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Jun 15, 2007
PC News | BlackSite: Area 51
After a close encounter with the rather tasty looking PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 alien shooter, BlackSite, we managed to abduct the game's executive creative director, Harvey Smith, for an exclusive interview. Beam your eyes downwards for the full video experience, in which Smith gives us insider info on BlackSite, as well as talking about offending people, the wonders of the Unreal Engine and Halo 3. Oh, and the interview is also peppered with some brand new in-game footage that you'll definitely ...
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Jun 12, 2007
PC News from N4G | BlackSite: Area 51
PC - BlackSite: Area 51 - Halo 3 will help BlackSite sell, online multiplayer demo on its way BlackSite is a first-person shooter. It's out in September. Most people would say it's been sent to die against Bungie's mighty Halo three-quel, but according to lead campaign designer Ricardo Bare, Halo 3 will actually help sales of Midway's shooter.

Mdway also confirmed to CVG this afternoon that a new PS3 and Xbox 360 demo will be arriving ahead of release, including a new campaign level and online multiplayer.
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Jun 12, 2007
PC News | BlackSite: Area 51
BlackSite: Area 51 is a first-person shooter. It's out in September. Most people would say it's been sent to die against Bungie's mighty Halo three-quel, but according to lead campaign designer Ricardo Bare, Halo 3 will actually help sales of Midway's shooter. "We've talked about this a lot and there's a couple of different schools of thought," he told us. "Whenever you go and see a really badass action movie like X-Men, it just makes you want to go and see Spider-Man 3, right? You usually ...
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May 11, 2007
PC News | BlackSite: Area 51
Out of the blue, Midway has released a demo of its forthcoming first-person shooter Blacksite: Area 51 on Xbox Live. Major Nelson has offered some background in his blog: "Modern day fears come to life in a familiar, yet extraordinary setting: A small American town swarming with alien life. The government is desperate, struggling to contain secrets so terrible they can no longer be kept. Everything hinges on the actions of Aeran Pierce, a former Special Forces assassin thrown into one of the ...
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Apr 4, 2007
PC News from N4G | BlackSite: Area 51
PC - BlackSite: Area 51 - Comic scribe to pen Area 51 film The future of Midway's Area 51 franchise is shaping up to be appropriately alien. Midway Austin's upcoming multiplatform shooter BlackSite: Area 51 is being developed under the eye of Harvey Smith (Deus Ex), who's not shying away from mixing politics with gaming, something of a taboo in mainstream game development.
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Jan 31, 2007
PC News from N4G | BlackSite: Area 51
PC - BlackSite: Area 51 - BlackSite: Area 51 Officially Announced Midway Games today announced BlackSite: Area 51, an action packed, first person shooter experience which pits gamers against alien enemy forces using the infamous U.S. government landmark, Area 51, and the surrounding areas as the battlefield backdrop. BlackSite: Area 51 is currently in development for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and for the PC.
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Aug 21, 2006
PC News | BlackSite: Area 51
Fans of last year's David Duchovny-voiced sci-fi shooter Area 51 will be pleased to know that a sequel, slyly titled Area 52, is under development for Xbox 360, PC and PS3. While no media is likely to be released for a good few months yet, it's not hard to guess at how next-gen power will be put towards intensifying the screams, bangs and flashing lights of the original setpiece-heavy experience. News of Area 52's development slipped out in the job listings at developer Midway's Austin, Texas ...
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Jun 21, 2008
PC News from N4G | Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
PC - Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII - IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Hands-On One of the PC's premier flight sims soars to consoles. How's it play?

The original IL-2 Sturmovik was a critical success in the flight simulator genre when it was released in 2001. Lauded for its hardcore realism, attention to detail, and amazing graphics, IL-2 raised the bar for combat flight sims--appropriate for a game based on a fighter bomber that Stalin said was as valuable to the Red Army as the air it breathes and the bread it eats.
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Aug 9, 2007
PC News from N4G | Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
PC - Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII - Blazing Angels 2 out on August 30, PS3 version delayed to October Ubisoft today sent out a new release schedule for the upcoming 3 months. One of the games that is on the list for August is Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WW II. The game is scheduled for release on August 30 for Xbox 360 and PC. The Playstation 3 misses the landing streak for August and will instead be released on October 4. The reason for the delay was not given.

Other big games which received a release date are Naruto: Rise of a Ninja for Xbox 360. Naruto will be on store shelves on October 18, exclusively on Xbox 360. Brothers in Arms: Double Time, the exclusive Brothers in Arms for the Wii, will also hit store shelves on October 18.
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May 22, 2007
PC News | Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
Ubisoft's Blazing Angels: Secret Missions is winging its way to PS3 in addition to Xbox 360 and PC. The latest release schedule from the publisher confirms that the aerial combat sequel will release simultaneously on Sony's console alongside the previously announced versions on August 31. Secret Missions is set during World War II, but this time around things focus on experimental technology in development toward the end of the conflict. You play an Allied pilot with access to experimental ...
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