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'Guild Wars 2' Shows Off Necromancer Class - New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2010 @ 6:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

While Guild Wars 2 adds a persistent world, it retains the unique characteristics of the original game, including a strong narrative, extensive instanced game play, an anti-grind design philosophy, and strong support for competitive play.

'FreeJack' Will Go Open Beta In October

by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2010 @ 6:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

FreeJack is a parkour racing game with slick cartoon-style graphics and innovative new gameplay mechanics based on the underground sport of free running. In FreeJack, players race head-to-head as one of four hip characters, bustin’ stylish flips and tricks to increase their speed and come out on top!

'Amnesia: The Dark Descent' Goes Gold - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2010 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first-person survival horror game set in the late 18th century, and will take the player on a thrill-ride through the depths of madness, exploring the dark side of the human emotions.

Impulse August 26 - August 29, 2010 Weekend Sale

by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2010 @ 6:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, is having its weekend sale, starting with a sale on THQ Ultimate Bundle (17 titles for $99.99), knocking 50% off Eschalon Book I and Eschalon Book II, Air Aces - Pacific, Numen: Contest of Heroes, Dark Void, Machinarium, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, while also dropping the price on Gratuitous Space Battles Complete, Rise of the Triad, Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, Blake Stone: Planet Strike, Duke Nukem 3D, Duke Nukem Manhattan Project, and World War 2 - Time of Wrath.

'Oops! Prank Party' (Wii) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2010 @ 12:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Oops! Prank Party features 100 party games that test the wits and reflexes of up to four players. The uproarious twist is a variety of family-friendly pranks that allow the winner to taunt the competition, bringing a whole new level of hilarity to the gameplay!

'John Daly's ProStroke Golf' (ALL) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

John Daly's ProStroke Golf will feature fully licensed courses which John has played on, bringing the real PGA experience into your home, and will also include many different game modes, realistic golf physics and commentary by the famous voices of golf, delivering the complete golfing experience to golf fans, sports fans and gamers alike.

'Dead Rising 2' (ALL) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 9:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dead Rising 2 will take the franchise to a new level of zombie-killing fun with tens of thousands of zombies, the all new gambling paradise of Fortune City to explore and conquer plus a host of new in-game objects that can all be used as deadly weapons to stave off the zombie assault.

'Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos' (ALL) Gets Release Date - Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 7:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos combines strategy and action as players chart a course through the unforgiving Bering Sea on a quest for Opilio and King Crab. To begin, players choose a boat to command for a season and strategically decide where and when to harvest the crab.

'BioShock 2' (ALL) Minerva’s Den DLC Coming Next Week - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 7:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set approx. 10 years after the events of the original, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. You will play as the first Big Daddy as you travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

'Mytheon' No Longer Developed By Petroglyph, Gets Delayed Until 2011

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 6:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mytheon is an online micro transaction game that uniquely combines the best elements of action, strategy and RPG game-play with an emphasis on collectability and combat, set within a fantasy universe steeped in mythologies from across the globe. Originally scheduled to launch in July, it seems Petroglyph is no longer developer the title, which has moved internally at UTV True Games, with the launch date moved until Q2 2011.

'Metroid: Other M' (Wii) - 18 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 5:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Metroid: Other M looks at the classic franchise from a new perspective: While much of the game is reminiscent of 2-D side-scrollers, players can switch the perspective into 3-D at any time as they explore the twisting passages of a derelict space station and delve deep into a cinematic, never-before-told story of bounty hunter Samus Aran’s past.

'ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead' - v1.54 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 4:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original ARMA II, a new flashpoint in the Green Sea region heats up and coalition forces led by the US Army are sent to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

Thursday, August 26, 2010 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:35 p.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 ...

'Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - The Videogame' (ALL) - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The game invites kids and fans of the film and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole book series to join an unlikely band of heroes as they take on the role of a Guardian, a winged warrior and protector of the owl world, in an epic story of good versus evil, allows players to customize and control their owl on a thrilling journey across mythic terrains.

Nintendo Showing Off Slew Of New Titles At PAX

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The upcoming Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle will give consumers their first-ever chance to play upcoming Wii and NDS games, such as Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, GoldenEye 007, and NBA Jam, as well as Fluidity, a new WiiWare game, making its debut at PAX.

'Pyramid' Announced

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pyramid will feature all the favorite elements from the show as the game pits pair against pair in a bid to reach the coveted ‘Winner’s Circle’. Players pick from six categories on the pyramid-shaped game board, and guess a series of words or phrases as described by their team mate.

'Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition' (PSN) -New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition gives players the opportunity to go head-to-head against select NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, including champions such as Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Tony Stewart, and the drivers from the iconic "Days of Thunder" film.

'Kung-Fu Live' (PSN) to Shows Off Its Move Compatibility At PAX

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Boosted with super-human abilities, the player literally becomes the hero of the game. Toss away the gamepad and kick, jump, flip and throw punches against a growing swarm of baddies - Kung-Fu Live is all about hands-free, real-time movement and action.

'Alliance of Valiant Arms' Content Update Adds New Map And Multiplayer Mode

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Alliance of Valiant Arms is a modern warfare first-person shooter where a siege of modern warfare hits combat zones around the globe and a formidable battle has broken out between the European Union (EU) and the Neo Russian Federation (NRF) in an epic struggle for dominance.

'Black Prophecy' - New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2010 @ 1:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Black Prophecy is an Action-MMO where you will not only be fighting epic multiplayer battles and fulfilling exciting single-player missions, but also experience a fascinating story from the pen of prize-winning German science-fiction author Michael Marrak.