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'Trine' (PS3/PC) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 7:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil…

'A Vampyre Story' - Patch #1 Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 7:03 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Combining 3D animation and 2D designs, A Vampyre Story follows the opera starlet, Mona, a woman kidnapped by Baron Shrowdy Von Kiefer and slowly becoming a creature of the night after coming under the vampire's spell.

'3 on 3 NHL Arcade' (PS3/X360) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 6:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News

3 on 3 NHL Arcade, Developed by the team behind NHL 09, is an all-new downloadable experience, a no rules, fast paced, hockey experience that gamers of all types can enjoy.

'Killzone 2' (PS3) Gets Conflicting Release Dates

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 6:41 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI. Last week's On The Spot mentioned a Feb. 17, 2008 release date, while last night's X-Play episode has it set for Feb. 27, 2008. Suffice it to say, it'll be in stores late February ...

'X-Blades' (PS3/X360/PC) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 6:27 a.m. PST | Filed under News

X-Blades, previously known as Oniblade, is a third-person, anime-style action/adventure. Your heroine wields two magical blades that can be used as swords or guns, and has magical abilities, all of which are upgradeable.

'Street Fighter IV' (ALL) Collectors Edition Revealed

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 6:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SF IV features a mix of returning favorites (Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li etc.) along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes.

Konami Working on 'A Next Metal Gear'

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 6:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Konami has just launched a new teaser site featuring a cryptic logo accompanied by nothing else but 'A Next Metal Gear' tagline. While it seems to be a clear indication of an Xbox 360 power button, it should be noted that circle with the upside down "i" is a universal symbol for power, so it does not necessarily point toward the much-rumored, and denied, X360 version of MGS 5. Back in October, a Konami PR person stated it was actively "investigating" releasing a version on Microsoft's latest console, a comment that was later removed from the original article.

'Theatre of War 2: North Africa 1943' - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 5:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Theatre of War 2 is a 3D RTS that covers events of 1943, the operations in Tunisia. Players will have the option to lead the German Afrika Korps of Rommel, supported by Italian military contingent, in their last full-scale attack or be at the head of the opposing English and American armies.

'The Continuum' (PC) Expands With Beginning's End, Adds New Characters

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 5:41 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Continuum is a flash-based game that blends the best elements of strategy gaming, collectible gaming, RPGs and digital goods into a distinctive game universe, where players' actions affect a gripping narrative. The Ancient Monk, Brynstan Cleric and Vanator Hunstman are but a few examples of the new, and unique characters now available for players of The Continuum.

'Drakensang: The Dark Eye' Voted Best RPG 2008 at German Developer Awards

by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 5:35 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Radon Labs' Drakensang: The Dark Eye brings back epic party-based RPG gameplay in a breathtakingly detailed world, based on one of the world’s biggest pen & paper franchises.