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The Expanding Database Of This Generation's Cancelled Games

By GameInformer, published 25-04-2012

Sometimes games don't make it to the finish line. Sometimes a game's cancellation is a huge disappointment. Sometimes, we don't even know a game exists until it gets cancelled. Other times a game gets canceled so early in development that we never even hear about it (these obviously won't be included on the list). This is our evolving database of all the known games that have been cancelled for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Many of the games on this list haven't received official cancellations, but the evidence points to their disappearance. If they suddenly surface we will be more than happy to remove them from this list. If a game is suddenly cancelled, however, you can bet it will show up here. We want to keep adding to this list as much as possible, so check back...

Q&A: What free-to-play means for Aion

By GameSpot, published 14-12-2011

Aion publisher NCsoft answers questions about its fantasy MMOG turning free-to-play in February. GameSpot UK: Why is Aion going free-to-play? Gameforge has built up a reputation as the premier publisher of free-to-play massively multiplayer online games in Europe while NCsoft is known to produce only the best in MMOs. Bringing these two strengths together to create the next big free-to-play MMO was the logical step to take. Our goal with going free-to-play is to bring the Aion experience to as many players as possible across the whole of Europe. Transitioning to a free-to-play model will allow us to show to all these players and fans of MMORPGs what the Aion experience is all about and why it is still the number one MMORPG in Korea today. GSUK: Aion already had an in-game shop; how wi...

King Of Fighters XIII Review

By GameInformer, published 22-11-2011

King of Fighters XII hit the fighting scene in 2009 with an emphasis on new character design. The big, pixelated sprites were an ocular treat for retro-minded fans, while some found the dated design a messy alternative to slick fighters like Street Fighter IV. Regardless of what you thought about the revamped roster, King of Fighters XII was lacking in content. This sequel welcomes a batch of new fighters and a variety of stages into the fray, and incorporates some modes that should have existed from the start – not the least of which is a substantial story mode. While the additions will likely appease the most frenzied King of Fighter fans, the confounding plot and steep learning curve present a poor jumping-on point for new fighters. King of Fighters XIII completes the story arc r...

Tackling the Tablet Conundrum: Which One is Right For You?

By MaximumPC, published 21-11-2011

Do you even need a tablet? If so, which one? We review the current crop of tablet mainstays. We explain the hardware and OS features that matter the most. Follow along as we unravel what tablets are actually good for. When a consumer electronics category confuses the masses, it’s usually because the technology is hard to understand on a fundamental level. Have you ever tried to explain texture fill rates to your GPU-ignorant brother-in-law? Or RAID levels to your mom—who shouldn’t even be asking about RAID in the first place? Videocards and storage devices can confuse the lay consumer, but at least the prospective hardware buyer usually knows he or she needs a videocard or storage device in the first place. Your game won’t play at a high resolution? A new videocard is probably the...

Star Trek Online engages free-to-play January 17

By GameSpot, published 11-10-2011

Cryptic Studios introducing hybrid subscription/microtransaction-based business model change for sci-fi MMOG next year. Cryptic Studios launched Champions Online and Star Trek Online within a few months of each other, but their switch to free-to-play hasn't been quite as in lockstep. With Champions Online having assumed its new business model earlier this year, Cryptic has announced that Star Trek Online will begin its free-to-play service beginning January 17. Star Trek Online will soon be exploring the free-to-play frontier. Originally scheduled for later this year, Star Trek Online's transition to free-to-play splits players' payment options into two forks. For $15 per month, gamers can purchase a Gold membership, which grants expanded character s...

Star Trek Online Free-To-Play Transition Date Announced

By GameInformer, published 11-10-2011

The Trekkie game is not-so-boldly going where many MMOs have gone before sooner than you'd think. As we previously reported, once Perfect World acquired developer Cryptic Studios, it decided to transition Star Trek Online to a free-to-play business model supported by micro transactions. Today on the Star Trek Online blog, executive producer Stephen D’Angelo announced the transition is taking place on Tuesday, January 21. To appease the faithful subscribers of the service, Cryptic plans to grant them 400 free Cryptic Points, the in-game currency, each month starting December 1. Rather than distributing these points at the same time to every user, instead Cryptic is doling them out on the subscribers' "anniversary day" each month, a.k.a. the day they created their ...

