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Wii Shop Channel Gets One Wiiware Title and Three Classic C64 Games

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 8:58 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Nintendo added a classic and one WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Onslaught (Wiiware), The Last Ninja (VC), International Karate (VC), and Pitstop II (VC).

Sony Shutting Down Go!Messenger Service

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 8:13 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Go!Messenger let PSP users keep in touch with each other, for free, from any wireless broadband internet connection, allowing gamers to Video, Voice and Instant Message each other from anywhere in the world all from their PSPs. Sony is shutting down the service end of March, citing disappointing a number of regular users that BT and SCEE were aiming for.

'Dragonica' Combat, the Archer and the Thief - New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 7:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Dragonica is a free-to-play, cartoon side-scrolling, micro-transaction-based casual MMO mixing elements of action and arcade.

'Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena' (ALL) Gets Release Dates

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 7:08 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The action-packed game, a hi–def re-imagined version of 2004's Escape from Butcher Bay, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features an entirely new chapter in the Riddick Saga and for the first time, intense online multiplayer combat. Game due in April, with demos coming in March ...

'Grand Ages: Rome' Unveils Military Units - New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Grand Ages: Rome, previously known as Imperium Romanum II, is a city-building game where the player takes the role of a Roman patrician, a nobleman, who has just started his political career. His ultimate goal is to become the Governor of Rome.

'The Last Remnant' (ALL) Coming to Steam

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:51 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Last Remnant is Square Enix's latest single-player RPG game, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with two main characters, each one appealing to a specific territory. Koch Media confirmed that TLR will require online Steam validation, indicating it will also be available as digital download.

'Spectrobes: Origins' (Wii) - New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:14 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Spectrobes: Origins is a sci-fi action adventure game where players will use the unique Wii controls to explore vast worlds, excavate three-dimensional fossils and unravel an engaging story while discovering the key to preventing a galactic threat.

'Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent' Announced

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:08 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Atlus' Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent is the only massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) of its kind, set in the uniquely creative genre of “steampunk,” where 19th century steam-based technology meets fantasy inventions.

'Guitar Hero: Metallica' (ALL) Gets Playable King Diamond - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 5:40 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Guitar Hero: Metallica features an Expert+ difficulty setting for people with two kick pedals, pop-up video style tracks, new guitar and bass tones, allowing you to play as a band member in single instrument or band career game modes, a total of 28 Metallica tracks, as well as 21 other artists.

'Gel: Set & Match' (X360) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 4:42 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Gel: Set & Match delivers a novel experience that mingles brain-bending puzzles with intense side-scrolling action. Players control kooky, customizable characters to compete or cooperate for points by matching four or more wiggly, wobbly colored blocks. When blocks are matched, they dissolve. Tossing melting blocks into other blocks creates chain reactions for even bigger bonuses.