Celebrate the Olympics in DOMO

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 12:35 PM

DOMO has today announced the details for its first August update which includes The Quest for the 5 Rings, in celebration of this month’s Olympic Games. More...

Game Critics: Fallout 3 Best of Show at E3

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

A group of game critics have dubbed Fallout 3 the best game of July"s E3 Media and Business Summit 2008.

Bethesda"s upcoming multiplatform RPG was voted Best of Show, beating out fellow nominees Gears of War 2, LittleBigPlanet, Mirror"s Edge and Spore, the Game Critics group announced Tuesday.

Fallout 3 also won Best RPG of the show, edging out Chrono Trigger DS, Dragon Age: Origins and Sonic Chronicles.

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Come Together

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

We are at a crossroads. Internet users are asking for more ways to connect with each other online, and they’re seeking out new experiences on the Web. I believe that gaming is the best answer to their pleas.

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Another Illegal Law, Another Check for ESA

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

California reimbursed the Entertainment Software Association on Tuesday in the amount of http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21b9699dd011b969a3e700013./Another-Illegal-Law-Another-Check-for-ESA.htm82,794 for attorney"s fees related to the defense against an illegal anti-game law.

“California deserves more from its legislators than pursuing flawed legislation. State employees are facing pay cuts. California’s services are being scaled back. And, anxiety is rising in Sacramento to find funds,“ said ESA CEI Michael Gallagher in a statement.

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Fury No More

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Australia"s Auran Games announced Tuesday that it will finally be shutting down the servers for the embattled player vs. player PC online game, Fury.

"We have reached our time limit to find a solution that would help us keep the Fury servers open," stated Auran CEO Tony Hilliam on the game"s official forums.

"Sadly, no solution has been found and so we have no alternative than to shut the servers down in 48 hours."

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"Sensational" MGS4 Lifts Konami Q1

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Thanks to a strong software lineup led by Metal Gear Solid 4, Tokyo-based Konami has posted strong sales and profit figures for the first quarter ended June 30.

MGS4, released on June 12, drove quarterly revenues of 70.8 billion yen ($654.3 million), up 16.7 percent from Q1 2007"s 60.7 billion yen, the company said Tuesday.

Operating income was 11.6 billion yen for the quarter, up 65.6 percent.

The PlayStation 3-exclusive MGS4 had a worldwide simultaneous release during the quarter, shipping over 3 million units day one.

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Future Tunes In to Channel 4 for Golden Joysticks

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Edge parent and Golden Joystick Awards organizer Future has extended its media partnership with U.K. broadcaster Channel 4.

The broadcaster has launched two talent-finding initiatives this month, asking up-and-coming developers to submit ideas for mobile and Flash games for the chance to win a Golden Joystick Award, cash prizes and industry exposure.

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Deca Sports Hits 700K Shipped

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Deca Sports for Wii has shipped over 700,000 units worldwide as of August 1, publisher Hudson Entertainment announced Tuesday.

The title, made up of 10-minigames, released on May 13 this year in the U.S., and is also available in Europe (where it"s called Sports Island) and Japan (Deca Sporta).

Backed by the Adidas brand name, Deca Sports is targeted toward casual gamers.

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India a Future Dev Hub for Sony

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

As development costs rise, Sony Computer Entertainment is eyeing India as a center for its game development efforts, a report said Tuesday.

SCE country manager Atindriya Bose told DNA India that Sony wants to increase its game production business in India, where the cost of making games is relatively low.

According to the report, Sony is transferring tech from its London studio to India, training locals and offering dev kits on loan.

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Riccitiello: No More “Crappy” Licensed Games from EA

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

“I don’t actually believe EA is in the business of exploiting other people’s licenses with bad quality games,” Riccitiello told MTV Multiplayer.

“We’ve been there," he went on to acknowledge. "Most of our competitors are there or have been there. That’s not what we do. We’re not really after that market.”

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PS3 Version of Left 4 Dead Not in Production

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

"There"s no PS3 version currently in production," a Valve spokesperson told CVG following rumors that EA was working on a PS3 edition of multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead.

Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi previously told the site that the company was not a PS3 developer and that it was only developing the game for Xbox 360 and PC.

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Soul Calibur IV Debuts at No1 in UK Chart

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

The title is the first in the series to hit the top spot in the All Formats Chart since Soul Calibur II for GameCube, PS2 and Xbox back in September 2003. The Xbox 360 version of the game accounted for 56 percent of opening week sales.

Nintendo’s Wii Fit dropped one place to No2 despite a 35 percent rise in weekly sales, while sales of Mario Kart Wii, a non-mover at No3, were up 25 percent.

