German developer Ascaron had recently closed its doors. Their latest game Sacred 2: Fallen Angel will be taken on by Deep Silver and Koch Media.
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Co-Optimus writes - " A little known feature of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel on the PC is the ability to integrate with Dell's LightFX keyboard lighting system. The LightFX system backlit Dell's now defunct XPS laptop line with numerous colors, while the LightFX SDK allowed developers to control these based on what was happening in the game.
Ascaron has announced the add-on Ice & Blood for Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel. According to PCGH the add-on will introduce a new character (Dragonmage) and deliver new features as well as two new areas.
"Ascaron still owns the license to Sacred, and it was not part of the IPs that Kalypso recently purchased from the troubled company."
NBC Universal Global Networks today announced that Koch Media Limited will sponsor the UK Sci Fi channel's primetime programming to tie in with the release of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel.
Direct2Drive has marked down Ascaron's action RPG Sacred 2: Fallen Angel 40% as part of their Deal of the Week.
CDV Software Entertainment USA and GameRigs launch Sacred 2: Fallen Angel "Mighty Desktop Wallpaper" contest.
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WorthPlaying writes: "Ascaron is putting the finishing touches on the console version of its action/rpg Sacred 2, but it seems the lengthy development process and several delays may have cost the German developer a little bit too much as it has filed for bankruptcy protection on April 14, 2009."
Updates to Sacred 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
Updates have been added to the action RPG Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, bringing new quests, items, enemies and plenty of bug fixes to the game.
A sizable patch has been made available for Ascaron's action-RPG Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. The update brings lots of game enhancements, bug fixes and totes Nvidia PhysX support.
Koch has nudged the console release of Sacred 2 back again, this time into the early part of Q2 2009.
cdv Software Entertainment USA and Ascaron Entertainment are offering a free gift for fans of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. The game is due out on Xbox 360 later this year and is already available for PC users.
GamingShogun writes, "Looks like you fans of Sacred 2 will get an early Xmas present today with the release of some exclusive content for the holidays. The content update includes new snowy environments, characters, loot, creatures, and more. If you would like to read our thoughts on Sacred 2..."
Ascaron has released the new updated patch for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. Armor and weaponry has been updated through this patch. Many other changes and fixes have been made to the game through this patch. You can download the patch there.
cdv Software Entertainment USA and Ascaron Entertainment are pleased to announce that Sacred 2: Fallen Angel has earned two awards and five nominations in the prestigious German Developer awards for 2008. The action-RPG, currently available for Windows PC and set for a March 2009 release on next-generation consoles, took home awards for "Best German Action Game" and "Best International Game for 2008"at the prestigious European video game awards show, held in Essen, Germany. Sacred 2 was also nominated in five other categories, including:
CDV has announced that they will be selling a collector's edition of Sacred 2. The collector's edition will have your usual music cd but will also contain a special pet, "Elite Texture Pack" for high-end computers and a printed map of Ancaria.