by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 8:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blur drops players into heart-pumping, electrified racing action with 20 cars on a track all targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade paint and collect intense power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 8:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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M.U.D. TV pays homage to the ultimate game classic of traditional game development: MadTV! In M.U.D. TV, you will take over the position of a program director at a small TV station. Build up and extend your offices, hire staff, actors or directors and produce your own films, television series or shows.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 6:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Veteran game designer Luke Schneider announced the creation of Radiangames, a new independent game development studio formed with the goal of developing a series of highly focused and enjoyable downloadable games.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 5:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Triangle Studios has opened a new office in the United States. The new location is intended to facilitate the growth of international ambitions of the company.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 5:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blacklight: Tango Down is a fast-paced FPS based in a new fictional universe called Blacklight. The game's near-future setting is brought to life with disturbingly detailed and old-world architecture dripping with modern sci-fi lighting and brightly lit advertisements, an effect that causes each environment to appear both futuristically alien as well as hauntingly familiar.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 5:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Since the launch of high-selling Tony Hawk: RIDE, Robomodo has grown by 20%, increasing in all areas of the studio, including art, engineering, production, and design. The company is currently looking to grow an additional 17%, looking to fill positions in all areas across the company to work on projects across all platforms.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 5:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Pox Nora combines collectible trading card, tactical miniatures and fantasy roleplaying titles to create a unique online strategy game.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Now here's a bizarre story. G4's Patrick Klepek
reported last night that relations between Activision and Infinity Ward have been "tense" for several months. Yesterday, the studio heads had a meeting with owner Activision, after which IW's Vince Zampella and Jason West have not been seen at the studio. Once security personnel arrived on the IW premises, employees became "freaked out" and "confused," but no further information was available. Its otherwise chatty community rep Robert Bowling has been awfully quiet, only
tweeting he had no information on the matter. Later last night, Jason West's Facebook status changed to "Jason West is drinking. Also, no longer employed," while his
LinkedIn profile now shows his career as IW president spanned January 2001 – March 2010.
UPDATE: Found in a March 1st, 2010 SEC filing by Activision, "The Company is concluding an internal human resources inquiry into breaches of contract and insubordination by two senior employees at Infinity Ward."
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 5:52 p.m. PST | Filed under
Trailers
Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- C&C 4: Tiberian Twilight [PC] - Global Stratospheric Transport Trailer
- Alpha Protocol [ALL] - A Man Alone Trailer
- CryENGINE 3 [ALL] - Cascaded Light Propagation Volumes Trailer
- Trauma Team [Wii] - First Response Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 3:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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An investigation into his daughter's death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he's been betrayed by his prior agency, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 1:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Super Street Fighter IV features the full roster of 25 characters from Street Fighter IV such as Ryu, Ken, Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte and Rufus, while adding about eight characters new to the world of Street Fighter IV, such as classic combatants from previous SF games like T. Hawk as well as all-new characters such as the mysterious and deadly female fighter, Juri.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 11:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Yesterday, PS3 users with the pre-slim model were starting to report connectivity issues, no longer allowing them to access the PlayStation Network. Sony believes it has identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system, and hopes to roll out a patch soon.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Tropico 3 you will again be able to play the role of “El Presidente” taking over the control of a tropical island. You decide whether you want to use your army to secure your power base in the best traditions of corrupt, unscrupulous tyrants everywhere, or alternatively to lead your people to prosperity in your role as generous elder statesman.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 11:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Camon Hero provides players with a gameplay experience like no other as you journey through the land of Aria in order to save its citizens from the forces of darkness. During the adventure players will come across mystical cards that grant them the ability to summon creatures and people to assist them in battle so they will not be alone on their dangerous quest.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 11:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Designed and written by the same team that brought you Dragon Age: Origins, the Awakening expansion pack offers a brand new area of the world to explore known as Amaranthine, featuring an epic story that will allow players to unravel the secrets of the darkspawn - and their true motivations!
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 11:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Finally, someone is giving MMOs a way to fight back against gold farmers, griefers and cheaters. Crisp Thinking has launched NetModerator for MMOs, allowing companies to use real-time profiling to identify and deal with everything from gold farming to botting.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 10:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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MH Tri, pronounced as "try," is an action RPG series where you hunt down fantastical monsters in natural environments, including underwater aquatic beasts, as well as implementing a split-screen co-op mode and introducing a new Arena fighting mode.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 10:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Football Manager 2010 features new tools and changes across the board including some big additions to improve ease of use, navigation and feedback from the game with the introduction of a brand new match tactics system, the debut of a Match Analysis tool, a completely new look and new User Interface among other features.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 9:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In this brand new big adventure, especially designed for NDS, you play as the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and you will have to shed some light on curious events. When Queen Victoria's genealogical records are stolen, the Royal Family decides to put you in charge of the case and asks you to solve this strange mystery.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 9:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Players will have the opportunity to assume the roles of military and political leaders of either the Prussian Kingdom or nations hostile to Prussia (Austria, Russia, and France) in a recreation of the exciting battle that encompassed much of Europe throughout the years of 1756-1763.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 12:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The WarioWare D.I.Y. game lets players create the same kind of microgames that are the hallmark of the WarioWare series. Players design every aspect of their creations, including graphics, animation, music and rules.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2010 @ 2:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Super Meat Boy is a challenging platformer, completely remade from the ground up for its release on Wiiware and will feature over 100+ single player levels, insane boss fights, competitive vs modes, beefy co-op play and a slew of unlockables that are rumored to fill your life with great happiness!
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
MOTD
Yesterday, we went to the Chinese New Year Parade, and by golly, it didn't rain for the first time in years. The parade itself was kind of a mixed bag; while it was fun to watch, it wasn't really anything too exciting, either. There were too many commercial floats for all sorts of casinos, insurance companies, McDonald's and the like. Of course most of the fun was to be had afterward, during dinner and after a few beers.
Later today, we might go check out
Inglourious Basterds, which is available on DVD, but due to the long wait on Netflix, we have yet to see, and the local theater is having an encore showing in preparation for the Oscars.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2010 @ 12:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Silent Hunter 5 ventures into uncharted territory and takes players behind the periscope of a German U-boat to take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Unlike the Collector's Edition, the Gold Edition will be available as download only...
by Adam Pavlacka on Feb. 27, 2010 @ 6:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
Interviews
Metro 2033, based on Russian author Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's novel of the same name, is a 3D horror/action/survival FPS with elements RPG genre game. At a recent press event, we sat down with THQ creative manager David Langeliers.