by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2010 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Germany-based online games publisher Gameforge is offering each shareholder of Frogster Interactive, the acquisition of their Frogster shares for a price of €25 (approximately $33) per share in cash.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2010 @ 7:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fuel Overdose takes you to a dark and violent universe where car races have become bloody fights between fearless racers willing to risk it all to save their tribes.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2010 @ 2:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Game Factory Interactive announced its video game lineup for GamesCom, August 18-22, where it will show off Precursors, White Gold, and few other titles, as well as two unannounced projects.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Civilization V reinvigorates the classic turn-based strategy genre with a new engine built from the ground-up. Players are introduced to a new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sonic Free Riders is a extreme fast-paced boarding game that, for the first time ever in a SEGA game, will allow you to twist and turn your way through a range of visually stunning courses using Kinect's full-motion body control.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a slew of games for PlayStation Plus subscribers,
PlayStation Network Summer Sale,
Earthworm Jim HD (and demo),
Modern Warfare 2 Cliffhanger demo, DLCs for
ModNation Racers, LittleBigPlanet,
Trine,
BioShock 2,
Tiger Woods Pga Tour 11, Blazblue: Continuum Shift, song packs for
Guitar Hero 5,
Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (
Warriors Of The Lost Empire, Arctic Adventures: Polar’s Puzzles, Widgets Odyssey 2).
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 8:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will once again redefine music gaming with an all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, a completely redesigned rock-inspired guitar controller, the biggest on-disc selection of rock music ever in a Guitar Hero game and Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test their rock skills.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 7:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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DiRT 3 will boast more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 7:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Virgin Gaming announced it has partnered with publisher Ubisoft to be the online tournament provider for some of the publisher's most anticipated multiplayer console releases.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 5:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races. It's overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, and it's designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 12:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Players will need to combine all the skills of chairman, manager, player and fan as Big Match Striker blends the best in football management strategy and animated trivia games.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 11:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 2:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mafia II immerses players in the mob underworld of a fictitious late 1940s-early 1950s scenario by fusing high-octane gunplay with white-knuckle driving and an engaging narrative. Players will easily become engaged in the game's cinematic Hollywood movie experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing city.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 1:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Brighton based publisher Lace Mamba Global has signed a publishing agreement with developer and publisher Daedalic Entertainment for the release of three new projects.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 6:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Fable III you will be called upon to rally and fight alongside your people, ascend to the seat of power, and experience the true meaning of love and loss.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 6:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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ModNation Racers is a thoroughly fresh take on classic kart racing that empowers the player to personalize their entire game. Players can express themselves by creating their own Mod character, styling their own racing kart and even building — in just minutes — an imaginative track that can be shared with the rest of the PlayStation community.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 5:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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God of War: Ghost of Sparta is a single-player game that allows players to take on the powerful role of Spartan warrior Kratos combining intense action, an elaborate new storyline, stunning graphics, and depths of scale never-before-seen on the portable platform.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time ever, you can customize the makeup of your band with any combination of instruments in-game: two guitars and two drums, or three guitars and a microphone, etc. while also adding new gameplay mode.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 11:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 unfolds a story of drama and survival as players face kill-or-be-killed scenarios deep in the wild while using the Top Shot Elite, the first-of-its-kind wireless controller that allows players to take aim against the world's deadliest predators.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 9:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Backbreaker is taking sports video games to a place where the action is never the same and every hit looks and feels as realistic as a Sunday afternoon. Utilizing NaturalMotion’s euphoria motion synthesis engine, you’ll never see the same tackle again. Ever.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 9:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Iron Grip: Marauders will once again take players straight to the core of civil unrest – this time in the form of airship piracy. This turn-based browser strategy game features gorgeous 3d graphics, single and multiplayer modes, and best of all, free gameplay!
by Dustin Chadwell on Aug. 2, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Reviews
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 takes golf fans inside the ropes to experience the drama and emotion of tournament golf.
by Rainier on Aug. 1, 2010 @ 2:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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God Eater Burst, an enhanced edition of God Eater (which is now canceled) with new modifications, enhanced gameplay, additional content and features, re-imagines the post-apocalyptic world with an original and dramatic story of human survival against overwhelming odds.
by Adam Pavlacka on Aug. 1, 2010 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Previews
Z.H.P. is an all new IP developed by the same team that brought the Disgaea series. The game retains the same hardcore SRPG aspects of Disgaea, but with a deeper customization feature for the character and even more randomly generated contents in battles.
by Rainier on Aug. 1, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
MOTD
Our plans last night to see Salt went up in flames, as our friend canceled on us because she was under the weather. Since we're going to see the Scorpions tonight, our trip to the theater will have to be postponed until next weekend. Instead, we stayed home, ordered Chinese food, and watched
Invictus (Clint Eastwood movie with
Matt Damon and
Morgan Freeman).
In between CrimeCraft tournaments, which we have won for the past 3 weeks and counting, I have been playing a little bit of StarCraft II and must admit it has drawn me in. It's not the game itself but mainly the story and different characters. Good stuff ....