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'Blur' (PS3/X360/PC) Officially Announced - Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 5:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blur drops players into heart-pumping, electrified racing action with 20 cars on a track all targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade paint and collect intense power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more.

'Dragonica' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 5:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dragonica is a free-to-play, cartoon side-scrolling, micro-transaction-based casual MMO mixing elements of action and arcade.

'Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks' (ALL) Announced

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 5:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In an original storyline developed exclusively for the game, Ben and the Omnitrix will journey to outer space and distant never-before-seen planets for the first time ever in the series, using his alien forms and their special powers in an effort to thwart a grand scheme to conquer the universe one planet at a time.

'Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days' (NDS) - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 5:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is set during the KH II events, and has Roxas as the main character. You will explore a variety of Disney worlds in not only single-player mode, but also in multiplayer missions made possible by the NDS' networking features.

Former Sony Execs Set Up Zoë Mode San Francisco

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Music and party game developer Zoë Mode announced that it has opened a new studio in California, Zoë Mode San Francisco, lead by former Sony Studio 5 Producer Sarah Stocker and Sony Computer Entertainment exec Mark Danks.

'Monster Hunter 3' (Wii) - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 4:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Expected to make an appearance on the PS3, Capcom surprised everybody in Japan by announcing Monster Hunter 3 for the Wii instead. MH Tri-, pronounced as "try," is an action RPG series where you hunt down fantastical monsters.

'Assassin's Creed II' (ALL) Development Team Tripled

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 4:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In a vast open world environment, Assassin's Creed II invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy, and seeking vengeance. In a recent interview Ubisoft producer Sebastien Puel revealed that the AC2 development team has reached a headcount of 450, three times the size of the original, which took four years to make.

'Katamari Forever' (PS3) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 4:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The crazy, zany, world of Katamari is back and better than ever before, complete with new stages, new visual effects, new strategies, and full 1080p HD resolution! The gameplay has generated millions of fans worldwide and the loveable characters are ready to roll again.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 4:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

'Earth No More' - New Screens

by Rainier on May 19, 2009 @ 3:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Under development at Recoil Games, freshly formed by co-founder of Max Payne's Remedy, Earth No More is a Unreal Engine 3-powered single-player action game (with added multiplayer, co-op), currently scheduled for 2009. It's described as Aliens, War of the Worlds, Terminator, 28 Days Later, and The Thing all rolled into one...