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Zoo Digital Brings 'Task Force 121' (Xbox) To Europe

by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2006 @ 2:03 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Task Force 121 is a covert unit comprised of Navy Seals, Green Berets, Army Rangers and USMC Recon personel. Now you have the chance to join this elite force as they do battle against the Marxist rebels who threaten to damage U.S. interests.

'Guild Wars: Factions' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2006 @ 1:58 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Guild Wars: Factions offers players an incredible gameplay experience with many new choices, including new regions, professions, skills, missions, and monsters, along with expanded options for both Cooperative and Player-versus-Player (PvP) play, and enhanced features for guilds.

GMX Media Brings 'Pacific Storm' To Europe

by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2006 @ 1:40 a.m. PST | Filed under News

GMX are today announcing the release of a revolutionary flight simulation title Pacific Storm. Scheduled for release in March 2006, Pacific Storm is a ground breaking fusion of a real time strategy gaming with all the best elements of a flight simulation title.

'Full Auto' (X360) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2006 @ 1:38 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Combine fully-automatic, weapon-equipped vehicles with highly detailed and interactive urban environments and you have Full Auto, the most destructive racing action ever experienced in a video game. This racer allows players to choose from a wide selection of unique vehicle designs and arm them with any combination of machine guns, cannons, and other deadly weapons.

'KnightBlade: Line Of Defense' (X360/PC) Revealed

by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2006 @ 1:16 a.m. PST | Filed under News

KnightBlade: Line Of Defense is an episodic (three titles are planned in the series) game which tells the story of a band of renegades in a stolen experimental GALCOM craft - the GCV-KnightBlade who - against overwhelming odds, are the last line of defense against an embattled Earth.

'Urban Chaos : Riot Response' (PS2/Xbox) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2006 @ 12:29 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Urban Chaos : Riot Response, previously known as Roll Call and Zero Tolerance: City Under Fire, is an FPS that lets you play as Nick Mason, a member of the newly formed G18 Counter Gang Division; an elite enforcement unit granted special emergency powers over all other public services and tasked with securing the city and its citizens at all cost.

GDC 2006 Serious Games Summit Keynotes Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2006 @ 11:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Founder & CEO of Linden Lab, Philip Rosedale, and Jesper Juul, author of Half Real, will headline the Serious Games Summit (SGS), hosted by the 2006 Game Developers Conference (GDC). The GDC will dedicate two full days to the SGS, in an effort to advance and promote the use of video game technology in non-entertainment industries.

Gizmondo Europe Files For Bankruptcy Protection

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2006 @ 10:54 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Gizmondo Europe, owned by Tiger Telematics, filed for bankruptcy protection with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last week Tiger tried to give Gizmondo Europe a $5 million short term loan but that did not seem to be enough to turn the tide. In light of the filing Gizmondo Europe laid off half of its workforce to reduce expenses. The Gizmondo handheld failed miserably, despite its huge marketing rollout, in both Europe and North America.

Various Game Trailers #692

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2006 @ 7:18 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 :

  • Full Auto [X360] - Weapons Trailer
  • Sonic Riders [NGC/PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #7


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

Square Enix Pins Down 'Grandia III' (PS2) Release Date

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2006 @ 6:46 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Square Enix announced today that its PS2 exclusive title Grandia III will be released on February 14, 2006. In Grandia III you play as Yuuki, a 16-year-old boy who dreams of being a pilot. When Yuuki meets Alfina, an elven shaman who can talk to holy beasts, he gets involved in a mission to find her brother Emilious, who turned evil and wants to conquering the world.