by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 9:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 8:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is proud to present Video Games Live, an immersive concert featuring music from the biggest video games of all time, as its closing night performance.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 3:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA today announced the 4th installment of the franchise, Medieval II: Total War, taking strategy genre to a whole new level with the most epic and cinematic 3D battles ever seen on PC.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 2:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemasters announced today that it has secured distribution and operation across North America and Europe for NHN Games' MMORPG ArchLord, currently in open beta service in Korea.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 2:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Pursuit Force is a fast-paced arcade-action game, that fuses driving and combat mechanics to create a unique gaming experience for PSP. Pursuit Force follows the misadventures of a rookie Police Officer tracking down five criminal gangs across an entire fictional state in America.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 2:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Massive Incorporated and Steel Monkeys today announced a strategic partnership to deliver dynamic advertising to 2 Days to Vegas. A story driven 3rd person action-adventure game, 2 Days To Vegas, is crammed full of car chases, shootouts and unexpected twists, set in several major cities across the USA and takes place during an intense 48 hour period.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 2:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Micro Application and Lexis Numérique, known for Missing, are pleased to announce the signing of a European contract for Experience112, a PC adventure game that pushes back the boundaries of the genre, designed by Nicolas Delaye in collaboration with Eric Viennot.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 9:25 p.m. PST | 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 :
- Grandia III [PS2] - Save Alphina Trailer
- War Front: Turning Point - Dogfight Trailer
- Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailerpack
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 6:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Well almost... Sony Online has
announced that it will give new Planetside, SOE's MMOFPS, players the chance to play for free for a period of 12 months. Essentially, new players will be able to have access to any part of the game but will have limitations on the BattleRank, which affects the diversity of their arsenal. The UI will also get an overhaul to make it easier for newcommers and plenty of new items and weapon variants are getting added. Expected launch, February 14.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 5:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Tomb Raider: Legend revives the athletic, intelligent and entertaining adventurer who won the hearts and minds of gamers worldwide. Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment, allows gamers to experience tomb raiding as never before.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 4:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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MotoGP 2006: URT takes the franchise to the next generation as the only official game of the MotoGP Championship on X360. MotoGP 2006 looks set to create a new definition of high speed for racing fans looking for the fastest thrills on the fastest console.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 4:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Many RPG fans were probably looking forward to the Heroes of Might & Magic 5 open beta which was set to launch today. Unfortunately, nothing happened. Without much of an explanation, Ubisoft announced "The open beta for Heroes V has been delayed, to make the experience as smooth as possible for all those involved. Keep an eye out for a new beta launch date, and all the news that goes with it."
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 4:40 p.m. PST | Filed under
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As we announced
back in December, CBS' 60 Minutes will air a feature segment covering Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel and the international explosion of professional video gaming. Viewers can expect to see World Cyber Games footage as well as interviews with WCG Hall of Fame inductees and two-time Counter-Strike gold medal winners Team 3D. You can catcn it on CBS this Sunday January 23, 2006.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 4:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A direct conversion of the arcade fighting game, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max is enhanced with additional original content specifically designed for the portable system including Wi-Fi functionality and extra gameplay modes.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 4:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Buzz will be fronting a new game show called Buzz!: The BIG Quiz, this time the questions could be on anything, with picture, audio and video clips covering subjects from film and sport through to music and Buzz's own brand of crazy general knowledge. And of course there'll be plenty of questions about Buzz's celebrity friends!
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 2:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft has surpassed the one million customer milestone in Europe, more than quadrupling the previously estimated size of the entire European MMORPG market since its launch in Feb. 2005. Topping the sales 2005 sales charts, World of Warcraft has a growing audience of more than 5.5 million customers.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 2:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Fight Night Round 3 brings the most intense boxing experience to gamers. Film-quality graphics showcase devastating punch impacts unparalleled in any game or film. On the way to becoming boxing's greatest legend, train to fight like the best including Muhammad Ali or create a boxing style unique only to your boxer.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 2:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Adventure Company today announced it will publish Crime Stories, known in Europe as Martin Mystére: Operation Dorian Gray, in North America on March 14, 2006. Take on the role of Martin Mystère, a brilliant young F.B.I. agent, who has just been called upon to investigate the brutal murder of the highly reputed scientist, Professor Eulemberg.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 1:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Based on briefings and scenarios supplied by S.A.S. veterans, The Regiment is a tense, accurate simulation of close quarters combat. Lead four-man teams in assaults on terrorist strongholds. In case
yesterday's 18 screens weren't enough, here's some more ...
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 1:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA has released a patch for the North American version of its retro gaming compilation Taito Legends, fixing a crash to desktop. Read more for download links ...