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Archived News:
The Official Two Worlds Website offers a
new patch for Two Worlds, updating Reality Pump's RPG to version 1.2. The
update addresses an issue with Radeon video cards. There is also word that the
game is now for sale in Germany, and a separate diary entry stating the game is
actually for sale throughout Europe.
The
Shockwave Community Forums now have word on the release of a new
version 2.06 patch
for Battle of Britain (thanks Shok). The patch is extensive, offering new AI
options, enhanced visual effects, and more.
The Gas Powered
Forums offer details on balance changes planned in an upcoming patch for
Supreme Commander, Gas Powered's RTS game. The post details a lengthy list of
updates, with word that specific numbers related to the changes will be included
with the patch notes upon release. Thanks MadBoris.
Eidos announces June 1 as the European street date for Tomb Raider Anniversary
on PC and PS2, saying the PSP edition will follow "very shortly" (the North
American date has already been set as June 5 ( story)). On a
related note, some new Tomb Raider movies are now available. The second
installment in the Tomb Raider Anniversary video dev diary series features
musical composer Troels Folmann describing his inspiration for the Anniversary
soundtrack, this movie is available from
FileFront and Gamer's
Hell. Also, a new Coliseum trailer shows off action in "this newly
realized, famous theatrical arena," available from
FileFront and Gamer's
Hell. Also, GameTap TV is planning a documentary on Tomb Raider, and a
clip promoting that can be found on
FileFront, while a clip recapping a reunion of all the live models who have
depicted Lara Croft over the years is also available on
FileFront. In a final bit of Lara-mania,
Mirror.co.uk mongers a rumor that a third Tomb Raider movie with Angelina
Jolie is still possible (thanks
Shacknews).
The TimeGate Studios Website has
undergone a redesign, marking their increased efforts at informing the community
about the three projects they are currently developing. The site offers info,
media, newsletter sign-ups, and more. They also promise frequent updates, and
kick that off with the launch of an Inside TimeGate area for developer blogs and
such, as well as a PhotoShop contest.
- Warmonger
The
Scott Brown Q&A on
Razorwire talks with NetDevil about Warmonger, the upcoming Unreal
3-engine multiplayer FPS: "What we do right now is store a ton of
statistics. We show you kills, how you rank against other people's kills so
there is a web page that tracks a lot about you as a player, but there's no
real form of advancement. But we can tell you things like accuracy,
kill/death ratios. Clans could come to our site and pull what they want if
they want to display it on their sites, but we don't have any official
support. The data is all open. We're using Gamespy Comrade for all of the
connections."
- Phylon
WarCry
Network's Phylon Q&A discusses progress on this MMO third-person shooter
with Tracy Spaight: "One of the things that makes balancing player vs.
player challenging is that new characters are being created all the time. In
many games, higher level characters are practically demi-gods, whereas new
players are mere insects by comparison. We don't want the advanced players
squashing the newbies like bugs right after logging in, so we made the space
station and the new player zone non-PvP areas. When new players venture out
onto the surface of the planet, they will not drop any gear if they die
before reaching level 10."
-
Evochron Alliance version 2.128 is now available, as always, as a patch
as well as a new trial version of this space combat game…
- To accompany those Van Buren audio files they just posted
(story)
Duck and
Cover now offers some extracted images included, but unused, in the
would-be Fallout 3 tech demo…
This Funcom
Press Release announces The Secret World, an upcoming MMORPG for both PC and
Xbox 360, which is the game that was mysteriously teased the other day
( story). No release date is set, but word is the game has been in
development since last summer, and is already in a playable state: Durham,
USA – May 11th, 2007 – From the creators of ‘Age of Conan’, ‘Anarchy Online’,
‘The Longest Journey’ and 'Dreamfall' comes a brave new massively multiplayer
online role–playing game for the PC and Xbox 360. Taking place on our earth, in
our times, ‘The Secret World’ (TSW) is inspired by history and mythology, modern
conspiracy theories and ancient mysteries.
For there really is a world within ours, a secret world, where magic exists,
monsters roam and ancient forces are fighting for the dominance of earth. It is
a world of legendary stories, ageless conflicts and powerful cabals. In this
world, even modern cities hide secrets. In this world, players can take part in
the greatest conspiracies of our age, and battle the forces of darkness across
the world and throughout time.
