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Rise of the Argonauts (Review)

Jan 8, 2009

Rise of the Argonauts tries its best to copy the “modern” Action RPG stereotype set forth by games like Mass Effect and Jade Empire. As King Jason, you travel from place to place in an attempt to find the golden fleece and use it to resurrect your freshly assassinated bride. You’re always be accompanied by two companions. You spend some time killing large volumes of men, monsters and even myths in real-time combat. ...

Rise of the Argonauts Dated (News)

Dec 12, 2008

Codemasters today released a new Rise of the Argonauts trailer. "Allies" shows off the epic action RPG developed by Liquid Entertainment and published by Codemasters, which will arrive...

Rise of the Argonauts hits Australian shelves today (News)

Dec 12, 2008

OXCGN reports that Australia gets Rise of the Argonauts earlier:

"Australia, along with Europe (not including the UK) will receive RotA on the 12th of December 2008, while the North American release date is 4 days later (16th December). Followed by the UK release sometime in early 09.

Rise of the Argonauts immerses players in a gladiatorial adventure set in a wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. Taking the role of Jason, a hero and expert warrior, players will battle alongside Hercules, Achilles, Atalanta and other Argonauts as they engage in brutal combat against formidable beasts and enemies, in a vast world alive with fickle gods, jaw-dropping panoramas, deep exploration and epic quests."

Rise of the Argonauts Shipping Dec. 16th for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC (News)

Dec 9, 2008

Rise of the Argonauts immerses players in a gladiatorial adventure set in a wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. Taking the role of Jason, a hero and expert warrior, players will battle alongside Hercules, Achilles, Atalanta and other Argonauts as they engage in brutal combat against formidable beasts and enemies, in a vast world alive with fickle gods, jaw-dropping panoramas, deep exploration and epic quests. The search for the Golden Fleece is not only one of exploration, but of transformation: from warrior king to exalted hero touched by the gods.

Rise of the Argonauts (Screenshots)

Dec 8, 2008

Rise of the Argonauts - Honour the gods (Video)

Nov 25, 2008

New Rise of the Argonauts Screenshots, Gameplay Footage (News)

Nov 21, 2008

Codemasters have released new video footage for Rise of the Argonauts, entitled 'Honour the Gods', along with 11 new screenshots.

Rise of the Argonauts immerses players in a gladiatorial adventure set in a wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. Taking the role of Jason, a hero and expert warrior, players will battle alongside Hercules, Achilles, Atalanta and other Argonauts as they engage in brutal combat against formidable beasts and enemies, in a vast world alive with fickle gods, jaw-dropping panoramas, deep exploration and epic quests.

Rise of the Argonauts delayed in UK until 2009 (News)

Nov 17, 2008

Liquid Entertainment's Rise of the Argonauts has been delayed until 2009 in the UK, a Codemasters representative has told D+PAD.

Rise of the Argonauts, which is being published by Codemasters, was originally due to launch across the UK this Friday, but now won't be seeing a release until early next year.

Codemasters Russian Language Localisation (News)

Nov 11, 2008

Codemasters have confirmed that, as part of their wider expansion strategy, they were looking to localise languages in certain emerging markets.

Russia, the first on the list, will get full language support for all of Codemasters' 'AAA' games.

IncGamers has more details.

Rise Of The Argonauts gets real boobs (News)

Sep 30, 2008

CVG writes: When all other PR fails, bring out the boobies

Rise of the Argonauts - Finale (Video)

Sep 24, 2008

Rise of the Argonauts - Pan (Video)

Sep 19, 2008

Rise of the Argonauts due in November (News)

Sep 12, 2008

Via Eurogamer:

"Codemasters plans to unleash Rise of the Argonauts across Europe in November.

This PC, 360 and PS3 action role-playing game reinterprets the story of Jason and the Argonauts and promises distinctive RPG mechanics that do away with endless inventory-surfing, status bars, experience and levels."

Rise of the Argonauts (Preview)

Sep 5, 2008

Greek mythology is a complex tangle of fables that have helped generations understand themselves and the worlds they live in. From morality to mortality, this epic collection of narratives holds all the answers. ...

Play the Argonauts Olympics Mini-game! (News)

Aug 19, 2008

In the middle of Olympic fever, Codemasters engineered something that allows those of us who weren't selected for the Olympic team to participate in some sporting events of our own.

For those of you that are old enough, you'll see Codies tipped their hats to the Track and Field game of yore and created a keyboard mashing, festival of fun for you and your friends. There are five events to participate in: 100m Dash, Javelin, Hammer Toss, Long Jump and Archery.

You can try practice mode to hone your skills at each of the five events or you can go straight into competition mode and have one go at each event to build up your overall score.

Throw down the gauntlet and challenge your friends - there's a live leaderboard in place so that you can see who really is the best between you, your friends and the rest of the world, so we'll all be able to keep tabs on who has the fastest fingers in the world!

300 composer signs on for Rise of the Argonauts gig (News)

Aug 8, 2008

Liquid Entertainment's mythology-'em-up will be scored by Bates, who has worked on, among other things, the film '300' and the dark comedy series, 'Californication'.

Rise of the Argonauts - exclusive screens (Preview)

Apr 25, 2008

The ancient Greeks were famous for introducing the West to democracy, togas, and pretty much civilization as we know it. But we often forget that they also gave us some of the most testosterone-fueled adventures ever written. Your teacher called them classics. But with more deaths, double-crosses and violent acts of vengeance per page than the entire script for The Sopranos, we have trouble grouping these epic tales with the likes of Chaucer and your boring professors. ...

Rise of the Argonauts heading for Q4 (News)

Mar 5, 2008

Codemasters has told Eurogamer that Rise of the Argonauts will be released on PC, 360 and PS3 in Q4 2008.

Rise of the Argonauts unveiled - shots and trailer inside (News)

Jun 28, 2007

Developer Liquid Development is working away on Rise of the Argonauts, a new action-RPG set in the mythical era of Jason and the Argonauts, coming to Windows and "major console platforms" next year. You take control of Jason as you explore and battle your way through the jungles, cities and forests of Aegean, ancient Greece. If you're deadly enough to witness the epicness, click the Movies tab above for a glimpse at the gore in motion. Or click the Images tab if you prefer still-life ...

Three new PS3, 360 and PC titles revealed (News)

Apr 20, 2007

Publisher/developer Codemasters has today revealed three new titles for 2008 that will be released on 'leading console platforms' (read that as PS3 and Xbox 360) and PC. Race Driver One may not have the TOCA prefix but is the next outing in the successful series of racing games; Operation Flashpoint 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the PC-only tactical shooter; and Rise of the Argonauts is an all new action RPG. Read on for more info on each of these new games... Rise of the ...

Rise of the Argonauts RPG announced for 2008 (News)

Apr 19, 2007

Codemasters recently announced a new game being developed by Liquid Entertainment: Rise of the Argonauts. Set in ancient Greece, the "epic scale action-RPG" will have you controlling teams of mythological warriors through brutal combat in a world ruled by the gods.