by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 9:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Don King Presents: Prizefighter is a documentary-style boxing game, featuring a documentary-style narrative career mode, training, and will require you to also manage personal relationships outside of the ring. To accurately capture different eras of boxing atmosphere, Venom Games compiled more than 70 songs to complement the game, from rock to rap to metal to soul and funk.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | 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 May 29, 2008 @ 9:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tecmo's Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff delivers to long time fans and newcomers easy to employ controls, fun, huge plays and exciting cut-scenes. The classic, over-the-top, all-American football game enables players of all levels to engage in a fun filled, fast paced, arcade style of football.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 9:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sid Meier, creator of the Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise and Director of Creative Development at 2K's Firaxis Games development studio, has officially won more game awards than any other video game creator according to the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 8:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SS3: Arms For Victory is the 3rd installment in the RTS franchise, adding interface innovations, huge troop numbers and enormous map designs demonstrating that size does matter. The free Ardennes Offensive add-on features two multiplayer maps, a new campaign (2 missions) and one additional standalone mission.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 8:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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cdv Software and US publisher Gamecock Media Group have signed a strategic agreement that grants cdv AG exclusive rights to license, market and distribute Gamecock’s titles in Europe.
by Adam Pavlacka on May 29, 2008 @ 6:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology.
by Adam Pavlacka on May 29, 2008 @ 6:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set on the battlefields of World War III, Tom Clancy's EndWar is a next-gen console exclusive war strategy game that will push the envelope of technology, showcasing AI, graphics, physics and animations that were not possible before.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 6:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts announced the first details for SimCity Creator, an open-ended, highly creative game with a sense of humor that allows players to utilize the distinctive gameplay aspects of the Wii and NDS to create, enjoy and destroy epic cities.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 6:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Summer Athletics brings sports right into your living room: exciting competitions in over 25 of the most popular summer sports disciplines, such as sprinting, hurdles, cycling, archery, javelin, hammer throw, and swimming, will provide long-lasting fun.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:57 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.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In East India Company, players will enjoy building the world's most powerful trading empire and engaging in fierce battles in both single-player and multiplayer modes, all within a breathtaking cinematic environment.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Away: Shuffle Dungeon is a new RPG from Hironobu Sakaguchi (Final Fantasy), with music from Nobuo Uematsu (Blue Dragon) and character designs by Sonic the Hedgehog's Naoto Ooshima. Every 99 years one of the town's inhabitants disappears, and this time it's local hero Sword's turn, but a young girl Anella takes his place, so it is up to you, as Sword, to rescue her.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is Namco Bandai's next title in the DBZ franchise. Burst Limit will be similar to the DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi series (published by Atari in Europe and North America) and have online multiplayer, be cut-scene driven and support 16/9.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Create a unique ISS, and play the role of the Chief Administrator of NASA, and creates astronaut crew members to live and work aboard the space station where you will face mission critical situations, including fires and equipment breakdowns, while conducting micro gravity experiments and dealing with space tourists shipped aboard.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 4:15 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 May 29, 2008 @ 3:03 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.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 2:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA's The Sims 2: Free Time gives your Sims the ability to perform casual tasks, jobs around the house or all sort of hobbies.
by Brad Hilderbrand on May 29, 2008 @ 2:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Deca Sports, known in some parts of Europe as Sports Island, is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 2:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SouthPeak Games' Roogoo, developed by Spidermonk Entertainment, uses geometric shapes and rotating discs to craft a frenetic, exciting puzzle game framed within an imaginative storyline and a delightfully realized fantasy universe
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 2:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge, previously known as JAZZ: Hired Guns, is a game that best describes the life of risk and danger that you’ll lead in this action-packed turn-based tactical game where you’ll be in control of leading a group of seasoned mercenaries through the African countryside.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dominions 3: The Awakening is a turn-based strategy game set in a world of epic struggle between men, monsters, and gods. This v3.17 patch contains a mixture of cool new features and the elimination of a number of bugs.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 1:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Abbey takes adventure fans to the gloomy world of the Middle Ages. An old abbey is the scene of a series of mysterious murders, and only one man can put a stop to the slaughter. In the role of the Grand Inquisitor Leonardo and his assistant Bruno, the player's task is to shed light on the mystery.
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 1:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A spiritual sequel to John Woo's action movie Hard Boiled, Stranglehold redefines the action gaming experience with its acrobatic gunplay, thrilling cinematography, frenetic combat and massive destructibility. Speaking at the DePaul University in Chicago, Stranglehold executive producer Brian Eddy was asked whether there would be a sequel,
he replied, "All I can say is, there could absolutely be a possibility of that." Is that a yes or a no ?
by Rainier on May 29, 2008 @ 1:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empires in Arms in a grand strategy turn-based race to prove which nation is the greatest in Europe. In a bid for mastery over the continent, players can succeed where Napoleon failed or try to stop the military genius quicker than his historical enemies could! This v1.02 update includes over 150 fixes as well as some enhancements.