by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Weigh anchor, sail the seven seas, explore new continents and foreign cultures. Demonstrate your strategic skills, business acumen and diplomatic finesse. Revel in the jubilant cheers of your people – but don't disappoint them.
by Judy on April 5, 2007 @ 9:49 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 April 5, 2007 @ 9:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript is a major adventure and investigation game, offering players the opportunity to grapple with the mysteries of the codes hidden within the works of the great Italian genius.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 9:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy and is an epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire. This v1.2.1 patch enhances multiplayer, reworks the interface and tweaks balancing and other issues....
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 4:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Black Element Software announces that its single-player oriented sci-fi FPS will be available on IDEA Games' digital distribution service Sprocket later this month. Alpha Prime features a varied balance of combat and more technical activities such as hacking and remotely controlling robotic devices.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, powered by an updated Essence Engine and DX10, allowing players to fight as the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 2:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers intense action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – an apocalyptic showdown between the Soviet Union and the United States, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer action and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles.
by Steven Mills on April 5, 2007 @ 2:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is a genre-bending style of gameplay rooted in a classic puzzle gameboard setting and incorporates role-playing and strategy elements, multiplayer gameplay modes and an engaging storyline that will immerse players in the richly diverse game world and offer a compelling gameplay experience.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 1:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dawn of Magic, also known as Blood Magic, is an action/RPG where the weapon of choice is magic. You control an unlikely hero in an ambitious search through many hostile environments looking for Modo, the ethereal being bent on destroying the world. This multilanguage demo includes half of the first act, multiple characters, spells, one level of difficulty, as well as five multiplayer modes with one map each.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 1:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Until I'm Gone is a horror 3rd person adventure featuring pre-rendered scenes, in which will move real-time 3D models of characters, something like Microids' Syberia.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 1:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Galactic Federation's Base Sector Zero is under attack by Space Pirates. Samus must boot up the generator to restore the defense systems. But at the end of her path, someone awful is waiting for her.
Already hinted at a few months ago, NoA President Reggie Fils-Aime now confirmed that
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption needs more work and will not be shipping in July.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 12:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infogrames announced that its Board appointed Patrick Leleu Chairman and CEO of the Group following the departure of founder and Chairman of the company, Bruno Bonnell, who resigned from his positions as Chairman, CEO and Director of Infogrames and also leaves all his positions within Atari and the Infogrames group of companies.
by Tim McCullough on April 5, 2007 @ 12:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich is the first stand-alone expansion for CDV's historical RTS, and spans three major offensives from the final days of fighting on the Eastern front and covers both the Soviet and German campaigns in the long Siege of Budapest, Fortress Kurland, and the Soviet Operation Bagration.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 10:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome, developed by Slitherine Software, allows players to fully immerse themselves into history as never before by combining cutting-edge gameplay, historical footage and battle simulation.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 9:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword [NDS] - Trailer
- NARUTO: Ninja Council 3 [NDS] - Trailer (2)
- Theatre of War - Intro Movie
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 9:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Welcome to another episode of
GamerAndy Live, the official WorthPlaying podcast. Once a week, we will discuss a variety of topics and mull it over in the panel, giving it the usual spin. This week's issue #75 dissects the GTA IV trailer, Take 2 insurrection, Jack Thompson's "Racketeering" fiasco, E for All Expo pricing, the Xbox Elite, and game of the week is Harmonix's Rock Band.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 5:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In addition to creating and growing their very own pocket sized city while being on-the-go, players will be able to leverage the unique action features of the NDS system, discovering an entirely new way to play SimCity.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 5:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Using a stunning new 3D engine, Singles are totally interactive, with highly unique detailed expressions and can be dressed in a whole range of freaky or fancy outfits. After several months of being in beta, Deep Silver has released the final 1.4 patch for all versions of the game, which fixes a wall crash bug, and removes the starforce protection.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 3:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Not heard of since Nintendo's E3 2006 presentation, One Piece: Unlimited Adventure is based on the popular anime series, allowing you to reincarnate yourself into one of the characters, set on a mysterious island filled with treasure.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 3:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital Media Workshop announced Prominence, a new point-and-click science-fiction adventure filled with challenging puzzles and an enthralling story.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 1:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While in the original you led a squad of 6 axis or allies soldiers into battle, the Faces of War standalone expansion puts the focus on the Russian side between 1941-45, where two friends are sent to the front, and become Brothers in Arms.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 12:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shrek The Third will take players on an all-new adventure filled with fun and exciting new challenges, never-before-seen characters and environments, plus the same humor we've come to love from Shrek and the gang. This demo allows you to face the first boss of the game at the Far Far Away docks, playable as multiple characters.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 12:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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King of Clubs is a fun and engaging trick-based action puzzle game with distinctive vintage Americana graphics and soundtrack, featuring 96 levels, including 10 multi-level challenges, bonus areas, and humorous multiplayer mode.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 12:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shrek The Third will take players on an all-new adventure filled with fun and exciting new challenges, never-before-seen characters and environments, plus the same humor we've come to love from Shrek and the gang.
by Rainier on April 4, 2007 @ 11:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Drawn to Life takes players to the next level of interaction and creativity on the NDS. Your exact drawings populate the game, and no tedious animating or image manipulation is necessary. In other words, your drawing comes to life!