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Archived News:
GameSpot reports November 20 as the release date for Kane & Lynch: Dead Men,
IO Interactive's upcoming action game for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3. They point out
this will be a busy day for game stores, as that is also the exact release date for
Mass Effect for the 360 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for the PS3 as well as
the general target window for several other high-profile titles.
A new demo is now available for Depths of Peril, updating the sample of Soldak
Entertainment's action/RPG first released in August ( story) with
all the updates and changes that have been applied to the full game. Word is:
"The demo has all 4 classes available to play up to level 7 and contains the
first "act" of the game." The download is available from
3D Downloads,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
Telltale Games announces Season 2 of their episodic Sam & Max series will kick off with an episode titled Ice Station Santa in November. A
trailer from Ice Station Santa is now available on
FileFront and Gamer's
Hell, and here's word: "Ice Station Santa" will kick off new season
of Sam & Max games November 8 on GameTap and worldwide November 9 from Telltale
SAN RAFAEL, CA, September 26, 2007 – The innovative Sam & Max series continues
to break new ground this fall with an unprecedented second season of episodic
games, starting with the most ancient and powerful opponent the duo have ever
faced: Santa Claus!
Interactive entertainment pioneer Telltale Inc. and GameTap, the
first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc., revealed today that the first episode of Sam & Max Season Two,
"Ice Station Santa," will debut on November 8, 2007 for GameTap subscribers at
www.gametap.com. The following day, on
November 9, the premiere episode will be released worldwide from Telltale's
website www.telltalegames.com.
"The Telltale crew has been living with these characters for quite a while now
and it shows in the work," says Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell. "First seasons
are always the proving ground, so it's great that they get the chance to take
Sam & Max through a new season of ever more bizarre and hilarious episodes."
"Ice Station Santa" puts a whole new spin on the season of giving, peace, and
joy. With Christmas presents on the attack and carols of gunshots drowning out
the bells, Sam & Max must storm the North Pole to bring down a less-than-jolly
foe. Can they make sense of this Christmas conundrum in time to save the world's
children from a holiday tainted by tears, turmoil, and Torture-Me-Elmer?
"Sam & Max was our first GameTap Original title and it proved that episodic
gaming can be truly successful," said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's VP of Content
and Creative Director. "We're excited to be working with Telltale again to bring
another great season of Sam & Max to our subscribers."
Each new Sam & Max episode will launch on GameTap on the second Thursday of the
month, followed one day later by its worldwide premiere on
www.telltalegames.com. After "Ice
Station Santa" in November, Episode 2 is scheduled for January 10 for GameTap
subscribers and January 11 worldwide. Monthly releases will continue up through
the season finale in April, for a total of five games in Season Two.
"Season One was a groundbreaking accomplishment, but it's only the beginning,"
says Telltale's CEO Dan Connors. "For Season Two, we have taken all the best
elements of the first season and improved on them even more. Telltale is
cranking the whole episodic experience up another notch and you can expect a
very enjoyable six months."
As with Sam & Max Season One, customers can purchase the full Season Two set or
individual episodes from Telltale, or play the games as part of a subscription
to GameTap. Full pricing information, along with brand new "Ice Station Santa"
screenshots, video and additional Season Two details, can be found at
www.telltalegames.com/samandmaxseasontwo and
www.gametap.com/samandmax.
- Hellgate: London
The Hellgate: London Tech Q&A on YouGamers offers a 10 question interrogation of
Flagship Studios technical director Tyler Thompson, discussing the technology
behind Hellgate: London, Flagship's upcoming action/RPG. Dual cores, shader
models, DX9 vs DX10 and more are all among the topics covered.
- Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
The
Brad Wardell Q&A on Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor on
GameSpy talks with Stardock about their upcoming 4X space strategy
expansion. Topics include how rapidly Twilight of the Arnor follows after
Dark Avatar, new features, the vaguely familiar "Terror Star," civilization
specific technology trees, and more.
- Paul Wedgwood
The
Enemy Territory
QUAKE Wars Q&A on 1Up is an extended segment from a print interview from
Games for Windows Magazine. The conversation with Splash Damage's Paul
Wedgwood discusses his background in computing and his days as a Quake
addict, but doesn't really touch on Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars.
- Raph Koster
The
Raph Koster Q&A on WarCry
is an article-format interview talking with SOE expatriate about his startup
Areae Games, social networking, MMORPGs, MUDs, and more.
- Crysis on
GameSpy.
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on
GameSpy and IGN.
- Hellgate: London on
YouGamers.
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer on
RPG Vault.
- Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness
Episode 1 on 1Up.
- R-Man on
IGN.
- Sam & Max Season Two: Ice Station Santa on
1Up.
- Unreal Tournament 3 on
1Up.
A couple of folks wrote in about an ad here that popped up, which is bad enough
in itself, but even worse, opened a new window when you tried to close it. My
apologies for that… I believe this has been addressed, but if
that or any similar bad behavior rears its head, please let me know (feel free
to express anger, I would too) so I can go medieval on someone.
R.I.P.:
Buchwald Announces Own Death In First 'NYT' Online Obit Video.
The promised playable demo for Jericho is now available, providing a sample of
the upcoming horror-themed shooter that bears the name of popular author Clive
Barker. The demo premieres on
GameSpot (registration required), where word is: "This demo includes an introductory Jericho
video and lets you play as three of the Jericho squad members through the sewers
of Al Khali." The 1.1 GB download is also mirrored on
3D Downloads,
ActionTrip,
ComputerGames.ro,
FanGaming, Gamer's Hell,
and
PixelRage.
