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Tuesday June 20, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 12:27 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:

'The King of Fighters Neowave' (PS2) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 11:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The King of Fighters Neowave features favorites from the series previous iterations, and an all-new fighting system that provides fighting styles for players of all skill levels, gamers are treated to lavishly produced high-res backgrounds.

'World of Warcraft' - US/AUS v1.11 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blizzard has released the North American version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.11 update adds the new high-level Naxxramas dungeon, new armor, and the usual massive slew of bug and crash fixes, as well as balance tweaks.

'Hitman: Blood Money' - v1.2 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Eidos issued a new patch for the recently released Hitman: Blood Money, bringing your retail game to v1.2 and adding new graphics options and various improvements.

Merscom Signs 'Rag Doll Kung Fu'

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Merscom announced today that it will publish Rag Doll Kung Fu in North America. In Rag Doll Kung Fu you control your string puppets characters on screen with the mouse, create your own style, act out whatever you feel like, and of course, if you really feel like it, you can have a fight.

'Night Watch' Goes Gold

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 9:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

CDV announced that the North American version of Night Watch has gone gold. Night Watch is a tactical RPG using the Silent Storm engine, and based on material from Russian writer Lukyanenko. Situated in the not-so-distant future, the game will have you battling vampires, werewolves and other creatures throughout various European cities.

'Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII' - v1.02 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 9:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

From Western Europe to the Pacific, players test their air-combat skills as they experience the most famous battles of World War II in up to 40 WWII aircraft. Ubisoft has released the first patch bringing your retail game to v1.02 and addressing a few multiplayer and joystick issues.

'El Matador' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

El Matador is a third person action game with stealth elements set in the environment of the Central and South America. It takes proven features of the genre and enhances them with the latest technology, to provide the player with an opportunity to experience the excitement of espionage first hand.

'Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars' - v1.2 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 8:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

CDV has released the first patch GSC World's 3D RTS Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars. This multilanguage patch brings your retail game to v1.2 and fixes some bugs, gameplay improvements but mainly a large slew of balance changes.

Codemasters Facilitates Online Purchasing

by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 8:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Codemasters announced a partnership with payment solution partner Click&Buy, making it easier than ever to play any of Codemasters' MMORPG titles thanks to a wide range subscription payment solutions such as Direct Debit, ELV as well as Online Bank Transfers, instead of only being available to credit card holders.