverage on
Primotech.
- E3
Panel Publishers defend scarcity of original games. Thanks Mike Martinez.
-
Video game makers seek more fun.
- E3coverage.com now has three
new video reports, including one on World of Warcraft.
- Photos on
Gamecloud and
Gamecloud,
Gamer's Hell, Infuze,
and
MMORPG.
The Dark Sector E3 movie is now online with a lengthy look at Digital Extremes'
upcoming science fiction action game. The movie can be found on
3D Gamers,
FileFront, and
Worthplaying. Also, the UFO Aftershock E3 trailer shows off ALTAR
Interactive's upcoming strategy sequel, the download is available on
Core Files.
Finally, the first GT-Legends movie is now available on
the official
website for the upcoming retro racing game: "Starting today, the first
preview trailer of the new simulation by 10TACLE STUDIOS and SimBin Development
Team offers a taste of what the exciting racing adventures of times past were
all about."
- Bet on Soldier
RPG
Vault's Bet on Soldier Betting Q&A talks with Kylotonn's Roman Vincent
about their upcoming first-person shooter: "The idea of soldiers betting on
themselves came from our previous game, Ironstorm, where the soldiers were
valued on the stock exchange. So, we took that idea and we pushed it further
by creating a complete, uchronic [outside normal time - Ed.] universe, where
corporations have turned the war into the major form of entertainment to
make more profit. They created the Bet on Soldier, which is a live broadcast
TV program, and betting is at the center of the show. The best soldiers
fight to the death for a great amount of money; this is where they make
their livelihood."
- America's Army
America's Army polishes up its act
on GameSpot talks with Colonel Casey Wardynski about the future of the
Army's shooter: "When Overmatch launches in September, the Striker will have
19 zones of damage, the Hummer will have 19 zones of damage. It can roll
over. You can get caught underneath it. It'll be a fully functional
vehicle--all that kind of stuff which normally you'd never see in a
commercial game, because it's way too expensive. We did all that because the
government needs that, and now the government owns it so it can flow it
right back into the public game."
- Gamecloud
Gamecloud's flurry of short interviews continues
as they have posted the following Q&As:
Age of Conan,
Incredible
Hulk: Ultimate Destruction,
BioWare,
Snow,
Shattered Union,
Heaven & Hell,
Pirates of the
Burning Sea, and
Stubbs the
Zombie.
Steam News
announces the release of updates to Counter-Strike: Source and the Source
engine, adding an updated de_inferno and some small tweaks and fixes.
The GTR Website
now offers downloads of the promised King of Ovals free add-on for the racing
simulator. Word is: "With the 'King of Ovals' extension, three new race tracks
in the style of American oval tracks brings an interesting alternative to GT
racing. Step into a world where success depends as much on driving skills as it
does on car tuning and setup. Whether it´s endurance races on the two-mile 'KW
Superspeedway', a fast round in the 'Recaro Raceway Park' or the 'Motec Mile' at
night with bright headlights and enthusiastic spectators thrilling duels and
daring overtaking maneuvers are guaranteed. The behavior of the virtual
opponents is adapted to the respective characteristics of the tracks. This
guarantees an exciting fight with a gigantic starter field and powerful touring
cars."
The Armed
Assault Press Release (thanks Tiscali Games) announces plans for a first-person
combat game from Bohemia Interactive Studio, though reports that this is the new
title for the project previously known as Operation Flashpoint 2
( story) are apparently incorrect, as this represents a new
franchise, with more news on the Op Flashpoint series to follow. Here's word on
the game, due in fourth quarter of this year, though no publisher has been
announced: Bohemia Interactive Studio is proud to announce the
development of the first person combat game – ARMED ASSAULT.
Brought to you by the creators of Operation Flashpoint*: Armed Assault will
reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming.
Armed Assault features a new engine with a fresh modern setting. Freedom of
action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total
simulation.
Get ready to explore massive environments. Combat intelligent enemies that try
to outthink and outmaneuver you. Preserve the lives of yourself and your squad
members in the heat of a modern armed conflict.
• Compatible with community created content
• Large selection of playable military and civilian gear and
vehicles
• Fight for freedom in a new storyline
• Map covering over 100 sq. km, in extreme detail
• Comprehensive multiplayer support with join in progress
• Customizable game with built-in mission editor
A new Spore Website is online, dedicated to
the next game "about everything" from Will Wright and Maxis. They are taking
sign-ups for a newsletter, and the site also features the first screenshots
released from the game. Thanks The Sims 2.cz.
The Ghost Recon E3 trailer is now online, offering the chance to look at the
next installment in the tactical shooter series. The clip can be found on
Ubisoft's FTP
Server (direct link) and mirrored on
3D Gamers and
Gameguru Mania. Also, the
Prey movie on the NVNEWS E3
Micro Site offers the first ShakyCam™ clip from the expo, showing off
presentation of Human Head's upcoming shooter.
A
new patch is now available for Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar (direct link),
updating this historically themed RTS game to version 1.1. The update adds new
graphic optimizations and more customizable AI: "The graphics optimizations
decrease overhead and provide a new feature allowing you to adjust graphic
detail. Players with lower end machines will be able to set their detail level
on medium or low for improved performance. The AI adjustment scales the
difficulty levels better, with easy slightly easier, normal mode relatively the
same, and hard mode somewhat more difficult."
Games Market Europe is a "major new trade showcase for the European computer and
video games industry." The event "will take place on August 31st and September
1st 2005 at London's Business Design Centre. The event will herald a new era for
the European games industry, as it welcomes one event that will unify the
continent and the business. The event is a collaboration between Barrington
Harvey and Tandem Events, a new venture being headed up by Andy Lane, who held
the position of event director of ECTS over the last 10 years."
So it seems today is the launch of some movie or other... sort of a cruel trick
by Lucas on the geek community to launch Episode III during E3. Of course a lot
of folks are down on this flick after the previous two, but it's been getting
surprisingly good reviews. As I mentioned myself when I saw the last one, that
for all its flaws ("I hate sand, its rough and gets everywhere. Not like you,
you're soft and smooth."), I am looking forward to this one more than I have any
of the series since Return of the Jedi (guess I'm dating myself). I read the
perfect analysis of why I am anticipating the movie... it's like a jigsaw
puzzle: all the more fun because you know how it's supposed to look when it
turns out.
R.I.P.:
'The Riddler' Frank Gorshin Dies at 72.
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