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This page contains an archive of older game related news. For the latest news, please read the [[Main Page]].
 
This page contains an archive of older game related news. For the latest news, please read the [[Main Page]].
  
The following news items were listed on the [[Main Page]] in 2010. For previous news, please see the news archives for years [[News Archive 2009|2009]], [[News Archive 2008|2008]], [[News Archive 2007|2007]] and [[News Archive 2006|2006]].  
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The following news items were listed on the [[Main Page]] in 2010. For previous news, please see the news archives for years [[News Archive 2010|2010]], [[News Archive 2009|2009]], [[News Archive 2008|2008]], [[News Archive 2007|2007]] and [[News Archive 2006|2006]].  
  
 
==News Archive==
 
==News Archive==
===Free DLC level for Trine released===
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Finnish game developer Frozenbyte has announced the release of the free DLC level "Path to New Dawn" for their action-platformer [[Trine]]. Gamers that wish to play the new level can either download it for free or purchase the game bundled with the DLC level at 75% off until the 26<sup>th</sup> of April.
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===Garshasp release date announced===
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Game publisher "Just A Game" has announced that their latest project, the [[:Category:PC | PC]] action-adventure game [[Garshasp]], is scheduled to be released at the end of May 2011,
  
Path to New Dawn is a unique level with new visuals and challenging gameplay, especially on Very Hard difficulty setting. It also features 10 special items for the player to collect. The level is unlocked and available in the Select level menu once the game has been completed.
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The game's action revolves around the monster slayer Garshasp from the Persian legend of the same name.  
  
The free DLC is part of Patch 1.07, which also includes a couple of minor additions to the game, such as visible experience bottle information in the Inventory menu for treasure hunters. The patch comes hot in the heels of Patch 1.06, released earlier in April, which among other things removed copy-protection from certain retail versions of the game and improved multi-keyboard and mice support and
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In a virtual ancient Persian kingdom, recreated from stone carvings thousands of years old, the player’s task is to save all humanity from evil. The Army of Darkness has retrieved its ancient powers and now threatens the humans' freedom. Deevs, grisly monsters which thirst for human blood have snatched power and now hold sway over mankind. Now it's down to the player to free humanity from the yoke of subjugation. In countless battles with Azhadahak and his terror-inspiring troops, the player can draw upon copious quantities of weapons, combo attacks and crafty special moves to prove their valour.  But it's not just monsters that await the player, the way through Khunirath is also peppered with a multitude of puzzles.
featured many smaller tweaks and fixes.
 
  
===Third open beta for Craft of Gods scheduled===
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Kalicanthus Entertainment has announced that the new open beta event for the massively multiplayer online role playing game [[Craft of Gods]] will begin on the 2<sup>nd</sup> on April.
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===Dungeon Siege III release date changed===
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Square Enix has announced that the launch date for [[Dungeon Siege III]] in Europe and other PAL territories is now 17th June, 2011.  
  
Created by Russian developer studio Cyberdemons, Craft of Gods is a new 3D fantasy MMORPG based on Slavic mythology. Set in a huge world with 25 different maps, Craft of Gods provide players with a great Realm versus Realm (RvR) and Player versus Player (PvP) experience, but it will also appeal to Player versus Enviroment (PvE) oriented gamers.
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Developed by Obsidian Entertainment and shipping for the [[:Category:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[:Category:Playstation 3|PlayStation 3]] and [[:Category:PC|Windows]] PC, Dungeon Siege III blends a robust RPG system, an endless variety of loot and a compelling storyline with intuitive action gameplay.
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===ArcaniA - Fall of Setarrif trailer released===
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JoWooD Entertainment AG has announced the release of the [http://www.arcania-game.com/addon1 official trailer] for [[ArcaniA - Fall of Setarrif]] on their website, offering first insights into in-game footage.
  
Players can choose between 6 different races divided into 3 factions (Light, Darkness and Neutral) and create their character that can then be completely customized; in facts there are no classes in Craft of Gods, only skills: each player can choose from 14 schools of skills, each containing 15 powers – for a total of 210 different skills that assure a great depth of customization.  
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In this new game, a mysterious demon, consumed by hatred, terrifies the population and pools his force against the coastal city of Setarrif. The dramatic situation exacerbates after a volcanic eruption in the mountains nearby. A nameless hero joins forces with his strongest allies and courageously faces the new menace.  
  
===Deus Ex 3 renamed to Deus Ex: Human Revolution===
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Square Enix has announced at Game Developers Conference 2010 that the RPG and first person shooter Deus Ex 3 will be released as Deux Ex: Human Revolution.
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[[File:MOW AS box art thumbnail.jpg|left|Men of War Assault Squad Thumbnail image]]
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===Men Of War: Assault Squad demo released===
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Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company has announced the release of a demo for the sequel of the critically acclaimed real-time tactics game [[Men of War].
  
The game is currently produced by the Eidos Montreal studios.
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The [[Men of War: Assault Squad]] demo features the first level putting players in the heat of the Pacific War, and once they have proven themselves in combat they can play another skirmish mission in the European Theatre.
===Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 launched===
 
Paradox Interactive had announced the launch of [[Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943]] a World War II strategy game developed by Graviteam and Snowball Studios.
 
