| Developer Calls Activision Blizzard "an Impediment" to Brutal Legends | |
| Posted: 30.10.2008 11:59 by dtungsten |  Comments: 6 |
 Double Fine title Brutal Legends has yet to find a publisher following the Activision Blizzard merger and their decision not to publish the title. An article in Variety reports that "tensions are running high between Double Fine and Activision Blizzard" over the heavy metal action game as a new publisher is sought. | |
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| Fable II Competition | |
| Posted: 23.10.2008 10:27 by Kres | Comments: 43 |
 This competition gives you a chance to win 1 out of 5 Fable II Special Edition game packages. | |
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| Bioware Listening to Community on DRM Issues | |
| Posted: 22.10.2008 03:13 by dtungsten | Comments: 9 |
 Bioware designer Brent Knowles told Videogamer.com that the DRM options for the online role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins will be given considerable thought. Bioware changed its DRM strategy for Mass Effect following user complaints about how frequently the software re-authenticated to DRM servers. Knowles acknowledge that listening to the community would be part of their considerations. "Obviously DRM is an issue that everybody is very well aware of. We haven't announced any plans but we're definitely paying attention to what the community is saying and keeping that to help guide that in the future," added Knowles. | |
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| Console versions of Sacred 2 delayed | |
| Posted: 21.10.2008 04:25 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 Deep Silver today announced the release date for the console versions of Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel. Sacred 2 is currently in development for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and will be released in the first quarter of 2009. "We have committed ourselves to offering gamers nothing but top quality. In order to be able to further optimize the online components of the console versions, and ensure a simultaneous release world-wide, we have chosen to aim for this release date for the console versions," says Heiko tom Felde, CEO of ASCARON | |
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| Master Chief Found in Fable 2 | |
| Posted: 17.10.2008 03:43 by dtungsten | Comments: 4 |
 Screenshots of Fable 2 posted on Daily Game show the Master Chief from Halo wandering the countryside. Gamers who purchase the Limited Edition version of Fable 2 and download the additional content from the Xbox Live Marketplace will find a treasure chest after their first level up containing the spiffy armor, which is described as an "ancient relic from the old days of Albion". | |
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| Star Ocean: The Last Hope confirmed for February 19th in Japan | |
| Posted: 09.10.2008 02:43 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Microsoft has confirmed that Star Ocean: The Last Hope is to be released on February 19th in Japan and March 3rd in America, although no date was given for a European release. Exclusive for the Xbox 360, although Square has said in the past that Star Ocean: The Last Hope could be developed for the PlayStation 3 in the future, but at this time there are no plans to do so. More news coming from Microsoft's TGS keynote soon. | |
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| Sierra closes 21 Game Servers | |
| Posted: 08.10.2008 10:35 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 8 |
 Sierra announced today that it will be closing 21 game servers on 1st November. This is probably due to the Activision Blizzard merger, although we cannot confirm this as Sierra haven't given a reason for shutting down these servers. | |
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| Funcom talks about the success of Warhammer Online | |
| Posted: 07.10.2008 12:39 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Strategy Informer had the chance to ask Jorgen Tharaldsen, Product Director for Funcom, a few questions relating to the recently released MMO Age of Conan, which has been released on the PC, but is also expected for the Xbox 360. We wanted to know how Funcom felt about the release of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, as its been hailed as the fastest-selling new MMO of all time. Jorgen Tharaldsen told us that he's happy for EA as the MMO genre needs success stories besides WoW. | |
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| New Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria Screenshots | |
| Posted: 07.10.2008 11:15 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Codemasters has sent Strategy Informer five fresh screenshots for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria. You can see all our screenshots here. | |
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| Funcom: Xbox 360 Age of Conan won't release for another year, isn't our key priority right now | |
| Posted: 07.10.2008 05:03 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Strategy Informer recently had the chance to ask Jorgen Tharaldsen, Product Director for Funcom, a few questions relating to the recently released MMO Age of Conan, which has been released on the PC, but is also expected for the Xbox 360. Funcom has been quiet about the Xbox 360 version of Age of Conan, so we asked Jorgen Tharaldsen how development for this version is coming along, and he told us that the Xbox 360 version is not the companies key priority as there are a massive amount of PC gamers already playing the game. | |
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