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NIS America's E3 2006 Lineup - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 10:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Check out the following new screens from NIS America's E3 2006 lineup:

Various Game Trailers #790

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 5:06 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:

  • Evolution GT [PS2/PC] - Making of Trailer #3
  • The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch [PSP] - Trailer (2)
  • Ninety-Nine Nights [X360] - Trailer #5
  • Prey [X360/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer [HD]


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

PlayLogic Revenue Quadruples While Losses Mount

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 3:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Playlogic has released its first quarter 2006 results, and while net revenue climbed 440% (from $0.5M to $2.7M), so did its operating loss ($0.56M to $1.2M), mainly due to higher selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses. PlayLogic is currently developing 11 titles spanning all platforms.

'Rogue Trooper' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 10 Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 1:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.

'Dungeon Siege II: Broken World' Developer Chat

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 1:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Join 2K Games and Gas Powered Games this Thursday at 4pm PST (7pm EST / midnight GMT), where developers will be on-hand to answer questions about Dungeon Siege II: Broken World, the upcoming action-RPG expansion.

'Atlantis V' Revealed - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 12:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nobilis announced Atlantis V, a new point and click adventure situated in the 1930s. You are Howard Brooks, a young aeronautic engineer who awakes on the Hindenburg zeppelin, investigating a strange vessel, one which will take you to the four corners of the earth, interacting with over 30 NPCs, and solving nearly a dozen puzzles.

'Age of Empires III' - v1.07 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 11:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble has released the manual version of the v1.07 which adds new features, fixes exploits, bugs, crashes and a new "The Uknown" map.

Tuesday May 23, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 11:36 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:

'NFL Head Coach' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 11:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

NFL Head Coach, developed by EA Tiburon, is a 3D strategy sports game that challenges gamers to build and manage every aspect of a football team from the ground up, and work with all coaches in the NFL Coaches Club.

'Guild Wars Factions' Rules The Sales Charts

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 10:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

ArenaNet and NCsoft announce today that the studio's latest release, Guild Wars Factions, is now the top PC game in North America and Europe. NPD's weekly sales report showed Guild Wars Factions as the number-one-selling PC game for the weeks beginning April 23, 2006 and April 30, 2006.

CDV and DreamCatcher Sign Distribution Agreement

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

CDV has entered into two distribution agreements with DreamCatcher Inc. As part of this agreement, DreamCatcher will distribute Glory of the Roman Empire for CDV in North America. Additionally, CDV will exclusively distribute all German language versions of DreamCatcher’s upcoming 2006 video game titles in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

'Caesar IV' - 22 New Screens

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 9:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Caesar IV takes the city-building genre into the 21st century, with new gameplay and features, and a cutting edge 3D graphics engine developed specifically for the title.

'Battlefield 2' - v1.3 Patch & Dedicated Server Available NOW

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 8:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA has released the Battlefield 2 v1.3 patch adding a co-op mode, allowing you to play single-player levels on the Internet/LAN with AI bots and human players, ability to request air-dropped vehicles at your location, and the usual tweaks, bug and crash fixes...

'Medal of Honor Airborne' (ALL) Gets Willys - Screens

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 6:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Electronic Arts and the Jeep brand announced today that they have signed a deal that will give gamers a chance to experience Jeep vehicles in Medal of Honor Airborne as they were found in World War II. The classic Willys-Overland Jeep will appear for extended, action-packed sequences in several missions of Medal of Honor Airborne.

'Battlefield 2' v1.3 Patch Coming Today - Details

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 6:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA informed us that the Battlefield 2 v1.3 patch will be released later today. The new update will add a co-op mode, allowing you to play single-player levels on the Internet/LAN with AI bots and human players, and you will now also be able to request airdropped vehicles at your location. Read more for full patch notes, and check back later for the actual patch ...

'ArchLord' - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 6:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Embark on your adventure to become the one mighty ruler of them all and take control of vast worlds, sprawling towns and cities or even control the world's horrific monsters to wreak havoc on your cowering enemies. For the first time ever you can rise to rule them all and with it the true destiny of Chantra is under your control...

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v2.3 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 5:43 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 v2.3 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'Marcus Trescothick's Cricket Coach' - Screens

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Marcus Trescothick's Cricket Coach covers all facets of management and creates a totally absorbing game world that’s impossible to resist, delivering all the thrills and spills of the real-life sport.

'Dark Messiah of Might & Magic' (X360/PC) - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 4:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. Ashan is a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah.

'Rush for Berlin' Multiplayer Demo Coming May 24

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 4:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rush for Berlin is a tactical real time strategy game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, during 1944-45. The player's goal; to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union. Deep Silver & Paradox will release a multiplayer demo on Thursday May 24th at 9AM PST (6PM Euro time), which we will of course have on our fileserver network as soon as it becomes available.

'Faces of War' - 7 Screens

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 4:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In each mission of Faces of War, players will be leading a squad of 6 soldiers in a full 3D environment. Through the decisive European battles of World War II, they will be in command of Allied, Soviet and German troops. With innovative new in-game features, two battles will never be fought the same way.

SiN Episodes Coming to Xbox 360 and PS3?

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 3:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, Ritual's VP of development Tom Mustaine revealed that they are looking into bringing its episodic game to next-gen consoles. "We’re gunna do a 360 version at some point in the future. We haven’t finalized those plans yet so I haven’t really announced it yet. But we will be doing it. We also are hoping to be doing a PS 3 version as well. We were looking at Marketplace for the 360 because episodic on Marketplace would make a lot of sense."

PS3/X360 Preview - 'Indiana Jones'

by Alicia on May 23, 2006 @ 3:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

Set in 1939, this epic, original Indy story puts you in the fedora of the legendary adventure hero as he unravels the clues found in ancient artifacts spanning the globe. From San Francisco's Chinatown to the world's most sacred ground, Indy must use his fists, whip and trusty revolver to fight through ruthless opposition and piece together a mystery of biblical proportions.

No Quake Or Blizzard Fan ? There's Always ClancyCon

by Alicia on May 23, 2006 @ 3:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Games Media Properties today announced a partnership with Ubisoft to launch ClancyCon, bringing together fans of the Tom Clancy video game franchises that include Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six. At each WSVG US event, attendees will have a chance to compete in playing Clancy titles and see previews of upcoming games.

'Flashpoint Germany' - v1.11 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 12:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Matrix Games released a new patch for its tactical war game, Flashpoint Germany. This update brings your retail game to v1.11 and fixes a Nuclear Option recursion issue and adjusts the Warsaw Pact T-72 tank based on testing.

PC Preview - 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'

by Reldan on May 23, 2006 @ 12:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

PSP Review - 'Go! Sudoku'

by Andrew Hayward on May 23, 2006 @ 12:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under Reviews

Challenge yourself with four levels of difficultly from easy to fiendish. Relax with a quiet Sudoku challenge or experience the first ever multiplayer Sudoku competitions. Complete with animated background themes, time goals, music and sound, this is the game that introduces PSP to serious Sudoku players - on the Go