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THQ Settles Dispute with JAKKS, WWE License Extended 'til 2018

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 5:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

After several delays, THQ, World Wrestling Entertainment, and JAKKS Pacific have reached settlement agreements with respect to the WWE video game and toy licenses and the THQ/JAKKS Pacific joint venture. While THQ will part ways with JAKKS, it has extended its WWE partnership for another 8 years.

'Yakuza 4' (PS3) Plays Gold, Darts, Pool And More - New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 5:39 p.m. PST | Filed under News

In Yakuza 4, you encounter the gritty atmosphere of Kiryu Kazuma's experiences, and three other characters are also available to play, each with an engaging backstory and a gripping, interwoven plot.

Home for the Holidays with Xbox Live

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 5:19 p.m. PST | Filed under News

You’ve wrapped your gifts, put the finishing touches on decorations, and created your version of frosty the snowman in the front yard. Whether you’re spending the Holidays with your extended family, close friends, or just that special someone this year, Xbox Live has lots to keep you entertained (and sane) at home during the Holidays. So grab a blanket, a hot cup of cider, and let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

'East India Company' - Privateer/Designer's Cut Patch #1 Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 3:34 p.m. PST | Filed under News

East India Company: Privateer is the new expansion for Paradox's naval strategy, introducing players to a dark and mysterious world with allegiances only to fortune and a thirst for destruction.

'Two Worlds II' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 3:33 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Two Worlds II presents a totally new experience, one in which 2 years of intensive development has enabled quantum leaps in all spheres: completely overhauled AI and balancing standards, experienced authors, the active combat system and the brand-new engine all combine to provide an experience where excitement, sheer enjoyment and graphics rule.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v6.7 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 3:14 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines game to v6.7 and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes etc..

'Resonance of Fate' (ALL) - 27 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 3:06 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Resonance of Fate redefines the RPG genre with a unique storyline, stylized graphics, an emphasis on realistic gunplay engrossing action, customizable weapons, and memorable characters, taking players far beyond the boundaries of the typical RPG.

'The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom' Beta to Commence Mid-January

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 1:28 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom gives gamers the opportunity to choose the best way to lead their kingdom to victory, in a rich environment set in middle-Europe during the early Renaissance. Blue Byte revealed that mid-January it will start a closed beta test giving fans a chance to check out the tutorial missions, as well as skirmish multiplayer maps.

'Mass Effect 2' (X360/PC) Reveals Infiltrator Class - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 1:25 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Mass Effect is a sci-fi adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In ME2, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril.

Capcom Delays 'Lost Planet 2', 'Super Street Fighter IV' And 'Monster Hunter Tri'

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2009 @ 12:07 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Issuing a statement regarding Special Loss and Forecast Revision, Capcom revealed that it is delaying Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV And Monster Hunter Tri from their scheduled Q1 2010 launch periods to the next quarter, which starts Apr. 1, 2010. While Dark Void (PS3/X360/PC) and Capcom vs. Tatsunoko (Wii) are still on track for their Jan. 19 and Jan. 26 dates, it delayed the threesome to avoid competing with other new games, maximize the sales volume of the new Capcom titles, and preserve the value of the brands associated with these games.