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'War Rock' Open Beta Test Client Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2005 @ 2:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

WarRock is an online FPS game in the style of EA's Battlefield 2, allowing you to experience online battlefields on a large scale, supporing vechicles for land, sea and air. Read more to download the current open beta test client, but participation requires you to register, free, at the official website.

'EVE Online: Red Moon Rising' Launches Today

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2005 @ 1:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

CCP's free Red Moon Rising expansion will be deployed on Wednesday, 14 December. At 2000 GMT, Tranquility will be taken down. Due to the size of this deployment, we are estimating the update will take approximately 24 hours. In Red Moon Rising players will see new ships and features in Red Moon Rising created explicitly to augment warfare, boosting the adrenaline rush of action-packed PVP.

'NBA Ballers: Phenom' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2005 @ 1:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

NBA Ballers: Phenom is a revolutionary sports video game that introduces an entirely new open world and interactive environment, featuring an exciting story mode and even more player customization opportunities than its predecessor.

High Moon Studios Receives Technology Award

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2005 @ 1:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Developer High Moon Studios today announced that it has been named among IT Week Magazine's "Top 50 Technology Innovators of 2005." Chosen by IT Week editors, the list recognizes companies that have made significant contributions to technological innovation over the past year.

Religion Organizations Recommend Sales Guidelines

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2005 @ 12:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS) and other members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), representing more than $110 billion in assets, today outlined recommended guidelines for U.S. retailers to keep 'Mature'-rated video games out of the hands of youths.

'Black' (PS2/Xbox) Gets Release Date

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 9:10 p.m. PST | Filed under News

EA announced today that BLACK will be shipping Feb. 28, 2006 for the PS2 and Xbox. You are Sergeant First-Class Jack Kellar, seasoned veteran of the US military and a leader of a BLACK ops team. Your squad have been sent into the heart of Eastern Europe on a dangerous mission, drawn in to the midst of a relentless combat zone to bring in a traitor.

Various Game Trailers #666

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 9:03 p.m. PST | 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 :

  • The Chronicles of Spellborn - Trailer #2
  • MVP 06 NCAA Baseball [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #4
  • T72: Balkans on Fire! - Trailer #4


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

Majesco Sells 'The Darkness' and 'GhostRider' Franchises

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 6:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Majesco today announced that it has sold all of its The Darkness and GhostRider rights and obligations to a 3rd party publisher for which Majesco received $8.0 million, allowing it to reduce its financial obligations and improve its capital structure. This sale affords Majesco added flexibility with which to pursue additional opportunities and execute initiatives related to its core business. The 3rd party publisher will re-announce the titles at a later date.

'Battlefield 2' - v 1.2 Update Patch Details

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 4:50 p.m. PST | Filed under News

EA's Armando "Aj" Marini gives more details about the upcoming Battlefield 2 v1.2 patch, and he says "this update has some significant improvements that everyone will appreciate." So far the partial fix list seems to indicate several weapon tweaks, especially making the air assets less powerful, and plugging a few exploits.

'RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold' - Update Patch #1 Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 4:44 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Atari has issued the first patch for the US Gold edition of Frontier Developments's theme-parl sim RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This patch #1 fixes a framerate issue during nighttime, billboards have been added, the tunnel system found in Wild! has been added, some minor AI issues have been fixed, and a new tutorial has been included.