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'Horse Racing Manager 2' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 6:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Horse Racing Manager 2 is a sport management and horse racing game. It was designed for management game fans as well as riding and horse racing aficionados.

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 5:55 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:

32 Nintendo Wii Titles Before Year's End

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 5:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Within the first five weeks of launch, Wii owners can pick from up to 32 games, representing the most diverse, and most exciting, console video game library available. Additionally 30 Virtual console titles will become available, bringing it to a total of no less than 62 games to play during the holidays.

'Test Drive Unlimited' (PSP/PS2/PC) - 20 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 5:40 a.m. PST | Filed under News

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.

'Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz' (Wii) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 4:33 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SEGA announced that Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz developed by SEGA Studios for the Nintendo Wii has gone gold. AiAi and all his friends will roll their way onto Nintendo's new console with new mind-blowing puzzle levels and 50 new and exciting Party Games specifically designed to fully exploit the innovative Nintendo Wii Remote.

'The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 4:21 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Secrets Of Atlantis is a point and click adventure situated in the 1930s. You are Howard Brooks, a young aeronautic engineer who awakes on the Hindenburg zeppelin, investigating a strange vessel, one which will take you to the four corners of the earth, interacting with over 30 NPCs, and solving nearly a dozen puzzles.

'Rainbow Six Vegas' (ALL) Demo On Xbox Live .. Again

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 4:14 a.m. PST | Filed under News

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. After a brief print mag exclusivity, Ubisoft has now released the 477mb single-player demo on Xbox Live Marketplace, now also available in North America.

'NBA Street Homecourt' (PS3/X360) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 3:34 a.m. PST | Filed under News

NBA Street series expands on the fast-paced and larger-than-life 3-on-3 basketball gameplay, creating a hyper-real world that merges legendary courts with the hometown courts of your favorite NBA stars into one seamless city of streetball moments.

'Criminal Crackdown' (PS3) Now Known At 'Calling All Cars'

by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 3:23 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Calling All Cars you take the role of a bounty hunter careening around a stylish cartoon world on the hunt for criminals on the loose. Originally announced as Criminal Crackdown, Jaffe revealed that it has now been renamed to Calling All Cars, possibly to distance the game from Microsoft's X360 title Crackdown

Various Game Trailers #924

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 10:25 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 :

  • Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz [Wii] - Trailer
  • Superman Returns [PS2/Xbox/X360] - Audio Trailer
  • Thrillville [PS2/Xbox] - Featurette Trailer #2
  • Konductra [NDS] - Trailer


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

30 Virtual Console (Wii) Titles Available Before Year's End

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 10:18 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Nintendo is making the greatest video game archive in history available for download to its Virtual Console. On top of the 530 GameCube titles, Nintendo will have 30 classic games available for download, from NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx16 consoles.

'Halo 3' (X360) Pre-Order Starts Tomorrow

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 5:45 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The epic saga continues with Halo 3, in this 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. Starting tomorrow GameStop allows you to pre-order Halo 3, which comes in 3 versions : Standard ($59.99), Collector's ($69.99), and Legendary Edition ($99.99).

'Metal Slug Anthology' (PSP/Wii) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 5:38 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Celebrating Metal Slug’s 10th Anniversary, SNK Playmore and Ignition Entertainment will release Metal Slug Anthology, containing: Metal Slug 1 through 6; with Metal Slug 1 and 2 making their first appearances on a home console, since the NEOGEO AES system.

'Viva Pinata' (X360) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 5:08 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Rare's Viva Pinata brings a vibrant world of living pinata animals to video games, television and beyond. The Viva Pinata universe showcases an engaging cast of colorful, wild-roaming pinata animals that entertain and challenge imaginations. Viva Pinata has gone gold and is on track for its November 9, 2006 release date.

'X3: Reunion 2.0' Announced

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 4:45 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Enlight announced X3: Reunion 2.0, adding new features to the original X3 game, including free expansions, while removing Starforce protection, enabling more players to access the game without the potential performance issues of the copy protection.

'The Ship' Sails for Free On Steam This Weekend

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 3:46 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The Ship is a thriller set onboard a 1920's luxury liner where Mr X, the Ship's owner, has "invited" you to a mysterious game of hunt and hunted, as players must secretly track and extinguish specified passengers while avoiding similar fate. You now get the chance to try out the full game for free starting Thursday, November 2 at 1 pm PDT through Sunday, November 5 at the same time, available on on Steam.

Capcom to Shy Away from Exclusives And Focus on Multiplatform Titles

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 3:34 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Capcom's President and CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto made a few interesting statements during the company's annual report. Because of the higher next-gen development costs, Capcom intends to implement a multi-platform strategy, marketing a single title for different game consoles, thereby expanding sales and optimizing profits. A new multiplatform development engine has been created to further improve efficiency. Capcom believes the next-generation game consoles market is declining, while online games, especially PC, are growing rapidly, so a new company will be established, first in Asia, to explore that trend.

'Sid Meier's Railroads!' - Train Livery Pack 1 Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 2:25 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular “tycoon” genre, and inspired a new generation of games. This asset pack contains four new train liveries you can use with Sid Meier's Railroads!

'Need for Speed Carbon' (ALL) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 2:15 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of adrenaline-filled street racing and will challenge players to face the ultimate test of driving skill on treacherous canyon roads.

Alawar's Casual Games Get In-Game Advertising

by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 12:38 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Alawar announced today that it has signed an agreement with Extent to add in-game advertising to its lineup. The deal includes casual titles ranging from arcade-style games like CheboMan to 3D arkanoid-breakout games like Magic Ball 2.