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'Rondo of Swords' (NDS) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 7:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rondo of Swords is a fantasy strategy RPG combining an epic narrative, a branching story and multiple endings, with an innovative combat mechanic that uses the DS touch screen and forces you to add even more strategy and planning to your attacks.

Electronic Arts Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 7:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA appointed former McAfee CFO/COO Eric Brown as Chief Financial Officer and EVP, replacing Warren Jenson who resigned earlier this week but will stay on a few more weeks to transition his successor into the role.

'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' (ALL) First Tracks Revealed - Trailer

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 5:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Play through Aerosmith's career, bands they performed with, venues they played, such as Aerosmith's own Make It, Uncle Salty, Draw the Line, No Surprize, and Sweet Emotion, Cheap Trick's Dream Police, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' I Hate Myself for Loving You, or Mott the Hoople's All the Young Dudes and a cover of The Kinks' All Day and All Night.

'Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard' (NDS) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus U.S.A. announced Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard, building upon the original cult classic with more diverse areas to explore, new character classes, more fiendish FOEs, and an improved mapping system.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) - 23 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 4:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

'Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 4:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis, the fourth title in the adventure series from Frogwares, Sherlock Holmes receives a strange letter signed by Arsène Lupin, aka the king of thieves, challenging Holmes to prevent him from various robberies in London, with the purpose of humiliating England itself.

'Penny Arcade Adventures: Ep. 1' (X360/PC) Price and Specs Revealed - Screens

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:52 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.

The Collective and Shiny Merge to Become Double Helix

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 1:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A while ago Foundation 9 announced it would be merging its two Southern California studios The Collective and Shiny but provided no further details. Double Helix is the new name and is based in F9E's new, state-of-the-art corporate headquarters.

'Spectral Force 3' (X360) - 11 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 11:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus USA has obtained the North American publishing rights for Spectral Force 3, the first of the series to land in the Western hemisphere, delivering challenging strategy RPG gameplay, a classic fantasy story, and tons of character and item customization options.

Vicious Cycle Software Offers Its Middleware Engine to Students

by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 11:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Vicious Cycle Software and the Indiana University School of Education announced that students at the university who aspire to become future game developers will have have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the Vicious Engine, its cross-platform middleware development solution.