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Steam Brings EA Games to Europe

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 2:49 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Last week, EA brought its titles to the North American users of Steam, and now Europeans also have access to the same titles, such as Spore, Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Mass Effect, Need for Speed Undercover and FIFA Manager 2009, with Red Alert 3, Mirror's Edge and Dead Space to follow shortly.

'Puzzle Arcade' This Week's XBLA Title - Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 2:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Puzzle Arcade is a interactive puzzle game that delivers a fun-filled, finely-tuned jigsaw building engine making full use of the Xbox Live service and Live Vision camera, with head-to-head and co-op play, both over Xbox Live and on the console.

'Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' (X360) Gets Text Issue Patch

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 2:38 p.m. PST | Filed under News

In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts the Lord of the Games is tired of the petty squabbling between Banjo and the evil witch Gruntilda over the years, and has arranged a showdown to decide the rightful owner of Spiral Mountain. Having promised a patch fixing the previously reported text issue with standard TVs, Rare has rolled out an update to do just that.

Various Game Trailers #1503

by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2008 @ 6:24 p.m. PST | 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:

  • Dragon Age: Origins [PC] - Bringing the Grey Wardens to Life Trailer


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

'Batman: Arkham Asylum' (ALL) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2008 @ 4:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Eidos and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Comics announce Batman: Arkham Asylum, a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with a dark and gritty setting reminiscent of Bioshock.

'StarCraft II' - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2008 @ 1:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

'Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor' - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2008 @ 10:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Featuring three intense campaigns, brand-new multiplayer modes and an innovative “direct-fire” feature that allows even more tactical control during the heat of battle, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor will immerse players in some of the most historic, tide-turning clashes of World War II.

'Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II' Pre-Order Incentives

by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2008 @ 10:19 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-op campaign. Both Amazon and Gamestop are offering exclusive in-game items and extra missions when you pre-order.

'Fragile' (Wii) - 26 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2008 @ 6:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is a Wii exclusive RPG that follows the story of Seto, a young boy tasked to explore various cities in a post-apocalyptic world trying to find out why everyone has disappeared.

'Resident Evil ReBirth' (Wii) - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2008 @ 6:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Capcom is working on bringing the original Gamecube (based on the 1996 PSOne game) title in the Resident Evil series to the Wii. Currently only scheduled for a late December release in Japan, the port will add no new content or features, apart from making it compatible with the Wiimote controls.