Strategy Informer  

Cevat Yerli, Crytek's bossman, has revealed much loved Crysis cost piles of dosh but "if it wasn't profitable I wouldn't be able to stand here."

He talks up CryEngine 2's "extremely challenging but successful" goal of blending interactivity and photorealism. Not likely to be seen in public until 2012.

Konami announced during a Leipzig Games Convention Press Conference today that it's developing a new game called Lords of Shadow, and is currently set for release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Mercury Steam are behind the game, which is scheduled for a 2010 release.

No other details were revealed, but expect more on this soon.

Paradox Interactive today revealed the true identity of "Project Mayhem" at the Games Convention in Leipzig. The next Grand Strategy title to be released from the Paradox Interactive development team is the third instalment in the critically acclaimed Hearts of Iron series.

The Hearts of Iron series has become renowned for beingthe biggest, most detailed and complete strategic game series on World War 2 ever made. Hearts of Iron 3 will follow that tradition closely while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of brand new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.

The Funcom guys are more than pleased with themselves to have enjoyed "one of the largest PC launches in this decade." No time for a quick nap though.

Aside from planning major content updates for Conan's online court they've also announced The Secret World - another MMO but with a real-world/secret world twist.

Posting on their official site 3D Realms have announced that the Duke's first 3D adventure is finally ready for the XBLA masses.

The developer says there's "plenty of really cool stuff" in this millenniums iteration of Duke Nukem 3D, plus some delicious achievements - finally, recognition for stripper tipping.

Online retailer Amazon, probably the bane of many a development studio for blowing secrets, has listed 'Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor' for March 1st, 2009.

The price is 29.99 USD which was the same as the sales tag for the Opposing Fronts expansion. There's no other info on the site and nothing from THQ yet.

Microsoft announced today that Galaga Legions will be released on the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow for 800 Microsoft Points.

The original Galaga captivated players all over the world, and now ... it's back with Galaga Legions! But this isn't just a boring remake! Featuring table-turning game dynamics, super-slick visuals, and mind-blowingly vast waves of enemies, this is the definitive version of the arcade shooter classic!

Thanks to 9Lives, of which I'm sure we can forgive them being Dutch sometime, the World now knows what Treyarch's COD instalment expects of our hardware.

Call of Duty: World at War revisits the WWII ruckus that happened in the Pacific theatre and Eastern front of Europe. COD4's Infinity Ward picks up the tab again next time.

Acclaim's David Perry, no stranger to games development, has said that EA's unveiling of a free-to-play Battlefield Heroes one of the "biggest statements" they've ever made.

EA had already committed to free-to-play in Asia but only now have they decided to introduce it in the US says Perry, he has "incredible faith" that EA will "pull this off."

While Valve is yet to reveal one more new shiny weapon of opponent pacification, they have lifted the sheet on Natascha - a level 5 minigun, way better than some chick.

The Killing Gloves of Boxing get their time to Rocky-and-roll, these bad boys can guarantee five seconds of full on critical damage - through pummelling or guns. Ace.