by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2008 @ 5:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Belief & Betrayal is an adventure game where you investigate a murder and get involved in a dangerous church conspiracy, which has its roots through the centuries in the time when Judas got 30 silver coins for his betrayal of Jesus Christ. The title was delayed late last year, but Lighthouse has announced the new North American release date.
by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2008 @ 3:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway's Surreal studio, known for The Suffering and Drakan, has been working on This is Vegas, originally called Only in Vegas which resulted in a
Las Vegas lawsuit, since 2005. The game is an open ended world/sandbox type game where you must stop a businessman from "sanitizing" Las Vegas. You must create your own powerful empire to stop his takeover. Start your career promoting ultrahip dance clubs, gamble at high-end casinos, race the underground street circuit or get your hands dirty working the underbelly. The right choices will give you control of Las Vegas and put the sin back in Sin City. Coming fall 2008...
by Rainier on Feb. 5, 2008 @ 2:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in a violent Middle Ages based scenery, you must journey into this magical world with hundreds of other adventurers and explore perilous dungeons and fantastical cities in the world of Trieste. GameHi's free to play fusion-fantasy 3D MMORPG game Dekaron, known in North America as 2Moons, will launch the European closed Beta on Feb. 22nd!
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2008 @ 5:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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You may’ve heard that new achievements, maps, and unlockable items are on the way. The first map, Goldrush, introduces a new game mode. The BLU team must escort a high-tech mining cart through a series of checkpoints to the RED base within a time limit. The more BLU players near the cart, the faster the cart moves. The cart stops if any RED team member is in the vicinity. Valve is currently the map; look for it within the month.
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2008 @ 3:50 p.m. PST | 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.
Based on the second season of the Avatar animated series, players will join Aang and his friends as they master their skills and fight their way to defend the greatest Earth Kingdom city against a deadly Fire Nation invasion.
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 12:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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While the X360 version of AQ Interactive's Blue Dragon is an RPG in which young adventurers battle evil with their blue shadow monsters, the NDS edition is a real time strategy title, similar to Revenant Wings, featuring the same five characters,
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 9:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, become the Caribbean's most legendary pirate, all while forging alliances, hunting for buried treasure, battling evil undead forces and facing off against enemies from the movie franchise. Disney Online will release a content update with new avatar customized options, emotes, revamped Lookout System, and an enhanced Quest tracking system.
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 5:35 a.m. PST | 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, offering a thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique. While the game sports 50 playable nations, 5 are more likely to succeed than others ...
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 5:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While the PSP and PC versions of the original have yet to be released, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors will meet again in an unforgettable crossover event, as a sequel is already in the works. Adding a Versus mode, characters from both franchises must team up to wage war against a new, powerful force in Warriors Orochi 2.
by Brad Hilderbrand on Feb. 1, 2008 @ 3:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Using the Wii remote as a golf club, swing into the action with your favorite characters as Super Swing Golf Season 2 returns to the island to challenge the new courses with all new story, tournament modes, new multiplayer modes, completely new customizations, costumes, and secrets.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 5:31 p.m. PST | Filed under
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While EA's
financial statement confirmed Battlefield: Bad Company and Mercenaries 2 delays, the subsequent conference call offered a whole lot more information. EA execs revealed Spore is due "before end of the year," while BioWare's RPG Dragon Age is vaguely scheduled for fiscal 2009. The earlier rumored Rock Band Wii (a logo was printed on the recently release Microphone packaging) has been confirmed and is expected in the early summer. A new Lord of the Rings is coming, but whether that is a new title or a revival of the
previously canceled White Council was not disclosed.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 1:44 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EA announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal Q3 revealing net revenue was up 17% ($1.5 billion compared to $1.3 billion for 2006) driven by FIFA 08, Madden 08, NBA Live 08, Need for Speed Pro Street, Rock Band (1.5 million sold), The Simpsons Game and The Sims 2 Castaway. EA expects Battlefield: Bad Company and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames to ship in fiscal 2009 (Apr. 1, 2008 - Mar. 31, 2009), confirming the latter's
previously revealed delay.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 11:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Based on Examu's 2006 arcade game, Atlus announced that it is bringing Arcana Heart, a 2D fighter bursting with gorgeous brawling anime-style beauties that will make your jaw drop with their looks (or their fists), to North America.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 10:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Storm Region's Codename: Panzers series leaves the World War II stage to take the story into Cold War East-West conflicts fought on fictitious battlefields, with a special emphasis on deep story lines and rich battle effects.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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PT Boats is the first simulator of the Mosquito-fleet, created with the use of technologies never seen before in naval combat simulator games. Patrol Torpedo Boats were used in WW2 mainly to attack large cruiser due to their maneuverability and speed.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Infogrames announces that during its meeting on Jan. 30, 2008, the Board accepted the resignation of its Chairman and CEO Patrick Leleu, who will be replaced by former EA executive David Gardner, effective immediately.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 4:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Created by the same team that developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 2:49 a.m. PST | 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. Koch Media announced that its Deep Silver label will publish S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky worldwide, except for some Eastern European countries.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:44 p.m. PST | 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 Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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FF XIII provides tangible, intuitive controls while delivering seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and in-game cinematics. The latest in cutting-edge technology has been utilized in development of Final Fantasy XIII, thus making this newest addition to the Final Fantasy series worthy of the title next-gen.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed delivers an all-new sci-fi action gaming experience, where players control Crypto as he travels the world in the 1970s, unleashing massive destruction on foot, in his UFO and for the first time, in the Big Willy mech.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 12:12 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Droves of undead are converging in the streets. Now Sam & Max must confront their leader – a Eurotrash vampire with a style all his own. Are the Freelance Police cool enough to outsmart this emo before his flesh-eating army usurps the western world?
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 10:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turbine has launched the sixth free content update to D&D Online. The Thirteenth Eclipse adds new regions, an increased level cap, a 12-player raid, prototype crafting system and more monsters, spells, magic items, and traditional dungeons to the game.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 8:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Heavy Duty is a 3rd person action shooter where the player controls a huge war robot to save his planet from enemy attacks. The game utilizes advanced technology with innovative gameplay features never before achieved in video games.