Weekend Reading - Game Sales Slump, Down 29% - briefly
(hx) 02:20 PM CEST - Aug,15 2009
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- Rage Impressions from All Over - Also
Kotaku, GameSpot, and TeamXbox all had a chance to
experience id Software's Rage.
- C&C 4 - The Big Questions Answered -
Exec Producer Mike 'Big Mike' Glosecki gives answers to some 'big' questions in
the very first C&C4 developer blog
- Champions Online Goes Gold
-Atari and Cryptic Studios announce Champions
Online is gold, and the superhero MMORPG will go live in
September. No superhero, however unique, can be complete without a
super villainous Nemesis or two. With Champions Online's powerful
customization tools, players can also design the perfect Nemesis to
oppose their superheroes. These ultimate adversaries appear throughout
a hero's career, sometimes issuing challenges, other times ambushing
their heroic foe. Champions Online brings epic superheroism to the
MMORPG genre with depth that challenges the most experienced online
gamers, while its fast-paced action promises to engage new entrants to
the online superhero universe.[
- Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron
Unlimited (DDO Unlimited) Gone Gold - Turbine announced that Dungeons
& Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO Unlimited),
a free digital upgrade for Dungeons & Dragons Online:
Stormreach, has successfully completed beta and has now gone gold.
Turbine will provide DDO VIPs early access to the game beginning
September 1, 2009 prior to the official North American launch on
September 9, 2009. DDO Unlimited will raise the level cap, introduce a
new player class and add major new content, as well as make the game
free to play for everyone. The new DDO Unlimited delivers
heart-pounding gameplay featuring the industry's best combat system, a
massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich
set of features that until now could only be found in premium
subscription-based MMOs. DDO Unlimited will introduce an innovative new
pricing model that allows players to download and play for free,
purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from
the new DDO Store, or subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the
game's content.
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer - A new "Gadgets Trailer" from
Batman: Arkham Asylum is available to leave you asking "Where does he
get those wonderful toys?"
- APB Beta Signups are Open - Realtime
Worlds' latest title is not Crackdown 2, its APB, a sort of MMO style
crime game. You can now head over to the
game's official website and sign up to try and be a part of
the beta.
- Mac and Linux QUAKE LIVE Tuesday - QUAKE
LIVE will add support for Macintosh and
Linux users in an update next Tuesday, August 18.
- C&C: Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge
Announced - EA
has officially announced Command
& Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander's
Challenge, a downloadable Xbox 360 and PS3 instalment of the strategy
series. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge
will
hit the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store this fall for $9.99
(800 Microsoft Points).
- Lost Planet 2 Xbox Demo Lands August 19 -
A demo of Capcom's upcoming sci-fi shooter Lost PLanet 2 will hit Xbox
Live on August 19, Capcom has announced. Gold subscirbers will have
access to the demo that day, while Silver members can take a crack at
it on August 26.
- MAG Arrives on January 26, 2010 for the
PlayStation 3 - MAG (Massive Action Game) is
slated to arrive on January 26, 2010 exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
MAG features 256-players duking it out in an all out war between three
distinct factions.
- Sega: Vote for the Next Genesis Classic on XBLA -
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Genesis console, Sega
is allowing fans to decide which Sega Genesis game will be
ported to Xbox Live next.
- US Game Sales Slump Continues, Down 29% -
According to the latest NPD report, the game industry's
year-over-year sales numbers suffered a double-digit decline for the
fifth straight month
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