by Matthew Szlapka on Jan. 9, 2008 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The New York Times Crosswords features more than 1,000 real crossword puzzles and the unique ability to write in answers with the stylus or use a touch-screen keyboard to enter letters.
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is a fully animated interactive adventure, allowing players will step into the shiny wingtips of Harvey Birdman, a third-rate superhero turned third-rate defense attorney charged with exonerating parodied classic cartoon characters.
by Brad Hilderbrand on Jan. 8, 2008 @ 2:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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All-Pro Football 2K8 hits the gridiron with the legendary gameplay, innovative features, and hundreds of legends combined with an innovative attribute system showcasing the well-known, signature abilities of each football star.
Based on the second season of the Avatar animated series, players will join Aang and his friends as they master their skills and fight their way to defend the greatest Earth Kingdom city against a deadly Fire Nation invasion.
by Steven Mills on Jan. 6, 2008 @ 2:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform music from the world's biggest rock artists with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering deep online connectivity.
by Reggie Carolipio on Jan. 5, 2008 @ 3:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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It's June 6th, 1944, and the war is in your hands. Step into the boots of OSS Operative John Berg and infiltrate Normandy from behind enemy lines to undermine the Nazi regime. Choose to tackle all-new missions in traditional single player campaign or engage in massive, 32-player online, continuous-joining multiplayer battles where you can jump into the battle at any time.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 features eight unique styles, each having its own strategy and exclusive attributes, new rosters, more environmental hot spots, improved out-of-ring action, enhanced online community support and much more.
Contra 4 takes place two years after the events of Contra III: The Alien Wars. After saving earth from invasion by Red Falcon, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean are confronted with a new extraterrestrial menace: the terrifying Black Viper. Joined by hard-boiled mercenaries Mad Dog and Scorpion, the warriors must once again wage war against an entire army of invaders.
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.
by Tim McCullough on Jan. 2, 2008 @ 1:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Empire Earth III allows players to build and rule an empire from the ancient world to the distant future, battling it out across the globe through the eons in a bid for worldwide control, offering continuous free-form gameplay that will allow players to keep units from one battle to the next.
by Sanford May on Jan. 2, 2008 @ 1:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ratatouille offers a fresh and exciting take on the platform action genre, engaging players in deep, fluid, and fast gameplay through fun filled mini-games, daring heists, frenzied pursuits and wild chases, providing constant fun and challenge.
by Brad Hilderbrand on Jan. 1, 2008 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA's first Wii trivia game Smarty Pants will combine age-targeted trivia with action-based gestures, making it a truly trans-generational game for the Wii. How smart are you? Do you know more than your Grandma about world history? Does your little sister know more than your Dad about sports?
by Sanford May on Jan. 1, 2008 @ 1:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The OPPO HM-31 Advanced 3x1 HDMI Switch is able to expand a single HDMI input port on your HDTV to connect up to three HDMI sources, such as DVD, Blu-ray or HD-DVD players, cable or satellite receivers, and gaming consoles.
by Tom Baker on Dec. 30, 2007 @ 2:57 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The History Channel: Great Battles of Rome allows players to fully immerse themselves into history as never before by combining cutting-edge gameplay, historical footage and battle simulation, allowing players to take control of a series of campaigns against Barbarian hordes, while carving out the Roman Empire.
by Chris Lawton on Dec. 30, 2007 @ 1:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Inspired by the classic Duck Amuck cartoon, players will compete against Daffy through a series of mini-games that range from retro inspired favorites to modern, innovative gameplay interactions, with the goal of driving Daffy's temperature, and his temper, through the roof.
by Daniel Whitfield on Dec. 29, 2007 @ 3:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Harvest Moon meets SimCity in John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland, a “hands-on” real-time farming game for the Nintendo DS. The core play mechanic is “Sculpt the Heartland” – Craft virgin soil into a profitable, prize winning, and picturesque farm.
Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action brings gamers together with friends and family for a casual trivia game. Using the simple and intuitive Big Button Controller, players can challenge their friends to see whose movie knowledge reigns supreme, with real content from their favorite movies and actors.
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is the long awaited sequel to the NiGHTS franchise that gave gamers the freedom to fly in a world of dreams and imagination. With the innovative Wii Remote, gamers will experience a heightened sense of gliding, spiraling, and looping through seven mystical dream worlds packed with high-flying adventure.
Toon-Doku incorporates fun cartoon pictures into traditional Sudoku puzzles features 250 different images players can place on the board to complete each puzzle, while adding a competitive multiplayer experience into the mix.
Sonic Rivals 2 features a revamped rival "jostling" gameplay system for tighter head-to-head competition. Rivalry is even further improved with upgraded power-ups and ranged weapons, allowing players to attack or defend themselves regardless of their position.