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Nintendo And Microsoft Prevail in Controller Patent Lawsuit

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 7:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

U.S. District Court judge Leonard Davis has dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo (and similarly against Microsoft) brought by Fenner Investments, which alleged that the Wii and its controllers, as well as the GameCube, infringed on one of its patents.

'Secret Agent Clank' (PSP) Coming to PS2 - Screens

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 6:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

California based Sanzaru Games is working on bringing Clank's solo game to the PS2. In Secret Agent Clank, Ratchet has been imprisoned and you have to clear his name by going all James Bond spy-like.

'NCAA Basketball 09 March Madness Edition' Predicts Final Four, Winner

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 6:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Electronic Arts' official downloadable NCAA Tournament edition of its college basketball video game NCAA Basketball 09 will be available to download exclusively on Xbox Live, just in time for the start of the NCAA tournament.

Various Game Trailers #1558

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 6:02 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 Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena [ALL] - Dark Creation Trailer
  • Fallout 3 [X360] The Pitt DLC Trailer
  • Fight Night Round 4 [ALL] - Trailer
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Video Documentary #2
  • Flock! [ALL] - Flocking Crazy Trailer

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

In-game Downloadable Content Coming to Steam

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Valve announced the arrival of in-game downloadable content to its digital download platform Steam, allowing developers and publishers to use their own games as a platform for selling additional content to gamers.

'WWE Legends of WrestleMania' (ALL) - 12 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 4:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

WWE Legends of WrestleMania is poised to deliver an impressive lineup of Legendary Superstars and Managers, a new combo fighting system and a historically accurate representation of WWE telecasts during the '80s and '90s.

Unreal Engine 3-Powered MMOs Made Easy With Atlas Tech

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 4:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Consisting of persistent world server technology and MMOG content creation and management tools that work directly with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3, Atlas Technology provides developers with a solid foundation on which to build MMOGs, casual and session based games, and community and e-commerce applications.

'Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2' (ALL) Gets Release Date - New Screens

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 3:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM 2 combines the devastating power of the Mobile Suit, the rich legacy of the GUNDAM universe and the furious Tactical Action game play of the Dynasty Warriors series. The game will thrust players into incredible battles against legions of enemy Mobile Suits on distant planetary surfaces and in the far reaches of outer space.

Solid Snake Voice Actor Sets Up Dark Hero Studios

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 3:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

David Hayter, known as voice actor for Solid Snake but also Watchmen co-writer, has formed Dark Hero Studios. Hayter has teamed with Bratz/Doomsday producer Benedict Carver to form "a company that will generate film, TV, Internet and video game projects in the action, sci-fi and horror genres," according to Variety. Dark Hero Studios' first project will be a movie called Demonology, about a student attending an international high school in Belgium.

'Wolfenstein' (PS3/X360/PC) - 22 New Screens

by Rainier on March 16, 2009 @ 3:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set within a near-fictional, historical WWII setting, players take on the role of the heroic OSA agent BJ Blazkowicz as they are thrust into the unknown and unexpected to battle against combat troops, otherworldly forces, and the dark science created by a supernatural Nazi force hell-bent on world domination.