Archive for May, 2006

Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 31, 2006 at 10:57 am Comments Off

The Movies gets a new site. Fun. The Movies Online site http://movies.lionhead.com is to re-launch on 31st May with a brand new design, a host of new features and new pages devoted to the upcoming The Movies: Stunts & Effects Expansion Pack, which is due to ship 6th June in North America and 9th June [...]

Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 31, 2006 at 9:24 am Comments Off

They’ve given us another one. Great. Product DescriptionBased on Walt Disney Pictures’ blockbuster film, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow will feature a blend of fast-paced action and adventure that captures the entertaining characters, settings, and spirit of the film.Piracy, smuggling, buried [...]

Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 31, 2006 at 9:14 am Comments Off

A great idea. An antivirus solution that lowers it’s usage requirements during gameplay, so it’s less of a memory hog. Fantastic.SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, announced today a new partnership with BullGuard, specialists in user-friendly PC & Mobile security solutions. The two brands, specialists in their respective areas of business, are [...]

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Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 31, 2006 at 9:10 am Comments Off

That game that we got images for but no information about during E3 got some awards from other people. Even this release tells us very little about it…2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. announced today that BioShock has received multiple nominations in the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Game Critics Awards and to [...]

Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 31, 2006 at 9:06 am Comments Off

It’s called a "Free Trial". To get people to play. Ahh… Codemasters Online Gaming has launched a 10-day free trial promotion for RF Online, the epic sci-fi and fantasy MMORPG.The promotion enables new players to experience RF Online’s unique blend of magical fantasy and futuristic science-fiction action with full access to the game, free of [...]

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Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 31, 2006 at 8:29 am Comments Off

The E3 2006 coverage has begun. Read everything you need to know here and go to E3coverage.com for video footage and on camera demos. Day 1 Videos at E3coverage.com: Nintendo Wii hands on Atari’s Super Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Obsidian Entertainment’s Neverwinter Nights 2 Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution – [...]

Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 26, 2006 at 11:44 am Comments Off

Imagine, if you will, that you are the head honcho of a gaming entity. You have had a good game released to good reviews, and a pro-gaming league has picked up the title to use in competition, surely giving more coverage of the game and therefore increasing the original’s value. Would you embark on a [...]

Posted By Jonathan Fingas On May 26, 2006 at 6:12 am Comments Off

Most people gladly take their TV in small doses. You’ll never hear someone grouse that Battlestar Galactica seasons should only air as one complete show; it would make for one helluva marathon viewing session, but it would also mean waiting several months or more just to see anything. Games rarely work that way. Us cranky [...]

Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 26, 2006 at 5:11 am Comments Off

For the love of Lordi, Why?!Midway Games Ltd. (NYSE: MWY) today announced a publishing agreement for Myst™ on PSP, the latest epic adventure from Cyan Worlds. Over a decade since PC adventurers first sampled the delights of Myst’s emotive and visual feasts, the new handheld development will engage the player like never before and literally [...]

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Posted By Malcolm Owen On May 26, 2006 at 5:07 am Comments Off

Jodie Kidd (Google Image Search it yourself, I ain’t doing that for you) is going to be taking people on in Project Gotham Racing 3 on Xbox Live. So you get to play with her. Oh God. Car fanatic and supermodel, Jodie Kidd will be swapping the catwalk for a console controller to challenge online [...]