by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pirates, Merchants & Explorers takes players into a fifteenth century historical setting. Adventurers can start an online career as merchant, buccaneer, fisherman or one of many other professions. Players fight on land and water, complete enthralling quests and found guilds with other players.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 8:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 8:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The epic saga continues with Halo 3, in this third chapter of the Halo trilogy, 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. Gears of War, Halo 2, and Viva Pinata are all coming to the PC, so what about Halo 3? Bungie's Frank O'Connor
says, "I can tell you for a fact that there's not one line of code written for a PC version at this point."
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 7:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Activision announced Poison front man Bret Michaels will appear as a lead vocalist character.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 7:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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. After initially being delayed, Turok is now scheduled for Feb. 8, 2008
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 7:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Elephant Entertainment signed a North American retail distribution agreement with Gamecock/Auran for their competitive online RPG Fury. It takes the best elements of an MMO - combat, advancement and teamwork - and blends them with the best elements of an FPS - instant action, fast pacing and diverse game types.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 7:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A World Of My Own is 3D “virtual world” island paradise, in which launching a game is as simple as walking into a room in one of the many themed buildings in the environment. Unlike other online delivery services, AWOMO delivers the same game playable in a matter of minutes on a standard broadband connection using proprietary technology.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 6:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari announced that it will distribute five new titles with 1C including You Are Empty, Death to Spies, Dawn of Magic and Fantasy Wars for PC and Swashbucklers for PC and PPS2 in the U.S. this fall.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 6:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Exodus from the Earth is a sci-fi first-person shooter, where the player will have to solve numerous quests and eventually to find out if human life and civilization are possible beyond the Earth's confines.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 6:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GFI has revealed its lineup to be presented at Games Convention 2007 in Leipzig, where it will show a multitude of titles such as, JAZZ:Hired Guns, Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero, Warfare, and Gluk’Oza: Action!.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 6:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire Interactive announced Animal Paradise, a fun and engaging virtual pet sim for the NDS. Animal Paradise takes players to their uncle's virtual farm and allows them to become best friends with all of his farm animals. Feed, clean, walk and play with them, but above all make them happy so you can earn their love.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 6:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Noviy Disk has revealed its lineup to be presented at Games Convention 2007 in Leipzig at ND Games booth №51 in Hall 1, where it will show over a dozen titles, such as Pirate Hunter, 9th Company: Roots of Terror, Tension, and Partisan, to name a few.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 2:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Wild West Online: Gunfighter, players take the role of a gunslinger in the 19th Century American West.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 2:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 1:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Octane co-founder Charles Huang revealed in an
interview with C-NET that it plans to bring Guitar Hero the the NDS. While it will be unlikely that a plastic guitar is involved Huang promises a unique gaming experience, with both Red Octane and Nintendo are looking into possibilities to add some sort of controller. The goal is to make Guitar Hero DS affordable, and playable where gamers usually go to play their handheld.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 1:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Red Storm Creative Director Christian Allen revealed that he is leaving his position at Red Storm and has accepted a Design Lead offer over at Bungie, to work "on something a bit different than Ghost Recon." Christian Allen, a former US Marine, joined Red Storm in 2002, and worked his way up from Assistant Designer to Creative Director, but having worked on 7 different Ghost Recon titles, all good things come to an end.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 12:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tripwire Interactive announced that it is preparing the release of a summer update for its WWII online action game Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. The free update adds a new map Krivoi Rog (including the Panzer IV G tank), adaptive bloom system, in-game AA/AF tweaking, and the usual bug fixes and tweaks...
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 9:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Far Cry 2 - Developer Blog #2
- Team Fortress 2 [ALL] - Technology Trailer
- Turning Point: Fall of Liberty [PS3/X360/PC] - Gameplay Trailer
- Skate [ALL] - Player Progression Trailer
- Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power - Trailer #4
- Anacapri: The Dream - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ..
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 9:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Boogie will have gamers dancing, singing and starring in their own music videos. Players can also choose and customize different characters in the game to best show off their dancing style and karaoke skills. According to
a product listing on online rental outlet GameFly, Boogie might make an appearance on the PS2, scheduled for November 2007. Most likely a wrong entry, but interesting nonetheless ...
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 5:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes offers a furious fighting game experience with up to 3-on-3 team-based gameplay, intense single-player action, and a wireless multiplayer versus mode for up to two users, all within the Naruto universe.