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Jumpgate Evolution Octavius Faction Trailer

Submitted by Don Maddox on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 22:43

At the 2010 E3 Expo event, Gazillion Entertainment and Netdevil have unveiled a new trailer showing the core of the Octavius Faction. Jumpgate Evolution is a Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) set in a science-fiction persistent world. Jumpgate takes all of the highly successful elements of the space action genre and brings them into a fully online universe accessible by thousands of people simultaneously from around the world.

Check out the video.

EVE Online Seeds Planetary Interaction Control Centers and New EVE Gate

Submitted by Don Maddox on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 00:03

More than 60,000 planets are open to planetary interaction

EVE Online's new Planetary Interaction system (originally added as part of the Tyrannis expansion) is now fully operational as Command Centers have been seeded accross New Eden allowing players to interact and stake a claim to more than 60,000 planets in the EVE Online universe. At this point the system is fairly basic and does not allow players to destroy the assets of other players or directly interfere with planetary production, however, the CCP devs have promised the system will be enhanced and more robust features added once DUST 514 is completed.

In addition, EVE Gate v1.0.1 has been deployed which fixes numerous bugs and Javascript issues. Patch notes are available here.

Bohemia Interactive Deploys Army of Takistan for ArmA 2

Submitted by Don Maddox on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 17:48

Bohemia Interactive has released a video introducing the Army of Takistan, the second faction in the forthcoming standalone expansion pack, Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead.

According to the press release, the Takistani Army is equipped with a mixture of Cold-War-era equipment of both Eastern and Western bloc origin, supplied during the interregnum of 1988-91. Local or supreme warlords command and control military manpower across local tribal forces. Several main factions control military vehicles and aircraft either stolen from or supplied by the Soviets; however, their numbers and capabilities are limited.

"Armed with FN FALs, AKS-74s rifles, PKMs and other personal weapons, soldiers usually wear distinct steel helmets and khaki or lizard-patterned uniforms; special military police forces also wear black turbans. The Takistan army chiefly employs Soviet Cold-War era vehicles: T-34, T-55 and T-72 tanks, BRDM-2 personnel carriers, UAZ cars and V3S trucks. Military vehicles are painted in irregular amorphous-shaped fields of desert yellow and dark green."

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Debut Trailer

Submitted by Don Maddox on Tue, 06/08/2010 - 22:53

Below you can see the debut trailer for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings as well as a developer diary where the developers discuss the game's story. The Witcher 2 sports an all new graphics engine and a lots of other improvements over the original. You can also watch a developer diary discussing various aspects of the game here.

Latest Screenshots For The Witcher 2 Looking Great So Far

Submitted by Don Maddox on Tue, 06/08/2010 - 17:52

New screens showing off the modern game engine used in The Witcher 2 have appeared on the Web. Titled "Assassins of Kings" the sequel features a "mature storyline defining new standards for thought-provoking, non-linear game narration." The combat system will also get an overhaul from the original.

On what The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will bring to the table, developer CD Projekt says the game will offer a "captivating story, dynamic combat system, beautiful graphics, and everything else that made the original Witcher such a great game are now executed in a much more advanced and sophisticated way." Sounds good to us. Bring it on!

The game will reportedly be released for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 as well as PC, but don't expect the game too soon as CD Project says the game still doesn't have a publisher.

You can find more information on the official The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Web site.

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Square Enix To Publish Dungeon Siege 3

Submitted by Don Maddox on Tue, 06/08/2010 - 01:29

Some concept art to keep you busy

Square Enix has announced it will be publishing the latest installment of the Dungeon Siege series to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Originally developed by Chris Taylor, this time around Obsidion Entertainment will be the developer with input from Taylor and Gas Powered Games. Obsidian is the developer responsible for Alpha Protocol and Fallout New Vegas.

"It has been a great pleasure to collaborate with Obsidian," GPG founder and Dungeon Siege designer Chris Taylor said in the announcement. "They are a very talented developer who really knows what it takes to build a deep and engaging RPG experience, and I can't think of a better group to continue the Dungeon Siege series."

Dungeon Siege was a very innovative title with addictive gameplay. It will be interesting to see what direction Obsidian takes the series. While we wait on that, here are some concept screens to chew on.

ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead Goes Gold

Submitted by Don Maddox on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 22:56

Award-winning independent development studio Bohemia Interactive has announced that Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead - the eagerly-anticipated massive standalone expansion pack for Arma 2 - has gone gold, with the final master disc sent for manufacturing.

Built upon over 10 years' experience, it thrusts gamers into the heart of the most realistic military combat simulation ever developed, featuring cutting edge technology, vast, detailed environments and authentically modelled units, weapons and vehicles. Branching, player-driven campaigns offer both singleplayer as well as multiplayer cooperative gameplay, accompanied by a huge range of single and multiplayer modes. Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead delivers a range of brand new features, such as FLIR thermal imaging, controllable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), 3 huge new maps of Central Asian settings and over 300 new models. This hotly anticipated release massively expands upon the scope and depth of the "Armaversum", and offers its passionate community a whole new set of exciting gameplay features.