http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/overlord http://kotaku.com/tag/overlord The latest "Coming Soon" post from Xbox Live's Major Nelson lists a June 15 release date for Mass Effect 2's Overlord downloadable content, along with a playable demo of the game for the five people who haven't bought it yet. More »
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Add one more game to the list of PlayStation 3 latecomers, Codemasters and Triumph Studios' Overlord. The demonic spin on Pikmin gameplay features heavy real-time strategy and role-playing elements and will finally come to PS3s this Summer. The latecomer version of Overlord will arrive with the downloadable goodies previously released on Xbox Live Marketplace as well, giving Sony fans the complete experience... and just a year late! More »
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Remember that Xbox 360 Overlord DLC I told you about that was coming out in November? Happy November everybody! After a string of several delays the promised free split-screen multiplayer pack, the Raising Hell expansion to the single player campaign (800 points) which includes new levels for each of the game's five realms, and the Challenge Pack (400 points) with seven new multiplayer maps and Legendary difficulty mode for single player are all now available for download via Xbox Live. I was wondering why I saw two folks at GameStop picking up used copies of the game. Now I know, and knowing when your product is actually going to be available before issuing a press release is half the battle. More »
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Have you been sitting on your copy of Overlord for the Xbox 360, eagerly awaiting new content to stroke the master of evil lurking deep inside you? Did you already trade the game in? You traded it, didn't you? Well go buy it again, because Codemasters is unleashing not one, not two, but three content packs for the game this month via Xbox Live. First off we have the promised split-screen multiplayer pack, which allows two players to battle simultaneously on one system and includes a bonus co-op map. Next we have the first of two premium packs, Raising Hell. This single player pack adds a portal to hell for each of the game's five kingdoms, where you'll fight the fallen heroes in order to save your loyal peasants from eternal damnation. Finally there's the Overlord: Challenge Pack, which introduces seven new online multiplayer maps and Legendary difficulty mode for the single player game. That's a hell of a lot of downloadable content in one month. No word on point prices for the premium content yet, but rest assured they will cost you money. More »
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Codemasters has unveiled their lineup for next week's Games Convention in Leipzig, and it looks to me like they'll be having a fairly strong showing. Along with the aforementioned split-screen multiplayer for Overlord, the company is presenting two eagerly anticipated titles for the first time ever in playable form to the general public: Squad-based horror FPS Clive Barker's Jericho and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, playable for the first time ever at GC. I'm interested to see the reception Turning Point gets specifically as it's an alternate reality WWII shooter that begins with Nazi forces invading New York. Still a bit of a sensitive topic in Germany I hear. Joining the two new games are Colin McRae: DiRT and a playable first look at the next Lord of the Rings Online update, The City of the Kings. Definitely a respectable showing from one of the oldest game developers in the UK. Details follow the leap of faith we call the jump. More »
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Tired of watching your grandmother hurl vulgarities at the television screen while playing Overlord on the Xbox 360 when all you can do is sit on the couch nearby and videotape her (creepier than I intended)? Codemasters has just revealed their lineup for GC 2007, and in the release comes the announcement that 360 Overlord players will be getting split screen multiplayer via free download in the near future, enabling the new feature across all multiplayer maps. Soon you'll be able to put down that camera, pick up the extra controller and unleash hordes of evil Pikmin on your non-Live enabled loved ones just like in those dreams you have every now and then that leave you strangely warm and fuzzy in the morning. Just me then? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=289667&view=rss&microfeed=true I miss my grandmother. Just before her death many years ago she had been teaching me to play chess, in exchange for which she agreed to try out some NES games with me. Unfortunately her part of the bargain was never able to be fulfilled, but the way she called me a little fucker the first time I caught her in checkmate brings to mind our beloved Old Grandma Hardcore. Were my mom-mom alive today and playing Overlord, I'd like to think it would go something like this, NSFW language and all. Old Grandma Hardcore...will you be my new granny? More »
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Codemasters is apparently impressed with Phillips' amBX ambient experience technology, which uses colored lighting, sound and the very air itself to provide a more immersive gaming experience. After a successful implementation in TOCA Race Driver 3, Codemasters has revealed plans at E3 to implement the technology into five more or their released and upcoming PC titles. Games getting the treatment include Operation Flashpoint 2, Clive Barker's Jericho, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Rise of the Argonauts, and the recently released Overlord. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=277444&view=rss&microfeed=true There is a deluge of titles coming out this week with a little something for everyone. My game dollars this week will be going to The Darkness and the harry Potter game for the Wii. There are several others I'd like to get, but I'm saving my pennies for the Limited Edition of BioShock coming in just under two months. Which of this week's blockbuster titles will you be picking up? Flynn De Marco More »
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Now's your chance to finally get a taste of the hot evil Pikmin action that is Overlord. A demo went live on Xbox Live this morning (PC demo is on the way) allowing those with a thirst for power just a little taste of what's in store for them once the full game hits. Mine was still downloading when I left home today, so here are some comments from the commentors on Major Nelson's blog: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=267123&view=rss&microfeed=true Mayhem. Magic. Monsters. Line-dancing. Witness the spectacle of Overlord, Codemasters' PC and 360 game that puts you into the damp and spooky shoes of evil. Control demonic Pikmin-wannabes on your way towards becoming ghetto-Sauron. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=262516&view=rss&microfeed=true Triumph Studios' demonic Pikmin game Overlord just keeps getting uglier and uglier as time passes, and I mean that in a good way. It is a very unique sort of ugliness the monsters in the game possess. Something very Euro-fairytale about them. Interesting to note that while the monsters in the game are quite hideous, the human beings we've seen so far are even more grotesque. Check out the latest fifteen screenshots while pondering who the real monsters will be when Overlord is released this Summer. Michael Fahey More »
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The Dutch version of FHM magazine is holding a contest to win a spot in Triumph's upcoming 360/PC game Overlord, but there's a catch. They want the ugliest possible person they can find. It's an ugly pageant! Take that, all you pretty people, sailing through life on your looks, with your actual hair and your rock-hard abs. This one is ours, and by that I mean mine. More »
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From those righteous dudes from Delft who brought gamers the brilliant Age of Wonders series of games comes the announcement of their newest title, Overlord, which cuts away from the Masters of Magic turn based strategy mold to deliver a visceral action game experience on the PC and 360. More »
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