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Thursday, June 12, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on June 12, 2008 @ 12:22 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:

'Dungeon Maker' (NDS) Making its Way to Europe

by Rainier on June 12, 2008 @ 12:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dungeon Maker offers the opportunity to create unique dungeons by giving the player total control over where they choose to place tunnels and chambers. Having created a maze, traps can then be set in order to entice monsters to enter.

'R-Type Tactics' (PSP) Coming to Europe

by Rainier on June 12, 2008 @ 12:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

R-Type Tactics, known in North America as R-Type Command, is a deviation from the usual shoot 'em up genre into the tactical/RPG genre, giving fans of the franchise a chance to see all the units and enemies up close and personal, in 3D, while also adding 2 player versus mode.

'Limbo of the Lost' Distribution Halted

by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 7:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Earlier today it came to light that Majestic's adventure game Limbo of the Lost wasn't as authentic as was led to believe after members of the gaming press noticed it had striking similarities to Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Eidos' Thief: Deadly Shadows. While the developer could not be reached, publisher Tri Synergy issued a statement saying they were shocked and immediately halted distribution of the title until further notice.

'Little King's Story' (Wii) Coming to North America - Screens

by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 5:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Marvelous Entertainment has teamed with XSEED Games to publish Little King’s Story, the fantasy adventure RPG title formerly known as Project O, developed by the creators of Harvest Moon, FFXII, Dragon Quest VIII etc.

Various Game Trailers #1364

by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 4:39 p.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:

  • Pro Cycling Manager: Tour De France 2008 [PSP/PC] - Trailer #2
  • Sea Life Safari [X360] - Trailer
  • Pyroblazer [PSP/Wii/PC] - Gameplay Trailer


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

'SimCity Societies' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Featuring an all-new, revolutionary feature set, SimCity Societies allows players to construct not only the cities they desire, but create their cultures, societal behaviors and environments as well. As promised, EA has release a demo for its latest city builder, up to date with the latest code after several patches, and includes a tutorial, a scenario and two major disasters.

'FaceBreaker' (Wii/PS3/X360) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 4:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Created by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.

'Penny Arcade Adventures: Ep. 1' (X360/PC) Available on Steam, Gets Achievements

by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 4:09 p.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. In celebration, Episode One has been enhanced with achievements for Steam purchasers.

Emergent Launches its Gamebryo 2.5 Development Platform

by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 4:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Emergent’s Gamebryo 2.5 provides developers the framework they need to quickly bring high-quality titles to market no matter how complex the development environment as it introduces a redesigned core with the Emergent Terrain System, a new Geometry System and enhanced support for the Floodgate stream processing engine.