by Andrew Hayward on Dec. 13, 2006 @ 1:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dave Mirra BMX Challenge features 17 levels with 9 different environments and 9 bikes from which to choose. Up to 4 players can compete via ad hoc wireless play. Player characters are customizable, and Dave is the featured rider.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2006 @ 1:26 a.m. PST | 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 Dec. 13, 2006 @ 1:21 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 v1.0.1.1 patch, for the French version only, adds a stable/jockey name editor, texture fixes, and multiplayer improvements.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2006 @ 1:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA has released a new patch for the 17th installment in its long running football franchise, Madden NFL 2007. The new update corrects lag issues that gamers were experiencing when playing the game against an opponent across a large geographical distance. Players were incorrectly aging in certain Create-A-Player/Train-A-Player situations. This has been fixed as well.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2006 @ 12:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Starshatter: The Gathering Storm integrates elements of real-time-strategy games by allowing fleet commanders to direct the battle on a tactical level, launching fighters and directing destroyers to defend the fleet and annihilate enemy forces.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 6:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Havok announced that Lionhead Studios has licensed physics and animation solution Havok Complete for use in Fable 2.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 6:00 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 :
- Dark Sector [PS3/X360] - Trailer #5
- Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War [PS3/X360] - Trailer #2
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 5:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Philips announced that it has reached agreements with Codemasters (TOCA Race Driver 3) and Introversion (DEFCON and Darwinia) to amBX-enable their upcoming games utilizing a special scripting language that will redefine the experience of playing games by extending the game world out of the screen and into the real world.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Assault Heroes is an innovative action combat game with non-stop vehicular combat action at its best is coming to Xbox Live Arcade.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 2:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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While not officially announced yet, Microsoft is working on a new backwards compatibility update. This free update currently adds 28 original Xbox games that you will be able to play on your X360, but is work in progress. Titles of note are recent games such as Scarface, Splinter Cell Double Agent, MK: Armageddon, and favorites such as Psychonauts...
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 12:32 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is an RTS game set in the renowned Warhammer world, featuring epic battles within massive landscapes, while offering an astounding level of detail. This v1.6 patch, for the european retail version, adds new features, a slew of unit/item balance tweaks, and the usual bugs/crash fixes.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 11:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Desperados 2: Conspiracy is an enhanced and expanded version of the tactical Wild West action game Desperados 2: Cooper’s Revenge.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 11:11 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 Dec. 12, 2006 @ 11:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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DEFCON, inspired by the 1983 cult-classic Wargames, is an online, competitive, multiplayer strategy game based around the theme of global thermonuclear war. This v1.2 patch adds new MOD support system, and new RenderNodes.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 10:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced the development of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence, an all-new video game in the Crime Scene Investigation franchise based on the characters and storylines from the original hit CSI television series.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 9:11 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. The future of global security hangs in the balance as you battle to defend classic Vegas locations and environments like Fremont Street, the Strip, and casinos.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 9:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah. These v1.02 patches address various bugs and issues with the game...
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 9:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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GameFactory's Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero is a new agricultural real-time strategy game Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero, built using the Officers engine.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 8:57 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. Funcom announces that its MMO Age of Conan has received the green light from Microsoft, and can officially start development of an Xbox 360 version.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 8:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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TopWare announced the tri-lingual Collector's Edition (English, French and German) for its upcoming action/rpg Two Worlds, which will include a letter opener sized version of the "Kilgorin" sword that appears in the game, a T-shirt and a card game (55 sheets), both with the exclusive "Two Worlds" design, a double-sided poster in A2 format with a beautifully-worked map and some truly dazzling artwork! To top it all off there is also a the "Making of" DVD including a maxi CD, and this isn’t just any old soundtrack – it’s a succession of atmospheric masterpieces from Harold Faltermeyer
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 5:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Pirates of the Caribbean Online you embark on quests for adventure and treasure in an effort to become the Caribbean’s most legendary pirate. Along the way you learn skills and tactics from the notorious Jack Sparrow, helping them forge alliances, hunt for buried treasure, battle evil undead forces and face off against known enemies from the movies.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 5:14 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 Nicolus Baslock on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 5:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Destroy All Humans! 2 comes out a little over a year after its predecessor and it's loaded for bear. Expect more blistering humor, massive destruction, flying saucers, evil Russians, smelly hippies, and jokes about Crypto's nether-regions than you can shake a, er, stick at.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 4:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Independent online game development studio Red 5 Studios, made up of key talent behind Blizzard's World of Warcraft, announced today it has raised $18.5 million additional capital to further its growth toward becoming the leading studio for creative, original MMO games for the global mass market.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2006 @ 4:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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War Front: Turning Point explores an alternate World War II, one in which Hitler is assassinated in the early days, and you will 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 World War II.