by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 8:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Simutronics announced the release of HeroEngine 2009 Vol. 1, the only realtime collaborative development platform for massively multiplayer online games and virtual worlds, making it support more than 100,000 concurrent players in a single shard.
by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 7:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hellion: Mystery of the Inquisition uses the latest technology to present an outstanding reality, authentic locations and impressive combats within the 13th century. Hellion also represents an epic plot set in a lively medieval world charged with upgradeable exorcisms and uncompromising brutality according to this period.
by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 6:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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inFamous is an open-ended, free-roaming game puts you in the shoes of Cole, an everyday guy and urban explorer, in the aftermath of a huge disaster that destroys his hometown of Empire City. As Cole, you must first learn to use new found powers and then decide how you will use them.
by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 5:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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FIFA Manager 09 gives you full control over the management of a football club. You are responsible for the line-up, the tactics and the training of your team – as well as for signing the right players, improving the club facilities and the stadium.
by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 5:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).
by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 5:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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An "Online Video Advertising Effectiveness" study by NeoEdge Networks announced preliminary results from a three month study, revealing that online gaming provides substantially better performance and consumer perception than traditional TV advertising.
by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 12:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bigfoot Networks launched Killer Xeno, its next-generation voice chat-enabled network interface card for online gamers.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 6:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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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:
- Need for Speed Shift [ALL] - Trailer
- Scratch: The Ultimate DJ [PS3/X360] - Trailer
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate [ALL] - Launch Trailer
- Wheelman [ALL] - Fly High Trailer
- CrimeCraft [PC] - Weapons Vendor Trailer
- Aion: The Tower of Eternity - Ishalgen Zone Flythrough Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 5:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While there is no official announcement yet, the existence of DJ Hero isn't exactly a secret, especially now that
a teaser website has been launched. Earlier this year Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick already
confirmed that DJ Hero is coming out later this year, and features a turntable that you actually can play competitively and spin discs and mix songs.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 3:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive, known for titles such as Ship Simulator and Sword of the Stars, has been shut down, according to Dutch newspaper
Het Parool. All personnel have been notified, and according to the curator, the business will not continue. The writing was on the wall
recently, when Rhiannon rights reverted to the developers, and
Paradox picked up East India Company. Lighthouse was
formed in 2005 and did well for a few years, but last year's
sale to Silverbirch turned out to be a bad move, as the parent company got into financial trouble and its shares were put on hold at the Toronto Stock Exchange.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 2:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Underwater Wars you and your squad are members of US Navy elite division. Your mission, to protect freedom and to provide peace and the law and order on all planet. The game is set approximately 5 years from now, and develops over the course of an additional 2 years.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 2:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last week Zombie Studios announced it was working on
Blacklight, an Unreal-engine powered covert military action game, which then begged the question, what happened to Bethesda's
Rogue Warrior? Zombie Studios confirmed that it is no longer working on the story-driven tactical FPS and has not been for a while, but declined to comment on whether the game was canceled. We contacted Bethesda, who confirmed that Rogue Warrior is still in development, obviously by another team, and that an update on the status of the game is coming soon.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 12:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft announced the best Xbox Live games of 2008 thanks to the Xbox Live community's votes in the 2nd Annual Xbox Live Arcade Awards! The Behemoth Castle Crashers remains number one in fans' hearts and wins the top honor of Best Game of the Year along with awards for Best Original Game and Best Co-op Mode.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 10:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to create unique Sims and immerse them in your own living neighborhood of endless possibility! Fans who pre-order will receive a customized pre-order box, plumbob sticker set, redeem code for one free downloadable music track and a double sided concert style poster of the band or recording artist.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 10:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Diner Dash will come to life in 3D when players have the option to take direct control of Flo as she runs around to seat patrons, take orders, deliver food, take payment and bus tables as efficiently as possible within the time limit allowed.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Wii owners will have a new way to beat the heat this summer as Hudson splashes up Water Warfare, a first person soaker videogame where players go head to head or team up as they run around playgrounds and beaches to drench each other with squirt guns.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 9:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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LightBox Interactive is a new independent game studio founded in January 2009 by former team members of Incognito Entertainment (known for Warhawk, Twisted Metal), and are currently engaged in a multi-year, multi-title parternship with SCEA developing games for the PlayStation
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Immortals of Terra is a space adventure set in 1346 New Galactic Era, 4934 AD, starring Perry Rhodan, taking the player from the very top of a majestic floating palace, through the midst of intergalactic intrigue, to deep below the surface of alien worlds.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 9:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Further strengthening its senior management team, Activision announced that Dan Rosensweig has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of RedOctane, known for the Guitar Hero franchise and soon-to-be-released DJ Hero.
Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo's Corleone family drama, The Godfather II game goes beyond the film's story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960s Florida, Cuba and New York.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 6:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 6:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Spore: Galactic Adventures fans will experience deeper Space stage gameplay as for the first time space faring creatures will be able to beam down from their spaceships to explore new planets and earn rewards for completing challenging missions.
by Rainier on March 23, 2009 @ 6:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Korner Entertainment is a Spain based developer headed up by Sergio Rincón, former Managing Director for Planeta DeAgostini Interactive, On Games and Gammick Entertainment, with its first project being Math Blazer for Wiiware/PC.
by Brian Dumlao on March 23, 2009 @ 5:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Originally created as a dream match for players to pit their favorite KOF characters against each other, KOF '98 UM takes that one step further by introducing new characters, game systems, game modes, stages, and a soundtrack not seen in the original.