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'Winx Club: The Quest for the Codex' (NDS/GBA) - Features & Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 10th
Letting players immerse themselves in the world of the hit animated series, Winx Club: The Quest for the Codex for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance follows the girls as they interact with familiar friends and villains and travel to magical locations such as the Alfea School, Cloud Tower and Red Fountain. In the Nintendo DS version of the game, players will experience the game's story through a series of side-scrolling flying segments, using their magical powers to blast enemies and to clear obstacles. Players can also use the touch screen to switch between characters at any
'Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War' (PS3) - 3 New Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Tokyo Game Show - Tokyo Game Show 2006 Day 1
In a time of seemingly never-ending turmoil, step into the shoes of a 14 th century mercenary without loyalties, caught between the French and English in the midst of a conflict that would span more than a century.
Experience the intensity and the devastating power of two equally strong sides colliding at full force on the battlefield. A new type of troop-based action game, Bladestorm will allow players to freely select from any of the troop types on the battlefield and take command of those units. Quell the tides of
'PT Boats: Knights of the Sea' - 48 New Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Leipzig Games Convention - Leipzig Games Convention 2006
'Xiaolin Showdown' (NDS/PSP/PS2/Xbox) - Features & Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 10th
Lead a kung fu monk and his three martial arts warriors on an action packed quest to search and protect the Shen Gong Wu based on the hit Warner Bros. animated series! Omi, a Kung Fu monk leads three young dragons-in-training on a globetrotting adventure to find and protect the Shen Gong Wu, mystical power objects that gives its possessor super powers, from a band of villains led by Evil Boy Genius Jack Spicer, his army of robots and an ancient witch Wuya. Our heroes have to rely on their superb martial arts skills, wits, and the mystical
'Yu-Gi-Oh! GX' (PSP) - Features & Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 10th
Welcome back to the Duel Academy! This school year is highlighted by an event like no other, something brand new to world of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Academy has decided to hold a tournament with one catch - you now have a tag team partner to help you duel! Practice dueling with your friends, find the best partner, and the winner of the tournament will be allowed the use of Duel Academy Island for a day.
PSP Preview - 'SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006
Genre: Action
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Zipper Interactive
Release Date: November 2006
If you're a SOCOM fan, then you've probably played the original SOCOM Fireteam Bravo for the PSP. Because of the title's success, the team at Zipper Interactive has decided to bring out a new release with tons of fixed features and additions, such as increased visual quality.
My favorite features are the crosstalk option, which has been completely revised, and the increased interaction between this game and the new SOCOM: Combined Assault for the PS2. This means that while you play Fireteam Bravo 2 and perform missions,
NDS Preview - 'Elite Beat Agents'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006
Genre: Puzzle/Rhythm
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Inis
Release Date: Q4 2006
With companies like Konami and Harmonix making rhythm/music games popular in the 'States, we've begun to see lots more than the latest Dance Dance crazes coming our way. We've had taiko drums, regular drums, virtual karaoke bars, guitars, and now ... well, now we've got touch-tapping.
It's really fun touch-tapping, though.
Elite Beat Agents is the localized pedigree of a Japanese DS game by the name of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, in which male cheerleaders are summoned everywhere they can be to solve the problems of the world through dance.
'Ridge Racer 7' (PS3) - Features & 18 New Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Tokyo Game Show - Tokyo Game Show 2006 Day 1
Drift around corners at speeds over 160 mph taking the lead as Ridge Racer 7 brings gamers a driving experience unlike any other.
With a new platform comes new territory as RR7 promises to reinvent itself, allowing players to choose from 40 different machines and over 20 courses. With reversed courses, the total grows to 40, most in the series ever! Players can further enjoy the drift racing experience by taking part in the new customization mode, opening up the experience with up to 200,000 customization combinations. With full support of Sony’s new network service, Ridge Racer fans have an entirely
Xbox 360 Multiplayer Preview - 'Gears of War'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006
Genre: Action
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
Release Date: TBA
After our single-player demo with CliffyB, it's time to go hands-on with Gears of War. Deep behind closed doors at Microsoft's E3 booth, we walked into a large room that had two groups of eight Xbox 360s decked out with the limited-edition GoW faceplate and networked together for some four-on-four team-based deathmatch action. We first got an overview of the game controls and some basic tactics from the Epic Games team, and then we were off on our own for some intense multiplayer action.
The default button
'Pacific Storm: Allies' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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With Pacific Storm being a huge success all around the world, after receiving amazing scores on specialized and general media, Buka Entertainment is proud to present its first official expansion. In this add-on, the allies of the main factions, American and Japanese, come into conflict. Powerful Germany will join Japan forces to fight against England, Australia and USSR. New units to construct, new historical locations to visit and a brand new version of the engine that brings better graphics than ever.
The improved multiplayer system will push the experience of
'The Stalin Subway: Red Veil' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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With the death of Stalin, all those who surrounded him in life, now fight for the supreme power and control of the nation. Lena, wife of the main character of the first part has found that her husband has been kidnapped and possibly murdered. She has no clue who has done it, but she knows who to ask.
The Stalin Subway: Red Veil brings an exciting continuation to the storyline of this saga, with many new locations, all of them based on the Moscow of the 50s, including an
'Aggression: Europe 1914' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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Aggression: Europe 1914 brings to the player the chance of writing again the darkest history of the old continent. Between years 1914 and 1950, every women and men became slayers and victims in the most horrible wars the humankind suffered and now there is a chance to make things different.
