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'Birth of America' - v1.07 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 30, 2006 @ 12:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Birth of America you control one of the major contenders in French & Indian Wars, and the War of the American Independence, trying to achieve military and political victory. This v1.07 patch addresses bug fixes, interface changes, scenario and gameplay tweaks.

'Snow' (Xbox/PC) Cancelled?

by Rainier on May 29, 2006 @ 12:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Not heard from since E3 2005, Take Two Germany has confirmed that Frog City Software's controversial drug-running action game Snow has been cancelled. In Snow, you play a street thug working your way up the drug smuggling chain to become a kingpin, taking out enemies left and right as you make your way across the border with your "goods." We hope to get confirmation from Take Two North America after the holiday weekend.

'Tokyo Xtreme Racer X' (X360) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on May 29, 2006 @ 12:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

While not yet officially announced for North America, Genki is working on a new installment in the long running Tokyo Xtreme Racer franchise, scheduled for July 2007 in Japan, under the Shutokou Battle X name. The first next gen title in the series will feature extensive car-customization capabilities, 2 player head to head racing and, true to the nature of the game, plenty of drifting.

Funcom Extends Its Conan License Until 2023

by Rainier on May 29, 2006 @ 12:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Funcom and Conan Inc. has extended the agreement, and an option to prolong the agreement with five additional years, in which Funcom has the exclusive rights to develop any and all MMO games based on the Conan license for PC, present and future gaming consoles, portable devices and mobile systems until 2018.

'The Guild 2' - 4 Screens

by Rainier on May 29, 2006 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Guild 2 will be a combination of unique sweeping role-play and a fascinating life-simulation, conjuring the medieval life anew on your PC. As in the successful predecessor Europa 1400: The Guild and the subsequent expansion pack, the newest development by 4HeadStudios awakes the 14th century to a new life.

The Supersonic Group Signs North American Co-Publishing Deal With Cenega

by Rainier on May 28, 2006 @ 10:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Supersonic Group today announced that it intends to expand its operation, moving into the US market by agreeing to a seven-title co-publishing deal with Cenega, starting with the first-person adventure Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris, followed by Another War, both scheduled for Q4 2006.

'Halo: The Movie' Delayed Until 2008

by Rainier on May 28, 2006 @ 10:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Back in October of last year it was revealed that Peter Jackson signed on as executive producer for Halo: The Movie, and the project was tentatively scheduled for summer 2007. That date now seems to be premature as IMDb has updated its movie listing reflecting Master Chief's silver screen debut has been postponed until 2008. While a simultaneous launch of both the movie and Halo 3 would be beneficial for both parties, Bungie always claimed the two are not connected in terms of release date, so this does not automatically mean that Halo 3 is delayed as well.

Various Game Trailers #795

by Rainier on May 28, 2006 @ 2:03 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:

  • Destroy All Humans! 2 [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer
  • NFL Head Coach [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Hiring Trailer
  • Juiced: Eliminator [PSP] - Trailer


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

'A Tale in the Desert III' Launches

by Rainier on May 28, 2006 @ 1:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A Tale in the Desert III continues the social building MMO set in ancient Egypt, where players work together to build a society. After a successful and fast-paced Beta, A Tale in the Desert III officially launches.

'Wings Over Europe: Cold War Gone Hot' - v05.25.06 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 28, 2006 @ 11:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Wings Over Europe: Cold War Gone Hot is an air-combat game that delivers the excitement of a visceral, seat-of-your-pants dogfight experience -- flying in some of the most legenday jet fighters in history!