The
Bizarre Creations Website announces that Activision has purchased the
developer of the Project Gotham Racing series as well as sort-of spin-off
Geometry Wars. The update makes it clear that this move was not necessitated by
any financial woes, there will be no redundancies (firings) as a result, and
that they will not become "Activision Liverpool." What will change, however, is
that they will become much more of a multiplatform developer. Here's a bit from
the announcement, which teases two upcoming "AAA" titles, a racing game and a
"character game": The perfect solution for us is to join the ranks of
Activision, alongside their other talented studios. It's a pretty incredible
chance for Bizarre to improve ourselves and make the most of all the fantastic
new opportunities this opens up. Also, given the excellent support Activision
offer this can mean only one thing: better games.
This is fundamentally a different deal than some you've seen around the industry
recently. Bizarre isn't a developer in financial trouble, and we're certainly
not looking to be "saved" by a bigger corporation. We're a dev looking to take
our games to the next level, and make the absolute best products we can possibly
make. Likewise, Activision is not in the business of "buying out" struggling
developers either.
As you can imagine then, Bizarre are very happy with this move. Here's the
lowdown:
>> Bizarre Creations continues to exist as is. We won't
become Activision Liverpool or anything like that.
>> We will have absolutely no redundancies.
>> All of our teams continue to exist exactly how they are at
the moment. Amax team (PGR4) and Shitstorm team (The Club) will move onto new
games, whilst our Shared Technology team will use this opportunity to take our
experience and tech to new levels and new formats.
>> The Activision way of running things is "hands off".
Bizarre continue to have creative control over what we do, we still run the
studio how we see fit, and we still get to run our own web site and do all sorts
of fun community things! :)
Let's talk games then... that's why we're all here after all. Well, we're no
longer tied to just one platform for starters. Our future titles can be on
whatever we please - we are a truly multiplatform studio now. Of course that
doesn't mean that we'll be forced to make a port of every game to every console
in existence... we simply have that option available to us.
Both of our two main game teams are about to start work on two new AAA titles
for Activision. One will be a racing game, and the other a character game. Of
course we'll make some more detailed announcements in the future, but be
prepared for something big and exciting!
This press release
officially announces Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm, the
expansion for Relic's RTS game that was recently unveiled by a magazine cover
image ( story). Here's word on the expansion, due in the spring,
which will be a standalone release, not requiring the original game to
play: THQ Inc. today announced Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm,
the next standalone chapter in internal studio Relic Entertainment's
award-winning Real-Time Strategy (RTS) franchise, is scheduled for release on
Windows PC in spring 2008. Featuring an extensive interplanetary campaign
spanning an entire star system in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Warhammer
40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm introduces two all-new factions for an
unprecedented total of nine playable races. "Relic Entertainment has set the
standard for technical excellence and innovation in the RTS genre," said Bob
Aniello, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, THQ. "Dawn of War -
Soulstorm continues that tradition as a standalone title featuring all-new,
brutally addictive single and multiplayer game-play that will hook newcomers and
skilled Dawn of War veterans alike."
"In Dawn of War - Soulstorm, we've taken Games Workshop's epic war from one
planet to an entire star system," said Tarrnie Williams, general manager, Relic
Entertainment. "Allowing gamers to play nine unique races, introducing air units
and providing multiplayer achievements for the first time creates a tremendous
amount of new and challenging strategic gameplay for all players."
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm is set in Games Workshop's Warhammer
40,000 universe - a dark, futuristic, fantasy setting where armies of
technologically advanced warriors, fighting machines and hordes of implacable
aliens wage constant war - and is played by millions worldwide. Executive
produced and co-developed by Relic Entertainment in association with Iron Lore
Entertainment, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm is a complete
standalone title and will feature two all-new armies, including the malicious
Dark Eldar, for an unprecedented total of nine playable races. In addition to
new units across each of the seven existing races, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
- Soulstorm will incorporate air units for the first time and introduce
multiplayer medals, adding a whole new level of depth to online battles. The
revolutionary meta-game introduced in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark
Crusade is further expanded to an interplanetary scale in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn
of War - Soulstorm, allowing players to battle across an entire star
system.
- Unreal Tournament 3
The
Unreal Tournament 3 Chat Log on BeyondUnreal offers details on the
upcoming shooter sequel amidst the chaos of an IRC session. An article on
Shacknews
summarizes information from the chat, which discussed the "small" likelihood
that they would eventually implement cross-platform play, how the PC is
still the lead platform for the franchise, their uncertainty over when a
demo release will come, and more.
- MTV
Q&A:
I want my MTV video games on The Hollywood Reporter hears from Mika
Salmi of MTV Networks about their rapid expansion into the world of computer
and video games. They talk about the past, the success of the Guitar Hero
franchise, and what the future holds.
- Fallout
The
Jason D.
Anderson Q&A on No Mutants Allowed continues this celebration of
Fallout's 10th anniversary by chatting with the Troika co-founder about his
work as technical artist and designer on the first Fallout game.
What do my mouth and Minneapolis have in common? They both need replacement
bridges. Off to (the new) Dr. Toothy to start the process of replacing a bridge.
This is more painful to the wallet than the mouth, all the more so
when it's replacing a bridge that's already been paid for.
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