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'Savage Moon' (PS3) Coming Soon - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 3:50 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Savage Moon is a frantic, action-packed PlayStation Network tower defense game in a gritty sci-fi setting. You are tasked with protecting mining facilities from ravenous space bugs using some truly fearsome weaponry. And you’ll need as much strategy as firepower as you fend off wave after wave.

Microsoft Not Immune to Weak Economy, 5,000 LayOffs Coming

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 3:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Late last year, Microsoft revealed that in light of the weakened economy it would be laying off up to 17% of its workforce (15,000 employees), and now that the numbers are in (2% increase in revenue, but an 11% decrease in net income) the Redmond powerhouse announced that in order to reduce the company’s annual operating expense run rate by approximately $1.5 billion it will be laying off 5,000 jobs in R&D, marketing, sales, finance, legal, HR, and IT over the next 18 months.

'Major League Baseball 2K9' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 3:03 p.m. PST | Filed under News

2K Sports announced that National League Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for next year's highly anticipated baseball video game, Major League Baseball 2K9.

'Onechanbara' (Wii/X360) Titles Go Gold, Get Date

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 2:51 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Gamers and fans alike will be able to experience the original Japanese videogame with an unfiltered story that is visually enhanced to it the most beautiful Aya and Saki adventure yet. Each platform contains a different story, providing more clues of the girls Imichi ancestory for players to discover and zombie creatures to destroy.

'Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection' (PS3/X360) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 2:15 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, aka SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, will feature the best first-party games from SEGA’s venerable 16-bit Genesis years as well as bonus content from its 8-bit Master System and 1980s arcade era games library.

'Puzzle Quest: Galactrix' (ALL) Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 2:05 p.m. PST | Filed under News

D3Publisher of America's Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, developed by Infinite Interactive, incorporates a powerful blend of casual and hardcore gameplay elements, similar to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, into an all-new futuristic, science-fiction setting. Unlike last week's web/flash based demo, this is a standalone PC demo.

'Deca Sports 2' (Wii) Revealed - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 1:59 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Deca Sports 2, known in some parts of Europe as Sports Island 2, 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.

'Dragon Quest V: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride' (NDS) Sweepstakes

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 1:48 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Following the fun and colorful path set by the first Dragon Quest installment in the Zenithia Trilogy, Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride now journeys onto the NDS as a high quality remake of the classic Dragon Quest V, packed with exciting new features and a truly genre defining story.

'Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer' - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 1:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer is a point & click adventure where the player takes on the role of an FBI agent, whose task is to solve a series of macabre murders of wealthy, well-to-do citizens. In this second installment you reprise the role of Nicole Bonnet, who is tasked with finding a serial killer who's calling card is leaving 17th century dolls at the crime scene.

'Champions Online' Lets you Rate Other People's Champions

by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 1:39 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Champions Online is an MMORPG based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments. Cryptic Studios has added a new Rate My Champion feature which lets you view, and rate, characters created in the Champions Online Beta version.