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Archived News:
The War Front: Turning Point Website is
now online as home to Digital Reality's upcoming alternate-history World War II
RTS game. The site offers a new German Exoskeleton trailer and an extended
version of the previously released Dogfight trailer ( story) on
the downloads page and a
bunch of new screenshots in
the gallery.
- Stranglehold
A new Stranglehold movie is online for the
recently announced third-person shooter that's a follow-up to the John Woo
movie Hard Boiled. The cinematic trailer can be found on
3D Gamers and
Worthplaying.
- SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate
A pair of new movies
celebrate the release of The Stetchkov Syndicate add-on for SWAT 4, one
showing off the game in some cinematic and gameplay footage and the other a
narrated clip showing off multiplayer play. The clips are available on
3D Gamers and
FileFront.
- The Godfather
The
Godfather Videos Page now offers a handful of new clips from the
upcoming game adaptation. Thanks Frans.
- Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War
A new Rise & Fall:
Civilizations at War movie shows off the upcoming historical RTS game. The
14.5 MB download is available on
3D Gamers,
- The Chronicles of SpellBorn
A new The Chronicles of
SpellBorn movie is online, showing off more of SpellBorn International's
upcoming eponymous MMORPG. The clip is available on
the official
website, and mirrored on
3D Gamers and
Worthplaying.
EA and Depeche
Mode Collaborate on Signature Song for The Sims 2: Open for Business has
word that the synth pop band is adapting one of their songs to the "Simlish"
language of game ("People are people, So why should it be, You and I should sing
about the tiny?"). Here's word: REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--March 2, 2006--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS - News) today announced that
the signature sound of legendary alternative rock band Depeche Mode has been
translated to The Sims native Simlish language for the first time ever. 'Suffer
Well,' a popular track from Depeche Mode's critically acclaimed album 'Playing
the Angel,' has been recorded in Simlish and will be made available to fans of
music and PC games through The Sims(TM) 2 Open for Business, the third expansion
pack to build on the celebrated The Sims(TM) 2 entertainment experience.
- The Lord of the Rings Online
A new
The Lord of the
Rings Online Dev Diary on the Official Website for the Tolkien-inspired
MMORPG is written by Content Designer Allan "Orion" Maki discussing the pros
and cons of solo versus group play in an article titled "Friends Don't Let
Friends Tank Balrogs."
- Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
The ongoing series
of updates on the
Galactic
Civilizations II: Dread Lords Website continues with the report of the
initial sales figures for the game, saying that thanks to good word of mouth
the game was actually the bestselling software title (not just PC game) for
the week at Walmart. Thanks Frans.
For those having problems with automatic updates,
Ensemble Studios now
offers manual downloads of the various language editions of the new patch for
Age of Empires III, updating the RTS sequel to version 1.05. Thanks Frans.
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Tom
Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Q&A on GameSpot catches up
with Adrian JF Lacey to ask 'what if' about the special force shooter
sequel: "In terms of level design and visual feeling, we wanted to create a
game with a harsh, hot urban environment. But we wanted something different
and diverse in terms of landscapes, which would directly affect the
gameplay. Mexico City offered the scenery to exploit the visual power of
next-generation hardware, as well as exposing the player to dilemmas of both
vertical and horizontal gameplay."
- Age of Mourning
RPG
Vault's Age of Mourning Update Q&A talks with Andrei Gireada about the
dawn of the Age of Mourning after mourning the death of the original
Mourning project: "Mourning was officially terminated sometime after it
launched, so Age of Mourning should be considered a completely new project
based on the prior work, with a few new individuals involved. Age of
Mourning is a PvP-centered online RPG. The player will enter a world, and
based on his or her actions, will come to rule part of it. Currently the
world has more than 100 square kilometers and has several types of land -
temperate forests, frozen lands, a magical type of elf forest, and
wastelands."
- Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
An
interview with Arkane Studios about Dark Messiah of Might & Magic on RPGDot
is a Q&A with Raphael Colantonio and Julien Roby
of Arkane Studios about their coming M&M game: "In Dark Messiah, you are
Sareth, apprentice to a powerful wizard. He has raised you for a single
purpose, training you in the arts of magic and war. At the beginning of the
game you are given an ancient artifact and ordered to carry it to a friend
of your master. It seems like a simple task … But of course, yours will be a
sinuous journey, filled with unexpected encounters and revelations, and upon
your quest, looms the shadow of the Dark Messiah..."
A sad note from the bygone days of hallucinogen-inspired children's television:
R.I.P.:
Jack Wild, 'HR Pufnstuf's' 'Jimmy'dies at 53. Thanks
Underlord.
This press release
(thanks Ken) announces the completion of Elders Scrolls IV: Oblivion and
announces March 20 as the release date for both the PC and Xbox 360 editions of
the eagerly anticipated next installment in Bethesda Softworks' RPG series. This
information is also now reflected in
The Elder Scrolls
FAQ (thanks Richard). Here's a bit from the announcement: Rockville,
MD - March 2, 2006 - Bethesda Softworks® and 2K Games, a publishing label of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that the
highly-anticipated role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls® IV: Oblivion™ has gone
to gold master and will be available in stores in North America and Europe
during the week of March 20. Oblivion will be available for Xbox 360™ video game
and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC in both regular and collector's
editions.
