Following the lead of Activision, BioWare and pretty much every other notable company in PC gaming, Eidos has decided to provide a number of its biggest titles through Valve's Steam.
Recent releases Just Cause and Battlestations Midway are up for download on the service, along with games in the Hitman, Tomb Raider and Commandoes series. This year's new releases are also planned to appear in
Thursday 11 May 2006
After leaving PS2, Gizmondo and Xbox versions in its wake, BattleStations: Midway has again surfaced as an Xbox 360 and PC-only mixture of strategy and shooting.
After finding the safe harbour of Eidos from the scuttled SCi, BattleStations: Midway has returned to allow you to fight the epic aerial and naval World War II battles from the opening of the war in the Pacific at Pearl Harbour, through the Philippines and into the campaign's turning point at the island of
Eidos has had a tough time getting its WWII shooter/strategy game Battlestations: Midway to see the light of day. After years in development, Battlestations: Midway has been pushed back yet again... all the way to 2007. While originally scheduled to release on PC, Xbox and PS2, the 2007 release will see some upgrades as it debuts on PC and Xbox 360 instead.
We know how this must break your poor, little gaming-hearts, so we begged Eidos for something we could give you as a sign of good faith.
A playable demo of Xbox 360's World War II shooter Battlestations: Midway is available now on Xbox Live Marketplace for free download. The demo features the Islands of Solomon level, where up to eight-players can compete against each other as the US Allied Forces take on the might of the Japanese Imperial Army.
As our hands-on multiplayer preview explained, success in Battlestations: Midway comes down to your tactical abilities. And with over 100 units including planes, battleships and
Friday 21 April 2006
Eidos' Battlestations: Midway will be released this autumn for Xbox 360 and PC, which is great news for a game that has been on the radar for some time.
The action-strategy game is set during World War II's fight for the Pacific between Japan and the US. The single-player game follows the fortunes of naval recruit Henry Walker who starts the game as a gunner at Pearl Harbour and then gradually exerts more influence over the campaign with every mission.
What sets
After leaving PS2, Gizmondo and Xbox versions in its wake, BattleStations: Midway has again surfaced as an Xbox 360- and PC-only mixture of strategy and shooting.
After finding the safe harbor of Eidos from the scuttled SCi, BattleStations: Midway has returned to allow you to fight the epic aerial and naval World War II battles from the opening of the war in the Pacific at Pearl Harbor, through the Philippines and into the campaign's turning point at the island of
Eidos has had a tough time getting its WWII shooter/strategy game Battlestations: Midway to see the light of day. After years in development, Battlestations: Midway has been pushed back yet again... all the way to 2007. While originally scheduled to release on PC, Xbox and PS2, the 2007 release will see some upgrades as it debuts on PC and Xbox 360 instead.
We know how this must break your poor, little gaming-hearts, so we begged Eidos for something we could give you as a sign of good faith.
Downloadable content for Eidos' naval combat game, Battlestations: Midway on Xbox 360 is being released sometime in March, according to publisher Eidos.
Available through Xbox Live Marketplace, the content includes two new historical battle maps from the Pacific War in WWII and five new
Eidos is viewing the success of its naval combat game Battlestations: Midway as reason to warrant a sequel, it's emerged. It was also reaffirmed in the report that a Just Cause sequel is in development.
Eidos was unavailable for comment on either sequel at the time of writing, however the producer on Battlestations: Midway, Klaude Thomas, did hint at potential content for a follow-up when we talked to him at the end of last year. It's likely that the sequel will be returning us to WWII,
Bayonetta has a miniscule head. Shoot, it’s downright infinitesimal. There, we said it. Don’t believe it? Well, my friend, I present you with Exhibit A: this garage statue.
Found on Japanese site 2chan, this 1/6 scale statue made by Jigoku No Inu from Cerberus Project sports a pose that can only be used for comedy, so let’s play the speculation game.
Our theory: she’s tying to audition for a remake of Dr. Strangelove...
