Atari's parent company Infogrames puts enough value in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise to strike a new deal with franchise owner Hasbro.
Under a new agreement between the two companies, Infogrames now has an exclusive license to create games in the D&D world until 2017.
We can glean what it's going to do with the license over the next ten years from what the deal covers, which is both current and future D&D projects - and IPs including Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, which have been
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E3 has morphed from the 800-pound gorilla of years past into a seventeen-headed hydra for 2007. But when it's all said and done, it's still the only place in the world that matters this week. Literally hundreds of games are going to be shown at this year's perfect storm of press conferences, hotel room appointments, and airplane hangar booth tours.
Therefore, we've hammered together this one-stop shop to bring you all the sights, sounds and sensory
Ever get that feeling like there's something else waiting to impress you, past what's on the agenda? That's how we felt at this year's E3. Sure, we saw a lot of games and were impressed by, several of them. But there were still blank notepad pages which we'd reserved for some of our most eagerly-anticipated titles as we left on the final day. Where were they? We've compiled a list of the biggest no-shows at E3. Starting with...
FIFA 08 (PS2, PS3, X360, PC, PSP, DS, Wii)
Admittedly, we were
If it wasn't for lists, our grocery bills would be astronomical and our pantry would be in shambles. If it wasn't for rank, the military would resemble fraternity row instead of the pinnacle of humorless discipline country music has taught us to revere. So thank goodness someone has come along and put all our favorite games in a nice, neat row so we finally know what's best and which order to appreciate them.
Joking aside, the folks at EDGE has put together a pretty damn good list of the 100
Next Generation sat down with Activision Senior Vice President of Marketing Bill Kassoy on Friday to discuss Guitar Hero, EA's competing Rock Band, and casual games for Wii. "There was a lot of unmet demand due to controller shortage with the release of the first Guitar Hero," Kassoy said when asked about the franchise's massive success. "As a result, we invested heavily in ramping up production of Guitar Hero II to meet demand."
Activision, the number two independent game publisher, says the
E3 is extremely trying. The long hours, the endless appointments... Companies try to heal our wounded souls with nourishing food. But how well do they do? Screw rating the games - we're going to rate the free
What's more important than the videogames at E3? Obviously, it's the free stuff. While the games are great, they aren't always the things we want to see. We did our best to make up for the duds by grabbing all the free swag as we could carry.
To see exactly how much that was, just scroll down the page and take a look at one of our editors loading up on the goods. Does he really need all ten shirts, fifteen lanyards and the pile of comfy seat cushions? We're going to just go ahead and say,
By now, you should have gotten the message that E3's Barker Hangar location is weak. As well as being in a location so remote that even local cab drivers don't know where to find it, there's an overriding whiff of amateurism, unbefitting of the multi-billion dollar industry it's supposed to
SCEA has denied "inaccurate" reports that its $100 price cut on the 60 Gig PS3 is simply a move to clear stock before offering solely the higher priced 80 Gig version. But different stories are coming off of the company all the time. Kaz Hirai seems to think the $499 SKU is a goner.
A spokesperson for Sony told Next Gen, "As announced this week, SCEA's product offering in North America consists of a 80GB PS3 available in August at $599 and a 60GB PS3 available now for $499. We will have ample
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