All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

No Xbox 360 Shortages This Christmas

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 GN

By Jen Thompson, GN Writer Microsoft is confident that Xbox 360 is the only option for the next 12 months for gamers.  In a statement that almost seems to taunt arch rival Sony, Microsoft Europe boss Chris Lewis has confidently… Read More »

TimeShift Slips to 2007

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 GN

Today, Vivendi Universal Games announced that their upcoming FPS, TimeShift, won’t make it to store shelves this year, as it has been delayed until sometime in 2007. This delay is to give Saber Interactive, the developer, some more time to… Read More »

Dark Messiah of Might & Magic Gets Steamy

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 Previews

Valve released an announcement today saying they’ll be co-publishing the upcoming action/RPG Dark Messiah of Might & Magic on Steam, their online broadband delivery system. Ubisoft will retain the rights for retail publishing. Gabe Newell, President and Co-Founder of Valve,… Read More »

BF 2142 to See In-Game Ads as Part of EA Deal

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 GN

Today, EA announced partnerships with two in-game advertising companies, IGA and Massive Incorporated. Financial terms weren’t disclosed but these partnerships will incorporate advertisements into EA brand games. Selected platforms for the Massive deal are the Xbox 360 and PC, while… Read More »

PS3 and 360 Too Weak for Crysis?

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 GN

Bernd Diemer, senior designer at Crytek, has reportedly stated that the next generation consoles lack the computational power to properly run the highly anticipated Crysis. The report comes from TeamXbox. The reasoning behind Diemer’s assertion is that, although Crysis can… Read More »

Joint Task Force Preview

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 Previews

By Billy Wang, GN Writer The setting of an RTS game has to be captivating and intriguing. While some famous strategy games took place in sci-fi settings, plenty others took place during past, present, or future real-life settings. It must… Read More »

Stargate Worlds to Use Unreal Engine 3

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 GN

Newcomer Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment has had big shoes to fill since beginning development on Stargate Worlds, an MMORPG based on the TV series "Stargate: SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis".

Heroes of Might and Magic V Expansion Announced

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 GN

With Heroes of Might & Magic 5 out the door and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic peeking over the hills in October, Ubisoft is not stopping with the M&M franchise.

Microsoft Plans to 'Bring It Home' Again

By GamerNode Staff, August 31, 2006 0 GN

Xbox Live members not lucky enough to make it to this year’s E3 were treated with the ‘Bring It Home’ campaign–basically a sampling of demos, trailers and other videos from the going-ons in Los Angeles that were released on the… Read More »

Yakuza Preview

By GamerNode Staff, August 30, 2006 0 Previews

Back in 2005, Sega released a game known as Ryu Ga Gotoku in Japan, created by Toshihiro Nagoshi and award winning novelist Seishu Hase. The budget for the game was a measly 2.4 billion yen, or roughly 21 million dollars…. Read More »