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Seagate Spins Up Hybrid Hard Drives
2007-10-09 08:16:00
We’ve been hearing of these mythical chimeras of hard drives for years now - partially solid state, part traditional platter, all ferocious performance - but it looks as though Seagate is finally ready to serve up to the masses a laptop sized hard disk that makes real the impressive concept. For those not up to speed, ...
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This Week in Games: October 8, 2007
2007-10-08 11:14:00
It’s a confusing week for releases, though we have to wonder if such a thing is ever straightforward. There is some solid game material hitting shelves this week, and we’ve got a full breakdown for you. First up is a turn-based strategy game set in the time of the American Civil War, and aptly titled American ...
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New SOE MMO Makes Waves
2007-10-07 07:18:00
If you’ve been following the MMO scene for a while, you might have already heard of SOE’s next venture into the genre with its Pirates of the Burning Sea. Developed by Flying Lab Software, Pirates puts players into the britches of a New World sailor around the year 1720. Players choose one of four nations to play as, either the English, French, Spanish, or Pirate nation, then start sailing the seas of the New World trading, privateering, or just plain pirating. The game features a good variety of things to do, from ship to ship combat, to swashbuckling duels, to object crafting and resource gathering. As a matter of fact, crafting plays a very important role in this game since the entire economy is player driven; all ships, weapons, and clothing is player made. Craftable items such as ships aren’t restricted to their blueprints either. There are options in game for customization, meaning a player’s ship truly feels like his own. I’m not sure what to mak...
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Bungie Jumps Ship
2007-10-06 06:28:00
In a surprise announcement today, Microsoft and Bungie both confirmed rumors that had been floating around for the past week, speculating that Bungie was seeking to become an independent game company once again. Since Monday, hints that Bungie, the creative mastermind behind the Halo series, was seeking to return to their old independent ways had been surfacing on the net. Without any evidence to back up those rumors though, the speculation was mostly dismissed. Press releases issued today by both Microsoft and Bungie profess the two will continue their partnership with the Halo franchise, and expect to strengthen ties with future releases of new IP. Unfortunately, no details were provided on what this new IP might be. In Harold Ryan’s words: “We will continue to develop with our primary focus on Microsoft’s platforms; we greatly value our mutually prosperous relationship with our publisher, Microsoft Game Studios, and we look forward to continuing that affiliation through...
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CoD 4 Scores Harry Gregson-Williams
2007-10-05 08:12:00
Harry Greg son-Williams is no stranger to writing music. Responsible for cinematic scores seen in movies such as Shrek (and its sequels), Phone Booth, Team America: World Police, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Gregson-Williams recently had the opportunity to add Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat to his relatively small list of video game scores. Grant Collier of Infinity Ward recently said of the composer: “[he] was the perfect choice to craft an immersive and rich soundtrack that matches the heightened atmosphere and tension of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.” It’s a bit of an obvious statement. Harry Gregson-Williams would probably be an ideal choice for most video games, after his practically legendary work scoring the music for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. For Call of Duty 4, Gregson-Williams worked with Stephen Barton (don’t worry, I’ve never heard of him either), who wrote the majority of the in-game music. ...
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Activision Announces More Rock
2007-10-04 04:47:00
Activision, one of the world’s oldest video game production companies, today announced 17 more tracks that will ship with Guitar Hero III on October 29th. Without further ado, here is the list in its entirety: · Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith) · Helicopter (by Bloc Party) · Stricken (by Disturbed) · Monsters (by Matchbook Romance) · Before I ...
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Sony Premiers First OLED TV
2007-10-03 07:20:00
The modeling world may still be debating whether thin is sexy, but when it comes to computers and technology, sexy is thin. Meet Sony ’s fancy new piece of eye candy, the XEL-1 OLED TV. The screen is only 11″ across diagonally, but it’s also only 3mm thick; an impressive achievement that is impossible with today’s ...
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Crysis MP Beta Open? For Now.
2007-10-02 07:51:00
Get ‘em while they’re hot, kids! FilePlanet has opened up their Crysis beta key distribution to anyone with a FilePlanet, Gamespy, or IGN account, rather than just FilePlanet subscribers. We expect keys are limited, and they’re probably go fast, so now is the time to get yours. There are a couple of catches though; before you ...
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A Baker?s Dozen of Devil May Cry 4
2007-10-01 07:52:00
While the fourth title in the series may turn it’s back to the Dante we know and love, it looks like Nero is not lacking to much in the ass-kickery department. News has been consistently slow to come on this new Devil May Cry title; I interpret that as meaning there is still a big ...
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New in Stores the Week of Oct. 1, 2007
2007-09-30 10:12:00
As far as quantity goes for releases this week, PC gamers don’t have much to brag about. As always though, quality is what puts a smile on my face. Up for sale on the 1st of October is an intriguing looking RPG from developer Rebelmind, called The Chosen - Well of Souls. Don’t expect this Diablo ...
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A First Listen to the Crysis Soundtrack
2007-09-29 11:24:00
Screenshots are all the rage these days, so it’s not too often we have the chance to check out some music clips from an upcoming game. Luckily for us, EA Games let slip a couple sound clips from their upcoming game Crysis . At only 15 seconds each, you’re probably not going to want to put ...
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Orange is Gold
2007-09-28 07:07:00
Reports have been coming in from all over, confirming Valve’s next release, The Orange Box, has gone gold. According to various sources, physical copies of The Orange Box are now under production, and the game is on track to meet its October 8th release date. Considering the sheer magnitude of this collection, we’re willing to ...
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Assassin?s Creed Limited Edition Loot
2007-09-27 07:07:00
Gamers planning on picking up the limited edition of Assassin ’s Creed when it hits shelves on the 13th of November can look forward to an 8 page comic illustrated by Mike Krahulik, according to a recent post at Penny Arcade. Gabe writes: “[i]t’s a little prequel story that provides some background info on the main ...
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Enemy Territory Quake Wars demo this month
2007-09-03 13:57:00
The demo for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars will be released mid-September, a message from Splash Damage to the community reveals: “Our first goal after completing the game’s demo (planned for release in mid-September - we’re working on that right now) will be to watch closely and address any issues that come up in the first ...
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Quake Wars is Gold!
2007-08-31 00:08:00
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has reached Gold status - the game is finished and sent off to the presses - id Software and Activision announced today. The game that has been lovingly labeled “The Battlefield Killer”, will be available in Europe and Australia on September 28 and in North American store shelves beginning October 2. Todd Hollenshead, ...
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Operation Flashpoint 2 trailer, info
2007-08-22 14:58:00
Codemasters have released the first trailer from Operation Flashpoint 2, and seems to be purely designed to wet gamers appetites and leave us wanting more. And I’ll tell you, it absolutely achieves that goal. Jump after the break for some informational snippets from the press release that came with it and a few quality screencaptures from ...
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First FarCry2 screenshots
2007-08-22 14:24:00
Ever since the announcement of FarCry2, I’ve been a little worried about the whole Africa setting. After all, it was the lush beaches that made the original game so unique. But I guess we’ll have Crysis to fill that void now as FarCry2 takes place in a different setting. But damn does that setting look ...
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Mafia 2 announced, first screenshots!
2007-08-21 19:17:00
Ok, this little piece of news is bound to make a lot of people very happy. Mafia 2, the sequel to the original Mafia title that sold more than two million copies worldwide and helped popularize the gangster genre, has been finally announced. The game will feature a deep mobster-driven narrative packed with both behind-the-wheel ...
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Hellgate: London gets a release date
2007-08-06 15:33:00
Namco Bandai and EA announced today that Hellgate: London will start hitting retail stores in North America on October 31, 2007 and in Europe on November 2, 2007. Bill Roper from Flagship Studios explaining the reasoning behind the date: ?We wanted to hit the sweet-spot for release in terms of the development schedule and delivering the ...
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Quake Wars release date announced at QuakeCon
2007-08-04 20:17:00
id Software surprised gamers at their annual Quake Con event today by announcing the release date for Enemy Territory Quake Wars ! The game will be on European store shelves on September 28th and North American store shelves beginning October 2nd. In case you haven’t been keeping up with the game or just need a little reminder, here’s ...
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FarCry2 now officialy announced
2007-07-20 14:39:00
The sequel to FarCry, one of the best single-player experiences ever made, has been officially announced by Ubisoft today. This wasn’t any big big surprise since some artwork marked FarCry2 were leaked some time ago but it sure is nice to have official confirmation. What has me a bit concerned though is the fact that while ...
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Jericho is looking good
2007-07-17 13:50:00
Clive Barker’s Jericho looks to be coming along very nicely, as demonstrated by these latest screenshots Codemasters sent out today. Clive Barker?s Jericho deals with the mysterious reappearance of a lost city in a remote desert. When a form of evil that goes right back to the dawn of days resurfaces from there, a Special Forces ...
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E3: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. prequel announced
2007-07-12 15:34:00
We knew there was some S.T.A.L.K.E.R. related announcement coming from E3 and here it is: GSC Gameworld announced S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky - a prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl - which will be released in Q1 2008. Hopefully this one won’t be delayed like the original. For now though, check the game description, geatures and the first ...
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E3: Latest Quake Wars trailer
2007-07-11 20:18:00
Enemy Territory Quake Wars is one game I can’t wait for. And this trailer doesn’t make things any easier.
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E3: Gears of War PC this winter
2007-07-11 12:29:00
We knew without a doubt that it was coming - Gears of War for PC. And since the E3 event is like Christmas for gamers, we have the first GoW PC screenshots for you. But first, check out the features: ? Frag-filled new content. ?Gears of War? will feature locations that are unique to the franchise ...
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E3: Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare trailer
2007-07-10 19:10:00
Activision has released this new, absolutely magnificent, action-packed trailer from CoD4:Modern Warfare. Have a look:
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SEGA announces spiritual successor to Dungeon Siege
2007-07-06 19:42:00
Gas Powered Games and SEGA have teamed up to create Space Siege - a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Dungeon Siege series. The game is scheduled for a Q1 2008 released in NA and Europe. Here’s the full press release will all the juicy details: “Space Siege takes place in the confines of the Armstrong, ...
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America?s Army turns five
2007-06-28 10:40:00
The U.S. Army is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the America ?s Army PC game this July. America?s Army debuted on July 4, 2002, has more than 8.5 million user accounts and has been one of the top ten action games played online since its launch. America?s Army has grown from its initial roots as an online ...
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Collector?s Edition of World in Conflict to contain rocks
2007-06-27 06:21:00
Sierra is probably making a lot of Cold War “fans” happy by including a real piece of the Berlin Wall in the Collector?s Edition of its highly anticipated action-strategy game World in Conflict . The pieces are taken directly from remnants of the famed wall. Senior vice president of global marketing Al Simone: ?The World in Conflict ...
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ArmA expansion pack announced
2007-06-18 15:38:00
505 Games has announced the official expansion pack for ArmA: Armed Assault. The expansion will be called ArmA: Queen?s Gambit and will have two new story based campaigns: Rahmadi Conflict: The true conclusion to the original ArmA story, with enormous battles taking place within massive fortifications on the Rahmadi Island and brand new Porto Island. Royal Flush: ...
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