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'Global Conflicts: Latin America' - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 9:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Global Conflicts: Latin America is a mix of the role-playing and adventure genres but is based on real personal accounts from people living in the region. The game puts you in the place of a freelance journalist who must write revealing articles about major problems in Latin American countries.

Wii Shop Channel Adds Two Classics and Two WiiWare Titles

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 6:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nintendo added two classics and two WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Tetris Party (Wiiware), The Incredible Maze (Wiiware), Secret of Mana (VC), and Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (VC).

'Mega Man 9' (Wii/PS3/X360) More DLCs Coming This Week - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 5:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Relive the original 2D classic Mega Man experience with maniacally themed environments, power-ups, and classically inspired bosses, each with their own unique weapons and weaknesses. As promised, Capcom is releasing the second downloadable content packs this week, adding Hard Mode, Expert Mode, and Special Time Attack Stage.

'Tom Clancy's EndWar' (ALL) Handheld Details - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 4:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Tom Clancy's EndWar is a next-gen strategy game, set on the battlefields of WWIII, that will push the envelope of technology, showcasing unprecedented AI, graphics, physics and animations.

'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) Achievements Revealed

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 4:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants.

Casual Gamers Prefer Sen. Barack Obama As President

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 3:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Following the latest presidential debate on Oct. 15, casual games platform NeoEdge asked its players how they planned to vote in the upcoming election. According to the poll, Sen. Barack Obama (59%) has widened his lead among casual games -- an overwhelming majority of which are women -- over Sen. John McCain (32%).

'Street Fighter IV' (PS3/X360/PC) - 30 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 3:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SF IV features a mix of returning favorites such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes.

Monday, October 20, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 3:28 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:

'Scene It? Box Office Smash' (X360) Demo on Xbox Live

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 3:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Scene It? Box Office Smash! is a great way to entertain guests at your next social gathering letting up to four players or teams match their wits in a trivia game to see whose movie knowledge (over 250 titles) reigns supreme, complete with more HD content, all new questions and engaging puzzle types.

'Let's Tap' (Wii) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 1:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA's Let's Tap is a collection of mini-games by former Sega producer and Sonic Team leader Yuji Naka which will require some sort of tapping device connected to the Wii.