Archive for September, 2006
Written by admin on 30 September 2006
Age of Wonders developer goes action adventure
Some of our readers might remember the old days when Dungeon Keeper
enchanted gamers with its dark humor and cynical lines, combined with
the ruthless oppression of imp workers. Prepare yourselves to receive a
new helping of thrilling perspectives, by being evil or really evil
with the upcoming Overlord title. Age of Wonders developer Triumph
Studios left behind their highly appreciated turn based strategy
efforts to join publisher Codemasters in creating Overlord. The fantasy
action adventure game is scheduled for PC and Xbox 360 invasion in
summer 2007.
Within the thick fantasy, world players will become overlords, with
right of life and death over their subjects. The tag line is Lord
Acton’s
very own “absolute power corrupts absolutely”, in an endeavor to match
the player’s ambitions of glory with the many temptations of power
abuse, in the wake of your defenseless peasants. With incredible power
at your disposal and an army of evil-minded impish minions, there’s no
telling how long can you resist the seduction of madness, thus, one can
either be an illuminated ruler or an iron handed tyrant.
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Written by admin on 30 September 2006
Release dates are being slightly pushed back
Publisher Codemasters confirmed Archlord MMORPG will experience a
slight delay than previously anticipated, with an October 2nd US
release date followed by an October 6th launch in Europe.
Unfortunately, Codemasters gave up the greatly hyped PLAYplus system in
favor of a unique subscription package, the standard monthly MMO
payment model. The publisher is currently evaluating a series of
in-game rewards for the game’s most loyal players, to compensate for
the loss in an attempt to build up the community needed for such a
socially inclined title.
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Written by admin on 30 September 2006
Rise to the challenge of growing up with Fable 2
Peter Molyneux did a wonderful job at hyping up the original Fable, so
good that many eventually got disappointed by the final version. This
doesn’t make Fable a lesser game in any way though, and with the second
installment under development at Lionhead Studios, time has come again
for Molyneux to reveal some of the gritty details of his upcoming work.
We find out more via 1UP.
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Written by admin on 29 September 2006
Except this "Funky Fresh Pack" only contains clothes.
After a false alarm, THQ and Volition announced today that the
first downloadable content for Saints Row has been released onto Xbox
Live. You might have expected a mission pack or something similar –
but you’d be wrong. Instead, 100 Microsoft points will net you the
"Funky Fresh Pack," an assortment of new clothing and accessories for
your in-game gangster to sport.
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