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'Race Driver: GRID' (ALL) Rolls Out 8 Ball DLC

by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 3:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

GRID takes you to locations over 3 continents to compete in a variety of racing events. Packed with the most powerful racecars - new, classic, circuit and drift - you will compete in urban street races, official racetracks and championships. The premium 8 Ball pack features eight new cars to race and two new online events to compete in.

Parents Urged To Check Video Game Age Ratings This Holiday Season

by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 12:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Games industry trade body ELSPA (Europe's ESRB equivalent) urges parents looking to purchase video and computer games for Christmas to always check the game's packaging for the PEGI age ratings and content descriptors.

'Strategic Command: WWII Pacific Theater' Goes Gold

by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 12:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Battlefront.com and Fury Software announced the third, and newest, game in the Strategic Command series. WWII Pacific Theater shifts the focus from Europe and into the steaming jungles and islands of Asia- Pacific.

'MiniOne Racing' Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 12:13 a.m. PST | Filed under News

MiniOne Racing enables anyone to become the racing car driver they always dreamed of becoming, with a twist! Players race colorful and humorous miniature vehicles around virtual beaches, playgrounds, campsites and even other planets.

Atari Signs 'The Tale of Despereaux' (ALL) Except Xbox 360 Edition

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2008 @ 6:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The Tale of Despereaux is an interactive game based on Universal Pictures’ animated adventure of the same name. The game shares the fairy-tale look and feel of the upcoming film about a chivalrous mouse, full of courage and honor. Since the demise of Brash Entertainment, it has been quiet around The Tale of Despereaux, but with the imminent release of the movie, Atari picked up all platforms, but oddly not the Xbox 360 edition.

Various Game Trailers #1492

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2008 @ 6:44 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:

  • The Lord of the Rings: Conquest [ALL] - Trailer #3
  • Ghostbusters: The Videogame [ALL] - Trailer #3
  • Heroes over Europe [ALL] - Trailer
  • Race Pro [X360] - Trailer #3
  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena [ALL] - Trailer
  • DemiGod [PC] - Trailer #3
  • Codename Panzers: Cold War [PC] - Trailer #4
  • Ready 2 Rumble Revolution [Wii] - Trailer
  • Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop [Wii] - Gameplay Trailer


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

'Suikoden: Tierkreis' (NDS) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2008 @ 6:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Encompassing a variety of different characters while exploring many exotic locations and cultures across the game's universe of parallel worlds, Suikoden: Tierkreis will expand the bounds of the handheld RPG.

Activison Unveils Guitar Hero 5, Modern Warfare 2, James Bond Racing Game

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2008 @ 4:07 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Apart from Massive's announcement with Blizzard from earlier today, the Activision Blizzard/Massive ad-focused press event also confirmed a slew of titles that have popped up in various financial statements. Further showing off in-game ads, future titles such as Guitar Hero 5 will feature integrated commercials, while also unveiling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a James Bond-themed racing game (by PGR devs Bizarre Creations) and stating that the new Tony Hawk will not be played with a regular controller.

'Fable II' (X360) Knothole Island DLC - Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2008 @ 2:29 p.m. PST | 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. The Fable II DLC adds Knothole Island, where new quests, wondrous items and bizarre characters await.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PC) Launch Hampered By Massive Problems

by Rainier on Dec. 3, 2008 @ 2:01 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Rockstar's open-ended crime series returns to New York situated around the Eastern European protagonist Nikolai. The PC edition features a replay editor with Rockstar Social Club integration, expanded multiplayer, higher resolution, and match filtering. Fans anticipating the PC release may be in for a rude awakening, as both PC Games Hardware and Gameblog.fr are reporting that the game often doesn't start, is hampered by the DRM, has loads of hardware/gfx card issues (mainly with ATi), CTDs, texture issues, and a cumbersome install/update routine with getting the Social Club working (requires .net Framework 1.1 and .net Framework 3.5). There are a few workarounds, and while a patch is already in the works, there is no ETA yet.