by Rainier on July 11, 2008 @ 4:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Children of the Nile: Enhanced Edition is the updated version of Tilted Mill's city building simulation/strategy game putting you in charge of your civilization's well being, development and evolution. The new version adds new content, support for Vista, plus a host of user interface and user experience enhancements.
by Rainier on July 11, 2008 @ 2:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense then ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component will create battles on an incredible scale.
Civilization Revolution delivers features like real-time interaction between leaders, multi-player capabilities and integrated video and voice chat, which transports the Civilization series to a level of gameplay that fans have never experienced before.
by Rainier on July 11, 2008 @ 1:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Powered by an enhanced proprietary Essence Engine 2.0, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign.
by Rainier on July 11, 2008 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Playlogic has commissioned Sparx Animation Studios, currently completing its first feature film Igor for MGM, to work on an undisclosed PS3/X360/PC games project set for release in 2009.
by Brad Hilderbrand on July 11, 2008 @ 12:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MLB 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars is an exciting new baseball title that will put fans into the action like never before, offering fans of all ages a wildly fun experience featuring starting lineups from all 30 MLB clubs, a variety of exhibition and tournament modes, All-Star training mini-games, along with fantasy-themed baseball stadiums.
by Rainier on July 11, 2008 @ 12:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Codemasters' Rise Of The Argonauts is an action/rpg, developed by Liquid Entertainment, set in ancient Greece where you will embark on an epic quest, and encounter legendary figures such as Jason, Hercules and Atalanta.
by Rainier on July 11, 2008 @ 12:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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John Tiller’s Campaign Series is a compilation combining many of the popular WWII turn-based tactical games from Talonsoft’s Campaign Series into one affordable package, including: West Front, East Front, East Front 2, and the Rising Sun platoon-level combat series, as well as all of the official add-ons and expansion packs.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 8:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island immerses players in extreme action as they try to save the region of Guiana after a terrorist group apprehends an experimental nuclear reactor.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 7:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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D3Publisher of America's Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, developed by Infinite Interactive, incorporates a powerful blend of casual and hardcore gameplay elements, similar to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, into an all-new futuristic, science-fiction setting.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 7:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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DDR creator Konami has filed a lawsuit with District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Viacom, parent company of Rock Band developer Harmonix, citing the game violates three patents filed in 2002 and 2003. Konami, who will release its own Rock Revolution later this year, is seeking monetary compensation and an order that would block defendant from using the cited peripherals.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 4:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A.'s Yggdra Union is a card-based strategy RPG for the PSP. For years, strategy RPG fans have accepted repetitive, non-interactive battle sequences as the genre standard; few games have dared to break the mold. Yggdra Union blows through, shattering the mold into tiny, unrecognizable bits.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 4:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tecmo today announced its 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit lineup which includes an all-time favorite football game, a game full of robots with attitude and an action adventure packed with tons of goo!
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 4:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shattered Suns is a new science-fiction, real-time strategy game with unique features such as three-dimensional battles, a moving battlefield, player-designed units, unique economic challenges and an interactive campaign.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 4:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with the Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Gift Pack (free, includes three new maps), double dose of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rush (including the special guitar solo edition of Working Man) tracks for Rock Band, and no less than four demos (Siren: Blood Curse, Monster Madness: Grave Danger, WALL-E, and Spiderwick). Of course there are the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and wallpapers.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call of Duty: World at War, using the Call of Duty 4 engine, completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft is bringing E3 home to its Xbox LIVE members across the globe by providing breaking Xbox 360 news directly from the event to their TVs, including the surprising announcements at the Microsoft E3 keynote, as well as various demos such as for Silicon Knights' Too Human.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Introducing a more lethal and cunningly efficient Bond, Quantum of Solace blends intense first-person action with a unique 3rd person cover combat system that allows players to truly feel what it is like to be the ultimate secret agent as they use their stealth, precision shooting and lethal combat skills to progress.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vivendi and Activision announced the completion of the transaction announced on Dec. 2, 2007 to create Activision Blizzard, as the world's most profitable pure-play online and console game publisher.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 1:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mechanic Master is a fun problem-solving game for creative minds where you use the stylus as a weapon to rid the Earth of alien invaders that have scattered across the planet. Become the ultimate Master of Mechanics by creating crazy contraptions to free humans, keep the mechanics in motion and defeat those pesky foes.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital download portal GamersGate announced that renowned games publisher and producer Microïds has made its current catalog including upcoming games, available for digital download on the platform.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Natsume announced a new original IP, Princess Debut, a rhythm and adventure game for girls, offering the chance to step through a portal into a magical world where they become a princess.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Perimeter 2: New Earth is a real-time strategy game built on the concept of territory seizure using detailed terraforming and on the subsequent encircling of these zones with a special protective perimeter.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:42 p.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, Atlantica Online gives players the chance to really strategize using the combat, mercenary and city/country management system.
by Rainier on July 10, 2008 @ 12:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last year Riot Games, comprised of former EA, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, Konami, Activision, and Midway employees, bagged $1.5 million independent equity funding, and today it announced that Benchmark Capital and FirstMark Capital has invested $7M to finance development of its, still unannounced, new action RPG/RTS hybrid title.