July 4th, 2008
Looks like EA is trying to expand it’s reach and maybe grab some of the attention that Age of COnanm is currently enjoying. EA Mythic, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning will be released in Russia for the PC and will be fully localized. Along with MMORPG fans all over the world Russian gamers will have a chance to enjoy the rich world and extensive possibilities of one of the most anticipated MMORPG’s of the year - Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
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July 4th, 2008
Looks like another hit for Activision, who has just announced that Guitar Hero: On Tour for the Nintendo DS has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America in the first seven days since its launch, making it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DSTM in the company’s history by more than a factor of eight. In addition, Guitar Hero: On Tour’s performance ranks it as one of Activision’s top 5 best-selling launches of any title on any platform in the company’s history. That’s big stuff and that goes to show how popular Guitar Hero is.
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July 1st, 2008
Eidos and Funcom have announced that their blockbuster MMO Age of Conan continues to dominate the PC sales charts in all markets where the game is available. Over the last few weeks the game has remained the overall #1 PC game in most European markets, whilst also performing tremendously well on several all-format charts. In the US, Age of Conan impressively conquered the #1 PC spot for the first two weeks of available NPD data. Due to the amazing interest surrounding the game, more than 700,000 gamers have now signed up for an Age of Conan account. In the second month after release it is also clear that Age of Conan has taken the position as the undisputed #2 subscription MMO in the western world next to the World of Warcraft Juggernaut.
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July 1st, 2008
Market research firm NPD has the week’s best-selling games. Topping the week is the debut of Maxis’ Spore Creature Creator, which shipped to retailers on June 17. Compared to May’s NPD numbers, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has slipped from first to third. At number two is The Sims 2 Double Deluxe, which continues to hold on to the position. Returning to the top 10 is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare at number 9. The FPS is followed by Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, which rounds out the top 10.
1. Spore Creature Creator
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
4. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
5. World of Warcraft
6. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest
7. The Sims 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack
8. The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff Expansion Pack
9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
10. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Images via Gamespress.com. Copyright 2008 EA.
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June 26th, 2008
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has hit the 5 million mark in Europe thereby putting it ahead of the PlayStation 3 by some three quarters of a million according to tub-thumping comments from Microsoft’s European VP of strategic marketing David Gosen.
Gosen, who made his name in a five year tenure at Nintendo that saw the launch of the GameCube, told trade website MCV, “Anyone trying to call a winner this Christmas is calling too early.”
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June 25th, 2008
In advance of this weekend’s Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, the frenzy of speculation around what the company’s “big announcement” would be has increased further with Blizzard’s VP of Design, Rob Pardo, hinting that it might be a brand new title.
In a question and answer session that concluded this year’s GDC Paris, Pardo was asked directly if he could talk more about “the new game” that rumours have strongly suggested will be Diablo 3.
“So you want me to announce the game before our announcement?” he said. “No offense, but I think there’s like 300 people here, and I’ll be ripped apart by 8000 people there [at the Invitational] if I pre-announce it - but it’s going to be really exciting. I think everybody here will be really excited about the announcement.” Read More
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June 25th, 2008
EA and Maxis has announced a collect…err Galactic Edition for its upcoming life simulator Spore. While i am personally a big fan of extras packed inside a premium version of the game, i am a bigger fan of actual bonuses that enhances your gameplay such as additional parts, exclusive features or ingame bonuses that this package sadly lacks. I have no doubt that this will be gobbled up by excited consumers upon launch but i feel it is a missed opportunity of EA.
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June 24th, 2008
Wolverine Studios, a developer of simulation games, is proud to announce their first foray outside the sporting sim world by introducing their newest text based sim title: Music Wars Rebirth.
Music Wars Rebirth is the creation of Antuan Johnson who is happy to be bringing his music industry simulator to Wolverine Studios. Music Wars Rebirth allows players to create and manage their own record label by giving them the opportunity to both manage the financial state of their company as well as managing aspects of the artists signed to their label. The in-depth game play allows the user to track all aspects of the career of an artist as they take them from unknown talent to global superstar while catapulting their label to the top of the music industry. Read More
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June 22nd, 2008
Publisher Codemasters will soon release a free expansion to its free to play MMORPG, ArchLord, in the coming weeks. The new content will be introduced in Episode 3: Spirits Awakening, which will add up to an increase of 30 percent in terms of new game content. A list of new additions can be seen below:
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June 22nd, 2008
The team behind Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is rumored to be making a new sci-fi title. So, this is the reason why Infinity Ward aint doing COD 5?
Speaking with TalkPlayStation.com an insider said “we are currently working on a new sci-fi title, we cannot release any more information as of yet, we may or may not announce it at E3″. So what sort of sci-fi game will this be? Most likely a first person shooter, maybe its something that will rival Halo. Infinity Ward are famous for developing Call of Duty 4, they have no part in Call of Duty 5 as Treyarch are in control of it.
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