by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 11:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlantica Online is bringing back turn-based and strategic gameplay to give a fresh face to the MMO world, a thinking person's game, giving you the chance to really strategize using the combat, mercenary and city/country management system.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 11:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft is an adventure game that remains true to the original stories and characters with varied environments, challenging and thought provoking puzzles in an easy-to-use gaming interface.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 10:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefield: Bad Company, using DICE's new Frostbite game engine, drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. On August 7th, players worldwide will get to experience the intense rush as they tackle online play in a whole new way with Conquest mode that will be released as a free download.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Burnout Paradise gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City's seamless racing battleground, with traffic-heavy roads to abuse. While Criterion release the Cagney update on PS3 last month, adding 3 brand new FreeBurn game modes, 2 new cars, 70 new challenges, and the usual fixes and tweaks, it took until today for the X360 version of the update to become available.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 10:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Stormrise is an real time strategy console title offering fans of the classic RTS genre an immersive and dramatic twist whilst challenging the conscience. Experience the heat of the battlefield by leading your troops from the front line, instead of the traditional way of controlling the units from a detached view point.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Supernova 2: Spacewar is a sci-fi strategy game featuring a main part mainly based on the macromanagement of your space empire, and a classical turn based wargame part when a fight occurs.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 9:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Monster Madness: Grave Danger follows in the footsteps of Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia with 4 player co-op gameplay, an all new polished look and a number of new/improved features. Based on fan feedback from the original every Zombie, Werewolf and Vampire has been recalled to square one.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 9:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Alone in the Dark is a heart-stopping survival experience realized through combining the use of real-time physics and environmental interaction to deliver an action-orientated experience within a detailed, open environment. WALL-E is a fast-paced adventure based on the recent Disney/Pixar film allowing fans to explore 10 worlds filled with non-stop action and adventure, along with head-to-head multiplayer challenges.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 9:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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RTK XI presents the most visually captivating evolution in the history of the series, featuring an artistic style evocative of classical Chinese ink-paintings, and with debates and duels now rendered in real-time 3D animation.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 9:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Grey Dog Software's latest sports management simulation title, Total Extreme Wrestling 2008, allows you to take on the role of a wrestling promoter, where it is up to you to try and steer your chosen company to the top of the industry.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 9:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Positech Games' Kudos 2 is a turn-based life-simulation strategy game that puts you in control of a single character and manages their life from age 20 to 30.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 8:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive Dark Horizon is a stark and atmospheric space combat simulation that aims to hurl its audience through an action-packed adventure, piloting its own ship through the perils that only space could have to offer.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 8:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Immersion Games, known for CellFactor and the upcoming Monster Madness, announces the opening of a new developing studio in Mexico, the development of new game titles, two strategic alliances and a plan to consolidate as one of Latin America's most important videogame developers and IP creators.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 5:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A Kingdom for Keflings is a city-building title that puts players in the shoes of a giant who has the ability to design and construct an intricate city for the local Keflings. Each giant starts out with a small handful of helpful Keflings who help build the kingdom from the ground up.
by Thomas Wilde on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 4:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Resistance: Retribution is a PSP exclusive third-person adventure with an all new story, levels, weapons and enemies, as well as a proprietary targeting system and game engine that pushes the system to its limit, allowing more detailed characters, special effects, and terrain that captures the look and feel of the Resistance universe.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 4:17 a.m. PDT | 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.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 4:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today Nintendo added two classics and two WiiWare titles to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Wild West Guns (Wiiware),Sonic The Hedgehog (VC) and Splatterhouse 2 (VC).
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 4:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Darksiders: Wrath of War is an action/adventure game that gives players the ability to experience the supernatural destructive power of WAR, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as he explores a demon ravaged world -- seeking revenge and ultimate redemption with a vast array of modern and mythical weaponry.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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All but shut down, Flagship Studios has
laid off most of its employees and ceased development on Hellgate: London and Mythos. Korean publisher T3 Entertainment has recently acquired a controlling stake in Asian distributor Hanbitsoft, which claims to have
the rights to both aforementioned titles. T3 Entertainment is
searching for creative minds to passionately continue development of Hellgate: London and Mythos in its newly opened studio in San Francisco, CA, the hometown of Flagship Studios.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 3:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Drakensang: The Dark Eye, developed by Radon Labs, brings back epic party-based RPG gameplay in a breathtakingly detailed world, based on one of the world’s biggest pen & paper franchises.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 2:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire: Total War, the new installment in The Creative Assembly’s Total War RTS franchise, will maintain the series 3D battles, grand turn based campaign map and rich historical flavor while for the first time introducing 3D naval combat into the series.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 2:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Totem Games' Ironclads: American Civil War is a naval simulator mixing historical wargame elements with turned based tactics.
by Brad Hilderbrand on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 2:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCAA Football 09 focuses on wide-open collegiate style gameplay featuring unique animations that you will only find in college football, unveiling the new Break Away Animation Engine which allows gamers to break in and out of moves.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 12:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens & trailers from LucasArts' E3 2008 lineup:
by Richard Poskozim on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 for the NDS features the most robust store lineup to date, with 13 brand new shops to run and expand, a park to design and visit, and the ability to trade journals with your friends wirelessly.