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Graduate Students Form Floating Point Studios

by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today Floating Point Studios is proud to announce their formation as a new independent games development company in Swansea, Wales (UK). Floating Point Studios' focus is to develop new IP and is currently working on two titles codenamed Flight and The Elder, which will both be available through Valve's Steam digital download service at the end of 2008 and spring of 2009, respectively.

'Disgaea DS' (NDS) Coming to Europe - New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Square Enix is bringing Nippin Ichi America's new NDS rendition of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness to Europe, featuring several key improvements will be made to the user interface and game system.

Friday, September 26, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 3:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

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:

'America's Next Top Model' (NDS) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 2:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

America's Next Top Model is the official video game of the hugely popular US TV series. In the game, the player takes control of one of 10 aspiring models who compete in a variety of different categories including: Make Up, Fashion, Catwalk and Photoshoot.

'StoneAge 2' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 1:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in the prehistoric ages, StoneAge 2, DigiPark's casual MMORPG, brings a mixture of dinosaurs of unimaginable heights and invisible spirits who help humans roam altered terrains such as dungeons and arid desserts.

'Mirror's Edge' (ALL) Gets $130 Limited Edition

by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 1:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mirror's Edge is a first-person action adventure game where you are Faith, a 'runner' framed for murder in a world where communication channels are highly monitored and the movement of human traffic is closely watched. After yesterday's $150 Dead Space Ltd. Ed. EA is offering a $130 Runner's Bag Bundle which includes the game and a handmade heavy duty ballistic fabric messenger bag.

Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 In Japan

by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 1:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Microsoft's Xbox 360 continues its momentum in Japan and for the second week in a row outsells Sony's PS3. While the NDS remains king, the Wii regains the lead amongst the current gen consoles with 29,921 units sold, while the X360 outpaced the PS3 with 13,777 vs. 8,156 console. The recent price drop and the one-two punch with Infinite Undiscovery and Tales of Vesperia are surely the cause of the sales surge.

'Left 4 Dead' (ALL) System Requirements

by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 5:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants.

'Crysis Warhead' Mod SDK in the Works

by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 5:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, you'll experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than you could have imagined. While the game itself did not include any mod tools, Crytek wants to reassure the community that an SDK is in the works, but did not give any timeframe.

'Divinity 2: Ego Draconis' (X360/PC) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 5:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Divinity 2: Ego Draconis you will take on the role of a young Dragon Slayer and ultimately become a Dragon Knight, a legendary hero with unique abilities. Discover a detailed world full of twists and turns in which your actions can make a real difference.