Wire: The Settlers: Heritage Of The King Announced

Wire: The Settlers: Heritage Of The King Announced: "
May 25, 2005 - Today, Ubisoft, one of the world's leading videogame publishers, announces The Settlers: Heritage of Kings Expansion Disk, a new add-on for The Settlers: Heritage of Kings, the popular construction-based strategy game series.


The expansion pack extends the story of the original game with a fresh campaign, additional units and buildings, new gameplay features, a map editor and three exclusive heroes."

PlayStation 3: Inside and Out

PlayStation 3: Inside and Out: "The new PlayStation 3 controller resembles what can very easily be described as a 'batarang.' The crescent shaped controller looks to offer the same number of buttons and analog joysticks as the PlayStation 2 controller in a new, aerodynamic design that is sure to strike fear into the criminal element. The ever-present square, circle, triangle, and X buttons make their appearance in the same arrangement as in previous Dual Shock 2 controllers. The familiar dual analog joysticks and D pad are located in all the right places. "

Yahoo! Finance Weekend

Yahoo! Finance Weekend: "This week and next, the three big hardware makers are expected to unveil new versions of their game consoles. First up is Microsoft Corp., which this week launches a marketing campaign to try to persuade people they need the latest version of its game console, dubbed the Xbox 360, which is expected to hit store shelves in time for the holiday shopping season. The pitch: Games with highly realistic images and more-elaborate online capabilities that will allow players, for instance, to download new weapons and other content. "

PC: Age of Empires III: The Empire Makers

PC: Age of Empires III: The Empire Makers: "[After enjoying an extended hands-on with the latest Age of Empires game, I had an opportunity to sit down with the people whose vision is bringing the strategy sequel to life. Our lengthy conversation ebbed and flowed from talking about the new features and game balance issues all the way to online multiplayer and the secret projects that are cooking inside Ensemble Studio's basement.] "