| Irrgheist Games developing two new racers for the PC | |
| Posted: 26.03.2008 08:27 by Kres |  Comments: 1 |
 Irrgheist Games, developers of H-Craft Championship, has revealed that it is currently working on two projects for the PC. Both are racing themed games, but the first one appears to be a futuristic Street racing game named Sci-Fi City, whilst the second one is a Sci-Fi Rally game that will feature volcano-mountains and snowy woods. | |
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| Photographer claims THQ used a 'Juiced 2' shot without permission | |
| Posted: 19.03.2008 06:43 by Jamie | Comments: 0 |
 Photographer Paul Ferradas has said a photo he took of a model has ended up being used without consent from him or the model.
Apparently an ex-boyfriend of the model was playing Juiced 2 and recognised her in the "loading - please wait" images of the game. No comment from THQ at the moment, which may be scrambling to investigate themselves. | |
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| Electronic Arts UK Signs as Official Games Sponsor for SCI-FI-LONDON | |
| Posted: 18.03.2008 08:57 by Kres | Comments: 1 |
 Sci-fi-London announced today that Electronic Arts will be the official games sponsor for this years Sci-fi-London event, the UK's only dedicated science fiction and fantastic fill festival which will run from 30th April to 4th May 2008 at the Apollo west end theater. | |
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| Candella announces Pyroblazer | |
| Posted: 17.03.2008 11:41 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 Candella Systems and Eipix Entertainment announced today that it is developing Pyroblazer, a futuristic combat racing game for the PC, Nintendo Wii & Sony PSP. | |
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| Disney to tear up the dirt with extreme ATV racing | |
| Posted: 14.02.2008 06:55 by Jamie | Comments: 0 |
 Looking to put gravity-defying exhilaration into action, Disney has enlisted Black Rock Studios to develop "Pure" on next-gen consoles and PC. Unlike traditional ATV games where the emphasis is usually on simulation, Pure is an arcade racer with nothing but 'extreme' on its mind to let players exercise the dare-devil within.
There's a whole host of characters to choose from and then gamers can either match off against AI or go against up to 16 players online. Wes Miller, pro rider and the founder of H-Bomb Films, is also offering his advice throughout to Black Rock Studios helping them maintain an authentic quad culture, while still having room for 'crazy'. | |
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| FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage coming to PC | |
| Posted: 04.02.2008 06:34 by Jamie | Comments: 5 |
 Empire have revealed that their latest FlatOut expedition, which was exclusive to Xbox360 and released last June, is now being retuned by Bugbear studios for release on PC. This port is said to have all the same trimmings and carnage as the original and will hopefully see retail shelves sometime this Summer. | |
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| THQ decides to scrap several franchises | |
| Posted: 24.01.2008 04:04 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 We've got more news from Financial documents today, but this one bring some sour news to the gaming industry. THQ has decided to scrap a few of its titles, and two franchises will also be wiped out of the development line. Stuntman Ignition was released towards the end of last year and received average reviews from the media, for this reason THQ has scraped the series. | |
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| Zavvi set to expand games area | |
| Posted: 21.01.2008 06:58 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 Zavvi has told MCV that they'll be increasing their games area by 15 percent, taking shelf space from the music section. The reason for this increase is because during the Christmas season the store saw a big increase in the amount of game products that got sold. This will mark the second time its increased its range of gaming products. | |
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| Game's acquisition of Gamestation almost complete | |
| Posted: 16.01.2008 05:11 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 The Competition Commission has confirmed that Game's acquisition of Gamestation is almost set and that the market shouldn't expect to see any substantial lessening of competition for the supply of gaming software, consoles and related accessories in the UK. Game said: "The board of The GAME Group is pleased to note that the Competition Commission, in its final report published today, has unconditionally cleared the completed acquisition of Gamestation," | |
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| 38 Off Road Screenshots | |
| Posted: 14.01.2008 06:28 by Jamie | Comments: 0 |
 Blasting through the dirt and snow comes 38 screenshots of Ford and Land Rover's officially licensed 4x4 racer Off Road, set for release this mid to late March. | |
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