China enforces online games monitoring

China has cracked down on some imported online games after some of the content violated government bans. The BBC reports the Chinese Xinhua agency as saying the latest round of enforcement was "prompted by a rash of problems with imported online games, some of which contain sensitive religious material or refer to territorial disputes."

The officials quoted say that the importers either concealed the content or upgraded it electronically after distribution.

Next Generation is reporting that Interplay's plans for the Fallout Massively Multiplayer Online could be backed by as much as $75 million, according to an SEC filing which included the confidential details.

"Production is proposed to begin as early as 2007, with a launch slated for Q3 2010," claims Next-Gen.

"The company's proposal expects one million subscribers during the first year, and projects profitability in year two, revenue of $160 million annually after its first year and net income of $50 million annually starting in year three."

Sega and 20th Century Fox will be invoking their rights to develop a new set of console games based on the Alien movies. GameSpot UK reports that work has started on at least two different types of game.

"Fans of the series can expect to see it adapted a number of ways, as the companies have confirmed that several Alien games - including a first-person shooter and a role-playing game ^- are currently in preproduction, with the first game scheduled to be released in 2009. The games will be for currently undisclosed 'next-generation gaming systems'."

Sign me up if there's a chance I can wave my Wii at the mother alien.