Archive - 2007

NC Soft Gives Birth to Carbine Studios

Gamasutra is reporting that NC Soft has recently created Carbine Studios in Aliso Viejo, CA. Made up of 17 former Blizzard employees and former Fallout programmer and designer Tim Cain among others. Currently Carbine Studios is working on an unannounced MMO for NC Soft.

Tabula Rasa Delayed Until Nov 2nd

Joystiq is reporting that Lord Garriot’s Tabula Rasa is being delayed from the October 19th release date to November 2nd. The official press release states, ‘This short but critical amount of time will give us time to address several issues including stability and balance as well as allowing our players to test the continent of Ligo (L38+) and our major changes to crafting for a few weeks rather than a few days.’

Belkin Launches n52te SpeedPad

Belkin has released their n52te SpeedPad, the latest in a line of one-handed controllers designed to put everything a gamer needs right at his or her fingertips. We are currently attempting to obtain one for evaluation and will let you know more when we do.

Conflict: Denied Ops Impressions

Joystiq has posted their impressions of Conflict: Denied Ops, a two-person vs everyone else shooter for the Xbox 360 and  PS3. Apparently the visuals need alot of work and when compared to similar-themed game Kane & Lynch, this one ‘falls flat’. Conflict: Denied Ops is set for a Q1 2008 release.

City of Heroes Update Allows Time Travel

Joystiq is reporting that the next update to the MMO City of Heroes will be called ‘A Stitch in Time’ and allow players to travel back in time. Players will be able to travel to events in Paragon City’s past that helped shape the present environment of the game. There is set to be new power sets as well as enhanced weapon customization.