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In the midst of "IgroMir 2009, and we are right at the epicenter. In the near future on the pages Game-space.ru we tell you about a private showing Witcher 2 , interview with the head of the company BioWare's Ray Moosic (Ray Muzyka), impressions of the game in the Avatar , Assassin's Creed 2 , Aliens vs. Predator , Napoleon Total War , Splinter Cell: Conviction , the new game, Nival Online (interview with Sergei Orlov attached) and much more. Stay with us!

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Who would have thought, but only recently have Diablo appeared worthy successor in the person Borderlands - new co-operative single-coil shooter from Gearbox Software. Of course, there is either the Diablo or the hordes of skeletons and other vermin, and first-person view, but the spirit is felt here blizzardovskogo masterpiece clear: a huge world will give you a whole cloud of simple ones job, every pile of armor - both conventional and rare; opportunity to wander in the company of comrades, the system of characters ... In short, you understand. And all this in the entourage of well designed and stylish in the world. See for yourself!

Machinarium - incredibly cute, well-researched and wildly exciting quest from the Czech studio Amanita Design. Playing for small robot living in a world of robots, you will be faced with a lot of interesting, unusual, complex and very difficult puzzles, puzzles and puzzles, to break away from that is absolutely impossible. Details - in our reviews .

Thousands of zombies ... thousands upon thousands of zombies! What is this? Only a miserable meat, processed shotguns, pans, guns, driving guitars and a new quartet of survivors trying to reach a safe place. Especially for you we have prepared a review of the demo version of one of the most anticipated games this year - Left 4 Dead 2 . Want to learn how to operate a defibrillator, a frying pan and a syringe with epinephrine in practice? Then read the article!

All articles for the week:

Reviews: Borderlands , Fatale , Machinarium , Saw: The Video Game , Evlampiya Romanova: Tender tycoon husband .

Preview: Truckers 3. The Conquest of America .

With the complete collection of pictures you can see the relevant sections of our site: wallpaper , screenshots gallery .

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Tactical "hack"

Wizards of the Coast and Sony Online Entertainment announced the Magic: The Gathering - Tactics, an online transcription of classic card games. The developers promise a spectacular 3D-graphics, gameplay, identical to natural, and game servers running 24 hours a day and support as friendly matches are one on one with friends and acquaintances, and tournaments for professionals from all over the world. Fans of the heroic stories, too, is not offended: for them are prepared for adventure on various schemes being with the popular heroes of the universe MtG.
Exit Magic: The Gathering - Tactics is scheduled for early next year.

Alice returns to the 2011th

Electronic Arts and studio Spicy Horse Americana McGee signed an agreement to publish a new game about the adventures of Alice in Wonderland - American McGee's Return of Alice. The game is already in development and should see the light at approximately the 2011th year. Developers so far are silent about the story and gameplay, though perhaps they were simply no more seriously (with a soldering iron and a blowtorch) did not ask.
The just-opened official site of the project can be if you want to find a trailer from which it becomes clear that none of it really is unclear, although someone will see in it a hint that the new game is a continuation of the old, famous ekshena American McGee's Alice, published In the year 2000.

Spector did not forget Deus Ex

The famous, almost, legendary developer Warren Spector (Warren Spector) still dreaming about Deus Ex, but this dream now does not look very realistic. However, Spector believes that his game even without the magic headlines to attract the attention of the public (although he tried to buy out the rights to Eidos Deus Ex). In an interview with Variety Warren said that before bind their fate with Walt Disney, his company Junction Point working on two projects. The first is just a futuristic fighter, a spiritual successor to Deus Ex. But the second was (with the words of Warren), "big, big fantasy game, which he had dreamed in the past fifteen years."
Now Spector's case and other concerns: he oversees the development of a console Epic Mickey for Walt Disney. However, this does not mean that the above-mentioned projects are forgotten and abandoned - Spector hopes to return to him when he had time and resources. And Warren was a little upset that the hardcore players, the fans of his previous games, had not declared war on him for the decision to work on casual story about the popular rodent - he was hoping for completely different reaction. Here we are, incidentally, Spector understand: when the decision of the artist cause indifference of his former admirers, this means that this artist they are no longer interesting.

Unknown amnesia

Announced in March of this year, studio Frictional Games (Penumbra and continued) survival horror first-person changed the name Unknown. Now it's Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The name change, however, does not affect the content, which remains the same. Players will enjoy the 18 th century and the main character, exploring an abandoned castle of the 14 th century.
Even in those days, real estate for trifles not thrown, so uninhabited castle there is some very serious explanation. And that's exactly what has to determine protagonist. Judging by the genre of the game, he will fall on this clarifying so much grief that few users will not find. Developers promise to scare the players some very original methods, which will be in the right proportions are mixed gameplay features, graphical effects, sound and music. Remembering the "penumbra", developers for some reason to believe, so if Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a list of your expectations, then validol Garner zaranee.Svet game should be seen in the coming year.

Companion for ten dollars

The Chinese issue Blizzard and World of Warcraft forcing companies to seek alternative sources of income. However, even if the Chinese crisis will end happy end, the extra money will never be superfluous. With thoughts about this, and Blizzard has announced the opening of the store pets Subscribers WoW. A total of 10 euro anyone with at least one active account in the game can download a digital companion, who must not be groomed and pampered, but also benefit from a zero, except for the fact that it exists.
The first "pet for sale" became Lil'KT, manual ... mini-lich. Select a peculiar, but marketers Blizzard certainly knew what they were doing. If the mini-lich someone seems overly eccentric, they may prefer it Pandaren Monk (monk Pandarus), a funny fat man in a large Chinese hat. But if do not satisfy both your pet, the developers recommend to wait a bit - the assortment of pets in the near future must grow.

Announced collectible Mass Effect 2

BioWare and Electronic Arts announced a collectible version of Mass Effect 2. In addition to the disc with the game, there will 48-page album with artami, first edition comics Mass Effect Redemption and DVD-ROM with different materials on the development and video clips on one thing and another. In addition, the collector's edition will be accompanied by a unique in-game models of weapons and armor.
Recall that the North American release of Mass Effect 2 is scheduled for 26th January, and European - on the 29th, the main character will once again be the Commander Sheppard, and on our website you can read previews of the game and watch her video preview .

Electronic Arts seduced the British science fiction

Electronic Arts has hired the popular British science-fiction writer Richard Morgan (his cyberpunk novel, "Change in carbon" has received an award to them. Philip K. Dick, and received good ratings among Russian readers) as the chief of the literary guard over the scripts of the three new games. The names of games were not disclosed, but it is believed that this may be Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Rage (post-apocalyptic shuternaya race, being developed by id Software), the continuation of Dead Space and something else.
Morgan himself in his blog confirmed that the (not) an evil connection with EA and made a complete about this enthusiasm, describing himself as a person experiencing gambling. For his cooperation with the Electronic Arts - it is something like a writer's paradise, where he suddenly fell, and he is going to receive from his new work the maximum pleasure.
However, by themselves consultations popular writers have not done the game good or bad, and as for the scenarios, the professional writers cope with them better amateur. But as marketing ploy invited big names from the other arts usually works flawlessly.

Avatar comes to Russia

The company "Buka" will publication in Russia and CIS ekshena James Cameron's Avatar: the Game, produced by Ubisoft Entertainment in explanation of the same movie. Release the game in Russia will be held simultaneously with the world - on December 1 this year.
We recall that in James Cameron's Avatar: the Game tells about the near future, when mankind has exhausted all natural resources of Mother Earth. Come to help limitless expanses of outer space, which is home to the blue planet Pandora. Peace-loving Na'vi, Pandora's Aborigines live without technology, in harmony with wildlife. What happens to the fragile peace sinekozhih giants Na'vi with long tails and huge green eyes, when manmade armada of Earth hangs in the sky their planet? How to save humanity from resource starvation and at the same time not destroy the biological civilization Aborigines? Which of the civilizations in the end will come first in the race for survival? Answers to these questions players can get, standing on one side of the conflict and his own to build a future of their nation.

Star Trek Online will be released in February

Atari has officially confirmed that the reports by some online stores release date MMORPG Star Trek Online untrue. These things will happen momentous event on February 2 next year for residents of North America and 5 th - for the Europeans. Shortly before the Games to be held open beta testing, but confirmation of this has not happened.
In the meantime, Star Trek Online is in full swing closed beta test, starting in September. Five months set aside for private testing, can cause familiar with the realities of law-genre confusion (usually closed beta lasts for about a year), but the problem of developers. While fans of "Star Trek" with this statement is unlikely to agree ...
Recall that in STO players waiting "reloaded" version of the popular world, in which due to the supernova explosion occur various relativistic tricks. As a result, time will flow at random, and former allies become enemies and are oblivious to destroy each other in space battles and battles. In the state of whether Star Trek Online to claim the laurels and the popularity of EVE Online? Have no idea. But you can and try to guess yourself on this subject with our collection of videos on the game.

Agent Empire

Six (out of eight planned) class MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic will be the Imperial Agent (Imperial agent). Game site in this regard is silent, so the official announcement of the class awaits us, but developers are already discussing with journalists gameplay features newcomer.
Nothing, however, did not discuss the sensational reporting. According to the producer of the game Kristayna Blaine (Blaine Christine), Imperial Agent will act secretly, dirty work, using various high-tech devays not squeamish contract killings, and in all cases to demonstrate high efficiency and fidelity to the imperial ideal.
It is difficult to imagine how a casual "Disneyland will set contract murders - perhaps it was just a figure of speech. But in general, judging from the description, the agent looks like a colleague, an opponent of the Republican Smuggler, the continuation of the Rogue from World of Warcraft. Invisibility certainly be added, but the neighbor or distant battle will be his specialization is not yet clear. Perhaps the official announcement would clarify this point.

Endless Trial

The sad financial reality MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning makes its developers to invent ever more cunning ways to lure customers. Because the gameplay bait help poorly in the course went to bet on people's love for freeloading. Mythic has officially announced that henceforth the game can not try for ten days, and up to infinity. However, limiting the tenth level is conserved.
Innovation gives unlimited time opportunity for all who wish to participate in combat zones and scenarios of the first stage (designed for characters from 1 to 12 levels). Given the fact that Warhammer Online, in contrast to the normal MMORPG, the most interesting is in the starting area, may well be that subscribers have the game soon there will remain no - all will play for free.
Recall that Warhammer Online was conceived and funded by Electronic Arts as a killer World of Warcraft, and what came of it, you can see from our reviews .

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