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'Indianapolis 500 Legends' (NDS/Wii) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 9:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Are you ready to careen around the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a hand-built 1960s speed machine that hits speeds of nearly 180 mph, yet rides only 7 inches off the ground? Can you survive a moving minefield of crashes, spinning cars, rolling tires, oil slicks and 32 rivals competing for the perfect racing line?

'Rush 'n Attack 'and 'Xevious' This Week's Xbox Live Arcade Titles

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A rescue mission to remember, Rush ‘n Attack is a heroic arcade action game, equipped with enhanced graphics, music, and sound effects. Xevious is an arcade classic that helped pioneer the vertical scrolling shooter genre. Both titles are coming to XBLA Wednesday, May 23 at 2:00 a.m. PDT.

'They Hunger: Lost Souls' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 9:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

They Hunger: Lost Souls is a commercial game powered by Valve Software's Half-Life 2 Source engine. Based upon the highly popular They Hunger mod series, the upcoming title features a completely new horror-survival adventure.

'Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3' (PS2/Wii) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 9:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving upon last year's game with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making each character's effects more realistic, and over 20 battle stages.

'Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation' (X360) - 38 New Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation goes online via Xbox Live for the first time, where players will be able to experience Ace Combat on a massive worldwide scale as it features an in-depth multi-player online experience that includes a variety of action-packed online modes.

Three More Classic Titles Added to the Wii Shop Channel

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 9:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today Nintendo added yet another 3 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Elevator Action, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Sword of Vermilion.

'SEGA Presents Touch Darts' (NDS) - 17 New Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 9:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA is developing the NDS-exclusive SEGA Presents Touch Darts, combining individual dart competitions within a stylized playing environment, along with a mixture of amusing multiplayer modes and wildly inspired mini-games.

Wii/NDS Summer 2007 Line Up Reveals 'Metroid Prime 3' (Wii) Date

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 5:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nintendo's summer lineup is filled with new games that expand the breadth and depth of the Wii library and build on the kind of fun that has made Wii such a smash hit.

'LittleBigPlanet' (PS3) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 5:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

LittleBigPlanet is a new PS3 community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network.

PlayStation3 Gets Bigger HD, But Only in Korea?

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sony Computer Entertainment Korea's website has confirmation of earlier rumors that the PS3 might be getting a bigger harddrive. An FCC filing back in March revealed that Sony was working on an 80GB version, including some tweaks to the Bluetooth feature. SCEK's website has the new version going on sale next month, June 16, for an estimated price of $ 557 / EUR 412. While the North American offices are still closed, Sony Europe said there are no release plans other than Korea.

'Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice' (PSP/PS2) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 4:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sony Europe and BigBig Studios' sequel to 2005's high speed action game. Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice ups the ante with a Hollywood inspired storyline, multiplayer modes and will be coming to the PS2 as well.

EA Acquires 15% Stake in Chinese Online Operator The9

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 4:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Two months ago we reported that EA had plans to go get a stronger foothold in the asian market and had reached an agreement with The9 Ltd. to buy a stake in the Chinese online game operator, which was later denied by a spokes person. It has now been confirmed that EA bought a US$167 million (15%) stake in The9.

'Stuntman: Ignition' (PS2/PS3/X360) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 3:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Stuntman: Ignition challenges players to drive for perfection, dropping them into the adrenaline-fueled role of a Hollywood stuntman, vying to create the most insane high-flying jumps, mind-blowing corkscrews and metal-twisting crashes ever filmed.

Wild Hare Signs Noviy Disk Titles

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 3:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Wild Hare Entertainment today announced a new partnership with the Russian game developer in Noviy Disk. This partnership will allow Wild Hare Entertainment to publish two new PC titles to the US market in summer of 2007.

'Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' (PS3/X360/PC) - 5 Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 1:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles.

'Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure' (Wii) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 1:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure, previously known as Project Treasure Island Z is a puzzle adventure game that utilizes the control mechanics of the Wii Remote and allows player to explore a variety of wondrous environments and stages, solve puzzles and interact with the world in search of a legendary pirate ship and the ultimate pursuit of becoming the greatest pirate ever.

'Halo 3' (X360) Gets 4-Player Co-op and Plenty More ...

by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 12:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The epic saga continues with Halo 3, the third chapter of the Halo trilogy. Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. Modders have turned the Halo 3 beta inside out and found a lot of hidden text & features, like a possible 4-player co-op mode, new weapons, vehicles and game modes ...

'Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn' Beta Test Sign-ups

by Rainier on May 20, 2007 @ 6:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Much more than an expansion, Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn is a complete make-over of the UO world with a new graphics engine, a state-of-the-art user interface and plenty of new content. EA is now accepting sign ups for the beta test, which could start as early as next week.

'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' (ALL) - 21 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 20, 2007 @ 6:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End video games from Disney Interactive Studios invite players to "live and die by the sword" as they venture to the worlds of the films and beyond while playing as Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.

Crytek Opens Yet Another Development Studio

by Rainier on May 20, 2007 @ 6:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Earlier Crysis developer Crytek revealed it had transformed its Kiev satellite locations into a full-blown new studio. Now it seems Budapest, Hungary, has been chosen to set up another shop to leverage their CryENGINE 2 technology and expand the number of gaming genres for which they are developing new products.