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Archived News:
1UP reports that the
Entertainment Software Rating Board
Website has rated Lost Planet: Colonies "Teen" for the Xbox 360 and PC.
What's not clear is whether this is an expansion for Lost Planet: Extreme
Condition, a sequel to the third-person science-fiction combat game, or some
other form of spin off.
Firefly Studios and GameCock
announce Stronghold Crusader Extreme (thanks Gamer's Hell), described as a new and
improved edition of Stronghold Crusader, the strategy sequel released in 2002
(published by GameCock predecessor Gathering of Developers). Word is:
Firefly Studios and Gamecock Media are delighted to announce Stronghold
Crusader Extreme, the new and improved version of the best selling Stronghold
Crusader. Stronghold Crusader Extreme features huge battles with over 10000
units on screen, a new Extreme Trail which will test even the best Crusader
players and a new tactical aid bar which allows you to unleash super moves on
your enemies. Also included in the package is the original Stronghold Crusader
featuring limited edition content which was previously only released in the US.
Stronghold Crusader Extreme will be available Spring 2008. Click here for more
details.
The Battlefield Website has further follow-up on news that illicit ranked
servers were running to allow players to pad their stats ( story).
Word is over 700 accounts have been reset as a result of cheating: It is
always our commitment to work to prevent cheating and stat padding as part of an
ongoing process. After the problems brought to light recently we have been
working with the Ranked Server Providers to bring the stat padding to an end as
well as dealing with those who have been using the exploit to boost their
scores. Since the problem was detected, we have reset over 700 accounts of
players found to be padding and will continue to do so whilst we secure the
ranking system from future attacks. Please report any servers or players you
suspect of cheating and/or padding to EA Customer Support through the website at
http://support.ea.com.
Shacknews has a
correction to reports they posted earlier that the US edition of Age of Conan
will be censored in North America, saying they've learned from Funcom that the
NA edition of the MMORPG will not be censored, and will be rated "Mature" by the
ESRB. The earlier reports stated that the game would contain nipples that would
not be shown in the US edition, but the subsequent clarification of the game's
"M" rating says it will not contain any nudity. The original report also
correctly stated the German edition of the game will have some of its violence
cut.
Sierra announces the availability of the game tie-in for The Spiderwick
Chronicles: Los Angeles – Feb. 5, 2008 – Sierra Entertainment, a division
of Vivendi Games, has shipped The Spiderwick Chronicles™, a video game based on
the upcoming 2008 theatrical release of the same name by Paramount Pictures and
Nickelodeon Films, to major retailers today. The Spiderwick Chronicles, which
recreates the fantastical world of the Spiderwick film and popular book series,
gives gamers the opportunity to explore the world of the unseen on the Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home video game system,
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS™, Windows PC and mobile
phones.
The Universal
Boxing Manager Download Page now offers patches to update the PC and Mac
editions of this sports simulation to version 1.3.8. The new version improves
round scoring, statistics, adds the ability to throw in the towel, and more.
Part six in the seemingly endless series of Turok "making of" movies offers
further insights into the creation of the shooter sequel, which is now available
for consoles while development continues on the PC edition. The "Awakening the
Giants" clip can be found on
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
- Pirates of the Burning Sea
The
Pirates of the Burning Sea Q&A on GameSpot chats with Kevin Maginn of
Flying Lab Software, learning more about the just-launched seafaring MMORPG.
- (The Sims 2: Free Time
)The leisure-time activities in The
Sims 2: Free Time are discussed in a new video interview with Bim
Majekodunmi, lead producer on the upcoming wee people expansion. The clip
is available on
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, and
Gamer's Hell.
- Cabal Online
RPG
Vault's Cabal Online Q&A Part 2 concludes their recent run of Cabal
rousing, asking David Hoffman and Sean Mackay questions about combat,
equipment, magic, and more in their MMORPG.
SEGA announces that The Club is gold, and the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3
shooter is due in stores in two weeks: SEGA announced today that The Club
for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC has officially gone gold and will hit stores in
North America on February 19, 2008.
Developed by award winning developer Bizarre Creations, The Club takes the
explosive action of the shooter genre and blends it with break-neck speed of
high-octane race titles to create a radically new kind of action experience.
Players will choose one of eight uniquely trained killers motivated by greed,
each with their own combat techniques and representing a variety of countries
and backgrounds in an attempt to stay alive in the most ruthless underground
elite fighting club. In addition to the intense single player experience, The
Club also features eight different multiplayer modes for up to eight players at
a time.
Playable demos of The Club are currently available for download via Xbox® LIVE
and PlayStation® Network. An all-new PC demo will be released soon.
To pre-order the game and take advantage of a special bonus offer, check out
GameStop.com: www.gamestop.com
The Club carries a suggested retail price of $59.99 and is rated “M” for
“Mature.” For more information on The Club, please visit:
www.theclubgame.com.
