Games Industry Wire

2K Games has announced that it will be the North American and international publisher for Cryptic Studios’ newest MMO, Champions Online for the Xbox 360 and PC. Champions Online is scheduled for release in spring of 2009.
“2K Games is excited to work with such a talented group as Cryptic Studios,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Given their stellar pedigree and amazing grasp of the MMO genre, we are confident that Champions Online will deliver an innovative and exciting action MMO experience to gamers.”
If Cryptic has learned a thing or two since COH/COV launched, then we may just be in …read more

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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 package sadly lacks. I have no doubt that this will be gobbled up by excited consumers upon launch but i feel it is a missed opportunity of EA.

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Polish developer CD Projekt Red Studio has announced that the Witcher Enhanced Edition is set for a September release. The PC RPG was originally scheduled for a May 16 release date in Europe, but the company decided to delay the edition to translate the game into 10 different languages for a worldwide release. Unfortunately, other than a “first half of September 2008″ release period, a specific date has not been announced.

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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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Square Enix announced the final Japanese release date of July 17,2008 for the DS remake of Dragon Quest V. The game will carry a tax inclusive price point of 5,490, making it a few bucks higher than most DS titles. This is predicted to be another successful gme in the DS line of Dragon Quest games. The Dragon Quest IV remake, released back in November, was one of Japan’s top ten titles for the year and has, according to numbers released today by Square Enix, crossed the 1.15 million mark in domestic sales.
Not bad, Square Enix. Now, how about that …read more

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IGN is confirming that the soon to be released compilation The SimCity Box will feature some working version of the Spore creature creator. Rumors have been circulating about the addition of the creature creator on both Amazon and Joystiq, as a box image for The SimCity Box emerged with the Spore content promoted in the corner. It does seem to be a neat bonus, maybe i’ll be tempted to pickup the compilation mainly for the Spore content.

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IGN says: “Developer id Software is reportedly ready to roll with Quake Live, a free-to play web browser shooter based in the popular Quake universe, now with ad-supported content. Ad-driven games are hardly new, Battlefield Heroes is attempting to champion it and so is Gearbox Software; as a matter of fact, most Asian countries are thriving upon that model because piracy is often rampant in those territories. id is teaming up with in-game advertising company IGA Worldwide. Game Daily was able to speak with Steve Tucker, vice president of brand integration at IGA, where he expounded upon the advertising aspects …read more

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Cdv Software Entertainment USA and Fireglow Games today shipped their new WWII RTS – Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory – to North American retail. Sudden Strike III is the latest in the critically acclaimed and best-selling series of Sudden Strike WWII RTS games that drop players into some of the biggest and most furious battles of WWII. For more information about Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory, please visit http://www.suddenstrike.com/.

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IRVINE, Calif. – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®, its award-winning, subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is being prepared for release in Latin America. The Latin American localization will be based on the existing European Spanish version but will feature entirely re-recorded in-game speech. This new version of the game will be rolled out in select markets throughout Latin America starting in the first half of 2008 and will also be available to Spanish-speaking players in the US and Canada at that time.

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Santa Clara, Calif., (March 5, 2008) – Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today that NARUTO™: Ultimate Ninja® 3 has gone gold for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Based on the popular NARUTO™ animated series, from VIZ Media, this fighter steps it up a notch and delivers new innovative features, enhancements and customizations. Battle through 20 stages with over 40 popular NARUTO characters in the fiercest battles the series has ever seen when it is released on March 25.

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