Originally Posted by wraggster It's been nearly two years since the last South Park-branded title landed on Xbox Live Arcade, but apparently at least one more is in the works exclusively for Microsoft's digital marketplace. In speaking with 345 Games creative director Prithvi Virasinghe during a recent Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon preview, I couldn't help but wonder what other Comedy Central properties his studio might work on next -- perhaps one of the network's most famous? "Right now, South Park is ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Upcoming real-time strategy game Dawn of War III will allow gamers to build their own custom armies, developer Relic has revealed. It will also simulate the idea of a "war that rages eternal," Relic marketing manager James McDermott told Eurogamer. "Looking at what we had real success with with Dawn of War II – Retribution, with the DLC, and with customisation and building their armies and collecting being a big part of what 40k fans really love, we ...
Originally Posted by wraggster All existing Darkfall characters may be wiped when Darkfall 2.0 launches, developer Aventurine has forewarned. Existing players stand to lose hundreds of hours of invested game-time should that happen. But Darkfall producer Tasos Flambouras insisted that in Darkfall 2.0, wiping a character's progress "would not be as drastic" as in Darkfall 1. "We've considered wipes on various levels," wrote Flambouras on the Darkfall website. "However, ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Deadly Premonition's Xbox Live Games on Demand price has been amended, Rising Star Games has informed Eurogamer. The cult survival horror game now correctly costs £14.99 to download. Rising Star Games last week advised fans, via Eurogamer, not to buy Deadly Premonition at the erroneous price of £19.99. In a statement issued today to Eurogamer, Rising Star Games was happy to confirm that the problem has been resolved. "We've had some ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Castle building strategy game Stronghold 3 will be published by new company 7Sixty this autumn. 7Sixty is an affiliate of SouthPeak Games. The latter will work as a distributor, with 7Sixty fronting projects in the traditional publisher role. Less traditional, however, will be 7Sixty's requirement that every game have "digital scope" as well as a physical on-shop-shelves presence. Stronghold 3 will be 7Sixty's first release. Stronghold ...