by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2009 @ 7:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Doritos will once again offer the creative opportunity to video game lovers with the chance to design a new Xbox Live Arcade game as its "Unlock Xbox," design contest returns putting the creative control to design an Xbox Live Arcade game in consumers' hands.
by Rainier on July 19, 2009 @ 7:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII, offering endless hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Last monday Xbox 360 players reached the 43 million kills required to unlock the Coral Sea map, and now PS3 fraggers have caught up and did the same. While the person making the 43 millionth kill has been identified, it won't be announced until EA returns to office on Monday.
by Rainier on July 14, 2009 @ 1:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII, offering endless hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.
Yesterday we gave a status report, and obviously in a hurry to unlock the bonus content, Xbox 360 players raced forward and reached the 43 million kills required to unlock the Coral Sea map, while PS3 fraggers are a little over half way.
by Rainier on June 18, 2009 @ 6:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Halo 3: ODST is a new game in the Halo saga that lets people experience events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, as they search for clues leading to the whereabouts of their scattered squad and the motivations behind the Covenant's invasion of New Mombasa.
by Rainier on May 15, 2009 @ 2:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc. The sniper revamp is nearing completion and Valve revealed today that it will add two new unlockable weapons for the Spy class, the Dead Ringer cloaks you for a brief period upon being hit but leaves a corpse, while the Cloak and Dagger watch makes you invisible for as long as you stand still.
by Rainier on April 30, 2009 @ 9:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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KingsIsle Entertainment's Wizard101 is an elaborate 3D virtual world in which magic and sorcery come to life as players embark on a quest that involves a massive cast of good, evil and frequently silly characters.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 2:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony announced that the cumulative number of registered accounts on PlayStation Network worldwide has exceeded 20 million as of Feb. 20, 2009. The registered accounts on PSN reached 5 million in 1 year and 2 months, 10 million in 1 year and 8 months, and exceeded 20 million in only 2 years and 3 months since the service launched on Nov. 11, 2006.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 6:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blockbuster will offer consumers one-stop shopping for their online video game and movie rental needs. The pilot program, which will be launched during the second quarter, will allow select Blockbuster Total Access online customers to rent video games, as well as movies, through the mail as part of their subscription plan.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2008 @ 4:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remastered Edition rises to the challenge of being entirely in 3D, but now with a new 3rd-person mode and other gameplay updates. While the creators have kept classic game mechanics, the game benefits from the freedom and the immersion brought by a superb animated and detailed real time 3D environment.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2008 @ 1:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve's next update will revolve around the Heavy class, with unlockable weapons, achievements, seven new maps and more ..
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2008 @ 2:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve's next update will revolve around the Heavy class, with unlockable weapons and achievements.
by Rainier on July 2, 2008 @ 2:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve's next update will revolve around the Heavy class, with unlockable weapons and achievements. While details are slim,
TF2 director Robin Walker said the aim was to improve the Heavy without encroaching on another class's role, especially the Heavy/Medic combo.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2007 @ 1:50 p.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 online connectivity. Rock Band includes 58 tracks ranging from alternative, classic rock to heavy metal and punk.
by Rainier on Nov. 1, 2007 @ 4:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While it may not be another Hot Coffee incident, Rockstar has managed to work itself into the spotlight again. After the ratings soap opera, Take Two finally got the green light to release a modified version of its action game Manhunt 2, but it seems savvy hackers managed to unlock some of the banned content, even though it requires a modified PSP unit.
by Rainier on Sept. 21, 2007 @ 4:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer battle mode, boss battles, exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Interscope is releasing a GH III soundtrack CD,
for $14.99, which includes an unlock code for AFI's unreleased Carcinogen Crush, Flyleaf's Tina, and a Nick Zinner/Yeah Yeah Yeahs remake of Marilyn Manson's Putting Holes in Happiness.
by Rainier on Aug. 21, 2007 @ 12:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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More than 2,300 participants have entered into the Doritos “Unlock Xbox” challenge, submitting their ideas for an Doritos branded Xbox LIVE Arcade game idea. The five finalists have been selected, and will now begin working side-by-side with Xbox LIVE Arcade development teams to build fully playable beta versions of their game concepts.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 11:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CnC3 adds layers of strategy to your gaming experience by building mobile bases, wielding the power of terrifying Ion Storms on the battlefield, or customising your armies by combining units. Start the demo, select Skirmish, click the race selection tab without selecting any, move the mouse over the Nod and simultaneously press N and click the mouse. To make GBI the enemy press G and click mouse.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2007 @ 5:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Spectrobes is an anime-inspired action/RPG where prehistoric creatures possess special powers, and hold the key to defeating a vicious and merciless force, known only as the Krawl and threatens to destroy the galaxy. Collectibe trading cards will allow you to unlock content, or download new material via Wi-Fi.
by Rainier on June 13, 2006 @ 11:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The first day of EVE Online's open Beta in China resulted in a new world record for the number of simultaneous users playing in the same game world, as more than 30,000 users logged into the game server just hours after opening, and over 200,000 players from China registered for the game during the first day of the open Beta.
by Rainier on March 8, 2006 @ 2:20 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo's wireless gaming service has hit an all- time gaming record of 1 million unique users, in less than four months in operation.
by Rainier on March 6, 2006 @ 1:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft's AND 1 Streetball will feature NBA star Rafer Alston, currently with the Houston Rockets, as the unlockable player "Skip to My Lou." Considered one of the best streetball players of all time, Alston achieved his legend status on the hallowed grounds of Holcombe Rucker Park.
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2006 @ 4:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Lock On: Black Shark is the next add-on to the Lock On: Modern Air Combat flight simulator series. Unlike previous Lock On player-controlled aircraft, Black Shark now allows players to fly a combat helicopter – the Russian Ka-50 Black Shark.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 10:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Ubisoft revealed that Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie features an un-lockable, exclusive alternate ending in which players can save the giant ape from his cinematic death, pilot an airplane and deliver Kong back home on his native Skull Island.
by Rainier on Sept. 6, 2005 @ 10:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Matrix Games officially announces that Lock and Load: Band of Heroes is available for purchase and shipping from the Matrix Games website. Lock and Load is the first board game published by Matrix Games and can be shipped world-wide from their online store.
by Judy on Jan. 24, 2005 @ 11:58 p.m. PST | Filed under
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As a convicted anti-government rebel you are forced to repay your debt to society by flying fighter missions against an invading alien force. With each successful mission you are one step closer to freedom. Enjoy all the action you would expect from a space combat game with a fun and witty storyline brought to you in your cell by e-mail each "week" of play. This demo features 3 missions, with 3 difficulty settings.