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'Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter' - v1.21 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ubisoft has released a new patch for its tactical FPS Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, bringing your retail/download version to v1.21 and adds 2 new game modes, Team Deathmatch and Hamburger Hill. Additionally, it will implement the death cam, a feature showing you how you died and who shot you.

'Mage Knight Apocalypse' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 6:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mage Knight Apocalypse is an action RPG based on the collectible miniature game from WizKids Games. Designed with a unique character leveling system and an unprecedented focus on team play, Mage Knight Apocalypse allows up to five players to embark on a cooperative or competitive journey through a war-torn fantasy setting.

'Gears of War' (X360) Gets Release Date

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Microsoft today announced what anxious players have been eagerly awaiting: Emergence Day 2006. Available exclusively for the Xbox 360, Epic's highly anticipated Gears of War will be available in North America on Nov. 12, 2006 and Europe Nov.17, 2006.

'Stranglehold' (PS3/X360/PC) Gets Delayed - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 5:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A spiritual sequel to Woo's action masterpiece, Hard Boiled, Stranglehold redefines the action gaming experience with its acrobatic gunplay, thrilling cinematography, frenetic combat and incredible massive destructibility. Originally scheduled for winter 2006, it has been pushed back to Q1 2007.

'Call of Duty 3' (ALL) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 5:25 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.

'Rampage: Total Destruction' (Wii) Announced

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 5:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway today announced the development of Rampage: Total Destruction for the Nintendo Wii, reinventing the classic arcade series and offers up a wide array of playable monsters that have the ability to perform unique combo attacks and individual super moves.

'Supreme Commander' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 5:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Gas Powered Games for its RTS game Supreme Commander. Chris Taylor is known for his work with Total Annihilation under Cave Dog, and Supreme Commander will mark his return to a genre that he helped popularize.

VideoGame Expo Wants to be Alternative to E3

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

With the recently announced changes to the E3, Lunar Tide Communications is pleased to offer America's VideoGame Expo (VGXPO) as an alternative venue where the game industry can communicate directly with their target audience - the consumer.

'EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 2:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Echoes of Faydwer introduces a new playable race, The Fae, as well as over 350 new quests, new hats, cloaks, armor, and new horse mounts available to players of all levels. On top of that EQII players will encounter over 40 new types of creatures, more than 20 new zones and adventure areas, new PvP rewards, plus all-new items, equipment, spells and tradeskill recipes.

1C Company and Cenega Reveal Games Convention 2006 Lineup

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 2:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

1C Company unveiled today the 7 titles to be shown at the Games Convention (GC) in August, 2006. The lineup spans multiple genres including a first-person shooter, real-time strategy, third-person stealth action and role-playing games.

Daily Dose of Boring Q&As

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2006 @ 12:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Wild Hare Entertainment Publisher Gets Started

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 11:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

New Dallas, Texas based publisher Wild Hare Entertainment today announced its plans to provide independent developers a cost-effective alternative to the traditional publishing and distribution models in the North American retail market.

Xbox 360 Bundle Price and Details Revealed

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 10:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Canadian online retail Future Shop seem to have jumped the gun a few days on a special Xbox 360 bundle which is supposed to go on sale next week. For $499 CND (equals $440 USD) you get a premium system (20GigHD, wireless controller, headset and HD AV cable included), as well as Project Gotham Racing 3, XBOX Live 3-Month subscription and Xbox Live 1250 Points Card. This bundle package will go on sale August 9, 2006.

Various Game Trailers #847

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 7:09 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:

  • Rainbow Six Vegas [ALL] - Producer Interview
  • Flight Simulator X - Trailer #2
  • Ultimate Ghosts'n Goblins [PSP] - Trailer #4
  • Dead Rising [X360] - Webipsode Trailer #4


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

'FIFA Manager 07' - 41 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 7:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Control is everything in the world of football management, and this year FIFA Manager 07, aka Total Club Manager 07, provides all the tools you need to make it to the big time.

'Dark Messiah of Might & Magic' Demo Coming August 8

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 6:49 p.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. Ubisoft will be releasing a singleplayer demo on August 8, which we will of course have available on our filesever network.

2006 Golden Joystick Nominees Announced

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 5:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today the panel for the 2006 Golden Joystick Awards unveiled the shortlist for the 24th annual Golden Joystick Awards. Strong representation for the Nintendo DS, while Take 2's TES 4: Oblivion takes top spot with 5 nominations...

'Faces of War' - 2 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 5:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In each mission of Faces of War, players will be leading a squad of 6 soldiers in a full 3D environment. Through the decisive European battles of World War II, they will be in command of Allied, Soviet and German troops. With innovative new in-game features, two battles will never be fought the same way.

Blizzard Expanding Its RTS Development Team

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 5:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blizzard seems to have more in store for us than just World of WarCraft these days, as its job listings page is now looking for a level designer with "experience building levels using any popular 3D Real-Time Strategy game toolset." As to be expected speculations are all over the place with the favorites being StarCraft II or Warcraft IV, but Vivendi and Blizzard representatives declined to give any further details beyond the fact they have various projects in development, which will be announced at a later time ..

'Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45' Free Trial Underway

by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 3:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The free full-game trial for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is now underway. The free trial period features the full RO:Ostfront game including the recently released Free Booster Pack which includes a new mission (Lyes Krovy), smoke grenades for commanders, and many other gameplay enhancements. The free trial lasts from now until August 7th, so if you haven’t got the game already head on over to the Info Page to get RO now.