by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2008 @ 2:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sins of a Solar Empire is a real-time space strategy title under development at Ironclad Games. Unfolding the fate of three unique factions, Sins of a Solar Empire is the first chapter in an epic science fiction saga.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2008 @ 2:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and vocals, as well as online. Harmonix has released three new songs for Rock Band, downloadable through Xbox Live, cover of Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast, The Hives' Die! All Right and Stone Temple Pilot's Interstate Love Song, for 160 Microsoft Points each.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2008 @ 2:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Club is a 3rd person action shooter focused on addictive and rewarding gameplay, testing your skills to the limit and offers relentless, frantic, and fast paced gameplay with a unique style, tone and storyline that drips with energy, attitude and anarchy. SEGA has released a 1.36 GB demo on Xbox Live (not available in Asia, North America or Germany)
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2008 @ 12:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 offers new campaigns, missions and aircraft as well as many exclusive features. Pilots can fly the skies and fight enemies over the Russian front, German occupied Europe, the Far East and the Pacific.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 7:43 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:
- House Of The Dead 2 & 3 Return [Wii] - Trailer
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games [NDS] - Dream Events Trailer
- LittleBigPlanet [PS3] - CES 08 Demonstration Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 7:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the official prequel to its survival FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, bringing the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 7:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Crackpot Entertainment's Insecticide is a classically styled action adventure detective game that brings the look and feel of gritty gumshoe films into a futuristic city where insects have become the dominant race.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 5:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
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At the CES Microsoft revealed that it is bringing Brøderbund's classic platform action game Lode Runner to Xbox Live Arcade. Developed by Tozai/Southend Interactive, known for Ubisoft's Deathrow, the idea is to make the remake as faithful to the original as possible, just in a new jacket, and is scheduled for later this year. Whether the much heralded editor will also be included was not revealed.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 5:02 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony is taking advantage of the PSP momentum to announce quite a few new features for its handheld. Over the weekend the Skype support was made official and earlier today Sony confirmed at the CES that it would also be bringing the, previously only in Asia available, GPS and Camera functionality to North America, as well as an external keyboard to make it easier for people to communicate and bypass the internal keypad. Expected later this year, no pricing or specific release schedule was announced.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 4:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sierra's The Spiderwick Chronicles, developed by Stormfront Studios, is an action/adventure game based on Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films' upcoming 2008 movie, as well as the fantastical Spiderwick book series.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 3:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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MotorStorm delivers brutal off-road racing, plunging players into a frenzied and chaotic environment awash with grit, mud and petrol. Sony revealed that later this month two new tracks will hit the PSN, Eagle's Nest (a narrow winging road on high altitude, where the goal is to push other drivers off the edge), and Diamondback Speedway (a desert road with a tunnel and pit in the road, best to be avoided) for the usual price.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 1:06 p.m. PST | Filed under
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LEGO Batman features all of the characters from the LEGO Batman construction sets, plus a few new additions. Gamers will have the ability to roam the streets of LEGO Gotham City as Batman or Robin, and even take control of the villains while manipulating gadgets and building/operating vehicles in co-op gameplay.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 12:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai announced Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 for the NDS featuring the most robust store lineup to date, with 13 brand new shops to run and expand, a park to design and visit, and the ability to trade journals with your friends wirelessly.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Conflict: Denied Ops, previously called Crossfire, is a new paramilitary themed co-op FPS from Pivotal Games, putting you in control of two of these merciless operatives, each of them highly specialized in both weapons and military tactics.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In addition to a new campaign that ties up the Dread Lords saga, GalCiv II: Twilight of the Arnor adds civilization-specific technology trees and planetary improvements that add even more flavor to each alien race, while greatly expanding the strategic depth of the game. Originally scheduled for Jan, the GalCiv II expansion has been delayed until March in order to add new features.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 11:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hudson Entertainment announced that it is bringing Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts to North America. Each version of the game will feature a unique story with epic battles, an all new assortment of weapons and many unique fighting styles. Like the classic game, the new versions will feature deep and customizable multiplayer adventuring.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 11:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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One of the most anticipated UT3 features was the possibility of allowing PS3 gamers to import new community content/mods on their consoles. Epic has finally released the tools to "cook" your own content, and transfer it from PC to PS3.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 10:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Fly through treacherous 3-D environments with Omega Five, a graphically explosive next-generation shooter firing its way onto Xbox Live Arcade. Also this week, Disney Interactive Studios and Backbone Entertainment bring back an arcade classic, “Tron.” Both games will be available this Wednesday, January 9 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PST).
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 10:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hard to be a God is an RPG with adventure and espionage elements based on a storyline of the novel with the same name by Strugatsky brothers. After the previous German and Russian versions, here is finally the English demo.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 10:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Advance Wars is a turn-based strategy game, sequel to 2005's original debut title on the NDS. Lead your new Commanding Officers to fend off latest invasion, as massive battles sweep across both of the DS screens.
