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BizSpots: X07, Fury, Atari

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Aug 16, 2007 5:54 pm PT

Xbox 360 gaming event on for Canucks; retail publisher named for Auran's PVP MMOG; Russians return to America.

Microsoft still holding X07 in Canada
In July, Microsoft unexpectedly announced that it would not be holding its annual X0 games event in Europe. According to a statement issued by the publisher, it would instead be refocusing its marketing and advertising efforts on the launch of individual titles, such as Halo 3, Mass Effect, BioShock, and Forza Motorsport 2. While the European event is for the time being still canned, it appears the X0 event still lives on in Canada. According to Canada.com, Microsoft recently sent out an invitation for its annual event, and on display will be "exclusive demos and gameplay" from Microsoft Games Studio and "top-third party publishers." According Canada.com's invitation, the event will be held in Toronto on August 28.

Fury rides Elephant to store shelves
Earlier this week, Gamecock Media Group announced that Auran's player-versus-player, combat-focused massively multiplayer online game Fury would take its servers live come October 9. With a retail date set, publisher Elephant Entertainment today announced a partnership with Gamecock and Auran to distribute the game to store shelves in North America. Fury retails for $49.99 and is free to play thereafter. An optional $9.99 monthly subscription gives players access to enhanced game features. It has not yet been rated.

Atari plays liaison to 1C
Building on their partnership established in April, Atari today announced it would be distributing in North America five more titles from Russian publisher 1C. On the PC, Atari will publish the first-person shooter You Are Empty, third-person stealth actioner Death to Spies, action role-playing game Dawn of Magic, and tactical strategy game Fantasy Wars. On both the PC and PlayStation 2, Atari will distribute naval action game Swashbucklers: Blue & Grey. All five titles are slated to arrive this fall.

50 Comments

  • club-sandwich

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:16 pm PT

    any news on news on X07?

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Aug 19, 2007 1:11 pm PT

    Sounds great.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Aug 19, 2007 10:55 am PT

    X06 was awesome. Hope this one will be great too or even better!

  • R3V3N4N7

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 12:15 pm PT

    I was disappointed about no X07 but now it's still happening. : ]

  • xXHackettXx

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 11:42 am PT

    Great i'll have to go to X07 then.

  • cubist84

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 10:37 am PT

    Bonziee Koziee? dont you mean banjo kazooie?

  • Ravi_1900

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 10:09 am PT

    Great news!! X07 is gonna happen, I wish microsoft reveals the 2008 line up with games like Alan Wake, Ninja gaiden 2, Bonziee Koziee, Dead or Alive: Cronus, Left4 Dead.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 9:33 am PT

    Good to hear X07 is back up this year.

  • maxxorz

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 8:49 am PT

    Oh man Oh man Oh man Oh man, Toronto X07 count me in!

  • MangyForestCat

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 7:55 am PT

    The reason they're still holding the Canadian event and not the European event has nothing to do with sales Gamer46. Which by the way you're still wrong because Microsoft is beating Sony in European sales too.. Nevertheless the reason they cancelled the European X07 is because it normally takes place around the end of September and Halo 3 is being released around that time so an European X07 event would cannibalize the Halo 3 coverage....

  • MangyForestCat

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 7:50 am PT

    Sweet Canadia still gets it's awesomeness.... go Canadia!

  • ebookerd1

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 6:13 am PT

    X07 doesn't seem impressive. I have never really noticed the event before?? Oh well

  • jcloverboy

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 5:47 am PT

    the day I leave for Europe, X07 comes to my city...argh. Great that the event is still on...hopefully there will be some content on the Bringing It Home promotion that I can obtain when I get back.

  • megamega777

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 3:47 am PT

    well this is just awsome!!!! X07 in Canada!

  • mamad_raiss

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 1:22 am PT

    Europe has GC in leipzige so MS will show their new stuff and of course the Drop cost of their console there , I think It is not necessary to have two event in same area same time , and it is a wise decision to put X07 in canada.

  • X360MadMan

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 12:46 am PT

    X07 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • callumohare

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 12:05 am PT

    wow. a game convention wwith Halo 3, Gears of war, ...ummm. YES!

  • ctg867

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 11:04 pm PT

    Summary: X07 will happen, it will just be a very, very small event, somewhere in Canada. Some game called Fury, that most people don't give a damn about, is coming out, and Atari is dead, no matter what they try to do.

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 11:01 pm PT

    The North American market is where the Xbox 360 shines, so this all makes sense.

  • Gamer46

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 9:52 pm PT

    It makes sense for MS to just can the European event and maybe make the one in Canada bigger. Simply because the North American market is the only one where MS is still real popular. They're losing ground in Europe fast, it's still Sony land over there and well, we won't even discuss Japan. So I'd say to MS, focus on who's lining your pockets and right now that's us North Americans.

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