by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 1:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NFL Head Coach, developed by EA Tiburon, is a 3D strategy sports game that challenges gamers to build and manage every aspect of a football team from the ground up, and work with all coaches in the NFL Coaches Club.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nival Interactive announces that Heroes of Might and Magic V made it to the top of British charts in the PC Full Price category in the first week of sales. HoMM V has already become a bestseller in Great Britain according to ChartTrack statistics, which is overwhelming considering the results were summarized on May 20th, the day after Heroes of Might and Magic V was released in Europe.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 12:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Half-Life 2: Episode One launches the H-L 2 in a new, three-part series that leads far beyond City 17. Half-Life 2: Episode One does not require Half-Life 2 to play, and will be available via Steam and at retail stores in North America for just $19.95 on June 1st. Also included in Episode One is a first look at Episode Two, which will ship by year's end.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 9:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released a new patch for its tactical FPS Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, bringing your retail/download version to v1.10 and addressing multiplayer issues, improving stability, and AGEIA / interface updates.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rush for Berlin is a tactical RTS game, set on the European battlefields of World War II. The player's goal: to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union. This demo includes a deathmatch and a R.U.S.H. map, playable online or via LAN.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 8:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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id Software has released the Super Upgrades Mission Pack for Wolfenstein 3D as freeware, for everybody to enjoy. This add-on pack contains over 800 new levels for Wolfenstein 3D, a random level generator, and a map editor.
by Inexhist on May 24, 2006 @ 5:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infernal is a third-person action adventure that is set in a present-day scenario, with stunning environments and strong characters. The story relates to the eternal conflict between good and evil, confronted in supernatural intelligence agencies.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 5:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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KievGames' Silverfall is a fantasy-style RPG using advanced 3D graphics and fascinating storyline. Silverfall features large free-roaming environments, four customizable and playable races, 150 monsters, single- and multiplayer (co-op and PvP), ragdoll effects, day/night cycle, particle effects and the latest shaders.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 4:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment today announced that Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is about to debut in his favorite online video game, EverQuest II, as an epically awesome, loot-dropping virtual bad guy who battles unwary players. And it’s all for a good cause.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 4:35 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 on the PSP, scheduled for European release Q3 2006.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 4:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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When the world of Rayman is threatened by a devastating invasion of crazed, out-of-control bunnies Rayman must rise up against his furry foes to foil their wicked plans. Ubisoft has released a pre-canned interview with Rayman head honcho Michel Ancel.
by Rainier on May 24, 2006 @ 2:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive announced the signing of two independent titles for
Gamersgate.net, its download portal launched earlier this year. Providing smaller developers with promising games a platform to reach the global market, Birth of America" from Ageod and "Mount&Blade" from Ikisoft, both which will be made available on the download portal in June.
by Andrew Hayward on May 24, 2006 @ 1:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Players assume the roles of RJ the raccoon, Verne the turtle, Hammy the squirrel and Stella the skunk and turn a suburban neighborhood loaded with dangerous obstacles and traps into their personal playground.
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 10:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from NIS America's E3 2006 lineup:
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 5:06 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:
- Evolution GT [PS2/PC] - Making of Trailer #3
- The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch [PSP] - Trailer (2)
- Ninety-Nine Nights [X360] - Trailer #5
- Prey [X360/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer [HD]
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 1:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 1:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Join 2K Games and Gas Powered Games this
Thursday at 4pm PST (7pm EST / midnight GMT), where developers will be on-hand to answer questions about Dungeon Siege II: Broken World, the upcoming action-RPG expansion.
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 12:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nobilis announced Atlantis V, a new point and click adventure situated in the 1930s. You are Howard Brooks, a young aeronautic engineer who awakes on the Hindenburg zeppelin, investigating a strange vessel, one which will take you to the four corners of the earth, interacting with over 30 NPCs, and solving nearly a dozen puzzles.
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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CDV has entered into two distribution agreements with DreamCatcher Inc. As part of this agreement, DreamCatcher will distribute Glory of the Roman Empire for CDV in North America. Additionally, CDV will exclusively distribute all German language versions of DreamCatcher’s upcoming 2006 video game titles in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 8:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA has released the Battlefield 2 v1.3 patch adding a co-op mode, allowing you to play single-player levels on the Internet/LAN with AI bots and human players, ability to request air-dropped vehicles at your location, and the usual tweaks, bug and crash fixes...
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 5:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v2.3 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 4:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rush for Berlin is a tactical real time strategy game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, during 1944-45. The player's goal; to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union. Deep Silver & Paradox will release a multiplayer demo on Thursday May 24th at 9AM PST (6PM Euro time), which we will of course have on
our fileserver network as soon as it becomes available.
by Alicia on May 23, 2006 @ 3:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Games Media Properties today announced a partnership with Ubisoft to launch ClancyCon, bringing together fans of the Tom Clancy video game franchises that include Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six. At each WSVG US event, attendees will have a chance to compete in playing Clancy titles and see previews of upcoming games.
by Rainier on May 23, 2006 @ 12:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Matrix Games released a new patch for its tactical war game, Flashpoint Germany. This update brings your retail game to v1.11 and fixes a Nuclear Option recursion issue and adjusts the Warsaw Pact T-72 tank based on testing.
by Rainier on May 22, 2006 @ 9:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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GRIN revealed today that the first patch for the PC edition of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is in the final testing phase, and is scheduled for release this week. GRIN stresses that this v1.10 is a stability patch addressing various issues reported by the community, and otherwise, not to be confused with the scheduled "June" patch which will add new content and additional multiplayer functionality.