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'Refuse. Home, Sweep Home!' - Russian Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 11:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Refuse. Home, Sweep Home! is a 3D third-person tactical shooter about a confrontation between two groups of the toy soldiers with brand new types of weapon, where you fall into the small world of toys, and see all things by the "toy-eye." This Russian demo allows you to try one mission.

'Limbo of the Lost' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 11:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

G2 Games are today announcing an epic new adventure game Limbo of the Lost. Originally created as a graphical/text adventure game for the Atari ST and then a traditional point & click game for the Amiga CD32/A1600, the game has evolved over the years to embrace new technologies and new ideas.

Telltale Reveals Pricing Model For Episodic 'Bone' Titles

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 11:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Telltale today announced a new pricing model for its episodic titles. Effective immediately, all episodes in the Bone series that sell through Telltale's digital distribution channel will sell for $12.99, to align with current models in other entertainment media.

'Heroes of Might and Magic V' - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 11:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Heroes of Might & Magic V will benefit from the features and characteristics that established the success of the initial saga while offering a wealth of innovations such as a highly immersive scenario, a variety of appealing factions, modern 3D graphics, a revolutionary tactical combat system, and a story-based campaign mode.

Ubisoft Signs 'Call of Juarez'

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 10:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today Ubisoft announced that it will publish Call of Juarez for the PC in North America and Germany in Summer 2006. Call of Juarez is a unique first-person shooter set in the classic Wild West and is being developed by Techland.

'Super-Bikes: Riding Challenge' (PS2/PC) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 10:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today Black Bean announces the latest addition to its product portfolio, Super-Bikes: Riding Challenge. Milstone, the creators of the Superbike series, are back and bringing with them the most realistic and in depth riding simulation to the PS2 and PC.

'Dead Rising' (X360) Gets Delayed

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 9:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dead Rising has been pushed back from its May release date to September 2006. Dead Rising is survival horror game, in which you play a freelance photographer who has made his way to an idyllic suburban town to get his hands on the scoop. The town has been overrun with zombies, and while fighting off hordes of gruesome zombies, you have to discover the cause of the disturbing outbreak.

'Bet on Soldier: Blood of Sahara' - Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 9:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Max Balding is a mercenary of the WRF and a large fan of the ultimate champion, Nolan Daneworth. In the 3 League, Max has quickly become a feared B.o.S. opponent. He travels around the world and wins one fight after another, until he finally arrives at the goal - the 1 League. There, he strikes a North African base of the VAN, where the embittered fight for important oil resources takes place ... Announced a few months ago, here are the first screens...

'Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday' - v1.1 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 9:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday is a stand-alone expansion pack for their strategy title Hearts of Iron II. The expansion will include the original game and boasts a World War III scenario, a complete scenario editor as well as an extended time line.

'Scarface: The World is Yours' (PS2/Xbox/PC) Release Date Narrowed Down

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 8:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

An update on the Scarface product page reveals that Vivendi has narrowed down the release date from an ambiguous 2006 to Fall of 2006. Scarface is a third person action shooter in a complex world filled with excess and greed, players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.

Strategy First Acquires Malfador Machinations

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 8:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Strategy First announced today that it had acquired all of the intellectual property assets of Malfador Machinations, and as a result Aaron Hall, Malfador's president and CEO, has joined the Strategy First management team to direct the ongoing development of Malfador's successful Space Empires franchise under the Strategy First banner.

'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift' (PSP/PS2) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 8:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Namco Bandai announced today its agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to develop a racing game based on Universal Pictures' upcoming summer feature film release, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

'Shadowgrounds' Goes Gold In North America

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 8:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Meridian4 and Frozenbyte are pleased to announce that their highly anticipated and extremely addictive Action/Shooter; Shadowgrounds has gone gold. Shadowgrounds is scheduled for release to North American retail stores on April 25th, 2006.

SEGA Acquires Sports Interactive

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 12:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

One developer doesn't seem enough as SEGA also announced today that it has acquired Sports Interactive, creators behind the hugely successful Football Manager series - which with only two titles from the franchise released so far, has sold in excess of 1.5 million copies and became the second fastest selling PC game of all time in the UK.

'CellFactor' (X360/PC) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on April 4, 2006 @ 12:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

CellFactor is a FPS set in a warfare industrial atmosphere. As the plot develops, you'll gain access to other two main characters as well, each one with distinctive singularities in the game play. You'll count with a great amount of traditional and experimental weapons, and even your character will get more powerful as the game goes along.

SEGA Acquires Secret Level

by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 6:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA today announced that it has acquired of San Francisco-based development studio Secret Level, known for recent projects such as America's Army: Rise of a Soldier, Karaoke Revolution and Final Fight.

'Call of Juarez' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 3:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Call of Juarez is situated in 19th-century Wild West America and requires a combination of both intelligent stealth and pure shooting. Fast-paced revolver duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding, and memorable locations combine with top-notch graphics and an enthralling soundtrack to immerse both casual and hardcore players.

Mithis Entertainment Shut Down ?

by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 3:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

SCi's financial statement not only revealed Tomb Raider going Nintendo, but there was also a rather curious mention regarding Battlestations Midway. SCI revealed that the title is no longer in development at Mithis Entertainment, but instead a "newly formed studio in Budapest." Upon checking the Mithis website it says "website closed" and Eidos seemed to know nothing about it, while SCi did not reply. When contacting HD interactive, Mithis was developing Joint Task force for them, we received word that an official announcement will be released tomorrow. Is Mithis closed? Is Mithis the new Budapest studio? Did SCi buy Mithis?

Further information indicates that Mithis is now known as Most Wanted Entertainment (thanks Jack).

Various Game Trailers #749

by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 3:06 p.m. PDT | 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:

  • ArchLord - Trailer #3
  • Okami [PS2] - Jap Trailer


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

Monday April 3, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 3:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Another Monday, 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: