by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 1:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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2K Sports announced that National League Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for next year's highly anticipated baseball video game, MLB 2K9.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 1:34 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. If you stuill haven't picked up Left 4 Dead yet, there is no excuse left, as Steam is offering the zombie shooter 50% off, this weekend only.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 8:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Good Old Games is launching its Friday weekend promotion where you can grab racing games form its catalog with a 15% discount. To benefit from the promotion enter the code: RACING15 on the payment screen, before finalizing the transaction. The promotion includes: 1nsane, Colin McRae Rally 2005, Flatout,
Screamer and TOCA Race Driver 3 (DRM-free of course)!
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 8:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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D3Publisher of America's Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, developed by Infinite Interactive, incorporates a powerful blend of casual and hardcore gameplay elements, similar to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, into an all-new futuristic, science-fiction setting.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 4:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dragonica is a free-to-play, cartoon side-scrolling, micro-transaction-based casual MMO mixing elements of action and arcade.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 4:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Larger, deeper, and loaded with thrills, Persona 4 delivers an all-new story set in the Japanese countryside. A mysterious chain of deaths remains unanswered and only you and your team of gifted supernatural sleuths can uncover the truth.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 3:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Laura Fryer, former Executive Producer at Microsoft Games Studios, has been appointed General Manager, Seattle Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, overseeing the company’s internal development studios based in Seattle.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 3:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 5:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance journalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime. In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his way to the small suburban town of Willamette only to find that it has become overrun by zombies.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 5:24 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Science fiction and fantasy meld in this long-awaited continuation of the franchise from developer tri-Ace Inc. The refined gameplay features team-oriented combat, while improving upon the innovative real-time battle system that has become a trademark of the Star Ocean franchise.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 2:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In a community update long time World of Warcraft director Jeff Kaplan
revealed that he is leaving his position to work on Blizzard's still unannounced next-gen MMO. While Kaplan will still be involved in WoW's future, his day to day duties are being taken over by Tom Chilton and J. Allen Brac.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 1:40 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: Metallica features an Expert+ difficulty setting for people with two kick pedals, pop-up video style tracks, new guitar and bass tones, allowing you to play as a band member in single instrument or band career game modes, a total of 28 Metallica tracks, as well as 21 other artists.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 1:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Lips is a music and singing game that includes 30 songs, 2 wireless interactive microphones (with motion sensors that allow you to dance, move or swing to score points), the ability to use and sing your own music or download songs from an online service.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 10:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 8:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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League of Legends, developed by Riot Games, is an online multiplayer session-based game that combines elements of role-playing and strategy genres with addictive battle action. In League of Legends rival teams will compete against one another for victory on highly stylized battlefields and landscapes.
by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 7:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Aspyr Media invites gamers to discover amazing wonders that are hidden all around them with Treasure World, a first-of-its-kind explore-and-find experience that acts as a treasure detector, collector, creative canvas and community gateway.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 4:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Armed with iconic moves from rigorous assassin training, including "Curving Bullets" and "Bullet Explosion," as well an arsenal of powerful, high-tech weapons, players will explore Wesley’s quest to becoming an unmatched uberassassin in fast-paced, action-packed combat against the world’s most notorious killers.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 2:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Vivox has signed an agreement with Epic Games to get its voice technology integrated into the Unreal Engine 3 so that licensees will have access to Vivox's middleware, making voice integration with UE3 powered games quick, simple and cost-effective.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 10:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Encompassing a variety of different characters while exploring many exotic locations and cultures across the game's universe of parallel worlds, Suikoden: Tierkreis will expand the bounds of the handheld RPG.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 10:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Valve revealed that the Survival Pack DLC, which adds a new Survival multiplayer game mode as well as 2 complete campaigns for Versus Mode, will be free of charge.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 9:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, developed by 7 Studios with input from music legend Quincy Jones III, is set in distinctive urban environments combining free-form DJ tricks with great rhythm game-play, and featuring songs from the biggest names in Hip Hop.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 9:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Science fiction and fantasy meld in this long-awaited continuation of the franchise from developer tri-Ace Inc. The refined gameplay features team-oriented combat, while improving upon the innovative real-time battle system that has become a trademark of the Star Ocean franchise.
by Adam Pavlacka on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Armed with iconic moves from rigorous assassin training, including "Curving Bullets" and "Bullet Explosion," as well an arsenal of powerful, high-tech weapons, players will explore Wesley’s quest to becoming an unmatched uberassassin in fast-paced, action-packed combat against the world’s most notorious killers.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 7:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Disgaea DS offers a deep strategy RPG experience with an exceptional story, a fantastic script, and a host of loveable characters and settings. An all-new story focus means a completely different experience for the player, not to mention a brand new ending.
by Rainier on Feb. 11, 2009 @ 4:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo's Corleone family drama, The Godfather II game goes beyond the film's story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960s Florida, Cuba and New York.