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'Angry Birds' (ALL) Surpasses 200 Million Downloads

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Angry Birds is a physics-based castle demolition game where players use catapults to dish out revenge on thieving green pigs that have stolen the Birds’ eggs. Each feathery fowl has unique destructive powers capable of attacking the pigs’ fiendishly fortified castles.

'New Star Soccer 5' Pre-Order Gets You Beta Access

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 10:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

New Star Soccer 5 is an old-school style 2D football game, both an homage to Sensible Soccer and yet a completely unique and original game in its own right.

'Awesomenauts' (ALL) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 10:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Awesomenauts is a new explosive Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game inspired by your favorite '80s animated series featuring the most awesome mercenaries in the galaxy in their fight for territorial supremacy.

'Gears of War 3' (X360) Fastest Pre-Ordered Title On X360, Racks Up One Million

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 10:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gears of War 3 plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood that concludes the current story arc for "Gears of War." With the last human city destroyed and the remaining survivors stranded, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race from the jaws of extinction.

'Sengoku' Now Accepting Closed Beta Sign-ups

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 10:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sengoku is a deep character driven strategy game set in 15th century Feudal Japan where you play as the head of an illustrious Samurai family.

'Ace Combat: Assault Horizon' (ALL) - Screens

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is not a sequel, but a complete rebirth, a phoenix from the ashes flying at three times the speed of sound built from the ground up, with new technology fueling a passionately realized vision of a game that puts players in the dark heart of the fight like no aerial combat game has done before.

'Revenge of the Titans' Picked Up By Iceberg

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 7:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Construct and command your ground defenses in a series of increasingly massive battles across the solar system, in our frenetic arcade mash-up of real-time strategy and tower defense!

I'm Just Gonna Stay Here And Listen To The Wind A While, Okay?

by Rainier on May 18, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

Apologies for the late/spotty updates this morning, but a crew is working on replacing our office windows today, and I've been kicked out of my corner. Currently using a laptop while sitting outside against the wall, and my back is already killing me.

I've conned the Russian workers (I'm sure there is a "Red Dawn" joke in there somewhere) into fixing my office windows first so I can get back to my hideout ASAP. I even offered some premium vodka (thanks, Anatoly), but they refused on the account that they won't stop at one glass, and then we'd end up with crooked frames.

Somebody bring me a cushion to lean on, please!

Atari Revenue Down, Trims Eden Games, Drops Cryptic Studios

by Rainier on May 17, 2011 @ 7:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari has released its latest financial results, revealing that while it has improved its incoming it is still running a €6.2 million loss, however that is merely half of its loss last year. Less positive news for the people at Eden Games, it's workforce is being trimmed to merely 30 people, while Atari is getting rid of Cryptic Studios altogether.

'Wasteland Angel' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on May 17, 2011 @ 5:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Wasteland Angel is a nostalgic throw-back to the era of vintage arcade shooters where players fend off waves of enemies and ultimately face-off against epic end-level bosses.