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'Call of Duty: Roads to Victory' (PSP) - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on March 1, 2007 @ 1:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory delivers the intensity of being closer than ever to the fury of combat during the battle for the Liberation of Paris, the most harrowing campaign of WWII, known as The Normandy Breakout.

Take Two Developing New 'Civilizations' Title

by Rainier on March 1, 2007 @ 12:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

After several preliminary financials statements, due to the internal backdating investigation, Take Two has finally released a final 2006 statement. Overall revenue is slightly down, and last year it recorded a loss, compared to a small profit the year prior. Most interesting is the mention of a new installment in Sid Meier's Civilization strategy franchise, scheduled for fiscal 2008, which means no earlier than Nov. 1st, 2007.

Games for Windows Live Beta Sign-ups

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 11:21 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Microsoft has kicked off the registration period for the upcoming Games for Windows Live beta testing, opportunities that will only be available for a limited time. To be considered you will need to complete the Games for Windows - Live Beta application survey. Games for Windows Live is the upcoming online service that will allow multiplayer connectivity between PC Xbox 360.

Various Game Trailers #1019

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 6:27 p.m. PST | 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:

  • Battlefield: Bad Company [PS3/X360] - Trailer
  • UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 [ALL] - Trailer #4
  • Motorstorm [PS3] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #4
  • Dawn of Fantasy - Trailer #2
  • Calling All Cars [PS3] - Trailer
  • Burnout Dominator [PSP/PS2] - Trailer (2)


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

'Pogo Island' (NDS) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 6:24 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Pogo Island includes five games, the colored-stone-grouping Phlinx, the balloon-popping Poppit!, the color-matching Squelchies, a card-based Tri-Peaks Solitaire, the scrambled-word challenge Word Whomp, as well as meta game that challenges players to find Pogo mascots across the backdrop of Pogo Island.

THQ Developing 'Warhammer 40,000' MMO

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 6:15 p.m. PST | Filed under News

THQ has expanded its development agreement with tabletop game publisher Games Workshop, to not only make RTS titles based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe, but extend into the MMO market, according to this GameSpot interview. Initial indications were that Relic would be taking on the project, but as it turns out Vigil Games will be taking on the task.

'Earth Defense Force 2017' (X360) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 5:00 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Earth Defense Force 2017 is an arcade-style 3rd-person shooter equiping players with an extensive arsenal of diverse weapons, pilotable vehicles and loyal teammates in order to defeat a wide variety of attackers ranging from gigantic ants and spiders to robots and monsters standing more than 20 stories tall.

'God of War II' (PS2) Scores One Million Pre-Orders

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 4:56 p.m. PST | Filed under News

God of War II is a combat action-adventure game based on Greek mythology. Get reacquainted with the vicious ex-Spartan warrior Kratos who, armed with all-new brutal combat moves and magic, embarks a new epic odyssey. With less than 2 weeks until release, Sony announced that God of War II has already spurred more than 1 million retail orders.

'Dungeon Runners' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 2:27 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Dungeon Runners is a fast-paced action/RPG experience where you take on the role of a brave hero and explore dangerous dungeons, battle ferocious monsters, and discover unique items! Your hero can adventure alone or team with a party to hunt terrible monsters and reap fantastic rewards.

'Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2' (ALL) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 2:23 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic. Check out the sp/mp achievement list...