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'Strategic Command 2: Weapons and Warfare' - v1.03 Patch/Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 1:17 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 v1.03 patch fixes bugs, enhances AI and improves the game balance.

'Ace Combat 6' (X360) Gets New Planes And Missions - Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 12:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Namco Bandai revealed that on March 27 it will release new downloadable content for its Ace Combat 6 action/flight game, consisting of new single and multiplayer stages as well as original plane variations, allowing players to further customize their play experience and light up the skies with all-new gameplay scenarios.

'Rainbow Six Vegas 2' (ALL) High Stakes Weekend on Xbox Live

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 12:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 adds new gameplay features, stunning visuals, and a solo campaign that uses new tactical possibilities in various locations around Sin City, co-op and adversarial modes. Beginning March 28, fans 18 years and older will be able to participate in a number of online events including a 72-hour Play & Win Sweepstakes where every hour winning operatives are awarded with special prize packages.

'Drone Tactics' (NDS) Mecha Insecta Profiles - Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 11:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Drone Tactics is a game of mechanized strategy RPG warfare that has you command a squad of insect Drones, choosing from over 100 weapons, upgrades, and power-ups to optimize your forces as you confront the oppressive Black Swarm.

'Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3' (PS3/X360/PC) Beta Registration Now Open

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 11:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

C&C: Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to a breathtaking alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay. People who purchased the just released Kane's Wrath expansion or C&C 3 can now register for the RA3 beta with the included code.

'Precursors' (X360/PC) - 6 Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 11:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Precursors, developed by Boiling Point's Deep Shadow, is a sci-fi action game that leads you into unexplored regions of space, where he can fly with huge battle ships from planet to planet.

'Far Cry 2' (PS3/X360/PC) Coming Fall 2008

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 11:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Far Cry 2 immerses players in a new kind of gaming experience, featuring a new game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa.

'Sam & Max 205: What's New, Beelzebub?' Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 10:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Judgment day is at hand, and it's time for a showdown with the guy downstairs to bargain for Bosco's soul. But in the corporate wasteland known as Hell, not even the Freelance Police are safe from eternal damnation. Can Sam & Max fight free from Satan's grasp, or have they reached the end of the line?

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Judy on March 26, 2008 @ 10:30 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:

'Secret Files: Tunguska' (NDS/Wii) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Secret Files: Tunguska is a point-and-click adventure game based on the mysterious Tunguska phenomenon that occurred in July 1908, in which the Siberian region of Tunguska was engulfed in an inferno of flames that turned everything into debris and ashes.

'Martial Arts: Capoeira' (ALL) to Use Motion Capturing

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Martial Arts: Capoeira is an original fighting game combining sport and RPG elements with traditional fighting game mechanics for the very first time, to offer unrivalled realism and challenging brutal gameplay. Twelve Interactive and capoeira organization Soluna met with motion capture manufacturers Animazoo to work on the game.

'Europa Universalis: Rome' - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EU: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique.

'Gran Turismo 5' (PS3) Still One Year Away

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

GT 5 Prologue will be available for download/on Blu-ray, sporting improved AI, and for the first time include multiplayer up to 16 cars with integrated online features such as a profile editor and an online event calendar. While GT 5 Prologue releases next month (later this week in Europe), SCEA associate producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda revealed that "GT5 is still about a year away" and, of course, encourages everybody to buy the Prologue edition until then.

'The Political Machine 2008' - Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Political Machine 2008 is a strategy game that lets gamers take a shot at running for President, allowing you to design a candidate or choose a pre-existing one and campaign across the country against either a human opponent or a computer controlled opponent.

'The Settlers: Rise of an Empire' - v1.5 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Settlers VI will focus on building larger and more fortified cities as well as planning and optimization in a medieval world. This patch fixes some bugs, but also adds 3 new maps, and a new “vegetarian” mode in which players face the additional challenge of playing without consuming any animal products - no fish or sausages for the Settlers…

'Enemy Engaged 2' - v1.02 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Strategy First has signed Enemy Engaged 2, sequel to the chopper classic Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche Versus Ka-52 Hokum, featuring new dynamic missions, multiplayer, and a complete overhaul of the graphics and audio to bring the game up to date with the latest and best flight simulations available.

'Space Empires V' - US v1.71 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Space Empires V completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects. This v1.71 patch version is for the North American version of SE V.

'SingStar: Summer Party' (PS2) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 6:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SingStar: Summer Party is arriving with 30 great tracks that are just perfect for those hot summer nights. We’re talking about classic songs and videos that just capture that summer feeling: tracks from Blondie, Rihanna, David Bowie, Klaxons and Peter Andre to name just a few.

'WorldShift' Goes Gold in Germany

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 6:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

WorldShift, developed by Knights of Honor's Black Sea Studios, is a next-generation, cyber-fantasy RTS game set in a dark future of Earth, where today's civilization is only a fading mysterious legend.

'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' (ALL) - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 6:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will expand beyond the film and feature 20 playable characters, each with different weapons and abilities, as well as a two-player offline/online "drop-in/drop out" gameplay mode.