Posts with tag: codemasters

Rise of the Argonauts trailers pay honour to gods and levels up

by Steven Wong Nov 21st 2008 @ 2:30PM

Two new video for Rise of the Argonauts released, highlighting some of the main aspects of the game. One (featured above) involves dedicating deeds to honor different gods to gain favor and special abilities. The other walks players through the leveling process to develop their characters.

Download HD Rise of the Argonauts "Honour the Gods" Trailer (79 MB)
Download HD Rise of the Argonauts "Leveling Up" Trailer (137 MB)
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Gallery: Rise of the Argonauts

Filed under: Downloads, Action, RPG, Trailers

No Rise of the Argonauts in 2008; new screenshots released

by John Callaham Nov 21st 2008 @ 9:00AM

The last time we checked in with the release date for Rise of the Argonauts, the official word from publisher Codemasters was that it would be out "before Christmas". Well, in just a few weeks that has changed and it now looks like 2008 will have go without the release of the action-RPG from developer Liquid Entertainment.

In a new press release Codemasters has now finally admitted that the game is due for release sometime in early 2009, which makes the already pretty sparse December time frame for new games even more bleak. Codemasters had previously pushed back another fall 2008 game, Damnation, to a new early 2009 release. Codemasters did release some new screenshots from the game this morning which we have reproduced here.

Gallery: Rise of the Argonauts

Filed under: Action, RPG, Screenshots

Codemasters issues DiRT 2 press release

by John Callaham Nov 20th 2008 @ 12:00PM

Already revealed via a brief IGN interview last night, Codemasters has now issued the official press release for DiRT 2, the upcoming off-road racing sequel to their 2007 released game. The press release claims the sequel, due out sometime in 2009, will have "contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments"

The press release comes with the first official screenshots from the game showing off some of the new settings for DiRT 2. We can expect locations to include "canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events." The game's EGO graphics engine has also gotten a revamp which will allow DiRT 2's visuals to be "twice as detailed as those seen in Race Driver: GRID." The publisher also promises powerful vehicles to drive right from the start with seven different character classes.

Gallery: DiRT 2

Filed under: Fighting

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 revealed

by John Callaham Nov 19th 2008 @ 8:00PM

Codemasters already has an off-road racing game due out in 2009 (that would be Fuel) but that apparently isn't stopping the UK publisher from releasing another such game next year. IGN has the first word, interview and screenshots on Colin McRae: DiRT 2, the sequel to the 2007 released racing game.

The interview doesn't have a lot of info on the game itself; it does say it will use a enhanced version of the previous game's EGO graphics engine and hints about the single player campaign, the replay feature and the online multiplayer support. Codemasters also retained the Colin McRae name from the late racer's estate and the game's producer says there will be tributes to McRae in the game.

Filed under: Driving

Overlord on sale on Steam; client update released

by John Callaham Nov 14th 2008 @ 4:00PM

As they always do, Valve offers up a game from their Steam service with a highly cut price point for one weekend only. This weekend it's for Overlord, the critically acclaimed action-strategy-RPG where you get to play as a high fantasy bad guy. Developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters, Overlord is now on sale via Steam for just $9.99. That 75 percent off its normal price. A sequel, Overlord II, is due out in 2009.

Valve has also released a new Steam client update. The patch notes give the details on what's included. The update supposedly improved Steam's start up time, added support for an upcoming server groups feature in their zombie co-op shooter Left 4 Dead and has a number of bug fixes.

Filed under: Downloads, Action, RPG, Strategy, Left 4 Dead

Second half of Swordfish bought by Codemasters

by John Callaham Nov 14th 2008 @ 11:00AM

Earlier this week we reported that the Manchester studio of UK based Swordfish Studios had been bought by Monumental Games. Today Codemasters announced that they have purchased the second half of Swordfish, their Birminghham studio.

That part of Swordfish is currently working on the console game 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand for publisher THQ. Codemasters' press release said the studio will now work on unnamed original games for the publisher using their own in-house EGO graphics engine. Swordfish was one of the studios formerly owned by Vivendi Games that was not taken in by the merger of that company with Activision to form Activision Blizzard.

Filed under: Biz

Jumpgate Evolution gets over 150,000 folks signed up for beta

by John Callaham Nov 10th 2008 @ 7:00PM

Netdevil's first MMO game was the space based Jumpgate and now the upcoming revamp of this classic title is getting a lot of folks lined up to try out the beta test. Publisher Codemasters announced that over 150,000 people have signed up to beta test the revamp, Jumpgate Evolution.

The game itself will enter its closed beta test "soon" with the full title due to be launched sometime in 2009. In the meantime Codemasters released five new screenshots of the game which we have added to our gallery, showing off the revamped graphical engine that Jumpgate Evolution will use.

Gallery: Jumpgate Evolution

Filed under: Betas, MMO

Mines of Moria trailer takes a tour through Nud-Melek

by Steven Wong Nov 7th 2008 @ 4:30PM

This video for Mines of Moria, the upcoming expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, takes viewers through a region called Nuk-Melek. The expansion is scheduled to release on November 17, giving Tolkien fans a chance to delve deeper into the rich fantasy world of Middle-earth.

Download HD LOTRO: Mines of Moria Nuk-Melek Video (53 MB)
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Gallery: Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria

Filed under: Downloads, Expansions, MMO, RPG, Trailers, Video

Download: DiRT v1.22 Patch

by Steven Wong Nov 6th 2008 @ 2:30PM

Codemasters released a new patch for the 2007 off-road racing game, DiRt. This patch updates the game to v1.22, fixes bugs and enhances gameplay.

Download DiRT v1.22 Patch (3 MB)

Filed under: Downloads, Patches, Driving

No Damnation in 2008 but demo is coming

by John Callaham Nov 4th 2008 @ 1:00PM

It looks like another Codemasters game is getting delayed and this time the game won't make it's promised 2008 release date. Eurogamer reports that Damnation, the third person Steampunk-themed action game from new developer Blue Omega Entertainment, has been pushed back to a release sometime in early 2009.

That's the bad news. The good news is that a playable demo for Damnation will indeed be released about a month before the game itself ships to stores. That should help promote the game which is mostly unknown to even hardcore gamers. As we reported earlier this morning Codemasters has chosen not to release a demo for another of their major game releases, Rise of the Argonauts.

Gallery: Damnation