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Archive for the ‘Game Publishers’ Category

July 7th, 2008

Square Enix announces Ipod RPG

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.
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July 7th, 2008

Majesco and Mistwalker’s Away Shuffle Dungeon DS

Majesco Entertainment Company, Mistwalker and AQ Interactive today announced a new Nintendo DS RPG called AWAY Shuffle Dungeon. Players take control of the (creatively named ) young hero “Sword,” the sole resident left of the once booming Webb Village, who must (wait for it…) rescue as many kidnapped townsfolk as possible from a mysterious unknown […]

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July 6th, 2008

2K Games Announces Partnership with Digital Extremes

2K Games has announced today that it has signed an agreement with Digital Extremes to assist in the development of BioShock for the PS3. Bioshock for the PS3 is scheduled to be shipped to retailers in October 2008 with new features and content. This PPS3 system version of BioShock is being developed by 2K Marin, […]

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June 25th, 2008

EA and Maxis announces Spore Galactic Edition

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 […]

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June 22nd, 2008

Archlord expansion coming soon!

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 18th, 2008

Nickolodeon expands its Games division

Nickelodeon is expanding its games portfolio via interests in the areas of virtual worlds/games and the formation of two separate divisions, the company announced today. The Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group includes all of its gaming initiatives, both paid and subscription, for online, PC, handheld and console, and will be led by senior VP […]

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June 18th, 2008

Koei’s European Release Dates 2008

KOEI has just announced its lineup of games for the rest of 2008 in Europe:

“2008 has already seen a number of very successful releases from KOEI including Dynasty Warriors 6 on PS3 and 360. We’re keen to continue this successful trend and add a number of fresh new titles to our catalogue. Once again we […]

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June 10th, 2008

Ubisoft + Take Two = More $$$?

In the middle of Electronic Art’s dreadfully slow takeover dance with Take-Two, it’s been speculated that the affair could ascend into a veritable ménage a trois, with Ubisoft now being marked as a potential future suitor for the Grand Theft Auto publisher if it continues to spurn the Redwood giant.
A Forbes report postulates on a […]

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June 9th, 2008

LucasArts halting internal development?

LucasArts is reportedly ceasing internal development after the release of The Force Unleashed, according to speculation coming off the back of staff cuts last week. The layoffs included VP of Product Development Peter Hirschmann and Lego Indiana Jones producer Shawn Storc, and now Shacknews is now citing a source claiming that LucasArts will indeed halt […]

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May 25th, 2008

Stronghold Crusader Extreme Golden

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.

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