| Funcom unveil Age of Conan MMO beta date, FilePlanet users only | |
| Posted: 21.04.2008 06:27 by Jamie Davey |  Comments: 0 |
 The open beta will begin on May 1st at 3 pm (GMT) but only those who’ve signup up with FilePlanet will get the chance to taste the highly anticipated MMO.
The whole game won't be available to beta testers, there's a cap at level 13 and a majority of locales are off limits. It's purely "final stress testing" says Gaute Godager. | |
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| Sins of a Solar Empire coming to Europe | |
| Posted: 21.04.2008 06:07 by Kres | Comments: 1 |
 Kalypso Media announced today that it has signed extensive rights to publish Sins of a Solar Empire in Europe. Sins of a Solar Empire hit the USA top ten charts earlier this year and sold approx 100,000 copies over two months. Sins of a Solar Empire will be released throughout Europe by the end of May early June for £29.99. | |
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| Underground Development studio closes end of May say Activision | |
| Posted: 21.04.2008 05:43 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 The UD studio was working on the PS3 version of Quake Wars which is due out in the US on May 27th and on the 30th elsewhere.
Formerly known as Z-Axis they have developed many a game during the studios lifetime, it was bought by Activision in 2002. | |
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| Majesty 2 – The Fantasy Kingdom Sim announced | |
| Posted: 21.04.2008 02:38 by Kres | Comments: 3 |
 Paradox Interactive has announced that its recently acquired the license for the Majesty brand, and will be releasing a long awaited sequel in 2009. Majesty 2 – The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the game is the charm and humor of the original Majesty. | |
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| Activision and Infinity Ward's 'Call of Duty 4' sells 9 million they say | |
| Posted: 18.04.2008 05:58 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 According to the publisher's calculations from NPD software sales numbers, Modern Warfare has sold a whooping nine million since it's November launch.
Infinity Ward have done tremendous work in the eyes of the press and gamers, many don't seem that surprised their game has sold so many so quickly. | |
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| Already there's talk of Fallout 3 DLC, high chances muses Bethesda | |
| Posted: 18.04.2008 05:40 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Bethesda's previous big RPG outing was Oblivion which saw its own DLC, so many have speculated that the highly anticipated return of post-apoco Fallout would surely get a look-in.
While not a solemn pledge, Bethesda's Pete Hines says "certainly it's a given that we'll look into it." | |
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| Atari still promise Alone in the Dark Xbox360 demo coming this June | |
| Posted: 18.04.2008 05:19 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 5 |
 It was confirmed quite a while back but Atari are confident a demo is going to be launched for the Xbox360 sometime this June; the game is being released June 20th.
There's no specific date given and no mention of whether the other platforms will see their own demos. | |
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| New Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway Screenshots | |
| Posted: 18.04.2008 04:05 by Kres | Comments: 11 |
 We've published 5 new screenshots for Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway, which is in development by Gearbox Software and is currently set for release on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway will be released on 29th August, 2008. | |
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| New Jumpgate Evolution Screenshots | |
| Posted: 18.04.2008 03:52 by Kres | Comments: 1 |
 We've published 7 new screenshots for Jumpgate Evolution, which is in development by Codemasters and is currently set for release on the PC. Jumpgate Evolution will be released in Q2 2008. | |
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| The European Union bless Activision and Blizzard's own big union | |
| Posted: 17.04.2008 07:16 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 The actual news of this merger was announced months ago but now that the EU has not raised any objections the deal can proceed.
Activision Blizzard will become a true goliath, surpassing even Electronic Arts as the biggest independent games publisher. | |
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