"FASA Studio and Microsoft Game Studios are pleased to announce the beta for their upcoming multiplayer team based FPS title, Shadowrun. Applications are now being accepted!
The beta will begin in December with a limited number of testers and gradually increase in size over time. While the retail version of Shadowrun will feature cross-platform play between Xbox 360 and Vista, this beta will be for the Xbox 360 only. Instructions for submitting an application for the beta are below."
Ready to apply?
DIRECT URL: http://www.shadowrun.com
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"Amongst the improvements in
‘Title Update 2’ are the reinstatement of E-trade, changes which make finding and racing with friends easier,
further fine-tuning of the bike handling, a number of modifications to the clubs to improve usability, fixes to prevent
ranking anomalies, the removal of a number of exploits (online and offline), crash fixes, upgrade of the server
connection, improvements to grid vehicle positioning and more."
PRESS RELEASE: http://www.atari.com
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"It's looking like the sequel to the much acclaimed game of 2005, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter could be released sooner than expected.
Ubisoft, revealed in a recent financial statement, revealed that GRAW 2 may be released in March or April 2007. However, its confirmed that Assasin's Creed and Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway are expected to be released anywhere between April 2007 and March 2008.
Theres a host of improvements, including better graphics, improved weather, enhancments to the HUD and superior AI."
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"Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, to be released in March 2007, will be the
first ever cricket video game to offer online play for Xbox 360, PlayStation2 and PC.
On Xbox 360, Xbox Live will deliver multiplayer tournaments, including the ICC World Cup 2007
and ICC Champions Trophy 2006, leagues, exhibition and warm up matches. On PC, the same features are available and both LAN games and online playing are supported.
On both Xbox 360 and PC, up to 16-player simultaneous multiplayer
tournaments will be possible, including the ICC-licensed events. Should
you wish to just sit back and take in a game, there’s even a feature
that enables up to eight spectators to watch an intense game of cricket
develop before them."
DIRECT URL: http://www.codemasters.co.uk
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"Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, to be released in March 2007, will be the
first ever cricket video game to offer online play for Xbox 360, PlayStation2 and PC.
On Xbox 360, Xbox Live will deliver multiplayer tournaments, including the ICC World Cup 2007
and ICC Champions Trophy 2006, leagues, exhibition and warm up matches. On PC, the same features are available and both LAN games and online playing are supported.
On both Xbox 360 and PC, up to 16-player simultaneous multiplayer
tournaments will be possible, including the ICC-licensed events. Should
you wish to just sit back and take in a game, thereâs even a feature
that enables up to eight spectators to watch an intense game of cricket
develop before them."
DIRECT URL: http://www.codemasters.co.uk |
"Take-Two Interactive Software announced twenty games in development for
the PlayStation 3, with more than seven
titles from Rockstar Games, including Grand Theft Auto IV which is
expected to be in North American stores on October 16, 2007 and
European stores on October 19, 2007."
DIRECT URL: Take 2 Press Release
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"Microsoft recently announced that Bungie Studios, the developer of the much awaited Halo 3, will offer a public beta for Xbox Live on Xbox 360 in spring 2007.
There has been a buzz around “Halo 3” since it was previewed at last
year’s E3 tradeshow. Next-generation high-definition visuals; enhanced artificial
intelligence; an advanced real-time lighting engine; and new weapons,
characters and challenges are just a few examples of the evolution of
design and technology in Halo 3!"
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For the first time, id software will be developing Wolfenstein away from the PC. id Software and Raven (who already collaborated on Quake 4) are working together to take advantage of all the graphic capabilities that the Xbox 360 has to offer.
id Software’s Kevin Cloud added that the new Wolfenstein “is really a way of redefining the way first person games are experienced.”
FULL URL: http://www.xbox365.com/news.cgi?id=GGHPLLrrLd11181314
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If your trigger fingers are starting to sweat, it can only mean one thing. Gears of War fever has infected your brain. Tomorrow is the official launch day in the UK and you can expect a rush of eager gamers down at the local Game store tomorrow ready to pick up this highly anticipated next generation game for the Xbox 360. Reviews say it's the best game ever with killer graphics, gore and plenty of action.
Here is a little sneak peak to help get you through the night. Sweet dreams!!!
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KODE5 Launches KODE5 UK
Higher Learning Meets
High-Level Gaming
Joining the flurry of KODE5
announcements is the latest European
KODE5 event launch. In association with Game
Frontier, KODE5 is pleased to
kick off the KODE5 UK Regional
Qualifiers. Taking place at none other than Oxford Brookes University,
KODE5 UK will fuse this environment for higher learning with high-level gaming
by inviting Counter-Strike 1.6 and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne gamers
to battle on campus for the right to represent the UK at
the KODE5 Global Finals in September. Supported globally by Foxconn,
Corsair Memory, and Razer, and supported regionally by
many others, the KODE5 Global Gaming Revolution takes competitive gaming to an
international stage with events being held in 20+ countries worldwide.
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