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'War Rock' Honors Memorial Day with Promotion

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 6:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

K2 Network announced a series of promotions to honor Memorial Day Weekend for its online military Free2Play shooter War Rock. Starting May 23rd all War Rock players will find the powerful Dual Berettas in their weapons inventory for seven full days. On top of that, anybody who upgrades their account or purchases dinars during the weekend will receive the unreleased MP7A1 Personal Defense Weapon for 15 days.

'Boogie' (Wii) - 5 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 6:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA announced an all new Wii exclusive intellectual property, Boogie, a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.

Novalogic Developing 'The Unit' Game Series

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 3:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Novalogic is secretly working on a series of titles based on the CBS drama The Unit, which in turn is based on Eric Haney's novel Inside Delta Force. The Unit: Operation Acid Gambit will be the first title according to sources inside the development team, and will make use of an all-new engine, as well as new animation software. An official announcement will be made later this year, but the premise of the game is that your mission will be to fix the mistakes Delta Force has made, and change history.

'Overclocked' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 3:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Overclocked, developed by House of Tales team, known for The Moment of Silence, is a psychological thriller which uses many technical innovations and a surprising narrative approach to form an eerily real gaming experience.

Ubisoft Working on 'Beowulf' Movie Adaptation

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 12:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

At its UbiDays 07 event earlier today in Paris, Ubisoft announced that it has it is working on another movie licensed title, Beowulf. Not the TV series or the 1999 Christopher Lambert movie, but rather Paramount's upcoming remake with Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich and Anthony Hopkins. Developed by 4HEAD and 3D-IO, no platforms or release schedule was revealed, but the movie itself is due November 2007.

'The Sims Pet Stories' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 12:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Take care of and train your lovable yet unpredictable pets in this laptop-friendly member of The Sim Stories series.

'Mad Tracks' (X360) Passes Certification, Soon on Xbox Live Arcade

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 12:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mad Tracks is an action-packed toy-car racing game, with toy cars powered by spring engines. Complete up to 45 challenges and gather 12 crazy achievements. Races are set in everyday places, like toy stores, mini-golf parks, and restaurants.

'Gothic 4' (PS3/X360/PC) Announced

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 11:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A little while ago JoWood announced it would be bringing its biggest franchises to console, and today brings the first announcement in that regard. Having recently split with Piranha Bytes (which means no more patches btw) over the bug ridden quality of the previous Gothic titles, Jowood announced today that it is in negotiations with a major development studio for Gothic 4, scheduled for PC and consoles.

'Overlord' (X360/PC) - 6 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 11:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Overlord is an original next-generation title from Age of Wonders developer Triumph Studios. A groundbreaking action adventure, Overlord is set in a seriously warped fantasy world where players can be evil (or really evil).

'Pokemon Diamond/Pearl' (NDS) Coming to Europe

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 11:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl are set in a new region called "Sinnoh," where players can choose to begin their adventure as either a boy or girl Pokemon trainer on a path to becoming Pokemon League Champion.

'Enemy Engaged 2' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 10:53 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.

'Carnival Games' (Wii) Announced - Trailer

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Global Star Software announced it has signed Cat Daddy Games' Wii exclusive Carnival Games, designed for families and children of all ages, bringing home all the excitement and fanfare of a day at the carnival.

WBIE Signs 'FlatOut: Total Carnage' (X360) Distribution Agreement

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 10:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

FlatOut: Total Carnage is a re-imagining of FlatOut 2 rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to make use of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will sell and market Flat Out Ultimate Carnage under the Empire label throughout North and South America.

'Cleopatra: A Queen's Destiny' - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 10:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nobilis announces Kheops Studio' Cleopatra: A Queen's Destiny, an adventure game in which the player will be plunged in the tormented period of the Antique Egypt. Help the young new queen Cleopatra to make good decisions for her Empire and become the queen of kings.

'Glukoza: Action!' Goes Gold

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 9:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Glukoza: ACTION! combines 3rd person action game with classical fighting, when you move from one level to another, beating your enemies hard. Player controls Glukoza directly and can use various types of weapons that can be found within game levels. Melee and hand-to-hand combat modes are also present.

'Metroid Prime 3: Corruption' (Wii) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Galactic Federation's Base Sector Zero is under attack by Space Pirates. Samus must boot up the generator to restore the defense systems. But at the end of her path, someone awful is waiting for her.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 9:34 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:

'Lifesigns' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Alerts, blue lights and bloody excoriations – humanity need the gods in white, and DreamCatcher is bringing it to North America. In Lifesigns for the NDS, it’s up to you if you save lives. Each second is important – the emergency room is waiting for you!

'The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena' (PS3/X360) Announced

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 5:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sierra officially announced The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, presenting a reinvention of 2004's Escape from Butcher Bay in HD, enhancements, as well as adding the Dark Athena chapter, an expansion of the original game with an exciting new story and new gameplay features.

'FlatOut: Total Carnage' (X360) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 5:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

FlatOut: Total Carnage is a re-imagining of FlatOut 2 rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to make use of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability of third generation technologies.