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'Real Heroes: Firefighter' (Wii) Announced

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 1:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Epicenter Studios announced its Wii exclusive Real Heroes: Firefighter, putting players in the soon-to-be soot-stained boots of a rookie firefighter who has just been assigned to a busy metropolitan fire station. Players will undergo a “baptism of fire” in an escalating array of emergency situations.

'Darkest of Days' - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Phantom EFX's Darkest of Days, using 8Monkey Labs' proprietary Marmoset game engine, is a story-rich, first-person shooter presenting an intriguing story of time-travel to some of the darkest periods in the history of mankind.

'StarCraft II' Playable at BlizzCon 2007

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 12:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game. Blizzard confirmed that demo stations will be set up at the convention, and attendees can sample the new units and gameplay elements for themselves in multiplayer battles.

'Hour of Victory' (X360) - 4 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 12:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Hour of Victory allows you to play a key role in the pivotal and cinematic battles from the European and North African theaters of World War II, using the skills and gameplay style you choose.

Strategy First Signs '1914: Shells of Fury'

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 12:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

It's the year 1914 and you are the commander of a submarine in the German Emperor's fleet during WWI. For the first time you have the opportunity to play exciting underwater missions in the first world war, to work out strategies, to use your powerful weapons and to take care of your submarine!

'Boogie' (Wii) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 12:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA announced an all new Wii exclusive intellectual property, Boogie, a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.

Eat Chips and Design an Xbox Live Arcade Video Game

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 11:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Doritos brand is partnering with Xbox 360 challenging people in the United States to design the first-ever consumer-created Xbox LIVE Arcade video game. Five finalists will get to work side-by-side with Xbox LIVE Arcade development teams to build playable versions of their game concept, and win a prize package, valued at over $6,000.

'Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 1' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 11:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, will be a comic adventure game, the first chapter of the planned episodic series which will feature characters from Penny Arcade, including the well-known Gabe and Tycho.

'Myst Online: Uru Live' Gets A New Light

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 11:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

GameTap announced a new episode in Myst Online: Uru Live, picking up where last month’s "Scars" left off. "A New Light" immerses players in another piece of the adventuresome, puzzle-focused gameplay.

'Vampire Rain' (X360) Multiplayer Details - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 11:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In development at Japanese studio d'Artoon, Vampire's Rain is a survival horror action game set in Los Angeles where you play as John Lloyd, an AIB special agent who has to fight his way past hordes Night Walker zombies.

'The BIGS' (ALL) Goes Gold

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 9:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The BIGS adds more explosive excitement to baseball video games than ever before. This over-the-top baseball action title puts an entirely new spin on MLB as it blends outrageous visuals and intuitive gameplay mechanics.

'Race Driver: Create & Race' (NDS) Track Editor Details - Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 9:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Race Driver: Create & Race has been designed from the ground up for NDS and lets players thrash the most formidable sports cars through closely-fought races on the world’s most prestigious circuits… and then lets players create their very own circuits with a full track construction kit.

'Asterix at the Olympic Games' (ALL) Announced

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari announced the signing of a new deal with Asterix licensor Les Editions Albert RenĂ© and with film production company La Petite Reine to produce the video game of the forthcoming full length feature film ‘Asterix at the Olympic Games’.

'Stranger' - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 8:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Stranger combines epic role-playing with some of the best elements of real-time strategy. The never-before-seen spell and item enchantment system allows a never-before-seen flexibility as players simply have to swap the amounts of used crystals to adapt to their enemies' strategies.

Intel is Taking the Fight to Online Cheaters

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 8:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Intel showed off a research project into anti-cheat technology during its Research@Intel Day at Intel headquarters. The idea is that Intel and the PC gaming industry would build technology into gaming rigs that could detect when common cheats, such as aimbots or wall hacks, are used in an online gaming session, and notify the server's admin.

BioWare Developing 'Sonic The Hedgehog' RPG for NDS

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 8:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA and Canada-based developer BioWare Corp. announced a partnership to create a new NDS video game based on the classic SEGA flagship icon Sonic The Hedgehog. The exact name of the game is undetermined, and it will ship in 2008.

'World in Conflict' Also Coming to Xbox 360 - Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 8:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers intense action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – an apocalyptic showdown between the Soviet Union and the United States, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer action and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles.

'Zoo Hospital' (NDS) Announced

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 8:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

It’s an exotic line-up of furry, feathered and ferocious patients in Majesco's Zoo Hospital. Developed by Torus Games, the lets players diagnose and treat more than 40 different species of birds, mammals and reptiles while interning at a world-famous zoo.

'RACE 07' - 8 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 8:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SimBin announced that its RACE 07 racing title sequel comes loaded with new features and game modes, more than 200 cars in 11 different car classes and host 20 different circuits from all over the world, several of them being city racetracks never before featured in a racing game.

'Eternal Sonata' (X360) And 'Ace Combat 6' (X360) Coming to Europe

by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 7:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari Europe announced today that it has signed a publishing agreement with Namco Bandai to bring two of its Xbox 360 titles to PAL territories. Flgith sim Ace Combat 6 makes its debut on the Microsoft's latest console, while Eternal Sonata is a promising looking RPG.