by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 1:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Due to its stock options investigation THQ has released preliminary financial results indicating its soaring business as net revenue increased 68% (from $142.7 to $240.2 million) driven by sales of Saints Row, Company of Heroes, Cars. In the subsequent conference call, THQ execs revealed that the Juiced and MX franchises are getting new installments in the next year (no earlier than March 2007), while a Titan Quest expansion is scheduled for Q1 2007 (Jan-March). No details were revealed, but it was strongly hinted that both Saints Row and Company of Heroes will be seeing further installments, or expansions, in the series.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 12:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom announced that its sci-fi action shooter, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition will get a SteelBook case packaged Collector’s Edition available at launch, which will include the game, art book, and as a special bonus, an exclusive multiplayer map that won't be available on Xbox Live until in summer 2007.
by Rainier on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 9:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Digimask announced that its face mapping technology has been fully integrated into Unreal Engine 3 and is now available for licensing directly from Digimask Ltd.
by Chad on Nov. 3, 2006 @ 2:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Justice League Heroes is an action adventure game with role-playing customization featuring Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna and other unlockable Justice League super heroes.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 3:01 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EA today released its Q2 2007 financial results, announcing it had reeled in a whopping $784M in net revenue, up 16% over last year. Gross profit was up 14%, although its net income dropped 50% ($51M to $22M). In the subsequent conference call, EA revealed that Army of Two and Crysis are getting delayed until next fiscal year (not before April 2007), and announced new titles, such as a Wii/PS3-specific Sims game, a new Road Rash, The Simpsons movie tie-in, a new SimCity game, The Sims 3 (not before April 1, 2008), and a next-gen version of Criterion's FPS Black.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Empire is the largest realm of Men in the Warhammer world and its army forms the frontline in the ongoing war against Chaos. As the Age of Reckoning commences, the Empire, along with its allies, the Dwarfs and High Elves, is caught in a bitter struggle against the Armies of Destruction.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 9:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bleach is a Wii exclusive anime hack & slash game making full use of the Wiimote to control your characters movement and attacks. Currently only announced as a Japanese Wii launch title, no information for Europe or North America is available at this point.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2006 @ 9:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Kynogon announced that it has joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program (IPP) for Unreal Engine 3, as its Kynapse A.I. middleware solution is now fully integrated with the Unreal Engine 3 and is available for licensing.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 4:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Pirates of the Burning Sea is a MMORPG 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 Nov. 1, 2006 @ 4:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft today released the second iteration of its XNA Game Studio Express beta, upgraded with full functionality for Windows and third party toolset support, allowing hobbyists, academics and independent game developers to more easily integrate game content into their creations.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 2:12 p.m. PST | Filed under
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UFO: Afterlight is a mixture of squad based tactical action and global strategy with the gamer controlling the actions of elite ground troops, and the running and construction of an intricate network of interlinking bases while collecting resources. Altar and Cenega announced that UFO: Afterlight will hit the shelves on 9th February 2007.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 9:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rare's Viva Pinata brings a vibrant world of living pinata animals to video games, television and beyond. The Viva Pinata universe showcases an engaging cast of colorful, wild-roaming pinata animals that entertain and challenge imaginations. Microsoft announced that Viva Pinata will hit European shelves on December 1st, 2006.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 6:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bladestorm will offer massive battles mixed with strategy, much like the DW titles, but one of the main differences is that the game will be situated in the Western medieval timeframe.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2006 @ 5:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Within the first five weeks of launch, Wii owners can pick from up to 32 games, representing the most diverse, and most exciting, console video game library available. Additionally 30 Virtual console titles will become available, bringing it to a total of no less than 62 games to play during the holidays.
by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 10:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo is making the greatest video game archive in history available for download to its Virtual Console. On top of the 530 GameCube titles, Nintendo will have 30 classic games available for download, from NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx16 consoles.
by Rainier on Oct. 31, 2006 @ 3:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Ship is a thriller set onboard a 1920's luxury liner where Mr X, the Ship's owner, has "invited" you to a mysterious game of hunt and hunted, as players must secretly track and extinguish specified passengers while avoiding similar fate. You now get the chance to try out the full game for free starting Thursday, November 2 at 1 pm PDT through Sunday, November 5 at the same time, available on on Steam.
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2006 @ 1:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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During last weekend's GameCity 2006 Oddworld co-founder Lorne Lanning announced in his keynote speech that he'll be directing an animated movie entitled Citizen Siege, a dark political thriller set in the near future, in association with Shrek producer John Williams' Vanguard Films. Oddworld is looking for a videogame publisher to create a tie-in game that could be released simultaneously.
by Rainier on Oct. 29, 2006 @ 1:52 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Dreamcube is a adventure/puzzle game where you play as Jack, who receives a mysterious present for his birthday, a Dreamcube. While during the day it seems an inconspicuous present, at night its power traps your into your own dreams.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2006 @ 1:04 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 Oct. 26, 2006 @ 12:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero II arrives with a new track list, new venues and additional play modes – including the ability to transform the original controller into a rhythm, lead or bass guitar. Several readers have sent in confirmed sightings of Guitar Hero II at their local (so far Alabama) Wal-Mart. Earlier this week Wal-Mart already leaked the hidden/bonus tracks. Red Octane is aware of the matter but reiterated GH II's official launch date is November 7th.
by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2006 @ 11:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. Stardock has released a v1.40x patch that adresses some memory leaks, but mainly general tweaking and balancing.
by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2006 @ 9:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced that it will sponsor the eighth-annual Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, Louisiana. On October 28th and 29th, 2006, the musical event at New Orleans' historic City Park includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips and more
by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2006 @ 6:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While Activision will not finalize other financial results for Q2 until after the internal review regarding the grant practices it is being investigated for, it did release preliminary numbers. Net revenues for Q2 dropped from $222.5M to $188.2M, but it still exceeded expectations as earlier projections had estimated for a mere $130M, so Activision actually performed 45% stronger than anticipated.
by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2006 @ 12:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA Europe revealed that according to the UK Chart-Track panel of retailers Football Manager 2007 bagged a hat trick on its debut weekend. The number one spot in the UK PC chart, top of the UK all-formats chart, and the UK’s third fastest selling PC game ever.
by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2006 @ 3:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Death to Spies a 3rd person stealth-action title pitting one covert agent in real-life missions from WWII. Smersh is the Russian for "Death to Spies" and was the name of a set of counterintelligence departments in the Soviet Army formed during World War II.