  
The game was designed with a battlefield realism in mind and is now available from most major digital distributors, including GamersGate and Impulse and other select digital distributors.
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The game will available for purchase starting from the 25<sup>th</sup> of February 2011.
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===L.A. Noire release date announced===
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Rockstar Games and Team Bondi Pty Ltd have announced that [[L.A. Noire]] will be available for purchase on [[:Category:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[:Category:PC|PC]] and [[:Category:PS3|Playstation 3]] on the 17<sup>th</sup> of May in North America and the 20<sup>th</sup> of May in Europe.
  
===DarkStar One: Broken Alliance announced===
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Set amid the violence and corruption of post-World War II Los Angeles, L.A. Noire is a crime thriller that seamlessly blends crime-solving, clue-finding, car chases and shoot-outs with revolutionary new interrogation-based gameplay that will allow players to read characters' emotions in order to reveal the truth. Players will take on the role of Cole Phelps, a decorated war veteran, who rises through the ranks of the LAPD by solving a series of gruesome murders and other crimes that bring him face-to-face with the dark heart of Los Angeles during Hollywood's Golden Age.
Kalypso Media has announced that the space combat/adventure title DarkStar One: Broken Alliance is currently under development at Gaming Minds studio and will be released on Xbox360 in summer 2010.
 
  
[[DarkStar One: Broken Alliance]] sees players exploring the vast reaches of space, encountering, battling and trading with six mysterious alien races in a quest to unravel the mysterious death of the protagonist’s father. Players can create their own career paths – be it brigand, mercenary, privateer, merchant or whatever mix they please, while buying (or capturing) alien technology to customise their highly adaptable ship, the DarkStar One, with hundreds of possible combinations of weapons, shields, armour and components.
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Developed in a special partnership with Rockstar Games and Team Bondi,  L.A. Noire employs ground-breaking new MotionScan performance-scanning technology. MotionScan utilizes 32 high-definition cameras to capture actors' faces in 3D, transferring every aspect of their performance into the game, enabling players for the first time to lip-read in-game characters and to read every facial expression down to the finest detail.
  
===Lineage 2 free trials available again===
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NCsoft has announced that free trials for Lineage 2 are available again. At the same time, players can refer friends to the game, players bringing new subscribers earning additional game time.
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===Breach ready for release on Xbox 360 and PC===
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Atomic Games has announced that their most recent game titled [[Breach]] has been certified and is ready to be launched on [[:Category:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]] and [[:Category:PC|PC]].
  
The free trial will give players 14 days to test all 36 character classes available and the new content offered by the latest patch titled Gracia Epilogue.
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The military shooter will be launched on the 26<sup>th</sup> of January and will feature precise and massive destruction that can change the very nature of multiplayer combat. Players will also be able to take advantage of an advanced cover system while everything is destroyed around them or switch to a Hardcore Mode, which attempts to simulate how military operatives train.
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===Free stress test for Mythos at the end of the month===
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HanbitSoft Inc. has announced that their new MMO [[Mythos]] is ready for the 'Family & Friends' phase, in which the game developers hope to be able to test how well the servers will scale when thousands of players try the game at the same time.  
  
===Order of War: Challenge launch date announced===
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On December 28th, thousands of players that previously register on the [http://www.mythos-europe.com/en/mmo official website] will be allowed to enter the game world for the first time to test the capacity of the servers, starting from 11:00 CET (10am UK).
Wargaming.net studios have announced that the multiplayer expansion [[Order of War: Challenge]] will be available exclusively on Steam starting from the 25<sup>th</sup> of February.
 
  
Gamers that don't own the base real time strategy game [[Order of War]] can purchase this expansion for $9.99. The expansion contains 12 additional maps, 4 co-op missions and 6 new multiplayer modes.
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Mythos brings the highly successful ''Hack-and-Slash'' formula to an action-packed online role-playing game, offering players a virtual fantasy world based on a comic book-style atmosphere where they hunt countless monsters in a variety of dungeons or compete with each other in gripping PvP battles. There is also a choice of four races and three character classes which can be heavily customised.  
 
 
===Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City launch date announced===
 
Rockstar has announced that the PC version of [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City]] will be launched on the 30<sup>th</sup> of March.
 
 
 
This package will contain the final two episodes in the Grand Theft Auto IV saga, [[Grand Theft Auto IV - The Lost and Damned]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV - The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
 
 
 
Fans of the series will experience new songs on the updated soundtrack as featured across Liberty City's 13 diverse radio stations, alongside in-game television and Liberty City's own internet.
 
 
 
===System requirements for Alien vs. Predator announced===
 
SEGA has published the minimum and recommended system requirements for the first-person shooter [[Alien vs. Predator 2010|Alien vs. Predator]].
 
