Gamers Gate, one of the up-and-coming download services for PC gamers, has sent out a press release to all of their press accounts about their upcoming promotions and releases for this week.
Avid Gamer writes: If for some odd reason you actually purchased Iron Man (and we're referring to the PC version here) after reading our 3/10 worthy review, then you'll be pleased to know that patch 1.1 is out. We've got both the US and the EU versions for download and they're 126megs respectively. Patch notes can be seen below as well as download links.
TVGB: ..more exciting is the inclusion of the Hulkbuster armor. Designed for exactly what its name makes it sound like, it was designed to stop the rampaging Hulk. Could this be hinting that the Hulk will make a guest appearance in the game?
From the article: SEGA Europe Ltd., SEGA® of America, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the Iron Man video game, based on the successful Marvel comic book series and the upcoming film by Marvel Studios, will feature the voice talents of Robert Downey Jr., Terence Howard and Shaun Toub. All three actors will reprise their onscreen roles of Tony Stark (Downey), Lt. Col. James Rhodey Rhodes (Howard), and Yinsen (Toub). The Iron Man video game launches day and date with the blockbuster movie on May 2, 2008.
Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy. The dates: - Fable 2: May 30 - Ghostbusters: September 26 - Prototype: June 27 - The Bourne Conspiracy: June 27 - Ninja Gaiden II: March 28 - Iron Man: May 30 - WALL-E: May 4 - Lego Batman: sometime in September
It's no mean feat powering up from being video game publisher No. 14 in 2004 to becoming the industry's sixth largest third-party publisher today. But Sega of America is tasting that success. Industry analysts credit its president and COO since 2005, Simon Jeffery, as the force behind the company's struggle to reinvent itself. In fact, come May 2, when the Marvel Enterprises-produced Iron Man blasts into movie theaters, Sega is counting on the day-and-date release of its video game version to inject even more life into what was once a very anemic portfolio. Historically, Sega hasn't been part of the license business, explains Jeffery. But we felt that in order to gain market momentum, we absolutely needed to have big game-appropriate movie licenses under our belt.
The Iron Man video game has two strikes against it, by merit of being (1) a licensed product and (2) poised to be released alongside a movie. However, there are some benefits to the movie connection. Speaking to USA Today, Sega of America Senior Producer Mike McHale revealed that they had received the CG model for Iron Man himself created by Industrial Light & Magic for use in the film.
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