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'Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars' Officially Announced

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 8:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA today announced that its C&C RTS franchise is returning in full force with Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. This next chapter takes the series back to its roots in the Tiberium universe and features the fast, fluid gameplay that C&C is known for and a gripping story that will redefine storytelling in RTS games.

'Dusk-12' - 36 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 4:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Revealed in yesterdays E3 sneak peek, Dusk-12 is an FPS about a project to create the perfect soldier that ran out of control, and turned into the incurable virus. The whole city is now under quarantine as the inhabitants transformed into blood-thirsty assassins. A group of Spec Ops. soldiers are now trying to uncover the secrets of those aborted experiments undertaken 4 years ago.

'Ratchet & Clank: Next' (PSP) Revealed - Screens

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 4:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

After Daxter made an appearance on the PSP, it seems the Ratchet & Clank franchise makes its way to the handheld as an all-new action platformer. This exciting adventure comes equipped with an enormous variety of inventive weapons and gadgets that are still not fit for this world!

Sunflowers' E3 2006 Lineup

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 3:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sunflowers will be presenting two major new titles at this year's E3 in Los Angeles: ANNO 1701 and ParaWorld. From May 10 – 12, 2006, Sunflowers will present the two forthcoming game highlights ANNO 1701 and ParaWorld at the E3 2006 in Los Angeles.

'Dark Messiah of Might & Magic' (X360/PC) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 3:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. Ashan is a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah.

'Command & Conquer The First Decade' - v1.02 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 3:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Command & Conquer The First Decade celebrates the 10th anniversary of this innovative franchise and includes a dozen of your favorite C&C games spanning over the last ten years. EA has released a new patch addressing missing music from Covert Operations and the Red Alert expansion packs, and fixes the InstallPath registry entry.

'World of Warcraft' Continues To Boost Vivendi's Financial Result

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 1:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Vivendi Games' revenues of EUR 134 million were 18.6% above the prior year, an increase primarily driven by the continued success of Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft. Other solid Q1 2006 performers included North America revenues from Ice Age 2, based on the movie in current release from Fox, and continuing strong sales from backlist products including 50 Cent: Bulletproof and Crash Tag Team Racing.

'Field Ops' - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 1:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Freeze Interactive's Field Ops, developed by Digital Reality and previously known as Ghost Wars, brings together, in a unique presentation, the two favorite genres of PC gamers; Real-Time-Strategy and First-Person Shooter.

'Parkan II' - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 12:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Parkan II is a 3D space simulator combined with first person action planet side. In the game players will get an opportunity to explore a vast universe, visit different planets, their satellites, huge space stations and immense space destroyers.

Make Your Own Xbox 360 Faceplate With GameFace 360

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 12:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nyko’s highly anticipated GameFace 360, a fully-customizable faceplate accessory for the Xbox 360, is now available at major retailers nationwide. The GameFace 360 is a unique accessory that promotes creativity and individuality by giving users a fun and easy way to create faceplate skins at home.

Celebrity Judges Sign On For The Movies: Virtual Film Competition

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 12:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Entertainment industry icons Paul W. S. Anderson (Resident Evil), David Krumholtz (Numb3rs), Garry Marshall (Raising Helen, The Princess Diaries), Guy Ritchie (Revolver, Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), and Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket, City of Angels) have signed on to be judges for the Chrysler in The Movies: Virtual Film Competition.

'Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi: The Genie And The Amp' (NDS) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 12:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

D3Publisher of Europe today announced its first game for the NDS will be based on Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) hit animated series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. Use music to defeat your enemies in this new Rock 'n' Roll Brawler.

Various Game Trailers #762

by Judy on April 19, 2006 @ 9:35 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 :

  • Air Conflicts - Trailer #2
  • Sin Episodes: Emergence - Trailer #2
  • Over The Hedge [ALL] - Trailer #4


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

Wednesday April 19, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 7:49 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:

'Rogue Trooper' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 10 Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 5:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

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.

Ubisoft Montreal CEO Leaves And Moves Over To Vivendi

by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 4:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

VUGames announced today that Martin Tremblay has joined as President, Worldwide Studios. In his new role, Martin will be responsible for setting the vision for the company's products, overseeing operations of internal studios, and managing external development relationships.

'Black & White 2: Battle of The Gods' - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 3:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The war between the Aztecs and the allies was over. The Aztecs, crazed with dreams of ruling the planet, had come up against the steely resolve of the stronger, cleverer Greeks. And, most importantly of all, they'd come up against the Greek god.

'Quake 4' - v1.2 Patch/Server Available NOW

by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 3:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

id Software has released a new patch for Raven's FPS Quake 4. This update brings your retail game to v1.2 and addresses issues and adds gameplay elements throughout single and multiplayer, voice chat in multiplayer, a forcemodel option, fixed pure server auto-downloading, HTT support, smooth stairjumping and 4 new multiplayer maps. This update also fixes the widescreen issue that plagued the v1.1 patch.

E3 2006 Sneak Peek Reveals Plenty of New Titles

by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 2:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A preliminary rundown of titles on display at E3 reveals companies have plenty of unannounced games that will be on display for the very first time. DreamCatcher has 8 new titles including Painkiller for PS2 and PSP, Auran is working on an MMO Fury, Hudson's first Revolution Flight Game, Buka has 4 new titles, while THQ has a new Warhammer 40K Dawn of War expansion pack Dark Crusade. Read more for additional titles and the first details ...

Vivendi Signs 'FreeStyle Street Basketball' - Screens

by Rainier on April 19, 2006 @ 1:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Revealed last year, VUGames today announced that it has signed FreeStyle Street Basketball, a fast-paced online basketball game where players meet on virtual courts to challenge each other in a dynamic pick-up game environment, featuring cutting-edge music, fashions and gravity defying basketball moves.