| Ubi's latest Splinter Cell to "bolster the line-up for fiscal 2009-10" | |
| Posted: 25.07.2008 06:11 by Technet2k |  Comments: 3 |
 Now the upcoming instalment won't reach fans until April of next year - at the earliest says Ubisoft. They spilled the beans during an investor call.
The game, which was expected this fiscal year, has been pushed back to ensure "it can become a huge product." Basically the old story of 'more time, for more polish'. | |
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| Rumour-mill: GTAIV "now on console, soon on PC" says asia mag | |
| Posted: 25.07.2008 05:41 by Technet2k | Comments: 4 |
 Malaysia's "premier PC gaming mag" sports a rather definitive cover on their latest issue, asserting that Rockstar Games is bringing Niko to PC.
Whether this is just a string of Internet rumours tied together and mused upon, or if they've managed to score some major evidence we don't know - yet. Typically R* is all quiet. | |
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| Three "distinct projects underway" at Bungie, new Halo 3 content | |
| Posted: 25.07.2008 05:21 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Bungie have outlined their plans to reveal some "brand new" Halo 3 multiplayer goodness at this year's Penny Arcade Expo (PAX).
In the same announcement on the site they also reveal the studio is working on three differing projects. The 'big announcement' fans are waiting for won't be at PAX sadly. | |
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| Public Beta test for Red Alert 3 launching soon | |
| Posted: 25.07.2008 03:14 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 EAApoc has left a message on the official Red Alert 3 forums to let fans know that EA will soon be launching the public beta test for C&C: Red Alert 3. | |
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| Epic: Unreal Engine 4 is in development, expect to see it in 2012 - 2018 | |
| Posted: 24.07.2008 11:49 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 Speaking with people present at the GameFest in Seattle, Epic's President Mike Capps has said that Epic is currently working on Unreal Engine 4, although it might not be released for another ten years, when Mike suspects the next-generation of consoles to be released. | |
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| Limited guest pass program for Funcom's Age of Conan, "first part" | |
| Posted: 24.07.2008 07:28 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 For now only the owners of the Collector's Edition of Age of Conan have been issued their buddy keys to let friends play unsubscribed for seven days.
Standard copies don't have their buddy keys activated just yet but they "will soon open up" say Funcom. CE owners have five buddy keys to give away. | |
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| EA set to invade Hollywood, strikes deal with United Talent Agency | |
| Posted: 24.07.2008 07:14 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Electronic Arts is one of the biggest videogames publishers with an abundance of intellectual properties to their name. Now they want a piece of the Hollywood pie.
Army of Two, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space and Need For Speed got the nudge in EA's announcement. | |
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| Mega Man 9 could lead the charge of retro revival for 8-bit others | |
| Posted: 24.07.2008 06:48 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 With the resurrection of Mega Man 9 as an 8-bit downloadable from Capcom, its success could lead to others getting the dust brushed off.
Koji Igarashi, producer of Castlevania, says he's "watching very closely" to see how things turn out. Could we soon see retro showing today's punks how it's really done? | |
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| Square Enix reveal FFXIII being developed on PC for consoles | |
| Posted: 24.07.2008 05:54 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 The developer's tools are based on the PC platform but while the latest Final Fantasy may be built on the PC, there hasn't been a nod toward an actual release on the platform.
All the newly internal-developed games from Square Enix will now be using their PC based Crystal Tools. It was recently revealed that FFXIII is coming to Xbox360 - outside Japan. | |
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| Warner Bros. reveals downloadable 'Watchmen' games coming | |
| Posted: 24.07.2008 05:23 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Instead of the more traditional movie tie-in videogame that launches around a film release, Warner are to set loose at least two 'Watchmen' game episodes.
The first will be around the theatrical release and the other when the DVD ships. They don't want a poor quality retail so the episodes will "deliver the experience that fans expect." | |
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