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'Dead Space' (PS3/X360/PC) Comic Book - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 12:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space you will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. EA has teamed up with Image Comics for 6 issues of a new comic book series, written and illustrated by Ben Templesmith and written by Antony Johnston.

Insomniac Games Announces 'Nocturnal Initiative'

by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2008 @ 12:21 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Insomniac Games, known for Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, unveiled a tech-sharing initiative dubbed 'Nocturnal' in which it will share elements of its technology source code and presentations free of charge with the worldwide development community.

Valve Confirms 'Portal 2' On Its Way

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 10:39 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Last month, Valve's marketing director Doug Lombardi mentioned that apart from new Team Fortress 2 maps, there would also be more Portal to come, but the "details were still being worked out." While no new information was revealed, Portal's lead designer Kimberly Swift gave further confirmation by saying, "I believe Doug Lombardi, who is our lead marketing director at Valve, has announced Portal 2" during an interview with G4TV. Rejoice!

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) - 16 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 5:27 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

Pan Vision Games Developing 'Angel Cat Sugar' (NDS/PC) Titles

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Swedish-based publisher Pan Vision Games signed a three year exclusivity agreement with Yuko Shimizu, creator of Hello Kitty, to make games based on the Japanese IP Angel Cat Sugar. The brand story evolves around Angel Cat Sugar, a princess in a world of angels, and her three mice friends Parsley, Thyme and Basil.

'Bleach: Heat the Soul 5' (PSP) - 26 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 4:43 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 is the latest installment in the anime fighting franchise, featuring 3D cell shading graphics, new characters such as Battle Characters' Senna and Ulquiorra, as well as the ability to select multiple characters as allies, and use the Tag feature to have them participate, and not just be strikers.

Various Game Trailers #1279

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 4:40 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:

  • Ninja Gaiden 2 [X360] - Courtyard Trailer
  • Wild Earth: African Safari [Wii] - Trailer
  • Speed Racer [PSP/PS2/Wii] - Trailer


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

'Band Mashups' (Wii) Now Called 'Battle of the Bands'

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 4:18 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Featuring 150 tracks and five distinct musical styles: rock, funk/hip-hop, country, marching band and Latin, Battle of the Bands combines fast-paced combat with customizable bands in the fight for musical supremacy, fully utilizing the Wii Remote controller’s highly intuitive control scheme to deliver a unique game-play experience.

'Lost' (PS3/X360/PC) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 4:16 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Lost is a third-person action/adventure that will have you take on the role as a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, allowing you to experience an untold adventure of "Lost" in an immersive, interactive world.

PlayStation Store Gets Rock Band Tracks, Demo and Trailers

by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2008 @ 3:53 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Rock Band content: Why Do You Love Me - Garbage, Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots, El Scorcho - Weezer ($1.99 each). A demo for the recent PixelJunk Monsters (free), videos for MLB 08, Conflict Denied Ops and Bionic Commando Rearmed, a downloadable PSOne classic (Jet Moto 3, $5.99) and a few movie trailers & themes.