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Unreal Engine Powered 'Off Road Drive' (PS3/X360/PC) Announced

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 6:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Off Road Drive, also known as 4х4 Off Road III, is a realistic off-road racing game allowing you to tune and modify parts on your car, but what will set it apart from other contemporary four-wheel driving games will be the presence of trial-based races in which players will use problem-solving skills to traverse gaping mud puddles and scale massive heaps of rocks.

'Top Trumps: Doctor Who' (NDS/PS2/PC) Announced

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 6:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Travel through time and space with Top Trumps: Doctor Who! Join the Tenth Doctor and his companion, Martha Jones, as they battle monsters from across the universe!

'SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation' (PS3) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 6:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Additionally, players will be able to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization.

Deep Silver Bringing 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky' to North America

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a survival FPS game based on a 'what-if' scenario of the second Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The game is created as a warning to mankind against mindless play with technologies.

'Target Toss Pro: Bags' (Wii) Announced

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

coin-operated video games developer Incredible Technologies is putting the final touches on Target Toss Pro: Bags, its first WiiWare title. Bags is a deceptively simple, yet extremely competitive game where players try to toss beanbags into a hole in a raised "box" for points.

'NCAA Football 09' (ALL) Cover Athletes Signed - Screens

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

NCAA Football 09 focuses on wide-open collegiate style gameplay featuring unique animations that you will only find in college football, unveiling the new Break Away Animation Engine which allows gamers to break in and out of moves. Former Cal wide receiver, DeSean Jackson, will be the cover athlete on PS2 while former West Virginia Mountaineer Owen Schmitt can be found on the cover of the PSP version of the game.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:39 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:

US Army Using Game Engine for Tactical Simulation Training

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Using an off-the-shelf game engine, Cubic Applications has joined with military game maker Decisive-Point to introduce a new concept in tactical- level training called the Small Unit Immersive Training Strategy, or SUITS.

'LEGO Batman' (ALL) - 8 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

LEGO Batman features all of the characters from the LEGO Batman construction sets, plus a few new additions. Gamers will have the ability to roam the streets of LEGO Gotham City as Batman or Robin, and even take control of the villains while manipulating gadgets and building/operating vehicles in co-op gameplay.

'Halo Wars' (X360) to Possibly Get Map Editor And User Generated Content

by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. In a recent interview, lead desgienr Graeme Devine reveals that Ensemble would like to release a map editor with the game, and work out a way for users to share the maps.