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Archived News:
Ubisoft announces that Myst V is gold, and that the final chapter in the
adventure series should ship by September 20. Here's word on the game, along
with preorder details: The final chapter of the Myst story draws near
SAN FRANCISCO – September 8, 2005 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video
game publishers, today proudly announces that Myst® V: End of Ages, the grand
finale of the greatest adventure game of all time, has gone gold and will be
releasing to U.S. stores on September 20, 2005.
Rand Miller, co-creator of Myst and founder of Cyan Worlds, and his
Spokane-based development team have brought the development of the final episode
and storyline to a close in its most dramatic and immersive experience to date,
with photorealistic 3D scenes, innovative new slate and in-game help systems,
and intricate puzzles with depth like no adventure game before. The release of
the game also coincides with the 12th anniversary of the franchise’s debut.
Myst V: End of Ages has an ESRB rating of “E” (Everyone) and a suggested retail
price of $49.99 for the PC-CD edition and $59.99 for the Limited Edition.
For more information and the latest news on Myst V: End of Ages, please visit
www.mystvgame.com.
PRE-ORDER DETAILS:
About the Ubi.com pre-order: To celebrate this momentous occasion, in addition
to a PC CD-ROM edition, Ubisoft is releasing a limited DVD edition of Myst V:
End of Ages for the PC and Mac® available for the game’s September launch.
Preorder your copy at Ubisoft.com for $59.99, and receive free two-day
shipping*. Preorders are also being taken for the PC CD-ROM version, also with
free two-day shipping.
The limited edition includes:
• Myst V: End of Ages PC and Mac game on DVD-ROM.
• Exclusive bonus DVD with a retrospective of the development of the entire Myst
series by GameTap.
• Original game soundtrack CD.
• Individually numbered collector’s lithograph.
• Official Myst V: End of Ages strategy guide from Prima Publishing.
*Free shipping discount ends September 20, 2005.
Preorders are also available through EB Games and GameStop.
The promised version 1.4 patch for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is now
available, adding support for the Winter Assault expansion while implementing
bug fixes, tweaks, and performance improvements. The 181 MB(!) download is
available on 3D Gamers,
FileFront,
FilePlanet (registration required), Gameguru
Mania, Gamer's Hell,
GameSpot DLX (registration required), and
Worthplaying.
EA announces Tiger Woods
PGA TOUR 06 has gone gold is the press release announcing the golf sim is
complete, and will tee off at retail for the PC, Xbox, PS2, and GameCube on
September 22 and PlayStation Portable on September 26.
The Season Begins With NHL
06 is the press release announcing that the latest installment in the hockey
series is gold. This was listed as a console story yesterday due to some
confusion here, but the PC edition has indeed shipped as well.
2K Games sends word that Civilization IV is now expected this October, following
up on yesterday's news that Firaxis' strategy sequel's release date had moved
from fiscal 2006 to 2005 ( story). In addition, they announce a
special pre-order edition of the game: New York, NY – September 8, 2005 –
2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:
TTWO), and FIRAXIS Games, world renowned video game developer, today announced
the Sid Meier’s Civilization IV pre-order program. Customers who pre-order Sid
Meier’s Civilization IV at participating retailers in North America will receive
the Pre-Order Edition of the game at no additional cost.
Shipping on the same day as the regular version of the game, the Sid Meier’s
Civilization IV Pre-Order Edition will feature: collector’s packaging, a CD
soundtrack of the game, a keyboard template, a tech tree map and a spiral bound
version of the manual. The Pre-Order Edition will be offered through
participating retailers while supplies last.
The fourth game in the PC strategy series that has sold more than five million
units, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a bold step forward for the franchise
featuring spectacular new 3D graphics and all-new single and multiplayer
content.
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV will be released this October for PC. For more
information please visit www.2kgames.com.
A minor delay to the release of UFO: Aftershock has been revealed on the
official product page
for the upcoming counter-UFO sequel. More of a speed bump than a delay, the
game's projected release date has been pushed back two weeks to 21st October
2005. Thanks Frans.
News Corporation to Acquire
IGN Entertainment, Inc. (thanks Frans) is the press release confirming
rumors that Rupert Murdock's media conglomerate is acquiring IGN Entertainment,
saying the transaction will involve $650 million in cash. Here's a bit on the
move: With the addition of IGN, Intermix and Scout Media to the existing
Fox-branded sites, News Corporation's U.S. web traffic will increase to nearly
70 million unique monthly users and more than 12 billion page impressions per
month, putting the Company in the top echelon of most trafficked sites on the
Internet today. The combined sites will also provide a powerful
cross-promotional opportunity for Fox's television and film content and enable
the company to more efficiently introduce new products and services using its
enhanced web presence.
