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Good Old Games Adds 'Age of Wonders' Series

by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2010 @ 10:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

GOG.com has signed a digital distribution agreement with Triumph Studios, expanding its catalog with the Age of Wonders series. GOG.com has also launched its weekend promo, offering Codemasters 7-games pack with a 60% discount!

'Alan Wake' (X360) DLC To Feature Depeche Mode

by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2010 @ 9:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Alan Wake, the game's protagonist, is a bestselling horror writer, who writes a novel about his darkest nightmares. In the game, those nightmares come true.

'Trapped Dead' Shows You How To Set A Trap - New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2010 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Trapped Dead is a tactical real time strategy game where you and your friends control your characters in a 3rd person isometric view through a mature Zombie survival scenario inspired by the successful Horror movies of the early 80s.

The White House Launches Educational Video Game Challenge

by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2010 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

President Obama announced the launch of the National STEM Video Game Challenge at a White House event as part of the national “Educate to Innovate” campaign, aiming to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games.

'Mafia II' (ALL) Joe's Adventures DLC Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2010 @ 9:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mafia II immerses players in the mob underworld of a fictitious late 1940s-early 1950s scenario by fusing high-octane gunplay with white-knuckle driving and an engaging narrative. Players will easily become engaged in the game's cinematic Hollywood movie experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing city.

'Pirates of the Burning Sea' Expansion Launched, Turns Free-to-Play This Fall

by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2010 @ 9:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Pirates of the Burning Sea is an MMORPG set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. As a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.

You're A Fine Doctor, But You've A Lot To Learn About The Army

by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

Oops, looks like somebody fell, conked his head and fell asleep! OK, maybe just the last part ....

The Tokyo Game Show has yielded quite a few announcement so far, and it barely started. Microsoft fired the first shot last night with a few nice announcements, so it'll be interesting to see what Sony and Nintendo have in store.

Last night we watched Weeds and the first episode of Dexter season 3, and he's got himself into a heap of trouble already. The season opener of Sons Of Anarchy was nice but nothing overwhelming, until the last minute or so, which made me scream "holy f**king shit!"  Yup, that good ...

'Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor' (X360) Revealed - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2010 @ 9:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Steel Battalion is a battle-mech simulator that lets you seat inside the cockpit of a mechanized VT (Vertical Tank) and enter into futuristic military warfare, where you pilot 20 different mechs in a multinational task force operation in an effort to overthrow the government.

'Rise of Nightmares' (X360) Revealed

by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2010 @ 9:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rise of Nightmares offers a spine-tingling horror experience which uses the innovative new controls of Kinect to give players new encounters filled with fearful anticipation and terror. Using their whole body the player will experience fear and tension as never before in this first person horror adventure.

'Enslaved: Odyssey to the West' (ALL) - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2010 @ 8:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A tactical action-adventure game, Enslaved centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters and challenges players to employ a mix of combat, strategy and environment traversal.