Planet
Battlefield has more new details on Battlefield Heroes as skinny (some of it just semi-accurate) about the free-to-play installment in DICE's shooter series continues to
slowly drip out. They have a bunch of bullet points based on an article in the
latest issue of Games For Windows magazine that outline the abilities of
a few classes (Soldier, Commando, and Gunner), how scoring will work, a bit on
in-game items, and gameplay factors like shorter spawn times, how vehicles spawn
when you arrive at proper location, how firefights will be longer, and the
game's support for "lone
wolf" gameplay. There's also a bit that sheds more confusion on the question of
whether this will be a third-person game ( story) or not
( story), as it says the "entire game is 3rd person," but then
qualifies that, suggesting like Vizzini in The Princess Bride, the word "entire"
doesn't mean what someone thinks it means: "Entire game is 3rd person so you can see
the customizations your player has. Also allows you to see your player blown
into the air. If 1st person is really wanted it can be changed over time."
MCV
has word that Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will make its announced release window
( story), as the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 editions of the tactical
shooter sequel are all expected to be released on March 21, 2008.
Lighthouse Interactive and dtp Entertainment announce March 28 as the new
release date for Belief & Betrayal, the religion-themed adventure game that's
been available in Europe since last year. Belief and betrayal is a good way to
describe game release dates, as they involve the belief these dates will be met
and the occasional betrayal when they are not. Apropos to that, Belief &
Betrayal has been delayed a few times ( story and
story), but this release date fits in the last announced window
of first quarter of this year. The announcement is accompanied by
some new screenshots.
The
NVIDIA AGEIA PhysX Acquisition Q&A on FiringSquad talks with NVIDIA's Derek
Perez about the acquisition of AGEIA, a fellow all-caps hardware company. He
uses the same "heterogeneous computing model" phrase used yesterday to announce
the move ( story), an interesting take, since it sounds like they
plan to homogenize AGEIA's PPU onto their GPUs, saying "Physics is a natural for
processing on the GPU." As for existing stand-alone PhysX cards, he says: "We
will continue to support the current line of Ageia products that are on the
market today."
The Adventure Company
announces the North American release of The Experiment, Lexis Numérique's adventure game known
elsewhere as Experience 112. Word is: February 5 2008. Toronto, Canada:
The Adventure Company, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software
around the world, today announced the adventure game The Experiment for Windows®
is shipping to stores across North America for the suggested retail price of
$29.99 USD.
Begin your innovative shared adventure in what appears to be a deserted old
ship, grounded on a beautiful Pacific island. You mysteriously find yourself in
the ship’s operations room faced with a highly advanced panel of controls,
surveillance monitors and a wide array of sophisticated technology. As you watch
the monitors for other signs of life, you discover a woman. Unable to find a way
to communicate with her directly, you realize you are her only hope. She needs
your help.
The problem is, you too are being held prisoner by an unseen captor. Soon you
come to realize the only way to escape is to help one another. But… who are you?
Who is she? Why do you control both your fates? Is escape from this floating
prison your only goal, or is there a more cryptic scheme?
Features:
• Unlock a powerful story revealed through vivid flashbacks
and shocking plot twists
• Each character has independent attitudes, notions, and
fears requiring you to build trust with the other character and overcome human
and environmental challenges.
• As the extended eyes and ears of the captive woman,
explore every corner of the eerie ship scouting the path ahead for unseen
dangers and enemies.
• Strategically employ high-tech surveillance equipment to
solve ingenious puzzles including: the ship’s intranet, full 3D rotation
cameras, light intensifiers, heat detectors, thermal vision and even cameras on
remote-control vehicles
“Adventure gamers should get ready for a unique challenge where they need to act
as the eyes and the ears of a mysterious woman, seemingly held captive in a
dilapidated ship,” said Byron Gaum, Senior Product Manager at DreamCatcher
Games. “The Experiment is full of mystery, suspense and unexpected plot twists.
The characters are dynamic, the setting is eerie and the puzzles are innovative.
Gaming enthusiasts are in for a treat with this one!”
The Experiment for Windows® has an ESRB rating of T for Teen. For further
information please visit our website at
www.adventurecompanygames.com.
IGN reports that the soccer/football series known as Winning Eleven Soccer
in the United States will now be known as Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, the same
title the sports game carries in the rest of the world. They wistfully point out
that this means an end to the dream that the next installment in the series would be known
as Winning Eleven Soccer 11.
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Ghost in the Sheet is now available for online sales and download,
offering puzzles in a paranormal vein…
Today is "Super Tuesday," where almost half the states in the country, including
mine, will vote in the primary elections. A small percentage of the country has
already voted in previous primaries, eliminating a vast majority of candidates.
Democracy in action.
R.I.P.: Americas Last
Iwo Jima flag veteran dies.
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