The Guild Wars Game
Update Notes (thanks Frans) announce the release of the Sorrow's Furnace
update for Guild Wars, and a corresponding new
Sorrow's Furnace
Product Section is now online (thanks Frans). Meanwhile,
IGN's Guild Wars:
Sorrow's Furnace Q&A discusses the release with Jess Lebow of ArenaNet. The
update adds two new areas to the MMORPG along with new quests, cinematics,
monsters, and items.
The new Red 5 Studios Website is
online for this new MMOG developer based in Southern California formed
by former members of Blizzard's World of Warcraft team. Here's the announcement:
Welcome to Red 5. We are quietly at work, building the world’s best MMO
team here in Southern California. Red 5’s founders share a history of making hit
games for companies such as Blizzard Entertainment. After our most recent
project, World of Warcraft, we decided that we wanted to take things in a new
direction and push the limits of our creativity. We’re working on something a
little different from most MMOs out there, and we are excited about where our
passion for games will lead us.
Right now we are at a great place: the beginning. We’re building the team and
the creative environment that will fuel great games. If you are interested in
joining a dynamic new company founded by top talent in MMO games, please drop us
a note at info@red5studios.com. We are
hiring driven, imaginative and smart talent for all development positions. You
know who you are.
The Half-Life 2: Game of
the Year Edition Listing on EBgames (thanks Frans) has an updated release
date, now showing the Bundle of Half-Life 2, the original Half-Life, Half-Life 2
DM, and Counter-Strike: Source with a 09/09/05 release date, so apparently the
package is due tomorrow, rather than Fall as planned ( story).
The newly launched StormRegion Website
now offers downloads of
the first patch for
Codename Panzers: Phase Two, updating the World War II RTS sequel to version
1.05. The update includes new features and new multimaps along with bug fixes,
map fixes, balance tweaks, and more.
- Rise of Legends
Gamecloud's
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Q&A chats with Tim Train of Big Huge
Games about their upcoming RTS game: "We were really excited to do a game
that was not limited by reality, so we could concentrate on making our
graphics be as incredible as our gameplay! Many of our past games have been
inspired by history, and so it's refreshing to take the plunge into a bold
new world. At the same time, all the races in our game have definite
thematic roots in historical or literary archetypes, and so we still get to
have a lot of the richness of a universe inspired by the 'real' world."
- The Chronicles of Spellborn
MMORPG.COM's The Chronicles of Spellborn Exclusive Interview, Part Two
continues their discussion of Spellborn International's upcoming MMORPG with
Barry Hoffman: "We will have PvP, with rules to counter griefers and such,
outside of Quarterstone. During conquering it can and will evolve into House
vs. House battles as resources can easily tip the balance of economic
rulership. In the arena we will have more controlled PvP as individuals and
guild fight for glory and resources (statues, shops)."
- RYL: Path of the Emperor
MMORPG.COM's
RYL: Path of the Emperor Trouble Times Q&A talks with Mark Politi of
Planetwide Games about problems the recently launched MMORPG is experiencing
which include the departure of some staff and the suspension of the game's
ambitious $1 million tournament: "We found that the integrity and fairness
of the Tournament was compromised to the detriment of fair and honest
Tournament game play by other players. We took these breaches of Tournament
rules and regulations very seriously and took action to suspend the
Tournament pending evaluation of these breaches. We also believe the core
draw of the game was and still remains the compelling battle system,
customizable weaponry, and challenging game play."
Shrapnel Games announces The Star and
The Crescent is Gold, and that ProSIM's latest ATF-engine title should start
shipping on October 5, 2005. Word is: "The Star and the Crescent, powered by the
most realistic land based real time simulation engine of modern combat available
today the ATF engine is another historical title from ProSIM, much like their
recent The Falklands War: 1982. Set in the Middle East, the title examines the
contested lands in and around Israel through an examination of the Arab-Israeli
conflicts of the past several decades."
MTV Films announces the acquisition of film rights for The Suffering: MTV
Films, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIAB), today announced that it has
acquired an option on the worldwide film rights to the award-winning,
action-horror videogame property The Suffering® from Surreal Software, a
subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment
industry publisher and developer.
In The Suffering, which was released in April 2004, the player controls the
prisoner Torque, a hardened inmate sentenced to die for a murder he may or may
not have actually committed. A sequel, The Suffering: Ties That Bind™ is
scheduled to ship in September 2005 and lets players delve into the perverse
world of Torque's sanity to discover his past and struggle to control his
future. Both games were developed by Midway's internal studio, Surreal
Software.
The rambling
Total
War: Barbarian Invasion
FAQ is even more rambling than ever, offering as few more questions thrown
on the top of the un-indexed mess of questions and answers about the upcoming
RTS expansion. Thanks Frans.
The kick off of the NFL season is always a welcome event in the BlueTower, but it
always seems a bit early nevertheless. I'm sure looking forward to the Pats
versus Raiders opener tonight, but the low temperature predicted for Foxboro
this evening is over 60, and it's always a little weird to see football players
covered in sweat instead of mud or snowflakes.
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