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.
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Aeropause writer Joe Haygood, takes a look at the upcoming November releases that are coimng to the PC. Some of the notables are Wrath of the Lich King and Legendary.
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GamePlasma writes:

"CDV has announced that Sacred 2: Fallen Angel on the PC has gone gold in North America. The Games for Windows version of Sacred 2 will release on November 11, 2008 in North America, and will ship on February 17, 2009 for the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3."
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GamePlasma writes:

"Atari and CDV have announced today that the upcoming title Sacred 2: Fallen Angel and several other titles will be distributed through Atari in the North American Market."
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Videogamer writes: "Ascaron and Deep Silver have announced the Q1 2009 release date for Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel on Xbox 360 and PS3, citing online optimisations for the delay.

"We have committed ourselves to offering gamers nothing but top quality. In order to be able to further optimize the online components of the console versions, and ensure a simultaneous release world-wide, we have chosen to aim for this release date for the console versions," says Heiko tom Felde, CEO of Ascaron."
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dailygamesnews.com - Deep Silver has provided a playable demo apparently for UK users (not sure if anyone outside the UK can access it) of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. This playable demo allows you to explore the world of Ancaria as the mighty Seraphim. It features roughly 5 hours of gameplay allowing you to reach level 10 and face off against hordes of monsters.
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Bluesnews: "An English language demo for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, following the recent German sample of ASCARON Entertainment's action/RPG prequel (story). Sacred 2 was recently declared gold (story), and is expected in stores soon. The demo includes one of the game's six playablwe characters, one of its 12 regions, several quests, anfd the ability to advance your character to level 10. The 1.7 GB download is available on AtomicGamer, ComputerGames.ro, FanGaming, FileFront, and Gamer's Hell."
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With gamers getting angry about copy protection and DRM procedures being implemented into games, Ascaron has sent out a press release with details about the CP solution for its upcoming action-RPG Sacred 2 – Fallen Angel.
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Eurogamer writes: "Koch has clarified to Eurogamer that Sacred 2 will launch on 7th November across all three platforms: PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Confusingly, only the latter was given that date after being confirmed as a playable platform back in June.

Sacred 2, then, is an action RPG set in a fantasy land and isometric view, a bit like Diablo. In fact, the similarities continue into the button-bashing combat and abilities and skills that improve as a result of the hordes you slaughter."
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via Aeropause
- "We have passed the doledrum months of Summer, including a mindnumbingly boring August, and are entering the beginning of the annual onslaught that is Christmas season game releases. From here on out until December, we will have more game releases that the rest of the year combined.

So sit back, relax and check out some of our picks for the month of September on the PC gaming platform. Word of advice, save your money as it is going to get expensive."
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Deep Silver & Partners are presenting a broad range of different games for every taste at the Leipzig Games Convention 2008. From long-awaited action Role-Playing Games to thrilling adventures, from the fantastic Japanese RPGs to dark RPG First-Person Shooters, from educational handheld games for a young audience to challenging strategy games – Deep Silver and its Partners will offer all of this to the visitors of the Games Convention 2008.

On each day of the convention, there will be live presentations with the game developers, trailers and video shows as well as numerous other surprises that will take place at Deep Silver's exhibition booth...
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From gameplayer, news that German 'Fantasy Metal' band Blind Guardian will perform in Sacred 2: "This whole farrago sounds like something Spinal Tap would get up to!"
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To be released this October: Ascaron today announced the Centrino2 support for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel meaning that notebooks incorporating this chipset will be able to run the game smoothly. Two thousand years before the original adventure, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel treads the path of light and shadow through a seamless three-dimensional land of ancient legend. Featuring 6 diverse characters, extensive skill progression, a range of gameplay styles, and parallel campaigns of heroic duality in both single and multi-player modes, the game brings the fantasy world to life. The game will ship this October for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Ascaron Entertainment, makers of Sacred, probably won't be making playable demonstrations of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel as an exclusive gig at the Leipzig Convention anymore. The news on the press waves is the cdv Software Entertainment, the new publishers of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, has announced that a playable version of the much awaited RPG sequel will be present at 2008's Game Developers Conference. Head on to the full article for more details.
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"We've found our ideal partner in cdv Software Entertainment USA," remarked Heiko tom Felde, Head of Operations at Ascaron Entertainment GmbH. "Based on our past successful cooperation we are delighted to launch the highly desirable Sacred 2 ¿ Fallen Angel with cdv as our key partner in North America."

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is slated to launch on PC and Xbox 360 in the second half of 2008.
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Jan 2, 2008 Hack 'n' slash RPG sequel Sacred 2: Fallen Angel has been delayed to September 2008. Originally, the game was set to release on PC and Xbox 360 in Q1 this year. According to Sacred 2 developer Ascaron, optimisation of the "crucial areas of multiplayer gameplay and balancing" are primarily responsible for the delay. MD Heiko tom Felde has explained that every single area of the game will be polished, "allowing us to deliver the quality which is expected, rather than striving for ... » Read More

The developers of Sacred 2 ¿ Fallen Angel has announced on the official site that the game will be released in September 2008 instead of March.

"An extension of the development process was necessary in order to ensure that we realize all the development plans and ship both PC and Xbox 360 versions with the best possible quality and stability.

A game as complex as Sacred 2 ¿ Fallen Angel, with its many technical innovations, requires extensive testing and balancing in all areas. In certain areas of development we often had to make our way into uncharted territory when it came to implementing the new technologies which are required to make Sacred 2 ¿ Fallen Angel the game that we set out to make. This inevitably led to situations where satisfactory realization of a vision took a bit longer than originally planned."
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30 Nov, 2007 With the exception of The Elder Scrolls, Eternal Sonata and Blue Dragon, it would be fair to say that the Xbox 360 is, at least for now, lacking in the hard-core RPG department. And with Final Fantasy set to hit the PS3 next year Microsoft needs to find a title that will entice RPG fans the world over. And they have. But not just one, in fact there are over 10 RPG's set to hit the 360 next year, and we're expecting more than a few of these to be life consuming epics. Over the ... » Read More

Soon Blind Guardian fans can admire their heroes as computer game characters. As part of a unique cooperation with Ascaron Entertainment the fantasy metal rockers will have a guest appearance in the PC and Xbox 360 title Sacred 2 ¿ Fallen Angel.

To provide a fitting soundtrack for this virtual event, Blind Guardian will record a special song for the game, which will be released as a separate single next year. In addition, the video clip to be produced for the new song will feature sequences taken straight from the game.

Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel is the long-awaited sequel to the internationally most successful German action RPG of all time. Game fans can look forward to an all-new epic game with many new features and expansions of the popular concept. Players discover and explore a vast, highly detailed world with breathtaking graphics ¿ for the first time in full 3D. Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel captivates players with its gripping story, which they can experience in two entirely different ways (light or shadow campaign).
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Action-RPG sequel Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is unsheathing its fantasy blade on PC and Xbox 360 and we've been buried under a deluge of new media from the game. Read this informative article and then hit the Images tab at the top of the screen and clamp you eyes on our new screenshots. Sacred 2 is set some 2,000 years before events in the original game which released on PC, players adventuring in the land of Ancaria and caught up in a plot involving T-Energy which has worn "down the land and ... » Read More