by Rainier on June 8, 2007 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed in its earlier publisher E3 2007 lineup, Akella and Primal Software officially announce 2025: Battle for Fatherland, a new third-person action game that will amaze gamers with mech fights, diverse weapon application and tactics.
by Rainier on June 7, 2007 @ 10:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in 1191 AD, the Third Crusade was tearing the Holy Land apart. Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, you play the role of Altair, an Assassins intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict and throw the environment into chaos and shape events during this pivotal moment in history.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 9:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ten years after its original release Lara returns, using an enhanced Tomb Raider: Legend engine and offering a completely new gameplay experience. Curiously missing when the Anniversary edition was originally announced, it seems Lara's remake might be making an episodic Xbox Live appearance as the
ESRB reveals approval for 5 versions , each corresponding with a level in the actual game (Croft Manor, Egypt, Greece, Lost City, and Peru). No Eidos official could be reached for comment.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 4:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA announced that EA DICE's multiplayer FPS Battlefield franchise is coming to the online gaming market in Asia. The game will be co-developed by EA and Neowiz Corporation as part of an ongoing strategic partnership between the two companies.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 1:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Independent developers Demiurge Studios (worked on titles such as Brothers in Arms, Titan Quest) and Creat Studios announced a complementary strategic partnership that provides publishers an established, international development team capable of bringing titles to any and all platforms.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 1:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Human Head CEO Timothy Gerritsen, Animation Director Jeff Dewitt, Art Director Rowan Atalla and former Midway Technical Director Jason Blochowiak have formed a new development studio. Big Rooster's plan is to unite behind a common goal in order to create games that delight, inspire, enlighten and entertain.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 1:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call for Heroes: Pompolic Wars is a 3rd person action game with RPG elements. The game places players in a fantasy medieval world, where a dimensional portal to the Outer Worlds has opened, and an enemy from the darkness has encroached the world.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 1:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure is a puzzle adventure game that utilizes the control mechanics of the Wii Remote and allows player to explore a variety of wondrous environments and stages, solve puzzles and interact with the world in search of a legendary pirate ship and the ultimate pursuit of becoming the greatest pirate ever.
by Alan Butterworth on June 5, 2007 @ 12:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SpaceForce: Rogue Universe is a 3D space experience set you on your path through a yet unknown universe, where you can fight, trade or smuggle to earn respect, wealth and fame. In the end, your reputation is all that counts – your goal is to become the best-known pilot in space.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 12:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time, Video Games Live will perform in Washington D.C. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two performances by the National Symphony Orchestra. The concerts take place Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30, at 8 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall designated a National Monument in 1971.
by Rainier on June 4, 2007 @ 10:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Already
hinted at last week, the creators of THQ's Company of Heroes announced the formation of their new development studio, Smoking Gun Interactive Inc, which will focus on creating innovative award winning cross platform games based on original or company owned intellectual property.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 10:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Transformers: The Game lets gamers control the outcome in the battle for Earth as they choose to protect it as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons. Players will also experience the unstoppable power and massive scale of their favorite Robots in Disguise such as Bumblebee, Barricade and others.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 10:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Stray Bullet Games, formerly known as Wolfpack Studios who developed Shadowbane for Ubisoft, has licensed Simultronics’ HeroEngine still untitled, MMO. A year into development the studio has grown, and moved into the pre-production phase.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 5:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Theatre of War: Battle for Moscow is an add-on featuring a whole new campaign (Battle for Moscow, 1941, 10 missions) as well as a powerful Map Editor! Better yet, the Add-on will be released for download to Theatre of War players completely for free!
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 2:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SouthPeak Interactive has release the first patch for Artificial Studios' 4-player co-op online-enabled action game Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia, bringing your retail game to v1.001. No details as to what the patch fixes are available at this point.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the release of Shadowrun Vista gamers are now connected with X360 players in cross-platform matches through a single service. Current Xbox Live users can keep the same gamertag and friends list, while new users get in-game multiplayer voice chat, dedicated server support and Achievements
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 5:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA announced today that the Need for Speed franchise is introducing a new version that drives the series in a new direction. Need for Speed ProStreet is a ground-breaking Need for Speed experience where you’re thrust to compete head to head against the best street racers in a multitude of racing showdowns.
by Rainier on May 30, 2007 @ 9:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Combat Mission: Shock Force is a tactical military simulation depicting a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria. A highly story driven semi-dynamic Campaign, from the US perspective, offers a completely new experience for "Combat Mission" fans.
by Rainier on May 30, 2007 @ 3:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune brings players into a world ripe with realism and unexpected juxtapositions. A fallible hero akin to those depicted in pulp-adventure genre films, Nathan Drake brings a humanity and believability never seen before in video gaming, enabled entirely through technology advancements.
by Rainier on May 30, 2007 @ 2:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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City Interactive's Overspeed, developed by Groove Games, gives the player an opportunity of participating in illegal street-races in the USA - the tracks invite you to speed down the L.A. avenues at night-time. A wide scale of tuning options is one of the most important game elements.
by Rainier on May 30, 2007 @ 12:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Forge of Freedom allows players to refight the American Civil War from either side in this grand strategy wargame. This v1.923 update includes 2 new scenarios, more historical orders of battle and historical economic and population levels, and a vastly improved AI opponent.
by Rainier on May 29, 2007 @ 10:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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On your path to become the best-known pilot in space, through a yet unknown universe, you can fight, trade or smuggle to earn respect, wealth and fame. The demo contains several systems, Stations, inner-system jump links, quests, and of course interesting trading routes as well as powerful upgrades for your spaceship!
by Andrew Hayward on May 29, 2007 @ 5:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune brings players into a world ripe with realism and unexpected juxtapositions. A fallible hero akin to those depicted in pulp-adventure genre films, Nathan Drake brings a humanity and believability never seen before in video gaming, enabled entirely through technology advancements.
by Rainier on May 29, 2007 @ 3:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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City Interactive is taking a break from the FPS genre, as it announced Overspeed: High Performance Street Racing. Illegal streetracing in Los Angeles seems to be the major focus, with damage models, joy pad support, car tuning, online multiplayer and more ...
by Rainier on May 29, 2007 @ 12:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Chaos Software Group announced that its Massively Multiplayer Development Platform is now commercially available for licensing. The Chaos Engine is a complete integrated platform for the efficient development of MMORPG titles.