by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2007 @ 4:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, highly detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI. SCEA revealed that a Killzone 2 beta is in the works, but that it won't see light of day until 2008.
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2007 @ 3:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. At the center of the calamity is the mysterious Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her triggered a chain of events that have spiraled completely out of control. Now that she has free reign, the consequences will be unimaginable.
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2007 @ 3:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has released yet another new PSP firmware update, officially bringing it to v3.73. With this update, operation of the UMD (Universal Media Disc) drive has been improved to address cases in which the UMD drive occasionally suspends and fails to reload data.
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2007 @ 3:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth. Petroglyph's community manager dropped us a note letting us know the PC version has gone gold.
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2007 @ 12:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Matrix Games released a new patch for its tactical war game, Flashpoint Germany. This update brings your retail game to v1.13 and adds a handful of changes which include an improvement to browsing unit waypoints and a fixed memory leak in Windows Vista.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 9:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Super-Ego Games has recruited renowned New York City comedians to write and voice its episodic comedy/adventure game Rat Race. Set in an extremely dysfunctional office at a company called BiggCo, your job is simply to make it through the day as bombs go off all around you.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 9:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. The Gears of War title update fixes various performance issues, including the Games for Windows Live update issue.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 5:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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King's Bounty: The Legend, previously known as Battle Lord, is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and role-playing elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 4:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision has signed an
deal with Discovery Communications to develop animal-themed games based on various shows on the TV station's Animal Planet channel such as as Meerkat Manor and Orangutan Island. The multi title agreement will focus on games that appeal to younger and older players outside the core audience of teenage boys, and are scheduled for released in late 2008.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 3:33 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:
- Spaceforce: Captains - Trailer
- Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom [X360] - Trailer (5)
- EVE Online: Trinity - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 1:39 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Atari announced that Tempest, Battlezone and Warlords will also be hitting the Xbox Live Arcade soon, each with 12 achievements, support for up to 1080p as well as full-screen anti-aliasing and digital surround sound. Even better, Warlords and Battlezone will feature online multiplayer and support for the Xbox Live Camera, enabling players to watch live video of their opponents.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 1:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Fantasy Aquarium by DS allows the player to keep fish that could never be kept as pets in a tank, such as blue whales, dolphins, seals and sharks. Just as in real life, the fish need to be fed and have their tanks cleaned.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 12:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Boom Boom Rocket, players fire rockets to the beat of music while traveling through a 3D cityscape. the better your timing, the more spectacular the fireworks. EA is updating BBR with five new songs, improved fireworks, guitar and dance mat controller compatibility, Japanese and Korean language support, etc.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 11:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A few days ago, Valve announced it would have Universe at War: Earth Assault available for download on launch day, but now it seems SEGA is expanding its Steam lineup with The Golden Compass, Sega Rally Revo, Sega Revo, Worldwide Soccer Manager, Futbol Manager and more. In addition to the new games, Sega titles previously released on Steam to customers in North America, such as Medieval II: Total War and Rome: Total War, are now available to Steam gamers in Europe and most of the world.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 11:18 a.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 Nov. 28, 2007 @ 10:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced that it is releasing its classic board game Chessmaster Live on the Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 with all-new twists.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 10:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Warmonger - Operation: Downtown Destruction is an apocalyptic FPS, built around AGEIA PhysX, enabling unique, piece-by-piece destruction system and is designed to deliver stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 10:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 9:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth. From Dec. 14-16, all LIVE gamers who register and play Universe at War online will be eligible to win a wide range of prizes that will be given out on an hourly basis.
by Rainier on Nov. 28, 2007 @ 9:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Bitmap Brothers' reboot of the classic futuristic sports game for Xbox LIVE Arcade, is getting four new downloadable 3D Arenas, each with three variants, giving players even more customizable options.