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Archived News:
A second playable demo for SEGA Rally Revo is now available, allowing another
test drive of the rally racing game. Word is: "SEGA® of America, Inc. announced
that the PC demo for SEGA Rally Revo™, the truly thrilling and highly
anticipated racing game, is available for download. The demo features two quick
race tracks taken from the colorful, steep sided Canyon environment and the
gloriously muddy and downright dirty Tropical environment. Players will also
have the choice of literally tearing up the deformable surfaces in either the
Mitsubishi Evo IX FQ3 or the Subaru Impreza STi Spec C type RA." The download is
available from
3D Downloads,
ComputerGames.ro,
FileFront,
FileShack, Gamer's Hell,
PixelRage, and
Strategy Informer.
The Lord of the Rings
Online: Shadows of Angmar Website now offers highlights from the upcoming
Book 11 update for Turbine's Tolkienesque MMORPG. Word from the overview is:
The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ is proud to announce
the next installment in our free content updates – Book 11: Defenders of
Eriador! Book 11 features skill updates to two classes (Minstrel and
Lore-master), challenging new raid content, new high-level world content,
enhancements to monster play, and most exciting of all, player-owned housing!
The epic adventure continues in Book 11: Defenders of Eriador.
Kotaku Australia reports that Soldier of Fortune Payback has been refused
classification by the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification
(OFLC), though Activision claims this is unrelated to the release date setback
the game has suffered in Australia that will not impact other territories. This
means the game will have to be reworked to be sold down under, but also should
reassure fans of the series that Payback contains the graphic violent content
for which earlier installments in the mercenary shooter series were notorious.
- Pacific Storm: Allies
A new movie from Pacific Storm:
Allies offers a look at the coming action/RTS game expansion. Word is: "The
new trailer focuses on the cinematic aircraft combat in the game, giving
viewers a firsthand look at the game’s upgraded graphics engine and highly
detailed aircraft." The trailer can be found on
FileFront and
Gamer's Hell.
- Brutal Legend
A trailer from Brutal Legend (Brütal
Legend?) shows off Double Fine's recently unveiled hard-rock fantasy game
featuring the likeness of Jack Black. No platforms have been revealed yet,
but we suspect this is a console game. The trailer is on
Games Radar.
- Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack
The
Guild Wars Q&A on GuildWars.com chats with Daniel Dociu about the
upcoming Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack. Topics include the pack's contents,
what makes its missions different, locations, challenges in creating the
pack, and more.
- Shot-Online
RPG
Vault's Shot-Online Q&A talks with Christopher Yamauchi, producer on
this MMO sports game he claims represents "a fusion of gaming genres."
- Blue Mars on
Shacknews. Concept art from a coming CryENGINE 2-MMOG.
- Dead Island on
FileFront.
- The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific on
FileFront.
- Shadowgrounds Survivor on
FileFront.
Man it's getting dark earlier and earlier… I hate that. Oh well, I can't let
that stand in my way, as we still have leftover ground beef. Fire up the outdoor
lighting, it's time for more hamburgers!
As noted on
the Hellgate London Website, Flagship Studios' action/RPG is gold, to be
released in North America on October 31. For those unwilling to wait until
Halloween for the game to get the hell out of the gate, word is a playable
single-player demo is due for widespread release on Friday after debuting on
AOL's GameDaily
tomorrow: San Francisco, CA (October 16, 2007) – Demons of London beware!
Your reign of terror is officially coming to an end! Electronic Arts, Namco
Bandai Games, and Flagship Studios are excited to announce that Hellgate™:
London has gone to gold master and will be available exclusively for the PC on
October 31st in North America.
"This has been an amazing journey for us and we couldn't be more proud of what
we've accomplished," said Flagship Studios CEO, Bill Roper. "We're anxious to
get Hellgate: London into gamers' hands and we can't wait to play right along
with them."
And for gamers who can't wait until Halloween to get their Demon-slaying on,
Flagship Studios is releasing a singleplayer demo this Friday, October 19th.
