http://www.playkon.com/ Playkon is a gaming website featuring news and rumors about games, companies and the industry, along with plenty of trailers on the side. en-us Copyright (c) Playkon 2008-2010 120 Playkon http://www.playkon.com/templates/raw/default/img/playkon_241x50.gif http://www.playkon.com/ 144 30 Thu, 18 Jun 09 04:16:34 +0000 I came. Then I heard the soundtrack from Dragon Age: Origins' otherwise kick-ass E3 2009 trailer, and went numb (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2661-There-Be-Dragon-Age-E3-Screenshots.html Playkon News #2661 http://www.playkon.com/news-2661-There-Be-Dragon-Age-E3-Screenshots.html#comments Sat, 13 Jun 09 00:02:19 +0000 Backtracking through four websites, all the way to a most obscure original source, I can only wonder what the hell am I missing here... Epic's CliffyB made it pretty clear some months ago that they're not doing a PC version "this time around" (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2660-Gears-of-War-2-PC-Rumor-Failure.html Playkon News #2660 http://www.playkon.com/news-2660-Gears-of-War-2-PC-Rumor-Failure.html#comments Fri, 12 Jun 09 22:38:34 +0000 The PR gals from Nintendo must be arching their backs and twitching with delight, at the sight of another BIG, round number to spice up their communiques. 20 million units - that's the latest figure announced by the company (via GI.biz), (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2659-Nintendo-Hits-The-20-Wiillion-Mark-In-US.html Playkon News #2659 http://www.playkon.com/news-2659-Nintendo-Hits-The-20-Wiillion-Mark-In-US.html#comments Fri, 12 Jun 09 15:25:22 +0000 And in even more goodies-for-download news, yet another map pack was let loose over the world wide webs. Called "Armored Front", this is the second map pack released by Monolith and Warner Bros. for their shooting sequel F.E.A.R. 2: Project (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2658-FEAR-2-Map-Pack-Armored-Front-Released.html Playkon News #2658 http://www.playkon.com/news-2658-FEAR-2-Map-Pack-Armored-Front-Released.html#comments Fri, 12 Jun 09 14:59:10 +0000 While on the topic of downloadable stuff, a quick mention is in order for the freshly released Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2, courtesy of publisher Activision and developer Treyarch. The pack brings 4 new maps, and is now available for (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2657-Call-of-Dutys-Latest-Map-Pack-Is-Out-Update.html Playkon News #2657 http://www.playkon.com/news-2657-Call-of-Dutys-Latest-Map-Pack-Is-Out-Update.html#comments Fri, 12 Jun 09 14:37:46 +0000 Feels kind of redundant to write about Sam & Max, after Telltale's recent announcement for the new Monkey Island games. But for those of you who still didn't get to sample the wild detective duo's adventures, and happen to have a Xbox 360 wired (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2656-Sam-Max-Save-The-Xbox-Live-Arcade.html Playkon News #2656 http://www.playkon.com/news-2656-Sam-Max-Save-The-Xbox-Live-Arcade.html#comments Fri, 12 Jun 09 04:06:49 +0000 "Play. Die. Respawn", eh? Well we've certainly been doing plenty of playing, while the site's been doing plenty of dying. And as much as respawning hurts (especially after getting gank-banged by a horde of mooing taurens), every once in a while (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2655-The-Godfather-Games-Not-A-Trilogy.html Playkon News #2655 http://www.playkon.com/news-2655-The-Godfather-Games-Not-A-Trilogy.html#comments Tue, 31 Mar 09 17:08:48 +0000 I just had a flashback of Interplay's messy end-of-days saga a few years back... What a mess that was. Seemingly stepping in the footsteps of that once legendary game company, the Japanese group Gonzo keeps on cracking and shattering, in the (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2653-Gonzo-Cuts-Off-Game-Division-Gonzo-Rosso.html Playkon News #2653 http://www.playkon.com/news-2653-Gonzo-Cuts-Off-Game-Division-Gonzo-Rosso.html#comments Tue, 31 Mar 09 15:11:18 +0000 Kadokawa, the Japanese anime / manga publisher that has inspired us with so many feelings of hatred lately, is turning its twisted eye over to the gaming industry. As of April 1, 2009, the parent consortium Kadokawa Group Holdings is opening a (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2652-Kadokawa-Penetrates-The-Gaming-Industry.html Playkon News #2652 http://www.playkon.com/news-2652-Kadokawa-Penetrates-The-Gaming-Industry.html#comments Thu, 12 Mar 09 10:59:03 +0000 Ever wanted an all-in-one game engine for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DX9/DX10 PC games and MMOs alike? And had a crapload of money to spend on it? Well I guess the second part may be a bit tricky, so just for the sake of curiosity, the devs from (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2651-CryENGINE-3-To-Be-Revealed-At-GDC-Expo.html