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Microsoft Introduces Five New Xbox Live Arcade Titles At Tokyo Game Show

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 6:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Five new action-packed titles headline the Xbox Live Arcade line-up at TGS, with Snoopy Flying Ace, Toy Soldiers, 0 Day Attack on Earth, Bomberman Live Battlefest and RayStorm HD, as well as new details on the free-to-play Joy Ride, and South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!

'Dead Rising 2' (PS3/X360/PC) Makes A Bloody Mess - New Screen

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 5:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dead Rising 2 will take the franchise to a new level of zombie-killing fun with tens of thousands of zombies, the all new gambling paradise of Fortune City to explore and conquer plus a host of new in-game objects that can all be used as deadly weapons to stave off the zombie assault.

Various Game Trailers #1694

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 5:05 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:

  • Gran Turismo [PSP] - Producer Interview Trailer
  • Baseball Blast! [Wii] - Trailer
  • Demon's Souls [PS3] - Walkthrough Trailer #2
  • Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy [PC] - Trailer
  • Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked [Wii] - Trailer
  • Torchlight - Alchemist Trailer

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

'Critter Crunch' (PS3) Gets Priced And Dated

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 5:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Critter Crunch players take control of the oh-so-cuddly Biggs, a lovable jungle creature with an iron-clad stomach, indomitable tongue and fierce devotion to his offspring. Biggs is in search of the jewel-rich critters that invade his habitat once a season, and using his tongue to pluck them from their vines, stuffs them into the waiting mouths of larger critters.

'Dragon Quest: Wars' (NDS) - New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 4:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dragon Quest: Wars is a turn-based strategy game played out across a number of quick and challenging rounds. The player will pick four monster playing pieces to battle on their team, with Dragon Quest superstars Slime, Dracky, Hammerhood, Healslime, Chimaera and Golem all available to choose from.

'God of War Collection' (PS3) to Include 'God of War III' Demo Access

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 3:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The God of War Collection will feature reworked versions of both God of War and God of War II on a single Blu-ray Disc, remastered with anti-aliased graphics running at 60 frames per second for a smooth gameplay experience, as well as adding  PlayStation Network trophy support to both titles for the first time. Fans hoping for a little extra have been rewarded as SCEA confirmed that the GoW Collection will give fans access to a GoW III downloadable demo (the version used at the E3/Comic-Con/PAX conventions)

'Tekken 6' (ALL) - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 3:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ready to set the standard for fighting games with stunning realism and uncompromising quality, Tekken 6 promises to deliver a pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat experience with bone-jarring punches and gut-wrenching grapples.

Netflix Actively Looking Into Bringing Streaming Movie Service to Wii/PS3

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 3:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

When Microsoft released its New Xbox Experience Nov of last year one of the new/exclusive features allowed viewers to stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix in HD. Earlier this year a new job listing (for a engineering developing and testing media-rich applications on current-generation gaming consoles) indicated that Netflix won't be exclusive to the Xbox 360 for much longer, which has now been confirmed by CEO Reed Hastings saying that "eventually we want to be on all the game consoles, all the Blu-ray players, all the Internet TVs"

MotorStorm Arctic Edge' (PS2/PSP) - 53 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 12:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

MotorStorm Arctic Edge sees the music, the festival and the brutal off-road racing arrive in the breathtaking yet lethal and unpredictable setting of Alaska. With temperatures plummeting, sudden avalanches, broken ice bridges, and three different racing altitudes, this is possibly the most inhospitable environment the MotorStormers have ever had to deal with.

Microsoft Interested in Buying Electronic Arts?

by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2009 @ 12:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Well here's some food for thought. If you thought this morning's rumor that various parties, including EA and Warner Bros., were interested in buying THQ was unbelievable, then how about the fact that, according to options strategist Frederic Ruffy over at New York based WhatsTrading.com, Microsoft might be interested in acquiring Electronic Arts. Shares for both companies jumped up earlier today when the rumor started spreading, with Reuters claiming "a London-based trader also cited similar talk as making rounds in Europe."