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Wednesday June 21, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 10:30 a.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:

'World of Warcraft' - v1.11 Euro Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 10:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blizzard has released the European version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.11 patch adds the new high-level Naxxramas dungeon, new armor, and the usual massive slew of bug and crash fixes, as well as balance tweaks.

'Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm' - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 10:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm is turn-based (each turn consists of two 40 second phases, the first for orders, the second for reactions and targeting) and has a great PBEM system for head to head play. There is a German and a Soviet campaign and all the campaign battles can be played as set battles as well.

'NBA LIVE 07' (ALL) Cover Athlete Signed

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 10:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA announced today that Tracy McGrady has been selected the new face of NBA LIVE 07. NBA LIVE 07 features Total Freestyle Control, giving you more control over athletes than ever before, a new AI system that is both intuitive and intelligent, combined with advancements to features like All-Star Weekend and Dynasty Mode.

'Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter' - Multiplayer Pack 1 Available NOW

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 9:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ubisoft has released the promised multiplayer pack for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter adding deathmatch mode, editor, additional co-op missions, automatic weapon kits, anticheat server option, better impact, teammate AI adjustments, and several bug and crash fixes.

'Virtua Tennis 3' (PS3/X360) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 8:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Virtua Tennis 3 gives gamers the opportunity to experience new levels of realism never thought possible on a home console system.

Activision Opens Up Shop In Korea

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 8:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Activision today announced that it has opened a publishing office in Seoul Korea through the acquisition of CSR Entertainment's software distribution operations. The new office will enable Activision to fully leverage its product portfolio in the territory, particularly the upcoming online multiplayer action game Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

'Maelstrom' - 5 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 8:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Maelstrom is a groundbreaking strategy action epic which takes place on a devastated future Earth. In the wake of an apocalyptic ecological disaster, the planet is threatened by an alien invasion, thus becoming the battleground as a divided human race fights for survival.

'X-Men: The Official Game' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 8:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

X-Men: The Official Game ties in with the upcoming movie X-Men: The Last Stand and provides the backstory. The new X-Men game, written by screenwriter Zak Penn and comic book writer Chris Claremont, lets you play as either Wolverine, Nightcrawler, or Iceman.

Various Game Trailers #812

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 4:57 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:

  • Tales of the Abyss [PS2] - Trailer


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

'Left Behind: Eternal Forces' Gets Musical Score

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 4:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Left Behind Games has signed Chance Thomas, the man behind the music of games like King Kong, X-Men: The Official Movie Game and Vivendi's Lord of the Rings series - to provide the score for Left Behind: Eternal Forces, its upcoming RTS.

'Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy' (ALL) Developer Diary #4 - Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 4:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

LucasArts presents the first in a series of feature stories about LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (working title). You can expect stories like the one to follow periodically, until the game's release across multiple platforms this fall, each article further detailing certain aspects of the game.

Microsoft To Implement Physics Into DirectX

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 4:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Microsoft is currently looking for a software design engineer to join its Direct Physics team, working closely with the Direct3D team, helping to define, develop and map optimized simulation and collision algorithms onto data structures that are optimized for the GPU. Extensive experience with graphics shading languages such as HLSL is expected as well as a good understanding of modern graphics hardware and associated algorithms.

'Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 3:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Moscow to Berlin lets the player experience the Eastern Front from both the Russian and the German perspectives. Prepare for the most challenging, and thrilling, tank battles of our time.

Electronic Arts Acquires Mythic Entertainment

by Judy on June 20, 2006 @ 1:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Already rumored several months ago, EA today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment, known for Dark Age of Camelot and currently working on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Upon completion of the acquisition, Mythic Entertainment will become EA Mythic, a wholly-owned studio dedicated to developing MMORPGs.

Tuesday June 20, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 12:27 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:

'The King of Fighters Neowave' (PS2) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 11:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The King of Fighters Neowave features favorites from the series previous iterations, and an all-new fighting system that provides fighting styles for players of all skill levels, gamers are treated to lavishly produced high-res backgrounds.

'World of Warcraft' - US/AUS v1.11 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blizzard has released the North American version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.11 update adds the new high-level Naxxramas dungeon, new armor, and the usual massive slew of bug and crash fixes, as well as balance tweaks.

'Hitman: Blood Money' - v1.2 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Eidos issued a new patch for the recently released Hitman: Blood Money, bringing your retail game to v1.2 and adding new graphics options and various improvements.

IBM Breaks CPU Speed Barrier

by Judy on June 20, 2006 @ 10:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

According to Reuters, IBM has developed a transistor that is capable of reaching 500 gigahertz, which is 100 times faster than the highest-end PC processors being sold today. Instead of shrinking the size of the transistor, IBM altered the silicon by adding the element germanium. Ahoy captain, super-fast computers and wireless networks on the horizon!