by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 6:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War thrusts players back in time, 15 years before the events of Ace Combat 5, and reveals the events that led up to the last chapter of the franchise. Players will take on the role of a mercenary hired to fly for Ustio, a small country bordering Belka, and face off against rival pilots throughout the game.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 5:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner is a classic graphic adventures with the freedom and playability of an RPG. German publisher Crimson Cow has released a new patch bringing your German retail game to v2.0, although no details beyond "fixes problems with the game" are available (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 5:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin. Microsoft has released a
list of 50 achievements that can be unlocked to crank up your gamerpoints.
by Alicia on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 4:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Authentic WWII atmosphere. Fly in close to Germany's industrial terrain for a bombing raid, strafe the islands of the pacific, or emerge from the cloud cover over London and engage the enemy. The environment looks so real you'll feel like you're the pilot in a famous WWII movie.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 4:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization, the Corleone family. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. Play your cards right and you could even be running everything as the next, and most powerful, Don.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 3:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The LMA Manager 2006 team have been busy compiling all of the player moves from the January 2006 transfer window ready for the second half of the season. Now all the updated transfer and player data can be accessed and implemented into LMA Manager 2006.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 3:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero puts you at center stage of your very own rock band, featuring unique characters, a selection of Gibson electric guitars to play and concert venues that grow in size as your music career progress. Gem Distribution signed Guitar Hero for UK distribution, scheduled for April 7th 2006.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 3:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends promises to reinvent the RTS genre once again with a game that immerses players in a unique new fantasy world embroiled in an epic war between the forces of Magic and Technology. Gamers fight through towering cities, flame-swept deserts and brutal ice plains in battles filled with mystical creatures, devastating machines and incredible acts of magic.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 3:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization, the Corleone family. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own, and become Don. EA VP and Godfather executive producer David De Martini tells us more about the "Mobface" feature.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 2:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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dtp today announced its new adventure project Belief & Betrayal, putting the players into the role of the journalist Jonathan Danter, who - after the mysterious death of his uncle - gets involved in a dangerous church conspiracy, which has its roots through the centuries in the time when Judas got 30 silver coins for his betrayal of Jesus Christ.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 2:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Xenosaga Episode III will take place one year after the end of Episode II. The game will once again focus on the adventures of the series' main character Shion and her friends.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 1:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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ArenaNet and NCsoft announce the successful conclusion of the first Guild Wars World Championship (GWWC) and the crowning of guild The Last Pride (EvIL) from Korea as Guild Wars World Champions during Taiwan Game Show in Taipei, winning a total of $50,000 dollars
by Kenny Bartlett on Feb. 24, 2006 @ 1:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Complete with an engaging visual presentation and ESPN’s Mike Patrick and former Stanford All-American Kyle Peterson calling the action, MVP 06 NCAA Baseball features an all-new Custom Ballpark feature, a robust Create a Player option, and includes exclusive new online features for the PS2 and Xbox Live.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 8:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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College Hoops 2K6 for X360 delivers all the excitement of college basketball through incredible next generation graphics, unparalleled gameplay, the entire suite of features found in the critically-acclaimed current generation versions, and an expanded roster of teams and players.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 7:01 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom today announced that it is bringing animated series based on its Street Fighter and Darkstalkers videogames to UMD. Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie, 29 episodes of the Street Fighter II V animated series, Night Warriors Darkstalkers Revenge Alpha and Night Warriors Darkstalkers Revenge Omega.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 5:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Midway released its quaterly results and dispite the fact that net revenues dropped 9% it remains optimistic for the coming year with an estimated 3& revenue increase. In the subsequent conference call Midway revealed Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 2007 is currently scheduled for Winter 2007 (Dec. 2006 - March 2007). End of last year Midway closed Australian developer Ratbag, but predicts it will hire an additional 100 over the coming year and plans to steamline its production by improving tech sharing amongst internal studios.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 4:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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TimeShift is an innovative FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes, is in development by Saber Interactive. TimeShift will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, the latest graphics technology, and high production values to create a truly unique action game experience.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 3:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Morphid Brood challenges the player to aid the Brood on the journey they seem compelled to undertake, to a place yet unknown, but the going won’t be easy. Standing in their way are countless environmental challenges and puzzles, and worse still, a group of equally strange jungle-dwelling creatures with a ravenous appetite.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 3:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Vietnam Combat: First Battle, under development at Exozet Games/Provox, is a Vietnam military turn-based strategy to bwe published by Black Pepper Games.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 2:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In an
interview with EuroGamer Criterion's Alex Ward commented on recent speculations that BLACK might be making an appearance on the Xbox 360. "I keep reading all over forums that we're going to make a 360 version of BLACK, and it's just not true." Alex denied the reason that BLACK doesn't work on the X360 as a sign EA simply holding out for a possible port, but he went on to say that the sequel will be on the nextgen console somewhere in the future.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 1:48 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Wizards of the Coast has announced the next installment in its online strategy Trading Card Game, Magic Online III, which will arrive this summer with many new features, a whole new look and a mentor system that makes it easier than ever to learn to play.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 12:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Far Cry Instincts Evolution will introduce players to an entirely new story, characters and game features that reflect and improve upon the critically acclaimed elements of the first title.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 12:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Paradox has released a new patch for their strategy game Crusader Kings. This update brings your retail game to v1.05 and overhauls many game mechanisms, introducing many new features, and completely reworking and rebalancing almost all aspects of the game.. Read more for detailed fix list and download links.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | 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 combine with top-notch graphics and an enthralling soundtrack to immerse both casual and hardcore players.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2006 @ 11:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway announced today the broadening of its in-game advertising strategy with a multi-year multi-game deal with Double Fusion to provide dynamic, in-game advertising exclusively to select, upcoming Midway titles, starting with Stranglehold, developed in collaboration with John Woo.