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'Vigilance' Wins Award at Serious Games Competition

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 10:23 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Vigilance was designed to help train U.S. military personnel to locate and identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The Vigilance serious game mod was created using Crytek's CryENGINE 2 3D engine and the Scaleform GFx UI engine to create a nearly photo-realistic IED detection simulation.

Monday, December 3, 2007 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 9:29 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:

'Killzone 2' (PS3) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 9:24 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, highly detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI.

Wii Shop Channel Expanded With Trio of Classic Titles

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 5:22 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Today Nintendo added yet another 3 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: ZANAC, Eternal Champions, and The Dynastic Hero.

'Turok' (PS3/X360/PC) - 11 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 5:19 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Turok is an epic, story-driven FPS set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Take on the role of former Black Ops commando Joseph Turok, now part of an elite Special Forces squad, on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically altered planet.

'Guitar Hero IV,' 'Call of Duty 5' Revealed

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 4:22 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Now that the Vivendi and Activision merger is nearing completion, pending approval of its shareholders, the new #1 publisher revealed several new projects. Activision Blizzard's 12 internal studios have plenty of new titles in the pipeline, such as Guitar Hero IV, Call of Duty 5, James Bond, a new Tony Hawk, new DreamWorks titles, new Marvel titles and an entry into the racing genre with Bizarre.

'World in Conflict' - Mod SDK Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 3:40 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. Massive has released the SDK toolkit, allowing modders to create their own content.

'Dead Space' (PS3/X360) - 24 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 3:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, developed by EA's Redwood Shores Studio, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action.

'Pro Evolution Soccer 2008' - v1.20 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 3:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In PES8, player detail has been taken to incredible levels with full facial animation and high-def to show full movement and subtle details to the various kits during the course of a match. All "next-gen" versions will also benefit from an extensive Edit mode, allowing gamers to customize their PES experience.

'Worms: A Space Oddity' (Wii) - Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2007 @ 3:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

THQ's Worms: A Space Oddity is the newest iteration of the humorous turn-based strategy game, marking the franchise debut on the Wii with a fresh visual style, new environmental settings, intuitive controls and even more customization options.