by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 5:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Don King Presents: Prizefighter is a documentary-style boxing game, developed by Rocky: Legends' Venom Games, featuring a documentary-style narrative career mode, training, and will require you to also manage personal relationships outside of the ring.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 5:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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WoW: Wrath of the Lich King will open the forbidding wasteland of Northrend with new levels of power, new dungeons and encounters, a new character profession, and the game’s first hero class are just some of the new features awaiting players in Wrath of the Lich King. Vivendi's latest financial results, the games division's revenue dropped 24% compared to last year when The Burning Crusade launched, reveals that Wrath of the Lich King is scheduled for second half of 2008.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 4:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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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:
- Trainz: The Complete Collection - Trailer
- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures - Femme Fatale Trailer
- Race Driver: GRID [ALL] - Japan Trailer
- Roogoo [X360/PC] - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 4:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. After yesterday's beta announcement, Funcom today revealed that its 3-day Early Access program has sold out...
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 4:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 2:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 is the first current-generation gaming console to break the 10 million mark in the U.S., making it reach 19M worldwide, with a total of 12 million Xbox Live members.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 2:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is a story-driven series with a comic spin based on Matt and Mike Chapman's online animated series. The player uncovers each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles, and the use/abuse of inventory items.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Los Angeles Film School has added two degree offerings, an Associate of Science Degree in Game Development and an Associate of Science Degree in Computer Animation, each set to begin in September 2008.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 12:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Everyone's favorite orange-clad ninja returns to the role-playing genre with Path of the Ninja 2, featuring an all-new original storyline, a huge roster of playable characters, an improved combat system and for the first time, exciting Wi-Fi battles.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 12:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last week, Activision teased with an upcoming announcement that it would reveal the Guitar Hero franchise's "leap forward," but it seems the latest Game Informer issue is ahead of the game. The June issue reveals that GH4 will add vocals and a six-piece drum set (3 pads, 2 cymbals and foot pedal) on top of the usual guitar/bass line. More importantly, it will feature the ability for gamers to create their own tracks from scratch, sans vocals, and share it with other users. So far Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime are confirmed to be contributing songs.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 11:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (high-altitude warfare) is the first first air combat game set in the Tom Clancy’s universe. Set in 2012, Tom Clancy's HAWX will feature cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a privilege.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 11:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ninja Gaiden 2 has players once again assuming the role of Ryu Hayabusa as they guide the ninja hero on a quest to avenge his clan and prevent the destruction of the human race. At Microsoft's SF event earlier this week, Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki revealed this will be the last title in the franchise, saying that NG II is the "definitive 3-D game in this series," and expressed interest to work with a U.S. developer on a title set in the Pacific Theater.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 11:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 9:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lost Planet: Colonies adds an 11 mission campaign, Score Attack and Time Trial Battle Mode, four new multiplayer maps, four new playable characters, 10 new weapons and no less than seven new game modes, such as Akrid Hunting and Akrid Egg.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed earlier this week, Damnation features open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast landscapes, each covering miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 9:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Cabela’s Legendary Adventures players will hunt in different eras in search of trophies such as white-tailed deer, Yukon moose, Alaskan brown bear and Roosevelt elk in over ten of North America’s top hunting locations, including Kodiak Island, the Yukon and the Rocky Mountains.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 9:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is Namco Bandai's next title in the DBZ franchise. Burst Limit will be similar to the DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi series (published by Atari in Europe and North America) and have online multiplayer, be cut-scene driven and support 16/9.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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On the heels of a successful first quarter in which revenue exceeded an aggressive sales forecast, casual games developer MumboJumbo plans to release Little Farm (a farm-fresh matching game), Discovery (a seek-and-find, travel game show), Elf Bowling Hawaiian Vacation, and Little Home on the Hill.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 6:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Packed with the most powerful race cars - new and classic, circuit and drift - players will compete in urban street races, as well as conquer official racetracks and championships over three continents. GRID's multiplayer content will feature 32 online race events on 80 circuits at 15 intercontinental locations for up to 12 players, with full damage.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 6:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft,
previously known as The Tower Treasure, is an adventure game that remains true to the original stories and characters with varied environments, challenging and thought provoking puzzles in an easy-to-use gaming interface. Teen idols Jesse McCartney and Cody Linley have signed on to lend their voices to Frank and Joe Hardy.