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Splinter Cell Movie Details in Game News Stardock Forums

Word has come out via a Splinter Cell fansite that the Splinter Cell movie will not be based on any pre-existing lore, be it game or novel. Novelist of two Splinter Cell novels, Raymond Benson, explains that the Splinter Cell screenplay "is totally original and not based on any existing game or my books." Benson also explained that he is not part of the production team in any capacity. According to the Internet Movie Database John J. McLaughlin, J.T. Petty

EverQuests Getting Expanded in Game News Stardock Forums

Sony Online Entertainment has announced the 11th expansion to EverQuest , its most popular MMORPG. EverQuest Prophecy of Ro will be available for digital download and in retail stores in North America for $29.99 with a special pre-order price of $26.99. "EverQuest Prophecy of Ro will give players the opportunity to interact with and transform the online world of Norrath like never before," said Chris Sturr, Sr. Brand Manager, Sony Online Entertainment. "In addition to a vari

Reply to x64 OS Debate in OS Wars Stardock Forums

You are not likely to get more performance out of the box just because the code that the machine must load becomes bigger. Adobe says thats the 64 bit version of Premiere can render a video SEVERAL HOURS FASTER than the 32 bit version. Ram is only part of the overall battle.

Reply to x64 OS Debate in OS Wars Stardock Forums

My laptop is running a Turion 64bit processor but I have yet to make the leap. Unfortunatley I got the laptop about 2 months before Windows XP 64 Bit Edition went live otherwise I would have received a 'free' copy. I don't feel like paying for it twice so I guess I am stuck with 32bit till I upgrade one of my desktops again.

Keepsake Delayed in Game News Stardock Forums

Lighthouse Interactive and Wicked Studios have announced that the fantasy adventure Keepsake will be delayed on its crossover to North America . The title's delay has been predominantly blamed on recording issues for the localized version, causing the title to be pushed back three weeks to February 24th. Also included in the delay are the localized editions for Benelux and Greece, but the Italian version will

Gas Powered Games To Expand Dungeon Siege II in Game News Stardock Forums

Gas Powered Games has silently announced an expansion to its action RPG, Dungeon Siege II via its last newsletter of 2005. Absolutely nothing was revealed besides that, not even a title, but hopefully GPG will open up a bit more when they announce the release date in the coming months.

Keepsake Gets North American Publisher in Game News Stardock Forums

Wicked Studios has announced that it has found a North American publisher for its upcoming fantasy adventure Keepsake . The title will be published by Dreamcatcher and The Adventure Company with a tentative release date and price set at March 6, 2006 and $19.99 respectively. Keepsake will be published in European and Russian territories by Lighthouse Interactive.

California Game Bill Halted in Game News Stardock Forums

Just days before the California game law took effect, Judge Ronald Whyte has managed to slap an injunction on it. The Judge explained that "games are protected by the First Amendment" just like any other media and that the bill would "likely" be ruled unconstitutional. The motion has stopped the bill from taking effect on January 1st, 2006 and has the Entertainment Software Association and Interactive Ent

Blizzard Shuts Down WoW Accounts in Game News Stardock Forums

Blizzard has announced the closing of more than 18,000 accounts for its popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft . Those closings came over the period of three months, roughly 200 accounts per day, and targeted the annoying gold and item farmers that use third-party add-ons to control multiple accounts or outright cheat. Blizzard also reiterated that the selling of accounts and in-game items such as gold,

Reply to World of Warcraft Hits Five Million in Game News Stardock Forums

At what point can we stop considering this news? 10 million?

Reply to WhiteWolf Hacked in Game News Stardock Forums

I have always wondered how many companies get extorted like this and DO pay to save face. Black Hat Hackers supposivley due this kind of thing frequently now (according to NetworkWorld).

