by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 5:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SOE's Platform Publishing today announced an agreement with Perpetual Entertainment to co-publish its online action role-playing game, Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom announced today that it has released Final Fight: Streetwise for the PS2 and Xbox. Set within Capcom’s Final Fight universe, this mission-based action game calls for players to use their street smarts and powerful fighting skills to survive the back alleys of Metro City.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 2:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 2:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the launch of its PS2/PSP exclusive MLB '06 The Show, the only officially licensed first party video game by Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP), Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) and the League's Players Association (MLBPA).
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 2:27 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ today announced that Rainbow Studios' MX vs. ATV: On The Edge has shipped for the PSP, allowing gamers to take the ultimate off-road adventure with them on the road.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 1:04 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Since E3 2005 very little has been heard from Will Wright's Spore, a new sim/strategy game which will allow the player to control all aspects of life, from a cellular level al the way out of this galaxy. While the initial revealing only indicated Spore would be coming to PC, a recent
job list on GameDev.net indicates EA's plans to bring the title to yet undefined handheld platforms, "the Spore team is looking for an experienced designer that will be responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining game systems and content for SPORE Handheld titles."
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 12:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Embark on your adventure to become the one mighty ruler of them all and take control of vast worlds, sprawling towns and cities or even control the world's horrific monsters to wreak havoc on your cowering enemies. For the first time ever you can rise to rule them all and with it the true destiny of Chantra is under your control...
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 12:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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NIS America announced today that Generation of Chaos for the PSP has shipped to North American retailers and is in stores now. Generation of Chaos has evolved into a new handheld game, letting North American strategy RPG fans to stretch their minds and meet the ultimate challenge and thrill of victory.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 12:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. For Agent 47 it's business as usual, until suddenly he loses contact with The ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America, where he prepares to make a killing.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 11:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The follow-up to last year's smash hit female wrestling video game, Rumble Roses XX for the Xbox 360 will feature a full lineup of incredible looking wrestlers along with all-new moves, gameplay modes, tag team action and online play.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 11:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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On Thursday, March 16, six new stars will be unveiled on Walk of Game, the landmark destination honoring icons of the videogame industry. This year, Walk of Game celebrates Sid Meier and John Carmack for Lifetime Achievement, and Lara Croft, StarCraft, Final Fantasy and EverQuest as favorite Games/Characters.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 11:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 10:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom today announced Mega Man Battle Network 6 in two versions – Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar for the GBA. The popular net battle series reaches a dramatic climax as familiar heroes, Lan and Mega Man, find themselves on unfamiliar terrain both in the real and cyber worlds.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 10:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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WEBZEN today announced that it has signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with U.S.-based Red 5 Studios to publish a new MMOG property. Red 5 Studios is founded by former Diablo/World of Warcraft members and recently signed the Offset engine for its new project.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 10:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CDV today announced that Butur's supernatural WWII FPS ÜberSoldier has gone gold and will ship in April. ÜberSoldier features nail-biting, fast-paced combat, historically based weapons and diverse environments sure to challenge fans of action games.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turbine and Atari announced that its pen & paper inspired MMORPG Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach has launched in North America. DDO is a unique experience where players must use their combat skills and wits to survive dangerous dungeons, fiendish traps and foes that punish the foolish.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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2K Games today announced that its television series based action game, 24: The Game, has shipped to retail stores across North America, exclusively for PS2.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway announced today that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the final franchise installment on current generation systems featuring the most extensive cast of playable characters in the series to–date and an all–new create–a–fighter mode, is currently in development for the PS2 and Xbox.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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UberSoldier is a high-tech first-person 3D shooter, which takes place in an alternate universe where the fascist Germany won in the Second World War. A soldier of the German Resistance, Karl Stolz, turns out to be involved in the deadly play of mysterious powers, and at stake is control over the entire world.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA today announced that Criterion Games' FPS BLACK is now available at North American retailers. BLACK delivers explosive Hollywood-style gun battles and destruction set against the modern war on terror.