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'Major League Baseball 2K10' (ALL) Predicts World Series, AL And NL Award Winners

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 2:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Major League Baseball 2K10 celebrates baseball's core battle: pitchers vs. hitters. Improved pitching mechanics and right-stick swing controls let you pound the strike zone and rake like a pro, along with a totally revamped fielding system, hundreds of new signature animations and a star player rating system that brings the action to life like never before.

'The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings' - New Screens

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings features all new dialogue, updated graphics engine, realistic environment, revamped day/night cycle, actions that affect AI behavior, more dynamic/spectacular/bloody finishing moves and plenty more.

'Transformers: War for Cybertron' (ALL) Reveals Two New Playable Characters

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 11:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Transformers: War for Cybertron takes players to the Transformers characters’ home planet of Cybertron for a new look into the epic story of the grand civil war that spawned one of the most brutal rivalries of all time.

'Pirates of the Burning Sea: Power & Prestige' Facts & Features, Beta Test Info

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 11:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pirates of the Burning Sea is an MMORPG set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. As a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep. Power & Prestige is the first major expansion to PotBS, and adds new features, missions, and NPC factions.

'Green Day: Rock Band' (ALL) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 11:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The game is an extension and expression of Green Day’s most-defining albums and key moments throughout their career to date. It will feature likenesses of Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool, as well as select venues and art specific to the band's history.

'Splinter Cell: Conviction' (ALL) Getting Weekly Free DLC

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 10:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

An investigation into his daughter's death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he's been betrayed by his prior agency, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions.

'Kick-Ass' (PS3) Suffers Slight Delay - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Kick-Ass is a superhero action game based on the upcoming theatrical movie by the same name.  Players will be put to the test as they take on the role of any 1 of 3 super heroes based on the super characters featured in the movie.

'Star Trek Online' Console Version Put On Ice

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 10:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Star Trek Online features customizable ships and characters from the Klingon Empire and United Federation of Planets, ground, space and shipboard gameplay and unique options for player-generated content set in the Star Trek universe. With the console edition of Champions Online put on ice, Cryptic explained why there will be no Star Trek Online on X360, as initially announced, saying that it wants to concentrating its efforts on the PC, but also saying that since its tech runs on
console it might revisit the ideas later on.

'Magic Orbz' (PS3) To Get Jungle Theme Add-On Pack - Screens

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 9:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Magic Orbz takes a very simple idea - a ball, a paddle and a pile of bricks - and turns the player loose in a dynamic 3D environment of destructible pirates, dragons and more.

'The Heavy' Gets Comic Book Style Storytelling

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 9:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Frazer Nash has obtained the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and publish interactive entertainment games based on the British-made Parkland Pictures film The Heavy, directed and created by Marcus Warren, a political crime thriller about family rivalry and betrayal.

'Pangya' Celebrates Its First Anniversary With In-Game Events

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 9:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pangya is a casual online multiplayer golf game that simulates the exciting sport of golf in an anime-inspired style with an immersive fantastical storyline.

'Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House' (NDS) - New Screens

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In this brand new big adventure, especially designed for NDS, you play as the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and you will have to shed some light on curious events. When Queen Victoria's genealogical records are stolen, the Royal Family decides to put you in charge of the case and asks you to solve this strange mystery.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 9:12 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:


We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

'R.U.S.E.' (ALL) Gets Special Edition Laser Mouse And Pad

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 8:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In R.U.S.E. players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the gameplay.

'SBK X' (ALL) - 50 New Screens

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 2:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Infront Motor Sports, Black Bean Games and Milestone have been tirelessly working together to inspect every corner of SBK09 to extract the best and to insert everything our players wanted for 2010 in order to deliver the best motorbike racing game ever made.

'Cross Fire' Developer Working On New Title Using Gamebryo Engine

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 2:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

3D engine provider Emergent Game Technologies announced a licensing deal with Korean-based developer SmileGate, known for Cross Fire, for use of its Gamebryo for an in-development PC title.

'Ghost Recon: Future Soldier' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 1:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier features cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry,  state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes, while going beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience.

RakNet Inegrates Steamworks Into Its Development Suite

by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

RakNet has added native integration support for Steamworks, a complete suite of publishing and development tools for PC & Mac games offered free of charge to publishers and developers.

'XCOM' (X360/PC) Announced - First Screen

by Rainier on April 13, 2010 @ 9:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

XCOM combines the strategic core of the groundbreaking franchise with a suspense-filled narrative and distills it into a tense and unique first-person shooter experience.

'Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands' (ALL) Pre-Order Incentives

by Rainier on April 13, 2010 @ 8:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Marking the return to the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time storyline, The Forgotten Sands will feature many of the fan-favorite elements from the original series as well as new gameplay innovations that gamers have come to expect from the Prince of Persia brand.