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'G-Force' (ALL) Revealed - Screens

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 12:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Based on Walt Disney's G-Force, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the game revolves around a team of trained secret agent guinea pigs that take on a mission for the US government to stop an evil billionaire, who plans to destroy the world with household appliances.

Dream-Build-Play 2009 Launched, XNA Game Studio to Get Updated

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 12:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Microsoft announced the 3rd annual Dream-Build-Play global game development competition that encourages aspiring and hobbyist developers to create new and innovative games for X360. The XNA Game Studio is getting updates later this spring so developers will be able to take advantage of new partner additions and Xbox Live features.

'Fistful of Blood' Announced

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 12:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Last week Titmouse Games announced Seven Haunted Seas, but that seems not to be the only title in development. Based on a Heavy Metal magazine property, Fistful of Blood is an over-the-top action game about an Alien Bounty Huntress who comes to earth in search of the creature that killed her father, only to find herself caught in a blood feud between rival gangs of Vampires and Zombies.

'R.U.S.E.' (PS3/X360/PC) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

R.U.S.E. is a strategy game in which the players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the game play.

'P.U.R.E.' - Free Full Game Available NOW

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

P.U.R.E. is a real time strategy game set in a world where Humanity is attempting to wrest their devastated civilization from the evil AI known as the Overmind. The game features giant armies, a fast-paced gameplay, and awesome super-weapons.

'Fight Night Round 4' (ALL) Demo Coming Prior to Release

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 10:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fight Night Round 4 features an all-new physics-based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic interpretation of the sweet science to the video game world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport's incredible speed, accuracy, timing and power. According to Eurogamer, an FNR4 demo is expected in late May or early June.

Valve Adds New Anti-Piracy, DLC Features to SteamWorks

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Valve announced a new set of advanced features delivered in its free publishing and development suite Steamworks, headlined by Custom Executable Generation, a complimentary technology to the already existing anti-piracy solution offered in Steamworks.

'BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger' (PS3/X360) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 9:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, developed by Guilty Gear studio Arc System Works, is a 2D fighter featuring twelve, extraordinarily detailed, hand-drawn characters in true HD glory, each with unique “Drive” attacks that can turn the tide of battle instantly.

Updated HeroEngine Now Supports 100,000 Players

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 8:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Simutronics announced the release of HeroEngine 2009 Vol. 1, the only realtime collaborative development platform for massively multiplayer online games and virtual worlds, making it support more than 100,000 concurrent players in a single shard.

'Hellion: Mystery of the Inquisition' (X360/PS3/PC) Announced

by Rainier on March 24, 2009 @ 7:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Hellion: Mystery of the Inquisition uses the latest technology to present an outstanding reality, authentic locations and impressive combats within the 13th century. Hellion also represents an epic plot set in a lively medieval world charged with upgradeable exorcisms and uncompromising brutality according to this period.