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'Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise' (X360) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 10:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Trouble in Paradise invites gamers to return to magical Piñata Island. Unfortunately, not all is well on the island, as Professor Pester along with his gang of Ruffians have wiped out Piñata Central’s computer records, which poses a threat to parties everywhere. Rare has revealed that VP:TiP has been released to manufacture.

'Runes of Magic' Character Development & Skills Detailed - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 10:17 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.

'Frontlines: Fuel of War' - v1.2.0 Patch Coming Soon, Details

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop two superpower alliances emerge, join the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance. Kaos Studios is currently in the final stages of development of PC patch 1.2.0 and will start testing it shortly. Scheduled for Sept. it will include 2 new maps (Boneyard Map, Conquer Mode), server browser phase 2, Joystick support, PC leaderboards (Ranked & Unranked) and dedicated Server Tools.

'Dynasty Warriors 6' (PS2/PC) Officially Announced, Gets Release Date - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale and realistic atmosphere that players have come to expect from the series, but will redefine the Tactical Action experience, with completely re-imagined character designs and weapons, yet maintaining familiar characterizations that are accurate to culturally depictions.

THQ's Leipzig Games Convention 2008 Lineup

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ announced the games it will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention (20-24 August, 2008) such de Blob (Wii), WALL-E (PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS), Darksiders: Wrath of War (PS3, X360), WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS), Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3, X360), Saints Row 2 (PS3, X360), Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 (PC), and UFC 2009 Undisputed (PS3, X360).

CDV's Leipzig Games Convention 2008 Lineup

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

CDV announced the games it will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention (20-24 August, 2008) such as the X360 version of Velvet Assassin, Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars, Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi, NDS titles Dementium: The Ward and Insecticide, as well as party title Hail to the Chimp.

'Batman: Arkham Asylum' (PS3/X360/PC) - 18 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 7:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Eidos and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Comics announce Batman: Arkham Asylum, a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with a dark and gritty setting reminiscent of Bioshock.

'KORE' (Wii) Making Public Debut At Games Convention - Screens & Trailer

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

In limbo since CDV dropped it in 2004, resulting in developer UDS shutting down, KORE was acquired by Daydream Software and then picked up by Playlogic and never released. Zoink and SnapDragon Games have revived the project. In KORE, you explore a vast game universe packed with action, puzzles and countless surprises. Meet strange characters and even stranger creatures as you unravel the game's off-the-wall storyline.

'Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise' (NDS) Gets Worldwide Release Date

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise players will inherit a neglected garden on Piñata Island and turn it into a piñata paradise by tending to all aspects of cleaning the garden, growing and maintaining vegetation, caring for and breeding piñatas, as well as attracting new piñata species.

'Need for Speed Undercover' Announced, Starring Maggie Q - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA Black Box announced Need for Speed Undercover, an intense action racing title starring international movie star Maggie Q as the lead character in the live-action sequences that propel the original story forward, taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

'Imperium Romanum II' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Imperium Romanum II is a city-building game where the player takes the role of a Roman patrician, a nobleman, who has just started his political career. His ultimate goal is to become the Governor of Rome.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) Gets Japanese Release Date

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rockstar's open-ended crime series debuts on next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, situated around the protagonist Nikolai Belic who is trying to escape his past by moving to New York, but gets sucked into the underworld.

'Space Trader: Merchant Marine' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Meridian4 has signed a publishing agreement with Hermitworks Entertainment Corporation for their unique, habit-forming action/trading game; Space Trader: Merchant Marine.

GamersGate Expands Portfolio With 2K Games Titles

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

GamersGate has signed 2K Games as the latest publisher to join the ranks of the PC digital download portal, starting with the strategy titles: Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Complete and Shattered Union. Additional titles will follow, including the titles: Sid Meier’s Railroads!, CivCity Rome and the classic action-adventure game Sid Meier’s Pirates!.

'Deer Drive' (Wii) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Deer Drive meshes hunting simulation with arcade style pick-up-and-play action and pacing for an exciting gaming experience. Deer Drive is the first deer hunting game that features two player simultaneous play.

SouthPeak Games' Leipzig Games Convention 2008 Lineup

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SouthPeak Games announced the games it will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention (20-24 August, 2008). A wide range of games will be both demonstrated and available for hands-on, across a range of platforms and genres, such as Raven Squad, X-Blades, Ninjatown, Two Worlds: The Temptation and more ...

Game Entertainment Europe And Games Factory Online GC 2008 Lineup

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Game Entertainment Europe (GEE) and Games Factory Online (GFO) are organizing a press conference where there will be release announcements of 3 triple-A games for various platforms, casual race game Hovorun (PC), tile game Rummikub (NDS), and an MMO version of strategy board game Stratego.

'Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09' (ALL) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 will feature dynamic, personalized gameplay via Tiger Woods' personal coach, Hank Haney, a more intuitive and customized EA Sports GamerNet++ experience as well as an all-new game engine powering online play.

'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' (ALL) Delayed Until 2009 ?

by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 12:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, you'll engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class, take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory, and discover the identity of the Half-Blood Prince. Warner Bros. decided to push the movie release from Nov. 2008 to July 2009, so we asked EA about whether the game would also suffer a delay. Various sources claimed they were surprised by the news, while the producer said the announcement came at an inopportune time, indicating the game would also have to be pushed due to overlapping story lines outside of the already-released book.

'A Stroke of Fate' - 3 New Screens

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

A Stroke of Fate is a detective story set in the authentic surroundings of 1940s fascist Germany, giving you the opportunity to conduct a compelling investigation of the most mysterious secret veiled by the 20th century – Adolf Hitler's premature death.