A short note from Midway tells us that Stranglehold, the upcoming game sequel to John Woo’s Hardboiled, has been delayed. Now scheduled to ship during Q1 2007, the game will star Chow Yun-Fat who dodges bullets and kicks ass, all the while looking awesomely cool, for the “honor of thy family.
Remember the big announcement Epic Games was supposed to make? Well, it’s the Gears of War release date: the Yankees will get it on November 12, while the lads on the other side of the ocean will get it on November 17, the day Sony’s PS3 launches in the region.
Alike other games, Gears of War will also be released in both a standard and limited collector’s edition for $60 and $70, respectively. The limited edition will get oneself a “Destroyed Beauty” art book and a bonus DVD featuring behind-the-scenes material - all this in a metal box.
As for the possibility of a pre-release demo, stop dreaming. Epic Games’ Mark Rein’s forum post explicitly states that they are not working on any demo of any kind, whether it is pre or post-release. However, the studio does plan on supporting the game after release by offering additional downloadable content that’s all the rage on Xbox Live now. No details were offered though.
Artificial Studios has announced the December 2006 release of CellFactor: Revolution, an action FPS that was originally a showcase for the AGEIA PhysX processor.
Developed in conjunction with Immersion Games, CellFactor has players manipulate thousands of objects simultaneously through psychic power, control vehicles and fight against AI-controlled opponents or challenge friends in the network mode. Some details:
- Fully destructible architecture in five unique environments - bust through walls, break down pillars, blow up bridges and more.
- CellFactor: Revolution establishes a new standard of real-time multiplayer interactivity - thousands of breakable objects become instant deadly arms. Four times the amount of interactive objects as CellFactor: Combat Training.
- Powerful new Psychic abilities, including Psi Rift (hold many objects at once with both hands), Psi Crunch (implode whatever the character is holding), Psi Wave (part an ocean of objects in front of you), Dual-Wielding of any two weapons and more.
- New vehicles, including a flying mechanized power-suit that creates an dynamic gameplay experience.
- New weapons, including a physically realistic Grappling Hook, giving players more ways to destroy enemies and the environment around them.
- Fresh gameplay modes include Assault and physics-oriented sports modes in addition to Deathmatch and Physical Capture the Flag.
Coming as a blow to the PS3 launch is word from Atari CEO Bruno Bonnell that his company is not planning on releasing any PS3 games before 2007. However, contrary to what some might think, the problem is the “lack of information” on the PS3, with Bonnell commenting that there is only a “rough release date” and a “high retail price point.”
He says this in an exclusive interview to Gamesindustry.biz where he talks about the Wii, Atari’s future and comments on the new format E3.
The organizers of GCDC 2006, the leading European developer conference, sent word that they have snagged the legendary Bill Roper as a keynote speaker at the event.
Originally from Blizzard, Roper had significant involvement in the creation of World of Warcraft and the Diablo series. He has since then formed Flagship Studios which is working on Hellgate: London. It is scheduled for release this Christmas.
Buka, 1C Entertainment and Cenega have all sent out their lineups for the Leipzig Games Convention (August 23-26) which is ramping up to be quite a show this year.
The following six titles will be presented by Buka at the show: Collapse, Aggression: Europe 1914, DUSK-12, Pacific Storm: Allies, Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans and The Stalin Subway: Red Veil. Further information on the titles can be found just after the jump. The company will be set up at Hall 2, booth F70.
As for 1C, the Russian publisher will be showing off seven titles including Whirlwind of Vietnam, Battle Lord, Death to Spies, You Are Empty and Theatre of War. Cenega will be showing off El Matador and UFO: Afterlight. Both companies will be set up at booth E70 n Hall 2.
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Turbine announced that The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has entered the alpha phase of development. The company also announced that over 125,000 have signed up for the Beta program. In response to increasing demand, the studio is expanding the beta program, letting in more tens of thousands of people into the program in the coming months.
Based off the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and inspired by the Peter Jackson film trilogy, Shadows of Angmar lets players explore the world of Middle-earth, defending the lands from the Dark Lord Sauron.
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