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'LEGO Universe' Revealed

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 5:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In early March, Netdevil announced it was developing a LEGO MMO based on everybody's favorite childhood toy. A Danish article reveals the first details about LEGO Universe, scheduled to launch mid-2008. The new LEGO Universe will combine gaming, building and the opportunity for social networking on the very same web page. The game is being developed in close cooperation with fans, who are testing every idea, and "LEGO Group want to offer the unique experience to play with LEGO bricks both virtually and physically together with your friends from all over the world, and you can even change from the physically to the virtual play as you like – You are in control."

'Lair' (PS3) Now Known As 'Rise from Lair'

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 4:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Playing as a warrior riding a voracious dragon trained for deadly aerial and ground combat, and capable of scorching, clawing and smashing thousands of enemies, gamers must defeat countless armies to save a civilization. Factor 5 has renamed its dragonesque title to Rise from Lair.

'Boogie' (Wii) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 4:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA announced an all new Wii exclusive intellectual property, Boogie, a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v3.6 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 4:01 a.m. PDT | 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 v3.6 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'Naruto: Rise of a Ninja' (X360) Developer Q&A

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 3:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under Interviews

Developed exclusively for the X360 from the ground up and for the first time ever, gamers will experience Naruto starting from the series' beginning. Re-live the hit anime and manga and experience Naruto's transformation from noisy ninja-academy dropout to respected ninja.

'Overlord' (X360/PC) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Overlord is an original next-generation title from Age of Wonders developer Triumph Studios. A groundbreaking action adventure, Overlord is set in a seriously warped fantasy world where players can be evil (or really evil).

'FlatOut: Total Carnage' (X360) Also Coming to PC?

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 2:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

FlatOut: Total Carnage is a re-imagining of FlatOut 2 rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to make use of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability of third generation technologies. According to an updated ESRB listing it might very well be, as it previously only listed Xbox 360, and now also PC.

'Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar' Gets v1.6 Patch

by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 12:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar adds a gripping new single-player campaign sees the elimination of two of the game’s alien races and the introduction of several others. Availale through the in-game autoupdater, the v1.6 patch adds a full-blown 3D engine upgrade resulting in a 10X graphics performance improvement, as well as dozens of new features.

Various Game Trailers #1093

by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 8:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

  • Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes [PSP] - Trailer
  • Dewy's Adventure [Wii] - JAP Trailer
  • Anno 1701 [NDS] - Trailer #3


  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Legend: Hand of God' - 2 New Screens

by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 7:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Legend: Hand of God is an action RPG set in a fantasy world where you guide your hero in his quest against evil, fighting your way through action filled battles.