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'Lost Empire: Immortals' - v1.03 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 4:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Paradox Interactive's 4X strategy game Lost Empire: Immortals is set in space featuring six playable races, each with their own compelling storyline who battle for domination of a vast empire.

'Wii Fit' (Wii) - 40 New Screens

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Wii Fit uses the Wii Balance Board, included with Wii Fit, for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games. Many of these activities provide a "core" workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions.

'Construction Combat: Lock's Quest' (NDS) Announced

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 3:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Construction Combat: Lock’s Quest is a new original adventure title game where players create a virtual world block-by-block to defend their homeland against invading enemies. With the use of the stylus players will be able to immerse themselves into the building and creating process.

'Mister Slime' (NDS) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 3:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SouthPeak Games has signed a publishing agreement with Lexis Numérique for its newest old-school 2D side-scroller action adventure game, Mister Slime, featuring clever “elastic” controls.

'The Bourne Conspiracy' (PS3/X360) Gets Official Release Date

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy is a third-person espionage action game where players move from fistfights to firefights to experience sequences that, unlike any other game, seamlessly blend Bourne's signature hand-to-hand combat with intense shooting and the ability to escape and evade deadly situations.

'StuntMANIA!pro' - v2.6 Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 2:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

StuntMANIA!pro is a fast paced 3D car stunt driving game, where you get to perform the most amazing tricks and stunts in some really cool environments. This new versions adds a new visual effects and improved graphics, new rankings, new Air Speed Freak Challenge Game, new Bonus Roundup Challenge Game, etc...

Playing Violent Video Games Relaxes People

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 2:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A new research project by Middlesex University psychologists Miss Jane Barnett and colleagues on 292 male and female online gamers playing the game World of Warcraft concluded that people who play violent games online actually feel more relaxed and less angry after they have played.

'Draft Day Sports: Baseball' Announced

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 1:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sports simulation games developer Wolverine Studios is proud to announce that PureSim Baseball series developer Shaun Sullivan has joined Wolverine Studios to produce Draft Day Sports: Baseball.

NCsoft Licenses Gamebryo Development Platform

by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Emergent Game Technologies announced that NCsoft, known for MMOs such as Lineage, Guild Wars and City of Heroes, has signed a licensing agreement for the Gamebryo video game development platform with the company’s North American business unit.

'UEFA EURO 2008' (ALL) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 8:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Take on the challenge of leading one of over 50 European national teams and play as your favorite country from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the European Soccer Championship tournament with UEFA EURO 2008.

Various Game Trailers #1308

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 8:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

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:

  • Overclocked: A History of Violence - Launch Trailer
  • Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 [PSP] - Trailer
  • Doodle Hex [NDS/Wii] - Basic Concept Tutorial

  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Pirates of the Caribbean' Scribe Writes 'Halo' Movie Script

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 7:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie, known for writing Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral and most recently G.I. Joe and Gears of War movies, turns out to be a big Halo fan, and, according to Latino Review has penned a spec screenplay based on Eric Nylund's movel Halo: The Fall of Reach in an attempt to revive the project after movie studios Universal Studios and Fox backed out of the deal with Peter Jackson and Microsoft. A spec screenplay means "speculative," a term used for somebody writing a script on hisr own behalf, without payment.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (ALL) Passes UK's Stringent BBFC Certification

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 3:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in New York, Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, situated around mysterious protagonist Nikolai. After the UK certification board BBFC gave Rockstar a hard time with Manhunt 2, it was going to be interesting to see what it would do with the imminent GTA IV, but apparently much ado about nothing, as it was just granted an 18+ approval rating for "strong violence, very strong language, sex and drug references."

'Baroque' (PS2/Wii) - 8 Screens

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 2:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Baroque is a dungeon-crawling action RPG loaded with items to find and customize, packed with tons of twisted monsters to vanquish, boasting a powerful musical score, and featuring an innovative story progression system in which death is not the end.

THQ Acquires Casual Game Publisher Elephant Entertainment

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 2:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ announced the acquisition of casual and online games business Elephant Entertainment, and in conjunction also announced an exclusive, worldwide retail publishing agreement with cross-platform casual games company Oberon Media

Ex-Rainbow Studios Employees Form TimeFly Studios

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Former Rainbow Studios employees Brad Ruminer, Dennis Booth, and Glenn O'Bannon announced they have created their own independent video game development company. Located in Arizona, TimeFly Studios will be developing games based on licensed property as well as original game concepts from action/adventure to rhythm games to puzzle games.

'Haze' (PS3) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 12:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Haze puts you in the boots of a new recruit in the privately run Mantel army. Your conflict begins in a war-torn country where you have been sent to fight a vicious rebel faction, the Promise Hand.

'NOMBZ: Night of a Million Billion Zombies' - v1.1 Patch/Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 12:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

PowerUp Studios' NOMBZ is a 3D action shooter that challenges the player to lead a posse of survivors through a city infested with the living dead! This patch improves performance and fixes a few issues/bugs.

'R-Type Command' (PSP) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 12:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus' R-Type Command is a deviation from the usual shoot 'em up genre into the tactical/RPG genre, giving fans of the franchise a chance to see all the units and enemies up close and personal, in 3D, while also adding 2 player versus mode.

Ubisoft Bringing Over 40 Titles To Steam

by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 11:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Valve has signed a digital distribution agreement with Ubisoft to bring more than 40 of the French publisher's games, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, various Tom Clancy titles, to customers in Canada and the United States via Steam, and is currently offering up Assassin's Creed for pre-purchase.