Claims that Microsoft was
planning to announce a brand new Master Chief-less Halo title
at E3 proved way off the mark – and further bad news for Halo fans came in the shape of confirmation that hotly anticipated FPS Halo Wars has slipped until next year.
The new release date is simply a vague ‘first half of 2009′, according to Microsoft’s E3 fact sheet.
Making up for the slip, however, was confirmation that the title will include multiplayer online battling for up to six players.
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The Danish publicly traded computer game company Trophy Games is acquiring the French game developer Playrion from Paradox Interactive. This is the largest acquisition in Trophy Games' history and will form the foundation for a new series of simulation games. At the same time, the company is raising its revenue expectations for the year to €22.8-€24.1 million . With the acquisition of French Playrion, Trophy Games gains 30 new employees and a new foundation for future growth.
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