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Nancy Drew Outsells Far Cry 2 in October PC Sales (Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy)

17/11/2008

October was a big month for PC gamers because, unlike previous months where Blizzard and Maxis have owned the charts, there were several high profile PC-centric games releasing, including Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, and Crysis: Warhead.

Well, the NPD Group has released the monthly figures for PC titles, and it contains a couple surprises.

'Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy' Demo Available Now (Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy)

16/10/2008

WorthPlaying reports: "Kyler Mallory has invited you as Nancy Drew to her wedding at Castle Malloy in Ireland. When Nancy arrives, the groom is missing! Did he get cold feet or has the banshee rumored to haunt the castle taken him to the Otherworld? Find Kyler's fiancé before her wedding is ruined and he's lost forever!"

The demo is now available for download from Worthplaying.

Napoleon: Total War - Imperial Edition Announced (Napoleon: Total War)

27/11/2009

Sega revealed today that Napoleon: Total War will be available in two forms: a standard edition and a more expensive Imperial Edition. So what's in this magical bundle?

NASCAR Racing 2003 Set to Retire? (Nascar Racing 2003 Season)

19/07/2007

One of the greatest race sims of all time, NASCAR Racing 2003, is in danger. Sierra has decided that it's time to put the game out to pasture officially by shutting down the servers that host the game's online lobbies. A dedicated group of simmers led by Xtreme Online Motorsports are asking racers to attend their "Not the last lap" event. Starting at 12:00 EST on August 15 of this year they're asking racers to show up online for some racing action in the hopes of encouraging Sierra to keep things alive a little longer.

Nation Red Celebrates Update with Discount (Nation Red)

4/11/2009

DiezelPower has released a new update for their arena-based zombie shooter Nation Red, now available on Steam. To celebrate the new content release, Nation Red has been given a 30% discount putting the game at $7; an extremely good price for the fully loaded, often updated game.

Nation Red Update Adds Steam Achievements, Exclusive Item (Nation Red)

28/10/2009

DiezelPower has released a new update for it's gritty arena-based zombie shooter Nation Red, now available on Steam. The update brings Steam Leaderboards and Achievements (23 in all) to the game, along with 13 new player perks.

EA chops online for 06 games (NBA Live 06)

3/08/2007

If you never see the point of buying every yearly update of EA's sports titles, EA's about to give you one: from September 1 it will begin shutting down the online servers for most of its 2006-edition sports titles. As of that date, the online gameplay options on games like FIFA World Cup 2006, NBA Live 06, Madden 06 and Tiger Woods 06 will be rendered useless on all formats including PC. This means you'll have to purchase the newer editions of the games to continue the fight via the web, or ...

1C Company announces GamesCom 2009 Lineup (NecroVisioN)

20/07/2009

1C Company has announeced games, which will be presented at GamesCom in August 2009.
Worthplaying: - "The current lineup includes first-person shooters, RPG/ turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and a yet unannounced RTS title."

NecroVisioN Update Released (NecroVisioN)

6/07/2009

Developer The Farm 51 has released a new patch for it's alternate history WWI FPS NecroVisioN, now available for download.

NecroVision 1.2 Patch (NecroVisioN)

9/06/2009

Strategy Informer has posted the 1.2 patch for NecroVisioN.

v1.2 Patch Fixes:

* dedicated server applications added (NVServerGui.exe is the version with
graphical interface and NVServer.exe is the command line version)
* additional physics, memory and rendering optimization
* secret areas counter added (on the objective screen in game and in
Challenge Room menu)
* info about possibility to skip cutscene displayed in game where
appropriate
* combo special effects better balanced
* minor enemies AI fixes
* automatic save game added between the 2 stages of battle with first Big
Boss
* minor text bugs fixed

Necrovision sees the light in Australia (NecroVisioN)

22/05/2009

Last month, Necrovision received the dubious honour of being the first game in 2009 to be banned by the Australian Classification Board. However, it seems the vampire-infested World War I shooter has joined the likes of Fallout 3, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and Dark Sector--games that were initially refused classification down under, only to be reclassified after content changes were made.

The game was initially refused classification for excessive violence, but the Classification Board has confirmed to GameSpot AU that Necrovision has now received an M rating after a modified version was submitted for reclassification. According to the Board, the violence in Necrovision has been toned down to the level where it is "moderate in playing impact and justified by context". With no R18+ rating for video games in Australia, any game deemed unsuitable for the MA15+ rating is effectively banned.

UPDATE: Necrovision banned in Australia (NecroVisioN)

16/04/2009

When it comes to banning games, 2009 has been a fairly quiet one down under. Although last year saw games such as Shellshock 2: Blood Trails, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Dark Sector, F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin, and Fallout 3 refused classification (with several of those eventually making it back into the country after appeals and content changes), 2009 has seen no game raise the ire of the Classification Board. That is, until this week featured confirmation that upcoming PC first-person shooter Necrovision has been effectively banned.

NecroVision banned Down Under (NecroVisioN)

15/04/2009

Gameplayer Writes:
It's hard to fall in love with the Classification Board, because no matter how hard you try to like them, they seem to continually insist on providing reasons for gamers to shake their heads. Yesterday we expanded on their recent trend of announcing games, but it was only a matter of time before they returned to their old habit of doing what they do best: dishing out the 'RC' stamp.

NecroVisioN System Requirements Detailed (NecroVisioN)

13/02/2009

The Minimum and Recommended System Requirements for 505 Games and 1C's forthcoming PC First-Person Shooter are listed below:

Download: NecroVisioN demo (NecroVisioN)

11/02/2009

This demo allows you to play through a few levels of NecroVisioN. Players start off fighting in World War I then stumble into the bowels of hell, where a parallel war is being fought among demons and the undead.

NecroVision Demo Now Available (NecroVisioN)

10/02/2009

Starting near the beginning of the game, you will have to battle your way through the German lines, dispatching the Kaiser's boys as they cower in their trenches. As you push further forward into enemy lines things take an unexpected and horrific turn as the dead rise from their muddy graves and attacking any living creature they can find. Now you must try and escape through the scores of German soldiers, while fighting off flesh-hungry zombies.

NecroVisioN English Demo Available From Today (NecroVisioN)

10/02/2009

505 games has announced a new one level demo for NecroVisioN, 505 Games' and 1C's old school style FPS, set both in the First World War and the innards of the earth.

NecroVisioN Demo (NecroVisioN)

3/02/2009

Strategy Informer has posted a playable NecroVisioN demo. Note that this is the French version.

Aspyr Media And 1C Company Sign Deal For North American Distribution (NecroVisioN)

21/01/2009

Aspyr Media has entered into an agreement with the leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company to release five new PC games in North America. The titles Cryostasis, Death Track: Resurrection, Men of War, NecroVisioN and 4X4 Hummer will all hit stores in the spring of 2009.

Necro Vision Trailer And Details (NecroVisioN)

15/01/2009

dailygamesnews.com - A trailer for the previously mentioned, Necro Vision, a first-person horror shooter, which sees players taking on the role of American soldier Simon Bukner, who must fight his way through the bleak trenches of World War One and into the very jaws of Hell.

Dead soldiers are coming back to life with a lust for human flesh, a mad German scientist has created a giant robotic scorpion and an ancient war between vampires and demons is threatening to wipe out humanity.

Armed with his powerful Shadow Hand and demonic weapons, Bukner must battle to save himself... and the world.