Evening Reading - Bioshock delayed until August - briefly
(hx) 11:38 PM CET - Mar,01 2007
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- Frontlines: Fuel of War Preview -
IGN has taken a three page first look at Frontlines: Fuel of War, the
Kaos Studios shooter that's due out later this year.
- The Witcher Preview -
The article offers impressions of the game, which was shown at a Polish
press event. Includes new screenshots.
- Mass Effect - Reader Q&A -
Mass Effect
Project Director Casey Hudson has updated the official blog at IGN with
a reader Q&A.
- Silverfall - Official Blog Update - Even though the game is out
(in Europe) there is a US release looming so the developers are still taking
time to promote the game.
The official blog has been updated with some discussion about classes in
Silverfall.
- Command & Conquer 3 Trailer -
A trailer for the much-anticipated Command & Conquer 3 has now been
released, including the shoddy FMV and wooden acting we've all come to
demand from the series.
- Dawn of Fantasy Trailer -
Dawn of Fantasy
website now offers
a
new trailer (154MB) from Reverie Entertainment' upcoming fantasy-themed
RTS game.
- Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday Patch v1.3 -
A new patch is now available for Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday, updating
the World War II standalone expansion to
version 1.3
- Madden NFL 07 Patches -
This EA FTP directory offers new roster updates for Madden NFL 07. There
are four separate patches to cover the retail and downloadable US and UK
variants on the US football simulation.
- Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Patch - Stardock has
released
a new
patch for their space strategy expansion pack Galactic Civilizations II:
Dark Avatar. The 1.5X update includes AI improvements, balance changes and
other additions, changes and bug fixes.
- Dreamfall Chapters Announced -
Funcom has announced that it has become the latest game developer to
embrace episodic games announcing plans to release Dreamfall Chapters, an
episodic continuation of their acclaimed adventure game series. Though
Dreamfall Chapters is currently set for online release only, Funcom is
considering retail releases featuring combined chapters at a later date,
both for consoles and PCs. No release date has been announced yet.
- Unreal Engine 3 Spy-Fi Game Announced -
Hi-Rez Studios
has announced a brand new Unreal Engine 3 title - Global Agenda -
in a very refreshing genre... a spy-fi MMORPG. Some small teaser images are
available on their website and a
press release holds even more details.
- Citizen Zero Cancelled but New Spy MMO in the Works - Micro
Forté's MMORPG that was first announced almost seven years ago has been
cancelled. This is not yet reflected on the
Citizen Zero Website,
but
FiringSquad reports that Micro Forté is now concentrating on a
spy-themed MMORPG, and licensing its
BigWorld Technology. This announcement comes just one day after
news that John Romero's Slipgate Ironworks will be licensing the BigWorld
MMO technology suite. There are currently at least half a dozen games known
to be making use of BigWorld.
- Jade Empire: Special Edition In Shops Now (Sort of) - 2K Games
follows news of online availability of
Jade
Empire: Special Edition with word that the PC edition of BioWare's
action/RPG is now on store shelves in North America, with an international
release to follow on Friday. In other news, IGN.AU speaks to BioWare's
Diarmid Clarke in a just-barely pre-release
interview about Jade Empire Special Edition PC.
- Bioshock delayed until August -
The Cult of Rapture: BioShock reports BioShock was previously expected
some time in June, but according to 2K Games, the title will now hit stores
on August 21. Gamers in Europe will also have to wait a few more days, as 2K
Games says in a separate announcement that BioShock won't make it to
European store shelves until August 24.
Screenshots,
video trailers, and other details about BioShock are all available from
the
Cult of Rapture website. I now know when to schedule my upgrade! :-)
- Netamin Rolls Out Ultimate Baseball Online 2007 -
This
press release announces that a number of new additions catering
specifically to the solo player will be introduced in March 2007.
- SiN Episodes Multiplayer Mod Coming - It seems the Sarkster and
Ritual's former QA supermodel Michael Russell
are working on a multiplayer mod for SiN Episodes: Emergence, as
Michael's blog has been oozing with references to a project
called USEMP.
- PlanetSide Subscription Increase -
According to this post on the PlanetSide forums, the subscription fee
for this MMOFPS will be increasing. It previously cost $12.99 a month to
play, as of April 2 it will be $14.99.
- 2007 Most Wanted Games, Day 4 : PC -
1UP.com
has released the fourth day of the 2007 Most Wanted Games List. Today is
the PC.
- October Release Confirmed for GTA IV (PS3, Xbox 360) - In its
financial results conference call, publisher Take Two has confirmed that
Grand Theft Auto IV will be shipped simultaneously for the Xbox 360 and PS3
in October 2007. Take Two also announced that Rockstar will introduce in
2008 exclusive episodic content downloads for the game.
- Sony Sharpens 'Edge' With New PS3 Development Technology -
According to DevMag Online,
Sony is prepping a new PS3 development toolset called The Edge. Three
first-party teams inside Sony put together this set of cutting edge
technologies and tools which helps developers take advantage of the RSX chip
and ther parts of the PS3.
- PS3 firmware updated to 1.54 - Aside from the routine security
updates,
this update now allows console owners to use a compatible USB camera to
go with their next video chat session.
- Over 1,000 PS2 Games Playable On European PS3s - Earlier this
week Sony's European Playstation division announced that changes in the PS3
hardware for the March 23 European launch for the console meant that not all
PS1 or PS2 games would be backwards compatible with the PS3. Now the
semi-official Sony PS3 blog web site Three Speech has some statements from
Sony
Playstation exec Phil Harrision where he claims that over 1,000 PS2 games
will be playable on the PS3 when it launches in Europe. No specific
games were mentioned.
- Ten Maxims Every FPS Should Follow -
GameCareerGuide has an article titled Ten Maxims Every FPS Should
Follow. The author makes some fair points for the modern shooter, though I
can think of a few he left out. Still, it's a fun read
- System Of A Dawn Final Fantasy -
check it out
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