by Rainier on May 30, 2008 @ 9:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to an alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign, the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay. EliteXC MMA fighter and American Gladiator Gina Carano will appear as Russian commando Natasha in Red Alert 3’s live-action movies, as well as be a playable unit.
by Rainier on May 30, 2008 @ 5:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the imminent release on LEGO Indiana Jones, the retail copies' manual reveals that LucasArts is working on a NDS/Wii game based on the upcoming animated movie/tv series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Set between Star War Episode II & III, the Grand Army of the Republic, led by Yoda, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and other Jedi Knights, fights the Separatists New Droid Army.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 9:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve announced that its digital delivery service Steam is getting a big upgrade in the near future. Currently it allows you to access your games from any computer but with Steam Cloud you will also be able to store & retrieve game data such as save games, keyboard configurations, game settings, and eventually even screens and movies, unlimited & free. Steam Cloud will first come to the Half-Life titles, CounterStrike, Team Fortress 2, as well as the upcoming Left 4 Dead, and eventually become part of Steamworks. Other features will be driver updates, calendar, system spec checker, events, localized pricing, etc..
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Star Wolves 2: Civil War is an addon for Xbow Software's 3D space RPG, currently being developed by Elite Games, which adds more than 80 solar systems, new ships and weapons, new NPCs with specific personality treats, a new faction, and non-linear progression of the game.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 12:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Children of the Nile is a strategy game where citizens who behave like real people are your primary resource. As their leader, you must build a place in which they can live and work, establishing a relationship of trust and cooperation which you then leverage to build a lasting civilization, and bring it to its cultural peak.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 10:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The samba-inspired rhythm music game made popular in the arcades is shaking its way onto the Wii! Keeping the beat with over 40 songs on a Samba-inspired sound track, players shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk like maracas and compete with friends to see who has the best moves.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 9:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Don King Presents: Prizefighter is a documentary-style boxing game, featuring a documentary-style narrative career mode, training, and will require you to also manage personal relationships outside of the ring. To accurately capture different eras of boxing atmosphere, Venom Games compiled more than 70 songs to complement the game, from rock to rap to metal to soul and funk.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 6:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts announced the first details for SimCity Creator, an open-ended, highly creative game with a sense of humor that allows players to utilize the distinctive gameplay aspects of the Wii and NDS to create, enjoy and destroy epic cities.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In East India Company, players will enjoy building the world's most powerful trading empire and engaging in fierce battles in both single-player and multiplayer modes, all within a breathtaking cinematic environment.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 2:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SouthPeak Games' Roogoo, developed by Spidermonk Entertainment, uses geometric shapes and rotating discs to craft a frenetic, exciting puzzle game framed within an imaginative storyline and a delightfully realized fantasy universe
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 12:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Publisher Playlogic and publisher/distributor Virgin PLAY announced their joint venture PlayV Ltd., a sales, marketing and distribution business that will bring PC, console and handheld products from both parties to the UK market
by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 3:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EVE Online: Empyrean Age is a free expansion pack that will introduce a faction ranking system, new militias being mustered, fresh agents pertaining to the massive conflicts, a dynamic new structure of system occupancy, details on hidden deadspace complexes and a whole new region in space, "Black Rise."
by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 9:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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2K Games announced that its genetically enhanced story-driven action game BioShock is in development for the PS3 with new features and content that heighten the award-winning experience. BioShock is a narrative-driven action experience that allows players to do the impossible as they journey through an amazing, immersive and terrifying world.
by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 3:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Trials 2 Second Edition is a motorcycle game that emphasizes balance, skill and control over speed. You, as the player, try to tackle indoor obstacle tracks with minimum faults, as fast as possible. The tracks consist of logs, truck tires, horizontal ladders, metal ramps, jumps over concrete pipes, scaffoldings reaching staggering heights, etc.
by Rainier on May 28, 2008 @ 2:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Videogamers in Europe 2008 study by Nielsen Games analysts reveales that Europe is now the second-largest territory in the world ahead of the USA, across the continent 81 % of parents play video games with their children, while the average age of gamers is getting higher.
by Rainier on May 27, 2008 @ 10:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A year after signing its original agreement, SEGA of America announced that it has extended its relationship with Epic Games by signing a new Unreal Engine 3 licensing deal for a yet unannounced, cross-platform game.
by Rainier on May 27, 2008 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cal Ripken's Real Baseball announced they will host a Home-Run Derby Tournament scheduled to begin on June 2nd at 12:00 PM PST. The Home-Run Derby Tournament is a revolving two-week competition, meaning a new winner will arise from the competition every two weeks.
by Rainier on May 26, 2008 @ 11:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is Namco Bandai's next title in the DBZ franchise. Burst Limit will be similar to the DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi series (published by Atari in Europe and North America) and have online multiplayer, be cut-scene driven and support 16/9.
by Rainier on May 26, 2008 @ 6:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.
by Rainier on May 25, 2008 @ 5:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, and thrusts players back into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. UK's X360 magazine has plenty of multiplayer details revealing new weapons, game types/modes, features etc (thanks Rhemelious.)
by Rainier on May 25, 2008 @ 1:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Sam & Max episodes let players guide the Freelance Police through a series of bizarre—and often sidesplitting—mysteries. While DreamCatcher will be bringing Season One to the Wii this August, Telltale
revealed fans aching for Season 3 on PC will have to wait until 2009. Apart from the Wii, Telltate is also considering bringing Sam & Max to X360 and PS3.
by Rainier on May 23, 2008 @ 6:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Spain based Freedom Factory Studios will develop their forthcoming multiplatform titles in association with the producers of Gammick Entertainment by the end of 2008 and throughout 2009, starting with the first console edition of Fritz Chess.
by Rainier on May 23, 2008 @ 12:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve's WWII online FPS Day Of Defeat is getting a new "beta" update adding support for Steamworks which not only adds 51 achievements, player avatar display in the scoreboard and win panel, but also detailed player statistics integrated with the Steam Community features, a new map (dod_Palermom remake of community map dod_salerno), nemesis/revenge freeze cam and new effects driven by the particle system introduced to the Source engine for Team Fortress 2.
by Rainier on May 23, 2008 @ 10:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Left 4 Dead, developed by Counter-Strike makers Turtle Rock Studios, is a co-operative multiplayer action game, using the Source Engine, and also introducing Turtle Rock's v2.0 A.I. technology. Originally slated for late 2007,
delayed until Q1 2008, then
rescheduled for Aug./Sept., in
a recent interview Valve's Doug Lombardi revealed that while the game is basically complete it will now launch simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PC in November 2008.