by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 6:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Acclaim Games announces a free MMO dancing game for your PC featuring the hottest music and coolest dance moves. DANCE! will be the first massively multiplayer online dancing game to be released in the US, matching millions of players against each other in dance battles across cyberspace.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 6:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Resistance: Fall of Man, the U.S. and Britain band together in a last-ditch effort to save Europe and Asia from a horrific scourge. Humanity’s hope for survival is slim, and the tide of the battle rests on the shoulders of U.S. Army Ranger, Sgt. Nathan Hale.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 6:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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DropTeam is a truly Sci-Fi multiplayer tactical simulation of mechanized ground combat using a new groundbreaking and powerful 3D engine. DropTeam is all about fun, fast and furious tactical action – but not at the expense of realistic physics and a credible combat experience. This scenario editor allows you to create your own content.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 6:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call of Juarez is situated in 19th-century Wild West America and requires a combination of both intelligent stealth and pure shooting, fast-paced revolver duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding, and memorable locations. While the game is still not released in North America, Techland is already working on a mappack,
currently in beta testing, adding 8 new multiplayers maps varying in size, setting, gameplay type and maximum number of players.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 6:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turok is an epic, story-driven first-person shooter set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Players take on the role of Joseph Turok, a former Black Ops commando, now part of an elite Special Forces squad on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically-altered planet.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 5:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ship Simulator 2006 puts you at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to be found at sea, where they will need to perform a multitude of tasks, all set within a stunning 3D environment. This update brings your retail game to v1.6 (requires v1.4) and adds new features and the usual big and crash fixes.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 5:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its handheld debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date. 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.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 5:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, etc. Atari sent out an updated release schedule revealing TDU has been pushed back to Feb. 2007.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 5:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Eidos and TT Games confirm a new LEGO adventure in Bionicle Heroes, bringing to life the most powerful and exciting LEGO characters ever seen in one game, in an action-packed world of adventure and discovery.
by David Brothers on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 4:23 a.m. PDT | 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 Oct. 13, 2006 @ 4:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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French developer Cyanide is already working on a new project, Loki, an action/RPG set in a universe inspired by mythology and ancient races such as the Greeks, Vikings, Aztecs and Egyptians.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 3:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Matrix Games is very proud to announce they have acquired the rights to two game series engines and will be developing the next games in the Combat Command and Horse and Musket series designed by Boku Strategy Games.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 3:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In keeping with Blizzard's aggressive stance against cheating in World of Warcraft, it banned over 76,000 accounts were closed and 11 million gold was removed from the game economies in Europe, Korea, and the US in the month of September. The banned accounts were taking part in activities that violate the game's Terms of Use, including using third-party programs to farm gold and items, which severely impacts the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 2:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA today announced the Phantasy Star Universe multiplayer open beta for the Xbox 360 will be available for free download on Xbox Live Marketplace starting on today.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 2:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TLotR: Shadows of Angmar will allow players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth, experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's fantasy realm where you can establish their unique reputations, and discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2006 @ 12:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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High Moon Studios today announced an upcoming line of costumes based on its Vampire-Western video game, Darkwatch. Designed and manufactured by California Costume Collections, Inc., the costume line features clothing and accessories recreating the horror themed Western era wardrobe worn by the game’s half-vampire gunslinger hero, Jericho Cross.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 10:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The ATV franchise is back for an all-new installment of intense racing action with ATV Offroad Fury 4. Select your favorite ATV, or for the first time in franchise history, MX Bikes, Buggies, and Trophy Trucks to race through 72 tenacious tracks on six different continents en route to the checkered flag.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 9:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft announced that both the Xbox Live service and Xbox.com will be offline and unavailable starting at midnight Pacific Time on Tuesday October 17, 2006. The downtime is needed to add new features and other cool stuff to the Xbox Live service. Neither service will be reachable for 24 hours, so if you get errror messages, it's not you nor your internet connection. You can still earn achievements when you're offline, once the Xbox Live service returns your achievements will be uploaded automatically.
by Judy on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 6:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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3DRealms has released the SDK for Human Head's sci-fi FPS Prey. The SDK includes all of the game code for building your own game DLL, as well as some code examples/tutorials which will explain a few of the basic things you should know before diving into the code-base.
by Judy on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 5:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ugo Volt is an unforgettable hero in this intensely emotional action adventure that pits a dark vision of the future against the indomitable human spirit. Ugo's actions unleash a series of catastrophic events that affect much more than his own desire for revenge, plunging him into a virtual chaos that will change him forever.
by Judy on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 4:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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You awaken, only to see pitch black. As you remove yourself from the rubble and debris, a white light appears through a hole in the thick wall full of inscribed imagery. The room starts to shake violently, and walls start to collapse. As you look up, you find yourself in a large circular room full of gates leading to the unknown. What lies beyond the Deadly Gates?
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 2:52 p.m. PDT | 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 Oct. 12, 2006 @ 2:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The World Cyber Games 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy, kicks off in just six days. The WCG 2006 is planned to be the largest-scale event yet with 700 gamers from 70 countries participating, including six new countries such as Ireland and Saudi Arabia, which will send representatives to the WCG Grand Final for the first time.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 2:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ridge Racer 2 is easy to pick up and play, keeping the high speed drifting fun in the palm of your hand and letting you take this supreme racing experience with you wherever you go.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2006 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yesterday US District Judge Robin J. Cauthron handed down a preliminary injunction halting Oklahoma’s law which prohibits the sale of video games depicting inappropriate violence to minors, claiming it unconstitutional in various ways.