2008-09-11
Medium rare news about Diablo III, StarCraft II and Battle.Net 2 upgrade
Some news just sprung out about these future gaming classics and how they will relate to the Battle.Net 2 upgrade. According to videogamer247, the requirements for the next Battle.Net will be specific to Diablo III. Frank Pearce... ... (more)
2008-09-10
Red Alert 3 tries to stop pirates but annoys gamers instead
There has already been plenty of controversy about the anti-piracy features coming with Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. So EA finally relented somewhat and promised a less draconian version of SecuROM. Will that be enough to... ... (more)
2008-09-10
Dead Space engine takes up the fight to the Unreal Engine 3
Dead Space and Godfather 2 will also bring EA other benefits than the normal revenue from sales and whatnot. Given that the engine used for them proved its worth, the company intends to license it and try to challenge even the... ... (more)
2008-09-10
Tabula Rasa may enter a prolonged stun effect due to lack of subscribers
It seems that NCSoft is on the verge of disbanding some of the troops stationed in Brighton, where its European fortress-studio resides. According to the same sources who told this to GamesIndustry.biz, that also means nada game... ... (more)
2008-09-09
Duke Nukem the movie handled by producer of Max Payne the movie
Even if Duke Nukem Forever still has no launch date announced, the guys over at 3D Realms are already planning to make a Duke Nukem movie. Well, at least this proves that they’re serious about delivering the game or something... ... (more)
2008-09-09
Metallica injects Guitar Hero III with their 9th album
Guitar Hero III will soon be richer in elite, long-expected, never-thought-they’d-come tracks. The soon will be this Friday, and the tracks will be Metallica. In fact, these great works of rocksmanship will be made available in... ... (more)
2008-09-09
European beta for Warhammmer Online goes awry – hear the cries of despair
It seems the European open beta for the already famed Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning didn’t go well at all. And it seems it was almost entirely publisher GOA’s fault. Mark Jacobs, the boss of Mythic Entertainment, was none... ... (more)
2008-09-09
The next Harry Potter game canceled due to the movie being late on release date
If you’re a Harry Potter fan and you like the books, and the movies, and even the games (wow, that’s quite a fan indeed, because the games aren’t that... well, you know... some of aren’t that much to look at), so, if you’re an... ... (more)
2008-08-27
Duke Nukem Forever has several hours of gameplay all polished
As all gamerdom knows, there’s still no such thing as a certain, mathematically precise or at least romantically imprecise release date for Duke Nukem Forever. But, we do have another set of fancy words coming from the general... ... (more)
2008-08-27
No graphical revamp for WoW, but other expansions
If you were ever wondering if Blizzard intended to ever revamp World of Warcraft’s graphics, than the official answer is “no”. That will surely anger fans of next-gen, but will probably be to the liking of many of WoW’s user... ... (more)
2008-08-27
Far Cry 3 set to be in Africa as well
Far Cry 3 is already pre-analysed by Ubisoft’s keen game-developping minds. And they already have some stuff to tell us about what we should expect from the future game – unlike other grand gaming sahibs out there who keep their... ... (more)
2008-08-27
Rockstar secretly working on Max Payne 3?
If there’s going to be such a thing as Max Payne 3 (the game, of course, forget Marky Mark for a minute, will you?), then it seems that Rockstar will make it happen. At least, that’s what the rumor says – the rumor that comes... ... (more)
2008-08-15
Lineage II gets revamped in September
If you thought that levelling was happening much too slowly in Lineage II, you’ll have to revise that opinion. Because NCsoft intends to greatly increase the speed at which you increase your character’s level by means of a... ... (more)
2008-08-15
No Scarface sequel... yet... Or never?
There are good news and bad news. This one’s bad. Let’s gulp it down quickly and pass on to something else. So, here we go: The sequel to Scarface wasn’t officially announced, but it was nonetheless expected thanks to the odd... ... (more)
2008-08-15
Achievements sold on Ebay... Enough is enough! I’m leaving for the Outer Rim!!!
It seems the gaming disease known as achievementophilia has reached new heights. Nowadays, there are even achievement dealers waltzing on Ebay. Yes, we have all tasted the sweetness of unlocking an achievement on our Xbox 360,... ... (more)
2008-08-15
Peter Moore wants to conquer the world (of sports)
Peter Moore woke up one day and said to himself: “I know what I’ll do. I’ll turn EA Sports into the best sports brand ever.” And so, our story begins – a tale of suspense, passion and swashbuckling board meetings. Will this... ... (more)
2008-08-14
The PS Store will learn the alphabet and find things easier for you
Let’s consider this scenario: you’ve got a PlayStation 3 conveniently close to your TV. Suddenly, for reasons more or less psychologically complex, you become interested in seeing and acquiring new content and stuff for some of... ... (more)
2008-08-14
So, you think your PC is ready for Crysis Warhead?
It’s been decided that Crysis Warhead will arrive on PCs on the 12th of September. That’s less than a month from now (it’s September 16 for the US) and you should perform some last-minute checks on your systems in order to see if... ... (more)
2008-08-14
Great Expectations – otherwise known as the Spore movie
EA is still EA when it comes to making money in all possible ways from their games. One of the simplest ways to expand the financial potential of a successful title is by transferring it on the celluloid platform. The confusing... ... (more)
2008-08-14
Console and PC players may come together in Star Trek Online, serverly speaking
Now that you know for sure that Star Trek Online is really headed to our own solar system, you’re probably sure that the platform choice for this game will be the PC – the traditional medium for MMOs since almost forever. Well,... ... (more)