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'Atlantica Online' Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 11:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlantica Online, developed by NDOORS Interactive, is bringing back turn-based and strategic gameplay to give a fresh face to the MMO world. A thinking person's game, Atlantica Online gives players the chance to really strategize using the combat, mercenary and city/country management system.

'The Princess Bride Game' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 11:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Princess Bride Game combines animation with the best of casual, narrative and adventure games. Help Princess Buttercup and Westley manage life on the farm, outsmart Vizzini in Battle Of The Wits, use teamwork to survive The Fire Swamp, find hidden objects with Miracle Max, and collect inventory to storm the castle.

'Schizoid' (X360) Goes Gold, Coming in July - Screens

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 11:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Schizoid, the first Xbox Live Arcade title built using XNA Game Studio Express, is a co-op action game where teamwork equals survival and players must team up to protect each other from a seemingly endless stream of glowing enemies.

'Need For Speed: Undercover' Coming Late 2008

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 11:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA CEO John Riccitiello has not only spilled beans on The Godfather II at the William Blair & Company's 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference but also revealed that Need For Speed: Undercover is coming later this year. Riccitiello himself was rather disappointed with last year's Prostreet, and since the Vancouver team has been split in two, each given a two year development cycle. NFS: Undercover will feature a very strong mission structure, influenced by the action movies The Transporter, and a better storyline with a strong narrative hook

'Farmlands' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 10:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Caffeinated Games, formed by Zipper Interactive's Greg Chudecke, announced its first project, Farmlands, a board and collectible card game you build farms, plant crops, and battle for control of land. The goal of Farmlands is straight forward; increase your net worth to meet the goal of the map or have the largest net worth when time runs out.

Former Team Ninja Boss Gets Slapped With Gag Order

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 10:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

When Ninja Gaiden developer Tomonobu Itagaki left Tecmo he let his discontent be heard, which apparently resulted in more employees leaving and filing lawsuit. Now Tecmo has slapped Itagaki with a gag order, preventing him from disclosing or leaking information regarding its game software, sales, development or any other company secrets, using newspapers, magazines, and the Internet to criticize Tecmo software and employees, obstructing its business through slanderous remarks to third parties, nor can Itagaki accept interviews regarding Tecmo or talk to the press about the company.

'Savage 2: A Tortured Soul' Gets New Content Update

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 10:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

S2 Games announced a new, completely free, content update for its MMORTS/FPS Savage 2: A Tortured Soul, adding enduring items, a new special unit, new beast unit, character taunts, automated tournament system, community created maps and unit movement enhancements.

'Mozart' - New Screens

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 10:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mozart is a 3rd person point & click adventure game where you get submerged in the historical setting of Prague, with its legendary places and architectural treasures combing roman, gothic and baroque styles.

'C&C 3: Kane's Wrath' (X360) Drops Global Conquest, Gets Challenge Mode

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 10:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The C&C series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath. As the expansion pack to C&C 3 Tiberium Wars, this RTS game returns to the Tiberium universe with Kane at the center of an epic new single player campaign. According to EA producer Jim Vessella the turn-based Global Conquest game type wasn't popular with beta testers, and lacking control precision vs. a mouse, so it was decided to remove it and plug in a Challenge mode instead.

'Initial D: Extreme Stage' (PS3) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 9:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The demise of the SEGA Rally series doesn't mean the end of racing games for SEGA, there is still the anime/drifting inspired Initial D franchise, under development for the PS3 as Initial D: Extreme Stage, although currently only scheduled for release in Japan.