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Square Enix's 2009 Lineup Reveals 'Dragon Quest' And 'Valkyrie Profile' Titles

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 5:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Square Enix updated its Q1 2009 lineup revealing that in addition to the previously announced Star Ocean: Second Evolution (PSP) and Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360), both the remade classic, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (NDS), and Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (NDS) will be primed and ready.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 5:24 a.m. PST | 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:

'Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942' Goes Gold - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 5:11 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 is based on a little-known Russian offensive that occurred during May 1942, in which a German counterattack had three Soviet armies surrounded, forcing them to fight their way out of the Barvenkovskiy Kotel ‘meat grinder’.

'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) Demo Goes Public Today, Split-Screen Feature Patched Out

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 5:03 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Last week, modders hacked the early demo to allow split-screen co-op on PC (2nd player using controller), but with the demo going public today, Valve has issued a patch to remove the feature in order to "additional bug reports," but it will be re-enabled in full product.

'King's Bounty: Armored Princess' Officially Announced - New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 4:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Revealed last week, 1C Company and Katauri Interactive officially announced King's Bounty: Armored Princess. This will be an add-on to the critically acclaimed King's Bounty: The Legend. Players will take on the role of Princess Amelie who travels around the world of Teana and searches for the renowned knight, and her tutor, Bill Gilbert.

'Interzone Futebol' (PC) Represented By Brazil's Romario

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 12:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Interzone Futebol is a virtual world game centered on futebol (soccer in the U.S.), the most popular sport in the world. It is the only virtual world MMO futebol game which allows players to control every position on the pitch, including the goalkeepers which, in all other futebol games, is AI-controlled.

'Quantum Theory' (PS3) - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 7:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Syd, the dark destroyer equipped with a large machine gun and a special fist, will eradicate anything in his path. His mission? To scale the “Living Tower” and destroy it. To his surprise, he finds Fillena, a mysterious female warrior along the way. Experience their adventurous ascent in a romantic art nouveau style world that merges the beauty of organic motifs with technology and action-packed gameplay.

Various Game Trailers #1475

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 5:51 p.m. PST | 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:

  • Battlestations: Pacific [X360/PC] - Trailer #2
  • Free Realms [PS3/PC] - Trailer
  • Mart Racer [Wii] - Trailer #2
  • Pyroblazer [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer #4
  • Tomb Raider: Underworld [ALL] - Trailers (2)


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

Midway Losses Mount, Another Executive Dismounts

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 5:50 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Midway has released its Q3 2008 financial results, revealing that it continues to lose money despite reorganizing and other attempts to stop the bleeding. While net revenues were up 50%, net loss nearly doubled from last year's $33.5 million to $75.9 million. While Matt Booty was recently promoted to president and CEO, Shari Redstone, daughter of media mogul Sumner Redstone, resigned as a board member.

'Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce' (PSP) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will forever change the way gamers experience the Dynasty Warriors universe. In the game, players will enlist in quests that will challenge their very sense of what it means to be a true warrior.