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'Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942' Goes Gold - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 5:11 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 is based on a little-known Russian offensive that occurred during May 1942, in which a German counterattack had three Soviet armies surrounded, forcing them to fight their way out of the Barvenkovskiy Kotel ‘meat grinder’.

'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) Demo Goes Public Today, Split-Screen Feature Patched Out

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 5:03 a.m. PST | 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. Last week, modders hacked the early demo to allow split-screen co-op on PC (2nd player using controller), but with the demo going public today, Valve has issued a patch to remove the feature in order to "additional bug reports," but it will be re-enabled in full product.

'King's Bounty: Armored Princess' Officially Announced - New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 4:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Revealed last week, 1C Company and Katauri Interactive officially announced King's Bounty: Armored Princess. This will be an add-on to the critically acclaimed King's Bounty: The Legend. Players will take on the role of Princess Amelie who travels around the world of Teana and searches for the renowned knight, and her tutor, Bill Gilbert.

'Interzone Futebol' (PC) Represented By Brazil's Romario

by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 12:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Interzone Futebol is a virtual world game centered on futebol (soccer in the U.S.), the most popular sport in the world. It is the only virtual world MMO futebol game which allows players to control every position on the pitch, including the goalkeepers which, in all other futebol games, is AI-controlled.

'Quantum Theory' (PS3) - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 7:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Syd, the dark destroyer equipped with a large machine gun and a special fist, will eradicate anything in his path. His mission? To scale the “Living Tower” and destroy it. To his surprise, he finds Fillena, a mysterious female warrior along the way. Experience their adventurous ascent in a romantic art nouveau style world that merges the beauty of organic motifs with technology and action-packed gameplay.

Various Game Trailers #1475

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 5:51 p.m. PST | 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:

  • Battlestations: Pacific [X360/PC] - Trailer #2
  • Free Realms [PS3/PC] - Trailer
  • Mart Racer [Wii] - Trailer #2
  • Pyroblazer [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer #4
  • Tomb Raider: Underworld [ALL] - Trailers (2)


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

Midway Losses Mount, Another Executive Dismounts

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 5:50 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Midway has released its Q3 2008 financial results, revealing that it continues to lose money despite reorganizing and other attempts to stop the bleeding. While net revenues were up 50%, net loss nearly doubled from last year's $33.5 million to $75.9 million. While Matt Booty was recently promoted to president and CEO, Shari Redstone, daughter of media mogul Sumner Redstone, resigned as a board member.

'Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce' (PSP) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will forever change the way gamers experience the Dynasty Warriors universe. In the game, players will enlist in quests that will challenge their very sense of what it means to be a true warrior.

Win One of 500 Wii Consoles with Burger King's Holiday Sweepstakes

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 4:13 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Burger King announced a holiday sweepstakes that encourages family-friendly competition by offering consumers a chance to win one of 500 Wii systems with the purchase of a BK Crown Card.

'Supreme Ruler 2020: Global Crisis' Multiplayer Scenarios

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 4:08 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Supreme Ruler 2020 is a strategic and tactical geo-political game where direct control of the military and the policies of a nation becomes the key to survival. The Global Crisis add-on adds new single- and multiplayer maps, new sandbox map, improved UI/AI/graphics, and plenty more.

'Retro Game Challenge' (NDS) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 2:53 p.m. PST | Filed under News

An original game based on the popular Japanese Game Center CX TV series, Retro Game Challenge reinvents how classic games are played. Featuring a story-driven progression, players complete short challenges in a wide-variety of fictional retro-games, ranging from shooting, racing, action and even an epic RPG.

'Sacred 2: Fallen Angel' (ALL) Collectors Edition Details

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 2:07 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sacred 2 is a action-oriented deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria featuring pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests. The collectors Edition includes the game, a DVD with ultra-high resolution textures, an Carrier Imp unlock code, printed map, and a sampler music cd.

'Tennis Elbow 2009' (PC) - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 12:59 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Tennis Elbow 2009 is a tennis simulation with an easy and intuitive learning curve, but with exceptional gameplay depth.

EA Slapped With Two More DRM Related Lawsuits

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 12:49 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Back in Sept. Maryland resident Melissa Thomas filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against EA in regard Spore's intrusive DRM policies. According to GamePolitics two more suits have been filed, one revolving "the inclusion of undisclosed, secretly installed DRM protection measures with a program that was freely distributed" (the Spore demo), and the other by a Sims player calling it "immoral, unethical, oppressive, unscrupulous," stating that it causes all sort of computer problems that were not there before.

'Moon' (NDS) Gets Pushed to Early 2009 - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 10:31 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Moon is a sci-fi, action-adventure title, placing gamers on the cold lunar surface in the year 2058. Researchers are shocked to find a sealed, alien hatch during construction of a new lunar base, but it's a shock that soon pales in comparison to what they find beyond the hatch.

'Need for Speed Undercover' (ALL) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 10:27 a.m. PST | Filed under News

EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

Ubisoft Acquires Massive Entertainment, Will Publish 'World In Conflict'

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 10:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Ubisoft announced that it has acquired from Activision Blizzard the assets and all of the personnel of esteemed Malmö, Sweden-based studio Massive Entertainment, as well as the real-time strategy brand, World In Conflict.

'Jumpgate Evolution' Beta Reaches 150k Testers - New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Staying true to its early vision, NetDevil has improved upon the original Jumpgate in every way, with a complete graphics update, and the integration of advanced AI features to ensure unpredictable and compelling situations.

'Cross Fire' Enters Closed Beta Stage

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 9:24 a.m. PST | Filed under News

G4BOX announced that its free-to-play, online military first-person shooter Cross Fire has entered closed beta. Join one of two International Mercenary Forces Corporations locked in a global struggle.

Nexon Puts Game Codes on 7-Eleven Slurpees

by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2008 @ 9:19 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Each Nexon-themed Slurpee cup has an exclusive game code that is redeemable for in-game virtual items in MapleStory, Mabinogi, Combat Arms or Sugar Rush. 7-Eleven customers also receive a collectible Nexon game DVD with the purchase of a 22-oz. or larger-size Slurpee beverage with the aforementioned titles.