News Roundup: Elebits Extend Extra Lumines

by: Randy - posted: 11/29/2006 10:49:00 PM

Demos

• Check out the multiplayer demo to War Front: Turning Point, a strategy title that assassinates Hitler near the beginning of Dubya Dubya Two.
  

Videos, Screenshots

• Defend your martian homeland from robot invaders in UFO: Afterlight.
• Haven't yet tried out one of the simplest and most addictive casual games this year?  Watch Every Extend Extra, and try not to make sense of its name.
• Or check out another contender for gaming addiction in Lumines II's Final trailer.   (And check out Atomic Gamer's review of it for the PSP.)
• Screens: Great Invasions (PC); Elebits (Wii); and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP).
  

Reviews, Editorials

• Killer Betties go above and beyond the Call of Duty 3 in an expectedly flattering review.
• Get your fast food review of Sneak King from the Burger King line of games.
• Dana Massey of MMORPG.com goes into the confession booth about "Graphics Whores: How They're Ruining Games."
  

Patches, Others

• Weird Worlds Return to Infinite Space patch 1.2.
• Warhammer: Mark of Chaos 1.3 patch.
• Benchmarkers, start your, er, benches?  Here are the newest versions of 3DMark and PCMark:  3DMark06 v.110 full install, 3DMark06 v110 patch, 3DMark05 v130 full install, and PCMark05 v120 full install.

These guys already have their Christmas lights up:  Atomic Gamer, Killer Betties, and MMORPG.com.  Thank them for today's News Roundup.