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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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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Relic has announced that it’s finally begun work on a sequel for the popular RTS series, Warhammer 40.000:Dawn of War.
The sci-fi side of Warhammer is definitely one of my favorite universes and Warhammer 40.000:Dawn of War is right up there with the greatest strategy video-games I’ve ever had the chance to play. And on this happy day, the guys at Relic have made an announcement I have been waiting for some time now, Dawn of War 2 is coming.
The game is developed for the PC only and it’s scheduled to hit retailers across the world, early spring 2009. According to THQ, Dawn of War 2 is “intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign.”
Those who bought the most recent expansion to Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War, entitled Soulstorm get special treatment, they will receive invites for the multiplayer beta testing of the sequel.
April 4th, 2008
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The highly praised PC space strategy game gets its first expansion pack.
Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock, the game’s publisher revealed that the company is already working on an add-on for Sins of a Solar Empire, during an interview with Wired.
The much-awaited add-on will finally offer gamers a full campaign, a storyline and some new playable factions. It’s exactly what the original game lacked, and considering it got great reviews from all the major gaming sites, I wonder what score this expansion will get. We’ll find out in the “reasonably near future”.
April 3rd, 2008
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Chris Taylor, head of Gas Powered Games, said current hardware is stalling his plans for the next entry in the Supreme Commander series.
Taylor said “I’ve been told by my engineers that for Supreme Commander 2, I don’t enough memory in a PC with 4Gb of RAM to have more factions.” He continued “We’ll return to the Supreme Commander universe again, but we’ll just have to see when that day is. Maybe when everybody has 64-bit processors…”
I guess we won’t be seeing a full sequel to the acclaimed RTS, and we have only technological progress to blame for that. And here I was thinking technology’s moving at an unbelievable pace.
March 31st, 2008
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Video-games developers like ID Software or Nerve Software acknowledge that consoles are a force to be reckoned with.
Not even hardcore PC fans can ignore the power of the increasingly popular gaming consoles. ID Software’s Steve Nix had this to say in his interview with Eurogamer: “I know that I have friends who are considered core gamers, who years ago were just keyboard and mouse guys - now, when a game ships on all platforms, they buy the console version, even though the PC version is sitting there and they have a PC that would run it perfectly well. It’s just their preference.”
Greg Stone, designer for Nerve Software, says he used to be one of the gamers Nix talked about, but he has recently been enslaved by consoles: “It’s so much money to keep up with the bleeding edge of technology on the PC, and it really just is easier to take a console and say, well, this is good enough,” he said.
Sure top notch PC owners still enjoy better graphics than any console can offer at the moment, but it’s way to hard to keep up with technology and even worse, what good are top level graphics if you don’t have any games to play?
March 21st, 2008
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One of the few Eastern-European developed game that actually enjoyed some success on an international level, Two Worlds will be getting a sequel.
Two Worlds: The Temptation is already the top priority of SouthPeak Games, it’s a story sequel to the original game, set in the regions surrounding Oswaroh and the Drak’ar Desert. The Temptation will improve on the combat system, horseback riding and graphics.
“Our entire development team is now putting their all into making Two Worlds: The Temptation a game that is far and away better than the original. We’ve taken to heart all the comments made by gamers about Two Worlds and we’re going to give them what they want with the sequel.” says Miroslaw Dymek, Chief Developer for Reality Pump.
Two Worlds: The Temptation is developed for the PC and the Xbox 360 and will arrive fall 2008.
March 20th, 2008
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At least that’s what Erling Ellingsen, product manager at Funcom, said during an interview with CVG.
“When it comes to World of Warcraft, it’s going to run up to World of Warcraft and kick it in its knees, I think” Ellingsen said before adding “It’s never going to get the number of players World of Warcraft has”. He acknowledged that Blizzard’s cash-cow has become a social phenomenon that’s incredibly hard to copy and went as far as to compare it with Facebook: “you can try to create the new Facebook, but will it ever become that popular?”
Ellinsen is however confident that Age of Conan will appeal to a large variety of players, because it’s very different than other MMOs. He also praised the game’s combat system, which would fit in any quality single-player action adventure game.
March 19th, 2008
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The guys at Turbine have revealed that the first expansion for the popular mmorpg, Lord of The Rings Online, is coming out this year.
Mines of Moria will take players underground, in the lands of the dwarves, where they will have to battle goblins and many other dangerous creatures living in the dark tunnels. This first expansion will raise the level cap from 50 to 60, and will also add two more character classes, Warden and Runekeeper.
The developers promises a more developed AI, an improved item system and impressive boss battles, including The Watcher and The Barlog.
Stop by the official site for more info.
March 14th, 2008
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It’s official folks, Capcom announced it will release Lost Planet: Colonies for the Xbox 360 and PC.
Lost Planet: Colonies will hit Japanese retailers on the 29th of May, no word on the release for the other major markets yet. This sequel will bring more weapons, more enemies and a new playable character. Also the multiplayer experience has improved, players will be able to choose between bugs and human deathmatches and there will be a cross platform option between PCs and 360s.
March 13th, 2008
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TopWare Interactive developed hack&slash, X-Blades, hits next generation consoles and PC at the end of this year
X-Blades features a female heroine called Ayumi, who uses pistol blade, acrobatics and magic to send her enemies to an early grave. Ayumi proves that female game heroines are very popular these days, with Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft and Heavenly Sword’s Nariko becoming virtual stars.
X-Blades is being published by Southpeak Interactive.
March 3rd, 2008
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For some undisclosed reason, Codemasters has pushed the release date of its shooter to March 14 for Europe.
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, a game that offers a different take on World War 2, where the Nazis actually won the war, won’t be hitting European retailers on February 29, as originally announced, but two weeks later, on March 14.
In Turning Point: Fall of Liberty you’ll be playing as an average American guy, fighting for survival against the invading Nazi troops, who later forms a resistance group and takes the fight back to the old continent.
The original release date of February 29 hasn’t changed for the US.
February 27th, 2008
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World of Warcraft’s biggest competitor for the title of most popular MMORPG has sold more than 5 million copies since its original release.
Last month, Blizzard announced its MMMORPG turned social phenomenon, reached 10 million subscribers. As a response, ArenaNet made a similar announcement, stating Guild Wars, its nonsubscribtion-based MMO sold over 5 million copies since its release.
Both WoW and Guild Wars are doing very well but we have to be realistic, there’s no real competition between them, at least not as far as I’m concerned, WoW is undisputed.
February 27th, 2008
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Steam, Valve’s online video-games delivery service reports a massive growth, reaching the 15 million accounts mark.
Influenced by the digital release of games like The Orange Box, Call of Duty 4 or Bioshock, Steam’s evolution is very impressive, with the company reporting year-over-year sales increasing 158%.
And the future looks even better for Valve, as it prepares to launch Steamworks, which gives users options to add auto updates, social networking, product key authentication, matchmaking and copy protection for free.
February 10th, 2008
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