by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 9:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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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:
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 9:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. provides players with dynamic gameplay of fast and tough combats, where you are to oppose intelligent enemies, a diversity of weapons, possibility to control machinery, detailed and interactive game world, in a team based story-driven single player game, and multiplayer with numerous modes.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Massive Inc. announced it has added no less than 14 titles since October 2006, and now includes more than 50 titles for the X360, Xbox and PC. With recent titles such as Crackdown, DEF JAM: ICON, MLB 2K7, and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, the Massive network is projected to be live with more than 100 titles by year's end.
by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 8:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from EA's PC lineup presented at GDC 2007:
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive and developer VSTEP announced that they are working on Ship Simulator 2007, a through-development of the 2006 edition, but will graphically be even better by using an upgrade of the Quest 3D engine and will include many much-desired new features.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Birth of America you control one of the major contenders in French & Indian Wars, and the War of the American Independence, trying to achieve military and political victory. This v1.11 patch fixes bugs, crashes, improves AI, optimizes the UI and a few other tweaks.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dusk2Dawn announced Mercs: Gun4Hire, a multi-level game that takes the best from popular genres, such as first-person shooters, space dogfighting and third-person run-and-gun and brings them all together in one explosive title for home computers.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Eidos has signed a publishing agreement with Conspiracy for its billiards simulation video game, Pocket Pool, featuring advanced AI, real world physics, 13 scintillating pool games including 9 ball, 8 ball Rotation, Black Jack and Snooker.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 4:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shrapnel Games and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space developer Digital Eel are taking gamers on a bold new adventure with Eat Electric Death!, a fast and furious board game of tactical starship combat for two or more players (allowing for team play).
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 3:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in “Sin City” threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. Ubisoft has quietly rolled out a new patch for the X360 version of the game, fixing crash and bugs, optimizing multiplayer and tweaking several of the weapons.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 3:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 3:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Veteran video game music composer Richard Joseph was in a class of his own. In the industry since the 80s he was a pioneer on the C-64/Amiga and credited for being the first to use true voice acting in his compositions. Earlier this year Richard Joseph was diagnosed with lung cancer, and whilst receiving chemotherapy he slipped into a coma after which his weakened body sadly gave up the fight. Richard died on the afternoon of March 4th, 2007.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 3:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ground on the ancient European seafaring time, Tales of Pirates present fantastic world full of numerous cities and unprecedented great scenes in front of the players where players can players reside in, experience the mystery of the endless seas, and feel the romantic and interesting life of a pirate.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 2:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive announced a new booster pack for Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday, Armageddon. Scheduled for March 2007, as a download only, Armageddon will include two completely new alternative history scenarios, perfect for those looking for new challenges!
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 2:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade sold through approximately 3.5 million copies within one month following its mid-January launch. This includes more than 1.9 million sold in regions that play on North American realms, 1.6 million in Europe, totalling WoW's worldwide subscriber base to more than 8.5 million users.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 2:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Combat Mission: Shock Force is a tactical military simulation depicting a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria. A highly story driven semi-dynamic Campaign, from the US perspective, offers a completely new experience for "Combat Mission" fans.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 1:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Titan Quest is an action RPG set in the ancient mythical worlds of Greece and Egypt. This v1.30 patch addresses various crash bugs, a slew of balance tweaks.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 1:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Disney's Meet the Robinsons, based on the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated film, is a time-traveling action/adventure game. Players will experience the adventure as Wilbur Robinson, helping him chase the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy and his diabolical robotic hat Doris through multiple timelines in an attempt to thwart their evil plans.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 1:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Renegade Kid announced its NDS exclusive The Ward, telling a twisted story with gruesome 3D visuals and FPS gameplay. The game's interactive narrative reveals the puzzling nature of a strange hospital frozen-in-time, and introduces a cast of peculiar characters.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 1:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CCP Games announced the integration of voice communication into leading Sci-Fi MMOG EVE Online. Players will now be able to speak to each other for better coordination, negotiation, socializing and planning, adding a new dimension to the game.