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Monday, July 7, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:30 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:

'Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness' (NDS) - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Your plans to start a new life for yourself were drastically changed when the ship you were on board was destroyed by a tropical storm. Now you find yourself stranded on an isolated island with a family of four from the ship. However, it seems that the island once was inhabited before…what happened to the people that used to live there?

'Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe' Announced

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Kalypso Media announces that the battle for galactic supremacy continues with Endless Universe, the new stand-alone add-on for strategy game Galactic Civilizations II. A stand-alone version, it requires no additional purchase and also includes the two previously released add-ons: Dark Avatar and Twilight Of the Arnor.

'Family Trainer' (Wii) - 9 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari's forthcoming European release of Namco Bandai's Wii exclusive Family Trainer lets your family and friends get physical by engaging the whole body in a variety of easy-to-understand, fast-paced and wildly entertaining activities.

Ignition Entertainment Developing Unreal Engine 3 Powered FPS

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ignition Entertainment announced that it has entered into an agreement with Epic Games to license Unreal Engine 3 for an upcoming, groundbreaking FPS, currently under development at its Florida studio.

'Monster Madness: Grave Danger' (PS3) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Monster Madness: Grave Danger follows in the footsteps of Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia with 4 player co-op gameplay, an all new polished look and a number of new/improved features. Based on fan feedback from the original every Zombie, Werewolf and Vampire has been recalled to square one.

Ultramercial Provides Ads That Pay for Game Play

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 8:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

For Internet users who hate to pay for content, Ultramercial, LLC has just the solution: let an advertiser pay your way in, after you trade 30-seconds of your attention for free access to online games.

'MySims' (NDS/Wii) Officially Coming to PC - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 6:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Revealed back in February, EA has officially announced it is bringing MySims to the PC. In MySims you can create original characters, build a town, grow a community and discover a world of your own. Start by personalizing the appearance of your MySims from head to toe and go on to unlock cool new items as you befriend and build relationships with your neighbors.

'X3: Terran Conflict' Narrows Down Release Date - Screens

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 6:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Deep Silver has signed a publishing agreement with Egosoft for its latest title X³: Terran Conflict, a brand new, stand-alone game set in the universe of X³. It is the culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale that takes us all the way back to Earth's own solar system.

'Fatal Inertia EX' (PS3) Gets Euro Release Date

by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 6:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fatal Inertia mixes street racing, demolition derbies and rallying with a futuristic setting where machines no longer need wheels and the laws of physics govern all. Last year's X360 version launched with underwhelming success, so KOEI has further optimized the game, and added new features.