by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 8:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 7:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turok is an epic, story-driven first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Players take on the role of Joseph Turok, a former Black Ops commando, now part of an elite Special Forces squad on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically-altered planet. After initially being delayed, Turok is now scheduled for Feb. 8, 2008
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 6:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Exodus from the Earth is a sci-fi first-person shooter, where the player will have to solve numerous quests and eventually to find out if human life and civilization are possible beyond the Earth's confines.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 2:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth.
by Rainier on Aug. 16, 2007 @ 1:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Red Storm Creative Director Christian Allen revealed that he is leaving his position at Red Storm and has accepted a Design Lead offer over at Bungie, to work "on something a bit different than Ghost Recon." Christian Allen, a former US Marine, joined Red Storm in 2002, and worked his way up from Assistant Designer to Creative Director, but having worked on 7 different Ghost Recon titles, all good things come to an end.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Codemasters' Leipzig Games Convention 2007 showcase booth (Hall 4, F01) will feature playable premieres for Clive Barker’s Jericho, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, new downloadable content for Overlord, Colin McRae: DiRT on PS3, and an area dedicated to LotR Online: Shadows of Angmar's Book 10 content update, and Fury.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 9:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Experience the new high-def., next-gen sights and sounds of Beautiful Katamari as the Prince takes on a new high-rolling adventure, with his famous cousins in tow, to save the Katamari universe once again after the King of All Cosmos has a very un-royal and unfortunate accident.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 9:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Mythic’s MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, will be playable in the GOA booth at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany on August 22-26, during which the first details about High Elves and Dark Elves, the final two armies in WAR, will be revealed.
by Tom Baker on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 6:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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When the moon is no longer lighting the night sky, two rabbits — Cookie & Cream — are put in charge of discovering where the nighttime orb has gone to. Their investigation leads them to a mysterious trap-filled island. They'll have to work together if they hope to rescue the errant lunar object in time for the Moon Festival.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 6:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After we previously had one of the
PGR4 developers speaking out about their game being limited by the HD DVD (even though it was retracted shortly thereafter) Epic's VP Mark Rein made a similar statement. At the Edinburgh Interactive Festival
Rein stated, "We'll compress some things. But you know, we may have fewer maps on the 360 version...Blu-Ray has definitely given us a lot of legroom."
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2007 @ 1:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Game Informer September 2007 issue reveals a new project in development over at Gearbox Software, which is currently finishing up Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. While details are slim, the front cover quote "Diablo meets Mad Max" indicates some sort of sci-fi inspired RPG/action game. Borderlands is scheduled for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, and will feature 4-player co-op. More details shortly ...
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 11:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Auran's Fury is the ultimate competitive online RPG. It takes the best elements of an MMO - combat, advancement and teamwork - and blends them with the best elements of an FPS - instant action, fast pacing and diverse game types.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gamecock announced that Renegade Kid’s first project, Dementium: The Ward, a FPS survival horror frightfest, will be available for the NDS on the very special (and appropriate) date of October 31.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 4:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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During the first C&C 3 battlecast, EA revealed Kane's Wrath, the first addon for its 3D RTS. Scheduled for early 2008 release, Kane's Wrath centers around NOD's leader Kane, starts after the 2nd Tiberium war, leading up to the 3rd, and beyond. Each faction will have new units, structures, upgrades, sub factions, while new characters will be revealed during the FMVs. A new Risk-like Global Domination mode will be introduced, dropping you into action once enemies are encountered on the map.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 4:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While other FPS titles claim to feature action-packed, highly realistic gameplay, BlackSite: Area 51 takes next-gen gaming to an all-new level integrating cutting edge technology, game design and story writing to create the ultimate entertainment experience.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Experience the new high-definition, next generation sights and sounds of Beautiful Katamari as the Prince takes on a new high-rolling adventure, with his famous cousins in tow, to save the Katamari universe once again after the King of All Cosmos has a very un-royal and unfortunate accident. Namco has released a 432 mb demo, available on Xbox Live Marketplace.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 1:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure is a puzzle adventure game that utilizes the control mechanics of the Wii Remote and allows player to explore a variety of wondrous environments and stages, solve puzzles and interact with the world in search of a legendary pirate ship and the ultimate pursuit of becoming the greatest pirate ever.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 1:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guilty Gear 2 Overture, developed by Arc System Works, is the newest installment in the Guilty Gear franchise, deviating from the series beat'm up norm by not calling it GG X, as well as by adding some RTS where you need resources to gather your army and destroy the enemy's base.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 12:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Possibly the ultimate co-op game, Schizoid, the first Xbox LIVE Arcade title built using XNA Game Studio Express, is an action game where teamwork equals survival and players must team up to protect each other from a seemingly endless stream of glowing enemies.
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2007 @ 4:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bladestorm will offer massive battles mixed with strategy, much like the Dynasty Warriors titles, but one of the main differences is that the game will be situated in the Western medieval timeframe.
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2007 @ 11:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth.
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2007 @ 11:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its annual Gamefest Technology Conference, Microsoft announced the winners of its XNA Game Studio Dream-Build-Play contest, where in a surprise announcement not one, but four winners were invited to publish their games on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2007 @ 12:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Jeanne d'Arc, developed by Dark Cloud and Rogue Galaxy Level-5, delivers a new tactical role-playing adventure set across vast lands with detailed environments, unique characters, and a diverse combat and gameplay system.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2007 @ 1:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Earlier this year SEGA signed Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor license agreements with Marvel. Today SEGA revealed that Edge of Reality is developing the console editions based on Marvel Studios' action-packed feature film, starring Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, while Amaze Entertainment is developing the handheld versions.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2007 @ 12:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – a showdown between the Soviet Union and the United States, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer action and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles.