by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2007 @ 1:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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During his keynote speech Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' CES unveiled IPTV on Xbox 360, which will bring TV services into your home over broadband networks based on the IPTV Edition software platform. IPTV on Xbox 360 is expected to be available by holiday season 2007.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2007 @ 12:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. provides players with dynamic gameplay of fast and tough combats, where you are to oppose smart & dangerous enemies, a large set of diverse weaponry, possibility to control machinery, detailed and interactive game world, story-driven single player with original team gameplay, and multiplayer with numerous modes.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2007 @ 12:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The celebrated arcade-style football franchise is back and better than ever with a new treatment of America's most popular sport. Blitz: The League exposes the harsh and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league. Midway has released a 1.3 Gigb demo allowing you to try out part of its football based sports game, currently available on Xbox Live Marktplace, only for Gold members
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2007 @ 8:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Hinted at by Epic a few weeks back, it is now official. Microsoft will be releasing two new Gears of War multiplayer maps, sponsored by the Discovery Channel's new show Future Weapons, which will be available for download via Xbox Live Marketplace Wednesday, Jan. 10.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2007 @ 8:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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While the CES in Las Vegas is mainly a technology and peripheral convention, it decided to cash in on the E3 demise and add a gaming section, so did SCEA's senior vice president Peter Dille's keynote speech, revealing that the electronics giant has now shipped, not sold, more than one million PS3 units. SCEA's VP put the bar even higher for early next year claiming that it would ship 6 million PS3s once the new console launches in additional markets such as Europe, Australia, Africa, Russia and the Middle-East.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2007 @ 5:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hellgate: London is an RPG set in the immersive first-person perspective. With a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, Hellgate: London introduces a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2007 @ 5:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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gEasy is not only working on Soldner 2, but it is still supporting the original Soldner: Secret Wars (and its Marine Corps expansion). This v33675 patch adds a new game mode (frontline), optimizes old maps while adding 4 new ones, as well as several balance vehicle & weapons tweaks.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2007 @ 2:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With the success of its online toy drive and dinner auction, the gamer-supported
Child’s Play Charity reached an all-time high of $1,024,400.31 in its fourth year of bringing games and other entertainment to sick children around the world.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2007 @ 2:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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FIFA Manager 07 is getting an expansion to its already extensive 2,000 clubs and over 20,000 players. The Extra Time expansion adds new stadiums from all over Europe, new features such as ability to sell advertisement, start as coach, half time screens with commentary and plenty more..
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2007 @ 2:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A few days ago
reports surfaced that EA's The Lord of the Rings: The White Council, an RPG project featuring an original storyline derived from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings novels, got cancelled. While there has been no official comment,
further confirmation comes from another anonymous EA source claiming executive producer Steve Gray is no longer with the company, and that the project was scrubbed due to management issues and lack of sufficient development progress.