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Blizzard open their digital distribution gates, offers back catalogue
Posted: 06.05.2008 05:48 by Jamie 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.

Codemasters Online is confident enough to start in-house MMOs
Posted: 06.05.2008 05:35 by Jamie 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.

Rockstar strikes back against Chicago Transit Authority over ads
Posted: 06.05.2008 05:15 by Jamie 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.

Codemasters give the nod to Race Driver: GRID demo for this week
Posted: 06.05.2008 04:53 by Jamie 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.

EA laughs at Activision's comment
Posted: 06.05.2008 04:53 by Kres 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”.

User created content is the future says Halo Wars developer studio
Posted: 06.05.2008 04:34 by Jamie Comments: 3
Graeme Devine, a Game Designer of Ensemble Studios, has said he would love for a map editor to be included in the final product of the upcoming Halo Wars.

The game is set exclusively for Xbox360 and trades in first-person shooter for real-time strategy, its due for later this year.

MMO 'Stargate Worlds' is gearing up for beta, sign-ups are open
Posted: 02.05.2008 06:28 by Jamie 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.

Latest Tiger Woods instalment will feature the coach of Mr Woods
Posted: 02.05.2008 06:01 by Jamie Comments: 0
Aside from aesthetic upgrades, a better online engine and a better customisable GamerNet experience - Tiger Woods 09 will star golf coach Hank Haney.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 will be swinging iron, graphite or whatever on Xbox360, PS3, PS2, Wii and PSP this August. Nintendo DS and the PC get snubbed.

Elaborate 12-steps could remedy GTAIV PS3 freezes say Take-Two
Posted: 02.05.2008 05:38 by Jamie Comments: 2
The tech support people of T2 have issued this rather interesting list of steps to take, apparently it can help solve the issue.

Sony have said that this has affected an "extremely low volume" of PS3 users, little consolation to those hit. Some Xbox360 gamers have had some problems too.

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness episode one coming to PC
Posted: 02.05.2008 05:09 by Jamie 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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