EverQuest Next taking inspiration from Star Trek movie reboot

By GameSpot, published 18-10-2011

Q&A: Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley talks about seminal MMORPG's future in wake of Hall of Fame induction and freemium games on consoles, confirms Vita support. Last week was a big one for Sony Online Entertainment's EverQuest. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game was inducted into the Game Developers Choice Online Hall of Fame, becoming just the second game to receive that honor behind Ultima Online. Following the awards ceremony, SOE president John Smedley sat down with GameSpot to answer a few questions about the future of EverQuest and the rest of the developer's slate of titles, including the upcoming PlanetSide 2 and already-released DC Universe Online. The executive also pledged his support for Sony's upcoming PlayStation Vita portable and add...

Future Tense: The Baby Cooper Dollar Bill

By MaximumPC, published 10-12-2011

The Baby Cooper Dollar Bill an excerpt fromA Day For DamnationI was minding my own business, happily writing a novel, not thinking beyond the needs of the story, when the following sentence suddenly occurred: “The Baby Cooper Dollar Bill, for example, was only fifty years old….” I stared at the sentence for 15 seconds. I knew what it meant. The entire anecdote had flashed into my head simultaneous with the creation of that first ominous sentence. I typed, “The short version:” and began. 1741 words later, I had the longest paragraph I’d ever written. And one of the most terrifying predictions I have ever written: +++ …That was the nice thing about software entities. You could create the most interesting legal monsters and turn them loose upon society, where they would loose-ca...

Weekend Warrior 09/30/11

By GameInformer, published 10-01-2011

Another week is over, and another weekend is about to begin. Tell us what you have planed this weekend in the comments section. Jeff Cork: I’m pulling the news shift this weekend, which means I’ll be glued to one screen or another over the next few days. I’ll probably sneak in a little Dead Island between stories, and I really need to get around to finishing Divinity 2. Then again, maybe it’s a good time to play some Forza 3 before the next one drops. Basically, I’m kind of biding my time until Rage comes out next week. Life is hard. Tim Turi: This weekend I’ll be saving the world from the Chimera in Resistance 3, continuing my trek through the wastelands of Rage, eradicating the Las Plagas in Resident Evil 4 HD, and helping Isaac escape his insane mot...

BioWare opens Old Republic customer service center

By GameSpot, published 26-09-2011

Developer cuts ribbon on Galway-based studio focused exclusively on support for upcoming MMORPG; 200 positions created to support game's launch. With Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare is traveling to a galaxy far, far away to bring gamers a new experience. But the developer isn't trekking that far to open a new customer service center to help gamers through their journeys. Star Wars: The Old Republic has been many years in the making. BioWare and Electronic Arts today announced the opening of a customer service center in Galway, Ireland that will focus exclusively on Star Wars: The Old Republic. The shop, BioWare's first outside North America, will offer 24/7 assistance for the December-dated massively multiplayer online role-playing game. According to...

Buying Guide: Best iPhone Bluetooth headset: 5 compared

By TechRadar, published 09-09-2011

Best iPhone Bluetooth headsetHere's an amazing thing that you may not be aware of: your iPhone is not just a fully functioning internet device that can handle browsing the web and your email, as well as running any number of powerful apps. And, while it serves well as a handy portable repository for all the photos, video and audio you might want to carry around with you, it can do even more. Believe it or not, your iPhone can also be used to make and receive telephone calls! And it does it using the very same 3G network that you get your fancy internet connection from. Now, is that astonishing or what? If you're planning on making a lot of calls with it, though, you might not want to be holding it against the side of your head for a long time. Ergonomically that sort of pose is bit of a no...

