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'Active Life: Athletic World' (Wii) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 2:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Namco Bandai Games America announced Active Life: Athletic World (working title) for the Wii. Combining the motion sensing Wii Remote™ with a custom mat controller, the game lets players use their whole body to participate in more than10 fun and unique activities and multiplayer challenges.

'NBA 2K8' (ALL) Demo on Xbox Live Marketplace

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

NBA 2K8 will elevate the game of basketball to new levels never experienced before for the next-gen systems. NBA 2K8 will also continue to build and expand the groundbreaking Signature Style feature that will include hundreds of new shooting, passing, and dribbling animations. This demo delivers a four-minute exhibition game of NBA 2K8...

'Uncharted: Drake's Fortune' (PS3) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 2:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune brings players into a world ripe with realism and unexpected juxtapositions. A fallible hero akin to those depicted in pulp-adventure genre films, Nathan Drake brings a humanity and believability never seen before in video gaming, enabled entirely through technology advancements.

'European Street Racing' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 2:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

European Street Racing is a fast and furious new street racing game. Test your driving skills and race through the streets of seven of Europe’s principal cities including Moscow, Warsaw, London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Hamburg.

'Shadowgrounds Survivor' - 7 New Screens

by Judy on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 1:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of three survivors who join forces with the last remaining human resistance in the heated battle against the ongoing alien onslaught. The acclaimed atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original make a triumphant return armed with a new feature set!

'Pirates of the Burning Sea' Pre-Order Incentive - Screens

by Judy on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 11:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In the MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea, you play a bold sea captain in the 18th century Caribbean as you seek glory and adventure. Those who pre-order starting Tuesday, October 23rd, can access the game up to 15 days before launch, get a parrot sidekick, a special weapon and a CD with the original game soundtrack. (A European pre-order date has not yet been set.) Quite fitting for Talk Like a Pirate Day....

'Codename: Panzers - Cold War' - 5 New Screens

by Judy on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Storm Region's Codename: Panzers series leaves the World War II stage to take the story into Cold War East-West conflicts fought on fictitious battlefields, with a special emphasis on deep story lines and rich battle effects.

'Ancient Wars: Sparta' Gets 'The Fate of Hellas' Expansion

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 10:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

World Forge has revealed it is working on an expansion for its 3D RTS Ancient Wars: Sparta. The Fate of Hellas will feature an updated engine with improved visuals, two new campaigns with 7 missions each, and a new playable faction, the Macedonians. More details to follow shortly ...

'Halo 3' (X360) Springing Leaks All Over The Place

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 9:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Halo 3, Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. Last week, some stores in Norway leaked the game, and now UK retailer Argos has gone ahead and sold copies prematurely. Microsoft, however, will continue to use the ban hammer, blocking anybody who plays the game ahead of its Sept. 25/26 release date off Xbox Live, for life. Disconnecting the X360 from the Internet does not safeguard you, as the console collects data to be transmitted later.

'The Simpsons Game' (ALL) - 9 Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 9:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In The Simpsons Game, Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa use exciting, all-new powers to save the world from rising chaos. To help the Simpsons, gamers at home must journey through all of Springfield (as well as vast worlds beyond!), vanquish an amazing array of villains, and fight their way through parodies of multiple popular games.

Starz Media's Anime Series Coming to Xbox Live Marketplace

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 9:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Anime-style animation continues to demonstrate its multi-media appeal with today’s launch of audience-favorite titles from Starz Media’s large video library, such as Ghost in the Shell, Street Fighter II V, on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace..

'Football Manager Handheld 2008' (PSP) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 9:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sports Interactive's Football Manager Handheld 2008 will include a host of new features, which will enrich the portable management experience.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v4.2 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 9:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v4.2 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'Bomberman Live' (X360) Gets Bomb-Up Pack 2 - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 9:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Hudson announced Bomb-Up Pack 2, the second add-on pack for the Bomberman Live game which will launch launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Sept 26 for 250 Microsoft Points ($3.13). This new add-on pack features over a dozen additions, including ten characters, two levels, two leader boards, and a brand new game mode

'Tarr Chronicles' - English Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 6:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Tarr Chronicles is an arcade-style space combat sim where you, lost in space and deep behind enemy lines, must defend the galaxy's last hope using dozens of high-tech fighters bristling with cannons and rocket launchers.

'Downstream Panic!' (PSP) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 6:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari announced that it will publish Downstream Panic!, an unpredictable, fast-paced, tactical puzzle-action that places players in the position of a sea-creature preservationist out to save the world from a fantastic cyclone that has blasted the world's fish into the Earth's atmosphere.

'Conan (PS3/X360) - 5 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 5:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Conan is an action adventure game featuring a story of epic brutality, sheer evil and visceral combat. Players will follow the journey of Conan the Cimmerian as he fights a vicious battle against a variety of enemies and an elusive power that threatens to consume the Hyborian world.

CDV Brings 'Pacific Storm: Allies' to North America

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 5:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Combining RTS, resource management and exciting, in-your-face combat action, Pacific Storm Allies drops players into the thick of battle, playing as the US, Japan, and a new playable nation, the UK. This expansion brings new units to construct, new historical locations to visit and a brand new version of the engine with better graphics than ever before...

'Rail Simulator' - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 3:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rail Simulator will offer the opportunity for players to take charge of steam, diesel and electric trains on real routes in the UK and Germany. Challenging and fun gameplay will even enable players to design their own ideal journey routes.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 3:24 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: