Mad Catz announced today that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement with Microsoft allowing Mad Catz to design, manufacture, and market licensed third-party peripherals for the Xbox video game console from Microsoft in North America, Europe and Japan. Under the Agreement, Mad Catz will produce a full-range of Mad Catz branded products that will be officially endorsed by Microsoft and carry the Xbox license logo. The licensed products will include a controller, memory unit, racing wheel, and the critically acclaimed Panther joystick (a product exclusive to Mad Catz that features a unique trackball and joystick combination for optimal first-person play in action games). Additional licensed products, such as light guns and fishing rods will be launched to coincide with software releases. The Agreement also allows Mad Catz to work closely with Xbox software developers, opening the door for peripheral/software bundles and other cooperative integration.
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Volition is best known for Descent and the Freespace series of shooters. Games that offered innovative control schemes, solid and compelling backstories and truly state-of-the-art graphics. Summoner represents Volition's branching out, out of space and confining tunnels into the world of the RPG. SharkyGames took the opportunity to visit them at their headquarters to see see how it's coming along.
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InterAct Accessories, Inc. and Microsoft have joined in a licensing agreement for the manufacturing and distribution of licensed third-party gaming accessories for the highly anticipated Xbox(TM) console. InterAct is proud to be one of the first third-party companies to secure a worldwide licensing agreement for this future generation console that is expected to deliver unprecedented game play experiences. InterAct's product development team is already creating a variety of innovative peripherals and accessories that will take full advantage of the power and features of the Xbox platform.
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Over at PlanetQuake, they have released v1.2.0 of the "Art of War" Public Test. Art of War is the Quake 3 Mod that combines Quake 3 teamplay with strategic class-based combat and Real Time Strategy economics.
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Alawar Entertainment ment has announced the release of a new game - Fairyland! Fairyland is an incredibly delightful game for children. Fairyland is the adventures of a little fairy who is valiantly tracking along the puzzling labyrinths and fighting against numerous dwarfs, ghosts, dragons and other monsters. But do not get frightened! On her way the little fairy will meet numerous magic incantations, secret-bearing manuscripts and many other things that will help. Much in this game is depend on your imagination so get ready for the long journey in the Fairyland!
Fairyland! Version 1.5 - Status shareware ($15.0), System requirements Pentium-166MMX, Win95/98/2000, DirectX 7.0
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Criterion Software today announced that Titus InteractiveT, Europe's fastest growing game developer and publisher (and owner of Interplay and Virgin Interactive), has - after working with Criterion for a number of months - licensed the company's highly successful, multi-platform game development toolkit - RenderWare3, for a number of forthcoming titles produced by their studios worldwide. Over recent years, French Publishers like Titus have become major players on the worldwide game scene, and now they are starting to apply the business economics of using middleware to increase the effectiveness of their operations. As a result of this, Titus is actively promoting and using middleware to produce titles for all the leading game consoles.
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A Summoner's inheritance is a power greater than magic. With rings of channeling, Summoners call forth demons and golems, supernatural servants and elemental creatures. Summoners have toppled empires and challenged gods. They are venerated as saviors and feared as destroyers. The chosen are born with a mark on one hand, but the origins of this gift were forgotten long ago. Joseph fears his power more than death itself. As a child, Joseph tried to save his village from attackers, but the demon he summoned slaughtered the villagers while Joseph watched in horror, his misguided heroics causing the deaths of those he loved. Exiled and ostracized, Joseph vowed never to summon again... [Download: DemoNews]
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Shattered Galaxy Phase IV Beta: Improvements and changes within the Shattered Galaxy world continue. Players are reacting very favorably to the Phase IV beta test, and Nexon has been quickly responding to suggestions and bug reports. Shattered Galaxy has been upgraded to version 0.99, adding numerous game play enhancements and eliminating many bugs. The most exciting of these improvements is the addition of Unit Upgrading! Unit Upgrading is the ability to convert a lesser unit into a superior unit. A player can now upgrade his or her unit into an advanced form of the same kind of unit, or into a completely different and advanced chassis type. Whichever upgrade path you choose, the results are the same for your unit -- access to greater speed, health, and many other special advantages and abilities. For example, the Ghast can upgrade to a Revenant, and through the advancement, gain health and a Camouflage ability. The Unit Upgrade element adds another level of depth and variation to the unique game play of Shattered Galaxy. Check out the beta details here on the website.
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Screenshots:
- Ga-Source has posted comparison screens for Interplay's Giants (showing PC and PS2 versions
- RPGDot has posted new Excalibug screens
Interviews:
Reviews (and Previews):
- Avault reviews Kingdom Under Fire from Godgames
- BigKid has a hands-on preview of GORE
- Avault has a review of The Ward
- EuroGamer previews Leadfoot, an off-road racing game
Patches Etc.:
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