The name 'Jason' is from Greek origin, meaning healer. It has been considered an English name since the 17th Century, yet – whilst it consistently ranks as one of the US's most popular names – its popularity has faded in the UK over recent years, dropping down out of the top 50.
GamingShogun writes, The Greek Mythology-based Rise of the Argonauts will finally hit UK stores tomorrow. The game follows the story of Jason, trying to hunt down the Golden Fleece to resurrect his assassinated wife. With him is his close friend Hercules and along the way, they will pick up additional Argonauts as well. We checked the game out at last year's Comic Con in San Diego and you can read...
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...
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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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.
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