Lionhead Studio's hint at an expansion to The Movies has been confirmed over at Computer and Video Games. CVG has word that the expansion to the slow selling Hollywood game will be tagged as Stunts & Effects Expansion Pack . The expansion is to surround the idea of blowing stuff up and various other actions using effects like lasers, water effects, s
Utah has passed a new law that takes gaming to a whole new level. Utah HB 257, which passed through the state's House of Representatives by vote of 56 to 8, would label violent games as "material harmful to minors," a category which includes pornography. If it were to become law it would be illegal to show, give or sell anyone a game which was marked as having too much violence. The law was originally to be applied to all forms of media incl
Eurogamer has received word that the first episode of Half-Life 2 which was formerly known as Aftermath, will be a standalone game. Valve's marketing director Doug Lombardi managed to clear up some other details on the upcoming continuation to the award winning franchise. First Doug confirmed the rumor that the name change was simply that, and was not do
: oints to official site link::
Turbine Inc has announced that Midway Games will be co-publishing and distributing The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar with them in the North American region. The title will allow players to experience "the ongoing struggle for Middle-earth" and invite gamers of all levels to explore the vast world based on J.R.R. Tolkien's works. "We're very excited to be working with Midway on this title," explained Jeffrey Anderson, president and
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has declared that current Activision ads depicting Call of Duty 2 and its console brethren Call of Duty 2: Big Red One must not be in the UK again. The decision comes after three TV viewers complained that the ads were misleading, showing only pre-rendered footage rather than in-game footage. GamesIndustry reports that Activision has not denied the allegations, the third party publisher simply state
Monolith Productions has announced a spiritual successor to their hit game F.E.A.R. . The need for the spiritual successor comes from the ownership of the title's name. Monolith, who was purchased by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment back in 2004, does not own the name, their publisher VU Games does, but Monolith and WBIE do own the rights to the world, including the characters and backstory. Gamespot learned from Samantha Ryan, preside
Valve Software has announced that they have been hard at work on the newly introduced episodic Half-Life 2 . Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is to be a follow-up to the soon-to-be-released Episode 1, formerly known as Aftermath. Valve Episode 1 designer Robin Walker said that a second expansion "has been in development for some time." Walker did not elaborate furt
The folks at DICE decided to show us up after we informed the masses that Battlefield 2: Euro Force would NOT be delayed due to the bugs in the v1.2 patch. The map bug has become such a problem that DICE and Electronic Arts decided it would be a better idea to push v1.21 patch out as soon as possible. The new patch will be beta tested befor
Bail on the stock NOW!
Positech Games has announced the development of a new title that is described as a "'life sim' game (like the Sims) but done very differently." The title is expected to be released sometime this year. Two obvious differences are that the title will be turn-based and it will lack the 3D world. Kudos will be based heavily on social relationships with Positech stating that "It's VERY important that your character (who I call Milo for now)
Electronic Arts has confirmed a bug that has been plaguing version 1.2 of its award winning FPS, Battlefield 2 . Users who upgraded their copy of the shooter have noticed that battles on any version of 'Leviathan' and the 32- and 64-player 'Night Flight' maps may crash before the firefight even begins. EA is aware of the problem and is currently working towards a solution. The bug should not affect the delivery of Battlefield 2 '
Atari has followed-up a weak third quarter report with some additional bad news. The once premiere publisher has announced that it will be laying off some of its 250 employees in the US. On the heel of the layoffs will come the sale of all of Atari's internal development studios, which will begin after they finish their respected projects. CEO Bruno Bonnell told MCV "We will be looking to sell our studios, but that doesn't mean that we're
City Interactive has announced that it has begun development on a WWII FPS based on the Unreal Engine. BattleStrike: Eastern Front (working title) is currently scheduled for release in Q4 2006 for PCs across America, Europe and Asia. Marek Tyminski, CEO of City Interactive, said, "BattleStrike: Eastern Front will set even higher quality standards for us. We are confident of delivering a cutting-edge gaming experience in the ever popu
God if only the moving to Michigan WASN'T required, then I could email you
Shareholders of Take-Two Interactive have filed another round of lawsuits, which hope to reach class-action status, against the highly troubled publisher . The firms representing the shareholders are both looking for people who were shareholders between Oct. 25, 2004, the launch date of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and Jan. 27, 2006, the day that <a href="http://tgnforu
Why would you make a game tie-in to a movie tie-in to a game? Isn't the game itself enough? Those produce the best things ever! 6 Words: Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game! How can you top that completely unbiase
The infamous Uwe Boll has taken a swing at the game industry for not supporting his movies. Boll, who has directed some of the worst movies of all time as rated by IMDB users , including 'Alone in the Dark,' 'House of the Dead' and his latest debacle, 'Bloodrayne,' had a lot to say in his interview with Eurogamer. Boll said: "A lot of videogame companies are wrong in how they support videogame-based movies, because the
Self-publishing is the way to go if you can handle it!
Jack Thompson has penned and incredibly long letter to U2 and Elevation Partners backer Bono, explaining to the rocker why he should steer clear of Take-Two Interactive. Thompson took the time to draft the letter because he has heard the rumors that Elevation Partners is looking into purchasing the troubled publisher . Thompson's letter touches on a number of Take-Two Interact
I think the market will bare it at least for a little while. Meaning I will miss out on a good chunk of content...never really did follow HL to closely though so no matter.
I think it will die after a few iteration, the 'more of the same' problem that sequels often have. A full expansion is worth the $20-$35 they charge but a few hours for so lil is a waste to me. Coming from Steam, which has annoyed the crap out of me since I started using it for DoD:S, there is no way I will buy into it.
God I still agreww with the idea that we are different species that only come together in some wierd fashion to pro-create.
For some reason I see them charging more than that, although I would also hope they would deliver more than a level or two. I was thinking around $15-20 for 3-4 levels or like 2-3 hours of gameplay.
The release date for Space Empires V has been quietly pushed back to an expected date of June 2006 as part of a Q&A session. The move sees the expected date of the 4X space title being delayed a mere three months and due to the nature of the delay, no reason was given for the move. Source: Space Empires V Q&A
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