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SAN DIEGO, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), a global leader in the online games industry, today announced that Rise of Kunark, the fourth expansion pack for EverQuest(R) II, is currently in development. Expected to launch on or around November 13, Rise of Kunark will be available at retail stores and via digital download for $39.99. Retail consumers receive the base EQII game, the Rise of Kunark expansion, all three previous expansions (Desert of Flames, Kingdom of Sky, Echoes of Faydwer) as well as a Cockatrice
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David D. Christensen, former head of business development for Universal Interactive and Black Label Games (both divisions of Vivendi Universal Games), was recently named vice president of business development. David brings with him a long-standing record of identifying and acquiring intellectual properties and will be responsible for managing relationship-building with game publishers and developers.
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Game developer Iron Lore Entertainment has closed its doors this week, with all games development coming to an end. Those of you who don’t recognize the name may know its well-received game Titan Quest. It got a Metacritic score of 77/100, a user score of 8.4/10, and the expansion pack Immortal Throne scored even higher (80/100 and 8.7/10 respectively). Reasons for the closure seem to be due to a lack of new funding. A statement on the Iron …
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ — CMP Game Group, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference (GDC) and GDC Mobile, today announced its first Mobile Games Seminar to be held September 27-28, 2007 at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown. The seminar offers attendees the knowledge and tools crucial to shortening mobile game development cycles through […]
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