Epic Games’ sci-fi shooter meets same sales-limiting fate as Dead Rising; country’s ratings board refuses classification. Back in July, German zombie-haters were stymied in their quest to slay the undead when the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) refused to give the game a rating due to its excessive violence. While this didn’t officially ban the game, it [...]
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Neverwinter Nights 2 Gone Gold
Posted by temi on October 18th, 2006
RPG players will enjoy this upcoming release Atari and Obsidian Entertainment announced today that Neverwinters Nights 2 has gone gold. The game is scheduled for North American release of October 31 and European release on November 3. The game is developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and is said to feature new extensive single player gaming. Also, [...]
PS3′s Oblivion Content Coming to 360, PC
Posted by temi on October 18th, 2006
No exclusivity confirmed, Nov. 21date targeted. Bethesda Softworks indicated the additional content being worked into the PlayStation 3 version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the hardware launch in November would not remain exclusive to Sony, and this afternoon’s announcement from the studio confirms it. The “Knights of the Nine” content will be made [...]
Gears of War demo coming soon?
Posted by temi on October 17th, 2006
What we heard: Given the amount of hype that is going into the launch of the Xbox 360 game Gears of War, it would seem that pumping out a demo would be a priority for Microsoft Game Studios. The marketing team behind the game has already held public events for common folk to try the [...]
Lumines Live on XBLA this week?
Posted by temi on October 17th, 2006
The official story: We have not made any announcements at this time. –A Microsoft rep. What we heard: A list of achievements for the eagerly anticipated Xbox Live Arcade game Lumines Live recently hit the unofficial Achieve360points.com site, prompting some fans of the musically inclined puzzle series to speculate that it would be this Wednesday’s [...]
Pokemons’ Rule is Over, Dragon Ball Z Takes Over
Posted by temi on October 16th, 2006
Another game based on animated series registers success in Japan After dominating for a few weeks the Japanese game charts, Nintendo’s Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl have been knocked off by Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi. Originally published by Bandai as DragonBall Z: Sparking, DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi is based on the popular animated series Dragon [...]
Beta Testers Wanted for Call of Juarez Maps
Posted by temi on October 16th, 2006
New maps for old-fashioned western duels 8 new maps will be released for the Wild West shooter, Call of Juarez, according to a press release by Techland. These maps will be released via a free download Multiplayer Map-Pack. First, these maps must undergo a beta test and for that, Techland announced that all players who [...]
Phantasy Star Universe Beta Finally on XBL
Posted by temi on October 14th, 2006
However, most users experiencing massive server issues. Since Wednesday, gamers have been waiting for Sega to solve whatever issue was holding Phantasy Star Universe’s free, open beta test from appearing on Xbox Live. The game finally appeared on the service this morning, however, and it’s been a mad rush to complete the download ever since. [...]
The Creators of Viewtful Joe Are Unemployed
Posted by temi on October 13th, 2006
Capcom shuts down subsidiary The development studio that created Viewtiful Joe, Okami, Steel Batalin and God Hand closed down. Capcom, the main shareholder of Clover, decided to shut it down. In a press release, Capcom explained that Clover has met the goal of developing unique and creative original home video game software, but for promoting [...]
Final Fantasy XII Takes on New York
Posted by temi on October 12th, 2006
October 11th became ‘Final Fantasy Day’ in the big apple. Mark your calendars: October 11th is officially Final Fantasy Day. At least it is in New York City, where media and fans alike turned out on Wednesday for the launch in Times Square of the long-awaited Square Enix RPG, Final Fantasy XII. Daishiro Okata, president [...]
