by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 4:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Learn about real-life Pandas as you feed, nurture and play with your very own Panda! Choose from cute and cuddly Baby Pandas or giant Great Pandas and play with them as they learn new skills. Discover fun panda facts from real National Geographic stories that appear as you progress through the game!
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 4:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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War Rock is a tactical, modern Free2Play multiplayer FPS with intense, fast-paced combat. K2 Network's free content update features a new Close Quarters Combat map called Beringia and a vehicle upgrade of the Apache helicopter to the map Zakhar.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 2:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Handheld gamers will once again have the freedom to unleash their inner rock star anywhere, anytime with Vicarious Visions' Guitar Hero On Tour Decades which will now also introduce song share between NDS players with different versions of On Tour.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 2:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fluid Entertainment announces the title and first details for Emerald Island, their original children's MMO that challenges players to become online eco-heroes in a mission to save a vibrant, imaginary, virtual world from environmental destruction.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 2:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Colonization, players lead one of four European nations on a quest to conquer and rule the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover the New World, and negotiate, trade and fight with both the natives and other nations as they acquire power and fight for freedom and independence.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 1:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pure takes quad racing to a new level, featuring massive jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in memorable, photo-realistic settings all over the globe. A pre-order demo disc of PURE will be available at GameStop, Best Buy (U.S. and Canada), Blockbuster, Game Crazy, EB Games (Canada), and other retailers.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 1:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NBA Live 09 sports new features like Pick and Roll Control, Defensive Lockdown Control, Signature Playcalling and Quickstrike Ankle-Breakers that will make the game experience fun from beginning to end. Additionally, NBA Live 09 takes you to training camp with the NBA Academy that gives you a chance to hone your skills.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 1:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve's next update will revolve around the Heavy class, with unlockable weapons, achievements, seven new maps and more ..
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 12:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Lara gets muddy in the game, but with the weather system, rain will wash it away.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 11:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MTV and Harmonix announced that next week's addition to the Rock Band Music Store will be New Wave pioneers Devo with Girl U Want and Through Being Cool, and Duran Duran’s Rio and Girls on Film.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 11:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A 3rd person action adventure Yakuza 2 features enhanced combat, larger environments and a thrilling storyline continuing a year after Yakuza ended. Yakuza 2 will plunge players deeper into the world of Japan’s notorious underground organization, where honor and respect are not earned easily.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 10:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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).
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 7:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 7:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 6:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.