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Friday June 9, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 6:14 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:

'Point Blank DS' (NDS) - 20 New Screens

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 5:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

With stages from all three classic arcade games in the series being included in the new portable collection, fans of the popular shooting series will have their hand-eye coordination tested, by using the DS stylus as their weapon of choice to shoot down everything from clay pigeons to aliens in the fun mini games of Point Blank DS.

'Half-Life 2: Episode One' Tops European Charts

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 5:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Valve that announced Half-Life 2: Episode One debuted at #1 on retail PC game charts across Europe, including the dominate markets of Germany, UK and France. Episode One, released at retail outlets and via Steam on June 1st, is the first in a trilogy of episodes that will conclude by Christmas of 2007.

'CellFactor' (X360/PC) - Updated Tech Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 3:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

CellFactor is a FPS set in a warfare industrial atmosphere. As the plot develops, you'll gain access to other two main characters as well, each one with distinctive singularities in the game play. This updated tech demo features the AGEIA PhysX level we have seen demonstrated in the past few trailers...

'HCA: The Ugly Prince Duckling' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 3:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

You control the 14 year old H.C. Anderson in a 3rd person adventure/action game taking place in the Copenhagen of the Golden Age around 1820. The game is inspired by HCA's famous fairytale universe but is primarily based on HCA's own life story in his pursuit of fame and success as an artist.

EA Plans 'Battlefield 2142' Open Beta and Demo

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 2:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In a short interview with a BF 2142 fansite, DICE revealed that in order to learn about large scale issues, i.e. when 10 000’s of people playing at the same time, it plans to have a Battlefield 2142 open beta hoping to eliminate some of the problems EA encountered after previous launches. A regular demo will also be released shortly prior to the official retail launch.

'Cars' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 1:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Race to the finish line as you live all the fun and excitement of Disney/Pixar Cars. Play as all your favourite characters as you help Lightening McQueen capture the coveted Piston Cup Championship. THQ has released a demo allowing you to try out one track as Lightening McQueen.

'Myst' (PSP) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 12:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Over a decade since PC adventurers first sampled the delights of Myst’s emotive and visual feasts, the new handheld development will engage the player like never before and literally take them to another world.

May Video Game Sales Drop 10%

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 12:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

While the industry was upbeat last month, with a 16% increase, May reversed the trend with a 10.2% drop compared to last year. Top titles for the month were Nintendo's New Super Mario Brothers and Brain Age, while last month's top titles, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfigther and Kingdom Hearts II were still going strong. Although the Xbox 360 is more widely available at this point, only 2 new titles shipped last month, and industry analyst speculate that the current to next-gen transition is still partly to blame for the slowdown in sales.

'Phantasy Star Universe' (PS2/X360/PC) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 12:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Phantasy Star Universe offers two complete RPG experiences – a single-player action adventure spanning multiple planets, and a robust online multiplayer component that will support Xbox Live.