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Warhammer Dawn of War II Ships for PCs

Warhammer Dawn of War II Ships for PCs

Game publisher THQ has announced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II has shipped for Windows PCs. Based on the popular tabletop boardgame from Games Workshop, Dawn of War II extends THQ’s Warhammer real-time strategy (RTS) and combat franchise by combining both a non-linear single-player game with cooperative multiplayer campaigns via MIcrosoft’s free Games for Windows Live service. Dawn of War II aims to appeal to both RTS veterans and new players by getting people into the action quickly, while also adding destructible environments, new weapons, and shifting stories—and, unlike many RTS games that involve manipulating massive armies and resources, Dawn of War II focuses on small squads an individually customized units.

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Activision Preps Civil War: Secret Missions

Activision Preps Civil War: Secret Missions

Activision has announced another video game in its franchise tying in with the History Channel: History Civil War: Secret Missions promises to let player take part in some of the most crucial covert operations that took place during the U.S. Civil War. Fighting for either the Confederates or the Union, players will be able to fight behind the lines in now-legendary battles.

"There is a rich history to the Civil War, especially in terms of covert military tactics," said Activisions Dave Oxford in a statement. "American warfare in the 1860’s was brutal yet surprisingly sophisticated, so it was essential for us to capture this duality."

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Technology Chases War Crime Suspects

Hunting those suspected of warm crimes has always been a difficult business, because the suspects want to dig deep to hide. But the War Crimes Watch List (WCWL) is using a mix of the old-fashionedand hi-tech in their search for two men suspected of crimes against humanity in the Sudan, Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, according to a BBC report. The men wereboth indicted by the International Criminal Court last year.   Haroun is actually the Sudanese Humanitarian Affairs Minister and use to be the minister incharge of Darfur. It’s believed he help organize the a-Rahman’s Jinjaweed militia, the group responsible for many atrocities in Darfur.   The WCWL has pinpointed the last knownpositions of both men with Google Earth and has put out an appeal to Facebook users to help them track the men so they can be arrested.   James Smith, chief executive of the Aegis Trust, thegroup with issues the “Wanted for War Crimes” list, said:   "Someone, somewhere, knows where they are. They shouldn’t be allowed to live out their last days in luxury. Theirfuture lies in a courtroom. That’s what their victims deserve."  

THQ Looks to Adventurous 2008

At this week’s E3 conference in Santa Monica, game publisher THQ previewed new titles it expects to bring to market in the first part of 2008, including its internally developed action-adventure title Darksiders: Wrath of War.  Read more...

Ghostlight Announces World War I FPS

If the slew of World War II video games being pumped out over the last few years have finally drained the era of its nostalgic appeal, you might try taking another step back in time – to World War I. That’s what the UK publisher Ghostlight is doing with its latest title, To End All Wars, a WWI-era first-person-shooter, which was officially announced on Thursday.

The game will attempt to recreate the trench-warfare of WWI using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3. Developer Kuju has assigned production of the game to its Chemistry studio (formerly Kuju Sheffield) which specializes in developing games for the Unreal engine.  Read more...

Ancestry.com Adds 90 Mln Military Records

Geneology and family history site Ancestry.com has launched the largest online collection of U.S. military records, spanning som 90 million names from the 1600s through the Vietnam era. The collection also includes the only complete collection of World War I draft registration cards, The Stars and Stripes newspaper from World Wars I and II, along with World War II counter-propaganda United Newsreels produced by the Office of War information. The goal is to not only highlight the sacrifices and service of those who have served in the U.S. armed forces, but families to identify and learn more about relatives and ancestors who have served in the military.  Read more...

Gears of War Taking on the Big Screen

Gears of War Taking on the Big Screen

New Line Cinema has snapped up the film rights to Epic Games’ hit Xbox 360 title Gears of War and attached Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie (Collateral), who will work with lead game designer Cliff Blezinski to craft a screenplay. Marty Bowen is on baord as a producer with partner Wyck Godfrey.

Gears of War sold more than three million copies in its first 10 weeks of availability; it also took over the top spot on Microsoft’s Xbox Live service and garnered numerous industry awards. The game is set on the planet Sera, where players take on the roles of soldiers in Delta Squad as they fight the Locust Horde, monstrous creatures which emerge from the depths of the planet.

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Sony Gets Ancient with God of War II

Sony Computer Entertainment has released God of War II, the follow-up game to its best-selling God of War violent first-person action game. Set in the milieu of Greek mythology, God of War II invites players to once again take on the role of Spartan warrior Kratos as he journeys to far reaches of the known earth, battles mythical terrors like Cerberus, the Gryphon, the Cyclops, Colossus, and many more, in his quest to become the new God of War. Players will recognize some skills and weapons from the original God of War game, but will also be able to tap into new combat moves and magic, plus a series of puzzles and mini-games will advance the story along between brutal bouts of combat.  Read more...

Midway Declares Hour Of Victory

Midway Declares Hour Of Victory

Who says the Xbox 360 is all about combat games and shooting at bad guys? Um, well, Midway does: the company has just announced Hour of Victory, a new first=person shooter under development for the Xbox 360 that promises to drop players right into the middle of historic World War II battles—and it’s built using the powerful Unreal Engine 3.0, offering complex lighting, physics, and artificial intelligence capabilities, along with network play features.

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Gears of War: More Than 3 Million Sold

Gears of War: More Than 3 Million Sold

Microsoft and Epic Games today announced that the Xbox 360 title action-shooter Gears of War has gone “triple platinum,” selling more than 3 million copies since the games’ introduction 10 weeks ago.

“Gears of War is tracking to be one of the best-selling video games of all time and has established itself as the most successful new IP of the next generation,” said Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of Global Marketing for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business Entertainment and Devices Division, in a release.

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