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'Treasure Island' - German Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 10:46 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Treasure Island is an 3D adventure game based on the classic bestseller novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, situated 4 years after its conclusion. The game combines traditional Point & Click controls and gameplay with breathtaking realtime 3D graphics and SFX.

'Ford Racing Off Road' (PSP/PS2/Wii/PC) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 10:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Ford Racing Off Road takes the franchise away from the tracks and urban streets of its predecessors to rugged and tough terrain for the very first time. Ford Racing Off Road also marks the introduction of the prestigious Land Rover brand, which, like Ford, has a long heritage of producing pioneering off road vehicles.

Xbox Live Arcade Community Award Winners Announced

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 10:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

At a private developer reception at GDC 08 Microsoft celebrated the success of its Xbox Live Arcade platform with the inaugural Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards. More than 26,000 people voted for their favorite Xbox Live Arcade games...

'The Sims 2: Free Time' - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 10:18 a.m. PST | Filed under News

EA's latest expansion pack for The Sims 2, Free Time, giving your Sims the ability to perform casual tasks, jobs around the house or all sort of hobbies.

'Sudden Strike III: Arms For Victory' Goes Gold in North America

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 10:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

While continuing in the popular vein the original Sudden Strike is so famous for, Sudden Strike 3: Arms For Victory will push the boundaries of the RTS genre with some notable interface innovations, huge troop numbers and enormous map designs that will demonstrate that size does matter.

'SimCity Societies Destinations' - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 12:50 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The city pack add-on moves the SimCity Societies experience into new, exciting, and exotic locales, allowing players to create the perfect vacation spot. To attract and host Sims travelers from around the world, players must build and manage their destinations with an eye towards lucrative detail.

Friday, February 22, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 12:39 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:

'Dead Space' (PS3/X360/PC) Comic Book - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 12:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space you will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. EA has teamed up with Image Comics for 6 issues of a new comic book series, written and illustrated by Ben Templesmith and written by Antony Johnston.

Insomniac Games Announces 'Nocturnal Initiative'

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 12:21 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Insomniac Games, known for Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, unveiled a tech-sharing initiative dubbed 'Nocturnal' in which it will share elements of its technology source code and presentations free of charge with the worldwide development community.

Valve Confirms 'Portal 2' On Its Way

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 10:39 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Last month, Valve's marketing director Doug Lombardi mentioned that apart from new Team Fortress 2 maps, there would also be more Portal to come, but the "details were still being worked out." While no new information was revealed, Portal's lead designer Kimberly Swift gave further confirmation by saying, "I believe Doug Lombardi, who is our lead marketing director at Valve, has announced Portal 2" during an interview with G4TV. Rejoice!