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Monday, February 18, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2008 @ 5:15 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:

'Resistance 2' (PS3) - Facts & Features

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2008 @ 3:52 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Resistance 2 will feature 8-player, story-driven online co-op separate from the regular single-player campaign, 60-player online PvP (Heavy, Special Ops, Medic classes) and more vehicles, including The Chameleon, a Stalker with full cloak.

'Rhiannon: Beyond the Mabinogion' Delayed, But Gets Imporved Gfx - Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2008 @ 3:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

'Rhiannon' weaves classic Celtic legends of revenge into a modern-day setting in a run-down Welsh country house and grounds. The game is aimed squarely at the first-person point-and-click market, and although violence-free, it is decidedly not for young children.

'The Abbey' - 10 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2008 @ 3:12 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Abbey takes adventure fans to the gloomy world of the Middle Ages. An old abbey is the scene of a series of mysterious murders, and you, in the role of the Grand Inquisitor Leonardo and his assistant Bruno, are tasked is to shed light on the mystery.

Jesper Kyd Receives Award for 'Assassin's Creed' (ALL) Musical Score

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2008 @ 3:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Hosted by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad), Jesper Kyd's original score for Assassin's Creed was awarded Best Original Musical Score in a Video Game at the 2nd Annual Elan Awards, the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and the Animated Arts, last weekend.

'Bleach The 3rd Phantom' (NDS) - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2008 @ 3:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

While Bleach was released late 2007 on NDS and Wii, Japanese gamers are already expecting the third installment in the strategy/rpg franchise. With a story written by the manga author himself, Bleach The 3rd Phantom is turn based, with pre-defined fight combos, and uses sprites when in combat mode.

'Babo: Invasion' (PS3/X360/PC) Making its Debut At GDC - Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 17, 2008 @ 1:38 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Babo: Invasion, based on the freeware multiplayer combat game Babo Violent 2, is a fast-paced multiplayer game where armed ball-like "Babos" navigate maze-like worlds in a free-for-all firefight or team-based combat.

'Frontlines: Fuel of War' (ALL) to Support 50 People in Multiplayer

by Rainier on Feb. 17, 2008 @ 1:21 p.m. PST | Filed under News

As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance. Kaos' Frank Delise confirmed Frontlines will support 50 players in multiplayer on X360, no details were given on the other platforms.

'Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath' (X360/PC) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 17, 2008 @ 1:43 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The C&C series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath. As the expansion pack to C&C 3 Tiberium Wars, this RTS game returns to the Tiberium universe with Kane at the center of an epic new single player campaign.

'SEGA Superstars Tennis' (ALL) - 80 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 17, 2008 @ 12:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SEGA Superstars Tennis is a game that brings together some of the most treasured and well known characters from the SEGA universe, in some of the most unusual courts and outrageous settings ever imagined.