Archive for July, 2009

Dark Void Next Year

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Dark Void has been delayed until the first quarter of 2010.

The space-based action title from Capcom was due for a September release.

Competition towards the end of the year (Modern Warfare 2 to name one) was the main reason.

Q1 2010 will still see the likes of Splinter Cell: Conviction, Mafia II and Bioshock 2 released, along with Dark Void.

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Ubisoft Delaying

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Ubisoft has announced that Splinter Cell: Conviction is to be delayed.

Due for an October release, the next edition in the Tom Clancy series will now be available in the first quarter of 2010.

Ubisoft also announced delays for the next Ghost Recon title, as well as the new IP I Am Alive.

Long-term interests of the company and full-year targets after a fall in business over the first half of 2009 were the main reasons stated by Ubisoft.

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Play To Win

Monday, July 27th, 2009

GameShadow, dtp and Duracell have teamed up to bring you a cool competition.

We’re giving you the chance to win a Nintendo Wii.

All you have to do is play the Summer Athletics 2009 Free Game.

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World of Warcraft Movie

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have announced that Sam Raimi is to direct the upcoming World of Warcraft movie.

Raimi’s previous movies include the Spider-Man trilogy.

No concrete release date has been set for the movie yet.

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Der Riese

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Activision and Treyarch have announced Map Pack 3 for Call of Duty: World at War.

Map Pack 3 will be released in August and will feature three multiplayer maps, Battery, Revolution and Breach.

Plus a new Zombie map will also be available, called Der Riese.

You can also download the Der Riese Trailer via GameShadow.

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Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Eidos Interactive has trademarked the next Kane and Lynch title.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is scheduled for release towards the end of the year.

Eidos has the likes of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Mini Ninjas due this year too.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is the follow up to Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

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Bioshocked

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Bioshock 2 has been delayed until 2010.

The game was scheduled for release in late October, but Take-Two Interactive has announced that it will now be released in its new financial year (which actually begins in November 2009).

Max Payne 3 is likely to suffer the same fate, moving from its end-of-2009 window to an early 2010 one.

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Command and Conquer 4 Official

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

After previous news posts, Electronic Arts has officially announced Command and Conquer 4 is in development.

Set in 2062, the final chapter in series will take place after the events of Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and bring to a conclusion the fate of Earth, Nod, Tiberium, GDI and Kane’s plan.

Command and Conquer 4 will launch on the PC in 2010.

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DIRT 2 PC Delay

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Codemasters has announced that the PC edition of Colin McRae DIRT 2 will be released in December.

This is so the game can benefit from an extended development program and maximise the support of the new performance enhancing features that will be available in DirectX 11, with the introduction of Microsoft Windows 7.

The XBOX 360, PS3 and Wii editions will still launch in September.

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Test Drive Unlimited 2 News

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

An updated forum post has provided potential footage of Test Drive Unlimited 2.

A selection of concept art has revealed more from the sequel to the original 2007 Test Drive Unlimited.

There is no official word from Atari or Eden Games on this though.

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Ubisoft To Publish Heroes Over Europe

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Ubisoft has picked up the publishing rights to Heroes Over Europe.

Atari were due to be publishing the World War Two shooter being developed by Transmission.

It will still be released in September on PC, XBOX 360 and PS3.

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Battlefield 1943 Begins

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Electronic Arts has announced that Battlefield 1943 will launch on the XBOX 360 on July 8th and on the following day for the PS3.

It will be released for the PC in September.

It marks the launch of the latest title in the Battlefield franchise from EA and development studio Dice.

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