by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 5:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Silver Style is working on the next installment in the point & click adventure series featuring Simon, the charismatic sorcerer's apprentice. Simon the Sorcerer 5 sends adventurers to a futuristic game world, in which they experience a turbulent backward journey through history in order to help Simon to recover his memory.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 5:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation is an adventure game that will thrill kids: visit crime scenes, solve enigmas, find clues, collect evidence, play fun mini-games (football, Super hero arcade battles, smash the groundhog etc), and of course catch the bad guy.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 4:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA's Sonic and the Black Knight is bringing Sonic into the world of Arthurian legend and offers the worlds most infamous blue hedgehog the chance to become a knight.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 4:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Obulis is a physics-based hardcore casual game that takes things to the next level by fusing highly compelling gameplay with outstanding graphics, music and state of the art physics effects.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 4:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With customizable ships and characters from the Klingon Empire and United Federation of Planets, ground, space and shipboard gameplay and unique options for player-generated content set in the Star Trek universe, Star Trek Online is the MMOG that allows you to boldly go where no one has gone before!
Ar tonelico 2 is an RPG that seamlessly combines simulation with role-playing, allowing gamers to not only customize weapons and items, but now design their character’s personalities, skills, and appearance through virtual interaction. Also past events will intersect with future game play as well as the outcome of the game.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 4:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 4:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Return to Mysterious Island 2 offers the player an experience comparable to that of Robinson Crusoe or one of Verne's characters, but in this new installment, survival is not all, you will also have to save the island from an environmental disaster.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 3:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ruffian Games announced a boost to their creative capabilities with the appointment of industry veterans Steve Iannetta (former Realtime Worlds and Midway) as Lead Designer and Ed Campbell (Realtime Worlds) as Senior Designer.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 3:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Originally a GBA title back in 2006, Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is an Active-Time Tactical Combat RPG, featuring traditional turn-based combat which requires players to observe the positions of their characters as well as the enemies'.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 3:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In celebration of the Resident Evil franchise coming to Xbox 360 for the first time, Microsoft unveiled an Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition console bundle. Available the same day RE5 ships to store shelves (March 13, 2009), Xbox 360 fans will be able to pick up the bundle featuring a red Xbox 360 from select retailers.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 3:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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UCCE includes new and improved technologies from all previous Battlecruiser / Universal Combat titles as well as various other enhancements and content.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 3:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Galactic Command: Echo Squad SE puts the player in the cockpit of an Echo fighter, where they'll lead the Galactic Command squadron in massive scale aerial and space combat engagement. This patch revises laser damage, fixes mouse flight mode and a VTT bug.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:44 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Bomberman Ultra retains the franchise's classic gameplay elements but combines it with 8-person online multiplayer, full character customization and gorgeous high-definition graphics.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:30 p.m. PST | 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:
- Killzone 2 [PS3] - Making Of Trailer #1
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate [PS3/X360/PC] - Curving Bullets Trailer
- Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. [PS3/X360/PC] - GeoEye Trailer
- Resident Evil 5 [ALL] - Viral Video #4 - Bridge
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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MLB 09 The Show continues to set itself apart from the other MLB games on the market with its attention to detail and unparalleled gameplay. Looking to build on that reputation, the game has added several new features and subtleties that play a huge role in bringing the baseball experience to life.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Takeda 3 is a game of epic Samurai action, set in 16th century feudal Japan, putting the player in the role of Daimyo, a feudal lord fighting for the title of Shogun, supreme military commander. You are in command of one of 25 clans in historical Japan, your mission is to recapture all of Japan’s provinces and remake history.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 5:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Infinite Space, previously known as Infinite Line, is an RPG that takes place in outer space and gives players the ability to control, build, outfit and customize more than 150 spaceships, offering over 200 characters and the ability to control multiple spaceships at any one time.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 4:58 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence. Fallout 3 game designer Emil Pagliarulo will be the keynote speaker for the GDC09's Game Career Seminar.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 3:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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'For the first time in the 15 year history of this 3-on-3 fighter game, The King of Fighters XII has undergone a complete graphical overhaul. All sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped and replaced with new 2D high definition, high resolution sprites, on detailed 2D backgrounds, drawn 100% by hand.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 12:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Raven Software's new sci-fi shooter Singularity is set on a small, unnamed island occupied by the Russians, Cold War tensions rise once again when a U.S. pilot discovers the horrific truth that became of experiments with element E99 in the 1950s.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 12:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Bounty Bay Online takes players into a 15th century historical setting where adventurers can start an online career as merchant, buccaneer, fisherman or one of many other professions. Fight on land and water, complete enthralling quests and start guilds with other players.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 12:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Using a new technology called the Pollux Engine, Square Enix has created a true cross-platform game as it will be identical on both NDS and Wii. Use the stylus to control your character on the NDS while the Wiimote will mimic the same actions on the Wii. The game requires only one copy of the game to work on both systems and will be multiplayer compatible on both platforms.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 12:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Age of Conan is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. Since a promising launch in 2008, Age of Conan has seen a massive drop in users, after which its
CEO resigned, merged its servers late
last year, and once more
a few weeks ago. After Funcom's CFO resigned, Norwegian financial group DnB NOR Markets estimates that there are fewer than 100K
AoC subscriptions.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 10:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Light of Altair is a sci-fi colony building game with a deep plot. Grow colonies from landing pod to metropolis, while sending off new spaceships to expand your territory to other worlds. You are not alone in space, 8 factions from different parts of the world are all following their own agendas in the solar system; diplomacy and orbital-combat are essential to learn.