This is just a reminder that the demo of Haze, previously announced as out “early May,” will be hitting the PlayStation Network tomorrow, May 8. The demo features 4 player, drop-in/drop-out co-op multiplayer, as well as part of the standard single-player campaign. I don’t know about you guys, but I think it’s worth a download.
Today PS3 gamers were let down by Sony when they announced that the Home Closed Beta will be extended to Summer 2008. Originally slated for Fall 07, Home was pushed back to Spring 08. Now gamers can only hope that Summer 08 bears some fruit.
According to Sony: “We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today. Our overarching objective is to provide users with new gaming experiences that are available only on PLAYSTATION Home. Spending more time on the development and on the Closed Beta testing reaffirms our commitment to bringing a quality service, maintaining the PlayStation tradition.”
Let’s hope that this is the last delay.
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Today it was announced that Haze, the PS3 exclusive FPS, will be arriving in stores May 20. A demo will be available in “early May,” and will feature 4 player, drop-in/drop-out co-op multiplayer, as well as part of the standard single-player campaign.
Sounds like a pretty sweet demo. Hopefully the game has been improving after all the delays.
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Today it was announced that the Xbox Live Arcade title Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball has been delayed. Now given the vague release date of later this Spring, gamers will find some relief in knowing that their patience will be rewarded with extra content. The extra content will include new rules and game modes. Specifically: “Blazing Lizard is adding more traditional rules dodgeball modes where teams stay only on their side and multiple dodgeballs are in play.”
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Today Bioware announced that the PC port of Mass Effect will be delayed. Originally slated for May 6, Mass Effect will now be arriving in North America on May 28 and in Europe on June 6.
Why the delay? According to Bioware, the delay will allow developers to “incorporate more play-testing feedback, add extra polish and tune the additional features so that Mass Effect is a natural and outstanding PC gaming experience.” Continued…
Today it was announced that Okami, for the Wii, will be released on April 15. Originally slated to come out March 25, Capcom has yet to give an official reason for the delay.
If you missed out on Okami’s original release on PS2, do yourself a favor and pick it up this second time around. Hailed by numerous publications as one of the best games of 2006, Okami is definitely worth your time and money.
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Ubisoft revealed today that the PC version of Assassin’s Creed will be available in the stores on March 28. The Nintendo DS exclusive Assassin’s Creed Altaïr’s Chronicles will also hit the stores at the same day.
The release date had previously been set in February, meaning there is a month delay for both games.
On a side note for most gamers here: Ubisoft also announced that the release date of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Elements has also been pushed up one week, to February the 15th.
Today Funcom announced that the launch date for their fantasy MMORPG “Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures” is being pushed 8 more weeks.
The highly anticipated MMO receives 8 more weeks of development, allowing Funcom to deliver a more polished MMO experience when the game launches on the 20th of May 2008. Despite great feedback on vital aspects like immersion, fun factor and the exciting combat system, the management of Funcom has decided to polish the game even more. Eight weeks of development work is therefore added to stress game systems and polish the game further leading up to launch.
The game was previously delayed from October 2007 to this March.
If you guys are anything like me, you love spooky things. I love scary movies, horror stores, and H.P. Lovecraft. I would be in true bliss if I could find a videogame that was actually scary. The only game to successfully scare me was the original Alone in the Dark.
Unfortunately for horror junkies, the new Alone in the Dark has been delayed. Originally slated to be out this March, we now have to wait two extra months and pick it up in May. Well, that is, if you were going to play it on Xbox 360, Wii, PC or PS2. Atari will not give an official release date for the PlayStation 3 version.
I’ve been craving something in the horror genre for sometime. I guess I’ll have to reread “A Shadow Over Innsmouth” while I wait to be satisfied.
In an attempt to add further polish to their anticipated co-op title, the folks at EA and Army of Two have decided to push the game from its scheduled 2007 release time to the first quarter of 2008. Army of Two Executive Producer Alan Tascan spoke with 1UP about the decision to delay this exciting next-gen title:
The announcement is that we’re pushing the game to Q1 of next year and the reason is based on the feedback we’ve had internally and externally. We just want to add extra polish to the game — I think everyone would want that. Our job is to delight the customer and we feel that we need more time to add the polish.
… This game has been in development since — well, we started it about a year after we opened the studio, and we opened the studio in 2004, so it was sometime in 2005. It’s completely in the range of every game that’s out today, within 3-6 months. Whether it’s Halo 3, Assassin’s Creed, or Call of Duty, we’re exactly in the same range, or in some cases a little bit shorter — and we’ve built a studio at the same time.
Oslo-based developer and publisher Funcom is pushing back the release date of fantasy MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures to March 2008.
The game had been slated for an October 30 release. Open beta registration began April 3.
