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'Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure' (NDS) - New Screens

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 1:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A remake of Atlus/Nippon Ichi's 2000 PlayStation title, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a music-based RPG, where cutscenes are replaced by musical numbers, complete with vocals, high-res 2D sprites, and more features than ever before.

Games For Windows Live Becomes Free, DX11 & Download Service Unveiled

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 12:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

At Gamefest 2008 Microsoft announced that its online multiplayer gaming service Games for Windows Live becomes completely free, even for cross-platform gameplay with X360 users. This fall Microsoft will also launch a new Marketplace for Games for Windows Live, where gamers will be able to download free/new content for existing games, demos, trailers and more.

'Gears of War 2' (X360) Recruiting At Comic-Con, Giving Away Lt. Ed. X360s

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind’s epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. Join Gears of War 2's Delta Squad, meet Epic Games' design director Cliff Bleszinski, or walk away with one of two limited edition X360 consoles, featuring custom artwork by Brandon Badeaux from the upcoming Gears of War comic book.

'DT Carnage' (PS2) - New Screens

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 11:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In DT Carnage, players will race on various tracks using any and every trick they have up their sleeves. From using items to slow down opponents, to crushing other drivers against the side of the track, to simply breezing past rivals using skillful driving maneuvers, racers will do whatever it takes to be proclaimed number one.

'Goosebumps HorrorLand' (NDS/PS2/Wii) Announced

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 11:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Goosebumps HorrorLand is an adventure game set in a fright-themed amusement park filled with over thirty thrilling rides and bone-chilling attractions. Sounds like fun - until players discover the scares are all too real and find themselves vanquishing vampires, hanging on for life on the Roller Ghoster and battling Certain Death.

Rome Built in One Day with CityEngine - Screens

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 11:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

At this year's SIGGRAPH a spectacular 3D recreation of ancient Rome (A.D. 320) will be revealed where revolutionary graphics technology has been applied to reconstruct the extremely detailed virtual urban environment using Procedural Inc.'s CityEngine.

D3Publisher Showing 'Naruto' (NDS/Wii) Titles At Comic-Con

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 10:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher plan to highlight two upcoming Naruto game titles at the San Diego Comic-Con. Attendees will be able to play Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii), which features an original storyline created for the U.S. audience, and check out the new trailer for Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2, the only Naruto RPG series for NDS.

'A Stroke of Fate' - New Screens

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 10:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A Stroke of Fate is a detective story set in the authentic surroundings of 1940s fascist Germany, giving you the opportunity to conduct a compelling investigation of the most mysterious secret veiled by the 20th century – Adolf Hitler's premature death.

Legacy Interactive Developing Casual Games Based On Paramount Pictures Films

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 10:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Paramount Digital Entertainment and Legacy Interactive announced that they are developing titles based on the popular Paramount Pictures’ films, Clueless, Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink.

'Gran Turismo 5' (PS3) Possibly Coming in 2009, Maybe 2010

by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 9:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

While GT 5 Prologue is available for download/on Blu-ray, sporting improved AI, and for the first time includes multiplayer up to 16 cars with integrated online features, gamers are surely looking forward to the full Gran Turismo 5 release. Unfortunately those people may be in for a long wait as Polyphony Digital's Yamauchi revealed that the team is currently focusing on adding content to GT 5 Prologue (such as vehicle damage) and there is no development being done on GT 5 until 2009, possibly 2010.