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Monday, December 15, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2008 @ 2:19 a.m. PST | 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:

'Gears of War 2' (X360) Combustible Map Pack Coming Tonight

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2008 @ 6:00 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. Revealed during a rehearsal run on SpikeTV's VGA Awards, Gears of War 2 is getting a Combustible map pack (Fuel Station, Flood, and Gold Rush), available for download later tonight at 12 AM PST/3 AM EST.

'Need for Speed' (ALL) Franchise Being Put On Hold?

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2008 @ 1:14 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Earlier this month EA announced that it would be canceling various titles for 2010, merging studios and laingy off employees due to lower than expected holiday sales. In addition to the new Vancouver, Canada facility closure we reported on a few days ago, Electric Playground claims that the Need for Speed franchise, which has seen a decline in sales and popularity in the past few years, might be the next victim and, according to unnamed sources, has been put on hold.

'Dark Salvation' - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2008 @ 1:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Mangled Eye Studios' Dark Salvation is a Quake III-powered FPS where you take on the role of a young dead woman who has been sucked into the underworld and is now possessed by a deadly object, allowing her to cast magic according to each weapon she yields. There are plenty of levels, secrets, monsters and secret weapons to explore, find and fight.

'Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II' Achievements Revealed

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2008 @ 1:29 p.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. After yesterday's multiplayer details, we have one more exclusive reveal: Dawn of War II will have 49 achievements worth 1,000 points.

'StarCraft II' - New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2008 @ 4:56 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.

'Hacker Evolution: Untold' Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2008 @ 4:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The concept behind Hacker Evolution: Untold is to create a game that challenges the gamers intelligence, attention and focus, creating a captivating mind game. Solve puzzles, examine code and bits of information, to help you achieve your objectives.

'Fritz' (NDS/Wii/PS3) Announced

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2008 @ 4:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The chess game Fritz teaches players the basics of the world's most famous board game in an entertaining way. It's a fun game that is exciting to play, easy to learn, and not at all easy to master.

'Mana Khemia: Student Alliance' (PSP) - 23 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2008 @ 9:33 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Mana Khemia: Student Alliance is a port of the PS2 game but with an all new multi‐player mode so players can now team up and hunt down monsters to get rare items. Also new to the PSP version is a data installment feature which installs part of the game onto the memory stick to make the game load quicker.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PC) Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2008 @ 9:23 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.