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November 19th, 2009, 4:59 pm by Jayson Peters
 Brad Pitt’s production company has snagged the film rights to Dark Void, a new video game property from Capcom.
 Brad Pitt Plan B Entertainment has agreed to develop a sci-fi action franchise for the big screen as a potential starring vehicle for the actor.
Capcom will release Dark Void on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in North America on Jan. 19, 2010, and across Europe on Jan 22. The game is described as “an adrenaline-fuelled blend of aerial and ground-pounding combat which centers on Will, a pilot who crash lands in the Bermuda Triangle following a routine mission.
“Will wakes up to find himself in ‘The Void,’ an alternate world resembling a primitive earth where aliens with superior technology are planning to take over civilization. Together with a faction of humans who have disappeared into the Void, Will takes on the alien race using their own advanced technology including a high-powered jet pack to defeat them and keep order in the civilized world.”
Posted in: Gaming • Movies • PC • PlayStation 3 • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Xbox 360 • Brad Pitt • Capcom • Dark Void | Post a Comment »
November 18th, 2009, 2:06 pm by Jayson Peters
IncGamers recently spoke with Mesa-based Stargate Worlds developer Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment about the increasing flow of news about the long-stalled online RPG:
 “Yes it is good to have some new content to show and start to be back in the public eye,” marketing director Jeremy Taylor told the site. “Most of our time without announcements came from the uncertainty of funding as we did not want to give our community and fan base consistently changing info. Production has never completely stopped and we still have a good group of developers working on bringing good quality content to market. It is certainly true that we went through our fair share of attrition due to funding issues but there is a team here and they are very dedicated.”
“While we continue to seek funding to take us to the finish line we are doing better and are making good progress.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Business • Gaming • Mesa • PC • RPGs • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Stargate • Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment • FireSky • Stargate Worlds • vaporware | Post a Comment »
November 17th, 2009, 4:28 pm by Jayson Peters
 The official website of Star Trek Online has relaunched today with a new design and a first look at the game’s striking box art.
The online RPG, due out Feb. 2, is priced at $49.99. Subscription pricing has not been announced. PC system requirements were revealed last week.
Closed beta testing of the game, which is set in the generation after Star Trek: The Next Generation, began earlier this year.
Developers also announced that fan displeasure at word that starship interiors would not be accessible at launch has led to the inclusion of bridges as a venue for social interaction within the game.
But that’s not all! Hit the jump for a video showing how space combat will work.
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November 16th, 2009, 1:55 pm by Jayson Peters
Not long after announcing a lull in updates until funding could be worked out, the company behind the online roleplaying game Stargate Worlds has updated its website to thank fans for their patience and reward them with a slew of new images from the project. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 11th, 2009, 12:34 pm by Jayson Peters
Courtesy of Kotaku, here are the PC system requirements for Cryptic’s Star Trek Online, set for release Feb. 2 in North America and Feb. 5 in Europe.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
- DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
- HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
- Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
- Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
Recommended System Configuration
- OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
- CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
- Memory: 2GB RAM+
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
- DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
- HDD: 8GB Free Disk Space
- Network: Internet Broadband Connection Required
- Disc: 6X DVD-ROM
Posted in: Gaming • PC • RPGs • Star Trek • Technology • Atari • Cryptic • Star Trek Online | Post a Comment »
November 8th, 2009, 9:28 am by Jayson Peters
Stargate Worlds, the planned online roleplaying game based on the sci-fi movie and TV series, is now officially on hold until further funding can be found.
Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment CEO Timothy Jensen told Massively that the company’s recent website outage was due to a change in server providers. Around that same time, footage from the stalled game appeared in the Oct. 2 series premiere of Stargage Universe on Syfy, raising many fans’ hope that Stargate Worlds was finally going to shake its vaporware reputation.
But Jensen also said no new updates on the game’s status will come until more money can be secured.
The company and its founder and principal owner, Gary Whiting, were recently sued by investors who claim misuse of company funds. The Mesa company was granted a license by MGM in 2006 to develop an online roleplaying game based on the Stargate film and TV series, but those efforts have repeatedly stalled as the game’s financial backing came into question.
