News archive

This page contains an archive of older game related news. For the latest news, please read the Main Page.

The following news items were listed on the Main Page in 2010. For previous news, please see the news archives for years 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.

News Archive

Free DLC level for Trine released

Finnish game developer Frozenbyte has announced the release of the free DLC level "Path to New Dawn" for their action-platformer Trine. Gamers that wish to play the new level can either download it for free or purchase the game bundled with the DLC level at 75% off until the 26^th of April.

Path to New Dawn is a unique level with new visuals and challenging gameplay, especially on Very Hard difficulty setting. It also features 10 special items for the player to collect. The level is unlocked and available in the Select level menu once the game has been completed.

The free DLC is part of Patch 1.07, which also includes a couple of minor additions to the game, such as visible experience bottle information in the Inventory menu for treasure hunters. The patch comes hot in the heels of Patch 1.06, released earlier in April, which among other things removed copy-protection from certain retail versions of the game and improved multi-keyboard and mice support and featured many smaller tweaks and fixes.

Third open beta for Craft of Gods scheduled

Kalicanthus Entertainment has announced that the new open beta event for the massively multiplayer online role playing game Craft of Gods will begin on the 2^nd on April.

Created by Russian developer studio Cyberdemons, Craft of Gods is a new 3D fantasy MMORPG based on Slavic mythology. Set in a huge world with 25 different maps, Craft of Gods provide players with a great Realm versus Realm (RvR) and Player versus Player (PvP) experience, but it will also appeal to Player versus Enviroment (PvE) oriented gamers.

Players can choose between 6 different races divided into 3 factions (Light, Darkness and Neutral) and create their character that can then be completely customized; in facts there are no classes in Craft of Gods, only skills: each player can choose from 14 schools of skills, each containing 15 powers – for a total of 210 different skills that assure a great depth of customization.

Deus Ex 3 renamed to Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Square Enix has announced at Game Developers Conference 2010 that the RPG and first person shooter Deus Ex 3 will be released as Deux Ex: Human Revolution.

The game is currently produced by the Eidos Montreal studios.

Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 launched

Paradox Interactive had announced the launch of Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 a World War II strategy game developed by Graviteam and Snowball Studios.

The game was designed with a battlefield realism in mind and is now available from most major digital distributors, including GamersGate and Impulse and other select digital distributors.

DarkStar One: Broken Alliance announced

Kalypso Media has announced that the space combat/adventure title DarkStar One: Broken Alliance is currently under development at Gaming Minds studio and will be released on Xbox360 in summer 2010.

DarkStar One: Broken Alliance sees players exploring the vast reaches of space, encountering, battling and trading with six mysterious alien races in a quest to unravel the mysterious death of the protagonist’s father. Players can create their own career paths – be it brigand, mercenary, privateer, merchant or whatever mix they please, while buying (or capturing) alien technology to customise their highly adaptable ship, the DarkStar One, with hundreds of possible combinations of weapons, shields, armour and components.

Lineage 2 free trials available again

NCsoft has announced that free trials for Lineage 2 are available again. At the same time, players can refer friends to the game, players bringing new subscribers earning additional game time.

The free trial will give players 14 days to test all 36 character classes available and the new content offered by the latest patch titled Gracia Epilogue.

Order of War: Challenge launch date announced

Wargaming.net studios have announced that the multiplayer expansion Order of War: Challenge will be available exclusively on Steam starting from the 25^th of February.

Gamers that don't own the base real time strategy game Order of War can purchase this expansion for $9.99. The expansion contains 12 additional maps, 4 co-op missions and 6 new multiplayer modes.

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City launch date announced

Rockstar has announced that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will be launched on the 30^th of March.

This package will contain the final two episodes in the Grand Theft Auto IV saga, Grand Theft Auto IV - The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto IV - The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Fans of the series will experience new songs on the updated soundtrack as featured across Liberty City's 13 diverse radio stations, alongside in-game television and Liberty City's own internet.

System requirements for Alien vs. Predator announced

SEGA has published the minimum and recommended system requirements for the first-person shooter Alien vs. Predator.

The minimum requirements are:

• Windows 7 or Windows XP or Windows Vista
• 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/Athlon 64 3000+ or equivalent processor
• 1 GB System RAM on Windows XP or 2 GB System RAM for Windows Vista or Windows 7
• DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with at least 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better, ATI X1600 or better)

The game will be launched on the 19^th of February 2010 on PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.