Star Trek Online will soon be Free-To-Play

By Thinkdigit, published 09-07-2011

The only MMO out there for Star Trek fans, Star Trek Online might not that great a game, if Metacritic ratings are anything to go by. Although one thing it will soon be is free. Star Trek Online will now be available on two levels, Silver and Gold. Silver players are those who play for free, while Gold players are those who pay for the subscription. Silver Players have some restrictions, however it seems that most locked featu [...] Read the entire article

Resistance 3: Continuing The Downward Trend

By GameInformer, published 09-06-2011

Launching with the PlayStation 3 back in 2006, the original Resistance: Fall of Man signaled that Sony wanted a blockbuster FPS franchise to call its own. Insomniac’s alternate history shooter deviated from clichés set by both WWII and sci-fi games with a story about an alien invasion in the 1940s. Its sequel made some odd decisions, such as limiting the single-player loadout to two weapons instead of the well-liked weapon wheel from the first. After fans gave the sequel negative feedback, Insomniac made some significant changes heading into Resistance 3. Unfortunately, they’re not enough to keep the game from being a decidedly average shooter, and the most disappointing entry in the series. After ending the misery of previous protagonist Nathan Hale during the dramatic...

Star Trek Online setting phasers to freemium

By GameSpot, published 09-02-2011

Cryptic Studios confirms sci-fi MMORPG will transition to microtransaction-based business model later this year. From Lord of the Rings Online to Age of Conan, success stories abound for massively multiplayer online role-playing games that flip to a microtransaction-driven freemium business model. With Cryptic Studios' Champions Online going the freemium route in January, it should come as no surprise that the MMOG specialist has similar intentions for Star Trek Online. Freemium isn't exactly a space where no man has gone before. Cryptic Studios confirmed this week that it intends to transition Star Trek Online to a freemium business model by the end of this year. The studio expects to have additional information on its pricing and execution strategy...

Star Trek Online Going Free-To-Play

By GameInformer, published 09-01-2011

Last year Cryptic publicly said that it was considering making Star Trek Online free-to-play like its Champions Online, and now Cryptic's parent company, Perfect World, has decided to make it so. Gamasutra reports that during a financial conference call, Perfect World CFO Kelvin Lau unveiled Star Trek Online's future. "When Perfect World acquired Cryptic, one of our contributions was to share our free-to-play experience with Cryptic. Cryptic is working on the free-to-play model for Star Trek Online. This is going to be launched by the end of this year as well. So I think with the free-to-play model, we have bigger potential in the U.S. market and also in the Chinese market." China's Perfect World bought Cryptic from Atari earlier this year.

Future Tense: Unintended Consequences

By MaximumPC, published 09-01-2011

First of all, it is pronounced noo-klee-ar. Not noo-koo-lur. Please. If we accomplish nothing else in the next twelve hundred words, could we at least stop mispronouncing it? Without fail, every August anniversary of the first atomic war (Hiroshima and Nagasaki), the commentariat trots out the usual Monday morning afterthoughts about the rightness or wrongness of President Truman’s 1945 decision to use nuclear weapons. Regardless of which side of the argument you take today, we also have to consider the circumstances under which the decision was made and the thinking of the moment. With the victory in Europe secured, Americans wanted the war in the Pacific to end as well. The nation was emotionally exhausted. The pro...

GI Staff And Reader Interests, Dislikes, And Favorite Games: Issue #221

By GameInformer, published 25-08-2011

The Game Informer monthly staff page is a forum where we all come together and talk about what's cool right now. We'll get the ball rolling and would love to hear everyone's current interests, dislikes, and favorite games. Andy McNamara Profile E-mail Editor Interests: Cycling, Bon Iver, Jose Gonzalez, Friday Night Lights & Mad Men (I Finally Sat Down To Watch These Shows That People Always Talk About), All The Great Feedback I Got For My Recent Letters As Well As GI Digital (Keep It Coming), The World Series of Poker Dislikes: That I Sometimes Wish I Still Read Comics, But Won't Get Off My Butt And Do It Because I've Been Burned Too Many Times, The Slow Process Of Getting Things Done, Darth Vader Deals, 3D, Contacts Current Favorite Games: A...

