| CD Projekt releasing new content through patches for The Witcher | |
| Posted: 31.03.2008 05:33 by Jamie Davey |  Comments: 2 |
 In a bid to promote the mod community for the studios acclaimed PC RPG The Witcher, the team will be including little adventures complete with new quests. Patch 1.3 will include a story set before the game kicks off.
Gamers can use D'Jinni which is the mod toolkit for The Witcher. | |
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| NCSoft launches 'Discover' websites for Guild Wars and Lineage II | |
| Posted: 28.03.2008 07:09 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 In a bid to increase both their player base and the allure of the online role-playing game, NCSoft have put live discoverguildwars.com and discoverlineage2.com.
They hope that the sites will entice newcomers to MMORPGs to sample their "most cherished and endearing" onliners. | |
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| Delays aside, EA unveils a Warhammer Online Collector's Edition | |
| Posted: 26.03.2008 08:26 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 During a press conference in Paris this morning, Electronic Arts have revealed a special Collector's Edition for the upcoming Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning MMORPG. The pack will include miniature models of warboss Grumlock and shaman Gazbag.
A 128-paged hardback novel, a 224-paged art book and in-game content bonuses too, pre-ordering nets even more goodies. | |
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| The omens tell of delay once again for EA's Warhammer Online | |
| Posted: 26.03.2008 06:54 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Producer Jeff Hickman has announced this morning that their MMORPG of Warhammer will be pushed back to an autumn release. It was originally slated for a Q1 release this year, which soon changed to Q2 as the studio wanted more time to polish the game.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is for the PC and is being developed by EA Mythic. | |
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| NCSoft signs deal with Epic, two new MMOs with Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Posted: 26.03.2008 06:30 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 NCSoft's Lineage II uses Epic's previous prodigy the Unreal Engine 2 so they're no strangers when it comes to licensing. Now they've gone and formed a two-game deal with Epic, they'll be using the latest engine to development a couple of new and unannounced MMOs.
UE3 is used in Epic's own Gears of War and UT3, they predict their next instalment of the engine will be near exclusive to the next generation of consoles. | |
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| Fallout 3 will have 12 different endings? Nope, new count says 200 | |
| Posted: 25.03.2008 06:55 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 Some RPGs really like to pride themselves at letting the player shape the world or at the very least the kingdom around them. Fallout 3 is no exception with a possible 200 different endings, Bethesda is keen to admit though that some variations will be minimal.
Still it’s a technical 200 endings; other features have apparently exploded in scope too. | |
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| Electronic Arts UK Signs as Official Games Sponsor for SCI-FI-LONDON | |
| Posted: 18.03.2008 08:57 by Kres | Comments: 1 |
 Sci-fi-London announced today that Electronic Arts will be the official games sponsor for this years Sci-fi-London event, the UK's only dedicated science fiction and fantastic fill festival which will run from 30th April to 4th May 2008 at the Apollo west end theater. | |
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| Pirates of the Burning Sea gets its latest patch, ahoy there 1.2.67.0 | |
| Posted: 18.03.2008 08:17 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Those scurvy developers over at Flying Lab Software today are moving their latest build from the test-bed to live servers. It contains numerous tweaks and fixes for the game with a full release of notes on their forums.
The North American and European fix for user content problems has already deployed, Australians will have to wait for this build to finish before getting their share of patched booty. | |
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| Rumour-mill: Blizzard looking to bring Diablo III from depths of hell? | |
| Posted: 18.03.2008 08:01 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Sure Diablo III is one of the most mythical rumours going for the games industry, but recent job list postings on the Blizzard website may add credence to the wild ravings of fans.
The ad listing says they're looking for new level designers that would work with "the team behind Diablo I and II." | |
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| PS3 MMO set to rival Warcraft, says Sony Online President | |
| Posted: 17.03.2008 06:00 by Kres | Comments: 0 |
 Sony Online Entertainment President, John Smedley, claims that the PS3 will one day hold a MMO game in its arsenal that will rival the popularity of World of Warcraft. | |
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