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'Buku Sudoku' Coming to Xbox Live Arcade - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Merscom announced it will be publishing Buku Sudoku, the first, and only, Sudoku game for the Xbox Live Arcade system, bringing the worldwide Sudoku phenomenon to the Xbox LIVE Arcade while adding innovative competitive and cooperative play features.

Infogrames CEO Resigns, Replaced By Former EA Exec

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Infogrames announces that during its meeting on Jan. 30, 2008, the Board accepted the resignation of its Chairman and CEO Patrick Leleu, who will be replaced by former EA executive David Gardner, effective immediately.

'Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer' (NDS) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:38 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer takes place in a fantastical version of feudal Japan and stars a masterless samurai named Shiren who travels with a weasel named Koppa. Together they are on a quest to discover the mystical Land of the Golden Condor, said to be the home of the legendary city of gold known as El Dorado.

'Major Minor's Majestic March' (Wii) Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Developed by the creative team behind PaRappa the Rapper Masaya Matsuura and New York artist Rodney Alan Greenblat, Major Minor’s Majestic March turns the Wiimote into a “special” baton that the bandleader, Major Minor, uses to keep tempo, recruit new band members and pick up valuable items.

'Deca Sports' (Wii) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Deca Sports, known in some parts of Europe as Sports Island, is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.

'Legend: Legacy of the Dragons' Gets Free Content Update

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 8:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Waygate Publishing announced a major interim content update for its free, browser-based MMORPG, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, adding two large quests (one for each of the races), 16 new locations, four new NPCs, numerous new items and monsters, a new faction (the Destroyers of Chaos) and a variety of smaller quests.

'Men Of War' Announced - 20 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 5:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Previously revealed as Faces of War expansion, Men of War is 1C Company's latest RTS, taking place in Europe during the height of WWII. The story unfolds across three different campaigns played out through the eyes of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) Viral Campaign Launched

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 5:27 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. The franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Rockstar has launched a viral marketing campaign and is putting up "wanted" posters from the "City of Liberty Police Department" all over North America, showing pictures of Niko, Elizabeta, Mannie and other characters from GTA IV.

'FaceBreaker' (Wii/PS3/X360) Announced - Screen

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 4:55 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Created by the same team that developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.

Deep Silver Signs 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky' - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 2:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a prequel to its survival FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, bringing the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011. Koch Media announced that its Deep Silver label will publish S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky worldwide, except for some Eastern European countries.

Thursday, January 31, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 2:18 a.m. PST | 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:

'C.O.R.E.' (NDS) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 1:45 a.m. PST | Filed under News

C.O.R.E. is a classic FPS game set in an underground laboratory complex in the year 2050, featuring an advanced graphics solution, multiplayer support, and makes the maximum use of unique features offered by NDS such as dual screen and touch-screen control system.

'Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning' Coming to Taiwan, Macau And Hong Kong

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 12:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle. EA has signed an agreement with GigaMedia to launch and operate Warhammer Online in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

'Cooking Mama' (NDS/Wii) 1.6 Million Served

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 12:01 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Cooking Mama you take on the role of a female chef who has to prepare food and cook it on the stove. You can perform culinary tasks such as slicing vegetables, meat, shaking the skillet, dipping tempura into oil, and more. Majesco announced that Cooking Mama (NDS/Wii) and Cooking Mama 2 have sold in excess of 1.6 million units across North America.

Blizzard Is Vivendi's Billion Dollar Baby

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 5:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Over the past few fiscal quarters, it has become quite obvious that Blizzard's World of Warcraft is Vivendi's main source of income, driving its revenue month after month, but we never really knew how much cold hard cash it brought in. As the year came to an end, Vivendi made its 2007 tally, $1.51 billion for the year, up 26% compared to 2006, $1.2 billion coming from Blizzard's MMORPG.

'flOw' (PS3) Coming to the PSP As Download - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 5:28 p.m. PST | Filed under News

flOw is about piloting an aquatic organism through a surreal biosphere where players consume other organisms, evolve, and advance their organisms into the abyss. Out of nowhere, Sony Europe revealed that Fl0w will be coming to the PSP, downloadable through the PlayStation Store, including a 2-4 player ad hoc mode. An ESRB rating confirms this as well.

Various Game Trailers #1262

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:45 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:

  • Bully: Scholarship Edition [Wii/X360] - Trailer
  • The Bourne Conspiracy [PS3/X360] - Weapons Trailer
  • Penumbra: Black Plague - Trailer (2)
  • Rez HD [X360] - Trailer
  • Turning Point: Fall of Liberty [PS3/X360/PC] - Scenario Trailer
  • Iridium Runners [PS2] - Trailer
  • N+ [NDS/PSP] - Parkour Trailer

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

'Star Wolves 2: Civil War' Revealed - 56 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:44 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Star Wolves 2: Civil War is an addon for Xbow Software's 3D space RPG, currently being developed by Elite Games, which adds more than 80 solar systems, new ships and weapons, new NPCs with specific personality treats, a new faction, and non-linear progression of the game.

'Final Fantasy XIII' (PS3) Responds to Release Date Speculations

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:38 p.m. PST | Filed under News

FF XIII provides tangible, intuitive controls while delivering seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and in-game cinematics. The latest in cutting-edge technology has been utilized in development of Final Fantasy XIII, thus making this newest addition to the Final Fantasy series worthy of the title next-gen.

'Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed' (PSP/Wii) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:36 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed delivers an all-new sci-fi action gaming experience, where players control Crypto as he travels the world in the 1970s, unleashing massive destruction on foot, in his UFO and for the first time, in the Big Willy mech.