News
Archive: March 2006
March 31, 2006
Capcom
Lowers Forecast
A year that wasn't as
spectacular as they hoped.
Attack
of the Demos
Lots of free goodies
to fiddle with.
March 30, 2006
Ubisoft
Acquires Far Cry and CryEngine
It only seemed like a
matter of time anyway.
Diabolique
Gets New Name (PC)
Hurray for marketers?
March 29, 2006
Rumblings
at SNK
Metal Slug of PSP, and
KOF 2006 for PS2.
March 28, 2006
Savage
2 Free Offline (PC)
It's free to play by
one's self, but make sure to read over the changes in functionality first.
March 27, 2006
New
X-Men Game Gets Writers
Activision is bringing
in people from the worlds of film and comics for this one.
Games
Gone Gold / Shipped Today
Here's what we got so
far.
March 24, 2006
Sayonara
PlayStation
A pretty nifty little 11
year run, there.
Mass
Effect Going Episodic
Chapters and stuff.
March 23, 2006
Nintendo
at GDC
Lots of nifty surprises.
In-Game
Ads Important for PS3
*sigh*
March 21, 2006
Xbox
360 Shortages Under Control?
According to
Microsoft, the console is being produced much faster now.
March 20, 2006
Quazal
Middleware PS3 Bound
Matchmaking software
is confirmed for the PlayStation 3.
March 17, 2006
Cossacks
II Expansion Announced (PC)
Some happy news for
strategy fans.
EA
Acquires DICE
Electronic Arts
finishes gobbling up Digital Illusions.
March 16, 2006
Civilization
IV: Warlords Announced (PC)
Now with famous military
leaders.
Sid
Meier's Railroads! Announced (PC)
Some competition for a
certain Tycoon game.
CivCity:
Rome Announced (PC)
Be like Romulas and
Remus.
Shadowbane
Becomes Free MMORPG (PC)
More options for
frugal gamers.
March 14, 2006
-PS3
Officially Delayed
And now you know!
Chrome
Sequel Announced
The tactical FPS is
coming back.
Dungeons
and Dragons Online Module Announced (PC)
15 new dungeons and a
big, red dragon.
Take-Two
Forks out $25 Million for Key Staff
The company wants to
make good and sure GTA remains a success.
March 13, 2006
New
Bioware Office and MMORPG
Bioware is spreading
south of the 49th parallel.
Sony
Planning Digital Distribution?
A possible departure
from brick and mortar may be coming.
March 12, 2006
Galactic
Civ. II vs. Star Force (PC)
An anti-piracy company
posted links to pirated software.
March 10, 2006
Guild
Wars Factions Dated (PC)
Only about a month and a
half to go.
March 9, 2006
Steambot
Chronicles Swag is Coming (PS2)
Musical goodies are on
the way.
Over
G Fighters Announced (360)
Arcade-ish air combat.
March 8, 2006
Take-Two
Takes $29.1 Million Q1 Loss
Ouch!
THQ
and Double Fusion Hit In-Game Advertising Deal
Love it or hate it,
more ads are coming.
NCSoft
Signs Spacetime Studios (PC)
NCSoft is expanding
more and more.
March 7, 2006
Age
of Empires III Expansion Announced (PC)
Who didn't see this
one coming?
Gothic
3 Dated (PC)
For Germany anyway...
City
Life Announced for North America (PC)
Incoming city building
game.
March 6, 2006
Gothic
3 for the Xbox 360?
No guarantees, but the
game's developers may be thinking about it.
CDV
and Digital Reality Team Up for Next Gen Consoles
No strategic alliances
in light of next gen development.
E3
Sold Out
Well, the floor space
anyway.
March 3, 2006
Contact
and Super Robot Taisen OG Announced (GBA, DS)
Two more quirky games
en route courtesy of Atlus.
Loki
Announced (PC)
PC gamers have a new
action RPG headed their way.
March 2, 2006
Elder
Scrolls IV: Oblivion Dated (PC, 360)
The wait is almost
over.
Elveon
Playable at E3 (PC, 360)
10TACLE Studios's next
gen game will be on display soon.
Best
of Platinum Hits Announced (Xbox)
Popular Xbox games are
getting even cheaper.
Scratches
Ships (PC)
A new scary game for
PC gamers.
March 1, 2006
Battlefield
2: Modern Combat Delayed (360)
It'll be out a month
later than expected.
Tales
of the Tempest Delayed (DS)
This one is going to be
postponed by almost two months.
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