Weekend Reading-MS to upgrade Xbox360's CPU - briefly
(hx) 11:12 AM CEST - Apr,22 2006
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- Drakensang Announced - ANACONDA announced
Drakensang: The Dark Eye, an RPG in the works at German developer Radon
Labs. The game is scheduled for release in Q4/2007.
- Project Gray Company Revealed - Electronic Arts has launched a web
site for a new fantasy themed RPG titled
Project Grey Company. Here's some info: "The action takes place in a
massive open world where you can go anywhere you want, and the characters in
this world are powered by an incredible simulation AI based on the same
technology used by the makers of The Sims 2. "
- Prey Dev Diary #15 + trailer -
This installment offers the latest changelog, as well as a guest update by
Nick Murray. Murray, producer of the "Bite Me! Music inspired by Prey"
compilation album for
DirectSong.com, talks about the song the punk band MXPX created for the
game. The diary also mentions that IGN is now hosting
a new
Prey trailer. The 3:45 minute long trailer offers plenty of gameplay
footage, while the accompanying article was writen by the trailer's director
Jeron Moore.
- Movie Trailers round-up -
Evolution GT ||
Heavy
Duty ||
Hitman: Blood Money ||
Metal Combat #4,
#5 ||
Moscow to Berlin ||
Showdown Scorpion ||
Sudden Strike III ||
TerraWars:
New York Invasion
- Updated CSI 3 Demo - The Telltale Games website now offers
updated demo for CSI 3:
Dimensions of Murder.
- SpellForce 2 Euro Patches -
New
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars patches are now available, updating the
strategy/RPG sequel to version 1.01.
- New Live for Speed -
The Live for Speed
website offers a new S2 ALPHA Version T of this motorsports simulation.
The update is available as a full installer or a patch for the previous
version, and the client updates are accompanied by a corresponding updated
dedicated server.
- Change For SiN Episodes Release Date? -
The latest Steam weekly news update mentioned that SiN Episodes:
Emergence, the upcoming first chapter in Ritual's episodic first person
shooter, will be unlocked on Steam on May 10, one day later than the
previously announced date of May 9. The update also talks about the commentary
tracks Valve is creating for Half-Life 2: Episode 1. This commentary system,
which Valve first used in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, are spread out over a
hundred "nodes" in the game.
- Stargate MMORPG Q&A -
OGaming has the latest Stargate Worlds Q&A. Lead Systems Designer David
Cook is asked about the Stargate TV series, different story arcs, PvP combat,
storytelling and a few other things.
- D&D Online Free Trial -
The Dungeons & Dragons Online:
Stormreach Trial Program is now live, offering the chance to dip your
sword into the D&D MMORPG for a free week's play.
- Battlestations: Midway Confirmed For Xbox 360 - Eidos Interactive
announced plans to release
Battlestations: Midway for the Xbox 360 and PC platforms. As the title
implies, Battlestations: Midway is based around the World War II battle of the
same name, putting players in the role of naval recruit Henry Walker.
Battlestations: Midway will ship during fall 2006.
- God Of War 2 PS2 Interview & Shots -
1UP
has posted an interview with the new director on the game, Cory Barlog.
They talk about how the combat and gameplay has been refined, and even have a
few new screenshots to show.
- Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit Available - Microsoft has announced that
the Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit is now available for sale in stores. Priced at
$29.99, the Quick Charge Kit recharges two Xbox 360 wireless controller
battery packs by plugging the kit into an AC outlet, eliminiating the need for
connecting the wireless controller to the console in order to charge it.
- Microsoft to upgrade Xbox360's CPU -
The new CPU will be built using
technology that can reduce heat and power consumption, as well as
potentially increasing speed. It will also help Microsoft cut the console's
cost
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