This title pushes to the limit the real time strategy, thanks to a graphic engine which can support hundreds of detailed units in action at the same time, a 100% 3D scenario where every building is constructed based on hundreds
X360 Preview - 'Far East of Eden Ziria: Tales from Distant Jipang'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006
Far East of Eden Ziria: Tales from Distant Jipang
Genre: RPG
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Developer: Hudson Soft
Release Date: TBA
Around this time last year, when the Xbox 360 was six months away and pre-release hype was at its heaviest, one of Microsoft's big promises for the system was that it would have support from Japanese developers. Specifically, it would have Japanese RPGs. Fans hoped this meant the biggest name Americans can think of for J-RPGs: Final Fantasy. But instead of the Final Fantasy XII port or even a system-exclusive spin-off that 360 fans were hoping for, they got
'Showdown: Scorpion' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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In 2068, Eastern Europe was broken into several industrial regions controlled by American and Asian corporations. Once prosperous cities became the sites of harmful plants ruled by criminal syndicates. The drug trade, illegal cloning and experiments on human beings reached an industrial scale under the patronage of multiple terrorist organizations. When one of them gains a super dangerous nano-virus, it poses a dire threat to the whole of mankind. The best Russian Special Forces operative is given the task of getting into the laboratory and exterminating the virus.
'War Leaders: WWII' - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 10th
"War Leaders: WWII" (WLWW2) is a 3D strategy game set in the Second World War, with two clearly differentiated playing parts, where the main goal for the player is to win the war with the help of his allies, so a change in the course of WWII History can be accomplished by assuming the role of an important and historic character: a "War Leader".
In one part the player will control all the high level decisions made during the course of the war. This will be the "MANAGER" part of the game, and time will elapse as turns are completed.
The other
'Tarr Chronicles' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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The game is set in the middle of a war between the human Alliance and the De-Hattae - strange creatures that have been changed by the Darkness. The Darkness advances; the populated systems, ravaged by the war with De-Hattae, turn desolate. The forces of the once powerful human Empire retreat to the far corners of the galaxy. The player is a pilot in an elite squad of space fighters. They are stationed onboard a Talestra battlecruiser, a human flagship. It has been sent to a distant star system where several
'Tanita: Plasticine Dream' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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A plasticine game in a colorful setting allows you to see a plasticine dream of plasticine girl. In it, she meets many new but strange friends and tries to return to her home during a trip across plasticine islands and seas.
In that world, mechanical and live beings may be combined into fantastic things such as a palm-telescope that brings you to the very top and shows all future locations; a coco crasher that can crash any object... almost; a juice machine that is encapsulated into a door lock, and a funny volcano
'Haze' (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360/PC) - Features & Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
Twenty-five years in the future. Governments have outsourced military operations to private multinational corporations. As Jake Carpenter, a newly enlisted soldier in the Mantel army, you are seeking fulfillment and thrills by fighting for a good cause.
Thanks to their high-tech arsenal of vehicles, deadly weaponry, and performance enhancing bio-medical support, the Mantel Corporation’s ruthlessly efficient soldiers are the most feared by terrorists, dictators, and the corporation’s political enemies.
Your conflict begins in a war-torn country in South America, where you have been sent to fight a vicious rebel faction, The Promise Hand. At first glance, all is well, but
'Dark Messiah of Might & Magic' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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Discover a new breed of action game powered by an enhanced version of Valve’s Half Life 2 Source engine. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Become an expert warrior, mage or assassin, using a vast array of devastating weapons, against huge and vicious creatures in a deep and captivating fantasy.
'Heroes of Annihilated Empires ' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 10th
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Heroes of Annihilated Empires is a fantasy title for the PC that expertly weaves together the best elements from RTS and RPG genres to create a unique entertainment experience. In Heroes, players build massive armies out of six races and develop a heroic character in a fantasy world filled with magic, myth and monsters.
Features :
- A unique combination of RTS
'Assassin's Creed' (PS3) - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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Assassin’s Creed is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that will redefine the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin’s Creed merges technology, game design, theme, and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of change.
The setting is 1191 AD. The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You, Altair, intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict.
You are an Assassin, a warrior shrouded
'Pacific Storm' - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 10th
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An exciting new hybrid title, Pacific Storm mixes the strategic elements of RTS titles with the action of an arcade title. RTS fans will enjoy classic strategy elements including resource management, unit and building construction and unit deployment, while action fans will be happy to take the skies or seas as they directly control units in intense combat. It's like getting two fantastic WWII titles for the price of one!
'Eureka Seven Vol. 1: The New Wave' (PS2) - Features & Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 10th
The original TV series comes to the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system!
“Lifting” is all the rage with the youth generation. It is the ultimate sport enjoyed by those brave enough to ride the waves of Trapar particles in the sky.
Play as pilot Sumner Sturgeon on missions for the UF Force LFO Riders and control powerful LFO machines, learn to board ride, and work as a government agent to unravel conspiracies, crimes and mysteries. Befriend beautiful women and encounter deception on your journey!
'Brothers In Arms Hells Highway' (PS3/X360/PC) - Features, Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
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Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features, and a totally redesigned online component.
Delivering on the franchise’s compelling story, unrivaled authenticity and intense squad-based action, Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway drops you into Operation Market Garden, the largest paratrooper operation in World War II. Lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as they fight to open “Hell’s Highway” in a daring bid for a