by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 5:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rapid Reality Studios' Phylon promising to be an exciting and challenging game by combining the fast-paced action of an FPS with the persistence and depth of an MMO.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 5:32 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A clever mix of strategy and action, Great Invasions plunges you back into Europe of the Dark Ages, a time in history where hundreds of nations and barbarian tribes rush to assault the civilized world, from AD 375 (arrival of the Huns) to AD 1066 (conquest of England by the Normans).
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 4:40 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard announced plans to hold its 3rd Worldwide Invitational in Seoul, South Korea on May 19 - 20. The Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals are public events that allow the company to connect with gamers in a celebration of the Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft game universes and competitive Blizzard gaming.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 2:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo's Q2 lineup is filled with new games that expand the breadth and depth of the Wii library and build on the kind of fun that has made Wii such a smash hit. The upcoming Pokemon Battle Revolution is the first Wi-Fi game for Wii...
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 1:47 p.m. PST | 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:
- Warhound [X360/PC] - Trailer (3)
- The Godfather: The Don's Edition [PS3] - Trailer #2
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 [Wii] - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 12:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved combines retro-arcade Asteroids-like gameplay with up to date graphics and has players navigating their geometric ship through a retro grid world, facing off against waves of deadly spinners, snakes and repulsars.
by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 12:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA's PS2-exclusive RPG Shining Force EXA plunges gamers into stunning interactive worlds of swords and sorcery, filled with anime cut-scenes for which the classic series is best known.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 12:04 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Avatar Reality announced that it has licensed Crytek’s CryENGINE 2 for use in creating their
recently announced Mars-based massively multiplayer virtual world, allowing players to live their fantasy lives by creating personalized characters, or avatars, in a beautiful environment.
by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 11:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from Sony's GDC 2007 lineup:
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 11:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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LittleBigPlanet is a new PS3 community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 10:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony unveiled a first-of-its-kind 3D online user community service for the PS3. The service, known as "Home," will enable users to create their own avatar and explore a real-time virtual community, as if they are playing a detailed 3D game.
by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 10:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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DiamondWare announced today that its 3D voice technology has been selected for Auran's MMORPG, Fury; each voice will sound like it was spoken by the player's avatar. 3D voice adds elements of realism and immersion, improves tactical coordination, and provides live voice communications.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Red Ocean combines fast-paced, uncompromising action with perilous diving sequences. You take on the role of Jack Hard, who stumbles upon a Cold War-era Russian research station on the ocean floor taken over by a terrorist group.
by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 10:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA today announced The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology, a compilation which will include The Battle for Middle-earth, LotR: The Battle for Middle-earth II Collector's Edition, and its The Rise of the Witch-King expansion. It will ship March 20, 2007, for an MSRP of $39.99.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Macrovision announced an agreement to digitally distribute a catalog of Activision's PC games on Macrovision's games network, starting with Call of Duty, CoD: United Offensive, CoD 2, Gun, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, The Movies, and additional PC games...
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 9:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A heroic task awaits you. Just beyond your galaxy, an ancient malevolence has embarked upon a covetous rampage. This demonic juggernaut seeks nothing less than the total enslavement of every world it encounters. Your world could be next.
by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 9:10 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 March 7, 2007 @ 8:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Massive Inc. announced it has added no less than 14 titles since October 2006, and now includes more than 50 titles for the X360, Xbox and PC. With recent titles such as Crackdown, DEF JAM: ICON, MLB 2K7, and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, the Massive network is projected to be live with more than 100 titles by year's end.
by Judy on March 7, 2007 @ 8:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from EA's PC lineup presented at GDC 2007:
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive and developer VSTEP announced that they are working on Ship Simulator 2007, a through-development of the 2006 edition, but will graphically be even better by using an upgrade of the Quest 3D engine and will include many much-desired new features.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Birth of America you control one of the major contenders in French & Indian Wars, and the War of the American Independence, trying to achieve military and political victory. This v1.11 patch fixes bugs, crashes, improves AI, optimizes the UI and a few other tweaks.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dusk2Dawn announced Mercs: Gun4Hire, a multi-level game that takes the best from popular genres, such as first-person shooters, space dogfighting and third-person run-and-gun and brings them all together in one explosive title for home computers.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 8:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Eidos has signed a publishing agreement with Conspiracy for its billiards simulation video game, Pocket Pool, featuring advanced AI, real world physics, 13 scintillating pool games including 9 ball, 8 ball Rotation, Black Jack and Snooker.
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 4:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shrapnel Games and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space developer Digital Eel are taking gamers on a bold new adventure with Eat Electric Death!, a fast and furious board game of tactical starship combat for two or more players (allowing for team play).
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 3:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in “Sin City” threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. Ubisoft has quietly rolled out a new patch for the X360 version of the game, fixing crash and bugs, optimizing multiplayer and tweaking several of the weapons.