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'StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty' - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 5:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races. It's overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, and it's designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' (ALL) Getting Wii Version, Four-Player Co-Op

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 4:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

While details are still scant, Call of Duty: Black Ops will take players behind enemy lines in an entirely new chapter in the  first-person action series of all-time. While the previous Modern Warfare 2 installment did not have a Wii version, it seems Black Ops will change that, while USA Today reveals that the game is set during the Cold War era with at least two main characters. Multiplayer being a big part of the franchise, Treyarch is said to be going "beyond the single-player story," with a two- to four-player co-op mode outside of the realm of the regular campaign, much like Modern Warfare's Spec Ops mode.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (ALL) Onslaught Mode To Add Four-Player Co-Op

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 3:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive. The action unfolds with unprecedented intensity, introducing a level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game.

'Galactic Taz Ball' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 3:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Galactic Taz Ball, Taz is accidentally kidnapped by Marvin the Martian, who is stealing the Earth’s landscape to make Mars more scenic. Taz must spin his way across pieces of Earth floating in space to stop Marvin from destroying the planet and get back home.

'The Heavy' Also Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 2:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Frazer Nash has obtained the exclusive worldwide rights to develop and publish interactive entertainment games based on the British-made Parkland Pictures film The Heavy, directed and created by Marcus Warren, a political crime thriller about family rivalry and betrayal.

'2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa' (ALL) Game With Deftones Fame

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 12:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa will feature all the emotion and passion of the fiercest national rivalries battling on the world’s biggest stage, with all 199 national teams that took part in qualification, all 10 official stadiums to be used in South Africa and stadiums from each qualifying region.

'MapleStory' Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 12:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

MapleStory is an online adventure game that centers around the "Maple World," allowing players to combat monsters and develop their characters' skills and abilities in an immense platform-inspired persistent world.

Poker Should Not Be Played In A House With Women

by Rainier on May 12, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Believe it or not, my most esteemed Sports Illustrated Swimsuit calendar in my office has a day missing this month. May 8th, which was supposed to be last Saturday, was placed on Sunday, with Saturday being a big, blank box. Why is that important? I use it as a visual aid for daily appointments — no, really I do — and now, I had to ruin the curvaceous swimsuit model in the background with a big black marker to adjust all the dates and appointments. Outrageous!

'Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood' (ALL) Officially Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 11, 2010 @ 7:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Live and breathe as Ezio, now a legendary master assassin, in his struggle against the Templar order. Lead your own brotherhood of assassins and strike at the heart of the enemy, Rome. And for the first time, take part in an innovative multiplayer layer allowing you to embody an assassin of your choosing and define their killing style.

PlayStation Store Gets Spring Fever Sale, Split/Second Demo, DLCs, Tracks, PSP Games

by Rainier on May 11, 2010 @ 7:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Spring Fever Sale (PopCap and Midway Spring Fever Bundles), World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, demo for Split/Second and ModNation Racers PSP, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet, BioShock 2, Lost Planet 2, Super Street Fighter IV, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Skate 3, Nier, Record of Agarest War, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley).