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'Doomsday' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 12:05 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Doomsday is a classic shoot-'em-up game where your task is to defend our planet from attacks of terrifying aliens. The task is not easy - at the beginning you have only small arsenal of weapons and small amount of ammunition.

'Super Mario Galaxy' (Wii) Sells 500k Units In Its First Week

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 12:03 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Become Mario as he traverses a galaxy of gravities, traveling in and out of gravitational fields by blasting from planet to planet. Players experience dizzying perspective shifts as they run upside down through wild alien worlds that need to be seen to be believed.

'Yggdra Union' (PSP) - 24 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 12:01 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Yggdra Union is a strategy role-playing game originally released in 2006 on the GBA, now being remade on the PSP with added features such as 16:9 widescreen, additional cut scenes, new maps, and extra playable characters. It's currently only scheduled for release in Japan ...

HB Studios Opens New Office

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 9:52 a.m. PST | Filed under News

HB Studios, known for NBA Live 08 on PS2 and PC, is expanding its operations in Nova Scotia with the creation of a new dev studio in Halifax - the provincial capital and largest city in Atlantic Canada.

'The Golden Compass' (ALL) - 4 Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 9:50 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SEGA is developing the video game adaptation of the theatrical movie release, The Golden Compass, based on the first book in the award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy, by British author Philip Pullman.

'Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock' (X360) Gets 'Halo' Theme Song

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 9:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Neversoft, Bungie, Activision/RedOctane, and Microsoft have all joined forces to bring players the Halo theme (MJOLNIR Mix) as a free playable song for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, downloadable through Xbox Live on Thursday, Nov. 22nd.

'SunAge' Narrows Down Release Date

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 9:03 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SunAge is a futuristic RTS where the player can experience 3 different races with each there arsenal of units, buildings and upgrades, taking place across 2 different worlds. Having gone gold, Lighthouse finally reveals the release schedule...

'Warriors of the Lost Empire' (PSP) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 9:01 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Mercury Games has secured the European publishing rights from Ertain BV for its fantasy action RPG Warriors of the Lost Empire, known in Japan as Lost Regnum, on the PSP.

'Overclocked' - German v1.1 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 8:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Overclocked is a psychological thriller which uses many technical innovations and a surprising narrative approach to form an eerily real gaming experience. This first patch optimizes graphics for PixelShader 1.1 cards, and makes small gameplay improvements.

Playlogic Signs 'Aggression: Reign over Europe'

by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2007 @ 7:59 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Aggression: Reign over Europe, previously called Aggression: Europe 1914, spans 4 decades, from 1910 until 1950, and offers players the chance to change the outcome of both World Wars, start the Cold War and decide which country will come out on top to dominate Europe.