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The Four Horsemen finally get their own gameIt's about time. When everyone from Harry Potter to James Bond has had a game made with them as the star, we can all finally get ready for the game we've really been waiting for, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Last week, 3DO announced its plans to bring archangel Abaddon to the PC, PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube in an action/horror game. Comic book artist Simon Bisley has been brought on board to aid in the development of a game that will be intense in both "action and style." You will have to save the Earth from demons, cultists, religious zealots, and a host of other nasties as the Biblical tale of Armageddon comes to your computer. But don't we all really want to play as the horsemen, and bring the earth to its destruction through pestilence and death? Well, maybe that wouldn't offer such good replay value.... Rule Earth, win bigSierra officially announced its Empire Earth world championships this week. Teams will play in a series of regional tournaments, then step up to national tournament and finally to the world championship where a whopping $100,000 will be up for grabs (which is approximately how much I get paid for each Game.Ars column, plus or minus $100,000). Empire Earth has sold more than a million copies worldwide, and an expansion is due in September. Free trip to GreeceMicrosoft and Ensemble Studios have started a sweepstakes that will send one lucky winner to Greece. They are doing this totally out of the goodness of their hearts, oh, and also to promote their upcoming game, Age of Mythology. But mostly, it's just because they are such nice people. If you want to enter for a chance to win, head over to the Age of Mythology site, and good luck! The grand prizewinner will receive a seven-day, six-night trip for two to Greece, which includes hotel, round-trip airfare and $800 (US) in cash. Role playing gets divineFans of RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Diablo will all get a tingle in their nether regions when they read about Larian Studios' upcoming Divine Divinity. The European-developed RPG promises a blend of quest-based role playing and hack-n-slash action to suit the tastes of any gamer. Gamespot.com did an in-depth preview of the game, with video footage, and this is what they revealed:
'Hmmm,' I thought, 'Survivalist?'
'Oh,' I thought, 'Survivalist is a fancy-pants name for thief.' The game is played with the isometric viewpoint that seems to be the default RPG/action look made so popular with the Diablo series. The developers say that it draws its inspiration from the Ultima series, and that can mean only good things... right? (One word: Ascension). Never mind, go check out the Divine Divinity mojo at Gamespot.com. New NOLF shotsSome cool new screenshots of No One Lives Forever 2 at the Adrenaline Vault have revealed the wild antics that will be present in the game. Apparently players will be able to set traps as devious as the fabled "slippery banana peel." Oh man, that's almost too dangerous. And what's more, at least one level will include a tornado as a bad guy. Well, not a 'guy' per se, but it will come at you with high wind speeds, threatening to mess up your hair and maybe tear loose change from your pockets, scattering it all over the place. Eh, just go look at the shots... I'm getting tired. Black Hawk beta downThe beta test for NovaLogic's Delta Force: Black Hawk Down has gone live and it's waiting for you. The multiplayer download will be available for download until August 9th and the test is due to end a week later. Up to 32 players can compete together, so call 31 of your closest friends and head over here to have some beta testing fun (which is sure to include many wonderful crashes and freezes and glitches). Enjoy. Games sell, but who's buying?I am still sad that Rollercoaster Tycoon has dropped off the top-ten list. It was there for more than 24 months straight and, well, it was like an old friend. It was something I could depend on from week to week but it's gone now.... Anyway, I think they should change the name of the "top ten list" to this: "The top six list... and The Sims" Here are the top-ten sellers for the week of July 14-20 according to the NPD Group.
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It
was recently reported that a Filipino girl was shot and killed for teasing a
schoolmate after beating him at a video game. At the time of this writing, the
suspect has not been identified, and police are involved in an ongoing
investigation. It is sad that this kind of violence has to erupt at all, but as
an avid gamer, I also have to wonder what kind of repercussions will come of
this that will affect the game industry. Will the game be blamed, as has been
the precedent in the past? Perhaps not, and my hope is that a sympathetic press
will stick to the facts instead of jumping on the "games are evil"
bandwagon.
