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Codemasters announces Damnation for PC/Xbox360/PS3
Posted: 06.03.2008 09:07 by Kres Comments: 1
Codemasters today announced that it's developing Damnation, a new shooter/action game that is coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in late 2008.

Lost Empire: Immortals Shipping Dates Confirmed
Posted: 06.03.2008 08:25 by Kres Comments: 0
Paradox Interactive has announced that its upcoming strategy title, Lost Empires: Immortals, will be shipping to stores in the United States from March 11th, and across European stores from March 14th.

Play.com Live announcement reveals LEGO Indiana Jones release date
Posted: 06.03.2008 08:08 by Kres Comments: 0
Play has issued a press release about its upcoming Play.com live event which is set to take place at Wembley Stadium on March 15th to 16th. The press release announces details about a world exclusive first play of Lego: Indiana Jones, but more importantly it reveals that LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures will hit retail stores on 6th June.

Latest Crysis update is imminent, just awaiting seal of approval now
Posted: 06.03.2008 07:28 by Jamie Comments: 0
Crytek's "Crysis Weekly Update #6" detailed that their latest patch (v1.2) is in fact ready for distribution but just needs to jump the last hurdle before going live.

Apparently these patches from the developer will not only include bugfixes and balancing but will also encompass new features for the game taken from communities' "most wanted list of improvements." Cheat protection is also a high priority they say.

Valve's Orange box sliced and diced for individual boxed titles
Posted: 06.03.2008 07:11 by Jamie Comments: 0
The PC version of The Orange Box was announced to be getting the splits by Valve and would reach stores by March, that's changed to April now and there's still no word on the pricing.

The Orange Box includes Half-Life 2 Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2. Great news for those gamers wary of digital distribution and still prefer a good disc in the hand.

What's New on Friday 7th March?
Posted: 06.03.2008 06:51 by Comments: 0
Look inside and we'll tell you.

Upcoming RTS 'Starcraft II' to be a model for in-game advertising?
Posted: 06.03.2008 06:39 by Jamie Comments: 0
From the noggin of Activison's Robert Kotick it looks very likely that Blizzard's highly anticipated revival of the classic and cult RTS franchise will be jumping on the advertising bandwagon, with hopes it will be a landmark success for future endeavours of the business model.

Blizzard is soon to be merged with Activision becoming Activision Blizzard.

It was only a matter of time, The Sims 3 official and sporting a teaser
Posted: 06.03.2008 06:01 by Jamie Comments: 3
Maxis have already showcased The Sims 3 in a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) event with press, the blockade is said to end on March 19.

Wasting no time to rally the Sim communities around their latest expansion-spawner 'The Sims 3' website has launched promising more once the March embargo is lifted.

NCsoft Heaves Out Dungeon Runners Content Update
Posted: 06.03.2008 05:39 by Kres Comments: 0
NCSoft announced that the Dungeon Runners team are currently working on a new content update that includes snowmen, a new dungeon, new items and improvements to the waypoint system.

Demiurge Studios co-developing BioWare's Mass Effect for PC
Posted: 06.03.2008 05:24 by Jamie Comments: 0
An independent developer, Demiurge Studios has been working alongside BioWare since before the Xbox360 launch of Mass Effect. They've been working hard to optimise the game for the PC and both studios were not content with simply porting it over.

A new and better inventory system is a major enhancement over its console counterpart, along with better visuals and a new mini-game. It's unclear though whether the PC version will include the upcoming downloadable content "Bring Down the Sky" available March 10.
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