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Archive for the ‘PC’ Category

July 21st, 2008

Flagship puts Mythos on hold

Flagship Studios has also put its other MMO, Mythos, on indefinite hold following reports that the company has laid off most of it’s staff and has shut down Hellgate London.

We regretfully announce that on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 11:59 CST the world of Uld known as Mythos will be going on hiatus. On behalf […]

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July 17th, 2008

EA confirms Star Wars KOTOR Online MMO

EA confirms KOTOR MMO is in the works! Should World of Warcraft be worried?
In an interview at E3 2008, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said that EA is working on the next version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic, and it will most certainly have a massively multiplayer online component to […]

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July 11th, 2008

2K Games to Publish Cryptic Studios’ MMO Champions Online

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 […]

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July 8th, 2008

Diablo 3 ignites Diablo 2 Battlechest sales

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 […]

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July 7th, 2008

Bioware Dragon Age teaser

Bioware is teasing the so called spiritual successor to its Baldur’s Gate series, Dragon Age on its website. The RPG developer will unleash a few tasty tidbits of information on July 9, albeit without a fancy flash based countdown, opting instead for a drab silhouette image.
Visit the Dragon Age website here

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July 1st, 2008

Age of Conan dominates PC sales charts

Eidos and Funcom have announced that their blockbuster MMO Age of Conan continues to dominate the PC sales charts in all markets where the game is available. Over the last few weeks the game has remained the overall #1 PC game in most European markets, whilst also performing tremendously well on several all-format charts. In […]

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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 24th, 2008

Music Wars Rebirth anounced

Wolverine Studios, a developer of simulation games, is proud to announce their first foray outside the sporting sim world by introducing their newest text based sim title: Music Wars Rebirth.
Music Wars Rebirth is the creation of Antuan Johnson who is happy to be bringing his music industry simulator to Wolverine Studios. Music Wars Rebirth allows […]

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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 20th, 2008

The Witcher Enhanced edition release date

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 […]

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