by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 12:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami revealed its lineup for the Tokyo Game Show, where it will show off a multitude of titles such as MGS 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3), MG Online (PS3), MGS 2: Bande Dessinee (PSP), MGS: Portable Ops + (PSP), Doko Demo Pilates (NDS), Doko Demo Yoga (NDS), Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2 Wii (Wii), Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3, X360), and Silent Hill Origins (PSP).
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 10:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PGR 4 tries to create an emotionally-charged racing experience, where players become attached to their careers, profiles and vehicles. Drivers will be rewarded with a growing fan base that’ll cheer them on, react to their every move and support them through victory.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 10:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Effective immediately, Games Media Properties will no longer produce the World Series of Video Games. The remainder of the 2007 season in Los Angeles, London and Sweden is canceled.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Chronos Twins is a sidescrolling action game that plays on the concept of time travel in a reassuringly unique manner as it is interwoven as a main game play element.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 10:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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2KGames has released a new patch for Firefly's 3D castle-sim and siege-warfare RTS Stronghold 2. This patch brings your US/Euro retail game to v1.4 and fixes various bugs, crashes, and tweaks the ballistae, while adding real-time shadows, bloom, anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 10:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mercury Games announces Matchstick Puzzle by DS, a classic puzzle game which requires lateral thinking and includes lots of brain teasing conundrums. The aim of the game is to answer the questions by moving or rotating matchsticks.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Meridian4 announced that it has signed Black Element Software's single-player oriented sci-fi FPS, featuring a varied balance of combat and more technical activities such as hacking and remotely controlling robotic devices.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 9:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While Level 5 are still working on bringing the newest Dragon Quest IX title the the NDS, several of its prequels, DQ IV, V and VI to be precise, are also getting converted to the NDS, with full 3D graphics. Scheduled for release this winter in Japan, no word whether Square Enix will be bringing it to Europe and/or North America.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 9:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 9:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World Snooker Championship 2007 boasts 104 of the World’s best snooker players, with ten official tournaments all realistically modeled for the 2007 season.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 6:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive announced that it has secured the publishing rights to Penumbra: Black Plague, the final chapter in the Penumbra story thrusting players into a creepy environment of psychological horror, as they are challenged in this unique action adventure experience
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 6:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Huxley is an MMOFPS utilizing the Unreal engine 3 that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Human beings have mutated and are divided into two opposing races, Sapiens and Alternative, who are forced to battle against one another to gain control of the world and its resources.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 6:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To mark the Oct. 1 launch of Phantom Hourglass, Nintendo is running a content where you can win a trip to NY, $1,000 closed-door shopping spree at Nintendo World, a gold NDS and a copy of the game. Text “Zelda” to 20769 or enter by mail by visiting Zelda.com between Sept. 13 - Oct. 26, answer the three trivia questions correctly and get entered into the contest.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 5:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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DropCast is a character based action puzzle game, charting the ever-so-slightly macabre adventures of Ingrid and her re-animated plush toys. A series of casual game titles are planned, all designed to innovate game-play on their respective target gaming platforms.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 4:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ship Simulator 2008 is a simulation game that puts players at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to be found at sea. This free add-on adds new features & content (new missions, vessels, dual screen, etc.), and will update your game to v1.1.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 3:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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RE: The Umbrella Chronicles combines first-person, light-gun style combat with interactive pathways, multiple weapons and new enemies to create an entirely new RE experience, revealing the back story behind the fall of the Umbrella Corporation.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 3:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft is making sure you are all set for the coming weekend as not only has it released EA's much anticipated FIFA 08 demo (730mb), but also a playable version of Activision's Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (430mb). Gamers in Europe will have to wait a little longer for the FIFA 08 demo, as there has been an unresolved issue that was discovered last minute.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 3:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tri Synergy has signed Ghost in the Sheet, a comedic point’n’click adventure game set in the eerie abandoned factory, “Sector Omega.”
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hot on the heels of he previous update, Sony has released a new v3.71 PSP firmware update, addressing a minor issue with the icons, while the PS3 also gets a v1.93 update, fixing minor PlayStation Network bugs/stability from the previous v1.92 patch (said to particularly make the Warhawk experience smoother).
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 3:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving upon last year's game with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making each character's effects more realistic, and over 20 battle stages.