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Warner Bros. will acquire Midway Games [03-Jul-2009 14:42]

According to the online edition of the Chicago Tribune, the acquisition of bankrupt company Midway Games by Warner Bros. received the legal approval to continue (Midway developed and published titles such as Mortal Kombat, Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron and NBA Jam.)

The acquisition had been stopped following certain legal disputes over several of Midway's IPs. This conflict saw the involvement of several companies, including Threshold Entertainment (they produced two movies based on Mortal Kombat beat'em-up series) and Tigon Studios (founded by actor Vin Diesel, they developed Wheelman in partnership with Midway).

Warner Bros. offered 33 million dollars for the purchase of all Midway assets.

EVE Online banker embezzles billions of kredits [03-Jul-2009 14:04]

According to Reuters, the CEO of EBank, the largest player-run bank of space MMO EVE Online, stole billions of kredits and exchanged them for real money.

The gamer in question is a 27-year old Australian playing as Ricdic. Married and father of two children, the Australian player said he stole the 200 billion kredits and sold them for 5.100 dollars in order to solve certain real-life financial problems. “It was a very on the spot decision”, he said.

CCP Games deactivated Ricdic's account because his act “unbalances the game” (as specified by company representative Ned Coker).

This penalty wouldn't have been applied if Ricdic had only stolen the kredits, without also selling them for real money. "We have never seen ourselves as gods who make the rules of social interaction," said CCP economics adviser Eyjolfur Gudmundsson. "You are able to lose the things you have created. That's what makes the world interesting."

EBank was known as one of the few trustworthy player-run banks in EVE Online, and CEO Ricdic also had a positive reputation. Following this incident, EBank had to deal with a wave of panic among customers, but the other players running the bank managed to keep it afloat.

Fallout 3 available at half the price this week-end on Steam [03-Jul-2009 13:01]

Valve Software announced that postapocalyptic RPG Fallout 3 will be available on Steam at half the price (22.49 euro) this week-end.

Bethesda Softworks had unveiled they would launch this summer another two DLCs for Fallout 3: Point Lookout (already available) and Mothership Zeta (available in late July). Before these, the developers had offered three more downloadable content packages: Operation Anchorage, The Pitt and Broken Steel.

Ubisoft will publish simulator Heroes Over Europe [03-Jul-2009 12:17]

Ubisoft announced it acquired the rights to publish simulator Heroes Over Europe, sequel to Heroes of the Pacific. This announcement comes after, early this year, publisher Red Mile had unveiled that the project's fate has become uncertain after Atari abandoned it. Ubisoft also specified that it will launch Heroes Over Europe on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in September 2009.

Developed by Australian studios Transmission Games, this new title will allow players to follow the stories of three Allied pilots and take part in some of the most important aerial battles of World War II, including those above London, Berlin and the French Alps.

Heroes Over Europe will make use of a new engine and it will feature four online game modes for up to 16 players, customizable planes and localized damage.

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Deep Silver announces the international launch date for RPG Risen [02-Jul-2009 17:34]

Deep Silver announced that the international launch date for fantasy RPG Risen was established for October 2.

According to Deep Silver Brand Manager Daniel Oberlerchner, the game already entered the beta phase, and all the dialogues have already been recorded. Risen is being developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the Gothic series, without being linked to it.

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CCP announces November launch date for EVE: The Burning Life, a novel based on EVE Online [02-Jul-2009 15:56]

The author is Hjalti Danielsson, CCP's main creative writer

BIART moves U-WARS to 2010 [02-Jul-2009 15:28]

The PC version of the squad-based shooter will use NVIDIA PhysX

Eidos Interactive announced they will launch this month two new DLCs for strategy game [02-Jul-2009 14:22]

Battlestations: Pacific, and both will be available via Games for Windows LIVE

id Software unveils minimum system requirements for Wolfenstein [02-Jul-2009 13:33]

The game will be launched on August 4

The Gaikai team presents a Video Demo for Streaming Worlds technology [02-Jul-2009 13:05]

This technology allows users to play games from a browser as they would do with a video stream

NCsoft announces it will launch version 1.5 of MMORPG Aion on the Western market [02-Jul-2009 12:14]

This edition is the most recent, featuring all existing updates

Aspyr Media and 1C Company announce expansion Men of War: Red Tide [29-Jun-2009 16:12]

The add-on campaign focuses on the military operations of elite Soviet Marines unit during World War II

cdv Software Entertainment will publish Delta Force: Xtreme 2 in Europe [29-Jun-2009 14:23]

The new title will feature a multiplayer mode for up to 150 players

Cenega will publish Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim and Hearts of Iron 3 in Romania [29-Jun-2009 14:06]

The company has a partnership agreement with Paradox Interactive for Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania

SOE announces new expansions for EverQuest I and II [29-Jun-2009 12:16]

Underfoot and Sentinel's Fair will be launched in November 2009 and February 2010 respectively

The RPG based on the Aliens franchise was canceled [27-Jun-2009 19:18]

