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'NHL 10' Not Coming to PC or PS2

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 4:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

While EA has yet to officially announce the next installment in its hockey franchise, there won't be a PC or PS2 edition of NHL 10, according to the Hockey Downloads forum. Citing "economic reasons," EA's Ryan Nicholas revealed that it wasn't worth putting manpower into those versions. PC sales aren't high enough to create a significant profit for the company, and those development teams have instead been reassigned to work on the X360/PS3 versions.

'Neves Plus' (Wii) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 4:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Neves Plus, players solve the 500+ different puzzles by moving, rotating, and flipping the seven simple ‘Lucky’ stone pieces into each silhouette puzzle with the Wiimote. You can play alone, or invite your friends in on the fun since new players can join in anytime, in co-op or go head-to-head,

'World of Warcraft' Themed Mountain Dew Will Energize You

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 4:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In the near future, you'll be able to see World of Warcraft characters in a new place, the beverage aisle. This summer, Mountain Dew will launch Game Fuel in two World of Warcraft-inspired flavors: Alliance Blue (wild fruit flavor) and Horde Red (citrus cherry flavor), available for a limited time only. The WoW Game Fuel will launch this summer at your local 7-Eleven store, quite possibly alongside copies of the game.

'Space Invaders Extreme' (XBLA) - New Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Space Invaders Extreme captures all of the action and excitement of the classic and takes it to the next level with new design features maximizing performance and play on XBL. For the first time, experience Space Invaders in fully immersive sound and vivid high-definition, with visuals that will excite your senses!

Thursday, March 19, 2009 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 3:35 a.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:

New SpeedTree Version to be Shown Off at GDC

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 3:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

IDV will be showing off SpeedTree 5.0 at GDC, a complete re-engineering of its foliage software with more realistic animation and lighting, a much more powerful modeling tool and new physics support mean game players are going to get trees that look jaw-droppingly good.

'Empire of Sports' To Host First Virtual Skeleton Championships - Screens

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 3:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Empire of Sports is an MMORPG built entirely around sports, designed to allow players around the world to simultaneously exist in an online universe, where their alter egos socially interact, train, compete, attend events and acquire the goods and services they need to build a parallel sporting existence.

'Empires in Arms' - v1.05.05 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 3:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Empires in Arms in a grand strategy turn-based race to prove which nation is the greatest in Europe. In a bid for mastery over the continent, players can succeed where Napoleon failed or try to stop the military genius quicker than his historical enemies could! This latest update fixes a bug with guard commitment, a possible game looping in the naval phase, fixes for the Insurrection corps, foraging bug fixes, and more.

'NCAA Football 10' (PSP/PS2/PS3/X360) Announced, Dated

by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 7:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

NCAA Football 10 envelopes the excitement and pageantry of college football at its best. Enhanced stadiums filled with school colors, cheerleaders and mascots bring the college atmosphere to life.

'Grand Slam Tennis' (Wii) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis puts the racket in the palm of your hand and offers the deepest tennis experience ever. As the home to all four Grand Slams, and exclusive to Wimbledon, you can take your customized created player on a quest to win the four slams in Grand Slam career mode.