2010
17.08

Gamescom: Xbox LIVE Announced For PC and Windows Phone 7

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Microsoft announced that Xbox LIVE is coming to PC, with Fable III, Age of Empires Online, and a new game inspired by Flight Simulator amongst the first titles to be available through the online service.

The announcement of LIVE for PC coincides with the expansion of Microsoft’s online community into the mobile market, with the launch of Windows Phone 7 this December. A whole raft of launch titles for their new mobile platform were premiered at Gamescom, including companion games for popular Xbox titles like Halo: Waypoint and Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst.

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2010
17.08

‘It’s time to invest in PC gaming’ – MS

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Microsoft needs to invest in PC gaming after a short hiatus from the platform, says Microsoft Games Studios GM, Dave Luehmann.

Speaking to CVG at Microsoft’s GamesCom showcase this afternoon, Luehmann argued that the Windows house can’t expect third-party developers to support the platform if it’s not willing to itself.

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2010
17.08

Microsoft Announce ‘Age of Empires Online’

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Microsoft this week have announced a new, old, game title – Age of Empires Online. The game is currently in close-beta and Microsoft have already opened up registrations to test it.

Anyone interested in the Closed Beta can apply at www.ageofempiresonline.com/beta. Microsoft will be selecting participants for the Beta over several weeks. If you applied and did not get in right away, just give it some time.

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2010
16.08

id Software: PC Gaming Is Not Dying

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Texas-based development studio id Software, creators of popular shooter franchises such as Doom and Quake, believe PC gaming is not on its deathbed.

Studio President Todd Hollenshead recently told IGN he believes that given the popularity of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, along with PC technology significantly outpacing the hardware found in home consoles, PC gaming will continue to be a force in the industry.

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2010
15.08

Epic Games Releases the FREE Unreal Development Kit BETA

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Epic Games today has released the August 2010 UDK Beta, this beta is the latest version of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides uncompromised access to the award-winning toolset used in blockbuster video games, 3D visualizations, digital films and more.

Powered by award-winning Unreal Engine 3 technology, UDK’s feature set is packed with power and ease of use. These are just a few of the top-level features used by many of the world’s best game developers to create outstanding games.

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2010
13.08

What First-Person Shooter Creators Think About Subscriptions

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Increased monetization of online shooters is coming, and gamers adamantly opposed to emerging business models should probably get used to the idea.

Recent speculation about charging subscription fees for online shooters came about when Activision CEO Bobby Kotick — who has before mentioned a Call of Duty MMO — openly mused this summer how he “would have Call of Duty be an online subscription service tomorrow” if he could.

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2010
13.08

Red Faction: Armageddon

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A long-dormant evil emerges from the caves of Mars, unleashing Armageddon on the planet’s colonists. With this force stopping at nothing to cleanse the planet of life, mankind finds itself poised on the brink of extinction. Red Faction: Armageddon expands on the critically acclaimed, best-selling franchise with new, groundbreaking challenges.

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2010
12.08

Bioshock 3 ‘infinite’ announcement

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Bioshock is back! Irrational Games and 2k Games have just announced details regarding the third Bioshock installment, infinite.

BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter currently in development at Irrational Games, the studio behind the original BioShock (which sold over 4 million units worldwide). Set in 1912, BioShock Infinite introduces an entirely new narrative and gameplay experience that lifts players out of the familiar confines of Rapture and rockets them to Columbia, an immense city in the sky.

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