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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on March 19, 2008 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

Condemned 2: Bloodshot (PS3)

Condemned 2: Bloodshot follows Ethan Thomas, and his inner demons, in a string of gruesome murders where players must use their deductive skills and brute force to track down sadistic serial killers. The game features all-new fighting mechanics and high-tech forensics tools, giving players the resources they need to unravel the mysteries and cope with every disturbing event. Developed by the renowned Monolith Productions, creators of the original Condemned game, Condemned 2: Bloodshot also introduces a variety of thrilling online multiplayer modes, delivering the most brutal hand-to-hand combat experience the first-person genre has ever seen.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot carries a suggested retail price of $59.95 and is rated "M" for "Mature." The game is also available on the Xbox 360.

Flyboys Squadron (PC)

Now gamers can experience the intensity of WWI aerial combat with a blend of historical accuracy and fantastic action, including both single player and online subscription-based play.

As an added bonus, Flyboys Squadron comes with a free one month of online play for both Flyboys Squadron and Warbirds, a World War II air combat simulator with over 100 aircraft and ground vehicles!

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said "Whether its manning the gunner's seat and fending off another wave of enemy aircraft or piloting a legendary Nieuport 17 yourself, Flyboys Squadron brings good fun and plenty of action in a conflict that isn't covered nearly enough. We're pleased to offer this new bundle with two classic Interactive Magic air combat titles, which offer both World War I and World War II air combat in a package geared for online play."

Join the brave knights of the skies in this World War I flight combat simulation, developed by Interactive Magic. Fast, fun and furious action takes you to the skies above no man's land in the first air war in history, where you'll exchange machine gun fire with enemy pilots in desperate turning dogfights. Based on the motion picture "Flyboys", a twelve mission campaign will take you through the immersive single player storyline and prepare you for the next step – online play.

Forge a mighty tradition of strength and courage for your air squadron by besting opponents in over 10 authentic World War I aircraft and prove you're the best in the world by surviving the infamous close range dogfights over Western Europe. In the rugged French Nieuport 17 biplane players must protect the homeland as either the pilot or rear gunner and use teamwork and sheer courage over 12 single player battles and several hidden missions.

Flyboys Squadron is part of the Warbirds community of massively multiplayer online flight simulations and comes with a month of free subscription time, after which further online play requires a paid subscription. Once you connect to the online community, you'll find a virtual world with dynamic online missions and events. Ranks, points and medals will track your performance against human and AI pilots as you rise from rookie aviator to the "Ace" and Squadron Commander.

Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends (PS2/X360)

SW2XL introduces six legendary samurai including Toshiie Maeda, Gracia, Motochika Chosokabe, Katsuie Shibata, Kojiro Sasaki, and Yoshimoto Imagawa - each with their own storyline and powerful new weapons. With the introduction of Mercenary mode, the redesigned battlefields of "Okehazama" and "Shikoku", and new charge attacks, fans now have even more reasons to come back and join the fight. The new Mercenary mode gives players the chance to hire other samurai to fight alongside them.

SW2XL can be "remixed" with Samurai Warriors 2 (SW2) to add new Xtreme Legends features to SW2 (sold separately). With the Remix feature, players can use the characters from SW2 in SW2XL. Players can also play SW2's Story mode, Survival mode and Sugoroku modes using SW2XL's new characters. The Remix feature also increases character growth level maximums from 50 to 70, adds new charge attacks and adds a 5th weapon level to each of the original Samurai Warriors 2 characters.

SW2XL for Xbox 360 requires the original Samurai Warriors 2 game disc (sold separately), and is available exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 2400 Microsoft Points. SW2XL for the PlayStation 2 can be played with or without the original Samurai Warriors 2 game disc. Consumers can find SW2XL for PlayStation 2 at major electronic entertainment retailers.

Developed by Omega Force, KOEI's award-winning internal team, SW2XL is a 1-2 player game, with 2-player Co-op in Story and Free modes. SW2XL is rated "T" (Teen- Mild Language, Violence), by the ESRB.

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