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Wakeboarding HD (PS3)
TikGames (San Mateo, CA) and Creat Studios (Canton, MA) today announced that Wakeboarding HD will be available for download on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on Thursday, March 18th in Europe and March 25th in North America. The sixth release under the partnership between the two companies to deliver next generation console games, Wakeboarding HD features state-of-the-art water simulation and split-screen local multiplayer, and will be available via Sony’s PlayStation® Network for $14.99 / €14.99. Grab your board and hold on.

Millenium Secrets: Emerald Curse (PC)
JetDogs Studios, the Russian casual games developer, is glad to announce a launch of its new project “Millenium Secrets: Emerald Curse”. “Emerald Curse” is the first part of the “Millennium Secrets” project. It’s a 3D first-person view casual adventure game. By its fascinating detective plot it focuses on general public of different ages. The main character is a female police officer whose name’s Kate and who’s going to take part in a mysterious investigation. In the very beginning she gets a call from her old friend professor Archibald.

Theatre Of War 2: Africa 1943 (PC)
Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 covers the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps – reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army – prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies. The Axis forces, under the command of the legendary General Erwin Rommel, have an all too brief opportunity to seize victory from the clutches of their earlier failures. Players will lead Rommel’s Afrika Korp.

Theatre Of War 2: Kursk 1943 (PC)
Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company is excited to announce a new game in the Theatre of War series of tactical World War II titles. Theatre of War 2 is considered to be one the most realistic simulation of modern battle ever played on a PC. The new game is currently in development and is titled Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943. The Battle of Kursk lasted for forty nine days, from July 5 till August 23, 1943 and has made its way into history as one of the most crucial conflicts of WWII. It was the last strategic offensive.

Resident Evil 5: Desperate Escape (Xbox360)
This, the second major story pack for Resident Evil 5, pairs Jill Valentine and Josh Stone in another harrowing lost chapter of the Resident Evil 5 story. Freed of a mind control device, a fatigued Jill Valentine finds herself awakened by BSAA agent Josh Stone. Jill and Josh must work together to escape from the Tricell facility under the darkness of night.. Players will fight-off unrelenting waves of enemies in heart pumping blockbuster action, guiding Jill and Josh as they race to assist Chris and Sheva in their final showdown with Albert.

Skywire VIP (PC)
Skywire VIP is the latest game from Nitrome. Is that another installment in the Skywire series? Not at all, it’s a Riddle game! In this one, your goal is to guess the name of the characters that come out of the cable-car and then type their name. Some characters are very tiny and it can be tricky to get some of them but others come easy. Use the hint button in the top left corner of the game window in case you get stuck. Skywire VIP comes with 100 levels: can you beat them all?

German Truck Simulator (PC)
SCS Software is happy to announce the availability of digitally distributed edition of their newest truck simulation game German Truck Simulator. The German-language CD edition of the game has been released to retail stores in Germany this week, and now fans of truck simulations can experience a trucker’s life in English language version of the game. German Truck Simulator is a major step forward in truck simulation games, with improved graphics, truck handling, traffic AI as well as business planning features. Get behind the wheel of truck.

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Halfbrick Rocket Racing (Xbox360)
The hotly anticipated PS3 and PSP minis title Rocket Racing – rated E for EVERYONE, scheduled for release on February 18th, has been unexpectedly delayed. Halfbrick regrets these unfortunate circumstances, however due to Rocket Racing having a current rating of 9500 on the Kevin Bacon Awesomeness Meter (also known as K-BAM), the PlayStation servers were not equipped to take on such a powerful game at this time. Rocket Racing Team leader Luke Muscat mentioned that the level of awesome was a risk, but one that was necessary for the quality.

Major League Baseball 2K10 (Xbox360)
In addition to cover athlete Evan Longoria, third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays®, 2K Sports announced today that they have partnered with seven additional elite baseball superstars to help promote Major League Baseball® 2K10. The players will form an impressive council, who will serve as active spokesmen and invaluable gameplay advisors for the title this season. These seven players were selected not only for their excellence on the baseball diamond, but also for their commitment and desire to help create the most authentic MLB video game.

Dust Devils (Xbox360)
Ouch Games is announcing their upcoming game Dust Devils and revealing concept and screenshots. Mankind was on the brink of destruction and had exhausted Earth from all its natural resources. A space exploration team then discovered that our neighbor planet Mars has a crystal that we could harvest energy from. Our last hope was to excavate those crystals. One year later the largest space launch in human history where launched to secure our future existence. We thought we were ready for Mars, the thin atmosphere, the temperature.

History Channel, The: Great Battles – Medieval (Xbox360)
Slitherine Software Ltd, an independent developer and publisher based in the UK, and Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, today announced the release of the video game, HISTORY™ Great Battles Medieval, for Xbox 360®, the video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3, and PC. Koch Media will distribute the title in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (including French and Italian versions), Spain, Scandinavia, Benelux, the United Kingdom, and Australia. HISTORY™ Great Battles Medieva.

Metro 2033 (Xbox360)
Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands. In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station.

Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (Xbox360)
Designed and written by the same team that brought you Dragon Age: Origins, the Awakening expansion pack offers a brand new area of the world to explore known as Amaranthine, featuring an epic story that will allow players to unravel the secrets of the darkspawn – and their true motivations! Players will face a range of horrific and terrifying creatures including an evolved, intelligent breed of darkspawn and other menacing creatures such as the Inferno Golem and Spectral Dragon. Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening provides exciting new ways.

Dead To Rights: Retribution (Xbox360)
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today released new art, screens and video for Dead to Rights®: Retribution, a ground-up reinvention of the multi-million unit selling crime action series developed by Volatile Games. The new assets provide a tour of various locales from the game’s world – Grant City via a sampling of concept art, screens and “fly-by” videos of several environments in the game. Grant City is as much a character of Dead to Right: Retribution as protagonists Jack and Shadow. It’s a living breathing city, steeped in history.