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  • Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Announced by Paradox Interactive

    Posted by on December 8, 2009 under News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
    Paradox Interactive, publishers of many PC titles such as the Elven Legacy series and For the Glory are expanding onto consoles with  Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West coming in 2010.  Lead and Gold is a team based 3rd person shooter that drops players into the Wild West to relive the excitement, danger and mystery of the wild frontier with other players. Fatshark, the developer of Lead a... more.
  • Matt Chat #40 Featuring Sword of Fargoal (and it’s creator Jeff McCord)

    Posted by on December 7, 2009 under News, PC
    Matt Barton, co-author of Vintage Games (reviewed here) does a series of Youtube videos called "Matt Chat" where he covers games of interest from all years (from World of Warcraft all the way back to the focus of Matt Chat #40, and the reason I decided to do this write up, Sword of Fargoal). Some background information about Sword of Fargoal, this is not Final Fantasy 12 or anything of the sort... more.
  • The Indie Games Xmas Calendar 2009 (pretty cool, check it out)

    Posted by on December 6, 2009 under PC
    This is an interesting idea they have over at Indiexmas.com, every day from now (well a few days ago, found this one a little late) to Christmas, a new "door" will be opened.  What is so unique about this?  Kind of like those boxes with those paper flaps that you open each day and get a candy, this digital version features games, videos and other interesting items for visitors. So far, as of ... more.
  • Dark Fall: Lost Souls Teaser Trailer

    Posted by on December 6, 2009 under PC
    Iceberg-Interactive publishers of the Dark Fall series (among many other titles) has just released a teaser trailer for the latest in the DF series, Lost Souls. "The young girl disappeared on her 11th Birthday, after being expelled from school. The Head Mistress of Saint Swithin's School for Girls thought her a bad influence on the other girls, and she frightened her teachers with macabre drawi... more.
  • Ben 10 Alien Force Coming Home (and to handhelds too)

    Posted by on December 5, 2009 under News, Portables, PS3, WII, Xbox 360
    D3Publisher has revealed the box art for Ben 10 Alien Force™: Vilgax Attacks which they will be releasing in Europe in 2010.  Ben 10 is a very popular franchise for Cartoon Network and has already sold millions in the gaming world.  This release is hitting all of the current consoles from the Xbox 360 to the Wii (and they aren't forgetting all of those gamers still kicking it with the PS2 eith... more.
  • Majesco Setting to Release Data East Arcade Classics on Nintendo Wii

    Posted by on December 3, 2009 under WII
    Majesco Entertainment, publishers of such wonderful games as A Boy and His Blob (both on Wii and the re-release on WiiWare), are preparing to release another classic game (in this case, many games) on the Wii.  Data East Arcade Classics is being packed with 15 classics from yesteryear (and for many that will never experience the arcades as they were back in the day). Some of the titles coming to... more.
  • Elven Legacy: Magic Threatened by Darkness, Can You Stop It?

    Posted by on December 3, 2009 under PC
    Paradox Interactive has released screens of the final game in the Elven Legacy Trilogy with Darkness, which requires the original Elvan Legacy game to play.  Can you stop the demonic magical energy that is threatening the world?  Sylent is the latest city to be attacked by this evil plague and it is up to you to stop it from advancing to the rest of the known world before it is too late. Alfr... more.
  • Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

    Posted by on December 3, 2009 under WII
    Check out PTX-40A, from Capcom's Lost Planet, and Gold Lightan, an original classic creation from Tatsunoko Productions in these pics and gameplay video we have gotten from Capcom from the upcoming Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars for Nintendo Wii, due January 26th, 2010. ... more.
  • Colin McRae: DiRT 2 Released

    Posted by on December 3, 2009 under PC, Portables, PS3, WII, Xbox 360
    Codemasters, creators of such great games as the Micro Machines line of racing titles on 8-Bit systems, have released a playable demo of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 on PC (we have some pics to get you interested in the game if you aren't already by just knowing that Codemasters are doing the work). Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is a rally racing game (fans can go ahead and skip to the pics below) that requires hon... more.
  • EGM Announces New Members, Details

    Posted by on December 1, 2009 under News
    Everyone here at OoPA are quite aware of Steve Harris and the great amount of work he is putting into bringing back his creation, EGM, after purchasing it back from it's previous owner, Ziff Davis. Today, we have more information on exactly what is coming from Steve Harris and EGM Media Group thanks to the press release. Dan Hsu and Demian Linn will be returning to EGM, who are currently working... more.