While Xbox 360 owners bask in the blissful glow of the Halo 3 beta, PC gamers are still stuck waiting for the Games for Windows port of Halo 2. Initially slated to ship out on May 8, the game was pushed back two weeks to address installation errors and other unspecified issues. Yesterday, Microsoft confirmed that the game would be pushed back again, this time until May 31st.
Word today out of Hollywood uberrag Variety is that The Sims, the topselling PC game of all time, will soon grace the silver screen at a theater near you. 20th Century Fox acquired the motion picture rights to Electronic Arts' worlddominating franchise with the intention of translating the property into a liveaction film.
There's always been more to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed than meets the eye (like which platforms it was being developed for, natch) and the mysterious ending to the E3 trailer which pegged the game as not actually taking place in the past.
Yes, StarCraft 2 is real. Beyond what weve already communicated to you about the sequel (and what you can see in the trailer, Blizzard released a press release to put a little more info out their to digest.
Here are the promises Blizzard is making with StarCraft 2:
Whether its charging for video strategy guides or a new weapon, Xbox Live has opened a completely new revenue stream for companies willing to produce additional content for games already released.
The Phoenix Wright series (as its called in the US) has proven uncannily popular with Nintendo DS owners and a financial success for Capcom, especially in Japan. The series audience has grown with each subsequent sequel, and with the fourth iteration recently released in Japan, the company has confirmed a fifth entry, reports Bloomberg (via British Gaming Blog).
You see, youre not working for the heavenly Etherlight agency; youre a fallen angel and one of hells newest operatives. The games goal is to put the unholy hurt on Gods minions and restore the balance. Someone call Todd McFarlanestatand see if hes miffed about his Spawn shtick getting aped.
The Empire Earth series has always tried to fit the whole of human history into a single realtime strategy game, but the third in the series is getting a slick streamlining: there are just three factions and five epochs this time around.
In this wonderful Age of Reckoning, this year Mythic Entertainment gave us a first hand look at Warhammer Online. If you had a chance to check out our E3 Awards, you would know that Warhammer Online got this years Best of Show award from GameAmp.