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Archived News:
The Evochron
Renegades Website is live, revealing plans for a new installment in the
Evochron series of space combat games from StarWraith (thanks
Gamer's Hell). Here's word from the
FAQ:
- Evochron Renegades is the sequel to Evochron Alliance with a lot of
design aspects heavily influenced by player feedback and requests. It is a first
person 3D space combat, trader, and mercenary simulation. You can make diverse
buying, fighting, and travelling decisions in a large universe without the
hesitation of turn-based gameplay or the reduced immersion of an
overhead/outside view. You are literally in the action with a consistent first
person viewpoint and make all gameplay decisions directly from the cockpit.
The main goal of the game's design is to provide the only freeform space-sim
that lets you buy, trade, negotiate, bribe, spy, race, transport, mine, explore,
recruit, design your ship, and protect in an open, seamless universe (without
loading screens or sudden environment flipping) also without system 'walls' or
required jump/warp gates. Freedom, interaction, and gameplay choices are the
priorities of the game's design. Fly where you want, when you want, and complete
a wide variety of activities to advance in the game and make your fortune.
Evochron Renegades offers many unique space combat and trading elements,
including a real-time dynamic changing economy, seamless environment
transitions, multi-level threat system, commodity/item trading, ship-to-ship
trading in all gameplay modes, planetary descents, diverse control support
(Mouse, Keyboard, AND Joystick control options), unrestricted open space jump
drive travel and navigation system, realistic Newtonian physics, fuel resource
management, per ship bribing, realistic revolving inventory availability,
in-cockpit inventory and trade management, gravity effects, AI based trade
negotiating, and more.
CDV Software Entertainment
announces Tarr Chronicles is gold, and that Akella's science fiction combat game
is due in North American stores on September 24: Tarr Chronicles, the
science fiction-themed space combat title from cdv Software Entertainment USA
and Akella has gone gold today. The game, which will have players creating
custom spacecraft to do battle with a dark and imposing alien threat, will ship
to North American retail on September 24, 2007. For more information about Tarr
Chronicles, please visit http://www.cdvus.com.
Lost in space and deep behind enemy lines, the player must don an elite fighter
pilot’s uniform and defend the galaxy’s last hope in Tarr Chronicles, a gripping
arcade-style space combat simulation in development by Quasar Studio and Akella.
At your disposal are dozens of detailed high-tech fighters bristling with
cannons and rocket launchers, yours to fly against an unstoppable alien menace -
the De’Khete. Intelligent squad mates with unique personalities will assist you
in frenzied white-knuckle space battles between vast fleets of fighters and
massive capital ships. From fully-customizable equipment to fast-action combat
encounters, Tarr Chronicles will keep you pinned to your seat.
LucasArts announces that the Star Wars Empire at War: Gold Pack is now available
in US stores, providing a combination of Petroglyph's Star Wars RTS game, its
Forces of Corruption expansion, and more: San Francisco, CA – Sept. 14,
2007 – LucasArts today announced that the award-winning Star Wars®: Empire at
War® and its expansion pack, Star Wars® Empire at War®: Forces of Corruption™,
are now packaged together for the first time ever in Star Wars® Empire at War®:
Gold Pack. Now available at retailers nationwide for $29.99, the compilation
also includes a hint book from Prima Games, plus all of the bonus content found
in the Collector’s Edition of Empire at War. The Gold Pack also now supports
Games for Windows and is compatible with both Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Developed by Petroglyph Games, Empire at War puts the power to command an entire
war for the Star Wars galaxy at your fingertips, with battles focused on
action-packed combat rather than tedious resource gathering. Set a few years
before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Empire at War lets
players wage war on ground and in space, as well as experience the creation of
the Rebel Alliance, the strengthening of the Empire, and the beginnings of the
Galactic Civil War.
As mastermind Tyber Zann in Forces of Corruption (also developed by Petroglyph),
you'll stop at nothing as you seek to become the most notorious criminal leader
since Jabba the Hutt. With all-new tactics like piracy, kidnapping, racketeering
and bribery, you can control the shadowy forces of corruption in your attempt to
rule the Star Wars underworld.
More information on the Star Wars® Empire at War®: Gold Pack can be found at
http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swempireatwar_franchise/.
The Arena Wars
Reloaded Website now offers a new patch to update the game as well as the
playable demo to version 2.0.16. The download is mirrored on
Gamer's Hell and The Patches Scrolls.
Another new movie from Clive Barker's Jericho is now available, profiling Lt.
Abagail Black from the upcoming horror-themed squad-based shooter. The movie is
available on
3D Downloads,
ActionTrip,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell. Also, the WorldShift Website
now offers the first movie showing off gameplay in Black Seas Studios' upcoming
real-time strategy game. The short movie shows off the Trooper character from
the game. The clip can be found on their
Trooper page.
Interview:
Creative Minds Peter Molyneux on Computer and Video Games talks with the
designer they call a "troubled genius" about his career and the impact he wants
to have on the industry going forward.
A pair of updated Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Demos are now available, one
for DirectX 10 and the other for DirectX 9, each including the same pair of
levels. The DirectX 9 version is available from
ComputerGames.Ro and
Gamer's Hell, while the DirectX 10 version can be found on
ComputerGames.Ro and
Gamer's Hell.
