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Download: Fuel Launch Trailer

by John Callaham Jul 1st 2009 @ 3:30PM

This is the official launch trailer for Fuel, which was released for the PC platform this week by publisher Codemasters. The trailer shows off a little more than a minute of the the off-road racing features in this new game from French developer Asobo Studios.

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Filed under: Driving, Trailers

Damnation dev team shut down

by John Callaham Jun 30th 2009 @ 10:00PM

Yet another game developer seems to have suffered an early death following the release of their main project. This time Shacknews is reporting the Maryland-based Blue Omega Entertainment may have closed up shop. The team was responsible for the recent third person action game Damnation, which was released in late May by publisher Codemasters to universally poor reviews. One of Blue Omega's now former programmers, Geoff Rowland, revealed the shut down a few days ago on his Twitter account.

Shacknews has also gotten court documents that show that Damnation (which began its life as a Unreal Tournament 2004 total conversion mod) had a troubled development history. The documents show that Blue Omega hired two other development teams to do contract work on the game but had issues with both of them and at one point Codemasters tried to remove Blue Omega from the game entirely.

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Filed under: Action

ArmA II takes over top spot in weekly PC game sales on Steam

by John Callaham Jun 29th 2009 @ 9:00AM

Bohemia Interactive's military shooter ArmA II only started on Steam's download service last Friday but sales were high enough to put it on top of the sales list for Steam for the last week. Second place went to Overlord II, the fantasy RPG-strategy from Codemasters. Here's the rest of the list for the week ending June 28:

1. ArmA II - Bohemia Interactive
2. Overlord 2 - Triumph Studios/Codemasters
3. Empire: Total War - The Creative Assembly/Sega
4. Left 4 Dead - Valve
5. Prototype - Radical Entertainment/Activision
6. Counter-Strike: Source - Valve
7. Team Fortress 2 - Valve
8. Killing Floor - Tripwire Interactive
9. Empire Total War: Elite Units of the West (DLC) - The Creative Assembly/Sega
10. Dawn of Discovery - Ubisoft

Filed under: Biz, Action, FPS, RPG

This Week In PC Games: June 29-July 5

by John Callaham Jun 29th 2009 @ 8:00AM

A Wild West shooter and a open world driving game are the highlights in the new PC game released this week:

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood: Developer Techland and publisher Ubisoft team up again on this sequel to the 2007 Western shooter. Play as one of two of the McCall brothers as they try to find the lost gold of Juarez while engaging in some six shooter firefights.

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Filed under: Action, Driving, FPS, Meta BD

Rumor: Warner Bros Interactive to acquire Codemasters?

by John Callaham Jun 23rd 2009 @ 12:00PM

The massive amount of consolidation in the game industry may be continuing if a new rumor is to be believed. VG247 reports through unnamed sources that Warner Bros. Interactive may be making a play to acquire UK-based Codemasters. According to their (oddly written) story, "they've completed due diligence and buyout discussions are ongoing."

Codemasters' official comment on the rumors is "We have nothing to say on the matter" while Warner Bros. Interactive hasn't commented at all. Warner Bros. has been the US distributor for Codemasters' games for some time and Codemasters' games were being shown at Warner Bros.' exhibit during E3 this year. Warner Bros. is definately set to purchase part of Midway's assets for $33 million.

Filed under: Biz

Jumpgate Evolution trailer realizes its destiny

by Steven Wong Jun 12th 2009 @ 6:30PM

"Jumpgate Evolution is an exhilarating space combat MMO, set in a vast expanding universe, that will allow players to choose from one of three playable Nations and engage in an intense action-packed gaming experience. While embarking on an immersive and accessible space adventure, players can trade valuable commodities, take part in exhilarating intergalactic battles, meet and play with friends and live out the dream of an elite hero. The game features a rich and varied universe to explore and has been designed for experienced and novice MMO players alike."

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Filed under: Downloads, MMO, Trailers

Download: Overlord 2 Demo

by Steven Wong Jun 11th 2009 @ 2:30PM

This is the playable demo for Overlord II. Additional trailers can be seen after the jump.

"In the Overlord II demo, players step into the big spiky boots of a new Overlord whose sights are firmly set on becoming the king of chaos, the bringer of evil and the master of Minions. As the demo opens the Overlord, aided and abetted by a team of brown fighter Minions, emerges from his underground lair into the ice caves only to discover a Yeti frozen in a block of ice. The Minions can, in their inimitably violent way, 'defrost' him and then give chase as he knuckles out into the snowy wastes of the Hunting Grounds, near the town of Nordberg."

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Download HD Overlord 2 '10 Reasons Why It's Cool to Be Evil' Trailer (69 MB)
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E3 2009: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Eyes-On Impressions

by Steven Wong Jun 11th 2009 @ 2:00PM

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is being developed to provide the most realistic and intense military shooter experience possible. Skira, the Pacific island where all the action takes place is based off a real-life area and designed using satellite images, and players are free to go anywhere across its 225 square kilometers of terrain. This includes climbing up the volcano on the far end of the island. Transportation happens in near real-time, so it would take you 9-10 hours to cross the island from one end to the other on foot, but only 9-10 minutes by helicopter. What all this builds up to is a fully open world where players are free to approach a situation from just about any direction.

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DiRT 2 gameplay trailer gets into the action

by Steven Wong Jun 8th 2009 @ 3:30PM

This fairly straightforward trailer for the Rally Car racing game, DiRT 2, lists all the features players can look forward to in the game. DiRT 2 lets players live the life of a racer in addition to providing a realistic Rally Car experience. The game is expected to release in September.

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Filed under: Downloads, Driving, Trailers

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising trailer gears up for E3

by Steven Wong May 29th 2009 @ 1:15PM

This trailer for the realistic military shooter, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising shows some of the tactics players should keep in mind while in combat. As shown, team work and organization are critical to success. This trailer is going to be featured at E3 2009 and the game is expected to release this fall.

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