by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2006 @ 12:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Age of Pirates embodies the freedom of sailing, trading, fighting, colonization and the unlimited exploration of the real Caribbean, with 16 islands, and two main characters, each with their own spectacular story. This v1.42 patch addresses some ATi gfx card issues, optimizes textures, and fixing various gameplay issues.
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2006 @ 11:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2007 offers players an unrivalled hockey management experience, with a brand new game engine to bring the player even closer to the action during each nail-biting game. This v3.0.1 patch fixes various crashes, and a bunch of data, contract, cometition and other issues.
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2006 @ 4:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While the first addon has just been released in North America as Silent Heroes, 1C Company is already working on a second addon for Soldiers: Heroes of World War II, Saboteurs 2. You previous sabotage team has been wiped out and now you lead Soviet resistance sniper Ekaterina Strelnikov, and carry out a number complex tasks behind enemy lines.
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2006 @ 3:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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AGEIA Technologies today announced availability of the AGEIA PhysX SDK v2.6, bringing new Deformable Objects features and Self-Collision Prevention capabilities to developers of games for Windows, next-gen consoles, as well as new added support for Windows Vista 64-bit & Linux environments.
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2006 @ 2:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Replay is a compilation of 14 EA games from the 90's exclusively for the PSP, bringing you back to a simpler time when the dawn of gaming's golden age took hold.
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2006 @ 2:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A study, conducted in the UK by education innovator Futurelab, investigating how commercial computer games can be used in the classroom, came to the conclusion that commercial computer games have the potential to support learning in schools, without requiring teachers to be actual gamers.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2006 @ 6:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fonix Speech joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program (IPP) for Unreal Engine 3, fully integrating Fonix VoiceIn Game Edition into Unreal Engine 3, now available for licensing directly from Fonix Speech.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2006 @ 2:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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LucasArts presents a series of feature stories about Thrillville. You can expect stories like the one that follow approximately once every month from now until the game's release on PS2, PSP and Xbox this November, each article further detailing certain aspects of the game.
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2006 @ 11:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gitaroo Man Lives! on the PSP will see the long awaited and highly anticipated return of one of the PS2’s most popular rhythm action games. This time players will get the opportunity to jam with the man and save the universe all over again...
by Rainier on Oct. 2, 2006 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | 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 Oct. 2, 2006 @ 12:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft is going to be featured in the first episode of South Park Season 10!
Click here to check out a sneak peek of the show. The new season of South Park is set to debut this Wednesday, October 4, at 10:00 PM Eastern/Pacific Time on Comedy Central.
by Nicolus Baslock on Oct. 1, 2006 @ 2:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A Texas Hold 'em game that captures the spirit of the professional poker tour, Stacked utilizes an advanced learning artificial intelligence system that adapts to each player's style of play and a detailed tutorial mode to deliver a thrilling and realistic poker experience.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2006 @ 2:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Battlefield 2142, players choose to fight for one of two military superpowers - the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition -in an epic battle for survival.
The Collector's Edition will give you the game, 24 hours early access to next week's demo, the soundtrack, and a making of documentary.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2006 @ 4:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A Texas Hold 'em game that captures the spirit of the professional poker tour, Stacked utilizes an advanced learning AI system that adapts to each player's style of play to deliver a thrilling and realistic poker experience. This v1.4 patch improves on-line connectivity and automatically enables port forwarding to work around and through some network issues.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2006 @ 12:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced that gamers will get their first chance to play Gears of War on Wednesday, Oct. 4 after pre-release screenings of New Line Cinema’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning in four major cities, marking the first time in entertainment history that a major motion picture and video game have been previewed together.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2006 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami Europe confirmed that it will launch the PS2 and X360 versions of PES 6 on October 26th, with the PC, PSP and NDS versions to follow shortly after. The Pro Evolution Soccer series is renowned for its realism, and the new edition is abundant with new gameplay additions. Player AI has been massively upgraded, while the physical side of play has been refined.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 9:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vogster Entertainment announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Epic Games. for use of Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology in connection with the development of Vogster’s next-generation massively multiplayer online Crimecraft game.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 6:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Arriving at retailers in North America, the U.K, France and Germany in mid-November 2006, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player will retail for an estimated $199.99 in North America and 199/£129.99 in the U.K., France and Germany. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player comes with the Universal Pictures’ blockbuster film Peter Jackson’s King Kong on HD DVD (for a limited time) and the Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 3:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios will partner with Academy Award-winning writer, director and producer Peter Jackson, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Fran Walsh to establish Wingnut Interactive, a studio dedicated to the creation of world-class interactive entertainment. Two projects are already in the pipeline, one in collaboration with Bungie, set in the Halo universe, and the second will be an all new IP.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 2:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Quazal announced today that it has joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program for Unreal Engine 3. Rendez-Vous and Spark! have been fully integrated into Unreal Engine 3 and is now available for licensing directly from Quazal.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 12:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A little while ago Microsoft sent a community mod team a cease and desist order for their Halo based Halogen mod for C&C without much clarification. Today at the X06 briefing it has been revealed why. Microsoft and Bungie are working with Ensemble Studios, known for Age of Empires series, on Halo Wars for the PC and Xbox 360.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 11:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 8:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse has released a non-English (UK/US) patch for Kerberos' 4x space strategy game bringing your German, French and Spanish retail game to v1.1.1 and tweaks AI, adds better gfx support for older videocard, improves multiplayer, and a slew of fixes, and adjustments.
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2006 @ 1:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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FIFA 07 will allow fans to experience a new game engine, independent ball physics, real-time player analysis and athletes that move fluidly and realistically. EA also plans to release a demo on Xbox Live in October.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2006 @ 2:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dreamers is an action/adventure game, powered by the Reality Engine, in which you play Jorge, a 20 year old young man suffering from a bizarre form of narcolepsy. Plagued by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, usually lasting 5-10 minutes, Jorge goes out to find what is causing his medical mystery by confronting his dreams, nightmares, his lifelong fears and his ill-fated past.