A Spider-Man Friend or Foe Demo offers the chance to take the movie/comic
book-based game for a spin. The demo offers the chance to play as either
Spider-Man, Green Goblin, or Venom in a pair of levels. The demo is available on
ComputerGames.Ro,
FileFront, Gamer's Hell,
and
PixelRage.
A playable demo for the PC edition of Stranglehold is now available, hoping to
woo players into a future download with this game spin-off of Hard Boiled,
the John Woo action film. Word is: "The Stranglehold PC demo will allow players
to get a taste of the intense, non-stop action, cinematic gunplay and massively
destructible environments that their itchy trigger fingers have been waiting
for. A collaboration with world renowned action film director John Woo's Tiger
Hill Entertainment, Stranglehold allows players to experience the excitement of
true next-gen action as you take on the role of Inspector Tequila created by
John Woo for his influential action film, "Hard Boiled" starring Chow Yun-Fat.
Ensnared by a crime boss with a gripping secret, Inspector Tequila is forced to
cross t he line from sworn duty to renegade cop. Engage your enemies with
intense cinematic gun battles and cause massive environmental damage in
real-time or revolutionary slow-motion Tequila Time." The download is available
from
ComputerGames.Ro,
FileFront,
FilePlanet (registration required),
FileShack,
and Gamer's Hell.
New Korean developer Reloaded Studios announces they've licensed Crytek's
CryENGINE 2 to power an upcoming action/Strategy MMORPG. Korean MMORPG developer
XLGames made a similar announcement a few weeks ago ( story), so
as Yogi Berra once put it, it's like deja vu all over again: Frankfurt,
Germany / Seoul, Korea, September 15 – Reloaded Studios, a recently formed
Korean game development company, today announce that they have entered into a
licensing agreement with Crytek, the German developers of the highly anticipated
upcoming release, Crysis, for use of the award winning CryENGINE 2 middleware to
develop their new Action Strategy MMORPG.
“Our technology team carefully reviewed and analyzed both the features and
limitations of all of the major game engines and middleware solutions which are
currently available to license, before making our choice.” says Ki-Yong Cho,
Chief Executive Officer of Reloaded Studios. “No other engine came close to
offering the dynamic features, developer friendly tools, or provided anything
near the visual quality of the CryENGINE 2. We felt it was extremely important
when our game is eventually released that it will still be able to stand apart
from all other titles, either currently existing or presently in development, in
what is now already a very competitive market. We felt only the CryENGINE 2
could support the dynamic content and massive landscapes we intend to build, let
alone do justice to the unique art style we plan on bringing to our MMO.
Licensing the CryENGINE 2 was an obvious and unanimous choice.”
“We are really looking forward to working together with Reloaded Studios on this
exciting new game development.” said Faruk Yerli, managing director of Crytek,
“The experienced team that Reloaded Studios has brought together will ensure
they have the talent and resources to create a blockbuster hit with this title.
When we saw the stunning concept visuals and exciting game design ideas they
shared with us we immediately knew that what they have planned will be a true
next-generation MMORPG, and become the kind of game which will set the visual
and game play standards against which future MMO‘s will be judged.”
Project Perfect Mod offers an unofficial
homebrew version 1.05 patch for Command & Conquer: The First Decade (thanks
Ant and
Command and Conquer DEN), since it seems possible that the second decade of
the RTS series might conclude before the promised next official patch shows up.
The patch addresses issues with Windows 95 compatibility mode, fixes LAN play,
and debugs other bugs. Of course, as with any unofficial patch, this update
is to be used at your own risk.
This press
release announces that Bounty Bay Online is, well, online, as the
pirate-themed MMOG is out of beta and available in the UK: Berlin,
14.09.2007: The open beta phase has ended – and the input and enthusiasm of
thousands of users across multiple territories, Bounty Bay Online today enters
UK online and high street game stores. Computer players can now charter a place
on the virtual decks of the MMOG role playing game, make historic discoveries
and fight great battles – either as a sea cruising solo adventurer or together
with other gamers under the flag of their own guild. Participants of the open
beta can take over their characters into the final game.
Bounty Bay Online is available at a SRP of £19.99. The first month of
subscription is free, and then the game requires a monthly subscription fee of
£6.99.
Bounty Bay Online puts gamers in the heyday of sailing ships. With their own
boat, they can explore the known world and visit 60 harbour cities in America,
Australia, Africa and Asia, but they can also set course towards European cities
like London. There, players can drop anchor and walk into the British capital of
the 15th to 17th centuries.
RPG Vault's Richard
Garriott's Tabula Rasa Art Q&A talks with a couple of Lord British's
subjects about art they've created on the clean slate in Destination Games'
MMORPG.
Well, the DirecTV dish upgrade went smoothly, though the new one is considerably
larger than the old one. However, aside from the backyard eyesore, the change is
minor, as they are only offering a few local channels as HD additions at this
point, with their big rollout still to come. And since they were already
offering local CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox in HD in the NYC area, now I get each of
those stations twice in each of standard and high definitions, and the only
thing that's really new are the Mets and Yankees in HD. But for a sports fan,
that's nothing to sneeze at, and Mets games in HD would probably be the thing I
would ask for if I could only add one thing to the lineup.
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