| Rumour-mill: Eidos plans to bring the Doctor and Tardis to gamers? | |
| Posted: 04.03.2008 06:40 by Simon | |
A Top Trumps videogame is already in the pipeline for the time-travelling Doctor but developers Tom Heaton and Pete Hickman have teasingly hinted that perhaps something bigger could be in-store for the cult British sci-fi. While the universe of the Doctor is certainly filled with peril and a near endless supply of far-out plots, ultimately the series is about solving problems and not blasting a weapon every other minute. Has the Time Lord got what it takes for a video game audience? | |
| Assassin Altair expands his investigatory powers from 5 to 9 on PC | |
| Posted: 04.03.2008 05:46 by Simon | |
Ubisoft have unveiled four new ways to investigate about your targets marked for death in the PC version of Assassin's Creed. While the next-gen version had eavesdropping, pick-pocketing, interrogation, assassination and flag collection they've decided to increase the variety.
Now they'll be rooftop races, escorting creed members, the destruction of merchant stands and archery assassinations to aid Altair with information about his primary targets. | |
| Men of War multiplayer beta test announced | |
| Posted: 04.03.2008 05:08 by Jamie | |
505 Games, 1C Company, Best Way and Digitalmindsoft announced that a multiplayer beta test will be launch for the upcoming RTS game Men of War. Men of War takes place during the height of World War II. The story unfolds across three different campaigns played out through the eyes of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers. Each campaign has its own structured timeline, telling a different story of WWII spanning across Russia, North Africa, Ukraine, Greece, Germany, Italy and the Pacific. The main Soviet campaign sees two student comrades, Smirnov and Kuznetzov, join the army and quickly become brothers in arms as they rise through the ranks and experience the rigours of war. | |
| Saga launches today! | |
| Posted: 04.03.2008 02:34 by Jamie | |
Silverlode Interactive has announced that it has now launched Saga, a new Massive-Multiplayer Online Real-Time Strategy (MMORTS) game set in a fantasy world with over 1000 online quests. | |
| Breaking News: Phil Harrison appointed President of Infogrames | |
| Posted: 03.03.2008 17:41 by Jamie | |
Phil Harrison recently resigned from his position within Sony Computer Entertainment, but we can now confirm that he has been appointed as President and Directeur General of Infogrames Entertainment. | |
| GamersGate open for German publisher Crimson Cow | |
| Posted: 03.03.2008 08:43 by Jamie | |
GamersGate announced today that German publisher Crimson Cow has joined the list of publishers that are choosing to release their games digitally via the portal. The first titles to be released for download include The Abbey, scheduled for a March release, and A Vampyre Story, scheduled for a May release. | |
| LEGO Universe MMO to bring that plastic fantasy alive for the kids | |
| Posted: 03.03.2008 07:58 by Simon | |
Netdevil's Mark Hansen, director of business development, has said the core driving principle behind LEGO Universe is to help kids bring their LEGO fantasies "alive".
A truly unique feature to the MMO is whatever players build online in the game they can then order the exact LEGO kit in real-life. | |
| Rumour-mill: Crysis for PS3 to include 50% new content say PSW | |
| Posted: 03.03.2008 07:36 by Simon | |
EA has not confirmed any such release of Crysis on the next-gen consoles but has stated that the CryENGINE 2 is running on the Xbox360 and PS3.
PSW claim that the port to the PS3 won't be an identical clone of the PC version and will include content from the upcoming sequel, new environments, weapons and enemies. | |
| THQ's Michael Fitch is 'fitched off' at Iron Lore's untimely demise | |
| Posted: 03.03.2008 07:20 by Simon | |
Iron Lore Entertainment, developer of Titan Quest, has had to shut its doors much to the dispair of Michael Fitch, Creative Director at THQ. He posted his frustrations on the Quarter To Three Forums with a lengthy rant (1,722 words).
No prisoners taken -piracy, hardware vendors, customers and reviewers all get their share of Flitch's wrath. | |
| KOEI announces release of Warriors Orochi on PC and PSP | |
| Posted: 03.03.2008 06:01 by Jamie | |
KOEI today announced the release of Warriors Orochi on PC and PSP. Warriors Orochi combined the entire casts of both Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors for one almighty tear up and will be available at retail on March 28th 2008. | |






















