by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 10:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The latest issue of Japanese magazine V-Jump reveals that Namco Bandai is working on a next-gen title in the Dragon Ball Z franchise. The new title will be similar to the DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi series, published by Atari in Europe/North America, will have online multiplayer, cut-scenes driven, and support 16/9. More details to follow shortly ...
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 9:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Agetec announced it will be publishing Puzzle Guzzle, in which players race to assemble triangles and other shapes by rotating marked squares pieces. It may sound simple, but winning at Puzzle Guzzle requires that players think in multiple dimensions to succeed.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 9:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft raised its guidance for fiscal 2007-08, mainly due to Assassin's Creed's record sales performance, which is expected to sell 5 million units through next year, and updated its games release schedule to reveal delays for Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway, Far Cry 2 and Tom Clancy's EndWar.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 9:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Majesco announced Wild Earth: African Safari, developed by Super X Studios, is a spectacular safari adventure set in Africa's Serengeti National Park where players can take award-winning photos of the continent's exotic wild life.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 9:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms, a new Web-based game in the Heroes of Might and Magic strategy game series, in which thousands of players will be able to rule their virtual kingdoms, lead gigantic armies against each other, master the trades or create legendary heroes.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 9:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Data Design Interactive announced the 13th title in its Popcorn Arcade label lineup. The evil sinister Rebus has trapped the Myth Makers in the Orbs of Doom; you must complete his mind boggling challenges in order to save them.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 6:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth. The game has just released, but Petroglyph has already released the first patch to add extra balancing and make various gameplay fixes/tweaks.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 6:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive's 4X strategy game Lost Empire: Immortals is set in space featuring six playable races, each with their own compelling storyline who battle for domination of a vast empire.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 6:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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One of the most anticipated UT3 features was the possibility of allowing PS3 gamers to import new community content/mods on their consoles. Now that the game has shipped, it seems that the feature is not quite ready for prime time.
Epic programmer Josh Adams revealed that the PS3 mod tools are on hold due to legal/release issues. Once finished, it requires the latest PC patch and a PS3 Mod Tools patch that adds PS3 mod support to the PC version. Once "cooked," you will need to transfer them from PC to PS3 by a supported removable media type (memory card, USB drive, etc.).
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 4:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The war on terror is raging. Violence is escalating. Time and again, civilians are being kidnapped for ransom. Despite earlier assertions, the government takes up negotiations to free the hostages. At the same time, they also send a special unit of the US Navy Seals just in case the negotiations take a little too long....
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 4:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle. EA Mythic's Warhammer Online has surpassed 500k closed beta registrants in North America and Europe.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 4:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Club is a 3rd person action shooter that focuses on addictive and rewarding gameplay, testing your skills to the limit and offers a relentless pace with frantic, fast paced gameplay with a unique style, tone and storyline that drips with energy, attitude and anarchy.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 3:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The directors of Auran Developments, the company that employs all of the Auran staff, have called in a Voluntary Administrator, which is like filing Chapter 11 in the U.S. All staff were dismissed today, and despite earlier reports, staff will be paid for all work to date, including annual leave entitlements, redundancy payments and long-term service leave.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 3:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Burnout Paradise gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. EA has released a 835MB demo, now available on Xbox Live. It will probably show up later today on PlayStation Network.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 3:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sports Island, known in Asia as Deca Sports, is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 3:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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505 Games announced plans to bolster its PC portfolio by signing a new co-publishing deal with 1C Company to exclusively publish its PC games and launch its new label under the 1C Company brand across Europe.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2007 @ 9:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2007 @ 7:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom [X360] - Trailer
- Penumbra: Black Plague - Trailer #2
- Limbo of the Lost - Trailer
- Burnout Paradise [PS3/X360] - London Gamefest Trailer
- Culdcept Saga [X360] - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2007 @ 7:44 p.m. PST | Filed under
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MotorStorm delivers brutal off-road racing, plunging players into a frenzied and chaotic environment awash with grit, mud and petrol. Sony has rolled out a new v3.1 update including a vehicle selection of 2D/3D in the host options, 2 new music tracks, a proximity meter, as well as the option to mirrored tracks (online multi-player only).
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2007 @ 4:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Buckle up and prepare to unleash automotive anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise. Burnout 5 gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse.