Tag archive: Heroes

THQ has announce that Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor has gone gold and been released to manufacturing, opening another chapter in the publisher's Company of Heroes World War II-based real-time strategy franchise. Built by in-house Warhammer and Dawn of War developer Relic Entertainment, Tales of Valor adds three new single-player campaigns, three new multiplayer modes, and a new “direct fire” feature that gives players… Read More

Sierra Online has launched Assault Heroes 2, a sequel to award-winning arcade shooter game Assault Heroes it previously developed for the Xbox 360 and distributed exclusively via Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service. Developed by Wanako Studios, the release marks the first time a game developed for Xbox Live Arcade has spawned a sequel, and the new installment promised players a series of new action-packed battles, new enemies, and a… Read More

Electronic Arts used the International Developers Conference in Munich on Monday to unveil not just a new game, but a new business model. Battlefield Heroes will follow in the footsteps of previous Battlefield games save for one enormous difference: it will be completely free to download and play. The game will be the first in EA’s new Play 4 Free business model, which the company says will generate income through advertising and… Read More

Sony's adventure game “Shadow of the Colossus” won the best game of 2005 award from the International Game Developers Association at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose. Colossus also won awards for Best Visual Arts, Best Character Design, Best Game Design, and a special award for innovation. Majesco's “Psychonauts” won the award for best writing, and its developer, Double Fine Productions, took… Read More

Computer game publisher NCsoft today announced that the stand-alone sequel to their popular massively multi-player online PC game City of Heroes had gone live. Called City of Villains, this game is available for $49.99 and developed by Cryptic Studios. City of Villains, NCsoft said, was developed to fit the needs of those who have always wanted to play the bad guy who foils the superhero's Boy Scout antics. New features include the… Read More