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Nexon Brings 'Atlantica Online' to Japan

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 10:02 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.

'The Incredible Hulk' (ALL) Gets Free Multiplayer Expansion

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 9:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Incredible Hulk features key moments from the film, as well as additional plot lines and characters from the character’s rich comic-book universe. Players smash through New York City, battling gigantic enemies amidst soaring skyscrapers in a massive open world. Originally scheduled for June, SEGA has released the promised multiplayer expansion adding two-player missions set in one of 5 large dynamic and fully destructible arenas.

Good Old Games Enters Beta Stage

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 9:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

From Monday Sept. 8 onward, the Good Old Games closed press beta will come to an end and the Early Access Beta will begin. Anyone who has signed up will receive an access key during the next week, granting them access to the ever-growing catalogue of tantalizing classic games.

'Pure' (PS3/X360/PC) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 6:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pure takes quad racing to a new level, featuring massive jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in memorable, photo-realistic settings all over the globe.

BlackFoot Studios Licenses Unreal Engine 3

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 6:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

BlackFoot Studios has entered into an agreement with Epic Games to license Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming military tactical action game Sky Gods, a complete co-operative game experience centering on Special Forces operations, specifically HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) and helicopter insertion missions.

'Guitar Hero World Tour' (ALL) Gets MC5, Motorhead and The Sex Pistols

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 5:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4). Guitar Hero fans will be able to unleash their inner rockstar with exclusive re-records by MC5’s Wayne Kramer, Motörhead and The Sex Pistols

'Sacred 2: Fallen Angel' (ALL) Temple Guardian and Inquisitor - 50 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 5:37 a.m. PDT | 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.

'Crackdown' (X360) No More DLCs

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 5:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next gen with the introduction of a true 3-dimensional persistent playground, co-op gameplay and an extensive prop interaction system all while taking place in a massive and highly-stylized urban center. Realtime Worlds community rep Chris Dye revealed that there will be no more Crackdown DLCs, the studio has moved on to APB and other yet unannounced projects.

'Lumines Supernova' (PSN) Revealed

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 4:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu reveals that Q Entertainment is working on a new installment in their Lumines franchise, coming to the PlayStation Network later this year. Lumines Supernova features new skins, stages, and a new Dig Dug mode where you have to clean preset blocks off the screen in order to win.

'Dissidia: Final Fantasy' (PSP) - New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 4:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an all-new title in the FF franchise, although it's not part of the compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. Not a standard RPG, it's labeled a dramatic progressive action title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known for Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the game's character designer.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 4:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

'The Last Remnant' (PS3/X360/PC) - 17 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Last Remnant is Square Enix's latest single-player RPG game, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, scheduled to be released in Japan and North America simultaneously, with two main characters, each one appealing to a specific territory.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v5.6 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v5.6 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal' Contest - Best Deathmatch Level Phase 1

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Deathmatch Level category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.

'Robocalypse' (NDS) - 8 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Vogster Entertainment's first new project Robocalypse is an innovative new RTS war game set in a world of wise-cracking, battling robots, offering madcap weaponry and uproarious destruction.

Secret 'Halo 3' (X360) Achievements Revealed

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

When Microsoft mysteriously pulled Bungie's Halo announcement from E3, the now indie studio confirmed that it was working on new Halo 3 multiplayer content, and confirmed new Halo 3 content would be shown at PAX. While there was no official announcement, a Halo 3 Mythic screens was spotted on some units on the exhibit floor, and a sneaky gamer who took a peek at the dashboard noticed 79 achievements, 30 more than the original.

'Twin Strike: Operation Thunder' (Wii) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 1:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

You are the newest recruit of the United Nations Air Force-a top secret agency set up to protect citizens against the threat of unknown forces without breaking down international agreements or diplomatic acts.

'SPRay' (Wii) - 20 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 7:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Players will soak in the action in SPRay by playing a spirited Prince named Ray who must save his village from a banished evil Queen who’s returned to capture and enslave the villagers.

Korean Online Games to Exceed $1.7 Billion by 2011

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 6:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A new “Games Market in Korea” study finds that approximately 67% of Korean users in their 20s purchase paid digital content, with one of the fastest growing segments being casual games, that are free-to-play, easy-to-learn and can be played in “micro-slices” of time of ten minutes or less. Current forecast indicates the online games market in South Korea will exceed $1.7 billion by 2011, driven by new releases and an ingrained gaming culture.

Various Game Trailers #1424

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 6:46 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:

  • TNA iMPACT! [ALL] - Samoa Joe vs. Jay Lethal Trailer Trailer
  • StoneAge 2 - Trailer
  • Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals - Trailer
  • Guitar Hero: World Tour [ALL] - Billy Corgan Trailer
  • Facebreaker [ALL] - Advanced Controls Trailer
  • FIFA 09 [ALL] - Adidas Live Season Trailer


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