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$20,000 'Guitar Hero III' Competition

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 9:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The 'Rock the Lake' Guitar Hero III tournament will offer more than $20,000 in cash and prizes to participants including a $10,000 grand prize for the tournament winner. Registration for the one-day tournament is free with a limit of 2,500 competitors.

'Gumboy Tournament' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 9:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gumboy Tournament is an arcade game that combines single player, multiplayer and team-match – all in one. Once again the player can explore many fantasy levels, great graphics, a lot of environment interaction and light and particle effects. Finally you can compete against your friends over the net or even just on a computer without internet.

'Democracy 2' - v1.17 Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Positech Games' Democracy 2 puts you in the position of the leader of a new government, tasked with running the country, and keeping the electorate happy in the run up to each election.

'Pirates: The Key of Dreams' (Wii) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 9:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pirates: The Key of Dreams is a frantic nautical shoot-em-up. Sail your way across the Caribbean, cannons blazing, looting booty, running blockades, and ultimately, battling Blackbeard himself.

'Final Fantasy Tactics A2' (NDS) Coming to Europe

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 8:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift turns your NDS into a tactical battlefield where you can take control of a clan of fighters, mages and more. Summon mighty Scions and Espers to overcome the challenges that await, fulfill your destiny and return home victorious!

'Driving Theory Training' (NDS) - 28 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 8:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari's Driving Theory Training is an NDS exclusive title giving players the unique opportunity to revise, practice and take virtual tests on driving theory and Highway Code whilst on the move.

Monday, May 19, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 6:14 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:

'The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon' (ALL) - 21 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 5:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In the final chapter of the trilogy, players find Sypro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission to date. As the Dark Master’s (voiced by Mark Hamill) evil envelopes the world like a plague, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and unlock the true power of the purple dragon within him to stop the Dark Master in his tracks.

Wii Shop Channel Adds A Classic And Two WiiWare Titles

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 5:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today Nintendo added a classic and two WiiWare titles to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Critter Round-Up, Star Soldier R, and SKYKID.

EA Extends Expiration Date for Take-Two Offer

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Previously set to expire over the weekend, EA today that it has extended its tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of common stock of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to Monday, June 16, 2008, unless further extended.

'Project Origin' (PS3/X360/PC) - 5 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 5:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her triggered a chain of events that have spiraled completely out of control, now has free reign, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' (ALL) Ships Without DirectX10

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 3:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. Funcom announced that the DirectX 10 version of the game will not ship with the initial launch this week, to give the team more time to add extra features.

'Kung Fu Panda' (ALL) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 3:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Based on Dreamworks' upcoming CG-animated comedy about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, Po (voiced by Jack Black), who must somehow become a Kung Fu Master in order to save the Valley of Peace from a villainous snow leopard, Tai Lung.

'Xtreme Duck Hunting' - German Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 3:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Xtreme Duck Hunting is a 3D game with duck and wild boar hunting, target objects, animated landscapes and many weapons.

'Halo Wars' (X360) - New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 2:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

Official 'Warhawk' (PS3) Team Tournament Announced

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 2:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

GGL and SCEA have teamed up to bring you an Official Warhawk Team Tournament, where the top squad can win Warhawk Limited Edition Statues from Gentle Giants Studios (ARV $50 each) and a tournament exclusive in-game special weapon called the Champion’s Blade!

'Sudden Strike III: Ardennes Offensive' Gets New Damage Model - Trailer

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 1:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SS3: Arms For Victory is the 3rd installment in the RTS franchise, adding interface innovations, huge troop numbers and enormous map designs demonstrating that size does matter. The free Ardennes Offensive add-on features two multiplayer maps, a new campaign (2 missions) and one additional standalone mission.

'Battlefield Heroes' - Beta Test Sign-ups

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 1:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Battlefield Heroes is an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience, featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. Earlier this month the beta test was delayed, but you can now sign up after all.

Bioshock's Ken Levine to Keynote at PAX 2008

by Rainier on May 19, 2008 @ 12:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Penny Arcade Expo is a three-day celebration of games and gamer culture. The festival includes an exhibition floor filled with playable builds of upcoming tabletop, console, and computer games; a conference program of game-industry speakers on gaming topics; music concerts; freeplay areas; industry parties; game tournaments and more.

'Making History: The Calm & the Storm' - v2.0.4 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 18, 2008 @ 2:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Making History: The Calm & the Storm puts players in control of global conflict, combining a highly sophisticated AI with rich historical detail. Strategy First has released a new patch, bringing your retail game to v2.0.4, and improves performance, editor, game balancing, adds AI and UI changes and a few other things ...