Electronic Arts has yet to announce a sequel to their cash-cow franchise, The Sims, but word has come from some of their partners that they are indeed developing the series into a trilogy. Both Gamma Ray Studios and Feng Zhu Design list EA/Maxis as current clients and even go as far as to name T
Valve provides (so far) free content to HL2, CS:S and DoD:S. But that content isn't as in-depth as the 'booster packs. I think people just hate the idea of getting leaked for $10 every pack when they could just release as set of the boosters as an expansion pack. Highly doubt they would complain then.
Wargaming.net has ended the Massive Assault Network service but has guaranteed players 6-months to finish their current games. But this is NOT bad news for with the retiring of M.A.N. comes the launch of M.A.N. 2 Beta. The fully open Beta is replacing its predecessor with a boatload of new features including Online AI opponents, new planets complete with 'nowadays' 3d graphics and explosions and the ability to watch and chat with
I liked BloodRayne, it could have been executed better but busty 1/2 vampires rock.
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CDV has announced that three expansions will be hitting North America via the companies new digital distribution network. Formerly only available in Europe the Blitzkrieg expansions Mission Barbarossa , Mission Kursk and Green Devils will be heading across the Atlantic soon. The WWII-based RTS or an alternate version, Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder or Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon , will need to be installed for the
Electronic Arts has confirmed rumors regarding its silver screen mob-epic, The Godfather . Rumors pinned the title's release in March which EA has confirmed for the PC, PS2 and Xbox versions. PSP and Xbox 360 owners will have to wait longer it seems, since EA declined to comment on the time frame for those platforms. It seems that the Corleone family will get its digital debut despite Francis Ford Coppola's <a href="http://tgnforums.stardock.com
Majesco Entertainment has announced that it will be leaving the premiere console market and instead focus on handheld and budget titles. The decision comes as a direct result to Majesco's disappointing full-year results, another large decline in revenues, most notably the $34.2 million loss of Q4 2005 as compared to a net income of $16.2 million for Q4 2004. The decision sees the firm exiting the high development and high marketing costs that are asso
Well Acclaim isn't dead anymore, remember the story about someone buying the name and ressurecting them as an MMO importer? So yea no one will stay dead unless EA buys them out and shuts them down. They haven't said what the 'creative changes' are at all.
Is noone getting my AWESOME teflon jokes?
I love wasting money.../me buys an AIM client
Florida has become the latest state to pass a gaming bill, this one breezing through with a 7-1 victory. The bill, which is almost a direct copy of California's halted law will also fine retailers up to $1,000 for selling mature games to minors and add additional labels to each title, on top of the ESRB ratings. Bill sponsor Senator Diaz de la Portilla commented: "Children don't have t
Electronic Arts has added two new Battlefield 2 Booster Packs to the EA Downloader service, and they will be available starting February 8th. The initial pack will be Battlefield 2: Euro Force which will add the European army into the mix, including seven weapons and four vehicles which can be played on the three new maps. Battlefield 2: Armored Fury will follow-up with three maps set in rural America and two new vehicle classes.
Midway Games has crushed rumors , including its own confirmation that internal development house Stainless Steel Studios has been closed. Reports began circulating in late November 2005 that the house behind Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War had closed down due to Midway's recent disappoin
More heat has come out over Atari's graffiti game, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure by way of the UK's Anti-Graffiti Association. AGA chairman Derek McGovern told GamesIndustry.biz that he "found it disturbing that a company such as Atari should encourage an activity such as graffiti vandalism." McGovern also states that the AGA "are also against graffiti for commerical purposes e.g. as advertising and for commercial gain generally." "While graffiti on public buildi
With the release of GTR - FIA GT Racing Game 10tacle and SimBin have announced a sequel to their simulation racing game, GTR 2 . GTR 2 will run a brand new Direct X 9 graphics engine, with an improved driving model. The title will come complete with day/night cycles, weather effects, and a detailed damage system. GTR 2 will be racing onto the PC in the summer of 2006.
NCSoft has announced the first expansion pack to their successful MMORPG, Guild Wars . Guild Wars: Factions will include more skills, monsters, missions, two new professions (Ritualist and Assassin) and will open the Player-versus-Player area of Battle Isles. Players have been invited to participate in the Guild Wars: Factions Global Free-for-All PvP Weekend which will be running from January 20th-22nd. Any interested parties need to head over to the official sit
Digital Jesters has had the final blow against it come during the holidays. The troubled publisher has now had its creditors given 'Winding-Up' orders from the High Court in the United Kingdom. The papers will enable the creditors to investigate the UK-based publisher and with this has come news that the creditors have intentions to pur
I am all for making PC gaming cheapier for the masses. Hopefully it will revive or at least perk the industry into returning to the PC.
Turbine Entertainment has dated their MMORPG, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach , which is still in testing. The title, which is the first MMO from the D&D universe, is set to reach North American consumers on February 28th. UK, French and German gamers will have to wait until March before they can move their tabletop aspirations to the virtual world. Turbine, developer of Asheron's Call and the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online: Shadow of Angmar , has alrea
Bill Gates has revealed the newest title in the long running Microsoft Flight Sim series, Flight Simulator X as part of his Consumer Electronics Show keynote address. The tenth installment will take-off during the holiday 2006 season and is being developed by Aces Studio. Gates confirmed that the title will be fully optimized for Microsoft's upcoming Operating System, Windows Vista, and claims to "set the standard for technological innovation, incredible graphics and realism for the ge
Codemasters Online Gaming has announced that an extension to their license on the popular MMORPG, RF Online has been reached. CCR has agreed to allow Codemasters to bring the traditional fantasy sci-fi adventure to mainland Europe along with the UK and US territories. RF Online has already proved itself in the Far East, establishing over one million active accounts since its launch last year. The title will be published, managed and operated by Codemasters in the territories and
I'm thinking that we're almost at the point where there are too many mmo games out or coming out. Everyone is trying to get on the MMO bandwagon because if you can do it well its a constant stream of income. No matter how small that maybe most developers would die for it. Just look how many developers have to shutdown because they lack financ
Indiana and Maryland have been added to the list of states considering a video game law that would prevent the sale of violent games or games with mature content to minors. Gamesindustry states that Maryland's General Assembly has created two bills, one which will see retailers fined up to $5,000 and up to 12 months imprisonment if they sell 'Adult-Only' titles to minors. AO titles aren't sold in any major retail chains according to their policies. The second bill is to follow the now
Another MMO developer has called it quits after they were unable to obtain additional funding for development. Smiling Gator Productions, developer of the now canceled Twilight War: After the Fall has stated that their website and email will shutdown in the coming days and the company is effectively closed until additional funding can be found. As of press time the website failed to respond but SGP plans to make a comeback in hopes to finish out their current 17 month development cycle
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