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'Battlefield 2' - v1.41 Patch & Server Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 7:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

EA has released a new patch, and updated Win32 server, for Battlefield 2, bringing your retail game to v1.41 patch which fixes a server crash.

'DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road' (PS3/X360/PC) Gets New Engine - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 6:24 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The new Colin McRae, the first game using Codemasters Studios’ proprietary Neon engine, will go beyond the series’ point-to-point rallying to deliver the most diverse selection of extreme off-road competitions. Sensational gravel, mud and dirt racing events from the world over will include perilous Hill Climb and collision-packed Rally Cross events.

'First Eagles' Goes Gold - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 6:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News

G2 Games announced that their new PC flight simulation title First Eagles has gone gold and is ready for release on November 24th. First Eagles is an air-combat game that aims to recreate the romance, adventure, and excitement of engaging in great air battles over the trenches of France during the First World War.

Early Bird PS3 Fans Get Shot At While In Line...

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 5:54 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Dozens of people hoping to get their hands on a PS3 later this week camped out in front the Best Buy store on Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky. While 27 NEWSFIRST reporter Elizabeth Dorsett was interviewing someone in line, a car drove by and fired shots at the people waiting. Four people were hit by the BB pellets, including the reporter herself, luckily none of them were seriously hurt.

'Simon the Sorcerer 4' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 4:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Signed by RTL Enterprises, German developer Silver Style, known for The Fall: Last Days of Gaia, keeps on trickling out screens for for its upcoming adventure game Simon the Sorcerer 4.

One Million 'Gears of War' (X360) Units Sold By Year's End

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 4:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. With its Nov. 17 Euro launch, Microsoft forecasts that Gears of War is expected to sell more than 1 million copies worldwide this Christmas.

'World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 3:56 a.m. PST | Filed under News

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.

Thursday, November 16, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 3:53 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:

'Sonic and The Secret Rings' (Wii) - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 12:40 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Sonic and The Secret Rings stars the Blue dude with the ‘tude on his first solo adventure since the original Sonic The Hedgehog in '91. This intense and exciting action game combines high-speed action with easy to play controls to offer a brand new experience!

Vision Engine 6.0 Supports Multi-core Systems

by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2006 @ 12:14 a.m. PST | Filed under News

3D game engine developer Trinigy announced their cooperation with Intel regarding the official launch of the new Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad Core processor. Its latest Vision Engine 6.0 has been build to support an arbitrary number of CPU cores.