| Blizzard open their digital distribution gates, offers back catalogue | |
| Posted: 06.05.2008 05:48 by Simon |  Comments: 1 |
 You can now get your grubby PC hands on some of the finest cult games from one of the finest cult development and publishing houses.
The first three up for the Blizz store are Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and the StarCraft Anthology. | |
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| Codemasters Online is confident enough to start in-house MMOs | |
| Posted: 06.05.2008 05:35 by Simon | Comments: 1 |
 Speaking to gamesindustry.biz, David Solari the vice-president of Codemasters Online Gaming always planned to develop their own MMO properties.
After handling licensed games like ArchLord, Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online - they reckon their ready to rumble. | |
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| Rockstar strikes back against Chicago Transit Authority over ads | |
| Posted: 06.05.2008 05:15 by Simon | Comments: 2 |
 Yes Grand Theft Auto IV is still in the news and it plans on staying a little longer it seems. Rockstar have launched a suit against the CTA for pulling game ads.
They claim that not only did they broke a contractual agreement worth $300,000 but also violated "its free speech". GTA vs. CTA. | |
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| Codemasters give the nod to Race Driver: GRID demo for this week | |
| Posted: 06.05.2008 04:53 by Simon | Comments: 0 |
 At some point this week a demo for the game will arrive with the chance to win an "amazing prize", says the publisher.
Three events, three cars, three locations - all you need to have your racing spirit enticed for the arcade styled racer coming this summer. | |
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| EA laughs at Activision's comment | |
| Posted: 06.05.2008 04:53 by Jamie | Comments: 4 |
 EA's vice president of corporate communications, Jeff Brown, has responded to the recent comments made by Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who slated the publisher by saying it “did a very good job of taking the soul out of a lot of the studios it acquired”. | |
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| MMO 'Stargate Worlds' is gearing up for beta, sign-ups are open | |
| Posted: 02.05.2008 06:28 by Simon | Comments: 5 |
 From a humble sci-fi TV series that exploded with popularity -- with Richard 'MacGyver' Dean Anderson leading SG-1 as Colonel O'Neill -- to the MMO gamer space.
Beta sign-ups for traipsing through the SG universe have begun so if you wanna stick it to the Goa’uld machine then suit up. | |
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| On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness episode one coming to PC | |
| Posted: 02.05.2008 05:09 by Simon | Comments: 1 |
 Yes, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is coming to the PC. It's an RPG-Adventure where gamers join Gabe and Tycho. These crime-solving detectives are also coming to the Xbox Live Arcade, but the city of New Arcadia is ready to blow PC gamers minds back to the 1920's. | |
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| EA Games pledge their full continued backing for the PC platform | |
| Posted: 02.05.2008 04:39 by Simon | Comments: 3 |
 They recently unveiled a number of titles and ambitious projects they're bringing to PC, they feel the PC is as relevant as ever.
A number of industry voices have been lending their support to the PC, hoping to buck the recent trend of developers switching to consoles. | |
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| Two Worlds 1.7 Patch released | |
| Posted: 01.05.2008 10:03 by Mark | Comments: 0 |
 SouthPeak Games and Reality Pump have released the 1.7 patch for Two Worlds. This patch adds a series of quests and storyline collectively called "Tainted Blood". This is multiplayer only. Download the full 1.7.0 patch. Download the 1.6.0 to 1.7.0 patch. | |
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| Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition coming June 6th | |
| Posted: 01.05.2008 05:57 by Simon | Comments: 2 |
 Other than a bit of a mouthful to say, the new version will include some new modes and cross-platform play say Capcom.
It's arriving at $29.99 for North America while the European tag is yet to be announced, but will be "in line with other platinum releases". | |
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