The singleplayer demo represents just a small taste of the Hellgate: London
experience. Gamers can choose from two of the game's six character classes: the
Blademaster, a master of swordplay and action-packed melee combat, or the
Marksman, a cool, calculating, long-range specialist.
In the demo, these heroes are able to battle through a small handful of
storyline and side quests as they adventure through the streets and tunnels
around London's Holborn Station.
Hellgate: London combines the depth of role-playing games and the action of
first-person shooter titles, while offering infinite playability with
dynamically generated levels, items, enemies, and events. Whether online or off,
a player creates a heroic character, completes quests, and battles through
innumerable hordes of demons to advance through experience levels and branching
skill paths. A robust, flexible skill and spell system, highly customizable
appearances, and a massive variety of randomly generated equipment allow players
to create their own unique hero.
Hellgate Halloween is fast approaching! Stay tuned for more news at:
www.hellgatelondon.com.
Ubisoft announces that Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East is
shipping, and Nival's standalone expansion for the turn-based strategy sequel is
now available in the US. A demo of the expansion is available
( story), and here's the announcement: SAN FRANCISCO –
October 17, 2007 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers,
announced today that Heroes of Might & Magic® V: Tribes of the East for the PC
has shipped to retailers nationwide. Developed by Nival Interactive, this
stand-alone product will allow both long-time fans and series newcomers to enjoy
the dramatic evolution and conclusion of the Heroes® V experience. Heroes of
Might & Magic® V: Tribes of the East is rated "T” for Teen and has an MSRP of
$29.99.
About Heroes of Might & Magic® V: Tribes of the East For the first time, play as
the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you
explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart
fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that
threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.
Heroes of Might & Magic® V: Tribes of the East chronicles the final chapter in
the epic struggle that began with the interrupted wedding of Queen Isabel.
Players will follow the steps of the Necrolord Arantir as he uncovers the
prophecy of the Dark Messiah of Might and Magic(TM) and exposes the Demon
Sovereign's conspiracy.
Following this brilliant conclusion to the Heroes of Might & Magic® V story, the
world of Ashan will never be the same again…
KEY FEATURES:
• New Orc Faction: First made famous in Dark Messiah of Might and Magic(TM), the
brutal Orc faction now comes to the Heroes® series. Savage, fiercely proud and
resolutely independent, the Orcs put the "might” in Might and Magic®. This
faction's troops include Orcs, Goblins, Cyclops and the famed Pao Kais.
• New Campaign: Experience the dramatic conclusion of the usurper Biara's reign.
Discovering the demonic influence that corrupts the Haven knights, the savage
Orc clans will take up arms to eradicate the Inferno threat. Characters from
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic will also appear to bring an unexpected twist to
this multi-layered plot. In addition, Tribes of the East will also feature 10
multiplayer and five single-player maps.
• New Upgrade Level: Every creature in the Heroes V universe will get an
alternative upgrade level, increasing the total number of creatures in the
Heroes of Might and Magic V line to over 170! These powerful new abilities are
sure to become an integral part of your combat tactics.
• Extra Content: Expand your arsenal and gameplay with new spells, new
artifacts, new buildings and innovative new features such as the combo-based
Artifact Power Link and Battle Rage, the unique racial ability of the Orcs.
• Standalone Product: In order to allow both fans and newcomers to enjoy this
dramatic conclusion to the Heroes V experience, Tribes of the East will be a
standalone product – no previous Heroes game installations will be required to
play.
Such Things That Never Was, a blog devoted to cancelled media, offers a list
of "18 canceled games you never knew existed unless you worked on them" (thanks
Kotaku Australia). One of the games on the list that we actually have heard
of is Deus Ex 3, the action/RPG follow-up. There is no accompanying explanation
for how they know the game is cancelled, but development of the game has never
actually been confirmed either ( story), so the fairest way to
characterize this is the rumored cancellation of a rumored sequel. Update:
This note has been added to the mention of Deus Ex 3: "Eidos announced back in
May that their Montreal studio will be makng [sic] a new Deus Ex 3 different
from the one canceled."
