Videndi Helping Out Ubisoft
- by Angelspit
Reuters has a story about Ubisoft shares gained 9.27 percent at 27.10 euros today. Newspaper L'Agefi revealed that Vivendi Universal might help the French publisher fight a potential takeover by Electronic Arts. Both companies are said to have discussed the issue already. L'Agefi does not mention how Videndi planned to assist Ubisoft, but a merger would create the largest European video game publisher.
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Celestial Heavens Reloaded!
- by Angelspit
It has been a quiet year for the Might and Magic community. The last few months have been even worse for Celestial Heavens, since our server was plagued by various problems that disabled most of our features. After countless messages from desperate readers and unsuccessful attempts at resolving the issues on the server, we came to the conclusion that there was only one solution: open a brand new site! I'm happy to announce that Celestial Heavens has relaunched! The articles, the map database, the map reviews and the game information are finally back, all displayed in a brand new page layout created by our webmaster Karyll. The navigation of the site has been reorganized and visitors can now post messages, article comments and their picture. During the next few months, we plan to introduce a series of new functions, such as the ability to post news yourself. But the focus will remain on bringing you articles written by some of the most influential members of our community, exclusive information about the new Heroes games, and the news coverage that made the site famous.
Since the site is hosted on a new server located at www.CelestialHeavens.com, I would really appreciate if you could take a minute to update your favorites, and perhaps tell your community friends about the move. You can help us complete the redesign by reporting any error in the Bug Report (please register first).
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Help Wanted: News Writers
- by Angelspit
Celestial Heavens is looking for help with its news coverage. We need talented people with great writing and proofreading skills and some free time on their hands. An average of three news articles per week is the target, depending on the activity in the community. Prior experience, a good knowledge of the games, the community and the HTML language are a plus. We can provide an email account if needed.
Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All Celestial Heavens staff members are volunteers. Thanks.
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Heroes V Announced in January?
- by Angelspit
According to Heroic Corner, Heroes of Might and Magic V will be announced next month. They hold that information from a reliable source they can't reveal. Nival Interactive, which is assumed to be involved in one way or another in the development of the game, would make that announcement.
That's the first time there is a reference to a specific timeframe since Fabrice Cambounet cautiously hinted at a post-E3 announcement a long time ago. Still, there is no need to get too excited until the announcement does happen. Thanks to .NET for mentionning those news in our forums.
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Patches on the Ubisoft Site
- by Angelspit
After more than a year, the Heroes of Might and Magic patches have an official home once again. You can download them from the Downloads section of the Ubisoft site. They are not listed in the history of the page, so use the heroes keyword in the search field instead. Even though the files have been there since December 3rd already, maybe it's a sign that Ubi is ready to start talking about Heroes once again. Thanks to Urbanmonk for finding those files.
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Equilibris Screenshots
- by Angelspit
The Equilibris team rewarded the faithful visitors of their Web site, which had not been updated for a month, with a pair of screenshots. The first shows a Crusader Statue and the second, a handful of new Quest Huts.
The mod is using existing Heroes of Might and Magic IV art to create new locations and objects. We must admit that the results are astonishing. You now have a good idea of what the game would be like if New World Computing had been granted enough time, money and resources.
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Ubisoft Comments EA's Actions
- by Angelspit
There is an interview with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot at GameSpot. Guillemot commented the purchase of nearly 20% of Ubisoft shares by Electronic Arts: "Considering the industry practice of communicating informally about such decisions, we were disappointed, to say the very least, that EA chose not to inform us of their specific plans beforehand."
In related news, a report on AFX Financial reveals that the French government may take action to protect Ubisoft from acquisition by EA. "The heads of the studios fear that a purchase of Ubisoft by EA would lead to the disappearance of the last decision making centre in France for the video games industry."
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New Creature Banks in Equilibris
- by Angelspit
Mapmaker Rife had a good idea of suggesting adding more creature banks in a future release of the Equilibris mod. "Believe it or not, I don't think there are enough" he said. A few hours later, a new screenshot was posted on our hosted site. It appears that the Equilibris team has been working on new banks for some time, with brand new graphics and animations. The one on the right could be a location where heroes fight Mermaids and Sea Monsters. Special thanks to Dalai for showing us what he is working on.
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Heroes II Sound Fix Update
- by Angelspit
Moderator Kristo updated the instructions for the issues related to Heroes of Might and Magic II and Windows 2000 or XP. They are now based on the new Application Compatibility Toolkit released by Microsoft. If you own a copy of Heroes II, that thread is a must-read.
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