by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 12:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Bladestorm will offer massive battles mixed with strategy, much like the DW titles, but one of the main differences is that the game will be situated in the Western medieval timeframe.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 12:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Hot on the heels of the Rule of Rose debacle, and recent high school shooting, EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini said the 27-nation bloc's executive body wants to harmonise the rules restricting the sale of violent video games to children under 16.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 12:03 p.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 Jan. 11, 2007 @ 11:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Revealed several months ago, Ubisoft officially announced the PS3 version of From Software's epic adventure RPG Enchanted Arms, allowing players to escape to a fantasy world filled with beautiful cinema-quality graphics, unique characters and bizarre creatures.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 11:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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O3 Entertainment announced that Radio Allergy, an arcade shooter game featuring three different gameplay modes, Radio Allergy is a modern day revival to the classic arcade style shooters like Gradius and R-Type.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 11:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A fantasy voyage through the great mythologies, Loki, an action/RPG, allows you to take on the role of one of the 4 heroes of the game, each drawn from a different mythology : a mighty Norse fighter, a fierce Greek warrior, a powerful Egyptian magician or an Aztec shaman who masters the secrets of the spirit world.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 10:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard announced today that its subscription-based MMORPG World of Warcraft had reached yet another milestone, 8 million subscribers and counting. Two million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 9:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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K2 Network and Elephant Entertainment announced the pre-order campaign details for its upcoming modern tactical shooter, War Rock. The pre-order campaign includes exclusive in-game items and features offered through select & leading game retailers in the US and Canada.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 9:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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War Front: Turning Point is a 3D WWII RTS set in an alternate reality where you take command of experimental weapons, prototype vehicles and units rarely seen in strategy games in an attempt to alter or secure the historical outcome of the war. This single-player demo features a tutorial and one mission each from the German and Allied campaigns, up to Tech Level 2.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 8:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA announced Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, an all-new twists to the classic Crazy Taxi experience including multiplayer modes that allow two people to play coop or competitively. Now gamers can relive the addictive, action packed gameplay of the original Dreamcast games, Crazy Taxi and Crazy Taxi 2, on the go.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 5:46 a.m. PST | 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.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 5:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Virtua Tennis 3 gives gamers the opportunity to experience new levels of realism never thought possible on a home console system with enhanced photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that perfectly match the behaviour and mannerisms of individual professional players.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 5:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA announced The Godfather The Don's Edition for PS3 and The Godfather Blackhand Edition for Wii. The Godfather The Don's Edition includes The Corleone Expansion Pack with new gameplay and missions while The Godfather Blackhand Edition gives an enhanced combat experience with Wiimotion-based Blackhand Control
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 4:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Atari today announced the forthcoming European release of NAMCO BANDAI Games’ GUNPEY based on the original concept from gaming legend Gunpei Yokoi. Gunpey is an exciting, innovative and challenging puzzle game that will test your reflexes, stretch your mind and dazzle your senses.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 4:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. SOE and Sigil Games Online announced that Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will launch worldwide on Jan. 30, 2007.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 3:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Iron Realms Entertainment announced its first 3D MMORPG today: Earth Eternal, a high-fantasy world that combines real-world history, legend, and myth with original creations. Earth Eternal will be free to play, no mandatory subscription, pay only when you feel the game is worth contributing to.
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Spirit Caller immerses players in the Duel Academy, an elite school for gifted young duelists, as they start a new school year with the low ranking Slifer Red dormitory. With the help of top duelist Jaden, players learn that the school has come in contact with Duel Spirits, helpful apparitions that impart wisdom and help them to solve the mysteries behind the Duel Academy once and for all.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 2:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 1:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In-game advertisement pioneers Massive,
acquired by Microsoft in May 2006, lost two of its founding fathers CEO Mitch Davis, and president of new media, Nichola Longano have resigned and will leave end of this month. While no specific reason for the departure was given Davis stated that Pursuing entrepreneurial start-ups has always been his passion, and that Massive is currently well positioned in the in-game advertising industry. Business development veteran Cory Van Arsdale is now in charge.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 12:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Wild Hare Entertainment has announced an agreement with Merscom to publish a retail version of Rag Doll Kung Fu in North America. In Rag Doll Kung Fu you control your string puppets characters on screen with the mouse, create your own style, act out whatever you feel like, and of course, if you really feel like it, you can have a fight.
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2007 @ 12:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Armed Assault is a realistic, combat gaming offering freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation. ArmADemo Build 5116 allows to play the demo as a dedicated server host, and implements various fixes and tweaks.
by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2007 @ 9:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Battlestations: Midway follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942, in what was to become one of the most inspirational military campaigns in history.
by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2007 @ 5:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Codemasters Online Gaming are thrilled to announce that it’s popular MMORPG ArchLord has gone from strength to strength doubling it’s players base in little more than 2 weeks thanks to the recent move to free to play / no monthly subscription.
by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2007 @ 4:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Originally known in Japan as Sengoku Musou Wave, KOEI confirmed that its Wii exclusive sword fighting title has been renamed to Sengoku Musou Slash, and will be coming to North America as Samurai Slash, somewhere later this year. Apart from briefly mentioned during Nintendo's E3 press conference, and then later
during TGS 06, no other information is available. Now that the title has been pinned down, KOEI promises more details shortly.
by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2007 @ 4:27 p.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.