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Good Old Games Gets Unreal
Posted on Nov 20, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Under a new deal with Epic Games, online games retailer Good Old Games is now selling select titles from the Unreal franchise DRM-free.
Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition are currently available, with Unreal II: The Awakening and Unreal Tournament 2004 to follow. In addition to being DRM-free, Good Old Games ensures its versions of these games are compatible with modern Windows operating systems.
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Tales Runner, an MMO Adventure Racing Game, Releases New Content Updates
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Gala-Net Inc. has released a plethora of new content to their latest release, Tales Runner. More...
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Wicked Announces New Details for Priston Tale 2
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Sequel to the Award-winning Priston Tale Will Launch on Subagames.com Later This Year. More...
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DOMO: Yeehaa, now you can ride your pet!
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Gametribe.com, the premier destination for Free-to-Play games is happy to release a major update for DOMO fans this week. More...
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Xfire to Host 14 Pieces of Pi Story
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:55 PM
From now until November 30, Xfire will be hosting "14 Pieces of Pi Story." More...
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White Tiger Costume Now Available in Fiesta
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:53 PM
The new White Tiger Costume now available in the free MMORPG Fiesta. More...
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Atlantica Online Wins Golden Plume Award at ChinaJoy
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:50 PM
New MMORPG from NDOORS Receives Golden Plume Award for Best Foreign Online Game. More...
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Outspark $25 Gift Card Giveaway
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:47 PM
This Tuesday to Thursday Outspark will be holding a daily drawing for a http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21db5ec55011db5f4ae250003./Outspark-25-Gift-Card-Giveaway.htm5 gift card. More...
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Tales of Pirates: November Events Ceremony
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:44 PM
The officials at Tales of Pirates have announced that they will be holding lots of cool events in November. More...
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Myth War II: NPC Manual＃2
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Today the folks with Myth War II Online will complete their NPC overview with the following folklore about these eight NPCs. More...
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Acclaim Games Announces New N.A. Release Date for “TCOS”
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Acclaim plans Closed Beta for end of November with an official release in January 2009. More...
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Koei, Tecmo Formalize Merger
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Koei and Tecmo have issued a joint, Japanese-language press release stating the formal details of their merger.
Reporting on the release, Reuters writes that under the deal Koei will take over Tecmo in a stock agreement worth 20 billion yen (UShttp://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21db38c6e011db38ccfce001b./Koei-Tecmo-Formalize-Merger.htm06m, £137m). This is about twice the estimated valuation of Square Enix’s earlier rejected attempt to take over Tecmo.
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Skate 2: Build Your Own Park
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Fine game though it was, Skate did a rather cruel thing. It held out the promise of exploring a sprawling city, but then fixed you to four small wheels easily thwarted by stairwells and steep inclines. Skate 2, blessedly, allows you to step off your skateboard – you can even leave it behind – allowing you to clamber all over the city of New San Vanelona.
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Review: MotorStorm Pacific Rift
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
The first flushes of a console launch hide a multitude of sins. While MotorStorm isn’t the prime candidate from PS3’s natal period for retrospective denouncement by overexuberant critics – that dubious honour is perhaps reserved for Resistance: Fall of Man – Evolution would still have to live up to its name to make its sequel pass muster now that Sony’s platform has bedded in.
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Review: Line Rider 2
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Though a direct comparison of the two would be unfair, in many ways Line Rider 2 faced the same dilemma as 2D Boy’s World Of Goo: how do you take a hit freeware downloadable and expand it to a full retail release?
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Mad Catz Has Record Quarter
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Accessories manufacturer Mad Catz has announced record sales for the second quarter of its fiscal 2009.
Sales were up 52.8 percent, from Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM6.9m (£11.3m) to http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21db38c6e011db38cc5380018./Mad-Catz-Has-Record-Quarter.htm5.8m (£17m), versus the same quarter is fiscal 2008. Gross profits increased even more, rising from $5m (£3.3m) to $7.7m (£5.1m)—an increase of 55.9 percent. This allowed the company to report a net income of $900k (£600k) for the quarter, compared to the previous year’s Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM.2m (£800k) loss.
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Report: Brash Sued by Developers
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Multiple sources are reporting that licensed games publisher Brash Entertainment has been sued by two developers, Zootfly and 7 Studios. Both studios are seeking money owed to them for development work contracted by the publisher.
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Crytek Moves into Seoul
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Crytek, the creators of Crysis and Far Cry, have opened up a subsidiary branch in Seoul, South Korea.
The new subsidiary, Crytek Ltd, has already begun operations and has the primary goal of extending Crytek’s business into Asian markets, beginning with engine licensing. The company will be led by Young Mok Park, who was formerly a head of business strategy at NCSoft.
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Good Old Games Gets Unreal
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Under a new deal with Epic Games, online games retailer Good Old Games is now selling select titles from the Unreal franchise DRM-free.
Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition are currently available, with Unreal II: The Awakening and Unreal Tournament 2004 to follow. In addition to being DRM-free, Good Old Games ensures its versions of these games are compatible with modern Windows operating systems.
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National Geographic Opens Game Division
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
National Geographic has announced that it has formed and launched National Geographic Games (NGG), a branch of the organization that will both publish and develop game content for all platforms.
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According to the organization, the goal of National Geographic Games is to create a new way to reach consumers and families with a message of caring about the planet. The group will be led by vice-president of the Nataional Geographic Ventures extended platform group Paul Levine, with daily operations to be handled by former Take-Two VP of publishing Chris Mate. -
Who is The Real Lara Croft?
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
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Eric Lindstrom has been active in game development for 20 years, first at Electronic Arts and, since 1994, with Crystal Dynamics and Eidos. He is the creative director of Tomb Raider: Underworld, released this week.
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Recession Could Sting Mainstream Platforms
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
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It is said that the soaring success of the Wii and DS is indebted to Nintendo’s successful reach into the casual market. Yet the consumers within this market are more susceptible to the conditions of an economic recession, says Screen Digest’s senior games analyst Piers Harding-Rolls, meaning that both consoles could be hit by the global financial crisis.
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Ensemble: Microsofts Closure Doesnt Make Sense
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
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Ensemble Studios, the Texas-based developer which has built the $700 million-selling Age franchise, the upcoming console-only Halo Wars as well as a solid reputation, has reflected on Microsoft’s shock-decision to close the studio. -
PETA Releases Mama Kills
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
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Mama Kills is an unauthorized flash-based web game that asks the player to cut off a chicken’s head, pluck its feathers and pull out its giblets.
It’s a parody of Taito’s casual DS game Cooking Mamma and was launched by animal rights advocate PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The organisation has condemned Taito’s game for overusing a large number of animals in its cooking minigames. -
Tower Defense Creators Launch Flash Games Portal
Posted on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:34 AM
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The creators of popular casual Flash games Desktop Tower Defense and Flash Element TD, Paul Preece and David Scott, have revealed Casual Collective, a free-to-play social web gaming site featuring the latest titles from the pair.
