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'Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception' (PSP) - 60 New Screens

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 2:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception will feature a limited amount of flyable planes such as F/A-18 Hornet, Su-27 and the MiG-29, and the same group of countries are still waging war.

'The Outfit' (X360) Gets Xbox Live Update

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 2:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ has released a new, free, update for Relic Entertainment's 3rd person WWII action game. In addition to improved multiplayer performance, the Title Update also adds various game play improvements and several item cost changes and units balance tweaks. Read more for details ...

Insomniac Games - Best Game Company to Work for in America

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 12:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Yoga. Massage therapy. Free catered meals. Discounted gym membership. These are just a few of the benefits that helped Insomniac Games earn the honor for the second-straight year of being named one of the best companies, and only game developer listed, to work for in America.

'Crysis' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 12:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion.

Monday June 26, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 10:09 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 Fast and the Furious' (PSP/PS2) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 10:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Inspired by the events of the The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift film, this game will immerse players in the underground world of drift racing. Set in a world related to, yet separate from, the movie, the game features a ground breaking drift mechanic that makes drifting accessible to both beginning and veteran racing game drivers.

Force10 Networks Rolls Out High Speed Gaming Network

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Force10 Networks announced its TeraScale E-Series family of switch/routers is offering online gaming companies the ability to support hundreds of thousands of players simultaneously as well as the seamless scalability to accommodate both new interactive worlds and users.

'War Front: Turning Point' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

War Front: Turning Point explores an alternate World War II, one in which Hitler is assassinated in the early days, and you will take command of experimental weapons, prototype vehicles and units rarely seen in strategy games in an attempt to alter or secure the historical outcome of World War II.

'Etrom: The Astral Essence' - v1.1 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 9:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Etrom is an epic adventure among realms and cities, democracies and “nazi” dictatorships, a journey through space-time portals, and many more locations, situations, rituals, secret-services plots, dark spells. This v1.1 patch adds new control scheme, safe mode, software vertex processing, disables vsync, fixes a few bugs, and the ability to jump directly to the Gun Shop.

'Darkstar One' - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 8:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis!

Daily Dose of Site Launches

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 3:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

'Alien Shooter 2' - Demo Available NOW!

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 2:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Alien Shooter 2, hack 'n slash gameplay gets dropped into a science-fiction storyline packed with dozens of weapons and vicious alien life forms. After a premature release a few weeks back, the official demo is now available, offering two time-limited gamemodes: Campaign (8 minutes) and Survival (6 Minutes). After that, you will be back in the Main Menu and can start again.

'Titan Quest' - 33 New Screens

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 1:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Titan Quest is an action role-playing game set in the ancient mythical worlds of Greece and Egypt. With an arsenal of more than a thousand pieces of unique and legendary equipment, players will have to overcome terrifying monsters and mythical beasts in their quest to save humankind from the Titans.

'Panzer Tactics DS' (NDS) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on June 26, 2006 @ 1:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Combining intuitive gaming with historically-inspired battles, would-be commanders will lead their forces to victory or defeat in three exciting single-player campaigns, or compete in multiplayer games via Nintendo-WiFi Connection or wireless multiplayer. Multiplayer games will also offer a competitive ladder system to rank the best online commanders.

Radical Entertainment Co-founder Calls It Quits Part II

by Rainier on June 25, 2006 @ 6:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Earlier this week, we ran an article about the resignation of Radical president and co-founder, Ian Wilkinson. No specifics were mentioned, but one of our faithful readers (thanks Glen) noted that this newspaper article was based on a more in-depth piece in the Vancouver Sun, pointing out that the transition was apparently planned more than a year ago.

Various Game Trailers #816

by Rainier on June 25, 2006 @ 5:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

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:

  • Joint Task Force - Physx Trailer
  • NHL 07 [ALL] - Ovechkin Trailer
  • NHL 2k7 [ALL] - Joe Thorton Trailer


  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'My Worst Day WW2' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on June 24, 2006 @ 4:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

My Worst Day WW2 is a 3D action tactical FPS. It is World War 2, and you are sent as a saboteur into winter Norway to destroy two big German canons. You are dropped from a plane into a large island in a fjord. The demo version of the game, hosting all game functionality, but has some time limited use.

'Saints Row' (X360) Demo Coming August 1st

by Rainier on June 24, 2006 @ 2:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Saints Row provides open world gaming an unprecedented amount of freedom to experience the game as the player sees fit. The game, based in the fictional urban surroundings of Still Water, is action adventure with its core as a third-person shooter. While the official launch date is set for Aug 29th, THQ plans to released a singleplayer demo on Xbox Live August 1st, 2006, as well as on the Official Xbox Live cover cd.

Daily Dose of Site Launches

by Rainier on June 24, 2006 @ 12:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

'Hannibal: Vengeance of Carthage' (Xbox/PC) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 24, 2006 @ 11:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Hannibal: Vengeance of Carthage is a gripping 3rd-person tactical action game where players take the role of Hannibal Barka, commander in chief of the Carthaginian forces against the Roman Republic... it will not be a war of conquest, but a war of vengeance!