The most anticipated game of 2008 has officially gone gold, Take-Two announced today.
GTA fans across the globe, rejoice! The game you’ve all been waiting for is finished and ready to meet its April 29 deadline. Here’s what Take-Two top man Strauss Zelnick said at the company’s annual general meeting yesterday: “Trucks are rolling next week and there will be a lot of them”. So the GTA IV is hitting retailers soon, keep your eyes open, you might steal yourself a copy.
Pre-registrations for Rockstar Social Club have also been opened, so you’ll soon be able to record your stats in different Rockstar games, as well as compete to break other players’ records.
One last thing, Rockstar is giving out plastic keys to the first ten who complete the game 100%, so get ready.
April 18th, 2008
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Everyone’s favorite superhero, Spider-Man, will be swinging back into the video-game business in Activision’s next title, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
No details have been revealed about this upcoming Spidey title, not even what systems it’s being developed for, but it does have a neat teaser website, seizecontrol.com. As the name suggests, developers are giving players the ability to “control everything”. Although I’m convinced they’re exaggerating with that remark, it seems players will affect the outcome of the game, the way Spider-Man fights his opponents, which of his weapons get upgraded, his allies and the fate of the city of New York.
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is being developed by Activision’s internal studios Treyarch (they’ve worked on a Spider-Man game in the past) and Shaba Games. The game is expected to be released sometime this fall.
April 18th, 2008
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Gearbox’s latest entry in the Brothers in Arms series finally gets a release date, and it’s not as bad as we thought.
After first being announced in April 2006 for a holiday release of that same year, developers pushed back the game for the last part of 2007, but it didn’t come out last year either, and although a new release was scheduled for early 2008, all we got was another delay, for fiscal year 2009 (which basically meant sometime between April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009).
Fortunately we won’t have to wait until 2009 to experience more tactical FPS combat in the same WWII setting, or at least that’s what the latest trailer says. It hints towards an August release and this time I hope Gearbox mean it.
The game is being developed for the PS3, Xbox 360 and the good-old PC.
April 18th, 2008
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Well gaming has come a long way if it’s being perceived as some kind of sport. I wonder what muscles it stimulates…
According to Kotaku, after Trevor McDonald and Konnie Huq already carried the torch, it’s time for two prestigious Warcraft III players to have the honor of marching with the flame through the streets.
Jae Ho “Moon” Jang and Li “Sky” Xiaofeng are scheduled to carry the torch during this year’s Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing. They will be joined by professional StarCraft players Junchun “Pj” Sha and Lei “Leilei” Shen.
Wow, I have to say I don’t really see the point of all this. I mean gaming has nothing to do with sports…nothing whatsoever, next they’ll be asking bankers to carry the torch.
April 17th, 2008
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Funcom and Eidos have announced they are rewarding those who pre-order their upcoming MMORPG, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.
Age of Conan will apparently be released in Europe on March 23rd and if you pre-order it now you will have access to the game on May 20th, that’s a 3-day head-start. The developer and publishers have another bonus for those of you willing to spend cash early, they’ll also include an exclusive mount: the Killer Rhino or the War Mammoth.
Unfortunately not all video-game retailers are participating in this pre-order deal, so your surest bet would be to go with Gamestop or Amazon.
April 17th, 2008
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The best selling PC franchise in the history of video games passes the unbelievable 100 million-sold units mark.
EA announced today that the simulator series continues to bring in piles of cash, even though the first game was first released back in 2000. Over this eight years period, The Sims has been translated into 22 different languages and sold in 60 different countries. Unbelievable figures, but not as unbelievable as the $4 billion dollars it cashed in during this time, according to analysts.
Very impressive for a series that only sports 2 core games and a numerous line-up of add-ons and spin-offs. The Sims 3 is scheduled for 2009 and the developers say players will have the chance to freely walk their characters through the neighborhood.
EA said that “If 100 million boxes of The Sims were lined up end-to-end, they would stretch from New York city to Moscow. And, with 100 million sold, one out of seven homes in Europe and one out of three homes in America would have a product of The Sims franchise.”
Way to go Sims!
April 16th, 2008
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Afro Samurai finally gets its already long announced video-game and it’s being developed by Namco Bandai, in the spirit of the manga and anime series.
Samuel L. Jackson will star in the game as Afro, the second-best samurai in the world, out to seek revenge for his father being killed by justice, a powerful fighter who cannot be killed by conventional means. So it will be up to the players to chase this Justice and his minions throughout a medieval imaging of Japan and leaving a bloody trail.
The game’s graphics will be cell-shaded, which I think befits it very well and you’ll be glad to know it’s going to have an M rating, which means you’ll enjoy plenty of bloodshed, dismemberments and beheadings.
As in the short anime series, the soundtrack will have hip-hop influences and it will be produced by Wu-Tang Clan veteran RZA. Music will have a great role in Afro Samurai, influencing the enemy AI and the gameplay (kind of like in Samurai Champloo?) says Namco Bandai.
Afro Samurai will be out in the US for the PS3 and Xbox 360, this fall.
April 16th, 2008
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At least that’s what the results of a recent poll say.
A poll initiated by WhatTheyPlay.com, a website that describes itself as “the parents’ guide to video-games” showed that parents find intercourse between a man and a woman, in a video-game, a lot more offensive than two men kissing, multiple use of the F-word and even a graphically severed human head.
Although the number of voters hasn’t been disclosed yet, the results are very interesting to say the least. I mean I could understand sex being more offensive than using the F-word but worse than a decapitation?
See mister Thompson, in-game violence is not that bad! J
April 14th, 2008
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A demo for the highly anticipated action game will be released sometime next month, according to CVG.
