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'Summer Sports 2: Island Sports Party' (Wii) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Summer Sports 2: Island Sports Party features an all-new island with new games, improved visuals, new game modes, and more! Grab your friends and dive into 12 distinct games: Bocce Ball, Archery, Basketball, Football Toss, Mini-Golf, Shuffleboard and more! The cool island breeze is calling your name!

Sony Online MMOs to Celebrate Halloween With In-Game Events

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EverQuest, EverQuest II, Star Wars Galaxies, Legends of Norrath, Vanguard Saga of Heroes, EverQuest Online Adventures and The Matrix Online players can celebrate All Hallows Eve by participating in themed quests, donning avatar costumes and masks, and trick-or-treating for loot and candy!

'Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories' (PS2) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories is the essential piece that bridges the gap between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. Originally released in 2004 for GBA, this full 3D rendition on the PS2 has never been released in North America - this is an entry in the Kingdom Hearts saga that fans of the series can't miss!

'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) Pre-Orders Running on Full Steam, Currently 10% Off

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:21 p.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. Pre-Orders, now on Steam for 10% off, for L4D are already 65% higher than The Orange Box.

'Celebrity Sports Showdown' (Wii) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Celebrity Sports Showdown features 12 outdoor sports games and is the ultimate party game to play with people of all ages. Play as your favorite celebrity such as Fergie and Avril Lavigne, and athletes like Paul Pierce and Mia Hamm to determine who will be the ultimate celebrity athlete.

'Spore' Receives Popular Mechanics' 2008 Breakthrough Award

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. Spore is being honored for its revolutionary procedural animation system, joining the ranks of ground-breaking innovations such as affordable cancer detection tests, renewable diesel fuel and a transparent-wall camera.

'NCAA Basketball 09' (ALL) - Facts, Features, Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 2:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

NCAA Basketball 09 builds upon authenticity by capturing the emotion, intensity, and atmosphere of a real college basketball game. Feel the excitement of game night with the band playing fight songs, the student section leading the cheers and popular ESPN college basketball broadcasters.

'EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey' Pre-Order Incentives

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 1:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EverQuest II gets its 5th expansion with The Shadow Odyssey, adding new features, zones, abilities, spells, dungeons and increased level cap. If you pre-order online you get an extra Void Beast Pet and a loot card, while the retail pre-order gets you an in-game Dire Bear mount, loot card and a collectible poster.

'Real Heroes: Firefighter' (Wii) Gets Delayed - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 1:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Epicenter Studios' Wii exclusive Real Heroes: Firefighter, putting players in the soon-to-be soot-stained boots of a rookie firefighter who has just been assigned to a busy metropolitan fire station. Players will undergo a “baptism of fire” in an escalating array of emergency situations.

'Resistance 2' (PS3) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 1:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Resistance 2 will feature 8-player, story-driven online co-op separate from the regular single-player campaign, 60-player online PvP (Heavy, Special Ops, Medic classes) and more vehicles, including The Chameleon, a Stalker with full cloak. Responding to a fan question why Resistance 2 hasn't gone gold yet, community rep James Stevenson indicated that it has, simply not announced yet, but with its Nov. 4 release date, it most likely has.

'Gears of War 2' (X360) - 27 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde.

'EVE Online: Quantum Rise' Announced

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 12:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

CCP announced the ninth free expansion for its sci-fi MMOG EVE Online, offering limitless opportunity to the talented starship pilots of New Eden as the roots of conflict spread deep for their lifeblood.

'Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm' (PS3) Pre-Order Incentives

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Armed with cinematic quality HD graphics, a next-gen battle system, interactive multi-dimensional battle grounds and a seamlessly explorable world, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm will capture the heart of any Naruto fan!

'S.O.S: The Final Escape 3' (PSP) - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

S.O.S: The Final Escape 3 is the latest installment in the survival game series, previous titles were on the PS2, requiring you to fend for yourself in a city surrounded by mountains, ocean, and rivers that is experiencing torrential rains. All order has collapsed and there is no choice but to escape.

'Far Cry 2' (PS3/X360/PC) DRM Allows Uninstall, Reinstall

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, where players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. Ubisoft revealed that FC2 will use the same DRM protection as Spore, with 5 activations on 3 separate PCs, but uninstalling the game successfully allows you to reinstall it again.

'Drakensang: The Dark Eye' Coming to North America

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ has signed Drakensang: The Dark Eye, developed by Radon Labs, bringing back epic party-based RPG gameplay in a breathtakingly detailed world, based on one of the world’s biggest pen & paper franchises.

'Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon' (NDS) - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light is the latest installment in Nintendo's turn-based strategy franchise, the first in the series to offer multiplayer online play. Includes 4 Prologue chapters that tell the story of before the original NES game with six different difficulty levels.

PlayLogic Becomes Xbox 360 Publisher

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Having been a worldwide licensed publisher for the Xbox since 2004, Playlogic Entertainment has been granted the worldwide licensed publisher agreement for the Xbox 360, and also received the official Games for Windows license for its future PC releases.

'KORG DS-10' (NDS) - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 10:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Designed after the famous KORG MS-10 music synthesizer, KORG DS-10 is a music-creation program for professional and aspiring musicians alike.

'Unreal Tournament 3' Community Bonus Pack 3: Vol. 2 Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In UT3 you assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled by human contestants online or by AI, fought with powerful sci-fi weapons and vehicles. This Community Bonus Pack ten new levels: 6 CTF, 3 DM & 1 WAR, and two new characters - War Machine & KaT.