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'Pool Party' (Wii) Gets New Release Date

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 5:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pool Party is a fully-featured pool and snooker simulation featuring 13 different single player and multi-player game types, encompassing the standard 8-ball, 9-ball, snooker game modes, but including more exotic game types such as Rotation and Black Jack and, of course, will make the best possible use of the Wii’s control system.

'Infinite Undiscovery' (X360) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 3:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Various situations unfold in a world that changes in real time, with players’ choices leading to "unknown discoveries." Infinite Undiscovery offers a fantasy world overflowing with realism, allowing players to experience true role playing within a grand story.

'Dark Sector' (PS3/X360) Gets Un-Banned Down Under

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 3:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of an elite black-ops agent sent on a dangerous mission into a decaying Eastern European city that hides a deadly Cold War secret. Earlier this year D3P's Dark Sector was refused a classification, aka banned, due to excessive violence, but after some tweaks to the finishing moves and sounds local distributor AFA Interactive has received a MA15+ ("Strong Violence") rating.

'Gears of War 2' (X360) - 5 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 1:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, and thrusts players back into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde.

'Burger Island' (NDS/Wii) Announced

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 1:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Burger Island follows the frantic culinary adventures of Patty Melton as she assumes control of a tropical island-based Beach Burger restaurant, grilling burgers, cooking fries, and blending special milkshakes for hungry customers with the help of quick-tempered waiter, Pierre, and the mysterious recipe-selling Tiki Guy.

'Atlantica Online' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlantica Online, developed by NDOORS Interactive, is bringing back turn-based and strategic gameplay to give a fresh face to the MMO world. A thinking person's game, Atlantica Online gives players the chance to really strategize using the combat, mercenary and city/country management system.

NHN USA Partners with 7-Eleven to Offer Pre-paid Game Cards

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 12:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

NHN USA and stored-value gift and prepaid products distributor InComm announced that ijji.com game cards of $10 and $25 are now available at 7-Eleven stores across the nation.

'Schizoid' and 'Golf: Tee It Up!' This Week's XBLA Titles - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 10:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Schizoid is a fast and furiously paced action game with simple, intuitive gameplay. Billed as the most co-op game ever, reflexes and smarts are key but sharp teamwork pays off even more! Pick up and play a few quick holes on your own or compete in a full 18-hole multiplayer tournament with friends in Golf: Tee It Up!

'Fable 2' (X360) Pre-Order And Get Pub Games Coming in August Free

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 10:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set 500 years after the original game, Fable 2 will offer even more choices and features, while building on the core gameplay theme of Fable where every choice continually defines who you become, allowing you to truly live the life you choose. Pre-order Fable II and get free access to download the Fable II Pub Games when they are released this August.

'Persona 4' (PS2) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 10:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Larger, deeper, and loaded with thrills, Persona 4 delivers an all-new story set in the Japanese countryside. A mysterious chain of deaths remains unanswered and only you and your team of gifted supernatural sleuths can uncover the truth. Will you thwart this hidden evil before it is too late?

'International Athletics' (NDS/PSP) Gets Delayed

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 10:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Central to the appeal of Ghostlight's International Athletics, developed by The Code Monkeys, will be the immense variety of the ten gut-busting events and the innate need of man to compete and win against his fellow man. Originally scheduled for July, it is now slated for an August release.

'Multiwinia' - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 10:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Multiwinia will combine elements of Darwinia, with the addition of multiplayer support which will enable both co-op and competitive battles between massive Darwinian armies.

'Video Games Live Music Vol.1' Brings Video Game Music to the Masses

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 10:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In an exciting collaboration with Video Games Live, EMI Classics will release a CD celebrating some of the best known, most popular video game music of all time.

'Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility' (Wii) - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility for the Wii, you find yourself in a troubled island town which once prospered with life and energy, but is now in serious trouble. The mystical Mother Tree that once watched over the island has disappeared, and the Harvest Goddess is nowhere to be found!

'Call of Duty 4' (ALL) Developer Reups With Activision, Developing New IP

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Infinity Ward announced that it has decided to reup on their contract with Activision publishing. The recently renegotiated deal may not seem like much of an impact from the outside perspective, but it has laid the ground work and kick started IW's future project, as well as the possibility of a unique new IP, that they’ll have complete control over. Don't expect any details soon as IW's director of comm. Robert Bowling says "it’s going to be quite a while before I can share any details on exactly what that project is."

Majesco Signs 'Away: Shuffle Dungeon' (NDS) - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Players take control of the young hero Sword, the sole resident left of the once booming Webb Village, who must rescue as many kidnapped townsfolk as possible from a mysterious unknown that has been slowly spiriting them away. AWAY Shuffle Dungeon includes creative contributions from RPG creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, character designer Naoto Oshima and composer Nobuo Uematsu.

Monday, July 7, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

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:

'Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness' (NDS) - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Your plans to start a new life for yourself were drastically changed when the ship you were on board was destroyed by a tropical storm. Now you find yourself stranded on an isolated island with a family of four from the ship. However, it seems that the island once was inhabited before…what happened to the people that used to live there?

'Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe' Announced

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Kalypso Media announces that the battle for galactic supremacy continues with Endless Universe, the new stand-alone add-on for strategy game Galactic Civilizations II. A stand-alone version, it requires no additional purchase and also includes the two previously released add-ons: Dark Avatar and Twilight Of the Arnor.

'Family Trainer' (Wii) - 9 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari's forthcoming European release of Namco Bandai's Wii exclusive Family Trainer lets your family and friends get physical by engaging the whole body in a variety of easy-to-understand, fast-paced and wildly entertaining activities.