by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2006 @ 2:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Xbox Live celebrates Emergence Day with 24 hours of special events beginning at 12:01 A.M. on Sunday, November 12 on Xbox Live. Gold members in North America can join online tournaments, download exclusive videos, win cool prizes, and participate in variety of other activities.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2006 @ 2:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.
Konductra challenges players to create and destroy lines with colored tiles. This unique, but elegant puzzle title offers various game modes, including Task, Score, Versus CPU, and Versus Human.
by Katarani on Nov. 12, 2006 @ 1:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With all-new speed blurring, realistic spark and smoke effects, and camera shakes, get your adrenaline pumping and experience the all-out drama and intensity of 190-mph racing with NASCAR 07.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2006 @ 1:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bloodmasters is an oldschool arcade-style shooter with an isometric top down perspective (birds-eye view). The game is completely focused on multiplayer and features classic game modes such as DM, TDM, CTF and more. This v1.1 update adds a few new features but mainly tweaks and fixes the game.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2006 @ 1:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NBA Street series expands on the fast-paced and larger-than-life 3-on-3 basketball gameplay, creating a hyper-real world that merges legendary courts with the hometown courts of your favorite NBA stars into one seamless city of streetball moments.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 1:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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RoboBlitz is a fast-paced action game featuring puzzle-solving and unique physics-based weapons. This demo allows you to try 3 levels, but includes the full content of the game, so if you want to continue to play, you need to buy a license key. While there is no content difference, the previous version apparently has an issue with unlocking properly.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 11:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CCP, known for Eve Online, and White Wolf Publishing, known for various tabletop RPG franchises, announced that the companies have signed an agreement to merge. The new company will publish strategy guides, enhanced collectable card games, role-playing systems, and novels based on EVE Online, while development on a new MMORPG, World of Darkness, is already underway.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 10:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Fuzion Frenzy 2 is a party game set in space that combines futuristic arcade action, superior mini-games, tournament modes, and custom tailored games with online features such as multiplayer and customizable tournaments.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 10:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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18 Wheels of Steel: Haulin' is SCS Software's latest title in their truck driving sim line of games. This v1.06 patch addresses various issues with the game, fixes bugs and crashes, and tweaks various other items (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for detailed fix list...
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 10:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game that centers on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends who create and develop their combat styles by utilizing different types of Shadow Change, including Sword, Assassin, and Power Magic.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 9:57 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Thrillville queue-jumps previous theme-park games with its access-all-areas pass to adventure and enjoyment, placing a fully interactive and customisable amusement park at your fingertips, allowing you to experience the joys of creating and playing within their very own theme park.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 9:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations you are special ops team leader Lt. Jake Morche. Your unit is sent into Columbia to take out a cartel boss, while being outnumbered and hunted down by the heavily armed drug mafia.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 9:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sonic Rivals is a head-to-head competition between Sonic and his top rivals. Rip through tracks in some high-spirited single player and wireless multiplayer action against friends as Sonic returns in a whole new racing-platformer with classic 2D gameplay in true 3D environments for gamers on the go.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 9:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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According to NPD Group's October sales numbers, Scarface was the #1 selling game in America on any platform. Scarface is a third person action shooter set in a complex world filled with excess and greed, where you take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 8:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Events in the game are based on the little-known offensive operation, conducted by the Red Army from May 12 to 28, 1942. In the course of German counterattack, begun 17 May 1942, three Soviet Armies were surrounded and forced through fierce fighting to leave from the "meat grinder" Of The Barvenkovskiy Kotel.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 8:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Valve signed an online distribution deal with SEGA to bring Medieval 2: Total War to Steam on Nov 15, and it is now available for pre-load. Set in the most turbulent and bloody era in European history, Medieval 2: Total War will allow gamers to lead their armies across the battlefields of Europe and the Holy Land before discovering the Americas and doing battle with the fearsome Aztecs.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 8:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Horse Racing Manager 2 is a sport management and horse racing game designed for management game fans as well as riding and horse racing aficionados. This patch fixes various technical issues with the recently released demo, reported by the community.
by Andrew Hayward on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 6:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of adrenaline-filled street racing and will challenge players to face the ultimate test of driving skill on treacherous canyon roads.
by Andrew Hayward on Nov. 11, 2006 @ 5:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Power Stone Collection is a compilation including enhanced versions of Power Stone 1 and 2, originally released for the Sega Dreamcast and arcades. These fast and furious 3D brawlers put a new spin on "last man standing" as characters take each other on in frenzied match ups amidst fully interactive environments.
by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2006 @ 2:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular “tycoon” genre, and inspired a new generation of games. This first patch adresses various AI issues, improves performance, multiplayer tweaks, and the usual bug and crash fixes.
by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2006 @ 1:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Eragon is an epic fantasy-adventure which centers on a young farm boy named Eragon whose destiny is revealed with the help of a dragon. Based on the upcoming movie, Eragon, now a Dragon Rider, is swept into a world of magic and power, discovering that he alone has the power to save -- or destroy -- an Empire.
by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2006 @ 1:27 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EgoSoft has released the promised upgrade patch for its space-combat exploration game X³: REUNION. This update brings your retail game to v2.0.0.1, adding new features, including free expansions, while removing Starforce protection, enabling more players to access the game without the potential performance issues of the copy protection.
by Rainier on Nov. 10, 2006 @ 9:35 a.m. PST | 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 Rainier on Nov. 10, 2006 @ 8:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA announced that Full Auto 2: Battlelines is being developed for the PSP. Full Auto 2: Battlelines puts high-speed vehicles outfitted with weapons and armor into fully realized and fully destructible urban street environments.