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'The Bigs 2' (ALL) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 1:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Known for its over-the-top style of gameplay, The Bigs 2 focuses on the big fast-paced moments in Major League Baseball with new opportunities to go up against MLB legends, more mini-games like Home Run Pinball, and a variety of other new features.

'Guitar Hero World Tour' (ALL) Rolls Out Free Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 1:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).

'The Conduit' (Wii) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 12:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Conduit is a stunning action FPS that promises to provide some of the best visuals seen to date on the Wii, featuring terrifying alien creatures, an advanced AI System, and a rich, conspiracy-laden story.

'Huxley: The Dystopia' Now Accepting Closed Beta Test Sign-ups

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 12:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Huxley is an MMOFPS utilizing the Unreal engine 3 that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Humans have mutated and are divided into two opposing races, Sapiens and Alternative, who are forced to battle against one another to gain control of the world and its resources.

'Champions Online' (X360/PC) Reveals Millennium City - New Screens

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 12:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Champions Online is an MMORPG based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments.

'MapleStory' Celebrates 4th Anniversary With In-Game Events

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 11:58 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. MapleStory parties for its 4th anniversary with loads of special events, items, quests and rewards for players.

'The King of Fighters XII' (ALL) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

For the first time in the 15 year history of this 3-on-3 fighter game, The King of Fighters XII has undergone a complete graphical overhaul. All sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped and replaced with new 2D high definition, high resolution sprites, on detailed 2D backgrounds, drawn 100% by hand.

Thursday, May 7, 2009 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 10:21 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:

'Rabbids Go Home' (Wii) Game Details - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The party is over and the Rabbids are ready to go home...to the moon! Rabbids Go Home features a new wacky storyline, diverse gameplay and intuitive controls, and a vast array of environments that leads to hilarious capers as the Rabbids wreak havoc on the Humans in pursuit of their quest.

'Bakugan: Battle Brawlers' (ALL) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Activision announced an agreement with Nelvana Enterprises to develop video games based on the toy and action animated TV series Bakugan, which tells the story of Dan and his friends as they battle their Bakugan Brawlers to save the planet of Vestroia and, ultimately, Earth from destruction.