by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 6:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Silent Hill 5 marks the next-gen debut of the psychological horror series thrusting players into a shadowy world of chaos and terror with atmospheric HD graphics and an original storyline that sheds new light on the desolate, fog-shrouded town of Silent Hill. SH5 sports an all-new soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka, so it will be as iconic and chilling as it's always been.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 4:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive released screens for four of its upcoming titles:
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 4:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts today announced that the first Wii trivia game, tentatively titled Smarty Pants, will be available this holiday. The title will combine age-targeted trivia with action-based gestures, making it a truly trans-generational game for the Wii.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 3:16 p.m. PDT | 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 deep online connectivity.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 3:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Harmonix, MTV Games, and rock icons Metallica announced a deal that will see key tracks from the thrashers' catalog available as digitally-distributed game levels for Rock Band, with "Enter Sandman" shipping with the game this holiday season. The Who's "Who's Next" will be the first album available for owners to purchase, with new content planned every week following launch.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 2:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Got Game today announced a North American publishing deal for The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure for the PC. The title combines a dense, rich, spine-tingling story inspired by classic ghost stories with today's modern ghosthunting techniques.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 1:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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During its E3 press conference, Sony announced exclusive third-party PS3 games and key partnerships with NCsoft Corporation, Ubisoft, Midway and Konami.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 1:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA unveiled new features for the highly-anticipated PlayStation Home, a 3D community-based service set to revolutionize the broadband entertainment world, and announced new content for its PlayStation Network.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 1:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced it is redesigning the PSP to make it 33% lighter and 19% slimmer, including a thinner, more efficient battery, 64MB of system memory and video-out capabilities allowing you to play games and movies at full standard-definition resolution on any progressive scan TV.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 12:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft today announced an exclusive game development deal with Sony that provides for NCsoft to create several online games for Sony's PlayStation platforms, including PS3 and PSP, accessible through PlayStation Network.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus confirmed the company's E3 video game lineup, which includes new titles such as Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii), Draglade (NDS), Ontamarama (NDS), and Touch Detective 2 ½ (NDS).
by Andrew Hayward on July 11, 2007 @ 12:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Medal of Honor Airborne, next-gen debut of the series, is set to redefine the series by introducing players to an entirely new way of experiencing a WWII FPS – namely the fully interactive Airborne experience.
by Andrew Hayward on July 11, 2007 @ 11:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Boogie will have gamers dancing, singing and starring in their own music videos. Players can also choose and customize different characters in the game to best show off their dancing style and karaoke skills.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 11:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed in its earlier publisher E3 2007 lineup, Akella and Primal Software officially announce 2025: Battle for Fatherland, a new third-person action game that will amaze gamers with mech fights, diverse weapon application and tactics.
by Andrew Hayward on July 11, 2007 @ 11:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Army of Two will throw gamers into hot spots ripped from current day headlines where they will utilize unique TWO man strategies and tactics while seamlessly transitioning between playing with intelligent Partner AI (PAI) and a live player.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 11:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its media briefing today at the E3 Media & Business Summit Nintendo announced multiple new games (Wii fit) and accessories (balance board, Wii Zapper) designed to reinforce that bridge and further demonstrate everyone is a gamer.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 10:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with incredibly lifelike character animations, highly detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 10:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infinity Ward and Activision have confirmed the multiplayer beta of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will take place this August. The announcement was revealed last night as part of the Microsoft press briefing in Santa Monica, CA, held on the eve of the E3 Media & Business Summit 2007.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 6:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts revealed the games it will showcase at the E3 in Santa Monica underscoring the company's focused on driving gameplay innovation core franchises, innovating in new categories and mainstream casual games across all platforms.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 6:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving upon last year's game with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making each character's effects more realistic, and over 20 battle stages.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 6:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Philips and Codemasters today unveiled an agreement to amBX-enable five more PC games (in addition to the earlier announced TOCA Race Driver 3), including Overlord, Clive Barker's Jericho, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Rise of the Argonauts and Operation Flashpoint 2.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 6:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Top Spin 3 will immerse players in a visually and physically realistic tennis experience. Using next generation technology, gameplay and graphics, Top Spin 3 is a benchmark-setting tennis experience with dynamic weather changes, evolutionary player visuals and the most comprehensive online offerings.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 6:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sierra Entertainment today announced F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, an all-new stand-alone expansion pack for Windows PC and F.E.A.R. Files, the complete stand-alone expansion pack series, for Xbox 360. Both products are scheduled to ship this fall.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 6:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ today announced Darksiders: Wrath of War -- an original action/adventure game that will plunge players into a near future world devastated by the apocalypse -- on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2008.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 6:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced the 2008 release of Killzone 2, available exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army and follows the events and action from the original Killzone for the PS2.
by Alicia on July 11, 2007 @ 2:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft got to kick off the festivities of the new, slimmer E3. Announcements included Gears of War and Viva Piñata coming to the PC, exclusive online expansions for GTA IV, and details for Call of Duty 4, Resident Evil 5, and Assassin's Creed. There was even an on-stage demonstration of Harmonix's upcoming Rock Band.
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is based on both the comic book series as well as Twentieth Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment's movie sequel.
by RumDragon on July 11, 2007 @ 1:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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