Future Tense: The Future of Crime

By MaximumPC, published 18-08-2011

Back in the 70s and 80s and well into the 90s, if you had a high-end stereo in your car, it was a target for any thief who could peek in the window. You could come out from the movie or the restaurant and find a window broken and the stereo pried out of your dashboard. Auto-stereo manufacturers responded by building detachable faceplates. Without the code-matched faceplate, the stereo was useless. Stereo thefts dropped. But thefts of other objects—like rims—rose. During those same years, car-theft also became a major crime problem. Chop shops sold parts, or cars were smuggled out of country. So auto-makers started building anti-theft technology into their vehicles. They made it harder to break into a car, harder to hot-wire it, harder to start. Today, the Toyota Prius uses a coded-RFID...

In Depth: 3D's role in science and engineering

By TechRadar, published 13-08-2011

Giving engineers, scientists and architects the ability to see the objects they're making in 3D brings amazing benefits. Computer aided design might be more down-to-earth than a Pixar film, but it's no less magical. We spoke to John Hutchinson, Senior Rendering Architect at Autodesk, to find out why. We started by asking just how realistic artificial 3D environments can become. John contrasts Autodesk's approach of physically-based rendering with the needs of games and films. "In [our] approach, we limit ourselves to algorithms and scene descriptions that are consistent with the physical behaviour of light," he explained. "This is a stark contrast to games and film, where realism is but one of many results desired from the rendering system. In physically-based rendering, we embrace the lim...

Feature of the Week Super Roundup: 52 Awesome Sites, Add-ons and Apps

By MaximumPC, published 08-12-2011

Here at Maximum PC, we adhere to a few simple maxims: Make it faster! Be thorough. And keep things as simple as possible. Adhering to that philosophy, we'd like to present to you a mega-ultra-laser-shark mix and mash of features we've published these past couple of months, including some of our favorite websites, Windows Phone 7 aps, and Chrome and browser add-ons that you've been seeing grace the pages of our site recently. Because, after all, we wouldn't want you guys to have to dig around for all these yourselves. Remember. We keep it simple, just for you. Enjoy! Awesome Sites NASA The last Star Trek TV series was kind of terrible, and they cancelled Firefly before the series had a chance to really come into its own. Sure, Battlestar Galactica was great but now that it...

Disney Interactive appoints new Marvel gaming exec

By GameSpot, published 22-07-2011

Diablo, Hellgate developer Bill Roper named chief creative officer overseeing strategy and direction for company's comics-based games. Last year, Bill Roper left his position as chief creative officer at Cryptic Studios, creator of unlicensed superhero online games like City of Heroes and Champions Online. Now Roper's going to be dealing with the real deal, as Disney Interactive Studios today announced his appointment as chief creative officer for the publisher's Marvel Comics-based games. Bill Roper. Roper's new job calls on him to "be responsible for establishing the long-term strategy and the future creative direction and vision" for Marvel games that Disney Interactive publishes. Beyond that, he will need to spot prospective partners in the development...

Future Tense: The Universal Password

By MaximumPC, published 21-07-2011

Back in my college days, one of my instructors had worked for the CIA for a few years and occasionally shared interesting bits of spycraft. For instance, if you have to break into a safe, don’t bother with the door, turn it over and go in through the floor. That’s usually the weakest part. But in one of his other discussions of security, he made a fascinating point. Absolute security is impossible. Security, of any kind, is a function of how much time and energy and money you are willing to spend. Whatever you’re trying to protect, whether it’s nuclear secrets, the Hope diamond, or that stash of magazines you don’t want your mom to find, you can only achieve security by making it too expensive or too time-consuming for the other guy to crack. With computers, total security can be...

