Operation: Flashpoint defined the war simulation genre. Impeccable detail, intuitive controls, objective freedom, a sense of glory coupled with a large dollop of reality. Not only did you finally feel like a soldier, but the game provided the enormous battlefield and massive armoury to live out your wartime fantasies.

A few games since have tried, with varying levels of success, to replicate the O:FP formula for true operational realism. Has Bohemia Interactive returned with a true vengeance with ARMA 2, or have they pushed themselves too far to trump their successful predecessor?

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One of the most highly-acclaimed showings at E3 came from Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction. It was arguably the game that, more than any other, went from zero to a hundred on the “do want” scale during the conference. But, if that wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, perhaps you should hit the jump and watch as Sam Fisher destroys a bathroom with somebody’s head and declares war on everybody.

What are you waiting for? Hit the jump – he’ll only end up sneaking up behind you, anyway.

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With Metroid Prime Trilogy set to hit the shelves within the month, Retro Studios and Nintendo have pulled out all the stops to make this Wii title a must-have for serious gamers.

Not only will MPT offer you a veritable plethora of gaming excellence as you stroll down memory lane, when you pre-order it you also get a pretty swish T-shirt and nerdalicious poster. The trailer has just been released. Hit the jump to check it out.

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Every once in a while, a special arcade game makes its way onto the digital distribution highway. As a huge shmup fan, I can’t tell you how excited I am by the ability of the developers of Shatter to take classic shoot ‘em up gameplay and mesh it with a fresh, modern brick breaking style.

Excited? Hit the break to watch a trailer that shifts from puzzle-based gameplay, to boss fights, to the style of classic shooters all in the blink of an eye.

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Today PopCap announced that its grid-based tower defence game Plants vs. Zombies will shamble its way onto Xbox Live Arcade.

Plants vs. Zombies was met with overwhelming enthusiasm and became PopCap’s fastest selling title. If any of you missed it on the PC, be sure to check it out on XBLA. While it may seem like a simple tower defense game at first, PvZ‘s numerous types of zombie slaying plants allows gamers to create their own style of play. For Gamer Limit’s shining review, click here. Read more… »

This week’s Store update is a sufficent improvement over last week’s offering – a smattering of content is available to download, including the new Wipeout Fury expansion and another Killzone 2 map pack.

Feast your eyes on this week’s featured content after the break.

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According to publisher EA, Battlefield 1943 sold a record breaking 600,000 copies on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Considering each game sold brought in $15, that means over $9,000,000 changed hands for this game. Battlefield 1943 is now the fastest selling title on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

Producer of Battlefield 1943, Gordon Van Dyke stated, “We are honoured by the reception that the game has received so far. Watching and participating in this non-stop multiplayer action has been a real treat for us and we can’t believe how fast our fans reached 43 million kills. We can now truly say that we have set a new standard for what can be done in the downloadable games category and gamers recognize the endless value that Battlefield 1943 provides for just $15.” Read more… »

If there is one constant in the video game universe, it’s that red will always battle blue.  This war of attrition has been fought from the rings of Halo to the fields of Azeroth.  No one is quite sure how this epic struggle for dominance first started, but everyone does agree that the only way it will end is in blood shed.

Recently the fine makers of Mountain Dew have decided to add to this ongoing struggle with their new Red and Blue Game Fuel.  Which side will win this battle to quench your thirst? Hit the break! Read more… »

Sony’s awesome Wipeout HD gets a new lease of life today with the Fury expansion. Adding to the game eight new tracks, thirteen new ships and three shiny new game modes to get your teeth into.

The first new mode, “Eliminator” is sure to be the mode of choice for lovers of high speed explosions. Players have access to the full arsenal of weapons in the game to use on their opponents. The winner being the one with the most points at the end.

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By now, every single music or gaming fan should have heard about Harmonix and MTV teaming up to launch the Rock Band Network. It’s a program that will offer bands the chance to upload their songs onto the game, and have some freelancing button-monkeys work out the programming logistics.

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Because we’re all curtain-twitchers who love a good bit of gossip to help us through our day, here’s one for you: Microsoft are planning to launch Project Natal next year.

Just what shape the technology will supposedly take is so far unclear, although it is possible that Natal will be built into a brand new version of the Xbox 360.

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After some teasing last week from LucasArts regarding an iPhone version of the point and click classic, it seems they’ve made good on hinted suggestions of the iPhone/iPod touch version of The Secret of Monkey Island.

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