Advertising

As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases.





Midway Terminates Non-Core Licenses

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 5:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway has come to mutually beneficial terms with licensing partners resulting in the cancellation of future versions of related game properties and associated development expenditures. While the announcement did not specify particular titles/franchises, we contacted Midway who informed us details will follow early November, when it releases its latest financial results.

'BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams' to be Multiplatform? - Teaser Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 5:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

With the PS3 port of BioShock scheduled for next week, it seems early copies are already floating around. When you finish the PS3 game, you unlock a teaser trailer for BioShock 2, and while it merely shows a Little Sister holding a Big Daddy doll, it does not only show the full title, but also indicates that the sequel might be multiplatform from the get go, including a PS3 version.

'TrackMania DS' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 5:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Not a hardcore driving simulation, TrackMania DS is based on the fun and the spectacular aspects of racing. You drive at mind-blowing speeds in hi-octane racers on tracks made of jumps, loops, turbo boost pads and many other crazy design elements.

'Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy' Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 5:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Kyler Mallory has invited you as Nancy Drew to her wedding at Castle Malloy in Ireland. When Nancy arrives, the groom is missing! Did he get cold feet or has the banshee rumored to haunt the castle taken him to the Otherworld?

'Astro Tripper' (PS3) Revealed - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 4:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

An evolution of PomPom's 2001 Space Tripper on PC, Astro Tripper is a furious horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up experience inspired by the painful, knuckle busting experiences of years gone by.

Bestway group Acquires Play Ten Interactive

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 4:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Bestway group, a privately held group that was formed in May 2008 in the merger of Russobit-M and Game Factory Interactive, has acquired Russian publisher/developer Play Ten Interactive. Game Factory Interactive will take over Play Ten's titles (White Gold: War in paradise, Battle of Atlantis, Precursors, The Wall) which in part will henceforth target online games licensing.

'Castlevania Judgment' (Wii) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 3:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Castlevania Judgment, produced by Koji Igarashi, is the first fighting title in the franchise, and bridges the past with the present as it pits several generations of the Belmont clan against a host of characters that span the franchise’s 22-year history.

'Phantasy Star Portable' (PSP) Coming to North America/Europe - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 3:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Phantasy Star Portable includes the original PSU content, the Ambition of the Illuminus expansion pack, 4-player local multiplayer, PSP exclusive bosses and weapons, and a new History mode playable as a new character Vivienne.

'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) Demos Coming Early November

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. At a preview event last night, Valve revealed that a 2 mission L4D demo (also on XBL) will be released a few weeks ahead of the game's late Nov. launch. Stay tuned as we will surely have the demo on our fileserver network.

'Overlord II' (ALL) Scripted By Rhianna Pratchett - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Marking the return of the bad ass game that champions a despotic tyrant and sets loose the most vicious, yet lovably insane critters in gaming, Codemasters announced that writers’ Guild Award-nominee Rhianna Pratchett has been signed as scriptwriter for the sequel and both series extensions, Overlord: Dark Legend and Overlord: Minions.

'A Vampyre Story' Gets Delayed

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Combining 3D animation and 2D designs, A Vampyre Story follows the opera starlet, Mona, a woman kidnapped by Baron Shrowdy Von Kiefer and slowly becoming a creature of the night after coming under the vampire's spell. Originally scheduled to coincide with the October Halloween celebration, Vampyre Story has been pushed back until Nov. 2008.

'Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis' (ALL) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Secret Files 2 is a point-and-click adventure game based on mysterious phenomena around the world. As a follow-up to Secret Files: Tunguska, the sequel takes on a different mystery in a totally different location ....

'Portal: Still Alive' (X360) Achievements Revealed

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Portal: Still Alive features the full Portal single-player game plus a new challenge mode. Designed to change the way players approach, manipulate and surmise the possibilities in any given environment. Solve physical puzzles and challenges by opening portals to maneuvering objects, and yourself, through space.

'Dancing with the Stars: Get Your Dance On!' (NDS/Wii) - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dancing with the Stars: Get Your Dance On! features all-new stars such as Mel B, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joey Fatone and Jennie Garth, as you cha-cha with new professional dancers including Derek Hough, and two-time champion, Julianne Hough.

'The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga' (ALL) Coming to Europe

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The first ever collection of The King Of Fighters on the Wii, the most extensive KOF collection ever containing 5 complete games, consisting of KOF 94, 95, 96, 97, 98. Includes the Orochi Saga trilogy (95-97), Unlockable bonus content materials, while the PSP edition includes Ad-hoc mode.

'MapleStory Europe' Gets Spooky for Halloween

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 2:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

As part of a month long event celebrating the world-renowned festival of Halloween, MapleStory Europe players can look forward to a wealth of special, Halloween-themed additions to the game, including spooky new quests to solve and new items to be won.

Lighthouse Signs 'Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals'

by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 12:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals, based on Enki Bilal's Nikopol Trilogy graphic novel series, is a visually striking, richly detailed point and click adventure game developed by Benoît Sokal’s White Birds Productions.

'Dragon Age: Origins' Morrigan Revealed - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 7:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion elements of existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.

'Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia' (NDS) Gets Euro Date

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 7:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sworn to protect the people and the Pokémon of the all-new Almia Region, players will be powering up their Capture Styler to team up with Pokémon in an adventure to thwart the evil forces endangering Almia.

Various Game Trailers #1456

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:57 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:

  • Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [PS3/X360] - Kombat Comics Trailer
  • Skate 2 [ALL] - Hall of Meat Trailer
  • Memento Mori [PC] - Gameplay Trailer


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