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Tri Synergy Signs 'Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge' - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 1:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge is a game that best describes the life of risk and danger that you’ll lead in this action-packed turn-based tactical game where you’ll be in control of leading a group of seasoned mercenaries through the African countryside.

'X3: Terran Conflict' - v1.2.1 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 1:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

X³: Terran Conflict is a brand new, stand-alone game set in the universe of X³. It is the culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale that takes us all the way back to Earth's own solar system.

'Battlefield: Bad Company' (PS3/X360) Rolls Out Community Choice Map Pack

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 11:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. This pack includes four new conquest multiplayer maps, gameplay enhancements and PS3 Trophy support.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PC) Slightly Delayed - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 11:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the PC with GTA IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the Eastern European protagonist Nikolai. The PC edition comes with a replay editor with Rockstar Social Club integration, expanded multiplayer, higher resolution, and match filtering.

'The Witcher' Sells More Than One Million Copies

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 11:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Witcher is an action RPG incorporating a simple-yet-interesting game system, along with a complex plot and attractive 3D graphics. The Enhanced Edition improves the game's mechanics, graphics, load times, stability, and adds a mod editor, two new adventures, making of DVD, two soundtracks, etc.

'Pet Pals: Animal Doctor' (Wii) Gets Dated - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 10:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pet Pals: Animal Doctor is a vet simulation game where players immerse themselves in the world of veterinary medicine and get to use the Wii remote and Nunchuck as if they are performing actual surgeries.

'World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King' Midnight Launch Events

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King will open the forbidding wasteland of Northrend to exploration by the hardiest adventurers. New levels of power, challenging new dungeons and encounters, an exciting new character profession, and the game’s first hero class are just some of the new features awaiting players in Wrath of the Lich King.

'Runes of Magic' Faces Halloween Stress Test - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.

'FIFA Manager 09' - Database Update Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 9:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

FIFA Manager 09 gives you full control over the management of a football club. You are responsible for the line-up, the tactics and the training of your team – as well as for signing the right players, improving the club facilities and the stadium.

'The Last Remnant' (PS3/X360/PC) - 26 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 8:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Last Remnant is Square Enix's latest single-player RPG game, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, scheduled to be released in Japan and North America simultaneously, with two main characters, each one appealing to a specific territory.

Harmonix to Develop The Beatles Music Video Game

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 7:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

As hinted at yesterday, MTV Games has signed an agreement with Apple Corps, The Beatles license holder, to develop a "new" video game that will be an unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles spanning the UK band's entire discography, with tracks from their first album Please Please Me to Abbey Road.

'Syberia' (NDS) Coming to North America

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 7:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Revealed earlier this year, Benoît Sokal's 3D adventure game Syberia is coming to NDS. Kate Walker, a young and brilliant lawyer from New York, has come to Europe to negotiate the purchase a famous Robot/Toy factory, but will soon have her future completely turned upside-down ....

'The Hunter' Beta Launching Soon - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 6:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Emote Games and Avalanche Studios have formed a best of breed partnership to launch The Hunter, a free to play online hunting game that artfully combines the most realistic hunting action, with the community and functionality of a social networking site.

'Prince of Persia' (ALL) Soundtrack Revealed

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 6:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style. Inon Zur and musician Stuart Chatwood have created a compelling and epic original score.

'PopStar Guitar' (ALL) Pins Down Release Date - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 6:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

PopStar Guitar features songs from top pop music stars including 3 Doors Down, Simple Plan, Blink 182 and many more, allowing players to unlock their inner pop celebrity and star as the lead guitarist in their very own band.

'The Lord of the Rings: Conquest' (ALL) Delayed Until 2009 - Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 5:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is an action-packed game set in the Lord of the Rings universe of J.R.R. Tolkien where players will fight epic battles any way they want, whether it be as the heroic forces of good, or as the legions of Sauron’s evil army, including Cave-trolls, Oliphaunts, the Balrog and Sauron himself.

'Tom Clancy's EndWar' (ALL) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 5:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Tom Clancy's EndWar is a next-gen strategy game, set on the battlefields of WWIII, that will push the envelope of technology, showcasing unprecedented AI, graphics, physics and animations.

Thursday, October 30, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 5:02 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:

'The Chronicles of Spellborn' Implements 3D Houses - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 4:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine.

'Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena' (ALL) Picked up by Atari

by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 3:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a remake/upgrade of 2004's Escape from Butcher Bay in high def., as well as adding the Dark Athena chapter, expanding the original game with a new campaign, new gameplay features, and online multiplayer. Caught up in the Activision Blizzard merger earlier this year, Atari announced it has signed Starbreeze's enhanced Riddick experience, now scheduled for spring 2009.