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SEGA cuts price for Golden Compass and VF5 on Xbox 360 (News)

Feb 3, 2008

SEGA has just announced that it will cut the price for The Golden Compass on all platforms and the Xbox 360 version of Virtua Fighter 5. The announcement was only made for Europe, but it is expected the same price cut will follow soon in America.

As of next week, Virtua Fighter 5 will be in stores for only €30, in stead of €60. The Golden Compass will have a new price tag as of next week, with the PSP version at €20, the PS2 version at €30, and the Xbox 360/PS3/Wii version at €40.

Warren Spector Tried to Make The Golden Compass? (News)

Jan 3, 2008

1UP expects most movie videogames to be less-than-memorable. Occasionally, a few that break the mold (King Kong, Lord of the Rings), but traditionally they exist solely to pad a publisher's bottom line. Such expectations mostly played true with the adaptation of The Golden Compass, which was actually an adaptation of the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials children's fantasy series. With King Kong, Ubisoft tried to break the mold by putting one of their best designers, Michel Ancel (Beyond Good & Evil), at the helm. It mostly worked.

What if something similar had happened to The Golden Compass, a universe full of richly complex characters and mythologies? There's plenty to play with, given the right creative minds. Of course, that didn't happen, but apparently System Shock and Deus Ex designer Warren Spector, now working on a to-be-revealed project with Disney, was interested in bringing His Dark Materials to life.

The Golden Compass (Review)

Dec 14, 2007

Dec 14, 2007 The first levels blast you right into the action as mighty polar bear warrior Iorek, viciously slaughtering Inuits and wolves as you carry the heroine Lyra through dramatic icy wastes. Its messy, and unoriginal, and painfully linear (even stepping one inch out of line will reveal hidden walls), but it is at least fast and action-packed. Problem is, the game tells the story of The Golden Compass all out of sequence, and soon youre back at the start of Lyras journey, snooping around ...

The Golden Compass (Screenshots)

Dec 13, 2007

Reviews and rumors from latest US Official Xbox Magazine (News)

Dec 6, 2007

Xbox 360 Only has just posted the reviews and rumors from the latest edition of the US Official Xbox Magazine. This months' reviews include Assassin's Creed, Beowulf, Scene It?, Soldier of Fortune, Blacksite and Gripshift.

Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 8.5/10
Scene it? (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 8/10
Soldier of Fortune Payback (Xbox 360, Activision): 4.5/10
Golden Compass (Xbox 360, Sega): 6/10
MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360, THQ): 5/10
Beowulf (Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 6/10
GripShift (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 5.5/10
N+ (Xbox 360, Metanet/Slick): 7/10
Screwjumper! (Xbox 360, THQ): 7/10
NCAA 08 March Madness (Xbox 360, EA): 7/10
College Hoops 2K8 (Xbox 360, 2K Sports): 8.5/10
Blacksite Area 51 (Xbox 360, Midway): 6/10

The US OXM also features a rumor section, this month with three very interesting rumors.

- Bethesda's (Elder Scrolls: Oblivion) online debut will be a launch title for the next Xbox.
- The new Ghost Recon game is still a few years away. The game will not go further on in the Advanced Warfighter part, and the game also doesn't take place in cities anymore.
- Ubisoft is planning some radical changes for the new Sam Fischer game.

Sega confirms some release dates (News)

Nov 28, 2007

Sega sent out an email today, confirming the release dates for a number of their upcoming games. Among others, relase dates for such highly anticipated games like The Club (Feb 8th '08), Condemned 2 (Feb '08) and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nov 23rd '07) were confirmed.

The Golden Compass Achievements Unveiled! (News)

Nov 16, 2007

We love unveiling achievements, and tonight is no different, for 360Sync brings you - The Golden Compass! The latest movie-adapted-game brings us 16 achievements for 1000 points. One of the achievements is worth 250 Points! So, on with the list...

The Golden Compass - updated impressions (Preview)

Nov 5, 2007

Nov 5, 2007 Frankly, anyone who's read the His Dark Materials trilogy should want to experience the game and film almost as much as wanting a monkey-shaped demon of their own. By now, the film trailer will be playing in cinemas and you'll probably have seen the amazingly recreated world of Jordan College, Bolvangar and the North on screen for yourself. And we can report that the game - which is being developed by Shiny - is shaping up to have all the best bits from the film, and more on top of ...

The Club delayed until 2008 - Sega confirms release dates for a number of its titles (News)

Sep 7, 2007

Much-anticipated Sega title The Club will miss the Christmas release window, after the publisher admitted that its release has slipped until next year.

The 360, PS3 and PC action title, which was developed by Project Gotham creators Bizarre Creations, was previously due for release at the end of this year.

SEGA E3 Line-up (News)

Jul 9, 2007

In years past, publishers have used the Electronic Entertainment Expo to announce new games, taking advantage of the global audience tuned in to the trade show. However, as it did last year, Sega has played the bricklayer, paving its road to E3 well in advance with announcements for games such as Mario & Sonic at the Olympics, Ghost Squad, and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. However, while the publisher isn't using the annual trade show as a venue for its big reveal, Sega's lineup includes many games whose details have been sparse at best.

The Golden Compass - Behind the scenes 07-09-07 (Video)

Jul 9, 2007

Another reason not to play ANY movie tie-in game, no matter how good the original IP may be.

The Golden Compass (Preview)

May 11, 2007

With all the success of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films spilling over onto our consoles its hardly a surprise that were about to be up to our comically large sleeves in anything remotely wizardly. But you wont hear fantasy fans complaining, as the much beloved, million-selling His Dark Materials series kicks off this winter with the release of The Golden Compass in theaters and every console known to man or beast. An important distinction to make; since animals play a part thats ...

Compass Points to First Details (News)

Feb 27, 2007

Filling this year's obligatory fantasy film slot at Christmas, is a movie based on Philip Pullman's excellent The Golden Compass (a.k.a. Northern Lights for us Brits). SEGA's developing the equally obligatory video game tie-in and has today divulged both platform and gameplay details for the title.

Sega reveals new Golden Compass info (News)

Feb 27, 2007

New details on Sega's videogame tie-in with movie The Golden Compass, which is based on the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, have emerged. Sega's game sticks closely to the screenplay adaptation of the novel. Players will assume the role of the trilogy's main character Lyra as well as Iorek Byrnison, a warrior polar bear whom Lyra befriends during her adventure. Accompanied by her demon Pantalaimon, Lyra's adventures begin when she goes in search of a friend kidnapped ...

Achievements (Unlockable)

Nov 20, 2007

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