Indie-publisher Gamecock Media Group announced today that Firefly Studios’ Stronghold Crusader Extreme has gone gold. That means fans of the series have less than a week wait before they can get their hands on all new Stronghold gameplay, now, more extreme than ever.
As part of Capcom’s recent financial results, the company has unveiled its current sales numbers for all of its beloved franchises and individual titles, dating back over the past 22 years. The popular Resident Evil series seems to be the top choice with more than 34 million units sold, trumping both classic series’ Mega Man and Street Fighter (second and third on the list, respectively).
The numbers essentially speak for themselves, so take a look.
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May 23 (Bloomberg) — Capcom Co., publisher of the “Resident Evil” video-game series, is in talks with Hollywood studios to jointly produce movies based on its software, President Haruhiro Tsujimoto said.
“We are in the process of working out contracts for several offers we received at the Cannes Film Festival last week and hope to make an announcement soon,” Tsujimoto said in a Bloomberg Television interview broadcast today, declining to provide specifics. “If realized, the projects will have a big impact on the game and movie industries.”
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id Software has confirmed it has left the Entertainment Software Association, joining a growing list of recent departures that includes Activision, Vivendi and LucasArts.
The publisher departures follow decisions made by the ESA board surrounding last year’s E3 move to Santa Monica that ultimately cost the association $5 million and necessitated raising its membership dues, as Kotaku reported earlier this week.
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Developer Cyanide has just announced the free MMO Dungeon Party. The studio recently brought us action RPG Loki: Heroes of Mythology. Although Dungeon Party features a top down 3rd person isometric camera angle, the game isn’t your typical MMORPG.
Sydney, Australia, May 16, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) will ship in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia simultaneously with the North American and European Fall 2008 release.
In addition, WAR will also feature a dedicated server in Australia, ensuring the best game play experience possible for players in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and other Southeast Asian territories. Players will still have the option of connecting to North American servers.
“Warhammer is a world-wide franchise with a strong following in Australia and New …read more
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Over in Japan, a new Pokemon for the Nintendo DS has just been unveiled. Titled Pokemon: Platinum, it looks like this new edition is an expansion rather than a full blown sequel to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. But fret not, as this will surely be brought over to the States.
Visit the official Pokemon Platinum website (japanese)
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RVINE, CALIFORNIA — MAY 13 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc., hailed as publisher of the month by “Hulking War-Machine Weekly,” today announced Zoids Assault, a gritty militaristic strategy RPG featuring enormous beasts of steel, exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Zoids Assault further demonstrates Atlus’ commitment to Xbox 360® system and the strategy RPG genre, joining Operation Darkness and Spectral Force 3 in a stacked 2008 lineup.
Check out the power of the Sims franchise as it takes the top 3 spots in the weekly PC NPD Charts:
1. The Sims 2 Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff Expansion Pack
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. The Sims 2 FreeTime Expansion Pack
4. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
5. World Of Warcraft
6. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
7. Sins Of A Solar Empire
8. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
9. Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition
10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
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Grand Theft Auto IV Breaks Guinness World Records With Biggest Entertainment Release Of All-Time
London, UK, 13th of May – The famed Grand Theft Auto series has made headlines yet again! As newly-released sales figures show, Grand Theft Auto IV has crushed the competition by selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 million in its first day of release, earning Guinness World Records™ for the Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours and the Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours. These records establish GTA IV as the most profitable entertainment release of all-time, far surpassing other video …read more
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