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New global online game publisher True Games Interactive ( www.truegamesinteractive.com) announced today that it has signed an exclusive deal with GOA, Orange's Games Unit. GOA will exclusively publish, distribute and operate True Games' upcoming online title from Petroglyph Studios. In April, True Games announced that it had partnered up with Petroglyph Studios to work on a Free-to-Play micro-transaction based online game for the PC. GOA will manage the launch and all operations for major Europe . . . Read more

This actually started in February, but I'm just now finding out about it, so I'm filling the Rioters in on it now. Basically, an Intel-sponsored PC version of Havoc's award-winning physics and animation products for download at no charge. The products are now available!

The No-Charge Havok PC download is a binary-only bundle that includes all of the standard features and functionality of both the Havok™ Physics and Havok™ Animation products. The download includes Havok SDK libraries, samp . . . Read more

Daedalic has launched the website for it's soon-to-be-released fantasy adventure. The site contains a bit of information about the game and features the impressive artwork and samples from the soundtrack.

According to AdventureGamers.com, in The Whispered World, a young but sincere circus clown named Sadwick experiences a dream that foretells of the end of the world unless he is able to stop it. Despite the doubts of his family and the potential dangers that await, Sadwick sets out with his . . . Read more

GameStooge.com reports that, at San Diego's ComicCon, Kevin Feige (Marvel Studio's President of Production) responded to a question about a new Marvel Vs Capcom with, "Yes. And maybe sooner than you think."

However, it seems that this could all just be hearsay, although one can expect there will be quite a few (thousand) questions to both companies about whether this game is a soon-to-be-released reality, or if it's just in the planning stage.

There is also the possibility it isn't plann . . . Read more

Ladies and Gentle-Men.
Speaking with G4, writer Chris Morgan stated that the Gears of War movie may detail the question of how Marcus received his scar. Also, we will see chainsawing and blood-on-the-camera goodness. No release date has been set at the time of this writing, however Chris did state that they are shooting for a 2009 launch.
In non-Comic-Con news , two new video games have been announced from the comic magnate DC. One is a fighting game entitled "Mortal Kombat Vs DC . . . Read more

Hellgate: London developer Flagship Studios has announced that it has shut down its servers for MMORPG Mythos, which was undergoing private beta testing. The company did not disclose any details on when this "hiatus" might end.

Mythos' closing comes only two weeks after reports that Flagship had cut a significant portion of its development team. The studio had also reportedly laid off its staff at online services subsidiary and Mythos publisher Ping0.

A Korean news report translated . . . Read more

IBM and Linden Lab have announced that research teams from the two companies successfully teleported avatars from the Second Life Preview Grid into a virtual world running on an OpenSim server, marking the first time an avatar has moved from one virtual world to another.

Read More: http://blog.secondlife.co…operability-announcement/

Ubisoft and TransGaming have reached an agreement to bring a few games to

Mac users. The first set should be out in the fall, starting Mac users off with 'Catz and Dogs' and 'CSI: Hard Evidence.'

Ubisoft's Jay Cohen says, "To expand our business position and serve the growing Mac gaming community, additional key titles will follow later this year, including several day-and-date releases this fall."

Other titles that will be released later in the fall are 'Far Cry 2', 'Tom Clancy's Hawx . . . Read more

Alongside all our favorites like Wrath of the Lynch King, Starcraft 2, and the announcement of Diablo 3, Blizzard said they are working on a new MMO that is sure to cause us to go insane.

http://www.g4tv.com/thefe…eeds&utm_campaign=TheFeed

According to TripleRedX, Glu Mobile has announced that it has struck a deal with Activision to extend the companies' worldwide partnership to include a Call of Duty: World at War mobile edition. Glu will develop and publish this version, which will be released on major wireless services worldwide.

As quoted from Jill Braff, senior VP of Global Publishing at Glu, "We’re excited to extend our partnership with Activision and bring Call of Duty: World at War to mobile gamers worldwide. The Call . . . Read more

According to USAToday.com, indie game developers are starting to be looked to by various consoles for newer games. Young developers such as James Silva, who has been drawing sketches of new levels for games since he was in the second grade, are becoming one-man teams (okay, well...some teams exist) for consoles such as the Xbox 360.

The number of indie developers is steadily growing, and with the help of game box makers over Internet-connected consoles, they are having their games distribute . . . Read more

There's been a lot of buzz surrounding this game, not least because of it being based on the true story of Violette Szabo.

Details from http://games.internode.on…ent.php?mode=news&id=3257

It's been pretty quiet recently with news regarding Velvet Assassin - as you'd expect, it's probably not in the best interests of an assassin to boldly proclaim their presence and intentions. Regardless, we've recently caught a few additions to the file library attempting to sneak by unnoticed, al . . . Read more

From http://games.internode.on…ent.php?mode=news&id=3256

With all the recent releases of racing games lately, the Need For Speed series has been noticeably slipping in quality with recent instalments. Need for Speed: Pro Street - the most recent title was relatively disapointing for fans of the series, met with a less than stellar reception.

The release of GRID, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and Forza Motorsport 2 have all dealt significant blows to the reputation of Need For Speed, tru . . . Read more

In a year of big-screen comebacks, The Dark Knight is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated.

Why? Because the blockbuster movie sees Batman battling one of his oldest foes, in the form of The Joker.

Glu Mobile is making the official game of the film, with both due out in July. You'll step into the shoes of Batman himself, as he uses stealth, gadgets and good old-fashioned fighting to rid Gotham's streets from The Joker's menace.

The game itself is a side-scrolling action-adventure, offer . . . Read more

From http://games.internode.on…ent.php?mode=news&id=3264

For lovers of The Godfather game, there may not be a sequel after all.

There's been a bit of a buzz around the fact that EA are currently planning a second game based on The Godfather series of films, but today they're making news in a way they may not want.

Mario Puzo, the author of the books the films are based on, entered into an agreement with Paramount Pictures in 1992, entitling him to a "significant share" of any au . . . Read more

Char is the new Zerg planet... It has and Est. 10,000,000,000 zerg population.

Its the primitive hive... and its allegiance is to the swarm...

Also many unit's buildings and stories have been posted at:
www.starcraft2.com

Go check it out!

Apparently, a lack of accredited game design programs coupled with the fall of the math and sciences in the UK is leading to a shortage of people with the skills to create games.

Here is the article if you would like to read it.

Ladies, Gentleman, and pale-skinned gamers,

Call of Duty 5 is officially announced for the PC, 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 2. It's set for Activision's current fiscal year, which means a release in the holiday or spring 2009 quarters. But what is this Call of Duty 5 about?

The next installment takes the player back to the time before Modern Warfare, back what Call of Duty was originally about: World War II. Much to the dismay of current gamers tired of . . . Read more

There has been a good deal of press lately about the $40 million in funding Turbine recently received. But what didn't get looked into deeply was who gave them that cash and why. If you follow the money, we think you'll find all roads lead to Hogwarts.

Turbine is a privately held gaming company that specializes in launching and maintaining games from well-known brands, Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online, specifically. Time Warner is one of the new investment partners in . . . Read more

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Along with news of the impending rerelease of Gears of War on 360 and PC at a lower price point on June 4th and its special edition counterpart 20 days later, exclusive insight has now been given by Cliffy B. into the sequel's multiplayer gameplay and weapons. Stated in the article was a most curious detail: that the team had considered dedicated servers for Gears of War 2 multiplayer, . . . Read more

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