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'Final Fantasy III' (NDS) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on June 10, 2006 @ 2:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The only Final Fantasy that was never localized will finally reach North American shores! Using the features of the NDS to their fullest, Final Fantasy III features graphics that have been reworked and remodeled in 3D, while maintaining the mythical Final Fantasy look and feel.

Blizzard Bans 30,000 'World Of Warcraft' Accounts

by Rainier on June 10, 2006 @ 2:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In keeping with Blizzard's aggressive stance against cheating in World of Warcraft, it banned over 30,000 accounts in the month of May, and with that removed well over 30 million gold from the economy across all realms. The banned accounts were taking part in activities that violate the game's Terms of Use, including using third-party programs to farm gold and items, which severely impacts the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.

'Half-Life 2: Episode One' and 'Earth 2160' Get Steamy Update

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 7:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details on a small patch for its just released Half-Life 2: Episode One and Topware's Earth 2160. While the latter merely fixes the game incorrectly prompting for a CD key entry, the HL2: Ep. One part fixes some corrupted closed caption lines and addresses a bug in gameplay stats reporting. Just restart Steam for the effects to take place.

Various Game Trailers #804

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 7:36 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:

  • Rayman Raving Rabbids [ALL] - Bunnies Can't Play Football Trailer
  • Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War [PS3] - Trailer
  • Titan Quest - Dev Diary #7
  • Ship Simulator 2006 - Trailer


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

'Rome: Total War - Alexander' Gets Release Date - Screens

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 6:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA announced that its Rome: Total War Alexander expansion pack will launch in June 19, 2006 and will only be available through digital download for $14.99. Rome: Total War – Alexander brings to life the meteoric rise of one of history's most brilliant generals: Alexander the Great.

'Halo Graphic Novel' 20 Page Sneak Peek

by Rainier on June 9, 2006 @ 6:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Back in March we revealed that Bungie joined forces with Marvel Comics to work on a 128 page full-color jacketed hardcover, featuring all-new adventures from within the Halo Universe. Until its anticipated July 2006 release, the 20 pages we offer as a sneak peek will have to do ...

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...