"Our most ambitious project ever is finally done," said Todd Howard, executive
producer of Oblivion. "We're excited to get the game into everyone's hands and
let them experience it for themselves. We hope they enjoy it. I think it's our
best game yet."
Oblivion is an epic, open-ended single-player RPG for the next generation
providing gamers with one of the most life-like gaming experiences to date. The
powerful combination of unprecedented graphics and freeform gameplay allows
gamers to unravel the main quest or explore the vast world at their own pace.
Oblivion is the fourth chapter in the award-winning Elder Scrolls series that
includes Morrowind® (2002 RPG of the year - Computer Gaming World), Daggerfall™
(1996 RPG of the year -- PC Gamer), and Arena (1994 RPG of the year - Computer
Player).
Got Game Entertainment
Ships 'Scratches' announces the North American availability of Scratches,
the suspense/adventure game from Nucleosys: WESTON, Conn., March 2
/PRNewswire/ -- Got Game Entertainment today announced that "Scratches," an
atmospheric suspense-adventure game for the PC, brimming with eerie twists and
terrifying surprises, has shipped to game retailers across North America.
Developed by Nucleosys, "Scratches" is set in and around Blackwood Manor, a
lonely Victorian mansion concealing a terrible secret, where a long forgotten
story from the past emerges to haunt the present. As the wretched noises echoing
throughout the walls of this cryptic mansion grow ever louder, you must set
about solving a dark mystery. "Scratches" is available for a frighteningly
value-packed suggested retail price of $19.95 (USD) and is rated "T" for Teen by
the ESRB for Alcohol and Tobacco Reference/Blood/Mild Language/Mild
Violence.
A new
FlatOut 2 Diary on the BugBear Website (thanks Frans) discusses a
"particularly nice feature called replays." Though of course this is not the
innovation that makes it sound like, they point out that not all racing games
include support for replays in describing how this will be implemented in their
racing sequel.
- id Software
The
id Software Q&A on PlanetQuake4.net talks with Donnie "SyncError"
Domino, new community liaison at id Software: "Over the passing months since
Quake4's release, id grew concerned over their own lack of connectivity with
the community. This was something that greatly bothered them and they knew
they needed to resolve. They specifically were looking for someone who could
manage several technical fields including maintaining the website, online
store, online game servers, resolving technical network, hardware and
software issues in the office, while interfacing with the community as to
open up that channel of communication where bug fixes could be properly
addressed and community feature requests could be gathered and implemented."
- Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Gamecloud's
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Q&A talks with Daniel Roy of
Ubisoft about the next installment in the stealthy shooter series: "Sam has
been to many different locales in his career so far, but this time around,
we wanted to place him in totally different situations altogether. We wanted
to strip him of his gadgets, his NSA support… In short, take away the
comforts of his high-tech gear. A jail was the perfect setup for this: it
allows us to strip Sam of his gear (although, fear not, he eventually gets
to play with cool toys), and it allowed us to show him in a deep undercover
mission."
- Guild Wars: Factions
The
Guild Wars:
Factions Q&A on EuroGamer is an article-format Q&A with Jeff Strain
about the upcoming expansion for ArenaNet's MMORPG and the future in
general: "If that changes, though, then we're ready. All of our technology
is developed in an engine-agnostic format; we can very quickly plug in the
client component for different platforms. Certainly, all the back-end
technology, the server technology, doesn't care what the host platform is at
all, so we could very easily do versions of our games that inter-operate
across different platforms."
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on
EuroGamer.
- Ghost Recon: Advanced WarFighter on
HEXUS.
- Pirates of the Burning Sea on
GamerGod.
- Stranglehold on
1UP.
- Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War on
GameSpy.
- Unreal Tournament 2007 on
1UP.
- Vanguard: Saga of Heroes on
GamerGod. The Diplomacy Sphere.
The Fall: Last Days of Gaia Website now
offers a new beta patch for Silver Style's post-apocalyptic RPG. The beta patch
brings the game up to version 1.10. Thanks Frans.
- Abit X700Pro 128 MB Video Card on
XSreviews.co.uk.
- Arctic Cooling Accelero GPU Cooler on
Pure Overclock.
- Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 Chipset on
HotHardware.
- ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200 Chipset on
techPowerUp.
- ATX Power Supply Units Roundup on
X-bit labs.
- EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GS CO AGP 8X Video Card on
nV News.
- Func Surface 1030 Archetype Mouse Pad on
Pantheon ES.
- Icemat Black 2nd Edition Mouse Pad on
techFEAR.
- Logisys Assembled Red Acrylic Clear Yin Yang Case on
ProClockers.
- Noctua NH-U12 Low Noise Heatsink on
FrostyTech.
- Thermaltake Rhythm HTPC Liquid Cooling System on
Bigbruin.
- Ultra X-Finity 500W Power Supply w- FlexForce Cables on
3dGameMan.
Well, the snow started on schedule as if it was waiting on a countdown, and
continues to fall even as I type. Here's hoping this plays out to minimize the
shoveling, but even more so here's hoping this is the last snow of the season,
as Spring starts in under three weeks. Just don't tell my dogs of that wish,
since there's nothing they enjoy more than romping in the snow.
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