by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 10:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Glacier2 is an arcade combat racing game. Make sure you are faster then your opponents or you can blow them to bits with an arsenal of weaponry.Make your way across the ice, survive incredible jumps, and eliminate your opponents.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Stormrise is an RTS console title offering fans of the classic RTS genre an immersive and dramatic twist whilst challenging the conscience. Experience the heat of the battlefield by leading your troops from the front line, instead of the traditional way of controlling the units from a detached view point. We recently sat down with Creative Assembly's creative director Ken Turner and came away with quite a lengthy chat ...
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 6:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Seven Haunted Seas is a console Action RPG that mixes steam-punk and graphic novel-like artwork, and is a dark comedic tale about an undead pirate, Scurvy Pete, that returns from hell to find a dark, post-apocalyptic future where he must right all his wrongs to restore the world.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 5:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The action-packed game, a hi–def re-imagined version of 2004's Escape from Butcher Bay, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features an entirely new chapter in the Riddick Saga and for the first time, intense online multiplayer combat.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 5:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Meridian4 announced that they have signed on two more titles with developer SCS Software, Euro Truck Simulator for retail and online release and Deer Drive for online distribution.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 4:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo's Corleone family drama, The Godfather II game goes beyond the film's story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960s Florida, Cuba and New York. EA announced that a new multiplayer mode, called Don Control, will be available as free download when the game launches.
by Rainier on March 17, 2009 @ 4:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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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:
- Dark Void [ALL] - Teaser Trailer
- GTA: Chinatown Wars [NDS] - Rampage Trailer
- Wallace And Grommit's Grand Adventures [ALL] - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 17, 2009 @ 3:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Merchants of Brooklyn, powered by the CryEngine 2, is a fast-paced, futuristic FPS combining an intriguing and unique art style with innovative and exciting gameplay – daring fans of shooters and action games to survive in post-apocalyptic New York gone very, very bad.
by Rainier on March 17, 2009 @ 9:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Men of War is 1C Company's latest RTS, taking place in Europe during the height of WWII. The story unfolds across three different campaigns played out through the eyes of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers.
by Rainier on March 17, 2009 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call to Arms will introduce an array of new content for WAR players, including two highly anticipated new careers – the Orc Choppa and the Dwarf Slayer – and a new dungeon zone called “Land of the Dead,” set in the desert realm of the Tomb Kings.
by Rainier on March 17, 2009 @ 9:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Good Old Games announced an agreement with TopWare Interactive that will bring titles such as 2150 Trilogy, Earth 2160, Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator, Jagged Alliance: Wildfire and Gorky 17 to GOG.com, DRM-free of course, available for just $5.99 each, and guaranteed to work on Vista and XP.
by Rainier on March 17, 2009 @ 6:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With two handfuls of cash and a dream of creating a legacy, you will build, cook and hire your way to the very top of the culinary world, where tasty food is king and smart management reels in the dollars.
by Rainier on March 17, 2009 @ 4:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gazillion Entertainment unveiled a key partnership to develop MMO games based on Marvel Entertainment brands, starting with a casual MMO Super Hero Squad, and Marvel Universe for PC/consoles.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 7:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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U.S. District Court judge Leonard Davis has dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo (and similarly against Microsoft) brought by Fenner Investments, which alleged that the Wii and its controllers, as well as the GameCube, infringed on one of its patents.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 6:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts' official downloadable NCAA Tournament edition of its college basketball video game NCAA Basketball 09 will be available to download exclusively on Xbox Live, just in time for the start of the NCAA tournament.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 6:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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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:
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena [ALL] - Dark Creation Trailer
- Fallout 3 [X360] The Pitt DLC Trailer
- Fight Night Round 4 [ALL] - Trailer
- Star Wars: The Old Republic - Video Documentary #2
- Flock! [ALL] - Flocking Crazy Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 4:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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WWE Legends of WrestleMania is poised to deliver an impressive lineup of Legendary Superstars and Managers, a new combo fighting system and a historically accurate representation of WWE telecasts during the '80s and '90s.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 4:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Consisting of persistent world server technology and MMOG content creation and management tools that work directly with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3, Atlas Technology provides developers with a solid foundation on which to build MMOGs, casual and session based games, and community and e-commerce applications.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 3:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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David Hayter, known as voice actor for Solid Snake but also Watchmen co-writer, has formed Dark Hero Studios. Hayter has teamed with Bratz/Doomsday producer Benedict Carver to form "a company that will generate film, TV, Internet and video game projects in the action, sci-fi and horror genres," according to
Variety. Dark Hero Studios' first project will be a movie called Demonology, about a student attending an international high school in Belgium.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 2:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With a complete graphical and engine overhaul, Championship Manager 09 allows users to lead their teams to glory in a completely new version designed to give managers a true feeling of ‘total control’ over their teams and clubs. In order to give the game extra polishing time, Eidos has pushed CM 2009 from its original April 2009 date to its fiscal Q4, meaning at the earliest in June.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 1:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online begins celebrations in honor of the 10th anniversary of its MMORPG, EverQuest. Since its launch on Mar. 16, 1999, EverQuest and its expansions have sold millions of copies worldwide and continues to be one of the gaming industry's biggest and most influential titles. Translated into seven languages, with a global player base of several hundreds of thousands of people, EverQuest is one of the largest and most dynamic online fantasy worlds ever created.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 1:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The House of the Dead: Overkill is an all-new pulp-horror reinvention of the light-gun shooter franchise, taking you right back to the beginning of this classic horror series. THotD: Overkill has broken into the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition for most swearing in a video game.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 12:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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London based Asylum Entertainment has signed a four game deal for Qube Software’s Q engine.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 11:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time in the 15 year history of this 3-on-3 fighter game, The King of Fighters XII has undergone a complete graphical overhaul. All sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped and replaced with new 2D high definition, high resolution sprites, on detailed 2D backgrounds, drawn 100% by hand.
by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 10:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Taking you on a suspenseful ride in the vein of James Bond, Jack Bauer, and Jason Bourne, Obsidian's Alpha Protocol has you work your way up the ranks as rookie agent Michael Thorton to become a bona-fide super spy.