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'James Bond: Quantum of Solace' (ALL) - Facts, Features & Screens

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Introducing a more lethal and cunningly efficient Bond, Quantum of Solace blends intense first-person action with a unique 3rd person cover combat system that allows players to truly feel what it is like to be the ultimate secret agent as they use their stealth, precision shooting and lethal combat skills to progress.

Vivendi and Activision Merger Complete, Activision Blizzard is Born

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Vivendi and Activision announced the completion of the transaction announced on Dec. 2, 2007 to create Activision Blizzard, as the world's most profitable pure-play online and console game publisher.

'Mechanic Master' (NDS) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mechanic Master is a fun problem-solving game for creative minds where you use the stylus as a weapon to rid the Earth of alien invaders that have scattered across the planet. Become the ultimate Master of Mechanics by creating crazy contraptions to free humans, keep the mechanics in motion and defeat those pesky foes.

GamersGate Makes Microïds Portfolio Available for Download

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Digital download portal GamersGate announced that renowned games publisher and producer Microïds has made its current catalog including upcoming games, available for digital download on the platform.

'Princess Debut' (NDS) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Natsume announced a new original IP, Princess Debut, a rhythm and adventure game for girls, offering the chance to step through a portal into a magical world where they become a princess.

Strategy First Signs 'Perimeter 2: New Earth'

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Perimeter 2: New Earth is a real-time strategy game built on the concept of territory seizure using detailed terraforming and on the subsequent encircling of these zones with a special protective perimeter.

'Atlantica Online' Begins Closed Beta - New Screens

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlantica Online 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.

Riot Games Secures An Additional $7 Million in Funding

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Last year Riot Games, comprised of former EA, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, Konami, Activision, and Midway employees, bagged $1.5 million independent equity funding, and today it announced that Benchmark Capital and FirstMark Capital has invested $7M to finance development of its, still unannounced, new action RPG/RTS hybrid title.

'Princess On Ice' (NDS) - 19 New Screens

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Aksys Games' rhythm-based ice skating simulation game Princess On Ice players will be able to pick and choose which girl to skate and dance their way through the world’s premier ice skating stadiums, perfecting all the moves and striving to be crowned as the next Princess On Ice!

2K Games Signs 'Champions Online' (PC) Also Coming to Xbox 360

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 10:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

2K Games announced that it has signed Cryptic Studios’ MMO action game, Champions Online, based on the pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments.

'Salvation' (X360/PC) Developer Interview #3 - Screens

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 9:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Salvation is a third-person shooter game set in the near-future where the world government has staged Judgment Day, replicated Christ and Antichrist in order to kill them off and assume ultimate power. Any dissidents are killed or sent to a cybernetic virtual Hell, causing a human to suffer unbearably.

CD Projekt Brings Good Old Games to the Present

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

CD Projekt revealed its newest project, GOG.com, acronym for Good Old Games, is a new games-on-demand platform that allows you to buy some of the best PC games of all time – many of which just can't be found in stores anymore – and play them on modern hardware, completely free of intrusive DRM.

'Stormrise' (PS3/X360/PC) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 8:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA announced Stormrise, an innovative real time strategy console title offering fans of the classic RTS genre an immersive and dramatic twist whilst challenging the conscience of the gamer. Experience the heat of the battlefield by leading your troops from the front line, instead of the traditional way of controlling the units from a detached view point.

'Brave: A Warrior's Tale' (PSP/Wii/X360) Announced

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 8:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Brave: A Warrior's Tale brings players expansive exploration and in-game interactivity on their quest to protect their tribe from the sources of evil, continuously offering a significant challenge to players as they advance through a world of untamed wilderness.

'Mirror's Edge' (PS3/X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 7:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mirror's Edge is a new take on the first-person action adventure category, where you are Faith, a 'runner' in a world where communication channels are highly monitored and the movement of human traffic is closely watched. When Faith's sister gets framed for a murder she did not commit, Faith finds herself on the edge of the city, on the wrong side of the law.

'Ride to Hell' (PS3/X360/PC) Announced

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 7:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Deep Silver's Ride to Hell, produced by their internal development studio, is set in the last years of the roaring 1960's, a time of Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N Roll. The biker movement, rock music and the hippie counterculture all add to the fascinating atmosphere to be experienced in Ride to Hell.

'TNA iMPACT!' (PS2/Wii/PS3/X360) - 7 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 7:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

TNA stands for Total Nonstop Action, so you can expect TNA iMPACT! to be more extreme and action-packed than competing WWE titles. TNA has a few little tweaks compared to regular wrestling, such as a six-sided arena, with game modes involving a cage and race for the belt.

'The Tale of Despereaux' (PS2/Wii/X360/PC) Announced

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 7:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Brash Entertainment announced development for The Tale of Despereaux, 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.

'Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising' (PS3/X360/PC) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 7:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense then ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component will create battles on an incredible scale.

Midway's E3 2008 Lineup

by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 6:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway Games announced its product portfolio to be shown at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit, showcasing exciting new IPs such as Wheelman starring action film star Vin Diesel, This is Vegas, TNA Impact, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, casual titles such as the Game Party sequel, and several others.