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'No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle' (Wii) Pins Down Euro Date

by Rainier on April 6, 2010 @ 2:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle continues the tale of punk anti-hero Travis Touchdown, the Japanese anime Otaku, and pro wrestling-obsessed assassin. Travis finds himself at the bottom of the UAA (United Assassins Association) rankings and must wage war to become the No. 1 assassin once again.

Reliance Big Entertainment Acquires 50% Stake In Codemasters

by Rainier on April 6, 2010 @ 2:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

UK developer/publisher Codemasters has announced that India based Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. has agreed to acquire a 50 per cent shareholding in the company, alongside existing investor, European venture capital Balderton Capital, that first invested in Codemasters in 2005.

'Fallen Earth' Lead Developer Leaves Studio

by Rainier on April 6, 2010 @ 1:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online game that mixes FPS style with traditional RPG mechanics, where six factions are struggling to emerge from the collapse of civilization brought on by viruses and environmental disaster.

'PopTag!' Content Update Adds New Map

by Rainier on April 6, 2010 @ 12:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

PopTag! is a 2-D arcade-style multiplayer game where players navigate a variety of multi-colored maps and battle each other, or NPCs (non-playable characters), with water-based weapons, such as water balloons, in a variety of game modes.

Pain Can Be Controlled - You Just Disconnect It

by Rainier on April 6, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

It was a little bit of a quiet day yesterday, with Europe mainly still in Easter holiday mode, but that should be changing again today, as of right ... now!

We've been making good headway on catching up on DVR stuff, as we watched Flashforward, 24 and Human Target. Yesterday we also checked out the latest ep. of The Pacific, and while it is not bad by a long shot, it is not nearly as good as Band of Brothers. It seems to be lacking the intensity as well as the character depth as BoB. So far, there seems to be no chemistry between any of the characters like Maj. Richard D. Winters and Capt. Lewis Nixon, for starters. We're not even halfway through the series, so hopefully the pacing picks up.

'Jett Rocket' (Wii) - New Screens

by Rainier on April 5, 2010 @ 6:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Let Jett Rocket explore the beautiful planet of Yoroppa and find out why it has been attacked by the evil ‘Power Plant Posse’. Ride the ocean on your Jet Boat, parachute from giant cliffs, speed through arctic regions on your Jet Snowboard or skyrocket with your Jet Pack.

'netKar PRO' - v1.1 Game/Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on April 5, 2010 @ 6:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under Demo

netKar PRO is a racing car simulator with realistic physics aimed both to professionals in the racing business and to racing enthusiast all around the world. It's aimed to offer an environment where people can learn about racing, car handling, behavior on a racing track, car setup and data telemetry analysis.

Various Game Trailers #1811

by Rainier on April 5, 2010 @ 6:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under Trailers

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:

  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior [ALL] - Trailer
  • Wipeout: The Game [NDS/Wii] - Trailer

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' (ALL) Stimulus Package Snafu, Users Compensated

by Rainier on April 5, 2010 @ 4:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. When Activision released the Stimulus Package, Xbox Live went belly up under the strain of people downloading, and now Microsoft is offering buyers get 7 days free Live Gold as compensation.

'No More Heroes: Paradise' (PS3/X360) - New Screens

by Rainier on April 5, 2010 @ 3:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In No More Heroes you play the role of Travis Touchdown, a hardcore anime fan who takes it upon himself to murder the top assassin's in the world, using the Wiimote to wield Travis' beam sword and kill off enemies in gruesome ways.