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Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 11:15 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:

'WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007' (PSP/PS2/X360) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 11:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 enables players to experience the intensity of being a WWE Superstar like never before with key updates and new game play features. Environmental hotspots let players select and control multiple objects in and around the ring, as well as from crowd members, to inflict damage on their opponents.

'Battlefield 2142' Demo Coming Friday

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 10:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA revealed the Battlefield 2142 demo is expected Friday, October 6, although people who pre-ordered the game through EA Downloader will be able to get it 24 hours ahead of time. The demo features the Sidi Power Plant map, two playable armies, the European Union and the Pan Asian Coalition, and the Titan Conquest mode.

Half of Casual Gamers Are 50 or Older

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

According to a survey made by casual game developer PopCap Games, of the estimated 150 million consumers who play family-friendly, non-violent puzzle, word and simple action games on the computer regularly, almost half of them are age 50 or older.

'Total Overdose' (ALL) Coming to PSP As 'Chili Con Carnage' - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 9:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Eidos is bringing its recent action game Total Overdose to the PSP under the name of Chili Con Carnage. Go loco in the seedy underworld of Los Toros as Ramiro Cruz, avenging the assassination of his father by creating maximum carnage in the inner circles of the local kingpin Cesar Morales’ drug cartel.

'Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 9:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

As promised Microsoft has released a singleplayer demo for Ensemble Studios' AoE III: The WarChiefs, allowing you to check out the first two single-player missions, playable as the German or the all-new Iroquois Confederation factions.

'Medieval II: Total War' - 10 Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 9:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in the most turbulent and bloody era in European history, Medieval 2: Total War will allow gamers to lead their armies across the battlefields of Europe and the Holy Land before discovering the Americas and doing battle with the fearsome Aztecs.

'Virtual Pool 3' - v3.2.3.0 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Virtual Pool 3 is the latest in the best selling Virtual Pool series. A new Career mode plus improved graphics, physics, online play and more games than ever! So realistic that we guarantee it will improve your real pool game ( thanks 3DGamers).

'Heroes of Annihilated Empires' Goes Gold

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 8:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

GSC World Publishing announced that the first part of Heroes of Annihilated Empires fantasy trilogy is gone gold. Heroes of Annihilated Empires offers an extraordinary blend of RTS and RPG gameplay, challenging gamers to create a powerful leader and a dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a rich fantasy world.

'Neverwinter Nights 2' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 5:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Neverwinter Nights 2 is an RPG set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms. It takes the player from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war, chronicling their rise from a peasant to a full-fledged hero of the Realms, defending it against one of the greatest threats of the age.