In Depth: The 3D future of your web browser

By TechRadar, published 13-07-2011

Fast, smooth, high resolution stereoscopic 3D graphics are coming to a web browser on a PC or Smart TV near you very soon, with many web developers and designers now claiming that 3D is on the verge of going mainstream on the internet. With lots of new movie and gaming content migrating to the cloud, there is now a strong commercial impetus for web developers and content producers to create browser tech capable of running the latest 3D graphics."The big push today for developers is to create a browser that is capable of harnessing morecomputer power in terms of tasks and performance," says Adam Taylor, in-house analyst at games agency Adotomi."One of the big focal points is rendering 3D graphics (as opposed to true 3D) and, with the advent of HTML 5 and custom APIs such as WebGL, we're a s...

Where It All Began: The 10 Original Software Companies

By MaximumPC, published 28-06-2011

In compiling a list of the world's oldest software companies, one comes face to face with an inevitable question. Namely, what is it? What the heck is this thing we call "software?" We searched the darkest corners of our brains and perused the online dictionaries for quickie text bytes and never really could come up with a single, all-purpose answer. Is it the overtly simplistic "Anything that is not hardware but is used with hardware" or the seemingly too limiting "The programs used to direct the operations of a computer?" How about this metaphysical beauty: "Unlike hardware, software can't be touched." Ouch. That makes our heads hurt. While it's easy to say that Windows or Office or even the wanton dismemberment of Dead Space 2 are obvious examples of software, where does one draw the li...

Future Tense: Maximum Users

By MaximumPC, published 16-06-2011

The “maximum” in MaximumPC means doesn’t just mean the fastest speed or the highest ratings—it means more than best. It means pushing the envelope to be the best possible. As geeks and nerds, we are always striving for the best possible, because we’re never satisfied with where we are or what we have. We want more. That’s everything you need to know about the forward thrust of technology—the unsatisfied human desire to have more, better, and different. In the long stumbling, bumbling, fumbling history of our weird little species, we have invented so many marvelous tools to expand the power of our muscles, but only one tool to expand the power of our brains—the computer. In all of its different forms—smartphones, tablets, netbooks, lapto...

Cryptic decoded by Perfect World

By GameSpot, published 06-01-2011

Chinese MMORPG developer buys Star Trek Online, Champions developer from Atari for $50 million in cash. Two weeks after Atari announced it was looking to sell off Cryptic Studios, the French publisher has found a buyer. Chinese online game publisher Perfect World today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Los Gatos, California-based developer for €35 million ($50.38 million) in cash. The deal is expected to close soon. Cryptic Studios will soon have a new owner. "This strategic acquisition will add attractive game titles to our portfolio, which will help us further penetrate into the US and global online game markets," said Michael Chi, chairman and chief executive officer of Perfect World. "More importantly, Cryptic Studios' hi...

Cryptic Bought For $50 Million

By GameInformer, published 31-05-2011

Former Atari studio and Star Trek Online and Champions Online developer Cryptic has been bought by Chinese publisher/developer Perfect World. Perfect World, which runs titles like its own Legend of Martial Arts MMO in Asia and in other parts of the world bought Cryptic for $50 million. It's unknown what Perfect World's plans are for Cryptic, but when Atari put the studio on the auction block recently, Cryptic said that it was still supporting Star Trek Online and Champions Online, as well as working on a new Neverwinter title.

Atari Trying to Sell Cryptic Studios

By GameInformer, published 18-05-2011

Atari acquired Cryptic Studios back in 2008, but their brief partnership is coming to an end. Atari has announced it is trying sell the studio. In an earnings report, Atari said the move was part of a larger strategy to own fewer in-house developers as well as move to mobile and casual online titles. "In line with the previously stated strategy of fewer but more profitable releases and further expansion into casual online and mobile games, the company has determined that external development creates more flexibility in the changing marketplace," it said in a statement. Thankfully, Cryptic says that it'll be business as usual for Star Trek Online and Champions Online players, and that the company is also going forward with its other projects, including a Neverwinter game. ...

