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'Dissidia: Final Fantasy' (PSP) - New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 4:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an all-new title in the FF franchise, although it's not part of the compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. Not a standard RPG, it's labeled a dramatic progressive action title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known for Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the game's character designer.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 4:02 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:

'The Last Remnant' (PS3/X360/PC) - 17 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Last Remnant is Square Enix's latest single-player RPG game, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, scheduled to be released in Japan and North America simultaneously, with two main characters, each one appealing to a specific territory.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v5.6 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:43 a.m. PDT | 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 retail game to v5.6 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal' Contest - Best Deathmatch Level Phase 1

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Deathmatch Level category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.

'Robocalypse' (NDS) - 8 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Vogster Entertainment's first new project Robocalypse is an innovative new RTS war game set in a world of wise-cracking, battling robots, offering madcap weaponry and uproarious destruction.

Secret 'Halo 3' (X360) Achievements Revealed

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 2:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

When Microsoft mysteriously pulled Bungie's Halo announcement from E3, the now indie studio confirmed that it was working on new Halo 3 multiplayer content, and confirmed new Halo 3 content would be shown at PAX. While there was no official announcement, a Halo 3 Mythic screens was spotted on some units on the exhibit floor, and a sneaky gamer who took a peek at the dashboard noticed 79 achievements, 30 more than the original.

'Twin Strike: Operation Thunder' (Wii) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 1:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

You are the newest recruit of the United Nations Air Force-a top secret agency set up to protect citizens against the threat of unknown forces without breaking down international agreements or diplomatic acts.

'SPRay' (Wii) - 20 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 7:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Players will soak in the action in SPRay by playing a spirited Prince named Ray who must save his village from a banished evil Queen who’s returned to capture and enslave the villagers.

Korean Online Games to Exceed $1.7 Billion by 2011

by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 6:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A new “Games Market in Korea” study finds that approximately 67% of Korean users in their 20s purchase paid digital content, with one of the fastest growing segments being casual games, that are free-to-play, easy-to-learn and can be played in “micro-slices” of time of ten minutes or less. Current forecast indicates the online games market in South Korea will exceed $1.7 billion by 2011, driven by new releases and an ingrained gaming culture.