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'Torchlight' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 7:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Runic Games, former Flagship Studios developers responsible for Mythos, announced Torchlight, an adventure-themed action-MMORPG which emphasizes a simple and intuitive interface, fast and furious action, and a colorful and compelling game world.

Sony PS3 v2.76 Firmware Update Details

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 7:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sony is preparing to release a new v2.76 PS3 firmware update, which unfortunately is not really an major update as it only improves the playback quality of some PS3 format software.

Various Game Trailers #1604

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 7:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

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:

  • The Bigs 2 [ALL] - Mini-Games Trailer
  • Damnation [PS3/X360/PC] - PSI Villain Trailer
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game [ALL] - Multiplayer Trailer
  • Grand Slam Tennis [Wii] - Party Mode Trailer
  • Bionic Commando [ALL] - Lab Report Trailer #3
  • EA Sports Active [Wii] - Customization Trailer
  • Roogoo Attack! [NDS] - Trailer

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

'Dragon Age: Origins' (ALL) Gets Vicious Puppies - New Screens

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 5:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.

'MotorStorm: Pacific Rift' (PS3) to Get New Game Update and Free DLC

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 5:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is moving from the rugged desert to a lush Pacific island with all of the vehicles familiar of the first game (ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, etc.), while adding a new monster truck class. SCEA will release a free downloadable vehicle livery pack every week for the next eight weeks, and tomorrow there will be a new title update fixing various issues with the game.

'Team Fortress 2' Sniper Revamp Adds New Mode, Two New Maps

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... The sniper revamp is nearing completion and Valve revealed today that it will add a new gladiatorial cart combat game mode, Payload Race, and two new maps (Sawmill/Nucleus)

'Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues' (NDS) Tools of the Trade - New Screens

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 3:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues is Legacy Interactive's upcoming high-intensity, live-action, medical simulation game for NDS.

'World Basketball Manager 2009' - v1.9.2 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 3:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

World Basketball Manager is a basketball strategy game. It uses the same game-play principles as most soccer management games do and covers all basketball action around the world with 89 national and international tournaments, 852 teams, 10.000 basketball players and 1.000 managers.

'Sands of Destruction' (NDS) - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 1:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Sands of Destruction, based on the Japanese TV anime World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokuni, you'll experience an action-packed story featuring a unique range of characters, a artistic atmosphere and an intense RPG battle system.

Radical Porting Open-World Title to Wii, but It's Not Prototype

by Rainier on May 13, 2009 @ 12:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Radical Entertainment is currently wrapping up development on its visceral open-ended world game Prototype and is recruiting for an open position for future projects. Initial speculation was that the senior Wii programmer, "to handle systems and rendering for a Wii port of an Xbox 360 and PS3 game" was related to Prototype, but Activision said those rumors were untrue. Radical is also home to the Crash Bandicoot franchise, which Activision brought over during the Vivendi merger, and according to Variety, the Canadian studio is also said to be making the next Spider-Man game.