by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 9:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Duke Nukem Forever is the long-awaited follow-up to 1997's Duke Nukem 3D. While details are slim, longtime Duke voice actor Jon St. John returns, as well as music composed by Jeremy and Julian Soule.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 9:32 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Crash Commando ($9.99), Penny Arcade Adventures Ep. 2 ($14.99), Castlevania Chronicles ($5.99), Rayman 2 ($5.99), DLCs for LittleBigPlanet (free/$1.99), High Velocity Bowling (free/$0.99), Hot Shots Golf: OoB ($2.99), demos for MGS 4/Sonic Unleashed, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Revolution, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2, Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut builds on the original, boasting a new and explosive narrative interwoven with the first story. New puzzles have been added that specifically utilize Nintendo's unique control methods.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 4:15 p.m. PST | 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 Dec. 18, 2008 @ 4:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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QuakeCon 2009 will take place Aug. 13-16, 2009 in Dallas, TX at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, and as always, this event is free to all attendees thanks to the support of the QuakeCon volunteer staff, id Software, and the event sponsors and exhibitors. While you can already
book your room, the event registration won't start until March 2009.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 4:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A. announces The Dark Spire, a classic, western-style first-person RPG full of exploration and character development. Parties will be assembled, stats will be rolled, items, weapons and armor shall be equipped, and monsters will be slain.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Resistance 2 will feature 8-player, story-driven online co-op separate from the regular single-player campaign, 60-player online PvP (Heavy, Special Ops, Medic classes) and more vehicles, including The Chameleon, a Stalker with full cloak. SCEA is teaming up with GameBattles giving fans a chance to battle it out for cash prizes and the ultimate bragging rights.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 2:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus' Hammerin' Hero is an arcade-style, old school, side-scrolling beat ‘em up for PSP. Forget everything your parents told you about violence only being a last resort. In Hammerin' Hero, if it moves, hammer it.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 2:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will make its downloadable debut on XBLA and PSN by utilizing the original game code, while creating a fresh upgraded experience with new artwork and high resolution 1080p graphics. SSFIITHDR has broken
sales records by selling over 250,000 units since its Nov. launch.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 2:27 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 2:24 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge, previously known as JAZZ: Hired Guns, is a game that best describes the life of risk and danger that you’ll lead in this action-packed turn-based tactical game where you'll be in control of leading a group of seasoned mercenaries through the African countryside. This v1.07.001 provides many gameplay tweaks and a fix to prevent the "vanishing squad" icon bug from appearing in new games started with this updated version.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 1:19 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Empire: Total War will maintain the Total War series' 3D battles, grand turn based campaign map and rich historical flavor while for the first time introducing not only 3D naval combat into the franchise, but also a 1vs1 multiplayer mode.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 1:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Just in time for the holidays, Square Enix announced that its Final Fantasy XI "Return Home to Vana'diel" campaign is back once again. Customers who have deleted Content IDs or deleted PlayOnline accounts, are now able to rejoin their fellow adventurers in the world of Vana'diel by utilizing this service.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 1:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Maxis and Z Corporation announced that fans of EA's life simulation game Spore can now transplant their unique creatures into the real world as “Spore Sculptures” through Z Corporation’s 3D printing technology.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 11:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mytran Wars is a round-based strategy game where the player researches new technologies and continues to rearm his mecha, thereby fighting battles in wonderful 3D landscapes – against the AI or other human opponents in various multiplayer modes.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 11:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Lips is a music and singing game that includes 30 songs, 2 wireless interactive microphones (with motion sensors that allow you to dance, move or swing to score points), the ability to use and sing your own music or download songs from an online service.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 10:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is an arena-based online vehicle sports game for PlayStation Network that brings together animated vehicles in sports-like gameplay. For the holidays, Psyonix Studios is dropping the price of SARPBC by $5 (now $9.99) and issued an update fixing a few issues with the game, adding new features, as well as a new arena.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 10:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dungeon Party, developed by Cyanide, is a free MMOG where two teams of up to 5 players compete over one or more rounds and victory is only assured when one of them gets out of the dungeon with the treasure.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 10:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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This iteration of the 2D, whip-wielding vampire-hunting action game, released on PSOne in 2001, is now available for download for $5.99 on PSN. In Castlevania Chronicles, players enter a world where Count Dracula has been resurrected to begin a new reign of terror across the land. As Simon Belmont, descendant of legendary vampire hunters, players enter Dracula's estate armed with a killer whip to destroy the count and his minions to bring peace to Europe.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2008 @ 10:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade.