by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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An expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos for the PC, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March builds upon the game's tactical foundation to offer new units for each army as well as an original campaign and new online modes. The Xbox 360 version will be a standalone game and also include the original content from Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 9:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive announced that it has signed Akella's Dead Mountaineer's Hotel, a 3D point-and-click adventure, in the style of Benoit Sokal's Syberia, based on the original story by famous Russian sci-fiction writers Strugatsky Brothers.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 6:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take on the challenge of leading one of over 50 European national teams and play as your favorite country from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the European Soccer Championship tournament with UEFA EURO 2008. After a
false start yesterday, this demo (also available on Xbox Live) lets you play a match between England and Germany.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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War Leaders: Clash of Nations places gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory on the battlefield.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix announces that Arkanoid DS and Space Invaders Extreme are coming to Europe this Summer. Decades after their original release, both classic titles are getting revamped gfx, multiplayer modes, new power-ups, sound and other content.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SouthPeak Games has signed a publishing agreement with Lexis Numérique for its newest old-school 2D side-scroller action adventure game, Mister Slime, featuring clever “elastic” controls.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Additionally, players will be able to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization. The
May issue of EGM reveals SOCOM Confrontation is slated for Sept. 16, 2008.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 7:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythos is an online, action RPG that is free to download and free to play. Set in the land of Uld – a fantasy world arising from the ashes of an epoch-long war of darkness – players assume the roles of fantasy heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest through entirely randomized dungeons and environments.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 7:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- War Leaders: Clash of Nations - Trailer (2)
- Deca Sports [Wii] - Trailer #2
- Mario Kart Wii [Wii] - Trailer #2
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 6:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Earlier today, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick attended
The Bank of America SmidCap Conference, where he went into more detail about the
rejection of EA's buyout offer. During his presentation, making use of
various slides, it came to light that the publisher under siege is considering making MMOs out of the BioShock and Civilization franchises, as well as a possible Hollywood movie based on the former.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 2:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience where players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. The Latin American localization will be based on the existing European Spanish version but will feature entirely re-recorded in-game speech.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 1:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Midway Games' NBA Ballers: Chosen One marks the return if fast-paced one-on-one and two-on-two action as players can select from more than 65 NBA superstars to be the next "Chosen One".
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 11:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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C&C: Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to a breathtaking alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay. People who purchased the just released Kane's Wrath expansion or C&C 3 can now
register for the RA3 beta with the included code.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 10:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Judgment day is at hand, and it's time for a showdown with the guy downstairs to bargain for Bosco's soul. But in the corporate wasteland known as Hell, not even the Freelance Police are safe from eternal damnation. Can Sam & Max fight free from Satan's grasp, or have they reached the end of the line?
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:34 a.m. PDT | 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. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Settlers VI will focus on building larger and more fortified cities as well as planning and optimization in a medieval world. This patch fixes some bugs, but also adds 3 new maps, and a new “vegetarian” mode in which players face the additional challenge of playing without consuming any animal products - no fish or sausages for the Settlers…
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 6:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SingStar: Summer Party is arriving with 30 great tracks that are just perfect for those hot summer nights. We’re talking about classic songs and videos that just capture that summer feeling: tracks from Blondie, Rihanna, David Bowie, Klaxons and Peter Andre to name just a few.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 6:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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WorldShift, developed by Knights of Honor's Black Sea Studios, is a next-generation, cyber-fantasy RTS game set in a dark future of Earth, where today's civilization is only a fading mysterious legend.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 4:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Board of Directors of Take-Two Interactive announced that it has thoroughly reviewed EA's unsolicited conditional tender offer with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors and unanimously determined that the $26 per share cash offer is inadequate in multiple respects and contrary to the best interests of its stockholders.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 4:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle. At a press conference in Paris, France Mythic Senior Producer Jeff Hickmann revealed that Warhammer Online is being pushed back from its Q2 2008 to fall 2008.
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 7:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Jumpgate Evolution - Trailer (2)
- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue [PS3] - Trailer (3)
- Viking: Battle for Asgard - Dev. Diary Trailer #4
- C&C 3: Kane's Wrath [X360/PC] - Launch Trailer
- Gears of War 2 [X360] - GDC 08 Teaser Trailer
- Unreal Engine 3 - GDC 08 Tech Demo
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 6:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Europe announced a new Warhawk expansion pack going by the name of Operation: Broken Mirror. The new expansion pack will arrive on the PSN in April at a price of £3.99 and bring with it the new Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), which comes in two forms, and seven arenas of the new Vaporfield Glacier.
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 5:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take on the challenge of leading one of over 50 European national teams and play as your favorite country from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the European Soccer Championship tournament with UEFA EURO 2008. This demo lets you play a match between England and Germany.
UPDATE: Turns out EA provided us with a corrupt demo, so we removed it until a proper version is provided.
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 3:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Black Bean's fast paced racing game SBK-08 Superbike World Championship, developed by Milestone, is the officially licensed WSBK, and will storm the next-gen consoles with brand new features and enhancements.
by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 12:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The US Army has released a new version for America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch). This upgrade brings their team-based multiplayer game to v2.8.3.1, and was created to address a few minor issues prior to the next release of America's Army.