by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 7:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Videogame is a tongue-in-cheek take on the first three cinematic adventures of pop culture’s most iconic archaeologist, including Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 6:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Action Forms' Cryostasis is a first person horror/action game where you play a meteorologist caught inside the "North Wind," an old nuclear ice-breaker, frozen in the ice many years ago. This steel beast once fought for its country, but it fell into an ice trap as did every living thing onboard.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy is a third-person espionage action game where players move from fistfights to firefights to experience sequences that, unlike any other game, seamlessly blend Bourne's signature hand-to-hand combat with intense shooting and the ability to escape and evade deadly situations.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 7:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie, known for writing Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral and most recently G.I. Joe and Gears of War movies, turns out to be a big Halo fan, and, according to
Latino Review has penned a spec screenplay based on Eric Nylund's movel Halo: The Fall of Reach in an attempt to revive the project after movie studios Universal Studios and Fox
backed out of the deal with Peter Jackson and Microsoft. A spec screenplay means "speculative," a term used for somebody writing a script on hisr own behalf, without payment.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 11:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve has signed a digital distribution agreement with Ubisoft to bring more than 40 of the French publisher's games, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, various Tom Clancy titles, to customers in Canada and the United States via Steam, and is currently offering up Assassin's Creed for pre-purchase.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 8:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A MMO-cross genre game combining role playing aspects with an RTS combat mode, Dreamlords: The Reawakening continues the story where the original game left off, the world ended in a cosmic disaster and the Cynos had to put the world to sleep to heal itself. Everything went black but after eons of silence, the Dreamlords reawakens and begins to put the world back together.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 5:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a prequel to its survival FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, bringing the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 5:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Daedalic Entertainment's Edna and Harvey: The Breakout is a new point & click adventure game that will make do without real-time particle effects, parallax occlusion mapping or integrated physics engine.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dutch publisher Playlogic Entertainment reports net revenues of $10.1 million and a net profit of $0.7 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 2:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mobile Ops: The One Year War will put players right in the cockpit of their very own mobile fighter for thrilling battles online as they fight in teams through multiple scenarios and battlefields. Gamers can also modify mobile suits with a robust customization options, including beam sabers, heat hawks, and other melee weapons.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 2:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set 20 years after the events of its predecessor, Star Ocean 2 also receives the full remake treatment aboard the PSP system. The title takes the next step with fully animated movies, all-new character designs, extra playable characters, fully voiced dialogue, and more.
by Rainier on March 31, 2008 @ 1:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Capcom confirmed that it has secured a 5 year exclusive worldwide rights to publish official videogames on the World’s premier motorcycling championship, MotoGP, expanding its previous Playstation only license across all hardware platforms.
by Rainier on March 30, 2008 @ 2:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Back in early 2007 New Line Cinema (now a unit of Warner Bros.) acquired the movie rights to Epic's action game Gears of War, to be adapted by Stuart Beattie and produced by Temple Hill Entertainment. During an interview with
ComingSoon Twilight producer Wyck Godfrey revealed when we can expect to see the movie in theaters, "We've got our script on and a director we're about to attach. We'll hopefully make that early next year for the summer of 2010."
by Rainier on March 29, 2008 @ 3:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced that Volition, Inc.’s Red Faction franchise will make its open-world, next-gen debut with Red Faction: Guerrilla. Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, this third-person open-world action-shooter will return to Mars and once again re-define the limits of destruction-based game-play.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 8:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Prey is serious, dark story, based on authentic Cherokee mythology. Themes of sacrifice, love and responsibility are explored and the story dives into emotional territory not yet explored by similar games. This weekend only, pick up the Human Head Studios / 3D Realms' FPS Prey for just
$4.95 on Steam...
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 5:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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This new expansion for K2 Network's Sword of the New World MMORPG adds new monsters, new stances, new skills and a slew of new features including: A whole new PvP Enabled map for players to explore, a new level of equipment: 92 Elites, 2 highly anticipated UPCs (Unique Player Characters): Kurt and Eduardo, and a host of Cash Shop additions including Andre’s Dolce and Granado Beachwear, the brand new Polisher system and Devil Wings.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 3:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Earlier this week Gearbox announced that it had signed an in-game advertisement agreement with Double Fusion, which made the community quite uneasy. To calm down the fans Gearbox President Randy Pitchford has
written a blog to explain their reasoning and point out that so far no specific deals have been made, but that in-game ads done right only adds to the authenticity, increases awareness for the game, can lead to a bigger budget which results in a a better game.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 1:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Darksiders: Wrath of War is an action/adventure game that gives players the ability to experience the supernatural destructive power of WAR, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as he explores a demon ravaged world -- seeking revenge and ultimate redemption with a vast array of modern and mythical weaponry.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 12:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Theatre of War offers an extensive real-time strategy experience. By combining the look, feel and historical elements of World War II, Theatre of War creates an unrivaled tactical battlefield experience that spans major campaigns from the Battle of Moscow to Normandy.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 11:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Start your engines! NASCAR 09 will offer an authentic, exhilarating stock car driving experience for racing fans of all ages. legendary NASCAR driver of car #24 Jeff Gordon will not only grace the cover but also work you through an all-new interactive 3D menu interface, the game’s major features and advise you throughout your career.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 10:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EU: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 5:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Swords will be honed and weapons optimized in Namco Bandai's Soulcalibur IV. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV will be the definitive fighting game experience.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 5:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Even after being turned down
earlier this week, EA is not ready to give up just yet and has amended its tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of common stock of Take-Two. EA has also extended its offer until April 18, 2008, a day after the Take-Two's annual stockholders meeting.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 3:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Belgian magazine PCGameplay has the
first Dawn of War 2 details, revealing it uses an updated Essence 2.0 engine (used in Company of Heroes), Havok physics, optimized for DX10, multicore support, improved AI for awareness and pathfinding, as well as co-op campaign. Set in highly detailed city landscape, deserts, jungles, mountains and other cities, DoW2 plans to make units & squads unique (following you throughout the game) by giving them individual names, with armor, weapons, and rare objects being awarded for completing missions. So far Orkz and Space Marines races were revealed, but more will surely to follow.
by Rainier on March 28, 2008 @ 2:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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War Leaders: Clash of Nations places gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory on the battlefield. This v1.01 patch improves performance, AI, and adds balance tweaks.