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'Climate Challenge 2010' Announced

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Climate Challenge 2010 mirrors the challenges that face the planet as we struggle to combat and reverse the potentially cataclysmic effects of climate change.

'Knights in the Nightmare' (NDS) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Knights in the Nightmare requires players to throw out everything they know about RPG and strategy games and embrace something altogether new and fresh. Frantic, energetic action mixes with thought-provoking tactical gameplay, all within a beautifully-rendered fantasy setting and presented through a captivating, emotional narrative.

'Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings' (ALL) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in the year 1939, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings follows the rogue archaeologist on an all-new globe-trotting quest. From San Francisco's Chinatown to the lush jungles of Panama, Indy must use his whip, fists and wits to fight through ruthless opposition as he spars with his nemesis, Magnus Völler, in a race for a relic of biblical proportions — the Staff of Moses.

Nintendo DSi Sells 92K Units During Opening Weekend

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nintendo's new Nintendo DSi, the third iteration of its portable video game system, launched in the UK/Europe on April 2, 2009 (April 5 in the US), and GfK-ChartTrack has revealed that, in the UK alone, the DSi sold 92,000 copies during its opening weekend.

'Class of Heroes' (PSP) - 9 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus U.S.A. has secured the North American publishing rights for Class of Heroes for PSP, a first-person dungeon-crawling RPG adventure with more than 75 levels of deadly catacombs, hundreds of varieties of vile monsters, intricate art of alchemy, and over 1300 items, priceless treasures, and rare artifacts.

'Resident Evil 5' (PS3/X360) Versus Mode Rolled Out

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Resident Evil 5 promises to revolutionize the survival horror series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control. As promised, Capcom has released a new "versus" multiplayer mode as paid digital content via XBL and PSN.

'Ys Online: Call of Solum' Races Revealed - Screens

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Based on the famous YS series originally developed by Falcom, CJ Internet Game Studio and Nihon Falcom have teamed up to convert the famous YS series to an online game.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 4:00 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:

'Steal Princess' (NDS) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 3:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus' Steal Princess is a puzzle/platformer hybrid on a mission to break the mold and redefine a couple of genres in the process. Over 150 levels of increasing complexity eagerly look forward to pushing your central processing unit (i.e., your brain) to its limits.

'Dead Space Extraction' (Wii) Getting a Demo ?

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dead Space Extraction is a prequel that reveals the events leading up to Isaac Clarke’s mission on the USG Ishimura in the original Dead Space game. Dead Space Extraction will marry the innovative motion controls of the Wii Remote with a frenetic first person perspective to create a new action-packed horror experience. One of EA's twitter accounts revealed that the dev team is preparing a "super secret special Demo build," but whether it is meant for public consumption or to show off the game to the press/corp. overlords was not revealed.

'101-in-1 Explosive Megamix' (NDS) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

101-in-1 Explosive Megamix is a collection of 101 addictive mini-game types including: puzzles, sports, racing, cooking, shooting, balancing, juggling, and much more. There is practically no end to the fast-paced arcade action!

'Project Aftermath' - v1.17 Patch/Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 7, 2009 @ 3:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Project Aftermath is an arcade RTS where you command up to 4 squads of soldiers in exciting battles in a retro-futuristic world. Equip your troops to suit your playing style, researching new items using the spoils of war; choosing from over 100 different weapons, armor, power-up augmentations and spell-like special attacks.

'Crimson Gem Saga' (PSP) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 9:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Crimson Gem Saga is a lovingly crafted exploration into the fundamentals of RPG fun, delivers lush hand-drawn visuals, an engaging fantasy tale, and an easy-to-use interface.

'And Yet It Moves' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 9:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.

Various Game Trailers #1575

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 8:49 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:

  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Timeline Trailer #1
  • Ghostbusters: The Videogame [ALL] - Split Up Trailer
  • Fight Night Round 4 [ALL] - Physics Trailer
  • Grand Slam Tennis [Wii] - Gameplay Trailer
  • Assassin's Creed 2 [ALL] - Debut Trailer
  • Flock! [PS3/X360/PC] - Blanka Trailer

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

'SMT: Devil Summoner 2' (PS2) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 6:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Devil Summoner 2 is an action RPG breath of fresh air, with a deep, easy-to-control combat system, nearly two hundred demons to negotiate with, collect, and fuse, and a variety of strategies to employ and master. Experience a 1920's Tokyo bustling with cases to solve, criminals to bring to justice, and the threat of the mysterious King Abaddon looming on the horizon.

Midway Reveals New Titles in 10-K Filing

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 6:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway revealed in its latest 10-K filing that it plans to release its action game This Is Vegas (X360/PS3/PC) in 2009, as well as a third installment in the Game Party franchise (Wii) and another unannounced title for multiple platforms. Also revealed was that Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe has sold 1.9 million copies to date, and that Midway expects the current generation of consoles to last another 3-5 years. Oddly enough for a company in dire financial trouble, Midway plans to extend development time for its titles, hoping that will increase the quality and boost sales.

'Cross Edge' (PS3) - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 5:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Cross Edge is an RPG co-developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Idea Factory, Gust, Namco Bandai, and Capcom featuring infamous characters from each of the company, such as Etna (Disgaea), Aurica (Ar tonelico), Marie (Atelier Marie), Meu (Spectral Souls) and Morgan (Darkstalkers).

Codemasters Marketing Director Defects to PlayLogic

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 4:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Playlogic announced that Adam McGowan has joined its ranks as Marketing Director. McGowan previously held the same position over at companies such as KOCH Media, Codemasters, Brash and has worked on titles such as Lord of The Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online and ArchLord.

'Dokapon Journey' (NDS) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on April 6, 2009 @ 4:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Atlus' RPG-board game Dokapon Journey, monsters have invaded the Kingdom of Dokapon, and the King has offered his throne and the hand of his daughter to any challenger who would rise to the occasion and save the land. Alas, that kind of offer is bound to attract some very over-determined adventurers...