by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 4:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released yet another update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v2.4.1 patch mostly fixes a few bugs with the combat log/ settings not being saved, sound, shading, as well as a bug with Tranquilizing Shot.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 4:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Undercover: Dual Motives is a point & click adventure game where players take control of physicist and reluctant spy Dr. John Russell in his early days, investigating at a British research facility, and hunt for a Nazi nuclear bomb.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 4:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Overclocked, developed by House of Tales team, known for The Moment of Silence, is a psychological thriller which uses many technical innovations and a surprising narrative approach to form an eerily real gaming experience. This patch fixes a rendering issue with the ATI HD series chipset gfx cards.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 4:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Finally the dream of your own estate comes true. Get ahead as a stable hand, raise sweet little foals and take excellent care of your guests in My Riding Stables. Give outstanding riding lessons and prepare your horses and students perfectly, so that they will be the riding stars of the future.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 4:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive's 4X strategy game Lost Empire: Immortals is set in space featuring six playable races, each with their own compelling storyline who battle for domination of a vast empire.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Wii Fit uses the Wii Balance Board, included with Wii Fit, for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games. Many of these activities provide a "core" workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 3:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Construction Combat: Lock’s Quest is a new original adventure title game where players create a virtual world block-by-block to defend their homeland against invading enemies. With the use of the stylus players will be able to immerse themselves into the building and creating process.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 3:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SouthPeak Games has signed a publishing agreement with Lexis Numérique for its newest old-school 2D side-scroller action adventure game, Mister Slime, featuring clever “elastic” controls.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy is a third-person espionage action game where players move from fistfights to firefights to experience sequences that, unlike any other game, seamlessly blend Bourne's signature hand-to-hand combat with intense shooting and the ability to escape and evade deadly situations.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 2:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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StuntMANIA!pro is a fast paced 3D car stunt driving game, where you get to perform the most amazing tricks and stunts in some really cool environments. This new versions adds a new visual effects and improved graphics, new rankings, new Air Speed Freak Challenge Game, new Bonus Roundup Challenge Game, etc...
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 2:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A new research project by Middlesex University psychologists Miss Jane Barnett and colleagues on 292 male and female online gamers playing the game World of Warcraft concluded that people who play violent games online actually feel more relaxed and less angry after they have played.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 1:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sports simulation games developer Wolverine Studios is proud to announce that PureSim Baseball series developer Shaun Sullivan has joined Wolverine Studios to produce Draft Day Sports: Baseball.
by Rainier on April 2, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Emergent Game Technologies announced that NCsoft, known for MMOs such as Lineage, Guild Wars and City of Heroes, has signed a licensing agreement for the Gamebryo video game development platform with the company’s North American business unit.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 8:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take on the challenge of leading one of over 50 European national teams and play as your favorite country from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the European Soccer Championship tournament with UEFA EURO 2008.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 8:30 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:
- Overclocked: A History of Violence - Launch Trailer
- Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 [PSP] - Trailer
- Doodle Hex [NDS/Wii] - Basic Concept Tutorial
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 7:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie, known for writing Pirates of the Caribbean, Collateral and most recently G.I. Joe and Gears of War movies, turns out to be a big Halo fan, and, according to
Latino Review has penned a spec screenplay based on Eric Nylund's movel Halo: The Fall of Reach in an attempt to revive the project after movie studios Universal Studios and Fox
backed out of the deal with Peter Jackson and Microsoft. A spec screenplay means "speculative," a term used for somebody writing a script on hisr own behalf, without payment.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 3:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in New York, Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, situated around mysterious protagonist Nikolai. After the UK certification board BBFC gave Rockstar a hard time with Manhunt 2, it was going to be interesting to see what it would do with the imminent GTA IV, but apparently much ado about nothing, as it was just granted an 18+ approval rating for "strong violence, very strong language, sex and drug references."
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 2:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Baroque is a dungeon-crawling action RPG loaded with items to find and customize, packed with tons of twisted monsters to vanquish, boasting a powerful musical score, and featuring an innovative story progression system in which death is not the end.
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 2:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced the acquisition of casual and online games business Elephant Entertainment, and in conjunction also announced an exclusive, worldwide retail publishing agreement with cross-platform casual games company Oberon Media
by Rainier on April 1, 2008 @ 2:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Rainbow Studios employees Brad Ruminer, Dennis Booth, and Glenn O'Bannon announced they have created their own independent video game development company. Located in Arizona, TimeFly Studios will be developing games based on licensed property as well as original game concepts from action/adventure to rhythm games to puzzle games.