Meanwhile, Atari’s MMORPG Star Trek Online is forging ahead at warp speed. The company recently announced a Feb. 2 launch date for North America.
Via IncGamers
Posted in: Business • Gaming • Mesa • PC • RPGs • Stargate • Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment • FireSky • SGU • Stargate Worlds • Syfy • vaporware | Post a Comment »
November 5th, 2009, 2:47 pm by Jayson Peters
 Cryptic Studios and its parent company, Atari, have confirmed that their MMO Star Trek Online will be released Feb. 2, 2010, in North America. The European launch will follow on Feb. 5, the companies told Eurogamer. This will put the game’s release safely ahead of the end of Atari’s fiscal year.
Closed beta testing of the game, which is set in the generation after Star Trek: The Next Generation, began earlier this year.
Via Cinema Blend
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October 22nd, 2009, 2:04 pm by Jayson Peters
 Amazon announced today that it will release a free software application for Windows PCs that will read the same e-books as its $259 Kindle device.
The application, which was announced the same day Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system debuted at the company’s first retail store in Scottsdale, will be available in November, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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September 28th, 2009, 12:45 pm by Jayson Peters
 An embittered rabbi must clear his name of a murder he didn’t commit by finding the real killer before the police catch up with him.
I’m game. How about you?
Wadjet Eye Games is making its gritty noir mystery The Shivah free through tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 29) to coincide with the holy Jewish Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur. Just enter coupon code “FreeShivah” when ordering.
The Windows PC game features full voice acting, an original soundtrack, three different endings, a DVD-style optional commentary and even a blooper reel.
Posted in: Free stuff • Gaming • Holidays • PC | 2 Comments »
August 31st, 2009, 4:27 pm by Jayson Peters
Mesa-based Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment seems to be seeing better days. The developer of the online roleplaying game Stargate Worlds has reportedly secured the funding it needs to finish work on the project, which is based on a hit movie and TV series, and is on its way to repaying its vendors and employees.
Cheyenne Mountain exec Shane Hensley told MMORPG.com:
 “Things are actually very good here right now. We received some funding commitments that will provide financing over time and allow us to move forward with development and start catching up on our past due financial obligations, including some back payroll that we paid last week.”
In mid-August, the company’s statements took a more pessimistic tone, with CEO Tim Jenson telling the official Stargate Worlds online forum that his company has not managed to secure funding for the online roleplaying game. A report that surfaced in July suggested that if funding wasn’t secured by Aug.1, MGM Studios would pull the license that allows Cheyenne and its publisher, FireSky, to produce content based on the Stargate properties. So far, there is no official word that such a move is imminent.
Posted in: Business • Gaming • Mesa • PC • RPGs • Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment • FireSky • Stargate Worlds | 1 Comment »
August 21st, 2009, 12:29 pm by Jayson Peters
 Our sister publication, The Orange County Register’s Blizzard Blog, reports from BlizzCon on the announcement World of Warcraft fans have been waiting for: The next expansion for the MMORPG will be titled “Cataclysm.”
And the fantasy world will never be the same.
Watch the trailer here.
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Posted in: Blizzard • Conventions • Gaming • PC • RPGs • WoW • Cataclysm • Diablo III | 3 Comments »
August 20th, 2009, 10:50 pm by Jayson Peters
 O'Connor Think you have what it takes to be a Supreme Court clerk?
Sandra Day O’Connor says: Bring it, noob.
Supreme Decision, a free computer game for teens created with the help of the former Supreme Court justice and Arizona lawmaker, has launched at www.ourcourts.org. It’s the first of several planned Web-based games designed to get middle-school age students totally amped about the Constitution and the legal system.
Players assume the role of a clerk helping one of the esteemed justices prepare for a tie-breaking vote on a First Amendment case. It’s kind of like when I was in school and our class split into groups to roleplay a similar scenario — except, now the students can do it at individual computers, ignoring each other and preparing for a life of featureless solitude in the cubicle farms of Changzhou.
Via The Associated Press
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