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.
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PS3Fanboy: Got enough money left for another game or two this year? Sorry, we can't hear you, buried under that mountain of this year's games. If you've got the time and/or cash for any more titles, you've got a small number to choose from this week. Here's the full release list:

US Games

Rise of the Argonauts
EU Games

Sonic Unleashed
Rock Band: AC/DC Live
Asian Games

Gundam Musou 2
Lego Batman
Need For Speed Undercover
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Here's the new videogames coming up in the week ahead. Wii owners can finally look forward to Rock Band 2 on the Wii. Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers have Rise of the Argonauts new this week. Check out the new game releases!
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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...
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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CVG writes: When all other PR fails, bring out the boobies
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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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In the middle of Olympic fever, Codemasters engineered something that allows those of us who weren't selected for the Olympic team to participate in some sporting events of our own.

For those of you that are old enough, you'll see Codies tipped their hats to the Track and Field game of yore and created a keyboard mashing, festival of fun for you and your friends. There are five events to participate in: 100m Dash, Javelin, Hammer Toss, Long Jump and Archery.

You can try practice mode to hone your skills at each of the five events or you can go straight into competition mode and have one go at each event to build up your overall score.

Throw down the gauntlet and challenge your friends - there's a live leaderboard in place so that you can see who really is the best between you, your friends and the rest of the world, so we'll all be able to keep tabs on who has the fastest fingers in the world!
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From XboxOZ360:

"Codemasters today announced that the acclaimed film and TV composer, Tyler Bates, has signed on to score Rise of the Argonauts, an epic action/RPG in development by Liquid Entertainment and set to release Spring 2008. With more than forty film and television scores under his belt, Bates' most recent credits include the epic film '300' and Showtime's dark comedy 'Californication'. Rise of the Argonauts will the first video game to release with Bates' composition."

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Liquid Entertainment's mythology-'em-up will be scored by Bates, who has worked on, among other things, the film '300' and the dark comedy series, 'Californication'.
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XboxOZ360 reports:

"This has the "possibilities" of being something worthwhile. I'm never really attracted to games of this nature, but based on the older Greek Mythologies has me seriously considering taking up the challenge of Jason to get his revenge against those responsible for the killing of his wife, "whether with the gods or against them".

It has all the hallmarks of an epic and from the early screens it is showing some decent promise. And if Codies can deliver on this, like they did with GRID recently, then it could well prove to be one of the best mythological slashers for 2008. Codies are working with Liquid Entertainment on this project and as yet, no code has been offered out for preview for us, but we'll be on their backs to grab some and give you a "x360-Hands-On" just as soon as we can."

You'll find the FMV Trailer released on the 16th June by Codemasters after the jump along with the full press release...
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Codemasters has told Eurogamer that Rise of the Argonauts will be released on PC, 360 and PS3 in Q4 2008.
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Developer Liquid Development is working away on Rise of the Argonauts, a new action-RPG set in the mythical era of Jason and the Argonauts, coming to Windows and "major console platforms" next year. You take control of Jason as you explore and battle your way through the jungles, cities and forests of Aegean, ancient Greece. If you're deadly enough to witness the epicness, click the Movies tab above for a glimpse at the gore in motion. Or click the Images tab if you prefer still-life ... » Read More

Publisher/developer Codemasters has today revealed three new titles for 2008 that will be released on 'leading console platforms' (read that as PS3 and Xbox 360) and PC. Race Driver One may not have the TOCA prefix but is the next outing in the successful series of racing games; Operation Flashpoint 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the PC-only tactical shooter; and Rise of the Argonauts is an all new action RPG. Read on for more info on each of these new games... Rise of the ... » Read More