After getting derailed by news of it being put on indefinite delay, it looks like the Disaster: Day of Crisis ball is all set to start rolling once again. Reports have come in that the game has already been given a rating by Australia's OFLC. More in the full article.

Some sad news today on the Wii front. Nintendo has sent out a press release announcing that Disaster: Day of Crisis' release date has been pushed back to a TBA status. Learn the reason for the delay after the jump!

We have some juicy information from Famitsu that Wii fans will enjoy. Nintendo will be releasing two additional games this year for their console in Japan: Super Mario Stadium Baseball and Disaster: Day of Crisis. Find out the details in the full article.

Nintendo has debunked rumors that placed the European release of Monolith Soft's Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii on May 30. While the company said that the rumor is pure speculation, they also have yet to release any specific release dates for the game. More in the full article.

Waiting for more news about Monolith Soft's Project H.A.M.M.E.R. even though reports have come in that it was cancelled? Well, you might be interested in seeing these new screenshots for the game.

The screens show off some of the game's cutscenes as well as the main character lugging around his giant hammer. The screenshots and more details can be found in the full article via the "read more" link below.

 

Monolith Soft's Disaster: Day of Crisis for the Wii attempts to give the survival games genre a new twist by foregoing plots revolving around heroes killing zombies or creatures created by genetic experiments. Instead, the video game's character is tasked to contend with various disasters such as floods, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.

What made the title's plot really interesting is this tweak: In the midst of the disasters, a rogue special forces unit has taken the opportunity of stealing a nuclear bomb. The lead character is then assigned to retrieve the stolen nuclear weapon. The screenshots we have for you in this post show some of the more gripping scenes of the game, including having to revive a civilian and shootouts with armed soldiers.

Disaster: Day of Crisis is slated to be released in Japan by December 31, with a U.S. launch following next year.

   

The rest of the screenshots await after the jump!

  

Nintendo Wii owners looking for a little bit of more hardcore-themed gaming will be happy that Monolith  Soft Disaster: Day of Crisis is shaping up to be a nice action game. It features a plot reminiscent of The Rock and will pack a solid gameplay punch as well.

As it turns out, there's been a bit of an overhaul in the project's development that sidelined it for some months but all's well again. The story tells the tale of a United States stricken with natural calamities and reeling with damage to its infrastructure. To make things worse, rogue elements have seized nuclear weapons from a high-security military base and have taken the President hostage.

Unless the demands of the terrorists are met, they plan to deliver a nuclear strike on the American heartland. You're a special forces operative who's out to thwart their plans by saving the commander in chief and recovering the nuke. It's a task easier said than done with all the dangers lurking around.

Aside from your enemies who themselves are former military men who broke away from the US chain of command, you must brave the natural disasters that are picking the nature apart. It's the biggest test of survival you'll face, so be sure to leave no stone unturned because everything can go haywire in an instant.

No details have been revealed as to how the controls will be for this Wii scorcher but the source of the news tells us that the game will be fully voiced over. As of press time, the source affirms that primary voice acting has been completed and peripheral pieces will soon follow.

No launch date has been specified for Disaster: Day of Crisis but according to the latest reports, Nintendo intends it to ship by 2008's first quarter. We'll give you updates as soon as new details come up.

Rumors circulated around the gaming industry that Project H.A.M.M.E.R is being cancelled just days after E3 2007. The event last year was a little better and brighter for this title as fans were given a preview of how it's going to look and feel like: a hammer-swinging cyborg capable of killing and destroying anything in its path.

Aside from H.A.M.M.E.R., one of the more promising titles that was announced for Nintendo Wii by Monolith is Disaster: Day of Crisis. Details never really came for this game but it should somehow remind fans of the movie The Day After Tomorrow as the game is set in U.S.A. after a series of apocalyptic natural disasters.

The above mentioned titles went MIA during E3 2007 and CVG tried to contact Nintendo to know the real score. According to one representative from the company, Day of Crisis is still in development but is currently on hold. Then the spokesperson explained, "Disaster is still under development. We've shifted development resources from Project H.A.M.M.E.R. You may hear about it in the future, but it's off the schedule for now".

That's it for now from Nintendo and Monolith regarding these two titles. We do hope that they find the resources and the time to finish Disaster as it looks to be one hell of an interesting and unique game.

Just fresh from the "late" presses is SEGA's recent announcement of its games lined up for a 2007-2008 cycle. According to the report by game dev haven Gamasutra, SEGA has set Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Ghost Squad, Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm, Universe At War: Earth Assault and...what's this? A "new PC RPG deal with Gas Powered Games"?

 

The announcement of the title line-up for the next cycle was made at SEGA's Gamer's Day in San Francisco, and the details of the titles were spilled to certain extent although not as comprehensive as you might hope. The big mystery title being developed with Gas Powered Games comes with even more minute details, keeping the specifics of the game as an "an original and as yet unspecified role-playing game for the PC" coming for 2008.

Coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is Condemned 2: Bloodshot from original franchise creators Monolith Productions. The game was mentioned to be coming with "an all-new fighting mechanic and online multiplayer functionality." It was also added that players will be able to engage in "visceral" combat using the usual firearms, blunt makeshift weapons and combination moves for defensive and offensive purposes.

For the Wii, arcade game Ghost Squad, by SEGA's AM2 division, will be coming in the holiday season of 2007. Revamped with a few more Wii-specific features and game modes, the game will otherwise be coming with its original arcade feel and gameplay, for the casual and leisure gamer in you. Players can expect to use the Wiimote for targeting enemies, defusing bombs and rescuing hostages.

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm will be heading to Xbox 360 gamers over Xbox Live Arcade, featuring the ironically gory concept of the animated series "Happy Tree Friends." The title, currently under the creative hands of Stainless Studios, will be available by fall of 2007. Combining action elements with puzzles, gamers will have to make use of concrete, ice, gasoline and nitroglycerin (among other resources) to save the Friends from their own bad luck.

Universe at War: Earth Assault, which is currently headed for the PC, will also be making a debut on the Xbox 360 by the first quarter of 2008. The game pits planet Earth under siege by an insurmountable Alien force, and Xbox 360 RTS fans can rest assured that the game is being developed with "a control scheme built from the ground up to ensure smooth gameplay and ease of command for console gamers."

Monolith Soft, the developers of Disaster: Day of Crisis, had some words about their upcoming game. It looks like the game is "reaching to its climax". What does that mean? Well, there are two possibilities. The first is that they're just getting close to the development crunch time and the second is that they're almost done with the game (the first option being more likely).

Disaster is a game that's set to appeal to a more mature audience. From what we know, it's going to be set in the United States of America after a huge chain of natural disasters. Hmmm... sure sounds a bit like The Day After Tomorrow. But this should be an interesting change from our good 'ol friend Mario, don't you think? Monolith doesn't want to give out too much information though, so we'll hopefully get something concrete next week at the September 14th conference. But even if we're quite in the dark about this game, we will still keep you posted.