Cossacks II Expanded in Game News Stardock Forums

Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars will become a bit more bloated this summer as it is expanded by Cossacks II: Battle for Europe . The first expansion for the real-time strategy game will come with all the fixings including three new nations, new buildings and new units. The title will continue with 19th century warfare, including the Napoleonic Wars by incorporating campaigns based on the battles of Borodino and Waterloo. The French shall never win again after this game. ;)

WhiteWolf Hacked in Game News Stardock Forums

WhiteWolf Publishing, creator of World of Darkness and Vampire: The Requiem , has unfortunately been hacked. The company sent out an e-mail to its customer base explaining that hackers broke into their systems on Sunday, December 11th and tried to extort money from the company. WhiteWolf has brought the FBI in, as an attempt to bring the international hackers to justice. WhiteWolf has made the incident public to protect its users, giving them fair warning to change any passwo

Cyanide Studios' Fantasy Action/RPG Announced in Game News Stardock Forums

Cyanide Studios has had their latest project 'leaked' by AGEIA Technologies, the creators of the AGEIA PhysX Processor hardware acceleration system. AGEIA announced that Cyanide will be using its AGEIA PhysX processor in its upcoming Action/RPG title Loki, which had not been announced as of press time. Cyanide has chosen AGEIA's system because of Loki's high on-screen character count and real-time action. The title will surround players with "heroes, powerful divinities and mythical

Reply to THQ Joins Spark Unlimited in Game News Stardock Forums

Just check out ANY of the gaming magazines. They've turned into Cosmopolitian with 400 pages, 30 pages of material...

World of Warcraft Hits Five Million in Game News Stardock Forums

World of Warcraft has hit another milestone this week. Blizzard has announced that their MMORPG has hit the 5 million user milestone across all territories. Blizzard attributes much of the new growth to its launch in Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong in early November and the announcement of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade , the title's expansion pack set to release in 2006. "World of Warcraft's growth continues to exceed all our expectations," said Mike Morhaime, president

'Super-Developer' IPO in Game News Stardock Forums

Word has come out from the New York Times that the merger between Bioware and Pandemic Studios may result in an IPO of the new 'super-developer.' Former EA president John Riccitiello's Elevation Partners brought the studios together in a $300 million deal early last month under the temporary title of VG Holdings. Pandemic president Josh Resnick believes that the developer could go public by modeling itself a

THQ Joins Spark Unlimited in Game News Stardock Forums

THQ has become the latest to join Spark Unlimited and dozens of other gaming companies in Massive Incorporated's advertising network. It is unknown how many of THQ's titles will incorporate the in-game advertising, or when the titles will begin hitting shelves. As of press time it seems that THQ just wanted to let the world know that it has joined about 30 other publishers in Massive's network. "Dynamic, in

Massive Signs Another in Game News Stardock Forums

Massive Incorporated has signed another in-game advertising deal with Call of Duty: Finest Hour developer Spark Unlimited. The deal is to cover several undisclosed high profile titles which are expected to be unveiled in the near future. Spark's deal is a bit unusual compared to most because there is no publisher involved. The developer broke away from its publishing partner, Activision, after the two began a legal battle. It is now suspected that Spark may try to self-publi

Hill Bill Comes to Light in Game News Stardock Forums

New York Senator Hillary Clinton has put forth her gaming legislation along with Senators Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh. The Family Entertainment Protection Act will give game ratings added force, fining any manager of retail outlets who sell Adults Only, Mature or Ratings Pending titles to children below the age of 17. The Hill Bill is structured like numerous other state bills, with a $1,000 fine or 100 hours community service for the first violation and $5,000 or 500 hours of commun

Rag Doll Kung Fu Creator Leaving Lionhead in Game News Stardock Forums

The man behind Rag Doll Kung Fu has left his position at Lionhead Studios. Mark Healey has decided that it was time to go, explaining that "I've made the leap." Healey has been with Peter Molyneux's Lionhead Studios from the beginning but has decided it was time for a change. He will be creating his own development studio after fixing up some loose ends at Lionhead and hopes to have a game out next year. The news also explains that Alex Evans will be finishing up a map editor for&nbsp

Reply to What? Since when did Windows restart it self? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

There is an option SOMEWHERE to get it to stop asking you. I did it on my desktop but not my laptop and it keeps coming back, pretty sure it was part of the Automatic Updates section in the control panel.

Reply to About Advertising in Galactic Civilizations II Stardock Forums

And PA had already said a few things (via their posts) about GC already

Reply to 1000 memory leaks bite the dust and GC2 now with spamblocker in GalCiv Journals Stardock Forums

Maybe they just ran out of time. I'd rather a game with few bugs 6 month late than one with alot that is on-time but thats just me. I mean Goldeneye 64 was delayed like 10x but it was amazing and worth the wait.

Reply to The Desktop Pet arrives in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

"Looks like you are writing a letter" *twitch*