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'GTA: Vice City Stories' (PSP) - 16 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2006 @ 3:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, is an all new title in the GTA series set in Vice City with new missions, story and gameplay.

'Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles' - Developer Q&A #2

by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2006 @ 3:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under Interviews

Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles is the definitive Civilization collector's edition, for the first time covering the entire series, all 4 base games and its 5 addons, in one package. Troy Goodfellow interviews former Firaxis employee Bruce Shelley who helped design Sid Meier's Civilization.

'Whirlwind of Vietnam: UH-1' - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2006 @ 2:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Whirlwind of Vietnam is a helicopter sim that depicts the most famous episodes of the war in a movie-style way. The main events of the game are well-known to the audience due to famous books and movies dedicated to the War such as We Were Soldiers, Apocalypse Now, Hamburger Hill and many others.

SGI Sues ATI for Patent Infringement

by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2006 @ 2:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Silicon Graphics has sued ATI, claiming the graphics chipmaker infringed a computer-graphics patent that ATI's competitors have licensed. Patent No. 6,650,327, filed in 1998 and awarded in 2003, involves describing graphical elements with floating-point numerals to balance the range and precision of values that can be stored. If the SCG lawsuit is found legit, that means any DirectX9 based gfx chip manufacturer is liable if they do not have licensed the technology.

'Charlotte's Web' (GBA/NDS/PC) Gets Hollywood VoiceOver

by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2006 @ 12:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SEGA announced that actor Dominic Scott Kay, who voices the role of Wilbur in the official Charlotte's Web movie, will reprise his role in the video game.

Nikitova Becomes Official Xbox 360 Developer

by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2006 @ 12:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Outsourcing company Nikitova today announced that it gained an official approve to be into Xbox Registered Developer Program from Microsoft in order to obtain Xbox and X360 development kit license.

Various Game Trailers #918

by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2006 @ 9:35 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 :

  • Sonic The Hedgehog [PS3/X360] - Trailer #3
  • SPECNAZ 2 - Trailer
  • Superman Returns: The Videogame - Writers Trailer


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

'SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault' (PS2) - 5 Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2006 @ 5:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault adds an all-new 4-player cooperative play, improved enemy behavior and tactics, and new vehicles and weapons for campaign mode. Command the most feared Special Forces team ever assembled through a single, massive Area of Operation with varied missions spanning across multiple diverse regions.

'F.E.A.R' (X360) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2006 @ 5:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

F.E.A.R. is a paranormal action thriller presented entirely in first person. It is an unprecedented adrenaline rush of close-quarters combat seamlessly melded with the spine-tingling, shocking intensity of the unknown. F.E.A.R. will ship in time for Halloween on October 31st.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2006 @ 2:56 p.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: