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'Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword' (NDS) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 4:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Tecmo's action hero Ryu Hayabusa will be flipping his way onto the NDS. Bringing all of the intense combat, stylized graphics, and ultimate ninja action to touch-screens everywhere, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword features a new storyline and innovative use of the DS Stylus.

'Super Swing Golf Season 2' (Wii) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 4:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Using the Wii remote as a golf club, swing into the action with your favorite characters as Super Swing Golf Season 2 returns to the island to challenge the new courses with all new story, tournament modes, new multiplayer modes, completely new customizations, costumes, and secrets.

THQ Promotes From Within to Replace Executive VP

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 4:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ executive vice president, Worldwide Publishing, Kelly Flock, is stepping down for personal reasons, and will be replaced by former senior vice president, North American Sales and Distribution, Scott Guthrie, and Ian Curran former senior vice president, International.

'The Destiny of Zorro' (Wii) - Features & Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 2:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

505 Games' The Destiny of Zorro, developed by Pronto Games, promises action, romance and, by use of the innovative Wii controller, the unique thrill of ‘becoming’ the great hero himself!

'Zeno Clash' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 1:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Santiago, Chile based indy game development studio ACE Team announced today that it has licensed Valve's Source Engine for Zeno Clash, an action fantasy game with a strong focus on melee combat set in a punk fantasy world.

'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' (ALL) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 12:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will expand beyond the film and feature 20 playable characters, each with different weapons and abilities, as well as a two-player offline/online "drop-in/drop out" gameplay mode.

Survey Says Casual Games Educational and Help Families Bond

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 12:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Largest-ever casual games survey reveals 70% of family gamers see educational benefits for children / grandchildren, while 92% of say casual games provide an opportunity for them to bond.

'Indianapolis 500 Legends' (NDS/Wii) - 10 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 12:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Are you ready to careen around the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a hand-built 1960s speed machine that hits speeds of nearly 180 mph, yet rides only 7 inches off the ground? Can you survive a moving minefield of crashes, spinning cars, rolling tires, oil slicks and 32 rivals competing for the perfect racing line?

'Trigger Heart Exelica' Coming to Xbox Live Arcade?

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 12:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

After making its 2006 debut in Asian arcade halls, scanned pages from Japanese magazine Arcadia reveal that shoot'em up Trigger Heart Exelica will be making an appearance on Xbox Live Arcade. Released on Dreamcast earlier this year, Trigger Heart Exelica allows you to capture enemy ships and use them against waves of attackers. No further details are available at this point ...

'SEGA Rally Revo' (ALL) - 30 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 9:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA Rally Revo will set a new benchmark in its genre with a high-tempo driving experience that will challenge the racing skills both on and off-road, with revolutionary dynamically deformable terrain, proprietary next-generation graphics, bone-jarringly realistic physics, and competitive bumper-to-bumper racing.

Arkane Studios Developing Secondary New Project

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

An overview of Arkane Studios' CEO Raphaƫl Colantonio LinkedIn profile reveals that the French development studio is not only working on its Source-powered shooter The Crossing, but also an unannounced new project. No further details were revealed about whether this is in the works at its Lyon headquarters or its recently formed Austin, Texas-based studio.

'SBK-08 Superbike World Championship' (ALL) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 9:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Black Bean announced that Milestone’s fast paced racing game SBK-08 Superbike World Championship, the officially licensed WSBK, will storm the next-gen consoles with brand new features and enhancements.

Subscribe to DIRECTV and Get 11 Free Months of 'World of Warcraft'

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 9:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Until Nov. 30, DIRECTV is offering Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft, to its new customers across North America. New players will be able to download a trial copy of the game, upgrade that to a full version at no cost, and receive 11 months of free game time.

'07 Commando' (NDS) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 9:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In 07 Commando, a slick, 2D, side-scrolling, action shooter, you assume the role of ‘Storm’, who is extremely agile with a plethora of actions, players will battle against arch enemy hoodlum organization ‘Rattlesnake’ and its henchmen.

'Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2' - v1.04 Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 9:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

GRAW 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic. Ubisoft has released a new patch, tweaking various minor multiplayer/server aspects.

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

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 6:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Turok is an epic, story-driven first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Players take on the role of Joseph Turok, a former Black Ops commando, now part of an elite Special Forces squad on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically-altered planet.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v4.1 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 6:41 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 v4.1 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'Empire of Sports' - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 5:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Empire of Sports is an MMORPG built entirely around sport, designed to allow millions of players around the world to simultaneously exist in an online universe, where their alter egos socially interact, train, compete, attend events and acquire the goods and services they need to build a parallel sporting existence.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 5:45 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:

'Warhawk' (PS3) Launches Today - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 5:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Experience the thrill of white-knuckle aerial combat with bone-crunching armored assaults and high-intensity infantry combat in a 32-player, all-out war fought both on the ground and in the skies. Warhawk launches exclusively for the PS3 today, Tuesday, August 28th!