Archive for July 16th, 2006
Half-Life 2 on Consoles; Team Fortress 2 Gets New Look; Portal Revealed
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BIG Valve news today! For your sake, the whole thing has been bulletized:

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Concluding their announcement, Valve stated that new videos from Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2 will be released sometime next week.

Ubi Gets Driver’s License
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Ubisoft and Atari have announced that they have reached an agreement that will see Ubi acquiring the Driver license, as well as most of the assets and all the personnel of Reflections Interactive, the studio behind the now-faded franchise. The acquisition cost the former $24 million (19 million Euros).

In a separate statement by Atari, the company stated that the sale of the Driver franchise is part of its initiative to refocus its portfolio of franchise as well as streamlining the company’s cost structure. Also, Atari will maintain sell-off rights for a three month period for all Driver products except Driver 4, which the company will retail till the end of 2006. Specific financial details of the agreement were not revealed.

Gears of War Dated
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Maybe it’s a leak, or maybe it’s our lucky day, but, according to Xbox.com’s page for Gears of War, Emergence Day will be October 2. However, Microsoft has denied the release date, stating that they are yet to announce an official release date for the game, though the Xbox.com page says otherwise.

Io Working on Kane & Lynch
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game informer august 2006On Game Informer is an article on their August 2006 cover feature: it’s a new game from Io Interactive, the studio behind the venerable Hitman franchise, dubbed Kane & Lynch: Dead Men for PC and Xbox 360.

The site describes it as a third-person action game with “full co-op play option, intuitive squad tactics, and a hearty online multiplayer component.” A “few surprises” are also in store for us, apparently.

As for the rest of the magazine: there’s a feature on ESRB and politicians; a look into the next-gen Turok; previews of games like Shadowrun, Valkyrie Profile 2 and more.

Lord of the Rings: White Council Announced
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The development of Lord of the Rings: The White Council, a new RPG in the fantasy franchise, has been announced by EA. In development at Gray Company, the game will be released for the PS3, PC and Xbox 360; and will feature an original storyline derived from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels. The White Council is due out in late 2007.

Unlike previous games in the series, players will have the freedom to explore the open world of Middle-earth in the game, choosing their role as a man, an elf, a dwarf, or a hobbit. Each role’s destiny is to become a hero allied with the White Council, whose members include the famed characters Gandalf, Saruman, Galadriel and Elrond.

The game was shown off at EA’s summer press event; further details to follow soon.

Demos and Patches
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First up, the patches:

And then the demoes:

Shipped Gold
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These titles shipped:

And these went gold: