| Atari leave the light on in May, 'Alone in the Dark' slips to mid June | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 06:11 by Jamie |  Comments: 1 |
 June 20th is the new date for those waiting to be Alone in the Dark, at least in Europe. Atari say that developer Eden Games just wants another 30 days to polish the horror shooter.
The PS3 version of the game is still an unknown but they do say "it's out later in the year." | |
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| Dual Shock 3 all the way, Sony gives the boot to SixAxis controller | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 05:55 by Jamie | Comments: 3 |
 A rep has told MTV that the PS3 SixAxis controller is being relegated to history, forever. They will be discontinuing the line and once gone they'll be gone for good. The latest Dual Shock controller is about to go on sale in the States but Europe will have to wait longer until we see the goods from Sony. | |
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| Open house for Sony's Home "very soon", public ready to rummage | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 05:36 by Jamie | Comments: 0 |
 The closed beta for Sony's Home looks to be reaching its end and that means that it will be opened up to the public soon after. They hope this will bring about a new level interactivity between the games and other media as well as encourage more gamers to get online
No official timeframe yet and its unlikely Sony will release anything too specific. | |
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| Rumour-mill: Pandemic Studios secretly working on Batman game? | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 05:09 by Jamie | Comments: 0 |
 There's been no official confirmation but it looks as if Pandemic Studios, developer of upcoming Mercenaries 2, is working away on the Batman game which ties-in with the impending film.
EA recently acquired Pandemic, as well as BioWare, and the publisher is handling the IP for a game - so is this all true or some sinister ploy by The Joker? | |
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| Rock Band UK Price Set? | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 05:06 by Kres | Comments: 1 |
 We've all been wondering how much Rock Band is going to cost in the UK, many believe that it'll be over £100, although EA has made no official announcement about a price point. But an online shop called Scan.co.uk believes that the complete Game, which includes Fender Stratocaster Guitar/ Drum + Sticks Controllers & Microphone, will cost £158.61 Inc VAT. That's what they've got listed. | |
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| THQ officially announces Dawn of War 2 | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 04:47 by Kres | Comments: 1 |
 Relic Entertainment and THQ have today announced Dawn of War II, the highly anticipated sequel to the Real-Time Strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Set for release in spring 2009, and powered by an enhanced version of Relic's proprietary Essence Engine 2.0, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign. | |
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| Tom Clancy invading the skies with 'HAWX', featuring over 50 jets | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 04:46 by Jamie | Comments: 0 |
 Ubisoft had an unnamed air combat game announced last year but now it can be confirmed as Tom Clancy's HAWX. It will have a single player campaign with support for up to 4 players in co-op mode.
It uses an "Enhanced Reality System", which if switched off will give greater freedom but make the game much harder. | |
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| New Chronicles of Spellborn Screenshots | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 04:14 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 We've published 11 new screenshots for The Chronicles of Spellborn, which is in development by Spellborn International and is currently set for release on the PC. View those screenshots here. | |
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| Sins of a Solar Empire expansion confirmed | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 03:52 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 Stardock Boss Brad Wardell has told Wired that it plans to develop an expansion pack for the recently successful release of Sins of a Solar Empire, a space-based strategy for the PC. This new expansion pack will contain a full campaign mode with new playable factions likely to appear as well. | |
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| Greenhouse digital distribution service revealed | |
| Posted: 03.04.2008 03:26 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 The Penny Arcade team have launched the beta version of its new digital distribution service called Greenhouse, which will work much like Gamers Gate or Steam as players will be able to purchase independent titles and then download them straight to the PC. The only title that has currently been announced for Greenhouse is Penny Arcade Adventures - On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One which will be sold for $19.95, although no release date has been provided on the website but it should be released fairly soon. | |
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