Eurogamer writes, "Dutch developer Triumph has admitted being a "little too late" with downloadable content for Overlord, and plans to offer extras for the sequel "closer to release".
"Downloading new content for a game? Awesome. Finding out the details and release date for downloadable content? Good. An announcement that downloadable content will soon be announced? Meh. The third one is what we've got for Left 4 Dead, though."
It seems not all is tranquil in the F.E.A.R. universe, as Dave Matthews, primary art lead for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, offered some harsh words on the expansion packs that followed the first game.
Bethesda Softworks has announced a new partnership with Connect Entertainment, arranging for its latest bestseller Fallout 3 to be distributed across a range of emerging markets throughout the world.
Activision-Blizzard have today updated their latest European release schedule for the first quarter of 2009. With a collection of Wii games and some intriguing PLAYSTATION3 and Xbox360 titles on the list – as well as, of course, Monsters Vs. Aliens based on the Dreamworks' movie of the same name – the line-up will almost certainly do well at retail; convincing Hardcore Gamers may well be more difficult.
Cartoon Network has announced the start of the open beta of FusionFall, a browser-based massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) scheduled for January 14th, 2009. Consisting of 60 play areas, FusionFall is a re-imagined and futuristic three-dimensional adventure set during an alien invasion of the Cartoon Network universe. FusionFall players team up with one another and Cartoon Network characters to defend the universe from an epic alien invasion.
Recently politicians have used online games to help advertise themselves, such as Second Life. With this, recent Israeli politicians using online games to chide others, and politicians coming out and talking publicly of their MMORPG "lives" will our virtual worlds be safe from political advertisement?
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