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The latest news from the Gaming Industry - Friday
Posted: 16.05.2008 07:43 by Kres Comments: 0
Here's a list of the latest news from the Gaming Industry for Friday 16th May, 2008

EA Mythic confirm regional Warhammer servers for Aussie gamers
Posted: 16.05.2008 05:25 by Jamie Comments: 1
You know that peculiar place that surfs all day and enjoys non-stop barbeques? That's right, Australia, well they're getting their own servers for Warhammer Online.

This is to help keep pings low as they would no doubt have to use U.S. servers, so Oceanic gamers can have the same "quality of game play" as the rest.

Vivendi say Wrath of the Lich King coming this year, Blizzard quiet
Posted: 15.05.2008 06:36 by Jamie Comments: 1
Vivendi Games, which is set to merge with Activision, has stated the expansion is "scheduled to be released in the second half of 2008".

Despite this kind of statement talk, Blizzard refuse to speculate when the date for release is and are unlikely to wedge themselves in.

Age of Conan hopes to 'break bread' between PC and Xbox360 users
Posted: 15.05.2008 05:59 by Jamie Comments: 1
Funcom have announced the Xbox360 version of their MMORPG is roughly a year behind the PC, and they aren't ruling out the possibility of a PS3 version.

The interesting part is Funcom's ambition to let PC and Xbox360 gamers optionally play Age of Conan together with friends "if they like to".

Funcom very confident there'll be no Age of Conan launch issues
Posted: 15.05.2008 05:37 by Jamie Comments: 0
Aside from being rather excited their greatest creation is almost ready to fling open its virtual barbarian gates, Funcom say they’ve taken many steps to keeps things running.

"The biggest issue is the unknown," says product director Jorgen Tharaldsen, speaking at the launch in Oslo, Norway.

New Mass Effect PC Screenshots
Posted: 14.05.2008 10:33 by Kres Comments: 0
The Mass Effect screenshot gallery has been updated with 8 new screenshots.

New Numen: Contest of Heroes Screenshots
Posted: 14.05.2008 06:03 by Kres Comments: 0
The Numen: Contest of Heroes screenshot gallery has been updated with 5 new screenshots.

Penny Arcade Adventure series coming next week on XBLA and PC
Posted: 14.05.2008 05:41 by Jamie Comments: 0
Next Wednesday the rather long named cartoon-style RPG adventure, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, will be globally unleashed.

An episodic game from developer Hothead Games; it'll be up for grabs at $19.95. The press reception seems mixed so it's probably best to stick your own nose in.

The latest news from the Gaming Industry - Wednesday
Posted: 14.05.2008 05:28 by Kres Comments: 0
Here's a list of the latest news from the Gaming Industry for Wednesday 14th May, 2008

World of Warcraft 2.4.2 Patch released
Posted: 13.05.2008 09:44 by Comments: 1
Blizzard Entertainment and Vivendi Universal have released the 2.4.1 to 2.4.2 patch for World of Warcraft. This ~15MB patch focuses on gameplay enhancements, but also makes some UI adjustments and, of course, corrects bugs.

Download the 2.4.2 patch.
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