Atari annual sales down nearly 50%

By GameSpot, published 17-05-2011

Publisher's new focus on fewer releases limits revenues to $80.3 million for the full fiscal year, but also helps curtail losses to $8.8 million. Atari's metamorphosis into an online-focused publisher is bringing with it some growing pains. Although "shrinking pains" may be a more appropriate phrase, as the company today reported a 49 percent drop in annual revenues. Atari is undergoing yet another evolution. For the 12 months ended March 31, Atari reported net revenues of €56.7 million ($80.3 million), down from €111.2 million ($157.4 million) for the year prior. Among the reasons for the drop were the publisher's plans to focus on releasing fewer (but more profitable) titles, as well as a general withdrawal from the relatively low-margin...

Atari unloading Cryptic Studios

By GameSpot, published 17-05-2011

Publisher looking to sell Star Trek Online and Champions Online developer, attributes $25 million in losses to studio over past two years. Less than three years ago, Atari acquired Cryptic Studios in a deal potentially worth $75 million, with the intention of making the massively multiplayer online game developer a cornerstone in its transition to becoming an online game publishing giant. That intention will never be realized, as the publisher today announced it plans to wash its hands of the studio behind Star Trek Online and Champions Online. Just imagine a "For Sale" sign on the windshield. Atari revealed the planned divestiture in its full-year financial report, with Cryptic's impact on the bottom line filed under the "discontinued operations" section o...

Cool Site of the Week: NASA

By MaximumPC, published 29-04-2011

The last Star Trek TV series was kind of terrible, and they cancelled Firefly before the series had a chance to really come into its own. Sure, Battlestar Galactica was great but now that it’s long over, what’s left to scratch that geeky sci-fi itch of yours? No Ordinary Family? V? Please. No one needs that sort of pain in their lives. What to do? How about taking an in-depth look real adventures of America’s space-based endeavors. Sound good? We thought so too--and that’s why NASA’s impressive online presence has been selected as our Cool Site of the Week. From news of robots exploring the insides of damaged nuclear power plants in Japan to the in-depth history of every American space mission, NASA’s official website offers a little something for everyone. Broken down i...

Gods & Heroes rising June 21

By GameSpot, published 29-04-2011

Heatwave launching Perpetual's once-abandoned Roman mythology-themed MMORPG this summer; preorder package detailed. For a time, it appeared as if releasing the massively multiplayer online role-playing Gods & Heroes was a task to be ranked alongside the 12 Labors of Hercules. However, like the slaying of the Nemean lion or the cleansing of the Augean stables, so too will the task of releasing the fated MMORPG be accomplished. Today, Heatwave Interactive announced that Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising will launch for the PC on June 21. The MMO nature of the game should mean players will only rarely have to slay minotaurs on their own. Gods & Heroes' story began in 2005, when developer Perpetual Entertainment, who was also at the time creating St...

Verizon Casio G’zOne Commando brings the rugged April 28

By SlashGear, published 26-04-2011

Verizon‘s latest ruggedized Android smartphone has made its debut, and rather than simply wearing a bright yellow casing, the Casio G’zOne Commando actually offers some unique functionality. As well as meeting Military Standards 810G for Immersion, Rain, Shock and Dust Resistant, Vibration, Salt Fog, Humidity, Solar Radiation, Altitude, Low and High Temperature Storage, the G’zOne Commando also operates in eight different outdoor-centric modes: Earth Compass, Walking Counter, Adventure Training, Trip Memory, Tides, Thermometer, Sun/Moon and Star Gazer. Whether any of those hold any appeal will probably depend on how much of an outdoors person you are; if so, you’ll likely get a kick out of the Commando’s thermometer, accelerometer, A-GPS and other sensors. ...

Severed Limbs: The Resident Evil Offshoots

By GameInformer, published 04-01-2011

Resident Evil has been infecting video game systems since 1996. Despite that long bloodline, the core series is only up to Resident Evil 5. Don’t let that meager number fool you, however, as there are a plethora of necrotic installments which take place outside the franchise’s main entries. With Resident Evil: Operation Outbreak and the 3DS games on the way, we take you on a tour through the sidesteps of Capcom’s creepy series. Lone Survivors The early Resident Evil titles focused less on action and more on survival and enemy avoidance. Seeing an opportunity, Capcom filled the void with a handful of first-person games, allowing players to riddle their undead foes with copious artillery. Resident Evil: Survivor released in 2000 as a light gun-enabled shooter in Japan, bu...

Action MMO Tera Scores Publishing Deal With Atari

By GameInformer, published 17-03-2011

If you're bored of the slower pace of the average fantasy MMO, En Masse Entertainment's upcoming Tera may be the game for you, and now it has a slick new publishing deal to help guarantee it some attention. En Masse announced today that it has signed a deal to publish Tera through Atari. Atari may not immediately stick out to as a triple-A MMO publisher, but back in 2008 they acquired Cryptic Studios, subsequently publishing Champions Online, Star Trek Online, and the upcoming Neverwinter. If you've never heard of Tera, it's a new action-focused MMO that will feature traditional MMORPG quest and dungeon structure alongside much faster combat. En Masse publishing vice president Chris Lee explained why teaming up with Atari made sense for them: "We put a lot of focus o...

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 11 2011

By SlashGear, published 13-03-2011

It’s that time again, welcome to this week’s edition of the SlashGear Week in Review. Biggest news in the tech world this week has to be the iPad 2, hitting shelves on Friday and promptly selling through Apple’s initial stocks for online orders. We posted up our review of the iPad 2 mid week. The new iPad 2 is clearly far ahead of competitors on most levels. Samsung says that its Galaxy Tab 10.1 is on schedule and no changes will be made to the device. This is after reports surfaced last week that Samsung was rethinking the Tab 10.1 and changes might be made. Western Digital announced that it plans to purchase Hitachi GST in a deal that will cost WD $4.3 billion. The deal still has to get regulatory approval before it can complete. National Geographic has taken the c...

Cryptic MMOGs lift Atari earnings

By GameSpot, published 17-02-2011

Online revenues soar 493.5%, but publisher's $55.8 million nine-month earnings offset by plummeting packaged goods business. Atari's purchase of Cryptic Studios in late 2008 has proven to be a lifeline for the once-mighty publisher. The company issued its nine-month earnings recap this week, and the report revealed massive losses for its traditional packaged goods business but stratospheric gains from its online revenues. Champions Online is helping to keep Atari alive and kicking. For the nine-month period ended December 31, Atari saw total sales decline 55.7 percent year-over-year to €41 million ($55.8 million). The publisher's performance was hurt by its retail business, which saw earnings slip 74.7 percent to €22.6 million ($30.7 mill...

Star Trek Online - PC - Videos and Trailers

By Game Revolution, published 02-04-2011

Anniversary trailer.

Zombie apocalypse game lurching onto Xbox Live

By GameSpot, published 02-03-2011

Microsoft to publish Undead Labs' inaugural game exclusively on its online gaming service; open-world title will serve as foundation for horror MMOG. With The Walking Dead getting stellar TV ratings last fall, zombies continue to be all the rage. The latest media offering to feature the undead apocalypse was announced today in the form of an upcoming exclusive title for Xbox Live. Code-named "Class3," the title will be an "open-world zombie-survival game" and will support one to two players for online or split-screen co-op. The zombie apocalypse is headed to Xbox Live. No release window was given for Class3, which is in development at Seattle-area studio Undead Labs. The third-person title will have shooting and driving elements, as well as melee combat a...

Mortal Kombat live-action digital series in development

By GameSpot, published 24-01-2011

Warner Bros. announces series of shorts based on last year's Mortal Kombat: Rebirth trailer; will offer background on main characters. Last June, the Internet was roiled by a live-action online short called "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth." The nearly eight-minute film, which received over 10 million views on YouTube, shows a reimagined Mortal Kombat universe and features glimpses of Reptile, Baraka, Johnny Cage, Sonya, and Scorpion. It is mostly set inside a Deacon City police department interrogation room, where Jackson "Jax" Briggs (played by Michael Jai White of Spawn and Black Dynamite fame) is proposing a deal to a prisoner obscured by shadows. Michael Jai White may be back in the Mortal Kombat digital series. Playing the role of Sonya was Jeri Ryan (...

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