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'LittleBigPlanet' (PS3) Recalled & Delayed Due to Qu'ran Reference

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 10:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

LittleBigPlanet is a new PS3 community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network. Sony Europe confirmed that references to the Qu'ran in licensed tracks are the cause of the delay in Europe, and a recall in territories where the game has shipped already.

UPDATE: New North American ship date is set for Oct. 27, 2008.

'X-Blades' (PS3/X360/PC) Spells And Beasts - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

X-Blades is a third-person, anime-style action/adventure. Your heroine wields two magical blades that can be used as swords or guns, and has magical abilities, all of which are upgradeable.

'Age of Booty' (ALL) Delayed on PS3

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Age of Booty is a casual, real-time pirate-themed multiplayer strategy game that puts you at the helm of your own pirate ship with the goal of sending your enemies to the briny deep, and looting/capturing towns for your pirate faction. Capcom revealed that the PS3 version has been pushed back until Nov. because it needed a "little more work to ensure the online experience for PSN users is as smooth, fun, and addicting" as the XBLA version released earlier this week.

'Geo-Political Simulator' - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Geo-Political Simulator is an ultra-real simulation of our world and its politics, from now until the end of the century. Energy, security, economy, environment, strategy, diplomatic alliances, culture policy, intelligence, infrastructure – anything could make you the greatest political leader of the 21st century ...

'Dark Horizon' - Patch #2 Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 9:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Paradox Interactive Dark Horizon is a stark and atmospheric space combat simulation that aims to hurl its audience through an action-packed adventure, piloting its own ship through the perils that only space could have to offer.

'Ninjatown' (NDS) Introduces Foothills - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 9:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

SouthPeak Games' Ninjatown, based on the Shawnimals' designer toy line, is na action strategy title where you have to defend your peaceful town from Mr. Demon, using each of the ninja's unique skills and powers.

'Guitar Hero World Tour' (ALL) to Get Oasis Track Pack and Full Album

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 6:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4). Oasis fans will soon be able to shred, drum and wail away as music from the band's Dig Out Your Soul album will become downloadable.

'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 6:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants.

Ubisoft Developing a Tom Clancy Mega Game?

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 6:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In a recent interview EndWar lead AI programmer Vinh-Dieu Lam revealed that Ubisoft is thinking about merging all of its Tom Clancy titles (now that it has acquired the full license) into one overarching super game, where missions generated in a Ghost Recon game affect the world map in EndWar for instance, or a mission in EndWar will need you to attack Paris but before you can it may generate a Splinter Cell or Ghost Recon mission. While there is no time frame for the project, or whether it will even come this console generation, Lam indicated it's the direction Ubisoft wants to go in.

'A Stroke of Fate' Assassination Attempts - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 6:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A Stroke of Fate is a detective story set in the authentic surroundings of 1940s fascist Germany, giving you the opportunity to conduct a compelling investigation of the most mysterious secret veiled by the 20th century – Adolf Hitler's premature death.

'Space Trader: Merchant Marine' Goes Gold

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 5:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Meridian4 and Hermitworks Entertainment Corporation announced their unique, habit-forming action/trading game; Space Trader: Merchant Marine has gone gold.

'Soulcalibur IV' (PS3/X360) to Finally Get Yoda vs. Darth Vader Action - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 5:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Swords will be honed and weapons optimized in Soulcalibur IV, as it delivers new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, making it the definitive fighting game experience. Namco Bandai will be offering Yoda ($6) and Darth Vader (400 points) as downloads on the respective platforms starting Oct. 23.

'Runes of Magic' Expands Beta Test, Gets Subtitle

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 4:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

With its large range of features Runes of Magic: Rise of the Demon Lord will redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.

'Need for Speed Undercover' (ALL) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 4:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles. Black Box sent us the first details about the all-new multiplayer mode Cops and Robbers.

'X3: Terran Conflict' - v1.2 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 4:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

X³: Terran Conflict is a brand new, stand-alone game set in the universe of X³. It is the culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale that takes us all the way back to Earth's own solar system.

'Clutch' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 3:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Game Factory Interactive announces Clutch, a hardcore vehicular combat racing game developed by Targem Games, known for Hard Truck Apocalypse and Battle Mages.

'The Path' Reveals Playable Character #6

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Tale of Tales' The Path is a short horror story inspired by fairy tales examining the dark side things. What really happened to Little Red Riding Hood in those dark and scary woods?

'Resistance 2' (PS3) Public Beta Starts Today - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 3:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Resistance 2 will feature 8-player, story-driven online co-op separate from the regular single-player campaign, 60-player online PvP (Heavy, Special Ops, Medic classes) and more vehicles, including The Chameleon, a Stalker with full cloak.

'The Adventures of the Little Red Riding Cap' - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 3:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A jolly easy-going girl starts for a well-known trip to her grandmother, as we all remember it by a classic fairy-tale by Charles Perrault. Not everyone knows what difficulties she has faced on her way. To bake patties, you have to pick up berries, get flour and milk and knead dough – and that’s just a beginning.

Study Finds Games Are Good for Kids

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2008 @ 3:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A new study conducted by Sony Online Entertainment, published exclusively in the new November issue of Family Circle magazine, suggests parents across America are seeing improvements in hand/eye coordination, problem solving and typing skills.