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'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) Viral Campaign Launched

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 5:27 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. The franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Rockstar has launched a viral marketing campaign and is putting up "wanted" posters from the "City of Liberty Police Department" all over North America, showing pictures of Niko, Elizabeta, Mannie and other characters from GTA IV.

'FaceBreaker' (Wii/PS3/X360) Announced - Screen

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 4:55 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Created by the same team that developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.

Deep Silver Signs 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky' - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 2:49 a.m. PST | Filed under News

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a prequel to its survival FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, bringing the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011. Koch Media announced that its Deep Silver label will publish S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky worldwide, except for some Eastern European countries.

Thursday, January 31, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 2:18 a.m. PST | 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:

'C.O.R.E.' (NDS) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 1:45 a.m. PST | Filed under News

C.O.R.E. is a classic FPS game set in an underground laboratory complex in the year 2050, featuring an advanced graphics solution, multiplayer support, and makes the maximum use of unique features offered by NDS such as dual screen and touch-screen control system.

'Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning' Coming to Taiwan, Macau And Hong Kong

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 12:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle. EA has signed an agreement with GigaMedia to launch and operate Warhammer Online in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

'Cooking Mama' (NDS/Wii) 1.6 Million Served

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 12:01 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Cooking Mama you take on the role of a female chef who has to prepare food and cook it on the stove. You can perform culinary tasks such as slicing vegetables, meat, shaking the skillet, dipping tempura into oil, and more. Majesco announced that Cooking Mama (NDS/Wii) and Cooking Mama 2 have sold in excess of 1.6 million units across North America.

Blizzard Is Vivendi's Billion Dollar Baby

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 5:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Over the past few fiscal quarters, it has become quite obvious that Blizzard's World of Warcraft is Vivendi's main source of income, driving its revenue month after month, but we never really knew how much cold hard cash it brought in. As the year came to an end, Vivendi made its 2007 tally, $1.51 billion for the year, up 26% compared to 2006, $1.2 billion coming from Blizzard's MMORPG.

'flOw' (PS3) Coming to the PSP As Download - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 5:28 p.m. PST | Filed under News

flOw is about piloting an aquatic organism through a surreal biosphere where players consume other organisms, evolve, and advance their organisms into the abyss. Out of nowhere, Sony Europe revealed that Fl0w will be coming to the PSP, downloadable through the PlayStation Store, including a 2-4 player ad hoc mode. An ESRB rating confirms this as well.

Various Game Trailers #1262

by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 4:45 p.m. PST | 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:

  • Bully: Scholarship Edition [Wii/X360] - Trailer
  • The Bourne Conspiracy [PS3/X360] - Weapons Trailer
  • Penumbra: Black Plague - Trailer (2)
  • Rez HD [X360] - Trailer
  • Turning Point: Fall of Liberty [PS3/X360/PC] - Scenario Trailer
  • Iridium Runners [PS2] - Trailer
  • N+ [NDS/PSP] - Parkour Trailer

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