“We started envisioning this contemporary online world more than ten years ago,
and as the years passed the ideas grew and improved,“ said Ragnar Tørnquist,
Producer and Director on ‘The Secret World’. “We always wanted a different kind
of online world, something scary and contemporary, something deeper and closer
to our reality. Our goal now is to create a detailed world where players feel
empowered and part of something big, something mystical and epic.”
“We believe there are millions of gamers out there who want to explore something
beyond traditional fantasy and sci-fi games,“ said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of
Funcom. “'The Secret World' is just that – a fantastic new setting that will
fuel the imagination of online gamers, and keep players busy for years. We have
a golden opportunity to bring something fresh and exciting to the genre, and we
firmly believe the game is an ideal extension of Funcom’s MMO portfolio.”
‘The Secret World’ has been in development since last summer and the game is in
a playable state. It is produced at the Funcom studios in Oslo and Beijing. A
release date is not being announced at this point, but players are already
getting involved in the fast-growing community. Through a complex web-based
mystery launched on May 6th, players are being led to a series of websites,
including www.DarkDaysAreComing.com,
where – after solving a puzzle – concept art from the game is being unveiled.
As a gamer you can become a member of the first wave community, and through
pioneer forums you can discuss and explore the intriguing backstory. To access
the forums and learn more about the mystery make sure you check out:
www.darkdemonscrygaia.com
This press
release announces the elevation of Crytek's Kiev satellite offices to a full
development house and the development of a new game. Word is: FRANKFURT /
KIEV, May 11 -- Crytek GmbH, the leading independent German game developer
behind the critically acclaimed game Far Cry and the highly anticipated game
Crysis, today announced the elevation of their satellite offices in Kiev to full
development studio status as the next strategic step in the growth of the
company, and the launch of a new project based on new original IP.
"Our Kiev studio has been recruiting and growing for the past year and a half.
The highly talented team there has undergone an intensive training period, and
in that time they have made an invaluable contribution to our production in
Frankfurt” said Faruk Yerli, Managing Director of Crytek. “Now that our
CryENGINE 2 middleware has reached the point of maturity where it can be used to
support both different types and styles of games, and run on multiple platforms,
we thought it was the optimum time to begin work on a new project based on our
own new and original intellectual property, and elevate the Kiev operation to
full studio status."
The EA
Support Forums now offer the change notes for the upcoming version 1.05
patch for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (thanks Ant and
Command and Conquer DEN). Though these are called the full patch notes in
the header, a note within clarifies: "The notes below do not encompass all of
the technical bug fixes in this patch but they do include the primary fixes that
would be most visually apparent to you." Included will be hoped for changes in
left-click mouse options.
2K Games announces release dates for the upcoming Beyond the Sword expansion for
Civilization IV. Word is the add-on for the turn-based strategy sequel will be
available in the US the week of July 23 and internationally by the end of July.
This press
release reveals plans to release a playable PC demo for Lost Planet: Extreme
Condition next week. The demo is set for worldwide release on May 15, offering
the chance to check out the PC enhancements to the million-selling Xbox 360
action game. Like the full game, the demo will operate under Windows XP using
DirectX 9 and under Vista using DirectX 10.
Telltale Games announces that Bright Side of the Moon is available to all, as
the Gametap exclusivity of the final chapter in Sam & Max Season 1 has
concluded. A free trial version of the episode accompanies the news, the demo
can be found on the Telltale
Games Website. On a related note, the
Telltale Games
Blog reveals details about the
Sam & Max
season set bonus disc contents, to be available in June for those who have
purchased the entire first season for just the cost of shipping.
New patches are now available for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, updating
GSC Game World's first-person shooter to version 1.0003. The patches are
available from
GSC Game World, and the US edition is also available from
3D Downloads,
ActionTrip,
FileFront,
FileShack, Gameguru Mania,
GamersHell,
GameSpot (registration required), and The Patches
Scrolls. The international and direct download editions of the patch can be
found on
3D Downloads,
FileFront, Gameguru Mania,
GamersHell,
GameSpot (registration required), and The Patches
Scrolls.
The Adventure Company announces plans to reveal The Secrets of Atlantis to North
American gamers on May 22: TORONTO, Canada. May 10, 2007. The Adventure
Company, a leading publisher of PC adventure games in North America, today
announced that it will publish the Nobilis game: The Secrets of Atlantis for
Windows®. A must-play for every adventure game fan, you’ll climb aboard the
famed Hindenburg Zeppelin aircraft to begin a quest that will take you to some
of the most exotic locations in the world in search of answers to a mysterious
forgotten civilization…
Scheduled for release on May 22, 2007, The Secrets of Atlantis will sell
throughout North America for a suggested retail price of $29.99 USD.
GameTap announces that Myst Online: Uru
Live is now episodic, adding another buzzword to the already verbose description
of its "exploration and puzzle-driven massively multiplayer online game." The
launch of their episodic content will be celebrated with an in-game event with
Rand Miller on May 24th: GameTap is taking its exploration and
puzzle-driven massively multiplayer online game “Myst Online: Uru Live” to the
next level. Being a leader in episodic gaming, GameTap is applying this
successful model to the dynamic world of Uru. This new gaming approach enables
players to schedule each month around when the latest updates are going live,
while also providing a solid window of time to delve into the existing content
more deeply.
Beginning on Saturday, May 19th, all of the future episodes’ content and story
(e.g. new Ages, pages, clothing, character interaction, story revelations,
artifacts and intrigue) will be released within a single week each month.
In “Scars,” the first of the new episodes, the D’ni Restoration Council (DRC) is
preparing to grant Explorers access to the never-before-seen Age of Minkata, but
calamity arrives when someone close to them dies. The effects of this tragedy
will change the course of the restoration forever. Minkata features a vast
landscape with hours of unique gameplay that can be enjoyed as a single player
or multi-player experience.
To celebrate the launch of the new episodic content, Myst Online’s creator Rand
Miller and various members of the Cyan Worlds development studio will be hosting
an in-game event to interact with players and take part in a casual Q&A.
Details as follows:
What: Rand Miller In-Game Meet-&-Greet
Date: Thursday 5/24
Time: 6pm PST/9pm EST
Location: A Beginner’s Bevin
To keep up to date with the latest news and screen shots for “Myst Online: Uru
Live,” visit www.mystonline.com.
A new Crysis movie shows off multiplayer mayhem in Crytek's upcoming
first-person shooter being played under DirectX 9. The movie is available for
download on
ComputerGames.ro,
FileFront, GamersHell,
inCrysis, and
PixelRage.
A new Qtracker is now available, updating
this multifaceted server browser to version 4.52. The update dds support for the
Half-Life 1 WON2 network as a separate game, addresses a lock-up and high-cpu
utilization bug, and offers additional fixes and enhancements, all detailed in
the release notes.
- Marvel Universe
The
Marvel Universe Interview on
TenTonHammer is an article based on a sit down with Victor Wachter and
Shayne Herrera of Cryptic Studios to discuss their collaboration with Marvel
for an upcoming superhero MMORPG: "We’re building a database of every single
piece of Marvel arcana that we can find. If you’ve read some of the graphic
novels by Alex Ross, those stories are the same sort of things we’re
interested in…we want to know the ‘life’ behind the Marvel Universe. Ross
looks for the minutiae in the lives of these characters. We’re doing the
same level of research for the game, where the really big fans will
recognize a scene and appreciate the inclusion of it."
- NecroVisioN
The
NecroVisioN Q&A on
Gameguru Mania talks with The Farm 51 about their upcoming
Painkiller-engine game: "NecroVisioN is a war-horror shooter with fantasy
elements, the main idea of which is a combination of shooting & spells in
brutal and intensive combat. The player is like Van Helsing, meeting the
undead during the Great War - an explosive journey leads him into the
Underground Kingdom of vampires and demons. Our goal is to create a title
with a huge fun factor coming from shooting and basic combat with the
addition of some unusual and unprecedented elements in such type of games
like spells or fatalities."
- Duck
and Cover offers audio files extracted from the Van Buren tech demo
revealing dialogue that was to be used in Fallout 3…
- Spiderweb Software has released the
Blades of
Exile Source Code for both Windows and Mac under the Common Public
License…
- A new version of the MorphVOX Pro
voice-morphing software offers "Adaptive Clarity"…
Well we arrived safe-and-sound after a lengthy flight (we had to wait out a bit
of a traffic jam taking off from JFK). While I am still more on New York time,
I still could not quite beat Noon with this update, hence the midday links.
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