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2008

Avatar Reality Collaborates with e frontier to Add Realistic Home Models to Upcoming MMVW Blue Mars (PC)

Shade 10, Shade Home Design Software Provides Opportunity for Blue Mars Users to Experiment with High-quality Architectural Environments and Design SAN FRANCISCO (from GDC 2008) ? Feb. 21, 2008 ? Avatar Reality Inc., a development entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, today announced collaboration with e frontier Inc. to utilize their Shade …

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New “Codename: Panzers – Cold War” Screenshots Released (PC)

Darmstadt, February 21, 2008 – Developer Stormregion and publisher 10TACLE STUDIOS today released new screenshots and the box art for “Codename Panzers: Cold War.” The screenshots offer a glimpse of the variety in the game’s levels as well as demonstrating the completely re-worked Gepard3 graphics engines performance. The new real-time strategy game from famed Hungarian …

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Game Developers Conference Honors Nintendo With A Game Developers Choice Award (DS)

Feb. 21, 2008 The 2008 Game Developers Conference has honored Nintendo with a Game Developers Choice Award. The Legend of Zelda®: Phantom Hourglass for Nintendo DS? won for Best Handheld Game of the Year. The game continues to enjoy strong momentum in the U.S., with more than 1.1 million copies sold since its Oct. 1, …

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Virtual Console On Wii Expands Into A Commodore 64 Gaming Universe (WII)

Commodore Gaming teams up with Nintendo of Europe to bring classic C64 games to the Wii! Already a firm favourite with Wii owners, Virtual Console is once again expanding its catalogue, this time with the addition of a whole new games format. Later this year, Wii owners will be able to enjoy classic titles from …

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EA AND IMAGE COMICS ANNOUNCE DEAD SPACE COMIC SERIES WITH BEN TEMPLESMITH AND ANTONY JOHNSTON (360, PC, PS3)

Limited Edition First Issue Only Available at WonderCon in San Francisco Chertsey, UK ? February 21, 2008 ? Electronic Arts and Image Comics today announcd a new comic book series based upon the upcoming original survival horror video game; Dead Space?. This new six-book series set in the Dead Space universe will be written and …

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SEGA REVEALS DETAILS OF UPCOMING ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES? VIDEO GAME (360, PC, PS3)

First-Person Shooter Based on Popular Motion Picture Franchise Coming to Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3, and PC in Late 2008 LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO (February 21st, 2008) ? SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. today revealed details of the highly anticipated squad-based first-person shooter video game, Aliens: Colonial Marines?. Licensed through an exclusive agreement with …

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Xbox 360 Becomes First Video Game Console Ever to Invite the World to Create Original Games and Share Online With Millions (360)

Flood of community-created games to double leading games library.SAN FRANCISCO ? Feb. 20, 2008 ? In a landmark announcement during the keynote address at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC), Microsoft Corp. promised to soon allow Xbox LIVE members to play, rate and share community-created games. As the first in the industry to pioneer high-speed …

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Revolution Returns To Mars In THQ’s Groundbreaking Open World Shooter Red Faction®: GuerrillaTM (360, PC, PS3)

Third-Person Action-Shooter Re-Defines Destruction and Open-World Game-Play AGOURA HILLS, Calif. February 20, 2008 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that Volition, Inc.’s critically acclaimed Red Faction® franchise will make its open-world, next-generation debut with Red Faction®: Guerrilla?. Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, this third-person open-world action-shooter will …

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Microsoft Provides Thrilling First Look at Xbox 360 Blockbuster Portfolio for 2008, Announces “Gears of War 2” Ships This November (360)

The world’s hottest developers pave the way for a banner year with a blockbuster lineup that includes “Gears of War 2,” “Fable 2,” “Ninja Gaiden II” and a rich mix of indie Xbox LIVE Arcade titles.     SAN FRANCISCO ? Feb. 20, 2008 ? Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008, Microsoft Corp. provided …

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Got Game Entertainment Announces a “Ghost-hunting Giveaway” for “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” (PC)

Enter for your chance to win real-life versions of the ghost-hunting tools used in “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” Weston, CT ? February 20, 2008 ? To celebrate the upcoming North American release of ?The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure?, a suspense-adventure game for the PC, publisher Got Game Entertainment today announced its ?Ghost-hunting …

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Sid Meier’s Civilization: Revolution release date announced (360, DS, PS3)

San Francisco ? February 20, 2008 2K Games is proud to announce that Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution?, the latest entry in the award-winning Sid Meier’s Civilization® franchise, will be available in shops on June 6, 2008. Developed internally at 2K’s world-renowned and award-winning Firaxis development studio, Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution will be available for Xbox …

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