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'Trials 2 Second Edition' Gets Steamed - v1.07 Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 3:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Trials 2 Second Edition is a motorcycle game that emphasizes balance, skill and control over speed. You, as the player, try to tackle indoor obstacle tracks with minimum faults, as fast as possible. The tracks consist of logs, truck tires, horizontal ladders, metal ramps, jumps over concrete pipes, scaffoldings reaching staggering heights, etc.

'Pro Cycling Manager: Tour De France 2008' (PSP/PC) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 2:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Cyanide's PCM 2008 lets you manage one of the 65 teams, with improved AI, a better recruitment system, more realistic rider progression, extensive customization, and improved gfx. The 2008 edition will also introduce in-door circuit elimination racing, and the PSP version will feature 1vs1 wi-fi multiplayer.

New Study Reveals Europe Second Biggest Video Game Market

by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 2:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Videogamers in Europe 2008 study by Nielsen Games analysts reveales that Europe is now the second-largest territory in the world ahead of the USA, across the continent 81 % of parents play video games with their children, while the average age of gamers is getting higher.

'Combat Mission Shock Force: Marines' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 2:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Combat Mission Shock Force: Marines is the first of several planned expansions of the Combat Mission contemporary warfare setting, adding a significant number of new formations, units, weapons, equipment and vehicles for both the US and Syrian sides, as well as brand new missions, maps and a campaign.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 1:59 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:

'Guns of August' - v1.23 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Guns of August is a WWI turn-based strategy game putting you in command of waging war at a grand strategic scale from Paris to Baghdad. The entire Western, Eastern, Italian and Balkan fronts are included as are the three fronts of the Ottoman Empire. This patch fixes over a dozen issues such as the rail movement bug, AI improvements and feature enhancements.

'Street Fighter IV' (PS3/X360/PC) Confirms Platforms - Screens

by Rainier on May 27, 2008 @ 7:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Street Fighter 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 Street Fighter 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes.

Various Game Trailers #1351

by Rainier on May 27, 2008 @ 7:03 p.m. PDT | 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:

  • Far Cry 2 [PS3/X360/PC] - UbiDays 08 Trailer
  • The Bourne Conspiracy [PS3/X360] - Shooting Trailer
  • Space Chimps [ALL] - Trailer (4)
  • Madden NFL 09 [PS3/X360] - Trailer (3)


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

'Combat Arms' - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on May 27, 2008 @ 7:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nexon America's free-to-play online first person shooter Combat Arms deploys players into a dangerous war zone teeming with soldiers of fortune looking to make a mark.

Once-Canceled 'The Kore Gang' (Xbox) Revived As 'Kore' (Wii)

by Rainier on May 27, 2008 @ 3:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Originally scheduled for release in 2004, CDV dropped the game, which resulted in developer UDS shutting down. It was acquired by Swedish Daydream Software and picked up by Playlogic International, but never released. ZOINK and SnapDragon Games have revived the project to bring the redesigned action platformer to the Wii, with added features and a visual overhaul.