A demo for Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals is now available, offering the chance
to sample the just-released expansion for the zoo series that allows you to open
your own Jurassic Park (just keep that chaos theory in mind). The demo is
available on the Zoo Tycoon
Demos Page, and the 250 MB download is mirrored on
3D Downloads,
FileFront,
FileShack, Gamer's Hell,
and
PixelRage.
DIGITAL KICKERS, an all-caps indie
developer, announces the release of FASTER, their all-caps racing game, along
with a playable demo that offers the chance to check it out. Word is this game
is different from similar games by virtue of being FASTER: "FASTER is our first
project, there are some similar videogames, but it isn't FASTER. If you play
with it you will feel into a community of good players and rivals with a special
intention: be the fastest. You can do new friends or powerful rivals, you
decide, you have the control!" The demo is mirrored on
Gamer's Hell.
Rising Force
Online Goes Free to Play as Codemasters Online Re-launch Game has word that
RF Online
is now a completely free-to-play MMOG: Wednesday, 17th October (2pm GMT) –
Codemasters Online is pleased to announce that RF Online is now a completely
free-to-play MMORPG with the full game now available for download with no
monthly subscription required.
RF Online is an epic mix of traditional fantasy and futuristic Sci-Fi set in the
deep space galaxy of Novus where three races compete in an ultimate struggle for
power and resource. Celebrating the games re-launch, new players can now also
experience the all-new free expansion, Episode II: Pioneers of Novus available
for free to all players of the game.
“RF Online is a great game with a strong community and by making the game
free-to-play we’re inviting absolutely everyone to come and enjoy this unique
Sci-Fantasy online RPG,” commented Kyle Rowley, Community Manager, Codemasters
Online.”
Following the recent hugely successful re-launch of ArchLord as a free-to-play
game growing the games player base by 700%, Codemasters Online are looking
forward to attracting a surge of new interest in this amazing and now free
MMORPG.
“Moving RF Online to free-to-play game marks yet another milestone for
Codemasters Online and the wider industry. We have proven with ArchLord that has
been downloaded over 1million times the potential success that can be
experienced and we are pleased to be in a position to re-launch RF Online using
a similar model. We invite players from around the world to download the game
for free and join us in Novus,” commented Ed Relf, Director of Marketing,
Codemasters Online.”
For more information or to download the full free game of RF Online please visit
www.rf-onlinegame.com
The
Loki: Heroes of Mythology Product Section now features a new patch for the
US edition of Cyanide's action/RPG bringing it to the same version 1.0.7.0 as
the recent patch for the European edition ( story), though the
patch notes in this case have been boiled down to "Fixes Multi-Player bugs." The
separate patch is because the US edition uses SecureROM for copy protection,
rather than the StarForce DRM from the European edition. The 109 MB download is
mirrored on
FileFront, Gamer's Hell,
and The
Patches Scrolls.
The Cyanide Studio FTP Server
now offers downloads of new patches for Cycling Manager 2007, updating the
various editions of the sports management sequel to version 1.0.3.1 (thanks
Gamer's Hell).
The change log outlines what's new and different.
The
Ascension to the Throne Product Section offers a new patch (new-ish, it's a
couple of weeks old) for the English edition of this turn-based strategy game
(thanks Gamer's Hell). The 1 MB patch updates the English edition of the game to version
1.1.0.128, and what's new and different is outlined in the
change notes.
GamerZines' MMORPG Magazine
offers a free Guild Wars mini-pet and the chance to win a unique World of
Warcraft mount.
I still haven't cracked open my copy of The Orange Box, as I decided to start
off by playing through Half-Life 2 again. I'm going to bust open TOB out today
to check out TF2, and have a quickie with Portal, but it's been a load of fun
replaying HL2 in the meantime.
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