Liezen, Austria, July 24th 2008; The Austrian games publisher JoWooD Productions expands its portfolio with additional titles for Nintendo® DS™. In cooperation with 3rd party publishers such as „The Games Company“ and „Tivola Publishing“, new games for the handheld system are about to be released in the course of FY 2008.
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Microsoft today announced the European release date of “Too Human”, the epic third person action game from renowned Canadian developer Silicon Knights. Exclusive to Xbox 360™, “Too Human” will be available across Europe from 29th August 2008.
In this modern take on classical Norse mythology, players are thrust into the midst of an apocalyptic battle that threatens the very existence of mankind. Playing as the divine cybernetic son of Odin, Baldur, you are one of the Aesir, humanity’s protectors charged with defending mankind from the onslaught of ancient machine armies.
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Here is the latest sales stats by Gamasutra that shows an upsurge in the seven year old Diablo 2 (!!!) Battlechest sales:
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North America: 1. Diablo Battle Chest (Blizzard), 2. World of Warcraft Battle Chest (Blizzard), 3. The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff (EA Games), 4. Spore Creature Creator (EA Games), 5. The Orange Box (EA Games).
Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces the release of SONG SUMMONER™: The Unsung Heroes, on sale at the iTunes Store worldwide (www.itunes.com) and available for play in English and Japanese on the iPod nano with video, iPod classic and fifth generation iPod.
SONG SUMMONER: The Unsung Heroes is a Role-Playing Game that transforms your iPod® songs into powerful “Tune Troopers” that you can control in battle. As the protagonist Ziggy, you will embark on an epic journey to rescue your brother from the clutches of the Mechanical Militia. …read more
In the wake of the Manhunt 2’s protracted journey to retail in the UK, Rockstar will be exhaling in relief after the British Board of Film classification recently cleared Grand Theft Auto IV for release. As discovered by sources, the game has been given an 18 certificate, no doubt a reflection of some of the more adult themed content in the game that is set to grind the country to a halt come its release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on April 29.
The news also comes off the back of the recent Byron review, in which the government expended …read more
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Nintendo has just confirmed that highly anticipated title Mario Kart Wii will reach European shores on April 11. The game is bundled with the Wii Wheel, but provides five different control options for players: the Wii Wheel, Wii Remote turned on its side, Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination, Classic Controller and even Nintendo GameCube controller.
Sixteen new tracks will be included, in addition to sixteen other tracks from previous Mario Kart games. We’re preying one of those isn’t Baby Park.
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Bummer. The developers of Sacred, Ascaron, has announced a new release date for SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel. The announcement sees both PC and Xbox 360 versions scheduled for release in September 2008.
Ascaron says the additional time is to be used for optimizing the crucial areas of multiplayer gameplay and balancing. Planning for a longer and in-depth beta test, which is subdivided into several different phases, is already underway.
Almost a year in delay? Methinks that the original code was crappy. Hopefully, the end product will be much much better.
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The European Commission has approved the French government’s request to apply film industry tax breaks to the games industry. The move will allow for around a 20 per cent rebate on the cost of development for games that fall under qualifying criteria – and it is estimated that around half of all games developed this year would have qualified.
Both Tiga and the EGDF had argued strongly that such a move should go ahead, in order to help lessen the unbalancing effect that support from other countries such as Canada was having.
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