2007-01-17
The Sims Stories Announced With 3 New Games
The Sims' neverending saga is bound to get even longer, now that Electronic Arts is lifting the veil off a new line of games, lovingly called The Sims Stories. These are intended to be "laptop-friendly games" (whatever that means), and, unlike the prev ... (more)
2007-01-17
Once Upon a Time in Japan, A New PC Adventure Series
Once upon a time in Texas, there was a game developer who came up with the idea of continuing the PC Adventure legacy with a series of their own, placed in a setting like no other in the genre (to the best of their knowledge), and they c ... (more)
2007-01-17
Crysis For Xbox 360, A Whole New Game?
Time and again, Crytek made it very clear that they aren't porting their latest PC game Crysis on any next-gen console. Not a chance. Not in a hundred years. No way! But what if... What if we were to indulge the thought that it doesn't necessarily have ... (more)
2007-01-17
World of Warcraft: The Emerald Dream And StarCraft 2?
There are currently two sure bets you can make about Blizzard: one is StarCraft 2, and the other one is a second expansion for World of Warcraft. Both have been previously "confirmed" to some degree, by various people from Blizzard, but even now - 9 ye ... (more)
2007-01-17
Valve Boss Calls The PS3 'A Total Disaster', Just As It Ships 2 Million
If you think we've been too harsh on Sony's next generation console, then wait till you hear what Valve's Gabe Newell thinks about the PlayStation 3! Despite the fact that the studio plans to bring its famed Half-Life 2 series to the PS3 later this yea ... (more)
2007-01-16
New Ghostbusters Trailers: A Hint At Games To Come?
Much like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters is also one of those once-fun childhood memories that I'd rather not revisit anytime soon. At least that's what I would have said yesterday, before one of our forum members dropped ... (more)
2007-01-16
PlayStation 3 Likely To Launch In Europe On March 23?
Could it be that we're just a couple of months away from the PlayStation 3's European launch, and still Sony has yet to make a definitive commitment regarding the console's launch date in the territory? I for one was expecting this kind of predictions ... (more)
2007-01-16
ZootFly Working On Ghostbusters Game, Painkiller 2 And WW3?
Much like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters is also one of those once-fun childhood memories that I'd rather not revisit anytime soon. At least that's what I would have said yesterday, before one of our forum members dropped a tip about so ... (more)
2007-01-16
WoW: The Burning Crusade - Was Blizzard Prepared?
A few hours ago, the grand opening of the Dark Portal was supposed to take place, leading anxious players into the Outlands. But much to everyone's disappointment on at least one of the European RP-PvP servers (Defias Brotherhood), the only "event" tha ... (more)
2007-01-16
ZootFly Working On Ghostbusters, Painkiller 2 And WW3? // UPDATE
Much like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters is also one of those once-fun childhood memories that I'd rather not revisit anytime soon. At least that's what I would have said yesterday, before one of our forum members dropped a tip about so ... (more)
2007-01-15
Woman Holds Her Wee For A Wii And Dies
Talk about stupid gaming related deaths... I can perfectly understand all those Asians bravely (or should I say mindlessly) giving their lives for the higher cause of "dinging" in some obscure Azerothian MMORPG. Hell, I could even understand playing fr ... (more)
2007-01-15
Acclaim Starts 2Moons And Dance! Online Betas
In all honesty, I don't like the new Acclaim. I wasn't too crazy about the old one either, in its last few years before it went bankrupt, although the ancient Acclaim sure brings back some good memories... But those days are long gone now, and in today ... (more)
2007-01-13
Cheaper WoW Gold In Europe Means Lousier Blizzard Service?
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that it's a lot more cheaper (though equally unlawful) to buy Gold for the European version of World of Warcraft, than for the US version. Nevertheless, it took GamerPrice.com a whole lot of "resear ... (more)
2007-01-13
ANNO 1701 Sets Sail For Nintendo DS
One of Germany's best-known (and -sold) franchises is setting sail for the Nintendo DS, Buena Vista Games tell us. In their latest press-release, they announced a publishing agreement with German company Sunflowers, which will allow BVG ... (more)
2007-01-13
Ragnarok Online 2 Comes One Step Closer To The West
The first Ragnarok Online has been boasting some pretty amazing player-population figures over the years, wildly ranging from a couple of million, to 17 and even 25 million players worldwide, depending on who you asked. Gravity Co., the Korean develope ... (more)
2007-01-13
Genesis Rising Trailer, Date, Open Beta
Every time I talk about Metamorf Studios' Genesis Rising space game, I end up making a reference to Relic's good old Homeworld series. So I figured this time I'd do it from head start, and then get straight to the point. As you may know, Genesis Rising ... (more)
2007-01-12
War Front Single-player Demo Download
With the approach of War Front's release this February, CDV is strengthening its efforts to shed as much public light as possible on Digital Reality's alternate-history WWII strategy game. And they do this now by releasing a new, single-player demo for ... (more)
2007-01-12
Hellgate: London - To Pay, Or Not To Pay For Online Multiplayer?
The answer is yes. As in, "yes" - you will be able to play Hellgate: London online for free (to a certain degree); and "yes" - there will apparently be some sort of paid service as well, for those who want more content, more modes, more features and st ... (more)
2007-01-12
Nibris Working On 4 Wii And 3 DS Games
A black & white horror adventure game for the Nintendo Revolution (it was still called that way back then) seemed like very promising idea in April 2006, when Polish studio Nibris announced they were working on Sadness. But sadly, we haven't heard much ... (more)
2007-01-11
World of Warcraft Patch v2.0.3, Final Burning Crusade Notes
With just a few days left until the release of The Burning Crusade, Blizzard sends out another patch for World of Warcraft, advancing it to version 2.0.3 and bringing plenty of changes once again, in preparation for the expansion ahead. "A stirring of ... (more)