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'Red Steel' (Wii) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 4:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Red Steel is an action-packed first-person experience with an engaging storyline unfolding as you learn that your fiancée has been kidnapped and her father – a Japanese mafia kingpin – murdered by a rival gang. The only way to save your loved one and defend your honor is to journey from L.A. to Japan and confront the Tokyo underworld.
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Teen Pregnancies Blamed on Video Games

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 4:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Just when you thought you heard it all, a Canton, Ohio news outlet ran an article on a surprising trend of high pregnancies amongst teenage girls at a local high school, and partly put the blame on video games. "Whose fault is it that more than 13 percent of Timken’s girls are with child? Some would say fault-finding isn’t a fruitful exercise, but in this case, it’s critical. Suspects range from movies, TV and video games to lazy parents and lax discipline."

'TimeShift' (X360/PC) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 3:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Saber Interactive's TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, the latest graphics technology, and high production values to create a truly unique action game experience.
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'Prey' (X360/PC) - Patch And Downloadable Content in the Works

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

3DRealms' George Broussard has put up a message in the community chat forum revealing that HumanHead and Venom are both working on a patch for their respective platforms, as well as the fact that new DM models and DM maps are scheduled. The PC patch is currently in testing, so, unless something major creeps up, should be released shortly.

'Guitar Hero II' (PS2) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Picking up where Guitar Hero left off, Guitar Hero II arrives with a new track list, new venues and additional play modes – including the ability to transform the original Gibson SG Guitar Hero Controller into a rhythm, lead or bass guitar.
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Despite Slowdown THQ Exceeds Expectations, Cancels 'The Sopranos' on X360

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

For the first quarter of fiscal 2007, THQ reported net sales of $138.8 million, exceeding expectations of $125.0 million, primarily due to better-than-anticipated sales of Pixar's Cars and MotoGP 2006 videogames. In the subsequent conference call however, THQ confirmed that it has cancelled the Xbox 360 version of The Sopranos.
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'Rayman Raving Rabbids' (ALL) - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

When the world of Rayman is threatened by a devastating invasion of crazed, out-of-control bunnies Rayman must rise up against his furry foes to foil their wicked plans.

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Activision No Longer Holds 'Iron Man' License

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

When Activision signed its license agreement with Marvel, it included rights for Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Iron Man through 2009. While the first three franchises all received games, Iron Man was the only one holding out, until the recent announcement of the movie. News has been rather quiet on that front, and according to Gamespot, the reason is because Activision simply no longer holds the rights to it, effectively cancelling any game they had in development.

'Call of Duty 3' (ALL) Back on Track

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 2:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Call of Duty 3 delivers the intensity of being closer than ever to the fury of combat during the battle for the Liberation of Paris, the most harrowing campaign of WWII, known as The Normandy Breakout. Yesterday we reported that Activision's CoD3 product page received an update with, oddly enough, the PS3 platform missing, but that seems to have been adjusted as it is listed again.
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Battlefront Signs 'Theatre of War' - 150 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 1:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Battlefront.com has signed a publishing agreement with 1C for its WW2 RTS Theatre of War, previously known as WWII RTS and Battlefield Command! Theatre of War depicts stunningly authentic battles of World War II between 1939-1945. Command hundreds of different unit types in 5 historically accurate campaigns (US, UK, Soviet, German, French and Polish)
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Daily Dose of Boring Q&As

by Rainier on July 28, 2006 @ 12:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Various Game Trailers #842

by Rainier on July 27, 2006 @ 9:34 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:

  • 1914: Shells of Fury - German Trailer
  • Shaolin Streets [ALL] - Trailer
  • Just Cause [X360/PC] - Trailer #3
  • Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII [PS2] - Trailer #3


  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
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'Space Empires V' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on July 27, 2006 @ 6:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Space Empires V completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge, living, breathing galaxy.
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Ubisoft Sales Soar, 'Splinter Cell,' 'Dark Messiah' & 'Resident Evil 4' Delayed

by Judy on July 27, 2006 @ 6:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ubisoft announced sales for the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2006-07, which ended June 30, 2006. Revenue increase from €43M to €70M (62% increase). It was revealed that the launch date for Splinter Cell Double Agent, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, as well as Resident Evil 4 have all been pushed back to the end of October.
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'Distant Guns: The Russo-Japanese War at Sea' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on July 27, 2006 @ 6:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Distant Guns: The Russo-Japanese War at Sea delivers all the action you would expect from a top notch 3D simulation combined with all the detail you would expect from a serious historical simulation. This demo lets you play 30 turns in 30 days, playable in single and multiplayer.
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Wednesday July 27, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Judy on July 27, 2006 @ 4:20 p.m. PDT | 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:

  • Miami Vice: The Game (PSP)


  • We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...
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'Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Game' (PS2) - 41 New Screens

by Judy on July 27, 2006 @ 4:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Lately, some of Strawberry Shortcake's friends have not been able to dream at night and they've asked Strawberry for her help. She decides to go to Dreamland to build new dreams for her friends, but this is no easy task!
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'The Godfather' (X360) - 13 New Screens

by Judy on July 27, 2006 @ 3:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization, the Corleone family. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. Play your cards right and you could even be running everything as the next, and most powerful, Don.
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'Call of Juarez' - English Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on July 27, 2006 @ 2:18 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. Shortly after the German version, Ubisoft has now released the English demo, allowing you to try out 2 missions, one for both characters, Ray or Billy.
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'Call of Juarez' Goes Next-Gen, But Gets Delayed in North America

by Rainier on July 27, 2006 @ 2:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today, Ubisoft and Techland announce that Call of Juarez will be coming to a next generation console in 2007, and that the PC version in the US will be held to coincide with the launch of the console version, while the release dates in Europe remain unchanged. Improvements to the US PC version are expected, based on optimization for Windows Vista. No further details are available at this time.