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Various Game Trailers #930

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 5:06 p.m. PST | 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:

  • SuperMan Returns: the Videogame [ALL] - Bizarro Trailer
  • Madden NFL 2007 [Wii] - Offense Trailer
  • Far Cry Vengeance [Wii] - Trailer
  • WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 [ALL] - Trailer
  • Fight Night Round 3 [PS3] - Get in the Ring Trailer
  • Dreamlords - Tutorial Trailer
  • Warhammer: Battle for Atluma [PSP] - Trailer
  • Bet on Soldier: Black-out Saigon - Trailer


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

Blimey! Games Working on Ferrari Exclusive Racing Title

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:55 p.m. PST | Filed under News

After yesterday's license agreement 10Tacle Studios announce today that Blimey! Games, known for making GTR, GT Legends and most recently GTR 2, is working an all-new next-gen racing title focusing exclusively on Ferrari's finest automobiles throughout history.

'Flyboys Squadron' Prepares for Take-Off - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Flyboys Squadron is a single player game combined with an MMOG that puts the player in the pilot seat of a Nieuport 17 biplane to participate in exciting World War I era missions inspired by the Flyboys movie. iEntertainment Network announced that Flyboys Squadron will on store shelves Nov. 16th.

'Making History: The Calm & the Storm' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:40 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Making History: The Calm & the Storm puts players in control of global conflict, combining a highly sophisticated AI with rich historical detail. The game is unique among WWII games in the way it challenges gamers to achieve economic and diplomatic victory, not just military success.

'Puzzle Scape' (PSP) Announced

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:27 p.m. PST | Filed under News

O-3 Entertainment announced Puzzle Scape, a new casual yet hard to put down action block busting game, combining appealing 3D visuals combined with addictive and fast-paced fun.

'Eragon' (ALL) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 2:06 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Eragon is an epic fantasy-adventure which centers on a young farm boy named Eragon whose destiny is revealed with the help of a dragon. Based on the upcoming movie, Eragon, now a Dragon Rider, is swept into a world of magic and power, discovering that he alone has the power to save -- or destroy -- an Empire.

NVIDIA Unveils New Graphics Cards and Technology

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 1:58 p.m. PST | Filed under News

NVIDIA introduced the GeForce 8800 GPU and the nForce 680i SLI media and communications processor (MCP) designed specifically for Intel Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo CPUs, and also introduced the CUDA technology, a new architecture for computing on NVIDIA graphics processing units.

'Instinct' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 1:15 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Instinct is a story-driven first person shooter, inspired by real-life events in a mountainous region of North Korea. Instinct tells a story of an elite US army unit stranded on a top-secret Korean military installation.

'Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire' (PS3) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 1:11 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a sci-fi action game with stunning high-definition graphics, promising gorgeous Mobile Suit battles and the opportunity to participate in thrilling epic battles taking place on the futuristic Earth.

'Ridge Racer 7' (PS3) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 1:09 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Namco announced Ridge Racer 7 has gone gold, and will be available on PS3 launch day, Nov. 17, 2006. Ridge Racer 7 will support online multiplayer for up to 14 players, and feature 40 tracks, the most in the series so far...

'Diabolik: Evil's Origin' Now Known As 'Diabolik: Original Sin' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 12:11 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Diabolik: Original Sin is a 3D point 'n' click stealth-adventure game with a new, innovative real time game system that manages to be faithful to the “classic” genre of graphical adventures in works over at Italian dev. studio Artematica, currently also working on Belief & Betrayal.

Windows Vista Goes Gold

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 11:43 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In a press conference earlier today Microsoft's Jim Allchin announced that its Windows Vista OS is ready and has been sent to manufacturing for public release on January 30, 2007. Windows Vista is "the most heavily tested, highest quality and most secure operating system in the company’s history."

'Crysis' - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 11:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion.

'Gothic 3' Demo Coming Friday

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 11:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

JoWooD, Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes announced that in two days time, for all those that have not yet played Gothic 3 and experienced the incredible vastness of this RPG, they will be able to dip into the living real world with the release of the Gothic 3 demo, on Friday 10 November. We will of course have it available on our fileserver network

'Gitaroo Man Lives!' (PSP) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 11:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Gitaroo Man Lives! sees the return of one of the PS2’s most popular rhythm action games, giving you the opportunity to jam with the man and save the universe all over again. KOEI announced that Gitaroo Man Lives! has reached gold status and is set to ship to North American retailers on November 14th, 2006.

'Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs' - v1.01 Patch in the Works

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 9:58 a.m. PST | Filed under News

AoE III: The WarChiefs is an expansion pack for Age of Empires III, adding new civilizations, gameplay elements, single player campaign, Home City enhancements, additional maps and units. Ensemble is working on the v1.01 patch, currently in final testing, which mainly addresses balance issues and a few exploits that players have found.

'Brain Buster Puzzle Pak' (NDS) Announced

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 9:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Agetec announce the upcoming Brain Buster Puzzle Pak for the NDS, featuring the latest and most challenging Japanese mind games including Sudoku and Kakuro, providing abundant challenges for novices and experts alike with a deep selection of added bonus materials.

'Thrillville' (PSP/PS2/Xbox) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 9:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Thrillville queue-jumps previous theme-park games with its access-all-areas pass to adventure and enjoyment, placing a fully interactive and customisable amusement park at your fingertips, allowing you to experience the joys of creating and playing within their very own theme park.

'Dark Messiah of Might & Magic' - v1.1 Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 8:35 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah. These v1.1 patches address various bugs and issues with the game...

'Nanostray 2' (NDS) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 6:38 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Shin’en Multimedia's Nanostray 2 introduces many new features and elements which have never been used in its genre. This includes innovative touch screen features as well as exciting WiFi functions over the internet.

'Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate' Goes Gold

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 5:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate is an add-on for last year's HOMM 5 turn-based strategy game, where players take part in a thrilling new adventure in the World of Ashan.

'Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre' (PS2) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 5:17 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Sierra and NovaLogic today announced that they have entered a co-publishing agreement for the PS2 exclusive first-person shooter Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre.

Atari Secures Additional Funding

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 5:06 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Atari announced that it has entered into a new three-year secured revolving credit facility with Guggenheim Corporate Funding, as the administrative agent to a syndicate of lenders, which provides up to $15 million of credit availability based upon accounts receivables.

'NBA Street Homecourt' (PS3/X360) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:54 a.m. PST | Filed under News

NBA Street series expands on the fast-paced and larger-than-life 3-on-3 basketball gameplay, creating a hyper-real world that merges legendary courts with the hometown courts of your favorite NBA stars into one seamless city of streetball moments.

'Sonic the Hedgehog' (PS3/X360) - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:31 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Sonic's first next-gen adventure set in the human world! Featuring interactive 3D environments and a large cast of returning and new characters, get ready for the reinvention of Sonic The Hedgehog, in his most intense, high velocity escapade to date!

'Stronghold Legends' - v1.11 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:24 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Stronghold Legends builds on the Stronghold heritage with beautifully crafted visuals and the epic legends of the middle ages. This patch brings your retail game to v1.11 and mostly addresses multiplayer issues such as improving stability, transfer system, set max amount of players, added LAN filter to the lobby and more ...

'Runaway 2' - 4 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:06 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Pendulo Studios is working on a follow-up to last year's hit title Runaway: A Road Adventure, an adventure game with 3D characters with a cartoon look and high-impact visual features that include 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style.

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 4:02 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:

'Blast Factor' (PS3) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 3:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Blast Factor brings “old school” arcade action to next generation technology. Dive into a fierce microbial war zone and rid cells of deadly viral swarms.

'Whirlwind of Vietnam: UH-1' Developer Q&A

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 3:29 a.m. PST | Filed under Interviews

Whirlwind of Vietnam is a helicopter sim that depicts the most famous episodes of the war in a movie-style way. The main events of the game are based on well-known material dedicated to the War such as We Were Soldiers, Apocalypse Now, Hamburger Hill and many others. Whirlwind of Vietnam lead designer Nikita Gerasimov gives us more details about the game ...

'Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45' Collector's Edition Announced

by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 3:17 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a WWII standalone follow-up game to the Red Orchestra mod, that introduces new gameplay and features. Bold Games and Tripwire Interactive announced that Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is being re-released as a Collector’s Edition with a host of additional features such as new maps, vehicles, weapons, and several bonus items.

PS2 Review - '.Hack//G.U. Vol.1: Rebirth'

by Chris "Atom" DeAngelus on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 1:20 a.m. PST | Filed under Reviews

What if what you do as a player in a game impacted your real world? What is reality? .hack, a sci-fi fantasy RPG, has pursued this innovative concept in the previous 4-part series where “The World” was ultimately destroyed. Years after the events of the first .hack series, “The World” was rebuilt.

GBA Review - 'Juka and the Monophonic Menace'

by Katarani on Nov. 8, 2006 @ 12:31 a.m. PST | Filed under Reviews

Juka, a young Alchemist, must use his power of potion creation, and master the ancient art of The Sound Staff if he is to make his way through the many quests, puzzles, and Menace Machines that he will encounter while trying to free the land of Obla from the evil Monophonic Menace.