Wednesday, January 24, 2007
World in Conflict: New screens, trailer
Massive Entertainment's Cold War RTS makes a welcome return in fresh media.
It's been a little quiet on the World in Conflict warfront for a while, but the game's now making a bit of a noise again with today's release of new screenshots and a trailer. We've uploaded the media here for your perusal.
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It's been a little quiet on the World in Conflict warfront for a while, but the game's now making a bit of a noise again with today's release of new screenshots and a trailer. We've uploaded the media here for your perusal.
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Free Radical's Haze slips to second half of 2007
A delay for the shooter, publisher Ubisoft informing the dev wants more time to fine-tune its project.
Ubisoft has confirmed with CVG this afternoon that Free Radical's first-person shooter Haze will release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in the second half of this year. This follows word in a recent financial statement from the publisher that the game had been moved from its original release date of March 2007 to Ubisoft's next financial year - April 2007 to March 2008.
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Ubisoft has confirmed with CVG this afternoon that Free Radical's first-person shooter Haze will release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in the second half of this year. This follows word in a recent financial statement from the publisher that the game had been moved from its original release date of March 2007 to Ubisoft's next financial year - April 2007 to March 2008.
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Sony to launch high-end PS3 in Europe (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Sony Corp. said on Thursday it
will launch the high-end version of its PlayStation 3 (PS3)
game console on March 23 in Europe, but it has no plan at the
moment to offer the basic model there.
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Halo 3 - November 15, 2007?
Rumour hits the web suggesting you'll be able to finish the fight from November 15.
Speculation is rife that Halo 3 will launch on Xbox 360 on November 15 in the US. And if that's true, then we can expect a European release a week or two later.
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Speculation is rife that Halo 3 will launch on Xbox 360 on November 15 in the US. And if that's true, then we can expect a European release a week or two later.
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Sony PS3 Update Fixes Backwards-Compatibility Issues (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Patience has been a virtue when it comes to PlayStation 3 sometimes, but one of the biggest annoyances out of the gate was the lack of pixel-perfect compatibility, despite being one of Sony's most touted features over Xbox 360, which has to software emulate each game in its back catalog.
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Gaming music 'cutting edge'
VIDEO games have become the hottest place for struggling music acts to get a break, as artists and music executives realise repetition sells.
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Pope deplores cartoons, video games that 'exalt violence, trivialize sex' (AFP)
AFP - Pope Benedict XVI deplored animated cartoons and video games intended for children that "exalt violence" or "trivialize human sexuality."
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Games: Wii scarce, PlayStation 3 abounds (AP)
Review: 'Lost Planet: Extreme Condition' (AP)
AP - Simple controls and excellent graphics turn out to be a fun combination in "Lost Planet: Extreme Condition," a new T-rated, $59.99 video game for the Xbox 360 where deciding what to blow up first will be your only tough decision.
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Shares of Activision, other video game publishers rise (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of U.S. video game
publishers Activision Inc. , THQ Inc. and
Electronic Arts Inc. posted gains on Wednesday on the
heels of a strong profit report from France's Ubisoft.
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New Warcraft Expansion Sells 2.4 Million on First Day (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - According to game maker Blizzard Entertainment, the number of copies the new World of Warcraft expansion The Burning Crusade sold in its first day was 2.4 million.
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Portable games exercise your gray matter (AP)
AP - It's rare that a video game comes along that's so original that it doesn't fit into any pre-existing categories. Take Nintendo's "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day." Is it an educational game? A puzzle game? Or (heaven help us) "edutainment"?
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Game: `Lost Planet: Extreme Condition' (AP)
AP - Simple controls and excellent graphics turn out to be a fun combination in "Lost Planet: Extreme Condition," a new T-rated, $59.99 video game for the Xbox 360 where deciding what to blow up first will be your only tough decision.
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UK PS3 launch details at midnight
Sony confirms to CVG that it will announce full UK and Europe PS3 launch details at midnight tonight.
Full UK and European deatils of the PS3 launch date, price and hopefully launch line-up will be made at midnight tonight, Sony has told CVG.
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Full UK and European deatils of the PS3 launch date, price and hopefully launch line-up will be made at midnight tonight, Sony has told CVG.
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Sony, Bandai team up on Cell entertainment content (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and one of Japan's largest computer games software makers, Bandai Namco Holdings, are planning to jointly develop entertainment contents optimized for the powerful Cell chip that sits under the hood of the PlayStation 3.
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ACE 2007 Calls for Submissions
ACE 2007, the Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, taking place June 13 - 15, 2007 in Salzburg, Austria, has invited submissions of short papers, demos, posters, panels, and showcases.
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The 10 fastest-selling games of all time
Before you click through, have a guess at what the fastest selling UK game is ever.
Did you get it? Games Radar has posted a top ten list of the fastest-selling UK games of all time, according to information provided by Chart Track.
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Did you get it? Games Radar has posted a top ten list of the fastest-selling UK games of all time, according to information provided by Chart Track.
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BioWare's Mass Effect in development for PS3?
BioWare CEO lets slip that the dev's working with Sony's new console.
Is BioWare currently developing for PS3? Well, word on the interweb says a tentative yes.
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Is BioWare currently developing for PS3? Well, word on the interweb says a tentative yes.
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Just Cause sequel confirmed
Along with 360 and PS3 versions of Tomb Raider, Hitman and Championship Manager.
Eidos has revealed that development on a number of sequels from the firm's biggest franchises is underway.
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Eidos has revealed that development on a number of sequels from the firm's biggest franchises is underway.
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Wii USB internet adapters head to shops
Wii USB-to-Ethernet kits now finally shipping.
Nintendo has said nothing regarding the release of Wii Ethernet kits since CVG confirmed their existence way back in October. But after months of silence, the kits are finally on their way and could be in stores within weeks.
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Nintendo has said nothing regarding the release of Wii Ethernet kits since CVG confirmed their existence way back in October. But after months of silence, the kits are finally on their way and could be in stores within weeks.
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No Mario in Q1 Wii line-up
Nintendo reveals early 2007 Wii schedule with no sign of Mario Galaxy.
Nintendo has released its US Wii schedule for the first quarter of 2007 and there's a disturbing lack of a red plumber, which confirms our earlier reports that the game won't ship until later in the year.
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Nintendo has released its US Wii schedule for the first quarter of 2007 and there's a disturbing lack of a red plumber, which confirms our earlier reports that the game won't ship until later in the year.
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The Nintendo Wii's Upcoming Releases
After watching everyone from gamers to grandmas fall under the spell of ground-breaking Wii games during the holidays, Nintendo fulfills its promise to continue the flow of fun for veteran and new gamers alike. Nintendo's first-quarter lineup is filled with new games that expand the breadth and depth of the Wii library and build on the kind of fun that has made Wii such a smash hit. [...] Read more!
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Harmonix leaves Guitar Hero behind
Guitar Hero developer pursues "different music game project".
Original Guitar Hero developer Harmonix has confirmed last week's rumours that Neversoft will be handling Guitar Hero 3, while it goes after a new project.
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Original Guitar Hero developer Harmonix has confirmed last week's rumours that Neversoft will be handling Guitar Hero 3, while it goes after a new project.
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