Playkon News #2651 http://www.playkon.com/news-2651-CryENGINE-3-To-Be-Revealed-At-GDC-Expo.html#comments Thu, 12 Feb 09 09:27:52 +0000 Reviews were never “that friendly” regarding LucasArts' latest multiplatform lightsaber mayhem, the game being, many times, valued as “mediocre”. Well, it seems that fans are doing the right thing for once (that being stop believing (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2650-Star-Wars-The-Force-Unleashed-Sells-Decent.html Playkon News #2650 http://www.playkon.com/news-2650-Star-Wars-The-Force-Unleashed-Sells-Decent.html#comments Thu, 12 Feb 09 09:13:06 +0000 Some people like to betatest games, while others don't. Prior to the European Wrath of the Lich King Beta, I was proudly a member of the first half, but after that rentless mass murder of common sense, patience and last bits of humanity, I (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2649-Starcraft-2-Beta-Incoming.html Playkon News #2649 http://www.playkon.com/news-2649-Starcraft-2-Beta-Incoming.html#comments Thu, 05 Feb 09 11:59:11 +0000 Gotta love this world economic crysis. Umm, crisis, that is. Lots of people getting to spend more time with their friends and family (and have a good laugh over how they lost their job), lots of prices going down (in pure theory), and lots of (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2648-Crytek-Enslaves-Free-Radical-Design.html Playkon News #2648 http://www.playkon.com/news-2648-Crytek-Enslaves-Free-Radical-Design.html#comments Mon, 02 Feb 09 21:56:35 +0000 What do we know about 2K Boston? Ah, well, nothing “much”. They are just the bunch of insane (and let me add, extremely talented) people who brought us Bioshock. You know, the game that rocked your socks (be it clean, smelling like Mr. (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2647-2K-Boston-On-The-Roll.html Playkon News #2647 http://www.playkon.com/news-2647-2K-Boston-On-The-Roll.html#comments Fri, 30 Jan 09 22:10:29 +0000 Three new Need for Speed games were announced today by Electronic Arts, leaving the gaming world - or at least the part of it that still has some common sense - in a blissful indifference, at best. While some might find the idea of a NFS (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2646-Need-for-Speed-Does-A-Threesome.html Playkon News #2646 http://www.playkon.com/news-2646-Need-for-Speed-Does-A-Threesome.html#comments Fri, 30 Jan 09 15:47:01 +0000 Because you can't have an MMO in this day and age without expanding it during the first few months after release (and bug-fixing it throughout its entire lifetime), Warhammer Online, too, is set to receive its first live expansion soon enough. (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2645-Warhammer-Online-Expands-With-Call-to-Arms.html Playkon News #2645 http://www.playkon.com/news-2645-Warhammer-Online-Expands-With-Call-to-Arms.html#comments Fri, 30 Jan 09 15:11:42 +0000 All those Halo Wars trailers not detailed enough for you? Well then, have some jumbo-sized screenshots exposing more detail than you'll ever see on any TV, HD or otherwise - rendering them rather useless. In this latest batch issued by (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2644-Halo-Wars-Screenshots-Larger-Than-Life.html Playkon News #2644 http://www.playkon.com/news-2644-Halo-Wars-Screenshots-Larger-Than-Life.html#comments Thu, 29 Jan 09 16:23:43 +0000 A couple of months - hopefully no more - after its Japanese and North American releases next month (on February 19 and 24, respectively), Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope will also be released in Europe and other PAL territories. In a super-standard (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2643-Star-Ocean-4-Gets-PAL-Release-This-Spring.html Playkon News #2643 http://www.playkon.com/news-2643-Star-Ocean-4-Gets-PAL-Release-This-Spring.html#comments Thu, 29 Jan 09 11:07:03 +0000 Whether or not Core Design's classic franchise needs a "reboot" has been argued for what seems like - and quite possibly is - a decade. Ever since their 1996 debut, the Tomb Raider games have been marching down the same path, pretty much, and I (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2641-Lara-Craft-Tomb-Raider-Franchise-To-Reboot.html Playkon News #2641 http://www.playkon.com/news-2641-Lara-Craft-Tomb-Raider-Franchise-To-Reboot.html#comments Thu, 13 Nov 08 12:32:50 +0000 Gayspot, the website that fires senior editors for not sucking the small dicks of sponsors (feel the Kane and Linch review, if it is still on), reports on a Q&A regarding Elemental: War of Magic, which we have announced some time ago.As they (...) http://www.playkon.com/news-2640-Elemental-War-of-Magic-QA.html Playkon News #2640 http://www.playkon.com/news-2640-Elemental-War-of-Magic-QA.html#comments