Studios Obsidian Entertainment confirm the canceling of the project

Update 1.3 for EVE Online: Apocrypha will be launched on June 29 [27-Jun-2009 17:42]

The new patch will implement certain modifications for space stations and economic production

Open-beta period for Champions Online will begin in August [27-Jun-2009 15:24]

The developers didn't offer an exact date

Trine can be preordered via Steam [27-Jun-2009 15:02]

The offer includes a free Shadowgrounds copy

Serious Sam HD will be launched on PC [25-Jun-2009 19:16]

This version will be based on the new Serious Engine 3

True Games and Petroglyph launch the official site for Mytheon [25-Jun-2009 18:37]

A trailer shows the power stones and other elements of the game's universe

DICE announces the start of the open beta period for Battlefield Heroes [25-Jun-2009 18:15]

Key not necessary

Electronic Arts launches patch 1.11 for Red Alert 3 [25-Jun-2009 17:51]

This update is the largest yet

The first details on the Weeping Coast, the new upcoming region in Runes of Magic [25-Jun-2009 15:39]

It will be implemented in August, as well as the new level cap (52)

20th Century Fox hires Kyle Ward as scriptwriter for the second Hitman movie [25-Jun-2009 14:55]

Ward also wrote the script for Kane and Lynch movie

Square Enix sued for irregularities linked to online fees for Final Fantasy XI [25-Jun-2009 13:53]

The plaintiff asks for 5$ in damages

Stardock announced that Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will use anti-piracy protection system GOO [25-Jun-2009 13:22]

The security system developed by Stardock will ask for a single online validation

ACE Team announces the launch of free DLC The Pit for Zeno Clash [25-Jun-2009 12:45]

Also, the game will cost 50% less this week-end

There is Only War update for Dawn of War 2 will include the World Builder map editor [25-Jun-2009 11:58]

The patch will be launched in early July

Over 300 companies will participate to gamescom 2009 [24-Jun-2009 20:56]

The newest European video game fair already seems to be a success

ZeniMax acquires id Software [24-Jun-2009 20:26]

The merger will allow id to enlarge their internal teams

Mythic Entertainment merges with BioWare studios [24-Jun-2009 19:49 | Latest comments 1]

The new group dedicated to MMOs and RPGs will be led by Ray Muzyka from BioWare

Activision Blizzard announces a massive advertising campaign for Modern Warfare 2 [24-Jun-2009 19:23 | Latest comments 1]

The publisher intends to focus on an audience as large as possible

Publisher Mastertronic intends to launch indie games on the retail market [24-Jun-2009 18:55]

These titles are to be grouped under the Great Indie Games label

Funcom announces that patch 1.05 Gangs of Tarantia for Age of Conan is live [24-Jun-2009 18:23]

The update adds region Tarantia Commons and significantly changes item statistics

Scourge of Khazad-Dûm update for LOTR Online will be soon live in Europe [24-Jun-2009 12:02]

The add-on continues the story of wizard Gorothúl and introduces a series of crafting modifications

Treyarch presents detailed information about patch 1.5 for Call of Duty: World at War [23-Jun-2009 18:52]

The developers have not offered a launch date for this update

Deep Silver unveils German launch date for Risen [23-Jun-2009 18:25]

The RPG is being developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the Gothic series

NCsoft announces the launch date for Aion [23-Jun-2009 18:09]

The developers have already unveiled the closed beta schedule

The first information on a possible Command & Conquer 4 [23-Jun-2009 15:03]

The title was apparently mentioned in an official survey sent by Electronic Arts to fans of the series

CD Projeckt announces the launch date of patch 1.5 for The Witcher: Enhanced Edition [22-Jun-2009 19:42]

Version 1.4 of the game is required for the installation of this update

Possible launch date for Max Payne 3 made public [22-Jun-2009 17:05]

Play.com confirms that the date was offered by the developers

Tripwire Interactive announces custom map creating contest Killing Floor Grindhouse [22-Jun-2009 16:21]

Tripwire, Nvidia and Logitech will offer $ 20.000 worth of prizes

Structure technology to facilitate the generation of interiors for virtual buildings [22-Jun-2009 15:20]

Unused interiors are deleted, and their state saved for a potential re-generation

Beautiful Game Studios unveils CM Season Live for Championship Manager 2010 [22-Jun-2009 14:06]

The game will be launched in September 2009

Freeware shooter Alien Arena 2009 now available [22-Jun-2009 13:16]

The latest title of the Alien Arena series comes with an improved engine

Anno 1404 can be preordered via Steam [22-Jun-2009 12:43]

The game will be launched on June 25 in Europe and can be preordered for 49.99 euro

Valve unveils novelties featured in the upcoming update for Left 4 Dead [22-Jun-2009 12:25]

The patch will be launched next week and will focus on custom campaigns

True Games announces the first major update for MMORPG Warrior Epic [19-Jun-2009 14:11]

The add-on will improve the PvP and will introduce a new region

Relic Entertainment announces the update There is Only War for Dawn of War 2 [19-Jun-2009 12:55]

The add-on will bring major improvements to the multiplayer component and 8 new maps

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