| Vivendi say Wrath of the Lich King coming this year, Blizzard quiet | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 06:36 by Jamie Davey |  Comments: 1 |
 Vivendi Games, which is set to merge with Activision, has stated the expansion is "scheduled to be released in the second half of 2008".
Despite this kind of statement talk, Blizzard refuse to speculate when the date for release is and are unlikely to wedge themselves in. | |
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| Steam's latest PC hardware survey is in, spleens to battle stations | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 06:20 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Yes it's that time when the self professed elite can pick over an 'innocent' survey and proclaim their prophecies, or just get a quick dig at the enemy fanboi.
It does show some interesting things about the average PC that Steam have picked up on, some expected findings - others not so much. | |
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| Age of Conan hopes to 'break bread' between PC and Xbox360 users | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 05:59 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Funcom have announced the Xbox360 version of their MMORPG is roughly a year behind the PC, and they aren't ruling out the possibility of a PS3 version. The interesting part is Funcom's ambition to let PC and Xbox360 gamers optionally play Age of Conan together with friends "if they like to". | |
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| Brash Entertainment is developing Space Chimps for the Xbox 360 | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 05:53 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 Brash Entertainment today announced the release of Space Chimps, a brand new action adventure game based on the CGI-animated Space Chimps film from the creator of Shrek, John H. Williams (Shrek and Shrek 2), Space Chimps the videogame combines the same colourful world and characters of the forthcoming film with a unique storyline that puts fans in the heart of the action with 11 levels of monkey fun and mayhem. | |
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| Funcom very confident there'll be no Age of Conan launch issues | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 05:37 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Aside from being rather excited their greatest creation is almost ready to fling open its virtual barbarian gates, Funcom say they’ve taken many steps to keeps things running.
"The biggest issue is the unknown," says product director Jorgen Tharaldsen, speaking at the launch in Oslo, Norway. | |
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| New ARMA 2 Screenshots | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 05:35 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 The ARMA 2 screenshot gallery has been updated with 6 new screenshots. | |
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| EA CEO John Riccitiello: PC games market is too focused on retail | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 05:18 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 Despite retail sales showing a rather poor performance for the PC in the shops "it's been growing for several years" says Riccitiello.
Digital distribution services and subscription based games have gained the edge over traditional retail. The market has just shifted with the times, not shrunk. | |
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| New Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Screenshots | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 05:06 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 The Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People screenshot gallery has been updated with 5 new screenshots. | |
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| New Tom Clancy's Hawx Screenshots | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 05:01 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 The Tom Clancy's Hawx screenshot gallery has been updated with 9 new screenshots. | |
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| Microsoft expects Xbox360 support to last for 7 years at the least | |
| Posted: 15.05.2008 04:45 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Shane Kim, Microsoft Game Studios VP, has said they "expect the Xbox 360 to have a long tail," meaning it could see 2013 before feeling neglected.
Sony have predicted a 10 year life-cycle for the PlayStation 3, either way it'll be comforting to know gamers can get more of their monies worth. | |
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