April 2007 - Posts

• Ubisoft introduces Tom Clancy's EndWar™

  Ubisoft announce a new game in the Tom Clancy universe,  EndWar.  EndWar will be a strategy game set in a futuristic version of World War III.  Set on the battlefields of World War III, Tom Clancy’s EndWar will push the envelope of technology, showcasing artificial intelligence, graphics, physics and animations that were not possible prior to the launch of the new hardware systems. Tom Clancy’s EndWar has been built from the ground up as a revolutionary war strategy game solely for next-generation consoles. “Our development teams are invigorated to be creating the first 100 percent next-generation Tom Clancy brand,” said Serge Hascoët, chief creative officer at Ubisoft. “Our success with Tom Clancy franchises is unparalleled in the next-generation and Tom Clancy’s EndWar will be a marvelous addition to the already critically acclaimed library of games. A strategy game like no other, EndWar will allow gamers to lead their own armies against hundreds of others online in real global locations on the massive battlefields of World War III.” Link to Press releases Posted Apr 24 2007, 02:00 PM by Carsinigin with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360

• Xbox 360 Spring Update

  Microsoft has posted Details about the Spring 2007 Dashboard update on Xbox.com, rumored to be released on May 7th.  One of the big additions is the integration of Windows Live Messenger,  a dedicated blade for Marketplace, tweaks to the friends list and achievements including the achievement message that pops up will now display the point value and achievement name,  also the name of the game in the disk drive will now be displayed on the dashboard. There is a brief video (Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard Update Video) on Youtube with some of the features and They will also be releasing a QWERTY text-input device that will attach to the 360 controller for text messages.  It should be available this summer. Posted Apr 09 2007, 11:11 AM by Carsinigin with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360