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'Castle Crashers' (X360) Achievements Revealed

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 3:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Castle Crashers is a four-player game for the Xbox Live Arcade, where players are knights on a quest to regain a stolen idol. Embark on the adventure on your own or with up to three friends and discover the mind-boggling magic and mystery in the mythical world.

'Shred Nebula' (XBLA) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 3:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

CrunchTime Games' Shred Nebula is a top-down free-roaming space shooter with unparalleled action and depth, featuring ship based space combat, intergalactic exploration and multiplayer dog-fighting.

'Fracture' (PS3/X360) Gets Release Date

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 2:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Reshape the battlefield - and the fate - of a broken nation in Fracture, Pacifica and the Atlantic Alliance, boast soldiers with powers beyond those of ordinary men. The differing states of superhumanity result in balanced yet stylistically different combat tactics that have never been seen before.

'Jade Empire' (Xbox) Downloadable via Xbox Live

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 2:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Released in early 2005, Jade Empire is set in a new fantastical world based on mythical China, where sinister events have upset the peaceful harmony of an isolated martial arts school. Bioware's RPG is now available as a 6.2 GB download on Xbox Marketplace for 1,200 Microsoft Points ($15).

'Disciples III: Renaissance' Elven Alliance Archon - Screens

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 2:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.

'Strategic Command 2: Weapons and Warfare' - v1.05 Patch/Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 2:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

SC2: Weapons and Warfare incorporates many fan requested new features, including a bigger world map, new units, enhanced naval movement and combat rules, a deeper weather model, additional terrain types and resources, the simulation of roads and railways and am extended editor. This v1.05 patch user requested changes, bug fixes, editor/game performance enhancements, and also addresses a Vista config file update issue.

'LittleBigPlanet' (PS3) Downloadable Content Free, But Only at Launch

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 1:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots, and use their character's abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network. SCEE's David Reeves revealed that LBP will have free user content at launch, but eventually will give 'approved' gamers the chance to charge for their creations by launching an iTunes meets Ebay service.

'Dragon Age: Origins' - 20 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 1:07 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.

'Summer Athletics' (PS2/Wii) Goes Gold

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 12:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Summer Athletics brings sports right into your living room: exciting competitions in over 25 of the most popular summer sports disciplines, such as sprinting, hurdles, cycling, archery, javelin, hammer throw, and swimming, will provide long-lasting fun.

'Atlantica Online' - New Screens

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 11:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlantica Online is bringing back turn-based and strategic gameplay to give a fresh face to the MMO world, a thinking person's game, giving you the chance to really strategize using the combat, mercenary and city/country management system.

'Guitar Hero: World Tour' (ALL) Gets Playable Jimi Hendrix, Tracks & DLC

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 11:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Activision's next installment in the GH franchise will feature vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), 4 player on/offline co-op, and an 8 player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).

'Dungeon Party' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 11:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dungeon Party, developed by Cyanide, is a free MMOG where two teams of up to 5 players compete over one or more rounds and victory is only assured when one of them gets out of the dungeon with the treasure.

'Gears of War' (ALL) Gets Novel Trilogy

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 11:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. Earlier this year it was revealed Gears of War would be getting a novel, but as it turns out there will not be one but three instead, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss.

'Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop' (Wii) Announced - Facts, Features & Screens

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 10:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance journalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime. In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his way to the small suburban town of Willamette only to find that it has become overrun by zombies.

'1942: Joint Strike' And 'Go! Go! Breaksteady' This Week's XBLA Titles - Screens

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 10:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Go! Go! Break Steady, choose a character and make them dance by following visual cues on the screen, while in 1942: Joint Strike, a World War II flying shooter, you take to the skies with your newly updated 3D HD plane as you blast enemies below to smithereens.

'Portal: Still Alive' (X360) Has No Exclusive Content

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 9:51 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. According to Valve the added content is taken from Hen Mazolski's Portal: The Flash Version MapPack, freely available on PC.

'Persona 3: FES' (PS2) Coming to Europe - Screens

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Atlus' RPG Persona 3: FES, you lead a group of high school students with a dangerous extra curricular activity: exploring the mysterious tower Tartarus and fighting the sinister Shadows during the Dark Hour, a frozen span of time imperceptible to all but a select few. The standalone expansion adds 30 hours of gameplay!

Crytek Acquires Black Sea Studios

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 9:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Crytek announced that it has acquired Bulgaria-based Black Sea Studios, known for Knights of Honor, and the recent Worldshift. Under the terms of the acquisition, Black Sea Studios will remain in Sofia, Bulgaria and become Crytek Black Sea, a wholly owned studio.

'Monster Madness: Grave Danger' (PS3) - New Screens

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 9:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Monster Madness: Grave Danger follows in the footsteps of Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia with 4 player co-op gameplay, an all new polished look and a number of new/improved features. Based on fan feedback from the original every Zombie, Werewolf and Vampire has been recalled to square one.

'Project Origin' (ALL) Demo in the Works

by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 9:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. Alma now has free reign, and the consequences will be unimaginable. While no release date was given, WBIE will release a demo.