by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 5:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo added two classics and two WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Alien Crush Returns (Wiiware), Home Sweet Home (Wiiware), and Space Harrier (VC).
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 5:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive's Mount & Blade, developed by TaleWorlds Entertainment, is a single-player, third- or first-person action/role-playing game with a focus on medieval combat. This patch fixes a compatibility issue for savegames created with 1.0 or 1.003.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 4:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Cryptic Studios announced that Bill Roper, known for heading Flagship Studios' Hellgate London, has joined the company as Design Director and will be working on Champions Online.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 4:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Pyroblazer is a futuristic combat racing game set amidst the awe-inspiring locations of New Apeiron, where players get the opportunity to race through a multitude of environments using a wide selection of anti-gravity craft known as Blazers.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 4:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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King's Bounty is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world. Katauri Interactive is already working on the first expansion, King's Bounty: Armored Princess, adding new races, classes, bosses, arenas to fight in, improved interface, bonuses for awarded medals, and the ability to play as a female character, Princess Amelie.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 3:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Crysis Wars is the multiplayer component for Crytek's FPS Crysis Warhead and features three multiplayer modes, 21 maps, vehicles and more. A few weeks back we revealed the first patch was in development, but no details were available, until now ...
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 3:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring three intense campaigns, brand-new multiplayer modes and an innovative “direct-fire” feature that allows even more tactical control during the heat of battle, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor will immerse players in some of the most historic, tide-turning clashes of World War II.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 2:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Audiball is a quirky rhythm-action-puzzle-based community game in which you use your guitar controller in a new and interesting way as you trigger sounds to guide the audiballs through each track, producing music as you go. Go slow or go fast. Steer audiballs away from obstacles or use them to your advantage.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 2:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Tropico, you play an all-powerful Pirate King, you must manage a 17th century band of buccaneers and keep them satisfied with drinking, wenching, gambling, feasting, and the best in pirate accommodations. Not heard of since 2003's
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove, Kalypso Media has acquired the Tropico license from Take Two, and has entered into a agreement with Haemimont Games, known for Imperium Romanum, to develop a new title in the strategy franchise.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 2:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Jutland is Storm Eagle Studios 2nd installment utilizing its Distant Guns 3D Combat Engine! Set in the treacherous waters of the 1916 North Sea, Jutland delivers the most detailed World War One naval experience ever released for PC wargaming!
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2008 @ 2:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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When the New Xbox Experience launches on Nov. 19, four existing Xbox Live Arcade games will be updated to include Avatar functionality to make your gaming even more personal. Join your friends and play UNO!, Bomberman Live, Hardwood Hearts and Hardwood Spades and watch your Avatar come to life with custom animations throughout game menus and lobbies. On top of that, a new Xbox Live Arcade title will also launch with the first fully playable in-game Avatars, while the recently released Scene It? Box Office Smash will get a title update that will allow you to use your new Avatar.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2008 @ 11:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Call of Duty: World at War completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2008 @ 11:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Combining 3D animation and 2D designs, A Vampyre Story follows the opera starlet, Mona, a woman kidnapped by Baron Shrowdy Von Kiefer and slowly becoming a creature of the night after coming under the vampire's spell.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2008 @ 4:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sports Interactive's long running sports simulation franchise is getting a new installment with Football Manager 2009, known in North America as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009, which is finally making the move to 3D with a new match engine.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2008 @ 4:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Darksiders: Wrath of War is an action/adventure game that gives players the ability to experience the supernatural destructive power of WAR, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as he explores a demon ravaged world -- seeking revenge and ultimate redemption with a vast array of modern and mythical weaponry.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2008 @ 4:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to an alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign, the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2008 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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WH 40K: Dawn of War - Soulstorm features an extensive interplanetary campaign spanning an entire star system in the WK40K universe, as well as introducing two all-new factions for an unprecedented total of nine playable races.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2008 @ 1:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Naruto: The Broken Bond features Naruto, who has now evolved into a well-respected Ninja, but his new status and abilities trigger the envy of his best friend and Ninja teammate, Sasuke. The enemy of the village, Orochimaru, takes advantage of the situation and convinces Sasuke to leave his friends and village in order to join his evil clan and become more powerful.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2008 @ 1:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix's Dragon Quest IX: Defender of the Stars, developed by Level 5, is the first title on any Nintendo system since Dragon Quest VI, 10 years ago, now featuring WiFi support for four players in co-op.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2008 @ 3:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Harmonix and MTV Games announced the release of AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, giving music fans a whole new way to experience rock’s hardest hitting act with access to 18 live recordings from AC/DC’s epic, live performance at Castle Donington.