by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 9:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Agetec announced that it will be releasing Rhythm 'n Notes for the Nintendo DS this fall. This unique title offers tonal and rhythmic music training in the form of entertaining piano and drumming games. No matter what your musical background or tastes, Rhythm ‘n Notes is for you!
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 9:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The upcoming addition of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link on June 4 marks the 100th classic game available on the Wii Shop Channel. And since going online Nov. 19, Wii owners have downloaded more than 4.7 million classic games, a rate of more than 1,000 games every hour since launch.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 9:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Obsidian is working on a Neverwinter Nights 2 expansion pack Mask of The Betrayer featuring a new campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, as well as new monsters, weapons, powers and plenty of quests.
by Alicia on June 1, 2007 @ 6:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 6:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Paris Chase, you start your career in a cheap garage and a choice of affordable street cars. Work your way up to 5 other garages. Each garage has its own style, cars (total of 30+ supercars), and friends, so feel free to drive towards one of these garages and check out their showrooms.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 5:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Theatre of War: Battle for Moscow is an add-on featuring a whole new campaign (Battle for Moscow, 1941, 10 missions) as well as a powerful Map Editor! Better yet, the Add-on will be released for download to Theatre of War players completely for free!
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 5:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In early March, Netdevil announced it was developing a LEGO MMO based on everybody's favorite childhood toy. A Danish article reveals the first details about LEGO Universe, scheduled to launch mid-2008. The new LEGO Universe will combine gaming, building and the opportunity for social networking on the very same web page. The game is being developed in close cooperation with fans, who are testing every idea, and "LEGO Group want to offer the unique experience to play with LEGO bricks both virtually and physically together with your friends from all over the world, and you can even change from the physically to the virtual play as you like – You are in control."
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 4:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Playing as a warrior riding a voracious dragon trained for deadly aerial and ground combat, and capable of scorching, clawing and smashing thousands of enemies, gamers must defeat countless armies to save a civilization. Factor 5 has renamed its dragonesque title to
Rise from Lair.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 4:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA announced an all new Wii exclusive intellectual property, Boogie, a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 4:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v3.6 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 3:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developed exclusively for the X360 from the ground up and for the first time ever, gamers will experience Naruto starting from the series' beginning. Re-live the hit anime and manga and experience Naruto's transformation from noisy ninja-academy dropout to respected ninja.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Overlord is an original next-generation title from Age of Wonders developer Triumph Studios. A groundbreaking action adventure, Overlord is set in a seriously warped fantasy world where players can be evil (or really evil).
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 2:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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FlatOut: Total Carnage is a re-imagining of FlatOut 2 rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to make use of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability of third generation technologies. According to an
updated ESRB listing it might very well be, as it previously only listed Xbox 360, and now also PC.
Long, long ago, battles were waged with blade and spell. The lush island of Aedis was constantly submerged in bloodshed. Eventually, this hatred and anger gave birth to an entity known as Mugen, which brought an end to all things. Now they call it a fairy tale, a mere child's fantasy.
by Rainier on June 1, 2007 @ 12:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar adds a gripping new single-player campaign sees the elimination of two of the game’s alien races and the introduction of several others. Availale through the in-game autoupdater, the v1.6 patch adds a full-blown 3D engine upgrade resulting in a 10X graphics performance improvement, as well as dozens of new features.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 7:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Legend: Hand of God is an action RPG set in a fantasy world where you guide your hero in his quest against evil, fighting your way through action filled battles.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 7:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic. Ubisoft will release a multiplayer demo next week Friday, June 7, 2007, featuring the PC exclusive Calavera map, playable in the Recon vs. Assault mode. We will of course have it on
fileserver network, so stay tuned!
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 6:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hour of Victory allows you to play a key role in the pivotal and cinematic battles from the European and North African theaters of World War II, using the skills and gameplay style you choose. If you haven't yet, you can check a playable demo on Xbox Live Marketplace.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 4:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Perpetual Entertainment's MMORPG Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising lets you take on the role of a son or daughter of an Olympian god challenges players to overcome and conquer the enemies of Rome. You can now sign up for an exclusive chance to
enter the closed beta playtest.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 4:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In development at Japanese studio d'Artoon, Vampire's Rain is a survival horror action game set in Los Angeles where you play as John Lloyd, an AIB special agent who has to fight his way past hordes Night Walker zombies.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 4:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision released its fiscal year 2007 results revealing profits. Net revenue was up compared to last year, but although Q4 2007 sales and revenue doubled, they still turned a net loss of $14.4M. The conference call was more interesting, with Activision confirming Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and Guitar Hero Rocks The 80s scheduled for July-Sept., while Call of Duty 4, a new Marvel title (probably Spider-Man: Friend or Foe), Guitar Hero III, Tony Hawk, and Bee Movie are all due later this fall. The next James Bond title is a ways off in 2008, along with other new IPs.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 2:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SouthPeak Interactive has release the first patch for Artificial Studios' 4-player co-op online-enabled action game Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia, bringing your retail game to v1.001. No details as to what the patch fixes are available at this point.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 1:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Auran's Fury is the ultimate competitive online RPG. It takes the best elements of an MMO - combat, advancement and teamwork - and blends them with the best elements of an FPS - instant action, fast pacing and diverse game types.
Sign up to participate in the beta test...
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 12:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While Relic is working on the Company of Heroes expansion pack, it is also continuing to fine-tune the original. The much anticipated v1.70 patch is now available, adding DirectX 10 support, and the usual bug/crash fixes, and other enhancements.
by Rainier on May 31, 2007 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the release of Shadowrun Vista gamers are now connected with X360 players in cross-platform matches through a single service. Current Xbox Live users can keep the same gamertag and friends list, while new users get in-game multiplayer voice chat, dedicated server support and Achievements