THQ’s Wall-E fell two places to No4, while the publisher’s hardware-bundled Big Beach Sports moved up five places to No5.

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Farrell: Traditional Hardware Cycle is Dead

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Brian Farrell, THQ president and CEO, says the industry’s traditional hardware cycle no longer exists.

“We used to always think of this industry as ‘the cycle,’” Farrell said at the Pacific Crest 10th Anniversary Technology Leadership Forum, reports MTV Multiplayer.

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Crosswords DS Takes Amazon.com Top Spot

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Wii titles take three of the top five and half of the top ten places in the latest Amazon.com All Formats chart, but it’s Crosswords DS for the firm’s handheld that grabs the top spot.

The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of EA’s Madden NFL 09 chart in fifth and eighth ahead of the game’s release next week, while Namco’s Soul Calibur IV, which topped the UK software chart this week, places in sixth and ninth for PS3 and 360 respectively.

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Xbox 360 FFXIII Asian Release Confirmed

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Speaking at a recent Microsoft game exhibition in Taipei, Microsoft Taiwan head Grace Chou announced that Final Fantasy XIII will be released for Xbox 360 in Taiwan.

According to Kotaku, Chou said that a decision hadn’t been made regarding which localized version will be launched in Asian territories.

The site also speculates that the news could mean that Japanese 360 owners may be able to import the game following its release in Asia.

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The Best Book on Game Design Ever

Posted on Aug 6, 2008 at 1:08 AM

You know what?   I’ve spent hours trying to write this review;  trying to figure out how I’m going to preserve my precious journalistic integrity while reviewing Jesse Schell’s The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses.    I’ve been looking for ways to pan it, to do what all good critics do: critique... I can’t.  This is unequivocally the best book on game design I’ve ever read.

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NCsoft unveils Blade & Soul MMO

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 12:55 PM

NCsoft has whipped the wrappers off Blade & Soul, a new martial arts-inspired MMO from the creators of Lineage II. More...

Publishers Chase Quake MMO, Offers Rejected by id

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 12:38 PM

id Software president John Carmack revealed that the company has previously turned down publisher proposals to develop a massive multiplayer version of its shooter series Quake. More...

Guild Wars: Trade and Fan Shows Line-up

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 12:33 PM

Guild Wars have announced their schedule for the various trade and fan shows at which the game has been presented. More...

Auran Shutting Down Fury MMO

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 12:25 PM

Auran Games CEO Tony Hilliam announced that the company will shut down its servers and website for player-versus-player-driven MMOG Fury within 48 hours due to the studio's inability to "find a viable business model." More...

Angels Online: Superior Sets Overview

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 12:17 PM

Angels Online prides itself on its cute characters, rich storylines, and tons of fancy items. In order to help players know more about superior equipment in the game, the AO team has been kind enough to give a brief introduction about these ancient powerful sets. More...

Blizzard: Achievements Across WoW, Starcraft, Diablo

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Blizzard is planning a new “Blizzard Accounts” system that will allow players to have a single identity across the company’s entire new games portfolio, according to a report on MTV Multiplayer.

World of Warcraft designer Jeff Kaplan told the site that the game will track achievements across Starcraft II, Diablo III and World of Warcraft, adding points to a player’s “Blizzard Level.”

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Midway Posts $34.8M Loss

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM

Midway has posted its financial results for the quarter ending June 30th, 2008, announcing a net loss of Joe Keiser4.8 million.

The loss was on net revenues of http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21b917368011b9173b3790015./Midway-Posts-348M-Loss.htm4.8 million. While this exceeded the company’s prior guidance of Aug 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM8 million, it was still down from the same period last year in which the company earned revenues of Joe Keiser1.8 million.

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Let Them Talk

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM

The headline said it all: ‘The 10 People We Hope Will Shut the F*** Up at This Year’s E3’. I didn’t have to read it to predict which developers’ names would be on the list – Denis Dyack, David Jaffe, Peter Molyneux – and upon scanning Crispy Gamer’s July 10 feature, those names were indeed present, along with Cliff Bleszinski and Kudo Tsunoda.

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Saints Row Wii Would be Too Controversial

Posted on Aug 5, 2008 at 1:08 AM

One reason that THQ developer Volition won"t be bringing Saints Row to Nintendo Wii is because it would cause too much controversy on the motion-centric machine.

Producer Dan Sutton told Edge sister site CVG that he"s "sure" a Wii version of Saints Row would cause controversy.

"With games like ours you get much more controversy when you add motion controls like you saw with Manhunt 2," he said.

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