by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 10:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sacred 2 is a action-oriented deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria featuring pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 10:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Brash Entertainment's The Tale of Despereaux is an interactive game based on Universal Pictures’ animated adventure of the same name. The game shares the fairy-tale look and feel of the upcoming film about a chivalrous mouse, full of courage and honor.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 10:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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2K Sports and Visual Concepts are working on the next installment in their NBA2k franchise featuring 11-time NBA All-Star and 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics as the cover athlete and spokesman for NBA 2K9.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks, players assume the role of Frank and Joe Hardy who have been invited onboard the Royal Express, an extravagant rail line traveling from Paris to St. Petersburg.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 9:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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7Million is a free to play MMO in the exciting world of spectacular heists, daring thieves and glamorous lady larcenists, featuring action filled puzzle games, cool, fully customizable characters and challenging missions – delivered in true style, of course.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 9:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remastered Edition rises to the challenge of being entirely in 3D, but now with a new 3rd-person mode and other gameplay updates. While the creators have kept classic game mechanics, the game benefits from the freedom and the immersion brought by a superb animated and detailed real time 3D environment.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Not heard of since the 1994 SNES iteration, the Punch-Out!! franchise is making a comeback, this time on the Wii.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 9:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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RF Online is a free-to-play MMORPG that delivers an epic mix of traditional fantasy and futuristic sci-fi. Set in the deep space galaxy of Novus, three races compete in an ultimate struggle for power and resource. Codemasters has been unable to extend its license agreement and will therefor be forced to shut down the European and North American servers on Nov. 9, 2008.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Reshape the battlefield - and the fate - of a broken nation in Fracture, Pacifica and the Atlantic Alliance, boast soldiers with powers beyond those of ordinary men. The differing states of superhumanity result in balanced yet stylistically different combat tactics that have never been seen before. Yesterday we introduced
the heroes, now the villains...
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 6:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Smoking Gun Interactive, formed by ex-Relic developers responsible for Company of Heroes, has finalized a multi-million dollar private financing agreement to expand the studio and the development of an as-of-yet undisclosed new property.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 5:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Treasure Co.'s Sin and Punishment 2 is the sequel to its 2000 N64 railshooter, which was finally released outside of Asia last year on Wii's Virtual Console. In Sin and Punishment 2 it's your job is to aim and fire at enemies, sidestep, roll, jump, or double-jump to avoid attacks and obstacles.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 5:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Following discussions with various interested parties over the last five months, Take-Two’s Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interests of stockholders to continue operating and building Take-Two as an independent company.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 4:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA's Sonic and the Black Knight is bringing Sonic into the world of Arthurian legend and offers the worlds most infamous blue hedgehog the chance to become a knight.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 4:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PES 2009 has undergone a graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 3:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on a fiction novel by Russian author Oleg Divov, Akella's Night Watcher is a new horror-adventure where you play journalist Andrei Luzgin who arrives in the town of Posolsk to find his missing friend who mysteriously disappeared.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 3:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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There comes a time in every sheep farmer’s life when he asks himself “why aren’t I looking after zebras or kangaroos instead?” Now those dreams of raising emus in Australia or elephants in Asia can be realized thanks to Atari’s animal care and farm management game My Farm Around The World.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 3:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Secret Files 2 is a point & click adventure game based on mysterious phenomena around the world. As a follow-up to Secret Files: Tunguska, the sequel takes on a different mystery in a totally different location ....
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2008 @ 3:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Sims 2 Apartment Life brings the adventure, fun and drama of close quarters of apartment living to your Sims.
by Rainier on Oct. 1, 2008 @ 11:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its Tokyo press conference, Nintendo not only revealed the Nintendo DSi, but also unveiled a bunch of new titles for the Wii. Not heard of since the 1994 SNES iteration, Punch-Out!! is returning, Treasure's Sin And Punishment 2, Namco-Bandai's Tales of, Dynasty Warriors, Another Code, while various Gamecube titles are coming to WiiWare, such as Pikmin, Let's Tap, and Wii Wave.
by Rainier on Oct. 1, 2008 @ 10:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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It's official: The NDS is getting a makeover. The DSi is 12% slimmer, sports 3.25-inch screens, does away with the GBA slot but adds an SD card adapter (download from the web and load off the card), allows you to play music and has two 3-megapixel cameras (one on the inside, the other on the outside). The DSi will become available in Japan on Nov. 1 for 18900 yen ($180) and will also be able to surf the web and catalog your photos in a flipbook or port them to the Wii. Nintendo will also launch a DSi Shop where you can download titles for free, or purchase them for either 200, 500, or 800 points (DSi comes with 1000 points free).