by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 11:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari has released screens and trailers for the following upcoming titles:
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 10:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. The Gears of War soundtrackwill be released on July 31st, 2007 to US retail outlets through Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Music Works record label.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 10:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East is the 2nd standalone expansion for Ubisoft's turn-based strategy game where players take part in a thrilling new adventure in the World of Ashan. New campaign, new units, buildings, weapons, as well as 10 new multi- and 5 single-player maps.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Without giving out any sort of details, Ubisoft announced that it will launch Far Cry 2 in Spring 2008 for PC. Far Cry 2 is being developed in Ubisoft's Montreal studio, which is also currently working on Assassin's Creed.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 9:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Civ. IV: Beyond the Sword will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios. 2K Games has released a playable demo allowing you to try out th first 75 turns of the Final Frontier scenario.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 9:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Perpetual announced that BioWare's Austin studio has licensed Perpetual's online technology platform for an upcoming MMO title, giving BioWare access to utilizing Perpetual's technology for online game operations, deployment, infrastructure development and community support.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 6:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring an all-new, revolutionary feature set, SimCity Societies allows players to construct not only the cities they desire, but create their cultures, societal behaviors and environments as well.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 6:00 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 July 19, 2007 @ 5:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Panzer Tactics DS lets would-be commanders lead their forces to victory or defeat in three exciting single-player campaigns, or compete in WiFi or wireless multiplayer, offering a competitive ladder system to rank the best online commanders.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 5:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles featuring all new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus, and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 5:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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2K Sports announced that New Orleans Hornets' starting point guard Chris Paul has been named the cover athlete and official spokesman for NBA 2K8.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari signed a new deal with licensor Les Editions Albert RenĂ© and film production company La Petite Reine to produce the video game of the forthcoming full length feature film ‘Asterix at the Olympic Games,’ blending live action elements from the film with high quality computer generated and video game animations.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 3:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights features unparalleled vehicle customization, an adrenaline packed drift racing experience and ultra-realistic Driver DNA. THQ has released a whopping 1.3Gb demo on Xbox Live for its racing game.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 2:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GEON: emotions is a psychedelic, pick-up-and-play game of rapidly changing tactics. Playing as one of eight emotions – Rage, Passion, Fear, Envy, Rapture, Courage, Bliss or Melancholy – players must race to collect pellets and score goals, using power-ups and their ‘emotional’ strengths and weaknesses.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 2:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ/Relic and Shanda Interactive announced a co-development and publishing agreement for an online-only version of THQ's 3D RTS game Company of Heroes, giving players will be able to build their character up from private to general through new multiplayer cooperative missions, gameplay modes, and player-versus-player combat.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 2:51 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 4 new campaigns, 13 new factions with no less than 150 new units. Creative Assembly's Brendan Rogers tells us more about the Crusaders campaign.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 2:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pro Cycling Manager 2007, known in Germany as Radsport Manager Pro 2007, strives to create the ultimate in sports simulation while still being approachable to newcomers to the series, allowing you to fully experience the intensity of the races through its real-time simulation mode.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 2:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Sims 2 Castaway challenges your Sims to survive and prosper on an uncharted tropical island. The journey in The Sims 2 Castaway begins when your Sims are washed ashore and must overcome the forces of nature, craft tools for survival, and explore their surroundings to unravel the island's mysteries.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 2:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Stone is a Free2Play episodic 2-D Fantasy MMORPG taking players deep into dangerous lands with 8 different character classes and compelling strategic missions, questing to recover the lost shards of a powerful jewel in order to restore peace to the destroyed world.
by Rainier on July 19, 2007 @ 2:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For Liberty! is a turn based computer strategy game for the PC, covering two wars of independence - the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Rakoczi War of Independence in Europe 1703-1711. This v1.80 patch brings several tweaks and a variety of AI improvements in tactical battles, especially withdrawal logic.
by Rainier on July 18, 2007 @ 6:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts is back again with another installment in their long running basketball franchise, this year with Washington Wizards All-Star Gilbert Arenas on the cover athlete EA SPORTS NBA Live 08.
by Rainier on July 18, 2007 @ 6:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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It's unknown whether it has something to do with Peter Moore's departure or is simply a change in policy, but
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg revealed that its annual European "X"box press event will not be taking place this year. The X press events have taken place every year since the original Xbox, where Microsoft unveils some of its key titles, like the Halo Wars announcement at X06. However Microsoft did state that it would explore other ways to make its announcements...
by Rainier on July 18, 2007 @ 6:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix has released screens for the following upcoming titles:
by Rainier on July 18, 2007 @ 4:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infogrames announced that it has signing a new agreement with Hasbro concerning the extension until 2017 of the exploitation of the IP rights to the Dungeons & Dragons universe, including NeverWinter Nights and Baldur's Gate, covering all interactive formats, including online and wireless.
by Rainier on July 18, 2007 @ 4:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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BioShock will forever change the expectations for the FPS going beyond run and gun corridors, monster-closet AIs and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience.