Bungie, the developer of blockbuster game franchises including Halo, Myth and Marathon, and Activision, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive 10-year partnership to bring Bungie’s next big action game universe to market. Likely to be the first piece of positive news from Activision in the last couple of weeks, after their Infinity Ward challenges, this comes at a great time. Bungie, the developer …
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If you are sitting waiting for the Alan Wake game to hit the shelves for your Xbox, Microsoft is trying to sweeten the wait with a mini-series that lead up to the game. Yeah - that is right. Microsft is releasing a 6 episode mini-series, named Bright Falls you can enjoy as a Xbox Live Gold member directly on your Xbox, or watch right here on the pc. As a prequel to the actual game - it will give you an idea about what really went wrong in the town and some hints why things are like they are… Microsoft …
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The Supreme Court announced today that it plans to hear arguments on the California law regulating computer and video games. One should believe that the protections already afforded to books, films, music and other forms of popular entertainment should apply equally to computer and video games. The restrictions proposed by the State of California are unconstitutional and do nothing more than take away the rights of individuals to make their own choices. More government regulations aren’t the answer …
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Marking the 6 month anniversary of the zero-gravity game, Future Mark studio is releasing their second expansion pack free for all players. News item goes here! Remember to include a short “brief” below, unless you really know what you’re doing! The release of the Firepower weapons pack on May 5 will mark the six month anniversary of Shattered Horizon and the second time that we have made a major addition to the game,” said Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio. “Introducing additional …
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What do you do, when the online functionality of your game is discontinued but you still want to play your game so badly? Right! You simply never disconnect. A small group of Halo 2 players have done exactly that, leaving their Xbox on so they can keep on playing. Twelve days ago Microsoft officially discontinued Xbox Live support for Halo 2. Gamers who fragged one another for years suddenly had to say goodbye, as of the 15th of April the online version of Halo 2 was no more. But not for all gamers…
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Electronic Arts announced the obvious, they’re releasing The Sims for consoles this autumn. Namely the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS.. Electronic Arts announced the obvious, they’re releasing The Sims for consoles this autumn. Namely the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS.. “Sam Player, Executive Producer at EA” wrote:We’re bringing players the best console and handheld game for The Sims franchise to date and are excited to offer a unique experience for all types of gamers …
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Some new gameplay videos have been released for the upcoming Xbox 360 title: Halo: Reach..
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In the second news post about ClanBase communities, we take a look at ClanBase Pages on Facebook. With millions of members, Facebook is one of the largest social websites, designed to help people connect and interact with their friends. One of Facebook’s many features are “Pages”, which are a great way for people to show their support for their favourite organisations, businesses, celebrities and others. ClanBase has two Pages on Facebook. The first one is a general Page and the second one is …
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The indie developer Zero Point Software is promising that you “very soon” will be able to play “Running man”, the next “slice” of Interstellar Marines for free. Zero Point Software is developing Interstellar Marines on the Unity engine, in a style they call “cake slices” where progress on the build of the game - is made like cake slices. You get a new slice of the cake on a regular basis of this free to play It is an interesting concept, and now they second slice is ready, after the first one, called …
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Today Bungie unveils a new action-packed video documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at the development of “Halo: Reach” and a sneak peek at the new modes, features and content that players will be able to test when the multiplayer beta kicks off on May 3. Source: Halo …
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Today Bungie unveils a new action-packed video documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at the development of “Halo: Reach” and a sneak peek at the new modes, features and content that players will be able to test when the multiplayer beta kicks off on May 3. Source: Halo …
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They have been busy today at Blizzard and Battle.net. More than 320.000 accounts has been banned. Blizzard roled up the sleeves today and punished cheaters and those who use third-party programs related to its games. From the Blizzard forum this message can be read: “We’ve recently banned over 320,000 Warcraft III and Diablo II accounts that were found to be violating the Battle.net Terms of Use. If this is a first offense, the CD key associated with the banned account will be suspended for 30 …
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