by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Histwar: Les Grognards! is a revolutionary Napoleonic strategic and tactical war game that thrusts you into the thrilling and challenging role of the Commander In Chief of one of the many powerful Napoleonic armies between the years 1805 -1814 including the mighty French, Austrian and Russians.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 9:29 a.m. PDT | 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 update contains several minor revisions/fixes.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Numen: Contest of Heroes is an action/RPG that will plunge the player deep into the amazing world of Greek mythology, the realm of almighty gods, brave heroes, fabulous creatures, and great deeds.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 9:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Become the Caribbean's most legendary pirate, all while forging alliances, hunting for buried treasure, battling evil undead forces and facing off against enemies from the movie franchise. Disney Online is giving Pirates of the Caribbean Online players the chance to earn double experience points and level up their pirate avatars twice as fast during two in-game events.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 9:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Playable with 2 or 4 players, Bakushow (‘big laugh’ in Japanese) is a cross between your a quiz show and charades. The host proposes a question or task to all the players who then send their answers back to the host within a certain time limit. The answers are then revealed to all players who in turn vote on each other’s work!
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 9:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EU: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire, offering a thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique. While the game sports 50 playable nations, 5 are more likely to succeed than others ...
A sequel to the original Xbox title, Ninja Gaiden 2 has players once again assuming the role of Ryu Hayabusa as they guide the ninja hero on a quest to avenge his clan and prevent the destruction of the human race.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 5:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The team that brought Final Fantasy III to NDS comes together once again to breathe new life into a classicm Final Fantasy IV for DS will feature full 3D graphics, fully-voiced dramatic cutscenes, and added content.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 5:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hellboy lets players step into the muscle bound frame of Hellboy, a hulking crimson-skinned warrior of supernatural creation. On the trail of a crazed witch, Hellboy uncovers a fiendish plot for world domination and must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann von Klempt before he can exert his evil will on a hapless world.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefield 2142 is set in the future, the world is plagued by a second Ice Age, and wars have broken out over the remaining territories. It has been quiet for almost 6 months, but that does not mean the DICE Live team has been inactive. On top of dealing with cheats and server problems, a new
v1.50 update for Battlefield 2142 is in the works, as well as new content which will bring new experiences to the Battlefield.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 4:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fueled with fury, SEGA’s The Incredible Hulk features key moments from the film, as well as additional plot lines and characters from the character’s rich comic-book universe. Players smash through New York City, battling gigantic enemies amidst soaring skyscrapers in a massive open world.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 4:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine. Frogster has opted to delay the game's release as Spellborn reworks the network code, and to coordinate a worldwide release with its new partner.
by Reggie Carolipio on April 10, 2008 @ 3:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Showcasing high definition graphics along with new, more accurate golf physics, Hot Shots Golf 5 offers up a new level of immersion to the franchise’s signature over-the-top visuals and pick up and play action.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 3:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed last year, THQ's Rocket Riot, developed by CodeGlue, is an action-packed side-view shooter featuring a bazooka-wielding jetpack soldier. With a highly stylized 8-bit era feel, players blast their way through the environment against enemies or multiplayer foes online.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 3:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms offers an unprecedented amount of new content that gives gamers over 75 hours of epic new gameplay, including four new campaigns, 13 new factions with no less than 150 new units.
After yesterday's false start SEGA released a proper version of the new v1.05 patches, fixing bugs, crashes and make tweaks.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 3:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ's Wii exclusive Big Beach Sports lets gamers compete in a number of exciting outdoor sports including American football, volleyball, soccer, cricket, disc golf and bocce right on the beach.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 3:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV as the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Prodigy removed the song 'Dirty New Yorker' from its upcoming H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 album so it could be placed in the game.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 3:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cooking Mama 2 promises more culinary fun and even tastier gameplay as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer mode to challenge other players to a ‘cook off’, Mama style. YO! Sushi is offering its diners a chance to play Cooking Mama 2 for free through DS consoles placed on the restaurant chain’s conveyor belts.
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 1:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advanced Tactics is a robust interface and flexible gaming system that will allow for addicting, but realistic, recreation of a variety of historical periods and even some fictional ones! The 1.15 update includes a large number of bug fixes, an improved modeling system, user interface improvements like the ability to customize terrain display colors on the minimap, and much more!
by Rainier on April 10, 2008 @ 12:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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200 Illegally copied NDS games stored on a single discs marked ‘Volume 9 DS Games’ were recovered as part of an 85,000 disc haul at an East Yorkshire Sunday market raid turned out to be the first of their kind seized in the UK, ELSPA forensic experts today revealed.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 5:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital Illusions' Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. When EA launched the multiplayer beta, fans went ballistic when it was revealed that certain weapons would only be available as premium DLC, even organizing a boycott of the game. EA/DiCE heard the outcry and
revealed today that all weapons will be unlockable through leveling up, while people who buy the Gold edition have them from the outset.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 3:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gravity Interactive, known for Ragnarok Online, is bringing Requiem: Bloodymare to North America. This new MMO, designed for a mature audience, melds elements of horror, fantasy and sci-fi and introduces a world where the misuse of science and magic has warped the natural world into a twisted vision of death.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 3:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The C&C series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. As the expansion pack to C&C 3 Tiberium Wars, this RTS game returns to the Tiberium universe with Kane at the center of an epic new single player campaign. EA
issued a statement to let fans know that the reported desync issues are being worked on, and that whilst tracking down the cause is difficult the devs are confident it will be resolved soon.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 3:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Zenses Ocean and Zenses Rainforest will allow players to escape from the stress of daily life while challenging the mind, body and spirit through relaxing puzzle games, soothing ambient sounds and authentic rainforest and oceanic visuals.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 3:12 p.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:
- Baroque (PS2/Wii)
We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...