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Stargate Worlds Video on X-Play

2008/07/02
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Tonight on the much-maligned G4 Network, gamers can see some in-game footage from the upcoming MMO, Stargate Worlds. The footage will be aired during a segment on X-Play. Official details below. We have an interview all set up with FireSky to check out Stargate Worlds at Comic Con on July 26th, so stay tuned for our thoughts as well!

Official Release:
The G4 Network’s X-Play recently visited FireSky’s offices in Mesa, AZ, and walked away with an exclusive first look at game play from Stargate Worlds.

WHO: Studio Head Dan Elggren, Creative Director Chris Klug and Art Director Howard Lyon talked to the X-Play team about production of the game and the upcoming beta.
WHAT: Elggren took a character through several environments of a pre-alpha build and played through an assault on a drug lord stronghold on the alien planet Lucia.
WHERE: G4 Network’s X-Play
WHEN: Scheduled for 8 p.m. PST, July 2, 2008

Stream the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational Live

2008/06/27
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Blizzard is offering internet users the opportunity to stream the Worldwide Invitational live! The Blizzard Worldwide Invitational takes place on June 28th and 29th in Paris, France. Over the course of the two day event, there will be a slew of casual and professional gaming tournaments as well as sneak peaks at Starcraft II and the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft.

You can find the streaming page here.

Fallout 3 Demo Not Coming Says Hines

2008/04/21
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In a recent Eurogamer interview, Bethsoft’s VP of Marketing, Pete Hines, said that there would be no Fallout 3 demo on the grounds that it would not ‘capture the fun’.

Hines said there was ‘no way’ to slice a portion of the world off and have it stand on its own…’When you build it as one thing, there’s no way to portion off a section and have it stand on its own without putting the whole game in the demo, which we’re just not going to do,’ said Hines…’And it doesn’t really capture the fun of a game like an Elder Scrolls or a Fallout, where you can go where you want and do what you want. So no demo, sorry.’

Personally, I understand Bethsoft banking on word of mouth advertising and the franchise’s reputation to sell copies, but anytime a developer denies a demo I raise an eyebrow and can’t help but think this is an attempt by Bethsoft to avoid alienating those gamers who are not fond of first-person shooters.