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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on July 30, 2008 @ 1:29 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:

'Uncharted: Drake's Fortune' (PS3) to Get 48 Trophies

by Rainier on July 30, 2008 @ 1:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A 400-year-old clue in the coffin of Sir Francis Drake sets modern-day fortune hunter Nathan Drake on an exploration for the fabled treasure of El Dorado, leading to the discovery of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Naughty Dog revealed to IGN that you will be able to get 47 Trophies by finding treasure, doing hand-to-hand or gun combat, and one Platinum Trophy for getting all the other Trophies. Unfortunately these are not retroactive, so you'll need to replay the game.

'Bus Simulator 2008' - v1.40 Patch / Bonus Pack 3 Available NOW

by Rainier on July 30, 2008 @ 1:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Bus Simulator 2008 combines driving and business simulation in a fun and unique way, testing the player’s bus driving capabilities, as well as commercial expertise to run a bus company. This patch improves performance and adds 4 new busses.

'Damnation' (PS3/X360/PC) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 9:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Damnation features open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast landscapes, each covering miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet.

Various Game Trailers #1397

by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 9:30 p.m. PDT | 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:

  • Space Siege - Chris Taylor Interview
  • Midnight Club: Los Angeles [PS3/X360] - Trailer #2
  • Men of War - Lesson Trailer #1
  • Tenchu 4 [Wii] - Trailer #2
  • DC Universe Online [PS3/PC] - Making Of Trailer #1
  • The Sims 2 Apartment Pets [NDS] - Trailer
  • Fire Emblem DS [NDS] - Trailer [JAP]


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

Nintendo Already Developing Wii Successor

by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 9:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A Forbes article taking a look at the future of gaming includes some quotes from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata who revealed that, "We are always preparing for the next hardware. We are under development. This time around, it happened to be we had a revolutionary user interface. Will it be the same for the next generation? I really can't tell. If the people are expecting so many different things from Nintendo, it's going to be difficult for us to go beyond that expectation again."

'Fable 2' (X360) to Get Several More Sequels

by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 9:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set 500 years after the original game, Fable 2 will offer even more choices and features, while building on the core gameplay theme of Fable where every choice continually defines who you become, allowing you to truly live the life you choose. In a recent interview Peter Molyneux revealed that Lionhead has "got plans for Fable 3, 4, and 5. It's a big story arc, and you can see, if you play Fable 2, you can recognize things from Fable 1, so that's pretty exciting."

'Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase' (NDS) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 4:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In THQ's Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase, based on the best-selling book of the same name, would-be mystery solvers will explore the Twin Elms house like never before. Family heirlooms are disappearing all over the estate and the residents are counting on Nancy to solve the case.

EA Delays 'Tiberium', 'Battlefield Heroes' But PC Sports Games Back Next Year

by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 4:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA's Q1 2009 financial result shows that the company doubled its revenue ($804 million compared to last year's $395 million), mainly driven by Battlefield: Bad Company and UEFA EURO 2008, and Rock Band, while Boom Blox so far sold 450k copies. The investors conference call had less positive news as EA has decided to delay its free-to-play online FPS Battlefield Heroes in order to give the devs more time to implement community features, as well as Tiberium, its FPS set in the C&C universe, from its scheduled late 2008 until fiscal 2009, which runs anywhere from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010. However sports fans will be delighted to know that next year Madden, NBA Live and NCAA Football are coming back to the PC with expanded online features.

'Heavy Duty' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on July 29, 2008 @ 2:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Heavy Duty is a 3rd person action shooter where the player controls a huge war robot to save his planet from enemy attacks. The game utilizes advanced technology with innovative gameplay features never before achieved in video games.