American Xbox 360 owners rejoice, a demo for The Bourne Conspiracy will hit Xbox Live Marketplace next month, says Vivendi. No dates have been revealed for Europe but it’s expected it will come a bit later, considering the game will first release in the US. Also nothing confirmed for the PlayStation Network either, strange.
The Bourne Conspiracy promises to be a mega crossover between the Bourne books and all the motion pictures, which should make for an interesting game…hopefully.
April 14th, 2008
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Well GTA IV must be a God-sent gift to all the video-games retailers in the world, as it looks like it will be the best selling video-game of 2008.
Several retailers have admitted that they are surely going to struggle to meet consumer demands when Rockstar’s GTA IV launches, on April 29. However, if you’re one of the lucky few that have preordered the limited edition version of Grand Theft Auto 4, you shouldn’t worry, retailers promise you will get your hands on a copy on day one. For the many who have preordered the standard version, the news aren’t that good- you may not be able to play GTA IV as soon as you’d wish.
Here’s what GAME had to say on the matter: “We cannot guarantee delivery on the day of release for orders placed on or after the 7th of April. We are currently sold out of this item. All orders will be dispatched on a first come, first served basis.”
Gamestation continues on the same note: “Due to unprecedented demand for the standard editions of Grand Theft Auto IV, we are no longer taking pre-orders for this version.”
With some analysts predicting GTA IV will sell up to six million copies in its first week, all this shouldn’t come as a surprise…aftar all Karl Lagerfeld is going to be in it 
April 10th, 2008
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After several push-backs PS3’s FPS finally gets a final release date, but for Europe only.
Although the game was announced for May back in February, but no one really believed it, and they had a pretty good reason, considering all the delays. Haze was originally planned for the first half of 2007, then it was pushed back to before March this year and then again to autumn.
Today Ubisoft announced that the PS3 exclusive sci-fi shooter, developed by Free Radical Design will reach European retailer shelfs on May 23. No official date was disclosed for North America by the publisher, but according to online retailers it will reach Americans on May 20.
What’s very interesting is that Rock Band for the 360 will hit European stores on the same date, May 23. Let the battle begin.
April 9th, 2008
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Now here’s a real case of video-game violence, not the kind of crap Jack Thompson is talking about.
Darisabel Baez was killed by her mother’s boyfriend, one Harve L. Johnson, using a video-games console controller. Her mother, Neida E. Baez, told the police she heard the girl crying as the man was beating her but didn’t bother to do anything about it until she realized the girl was unconscious.
The girl’s mother said she called the ambulance when Johnson brought her the girl all wet from an attempt to revive her in the bathtub. The killer admitted to hitting her with the controller several times but did not want to say why. My guess he just beat her out of rage, she probably did some kid stuff and annoyed the bastard. Baez told the police her boyfriend had abused the little girl in the past and the coroner stated he has never seen such a case of child abuse in all his years on the job.
Both the murderer and the girl’s mother have been arrested and remain into custody. His bail was set at $200,000 while hers at $25,000.
I can’t believe people like these even exist, him I can sort of understand, he’s an animal and it wasn’t his child, but the mother…I’m against the death penalty, but a part of me wants them to fry for what they did!
April 9th, 2008
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Well even though it’s been a while since I wrote the Uwe Boll must be stopped post, things are finally looking up, finally a chance to stop him from ever coming near a film set again.
In an interview with Fearnet, Boll says he has heard about the online petition, started as a means to stop him from making a mockery out of video-games, by creating lousy movie adaptations, but also mentions he is unimpressed with the 18.000 votes raised (at that time). When asked what number of votes would be enough to get him to stop making those disasters he likes to call movies, the German director said “one million”.
Well that remark alone seems to have pissed off the gaming community once more, because in just a few days from the interview, the signature count reached a massive 38.000 votes. Sure it’s nowhere near the 1.000.000 “desired” by Boll and it will very likely never get that many votes, but it’s enough to raise some attention to his “work”.
Please visit Fearnet and read the whole interview, you’ll grow to hate him even more, him and his 3rd hand “movies”.
April 7th, 2008
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Rockstar Games announced to day it has created a new studio through the acquisition of Mad Doc Software.
Mad Doc has worked together with Rockstar in the past, on Bully: The Scholarship edition, so the developers of GTA knew what they were buying. Founded in 1999 by doctor Ian Lane Davis, Mad Doc Software was most famous for its work on Empire Earth II, but it has also developed and provided contracting services for many other popular titles.
“The team at Mad Doc Software is extremely talented,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “Bringing them within the Rockstar Games family will enhance our core technology and further support our commitment to creating progressive and innovative gaming experiences.”
Dr. Davis, now leader of Rockstar New England, had this to say: “To be a part of Rockstar Games is an amazing opportunity for everyone here. We’re eager to bring our expertise to bear in the character-driven, open-world stories that make Rockstar Games titles so uniquely compelling.”
April 7th, 2008
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The cast of Max Payne, the movie is slowly taking shape and Chris O’Donnell is the latest addition to the list.
Don’t worry everyone, Mark Whalberg is still going to play the main role, Chris O’Donnell will play another major part, that of a certain “executive” called Jason Colvin. Although good-ol’ Chris hasn’t landed any major roles for some time now, he’s proven a talented actor in classics like Scent of a woman, alongside Al Pacino, or Batman Forever and Batman and Robin. I for one he’s a great addition to the cast.
The list of actors booked for Max Payne also includes Beau Bridges, Donal Logue, Mila Kunis and Ludacris. The movie is set to hit cinemas across the world in mid-October 2008.
April 7th, 2008
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