The Great Tree is one of those games you can't really classify, your only hope really is to read the game description:

Whispers speak of something sinister in the shadows. The time of the Great Descent draws nigh, but the Great Tree is failing. Stripped of its source of energy, its life force is running out. The fairy Wren, whose lives are intertwined with the tree, must find a way to collect the pollen that can save The Great Tree...and themselves.

The game was highly praised when it c...

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Screens showing off the environments and characters of the Starcraft II world are here for your viewing pleasure.

As for a release date, you'll get it when you get it!

Gametrailers has revealed the debut trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Let's hope it's better than previous games in the series...

Many survival horror fans may know that Resident Evil wasn't the first game in the genre (though it was Capcom who coined the term "survival horror"). But where did horror games begin? It started way before Resident Evil, and even way before Alone in the Dark.
Chris, from Chris's Survival Horror Quest, takes a look at some of the first-ever horror games and how they have (majorly) influnced today's survival horrors...

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Some lovely wallpapers for Blizzard's Diablo III have popped up and are yours for the taking.

With any luck, Diablo III should be out by the 2009 holiday season, as the game's VP of design Rob Pardo has said they typically announce a game a year to a year and a half before it comes out, though this sometimes doesn't work out.

"Many froth-mouthed fans of Blizzard's intergalactic real-time strategy masterpiece Starcraft have anxiously been awaiting word on when the next installment of the series would land in their anticipatory laps. Blizz has been characteristically tight-lipped about the title's launch window, though we were recently informed that an online SKU search for Starcraft II on Best Buy, Circuit City, and Gamestop's web sites reveal the same supposed release date of December 3, 2008. With no confirmation ..."

"Spore Creature Creator — available for both Mac OS X and Windows — enables users to create creatures using design tools taken from Spore, a virtual life game created by Will Wright, designer of Sim City and The Sims. Spore takes the Sim City and The Sims concepts to an extreme, where you create a life form from its first stirrings in primordial ooze all the way up to an intelligent, spacefaring civilization.


Spore Creature Creator lets you assemble hundreds of parts into a creature of yo..."

Okay, so Electronic Arts isn't all bad, because this idea is freaking awesome. The company got together a bunch of celebrities and asked them to create a creature using Spore's creature creator. The winner of the contest will see $15,000 going to the charity of their choice. Who's participating? Santana, Lynch, Stan Lee, the dudes from Flight of the Conchords, and a bunch of others. (If you aren't familiar with FotC by the way, I highly reccomend it.)

"Neuroscientist Mihai Moldovan of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark said the reason was most likely that the color red may act as a psychological distractor for men, possibly because men flush and turn red when they're angry."

Taking a trip down memory lane once more, GV looks at the short history of the RTS- and how they've evolved over time. Going all the way back to 1992 to Westwood's Dune 2, Gamingverdict take us slowly through the ages as they point out the ways in which the genre has evolved over time, and some of the fun facts you might have missed!

"A new trailer has been released showing the first stage of Spore known has Cell Phase. You start the game a single cell organism which is dropped onto a planet by the way of a meteor. From there you are basically trained in the ways of Spore and how it all works. There you can play has a meat eater, vegetarian or both. You earn DNA and collect parts to develop you creature further, make your choices wisely. Your choices have long lasting effects on how your creature will develop so you have t..."

"Ah, fanboys. What industry can truly call itself an industry without them? Those who prove themselves obsessively loyal to any product or corporation can be found among many communities, and nowhere do they flourish more freely than within gamer culture.

Although it may sound ridiculous to normal people, swearing undying allegiance to a heartless box of electrical components is a perfectly rational act in the mind of the fanboy, even though if he defended something like a particular brand ..."

This would not quite be a surprise to most people, but never the less, EA has announced the next Harry Potter game to coincide with the next movie's release. Designed by EA Bright Light Studios, they claim this game to be giving the most authentic experience of all Harry Potter games.
Now I'm a very big Harry Potter fan, but if I was a fan of the games, I sure am not now. The reason? The Goblet of Fire game was quite not upto the standard. Let's see if this can be much better, shall we?
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In a Business Week poll regarding the world's most innovative companies, readers voted Microsoft #5, Nintendo #7, and Sony #9; this is the first time all three have made it into the top 10.

Some interesting mentions: Apple and Google claimed the top two spots, Wal-Mart hit #23, Facebook #25, McDonald's #30, Starbucks #32, and News Corp. (Myspace, Fox, etc.) #43.

"The top-selling video game of all time has just surpassed another milestone, as EA announced that The Sims, which has been released in more than 20 different languages, has now sold 100 million copies the world over since it sprang from the mind of super-developer Will Wright in 2000. The first game's expansion-laden release was followed by The Sims 2 in the fall of 2004, while the recently announced The Sims 3 will drop sometime in 2009, for the first time letting sims venture beyond their f..."

More in particular, SarcasticGamer has called for a boycott of Battlefield: Bad Company. Of course most gamers online would question whether such a boycott had a chance of going anywhere. However, according to SarcasticGamer's statistics, it very well may be. The boycott is already gaining widespread attention. In spite of the odds, the anti-EA crowd is willing to do anything to somehow hit EA games where it hurts.

What this boycott is about? - EA allegedly making another attempt to swindl...

"In addition to dropping hints about new platforms, Gibeau also hinted that Spore might not be entirely free of charge. He told analysts that the online mode of the game could be an "opportunity" for an "expanded digital revenue stream." He did not elaborate if said stream entailed microtransactions, in-game advertising, subscription fees, or any combination of the three."

"On March 31, 1998, Blizzard Entertainment released StarCraft, a revolutionary real-time strategy game pitting three powerful and distinctive races against each other in a war-torn galaxy. In StarCraft, the resourceful terrans, mysterious protoss, and relentless zerg find themselves in a confluence of events that has only one possible outcome: an epic war for conquest and survival."

"It seems to me like Gibson is just trying to make some easy money off of an established franchise."

"While the bulk of the patent details the downloading and syncing of games between iTunes and iPhones/iPods, Apple proposes extending this functionality even further. Apple describes a method for transmitting iPhone/iPod high scores and other achievements to a central community game server.

By compiling high score data, players can compete amongst each other for prizes. All data can be digitally signed so that scores are authenticated."

"Gameloft is already responsible for a few Apple iPod games such as Block Breaker Deluxe and Brain Challenge. Wikipedia lists a number of games developed by Gameloft, including mobile versions of Prince of Persia, Rayman, Might and Magic and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six."

iPod Hacks takes a look at the iPhone's specifications and examines exactly why Apple's foray into the portable gaming market may very well create a capable new rival for both Sony and Nintendo. The full comparison can be found at the source link below. It's important to note that the device specifications listed also apply to the iPod touch.

For footage of the iPhone hardware in action, be sure to check out the following GameGrep articles:

• iPhone: "Touch Fighter" technology demonstration...

Blizzard have release a new video of the Zergs in action for Starcraft 2. Many unit types have been shown, the graphics are crisp, and the people of Korea have yet to internally combust. Can't wait. Hit the jump to see the new video in it's full glory.

The gaming capabilities of the iPhone were yesterday touted with a technology demonstration of the iPhone Software Development Kit under the moniker of "Touch Fighter".



Apple also showed off gameplay footage for iPhone versions of Spore and Super Monkey Ball.