by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 10:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai revealed information for the five new plane variants for Ace Combat 6 that will be available for download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on Wed., Nov. 21. With their own unique look and new attributes, these new additions to each player’s hangar will let them strike fear into their opponents as they tear through the skies.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 10:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA Superstars Tennis is a game that brings together some of the most treasured and well known characters from the SEGA universe, in some of the most unusual courts and outrageous settings ever imagined.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 10:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale and realistic atmosphere that players have come to expect from the series, but will redefine the Tactical Action experience, with completely re-imagined character designs and weapons, yet maintaining familiar characterizations that are accurate to culturally depictions.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 9:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Halo 3 players will be able to continue the fight as Microsoft announced three all new multiplayer maps to be released on Dec. 11 as part of the Heroic Map Pack, the first in a series of downloadable content from Bungie Studios to come via Xbox LIVE.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemasters has reported the results from the most successful period in its 22-year history. According to the NPD Group the past 12 months Codemasters increased sales by 38% to $149million, with a 332% increase in sales of video game software in the US.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 8:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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WoW: Wrath of the Lich King will open the forbidding wasteland of Northrend to exploration by the hardiest adventurers. New levels of power, challenging new dungeons and encounters, an exciting new character profession, and the game’s first hero class are just some of the new features awaiting players in Wrath of the Lich King.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 8:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Nintendo added yet another 3 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Wrecking Crew, Sonic 3D Blast, and Super Air Zonk.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 8:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft will release a new Silent Hunter IV: Wolves of the Pacific add-on pack, U-Boat Missions, which will allow players to prowl the Indian Ocean as the captain of a German submarine.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 8:22 a.m. PST | 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 Nov. 19, 2007 @ 8:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Two Worlds is an RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. The 566MB demo offers a portion of Two Worlds' single-player map to explore, complete with numerous quests to solve and monsters to battle. Zuxxezz has released a v1.6 patch for both the PC and X360 version (on Xbox Live).
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 7:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NCAA March Madness 08 captures the intensity and atmosphere found in authentic college basketball arenas and your players will rise to the occasion or wilt under the pressure.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 7:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Matrix Games and Advanced Gaming Systems are excited to announce Larry Bond’s Harpoon: Commanders Edition. Sporting plenty of improvements to the AI and modeling system, Harpoon – Commanders Edition takes the enormous success of the original Harpoon series and adds plenty improvements and tweaks!
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 7:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nobilis' new historical wargame brings back to life the greatest battles and lets you write your own History. Napoleon's Campaigns is a unique concept from AGEOD, the original designer of Europa Universalis, Pax Romana, Grandes Invasions, Birth of America and American Civil War.
by Anthony Chambers on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 6:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Players will embark on a global quest to overcome an evil threat, by controlling Spider-Man and one of numerous Super Hero or Super Villain sidekicks, as they master unique fighting moves and styles while switching between characters to execute team combos and defeat foes.
by Rainier on Nov. 17, 2007 @ 3:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rail Simulator will offer the opportunity for players to take charge of steam, diesel and electric trains on real routes in the UK and Germany. Challenging and fun gameplay will even enable players to design their own ideal journey routes. This demo includes a tutorial and Black 5 running out of Bath Green Park, heading to Radstock.
by Rainier on Nov. 17, 2007 @ 3:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Windchaser, start-up studio Chimera Entertainment's first real-time tactical game, you assume leadership of one of Ensai’s guilds and take command of one of the mighty sailing ships that serve as mobile headquarters.
by Rainier on Nov. 17, 2007 @ 1:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While other FPS titles claim to feature action-packed, highly realistic gameplay, BlackSite: Area 51 takes next-gen gaming to an all-new level integrating cutting edge technology, game design and story writing to create the ultimate entertainment experience. This v1.1 patch improves multi-language support, overall game performance and the usual bug/crash fixes.
by Rainier on Nov. 17, 2007 @ 1:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Brain Assist is a game designed to exercise the brain while still keeping things fun. Derived from Touch de Uno!, the classic Japanese arcade game, Brain Assist is easy to pick up and play, and is filled with a variety of mini-games to test gamers' mental ability. Sega of America Producer Keith Dwyer tells us more ...
by Sanford May on Nov. 17, 2007 @ 1:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots.
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 8:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer. Massive has released the v1.003 patch, mainly adds balancing, big fixes and multiplayer features.
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 6:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Soldier of Fortune Payback continues with the organization know as The Shop where players take on the role of a hired mercenary, blasting their way through high intensity combat situations. This v1.1 patch fixes the Windows Vista issues and display problems.
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 6:32 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus USA has obtained the North American publishing rights for Spectral Force 3, which was
revealed last year. The first of the series to land in the Western hemisphere, Spectral Force 3 delivers challenging strategy RPG gameplay, a classic fantasy story, and tons of character and item customization options.
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 6:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The weapon-based fighting game franchise has been reinvented as Namco Bandai announced Soulcalibur Legends exclusively for the Wii, fully immersing players in a 3rd person action adventure that takes a unique approach to the series by truly utilizing the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 6:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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While the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray war is still waging, HD DVD has made progress today, as one of its main drawbacks, capacity, may have been overcome. At the 40th Steering Committee Meeting, Toshiba's latest triple-layer HD DVD ROM, which expands its capacity from 17GB up to 51GB, has been approved bringing it on par with Sony's dual-layer Blu-ray Disc. The new disc supports several file systems, like ISO 9660 and Universal Disk Format (UDF) and plays in current DVD players, while production cost remains virtually the same (thx TeamXbox).
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 3:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hot spots. Infinity Ward is working on the first patch for the Xbox 360 version of the game, adding new features, optimizing, tweaking and fixing bugs.