 
 
The minimum requirements are:
 
 
 
* Windows 7 or Windows XP or Windows Vista
 
* 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/Athlon 64 3000+ or equivalent processor
 
* 1 GB System RAM on Windows XP or 2 GB System RAM for Windows Vista or Windows 7
 
* DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with at least 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better, ATI X1600 or better)
 
 
 
The game will be launched on the 19<sup>th</sup> of February 2010 on [[:Category:PC|PC]], [[:Category:Playstation 3|Playstation 3]] and [[:Category:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]].
 
  
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Mythos, originally developed by Flagship Studios since 2009 and now further prepared for its release in Europe by the Korean publisher HanbitSoft, is due to be launched in early 2011 and will be free to download and play.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 25 May 2012

This page contains an archive of older game related news. For the latest news, please read the Main Page.

The following news items were listed on the Main Page in 2010. For previous news, please see the news archives for years 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.

News Archive

Garshasp release date announced

Game publisher "Just A Game" has announced that their latest project, the PC action-adventure game Garshasp, is scheduled to be released at the end of May 2011,

The game's action revolves around the monster slayer Garshasp from the Persian legend of the same name.

In a virtual ancient Persian kingdom, recreated from stone carvings thousands of years old, the player’s task is to save all humanity from evil. The Army of Darkness has retrieved its ancient powers and now threatens the humans' freedom. Deevs, grisly monsters which thirst for human blood have snatched power and now hold sway over mankind. Now it's down to the player to free humanity from the yoke of subjugation. In countless battles with Azhadahak and his terror-inspiring troops, the player can draw upon copious quantities of weapons, combo attacks and crafty special moves to prove their valour. But it's not just monsters that await the player, the way through Khunirath is also peppered with a multitude of puzzles.

Dungeon Siege III release date changed

Square Enix has announced that the launch date for Dungeon Siege III in Europe and other PAL territories is now 17th June, 2011.

Developed by Obsidian Entertainment and shipping for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC, Dungeon Siege III blends a robust RPG system, an endless variety of loot and a compelling storyline with intuitive action gameplay.

ArcaniA - Fall of Setarrif trailer released

JoWooD Entertainment AG has announced the release of the official trailer for ArcaniA - Fall of Setarrif on their website, offering first insights into in-game footage.

In this new game, a mysterious demon, consumed by hatred, terrifies the population and pools his force against the coastal city of Setarrif. The dramatic situation exacerbates after a volcanic eruption in the mountains nearby. A nameless hero joins forces with his strongest allies and courageously faces the new menace.

Men of War Assault Squad Thumbnail image

Men Of War: Assault Squad demo released

Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company has announced the release of a demo for the sequel of the critically acclaimed real-time tactics game [[Men of War].

The Men of War: Assault Squad demo features the first level putting players in the heat of the Pacific War, and once they have proven themselves in combat they can play another skirmish mission in the European Theatre.

The game will available for purchase starting from the 25th of February 2011.

L.A. Noire release date announced

Rockstar Games and Team Bondi Pty Ltd have announced that L.A. Noire will be available for purchase on Xbox 360, PC and Playstation 3 on the 17th of May in North America and the 20th of May in Europe.

Set amid the violence and corruption of post-World War II Los Angeles, L.A. Noire is a crime thriller that seamlessly blends crime-solving, clue-finding, car chases and shoot-outs with revolutionary new interrogation-based gameplay that will allow players to read characters' emotions in order to reveal the truth. Players will take on the role of Cole Phelps, a decorated war veteran, who rises through the ranks of the LAPD by solving a series of gruesome murders and other crimes that bring him face-to-face with the dark heart of Los Angeles during Hollywood's Golden Age.

Developed in a special partnership with Rockstar Games and Team Bondi, L.A. Noire employs ground-breaking new MotionScan performance-scanning technology. MotionScan utilizes 32 high-definition cameras to capture actors' faces in 3D, transferring every aspect of their performance into the game, enabling players for the first time to lip-read in-game characters and to read every facial expression down to the finest detail.

Breach ready for release on Xbox 360 and PC

Atomic Games has announced that their most recent game titled Breach has been certified and is ready to be launched on Xbox 360 and PC.

The military shooter will be launched on the 26th of January and will feature precise and massive destruction that can change the very nature of multiplayer combat. Players will also be able to take advantage of an advanced cover system while everything is destroyed around them or switch to a Hardcore Mode, which attempts to simulate how military operatives train.

Free stress test for Mythos at the end of the month

HanbitSoft Inc. has announced that their new MMO Mythos is ready for the 'Family & Friends' phase, in which the game developers hope to be able to test how well the servers will scale when thousands of players try the game at the same time.

On December 28th, thousands of players that previously register on the official website will be allowed to enter the game world for the first time to test the capacity of the servers, starting from 11:00 CET (10am UK).

Mythos brings the highly successful Hack-and-Slash formula to an action-packed online role-playing game, offering players a virtual fantasy world based on a comic book-style atmosphere where they hunt countless monsters in a variety of dungeons or compete with each other in gripping PvP battles. There is also a choice of four races and three character classes which can be heavily customised.

Mythos, originally developed by Flagship Studios since 2009 and now further prepared for its release in Europe by the Korean publisher HanbitSoft, is due to be launched in early 2011 and will be free to download and play.