by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 11:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Kinect, previously known as Project Natal, is the controller-free gaming and entertainment experience from Microsoft for its Xbox 360 console.
Earlier today Konami revealed its launch titles, and now Microsoft has unveiled the entire list of titles you'll be able to wave at upon launch.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 11:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Trine 2 is an physics-based action platformer that takes the original's beloved triad (the powerful knight, the swift rogue, and the crafty wizard) and puts them into an all-new adventure filled with more action, more puzzles, and the introduction of online support for the series's popular cooperative 3-person gameplay.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout: New Vegas, the follow-up to 2008's Game of the Year Fallout 3, brings this franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas takes all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 10:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Time Crisis: Razing Storm delivers an intuitive point & shoot experience as players have the option to use the PlayStation Move motion controller or Guncon 3 for exceptional precision, while a introducing a new multiplayer online battle mode, destructible environments, engaging combat, and includes Deadstorm Pirates and Time Crisis 4.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 9:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve announced the latest growth data for its digital distribution platform Steam, revealing new account growth of 178%, sales growth of over 200%, over 200 Steamworks games shipped to date, and more.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 9:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added two WiiWare, one Virtual Console, and four NDSiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: ThruSpace, Happy Holidays Halloween (Wiiware), Snapdots, Armada, Academy: Tic-Tac-Toe, Music on: Playing Piano (NDSi), and Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest(VC)
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MicroBot is a unique gameplay experience taking players inside the human body, challenging gamers to control a microscopic ship--a MicroBot--on a mission to destroy a biotechnological infestation.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:
We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Crysis 2, New York is under the attack of a unique and frightening alien species that combines deadly weaponry, exceptional sensory abilities and intelligent collaboration to present players with the most challenging opponents ever seen in a first-person shooter.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Beginning today, Netflix members in the United States an Canada can stream content through their Wii consoles with Netflix installed on their Wii Menu, replacing the previous requirement of the Netflix disc.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Krome Studios, known for
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, PS2/Wii versions of
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and most recently
Blade Kitten, had a good year in 2006. After first acquiring the remainders of
Ratbag Games and
setting up a new studio in Adelaide, it also took over Atari's
Melbourne House that same year. Fast forward to Aug. 2010 and
Krome Studios is in financial trouble and it is
shutting down the Adelaide Office while handing out pink slips in the other. All in vain according to Aussie website
Tsumea, which reveals
Krome Studios is shutting down with only a a few contractors remaining to finish up some work.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bit.Trip Fate is an on-rails side-scrolling shoot-‘em-up that has CommanderVideo riding the vibe to discover his fate. CommanderVideo will need a little help from the friends he made in Bit.Trip Runner to thwart the Mingrawn Timbletot who has mutated the world into an ugly technological nightmare.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has entered into a new multi-year, licensing agreement with Nickelodeon, granting it the worldwide rights to develop and publish video games based on the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, with a new title scheduled for release in 2011
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dead Frontier, previosuly a a 2D game, combines 3rd person survival horror action with more traditional role-playing elements to create a totally unique MMO experience. Players will need to have their wits about them as they struggle for survival in the decaying, zombie infested city of Fairview.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on one of the most widely-recognized manga and anime series of all time, "Hokuto no Ken" or "Fist of the North Star" takes place in the manga's post-apocalyptic world where the remaining survivors of a nuclear holocaust roam the wasteland in an ongoing struggle against marauding tribes for food and water.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 2:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Grab your axe and jump off stage as you transcend from aspiring musician to global rock god! Become an unlikely hero, fighting to save the planet from the zombie onslaught with your sonic powered guitar!
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 2:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami announced that both DanceEvolution and CrossBoard 7 will be released alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360 motion-sensor technology on Kinect, at launch on November 10th, while Hudson Soft's Sports Island Freedom title will follow two weeks later.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Iconic Marvel and Capcom characters join forces again in a re-envisioned team fighting game for a new generation. Fill the shoes of legendary characters from the most beloved franchises in entertainment as you battle in a living comic book brought to life in a versus fighting game.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ys: The Oath in Felghana once again follows the adventures of friends Adol and Dogi who find themselves making an unannounced visit to Dogi’s hometown of Redmont in the land of Felghana. Since his departure eight years earlier, Dogi finds himself returning home to find that things have changed dramatically, and not for the better.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 12:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout: New Vegas, the follow-up to 2008's Game of the Year Fallout 3, brings this franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas takes all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes.