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UltraPrime Network Announces Online Game/Television Series
The UltraPrime Network has announced plans to develop The Evolvers™, an MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) which will allow online players to interact - "live" - with a new sci-fi television series. The game and the television series are scheduled to launch in late 2004. "Game players will have the unique opportunity to participate in the television show and affect the storyline as the show is being broadcast," says Neal Wiser, President of The UltraPrime Network. "Our goal is to develop a fascinating and unique sci-fi game/television experience not only for savvy sci-fi television viewers, but for advanced gamers and those new to the game world. We want to set the standard for how an interactive game/television franchise can be successfully developed."
New MMORPG: Dark And Light
Dark and Light (DnL) is a real time 3D PC massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in the Heroic Fantasy and Medieval Fantastic worlds on a 15 000 square miles area divided in 10 Kingdoms of discovery and adventures and 2 protected learning Kingdoms. 2 alignments are opposed to impose their magic, the Dark one and the Light one. Sign up now for Beta!
Art Institute of California Announces New Degree
The Art Institute of California - San Francisco (www.aicasf.aii.edu) has announced it is now offering a new bachelor's degree program in "Visual & Game Programming" designed to prepare the next generation of Technical Artists for the video game and animation industries.
Sims Online Play Testing for File Planet Subscribers
FilePlanet, EA Games, and Maxis have teamed up make a special offer to FilePlanet Subscribers. The Sims Online Play Test is now available exclusively to FilePlanet Subscribers. This is one of the most anticipated new games, and FilePlanet Subscribers can play it WEEKS before the public can buy it!
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Westwood Studios to Release First of Monthly Updates for Earth & Beyond
Westwood Studios™ has announced that it will release a content update of Earth & Beyond™ this month that includes several new missions, high-level items, new information on trade goods, and enhancements to the embedded browser. Earth & Beyond is an online role-playing galaxy that is published by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) under the EA GAMES™ brand. Westwood plans to add features, enhancements and content to Earth & Beyond at the end of every month as the game's galaxy continues to evolve.
