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'The Witcher' 600,000 Copies Sold And Counting

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 8:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Witcher is an action RPG, combining features of games such as Dungeon Siege, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Gothic and Neverwinter Nights, incorporating a simple-yet-interesting game system, along with a complex plot and attractive 3D graphics. CD Projekt RED's debut title, The Witcher, has sold more than 600,000 copies worldwide in just three months.

'Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3' (PS3/X360/PC) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 6:09 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic adventure to a breathtaking alternate future spawned by time travel run amok. Developed by EA Los Angeles, Red Alert 3 breaks new ground in the RTS genre, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.

'World in Conflict' (X360) Further Delayed, Coming to PS3, With Extra Content

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 5:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with destructible 3D battlefields, team-based multiplayer and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles. WiC on PS3 and X360, now scheduled for fall 2008, will get additional single/multiplayer content, which will be made available to PC users as addon.

'Spore' (ALL) - 40 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 5:52 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade, be nice or play rough!

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v4.7 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 5:45 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v4.7 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'Codename: Panzers - Cold War' Reinforcements - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 5:23 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Storm Region's Codename: Panzers series leaves the World War II stage to take the story into Cold War East-West conflicts fought on fictitious battlefields, with a special emphasis on deep story lines and rich battle effects.

Nintendo Asks U.S. to Address Video Game Piracy Problems Worldwide

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 5:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

After the ESA filed for assistance earlier this week, Nintendo of America has asked the U.S. Trade Representative to encourage specific governments around the world to take a more aggressive stance to combat piracy of Nintendo video games and systems.

'Pure' (PS3/X360/PC) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 4:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Pure takes quad racing to a new level, featuring massive jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in memorable, photo-realistic settings all over the globe. Featuring never-before-seen, vertigo-inducing massive aerial jumps in real-world quad locations, Pure delivers heart-pounding off-road racing unique to the genre.

'God of War: Chains of Olympus' (PSP) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 4:30 a.m. PST | Filed under News

With the world plunged in eternal darkness and the Gods rendered powerless, Kratos will face the most feared creatures of Greek mythology, and ultimately be forced to choose between his own personal redemption and saving the ancient world from certain destruction.

'Deadly Creatures' (Wii) Announced

by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 4:28 a.m. PST | Filed under News

THQ announced Deadly Creatures, an original Wii exclusive 3rd person action thriller title developed internally by THQ’s Rainbow Studios. Deadly Creatures throws players into a venomous world of desert terror, where the greatest victory is survival.