It’s official: Gears of War is heading to PC.

OK, so there have been enough rumors that news of the game on PC isn’t a huge surprise at this point, but it’s the PC-specific content that makes things interesting. In Gears of War PC, players will be treated to five new chapters in a “Timgad” act that takes place just before the game’s final level (where you head towards the train), in addition to a level editor, and minor gameplay tweaks and graphical touch-ups.
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Gears of War PC Announced

Codemasters tweaks the title of its Spark-developed alternate-history shooter set in Nazi-occupied America; new screens inside.

Last August, Codemasters announced it was publishing Fall of Liberty, an alternate-history shooter set in a fictional timeline. The first-person shooter will see players defend the American homeland after the Nazis invade in 1952. Like the similarly themed Freedom Fighters, the game will center on gritty urban combat in New York City, albeit from a first-person perspective.
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Fall of Liberty reaches Turning Point

Two truckloads of consoles hijacked as thieves stock up for Christmas.

Two consignments of Xbox 360s has been stolen in the UK this week, reports regional newspaper, the Express and Star.

The first occurred after a lorry (truck) was flagged down travelling south on the A38 at Hillards Cross. The driver, who thought he was being waved down to inform him of a problem with his vehicle, pulled over. The men then threatened him and dragged him out of the cab, they then made off with the lorry and £750,000 (approx $1.5 million) worth of consoles. The driver suffered minor injuries, and the lorry was later found–empty–further down the A38.
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£1 million worth of 360s stolen

New Smash Bros. footage and more at the new Space World.

Swords, and Mario Party 8. The DS also has a bunch of new titles playable, including Sim City DS, Wario Thief, and more.

A new Smash Bros. trailer is also on display - it’s about three minutes long and at the end it shows Fox Mccloud as a playable character in the game (for those of you who were waiting on confirmation).

We’ll be delivering more details, impressions, and videos in the hours to come, so stay tuned!
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Nintendo World Kicks Off in Japan

Studio had originally said they were done with games.

After Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath failed to hook gamers in spite of its critical acclaim (we gave it an 8.0), Oddworld Inhabitants basically said “see ya” to the videogames industry, instead deciding to focus on developing TV and film properties. Well, they lied. Mostly.

GamesIndustry.biz spoke to Oddworld co-founder Lorne Lanning recently, who confirmed the company is developing a new property titled Citizen Siege, envisioned as both a game and CG film. “Oddworld has had the chance to create original property that was designed as a film and as a game experience simultaneously. So the two influence one another as they grow. This is an idea that’s being talked about by media companies, but for the most part isn’t really happening yet,” says Lanning.
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Oddworld Creators Have New Game, CG Film

Hollywood graveyard hosts Epic’s third-person shooter.

There are dead people everywhere, but it doesn’t smell. We’re at a graveyard in the middle of Hollywood, the ghost of Biggie Smalls is burping out of speakers and a couple hundred people are resting their drinks on tombstones — they are here for Gears of War. The game is finished, and last night, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA, Microsoft and Epic danced on the graves of strangers.
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Gears of War Party Steps on Graveyard

FallOut Boy would totally compliment greek mythology.

Aspiring Billboard musicians: landing yourself on the soundtrack for God of War 2 probably isn’t the big break you were looking for — but hey, it’s a start. Sony, in conjunction with EmoSpa…MySpace, is hosting a virtual battle of the bands in order to award one lucky artist the chance to reign alongside Kratos.

Interested parties should head on over to MySpace page for the contest, where you can begin uploading. The top 50 songs in the first round will be narrowed to 10 by the developmers, before voting commences.
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Get Your Music in God of War 2

An unannounced Wii game in-the-works, too.

Expect the usual PR pizzazz in the coming weeks, but in an overview of Ubisoft financials during the first half of fiscal 2006-2007, the company both confirmed that Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2’s coming in the fiscal fourth quarter — which means it’s coming sometime before next March — and Assassin’s Creed moves into fiscal 2007-2008, which means it’ll likely arrive next fall.
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Ubisoft Delays Assassin’s Creed; GRAW 2 En Route

DemonWare technology to be used in another game

The fourth installment in the Splinter Cell series, Double Agent, will be featuring DemonWare technology for its multiplayer mode. DemonWare will power the online features of the game.

Arnaud Carrette, Ubisoft Producer for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent declared that his company
needed the best technology to match their “groundbreaking multiplayer gameplay in the Splinter Cell series”. He added that by Using DemonWare, Sam Fisher fans will be able to get the best online experience possible.
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Next Generation Multiplayer in Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent

They aimed for 1080p, but it didn’t work out.

The number of PlayStation 3 releases supporting 1080p HDTV resolutions will undoubtably increase as the hardware matures, but for launch games, limited development time is an issue. Insomniac Games publicly stated they were aiming to include the option for 1080p in Resistance: Fall of Man, but as Sony’s Gamer’s Day kicks off in San Francisco, company president Ted Price confirms isn’t not happening in his IGN blog.
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Insomniac Confirms Resistance is 720p