by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 9:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Game Factory is publishing a new animated high-tech action-adventure series, Code Lyoko, based on the fourth season of the popular series.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 6:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion. Crytek has revealed that on top of an actual beta test, there will be two public demos released (one multi, one single-player) near the game's launch.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 6:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 6:09 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 March 21, 2007 @ 6:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Huxley is a massively multiplayer online first person shooting game utilizing the Unreal 3 engine that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Human beings have mutated and are divided into two opposing races, Sapiens and Alternative, who are forced to battle against one another to gain control of the world and its resources.
by Thomas Wilde on March 21, 2007 @ 5:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shadowrun is a team-based FPS set in a world where ancient magic blends with modern weapons and advanced technology to form a revolution in multiplayer FPS gaming, allowing PC and Xbox 360 gamers to play against each other.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 5:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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XSEED Games today announced that it has, on top of the soon to be released Valhalla Knights, obtained exclusive North American publishing rights for PSP titles, Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground, and Brave Story: New Traveler, as well as Wild Arms 5 on the PS2.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 5:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Focus Home Interactive announced a licensing partnership with the organisers of the 32nd America’s Cup and Alcatel-Lucent, Official New Media Provider to the 32nd America’s Cup, for the rights to create a new Virtual Skipper title featuring all the best facets of America's Cup racing.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 5:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Midway announced that it will be developing Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am, based on the hit comedy series from Adult Swim. The series, which follows the exploits of a trio of sentient fast-food items, has also inspired a feature length film - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon due in theaters April 13.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 5:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring an exciting mix of intense mecha combat, hand-to-hand combat, and aerial board racing, Eureka Seven: Vol. 2 is the second installment of the flying aerial combat series and serves as a prequel to the popular animated show, which is currently airing.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 5:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developed by Level-5, creators of the renowned Dark Cloud series and Rogue Galaxy, Jeanne d'Arc delivers a new tactical role-playing adventure set across vast lands with detailed environments, unique characters, and a diverse combat and gameplay system.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Glukoza: ACTION! combines exhilarating 3rd person action game with classical fighting, when you move from one level to another, beating your enemies hard. Player controls Glukoza directly and can use various types of weapons that can be found within game levels. Melee and hand-to-hand combat modes are also present.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 1:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Post-Time is a 3D horse racing simulation game featuring over 200 horses, each with their own unique attributes and running styles. This v1.02 patch completely redesigns the announcing and betting system, as well as many other additions and fixes.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 1:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A. has acquired the North American publishing rights to Etrian Odyssey, a ground-breaking RPG for the Nintendo DS known as Sekaiju no Meikyuu in Japan.
by James King on March 21, 2007 @ 1:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar features an expanded feature list such as new units, new maps, a new story-based campaign, user-created opponents, an epic generator, espionage agents, asteroid fields, new diplomatic treaties, unique planet environments and others based on fan feedback and suggestions.
by Rainier on March 21, 2007 @ 12:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warhound is an FPP shooter where you make a career of the elite mercenary. When you are not working, you get new licenses and improve. When at work, you take part in the hottest world conflicts. Because you are a Warhound - an elite mercenary on the side of good.
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 9:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles.
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 8:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Alien Syndrome is a fast-paced action-RPG set in a stunningly imaginative sci-fi universe, offering a dramatic and engaging single-player campaign, plus a hugely re-playable co-op multiplayer mode where up to 4 players can delve into the daring quest.
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 8:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With an internet crisis looming and a viral video game holding its players hostage, Sam & Max will need to slip into a new reality to set things right. But can the Freelance Police crack this virtual case in time to avoid worldwide system failure?
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 8:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Legend of the Dragon is a 3rd person action game with RPG components, featuring fantastic martial arts movements from the TV series. As in the series, players will find Twelve Signs of the Ancient Chinese Zodiac, each with its own temple, and each temple with its own guardian.
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 3:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The latest Famitsu issue brings more news of new titles as it seems ChunSoft is working on a sequel to last year's Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, albeit in a slight altered format. Once again two versions are planned, but this time probably both on NDS, with an all-new story, more Pokemon dungeon crawling, and of course supporting Wi-Fi co-op/multiplayer. No further details or tentative release date were revealed ...
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 3:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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After Burner: Black Falcon is the first arcade-style flight combat title for the PSP, combining intensive air combat with explosive gameplay, whilst allowing players to relive the experience of the classic After Burner arcade game.
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 1:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yesterday Take-Two revealed it was postponing the previously scheduled annual shareholders meeting to explore its options, one being a possible sale of the entire company. Today word has reached us through the grapevine by means of an inside source at Rockstar Vancouver, that "the buzz" in the hallways is that Microsoft might have put in a bid or expressed interest in purchasing the ailing publisher/developer. While this is a mere rumor, albeit from a reliable source, it is to be taken with a grain of salt. Just imagine the ramifications....
UPDATE: As rumors go,
debunked by MGS' Vice President Shane Kim...
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 1:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NetDevil's Warmonger - Operation: Downtown Destruction is an apocalyptic FPS, built around the AGEIA PhysX processor, enabling unique, piece-by-piece destruction system and is designed to deliver stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before.
by Rainier on March 20, 2007 @ 12:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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After a failed attempt to get the Halo picture off the ground with Peter Jackson as the executive producer, Microsoft has been shopping around the Gears of War franchise to movie studios, and it seems New Line Cinema has managed to reel it in. Stuart Beattie, known for Collateral and Derailed, will be writing, and it will be produced by Temple Hill's Marty Bowen/Wyck Godfrey. Gears of War is an action game where hero Marcus Fenix is rescued from prison by a small group of elite soldiers to save planet Sera from an invasion of aliens known as the Locust.