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Friday December 15, 2006 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 5:49 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:

'Vanguard: Saga of Heroes' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 5:17 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil’s expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre.

'Medieval II: Total War' - v1.1 Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 4:12 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SEGA has released the first patch for Creative Assembly's 3D RTS Medieval II: Total War. This v1.1 update includes a new charge mechanic, 2 new charges, unit balancing/tweaks, AI optimizations, unpacker for the modders, and the usual slew of bug/crash fixes.

'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' (X360/PC) - 17 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 3:55 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

Warner Brothers Buys 10% of SCi

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 3:54 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. will make an investment in SCi (owners of Eidos), representing 10.3 percent of the company, and allowing Eidos to make games based on various properties such as Batman, Looney Tunes, The OC, Legion of Super Heroes etc.

'Gears of War' (X360) Sells More Than 2 Million Units

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 3:42 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Last month Microsoft issued a statement saying that it expected to sell one million Gears of War units by year's end, but it seems they have underestimated the title's popularity. In its 6 weeks since launch Epic's gritty action game has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide (1 million in the US alone), becoming the fastest- selling next-generation game of 2006.

The 'Guitar Hero' (PS2) Only 1 Music Contest Gets You Recording Studio Time

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 2:56 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Cardiff-based music specialist Only 1 Music is holding a unique Guitar Hero competition in its flagship retail stores in Cardiff, with the very best player winning a week’s studio time in Only 1 Music’s state-of-the-art recording studio, complete with engineer – a prize worth £1500.

'Test Drive Unlimited' (PSP/PS2/PC) - 29 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 2:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Nintendo Recalls Wiimote Straps .. All 3.2 Million Of Them!

by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2006 @ 2:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Following reports of flying Wiimotes, broken HDTVs and windows, Nintendo announced that it will replace all broken straps for it's Wii console, affecting all Nintendo Wiis sold worldwide, inluding those currently on store shelves. Although not admitting any blame, Nintendo said the straps do not present a problem if used correctly. The Japanses giant has also recalled 200,000 AC adapters for its DS and DS Lite consoles, but in Japan, not overseas.

'Gears of War' (X360) Downloadable Content Will be Free

by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2006 @ 10:46 p.m. PST | Filed under News

During the recent Spike TV Video Game Awards ceremony Epic Games president Mike Capps stated that they have been working on new content for its recently released gritty action game Gears of War. The question on everybodies mind however was whether the long time PC developer was going to jump on the microtransaction bandwagon or not. Putting the discussion to rest Capps said, "We always take care of our customers, we always give them stuff for free, and we're going to keep doing that forever. That's how we do it, man. This is Epic."