by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 5:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ's Deadly Creatures is a Wii exclusive 3rd person action thriller title developed internally by its Rainbow Studios. Deadly Creatures throws players into a venomous world of desert terror, where the greatest victory is survival.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 4:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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2K Sports announced that National League Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for next year's highly anticipated baseball video game, MLB 2K9.
Yesterday's MLB 2K9 trailer shows a PC logo in the credits, usually indicating which platforms a game will appear on, and a 2K Sports rep. just confirmed this being true.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 4:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in an future-fantasy world, Demigod is a team-based action/RPG/RTS hybrid game that casts you as a hero waging war to obtain a position within the pantheon of gods.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 4:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NecroVisioN is a first-person horror shooter, which sees players taking on the role of American soldier Simon Bukner, who must fight his way through the bleak trenches of World War One and into the very jaws of Hell.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 4:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Commander: Europe at War is a turn-based strategy game set during World War II. Players take command of either the Axis powers or the Allied forces, and make decisions relating to recruitment, reconnaissance and diplomacy.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 3:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 3:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In My Pet Shop, players will set off on the animal adventure of a lifetime as they work to help run the best pet shop that Green Town has ever seen. With over 40 different animals, players will be able to find and care for adorable and sometimes unusual pets including dogs, pigs, pandas and bears, all set in a beautifully crafted colorful world.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 2:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Time of Shadows is an add-on for 1C's action RPG Blood Magic which now unveils its world of magic even further. Over hundred new spells, divided into 12 magic schools, bring fresh power to your fight against hordes of enemies as you stop their invasion.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 2:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The battle for Gold Medals and personal bests ignites excitement and healthy competition in Summer Athletics 2009. Athletes from all over the world run, throw, jump and swim for victory. Millimeters and split seconds will decide the winners.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 1:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Get Game Smart Video Contest is a search for parents and teens to serve as Get Game Smart Ambassadors -- a new set of messengers that will help educate their peers on making smart media choices.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 1:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai's Fragile, developed by Eternal Sonata studio Tri-Crescendo, is a Wii exclusive RPG that follows the story of Set, a young boy tasked to explore various cities in a post-apocalyptic world trying to find out why everyone has disappeared.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 1:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ever since Microsoft rolled out the New Xbox Experience a select few Xbox 360 owners had been plagued with an HDMI audio bug, which has now
been addressed. Starting Tuesday morning at 0200 Pacific when you sign into Xbox Live you’ll be prompted for a mandatory dashboard update, addressing the issue that a few folks were having with audio and their HDMI connection.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:35 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ's UFC 2009 Undisputed, based on the mixed martial arts organization, featuring an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Later this month Bruce Shelley will be
inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame, but it will only be a small comfort since Ensemble Studios is
closed as of today.
Gamasutra is running a feature revealing what the longtime developer was working on. Sorcerer (a fantasy-adventure RPG), Nova (a Diablo in space), a pirate-themed take on Diablo, Wrench, Barn (a Ratchet & Clank-style platformer), and Agent, a game inspired by Pixar's The Incredibles universe, mixed with Tomb Raider gameplay elements.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style. Already hinted at in the original press release by saying "coming to console" Ubisoft has
confirmed the Epilogue DLC is not coming to PC.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 3:46 p.m. PST | 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:
- 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand [ALL] - G-Unit Trailer
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising [PC] - Trailer #2
- Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned [X360] - Johnny Klebitz Trailer
- The House of The Dead: Overkill [Wii] - Making Of Trailer #4
- MLB Front Office Manager [ALL] - Developer Diary Trailer #3
- Red Faction: Guerrilla [ALL] - Story Trailer #2
- Major League Baseball 2K9 [ALL] - Tim Lincecum Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 3:01 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Atlus' RPG-board game Dokapon Journey, monsters have invaded the Kingdom of Dokapon, and the King has offered his throne and the hand of his daughter to any challenger who would rise to the occasion and save the land. Alas, that kind of offer is bound to attract some very over-determined adventurers...
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 2:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rockstar's open-ended crime series returns to New York situated around the Eastern European protagonist Nikolai. The PC edition features a replay editor with Rockstar Social Club integration, expanded multiplayer, higher resolution, and match filtering. A community member who contacted SecuROM support to complain about a DRM issue received a no-cd executable to fix the issue, which oddly enough carries the v1.0.3.0 version number, indicating RockStar might already be working on another patch.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 2:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Resident Evil 5 promising to revolutionize the survival horror series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control. Since its Jan. 26th release, more than 1.3 million Xbox Live members downloaded the demo in just the first three days, and 1.8 million in its first week, a new record.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 1:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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3 on 3 NHL Arcade, developed by the team behind NHL 09, is an all-new downloadable experience, a no rules, fast paced, hockey experience that gamers of all types can enjoy.