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Archived News:
A post on the Flagship Studios Website contradicts reports that Flagship has
closed, though they do grant that most of their employees have been laid off.
They do say, however, that they are still owners of the IPs for both
Hellgate: London and Mythos, but that they are currently not accepting new
Hellgate: London subscriptions, nor are they billing current subscribers:
San Francisco, CA (July 14, 2008) -- Flagship Studios has announced today
that despite rumors to the contrary, the company is still operating.
“It is with deep regret that I must announce that Flagship Studios has laid off
most employees. However, the core management and founding team members are still
at Flagship.” said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. “The past five years
have been an incredible experience for us, but unfortunately, we couldn’t
sustain the size of the company any longer.”
Flagship Studios owns the rights to all its technology and IP, including
Hellgate: London and Mythos. Due to the current situation, Flagship will not be
taking any new subscribers for Hellgate: London, and all current subscriptions
will not be billed.
Flagship wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to those that have supported
the company and games over the past five years.
Frontlines: Fuel of War Website
announces there will be downtime on their login server for a couple of hours on
Thursday : We will be performing maintenance on our login servers on
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 between 8:30 am (EDT) and 11:00 am (EDT). During this
time you may be unable to join online games or may lose connection with online
games you are playing. This only affects PC players.
The E3 trailer for Far Cry 2 is online to offer a look at the beauty of Africa,
and the ugliness of the combat taking place there. The clip can be found on
ComputerGames.ro, Gamer's
Hell, and
IGN.
Another new trailer from Dead Space shows off more of the upcoming
science fiction horror game. This "lullaby" trailer was not given ESRB approval
for North America, so North Americans should hide their eyes while watching, or
something like that. The clip is posted on
Gametrailers, though
it may be slow in loading, as the site seems to be having troubles, perhaps
related to E3 media.
A new trailer from Wheelman offers
new footage from this upcoming Diesel-powered driving action game as well as
some scenes from a prior trailer. The clip features a Vin Diesel voiceover, and
concludes once again promising a fall release. The clip is located on
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
The E3 trailer for Spore offers a narrated introduction to EA Maxis' upcoming
life simulation, clearly indicating that intelligent design, rather than
evolution is at work in this game. The movie is posted on
Gamer's Hell and
MyGameTrailers.
Activision's E3 press release highlights their partnership with Metallica
for Guitar Hero content, while discussing other future game plans. The
release makes brief mention of Singularity, calling this the working
title for "a first person action game, based on an all-new wholly owned
intellectual property, from Raven Software." There's also a bit more detail on
the next Wolfenstein game: Wolfenstein™ – From id Software’s
critically-acclaimed and multi-million unit selling Wolfenstein universe, which
pioneered and defined the first-person action genre, comes the ultimate
supernatural thriller. Set within a near-fictional, historical WWII setting,
players take on the role of the heroic OSA agent BJ Blazkowicz as they are
thrust into the unknown and unexpected to battle against combat troops,
otherworldly forces, and the dark science created by a supernatural Nazi force
hell-bent on world domination. Wolfenstein offers players an action-packed
experience as they investigate the powers of a dark parallel dimension, join
with resistance forces, and employ an arsenal of conventional and otherworldly
weapons in attempts to annihilate the Nazi war machine. Ensuring a deep variety
of action, Wolfenstein provides gamers with an assortment of interlinked
missions that drive an intense, story-driven combat experience; while the
Wolfenstein multiplayer experience continues the world-renowned tradition of
class-based team objective gameplay with a full arsenal of conventional and
supernatural weapons for addictive online warfare. (Xbox 360™, PS3, Windows®
PC).
Paradox Interactive announces that City Life 2008 Edition is now shipping
to stores in North America, albeit a couple of months after it was expected
( story). The latest installment in this urban planning series is
also available for online purchase from
GamersGate, and the game has been available in Europe since February
( story). Here's the announcement: New York, USA (July 15,
2008) - Global publisher Paradox Interactive today confirmed that the much
anticipated city building strategy game – City Life 2008 Edition, has begun
shipping to stores across North America.
The game will allow players to:
-Play in 'Freeform' or 'Scenario' modes upon any one of thirty-seven terrain
maps.
-Choose from a huge collection of 350+ buildings.
-Upgrade infrastructure and manage electrical and waste provision.
-Balance the city budget by attracting income from tourist revenues and taxes.
-Monitor up to ten individual residents at any one time and construct world
famous monuments from a list of dozens including: the White House, the Taj Mahal
and a fully sized Olympic Stadium.
Total freedom of construction is afforded to players to create the cities of
their dreams.
City Life 2008 Edition has been rated Teen and has a SRP of 29.99 USD.
Capcom official announces Flock, though a preview ( story)
already revealed the existence of Proper Games' upcoming downloadable puzzle
game that's due this holiday season. The game is being developed by vets of the
development teams for Crackdown, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, and Lemmings, and
the later game seems to be the inspiration for this flocking game: SAN
MATEO, Calif. — Jul 15, 2008 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide
developer and publisher of video games, today announced Flock! (working title)
for PLAYSTATION®Network, Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows® PC. Developed by Proper
Games™, whose talented team members are known for their previous work on
Lemmings, Crackdown, and Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Flock! is currently
scheduled for a downloadable release this Holiday season.
In Flock!, players take control of a UFO that has been given the challenge of
herding farm animals to its mothership through a variety of puzzle-filled
interactive levels, including corn fields, pastures and other “plushie”-like
environments. In order to succeed, players will have to manage the quirkiness of
the animal’s distinct behaviors, as well as solve a series of environmental
puzzles using Flock’s! physics-based gameplay. The animals that populate these
islands – sheep, chickens, pigs, cows and more – respond to the UFO in all kinds
of eccentric ways based on their nature. By finding or creating a passable route
across a level, players can herd the animals safely toward their ship. Solving
the puzzles within the suggested time limit yields exciting rewards, but players
can also take their time in order to find more hidden bonuses. With a unique
theme, clever humor and easy pick-up-and-play controls, Flock! promises to be an
instant hit with gamers of all ages!
Flock! uses a sophisticated physics engine that drives the challenging puzzle
elements of the game. Whether using the Tractor Beam to move obstacles out of
the way or the Depressor Beam to stamp out crop circles to guide your herds,
being an extraterrestrial has never been this fun! Friends will also be able to
join in on the animal herding adventures through co-op play. And when all the
levels have been completed, the journey is just getting started as users will be
able to make their own customized puzzle-filled levels using the level editor.
Flock! comes packed with so much content, the potential fun is out of this
world!
Encore games announces their
Mystery Adventure line of PC games, which includes the previously announced
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon and Sinking Island along with
two previously unrevealed titles, Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy and
Still Life 2. Word is Dracula 3 and Sinking Island are due in August,
Nostradamus is due in September, and Still Life 2 is planned for a fall release:
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy is the first and only game to feature Nostradamus
and his prophecies. This engaging story is set in Salon de Provence, France
during the French Renaissance in 1566. Catherine de Médicis, the mother of King
Charles IX, has paid a visit to her doctor, Nostradamus, hoping to find a cure
for her deadly curse. Nostradamus’ daughter Madeleine, disguised as her brother,
sets out to help the queen mother. Madeleine will encounter a string of murders
and political intrigue that could destroy the French royal family. Nostradamus:
The Last Prophecy is scheduled to be released in September 2008 on PC with an
anticipated ESRB Rating of Teen. Watch the game trailer and get more information
at www.mysteryadventuregames.com.
A game produced by Microïds, Elektrogames, TOTM Studio, Kheops Studio and
Mzone Studio and developed by Kheops Studio, TOTM Studio and Mzone Studio.
Still Life 2
Still Life 2 is the second chapter in the Still Life story. Victoria McPherson,
FBI investigator, has been following the case of the East Coast Killer, an
elusive serial murderer who has taken several lives in the East Coast of the
United States. As Victoria attempts to crack the case, she meets journalist,
Paloma Hernandez who claims to have vital information about the killer, but now
she has been kidnapped! Players must stop the East Coast Killer before he
murders Paloma, and continues his rampant killing spree. Still Life 2 is
anticipated to be released in Fall 2008 on PC with the anticipated ESRB rating
of Teen. Watch the game trailer and get more information at
www.mysteryadventuregames.com.
A game produced by Microïds and developed by GameCo Studios.
The new World of Warcraft version 2.4.3 patch is now live.
IncGamers
has the complete patch notes, and for those not getting the automatic update, a
manual version of the US patch is available on
ActionTrip,
AtomicGamer,
FileFront, Gamer's Hell,
and
Games32. International editions of the manual patch can be found on
ActionTrip and
Games32.
More on the id, EA Deal
on IGN elicits thoughts from id Software's John Carmack on id's publishing
deal with EA for Rage, their upcoming shooting/driving game. Word is: "This a
short-term deal based solely on Rage, but it's clear that both companies are
treating this as a test for possible future collaboration. David DiMartini, the
head of EA Partners, said that EA would love to publish future id games."
Carrying a slightly different tone
GameSpot's John Carmack Q&A
on the topic has a frank quote, indicating id had to overcome some rage against
the EA machine: "I'll admit that, if you asked me years ago, I still had
thoughts that EA was the Evil Empire, the company that crushes the small
studios...I'd have been surprised, if you told me a year ago that we'd end up
with EA as a publisher." He goes on to say it was talking to folks like Valve
that helped change their minds: "When we went out and talked to people,
especially EA Partners people like Valve, we got almost uniformly positive
responses from them." He goes on to point out that an EA Partners deal "isn't
really a publishing arrangement. Instead, they really offer a menu of
services--Valve takes one set of things, Crytek takes a different set, and we're
probably taking a third set." The GameSpot story links to their copy of the
Rage Trailer,
which can also be found on
GameTrailers and
Shacknews.
The E3 video for Mirror's Edge is now available, showing the acrobatic
Parkour moves and combat (as well as some odd transitions) from a first-person
perspective using in-game footage from DICE's upcoming action game. The movie
can be found on
ActionTrip,
FileFront, and Gamer's
Hell.
A new E3 movie from Ghostbusters: The Video Game shows off who you're gonna call
in case of a marshmallow monster attack. Grab your proton pack and head over to
GameTrailers,
Shacknews, and
Voodoo
Extreme. Just don't cross the streams.
The Jumpgate
Evolution Intro Q&A on Gamer's Hell is a publisher distributed internal Q&A
about Jumpgate Evolution, the upcoming MMORPG revival. A general overview of the
project is provided, but there's a great moment at the end, where there's a
noncommittal answer to a question about the launch of beta testing, which make
you wonder why they asked themselves the question in the first place.
Day one or day two of E3, depending on your accounting. Today are press
conferences from Sony and Nintendo, so it may be that much more console-centric.
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