by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 5:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Wii Music makes it easy for people to jam to tunes, even if they don't know anything about music. Wii Music transforms the Wiimote and Nunchuk into more than 60 different instruments, including a violin, steel drums, electric guitar – even a cowbell.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 2:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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LittleBigPlanet is a new PS3 community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 1:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bleach: Dark Souls will feature a multitude of enhancements to last year’s Bleach: The Blade of Fate including multiplayer games with expanded personalization features, brand new special Bankai moves, 30 new Spirit Cards, power-enhancing crystals, as well as seven new gameplay modes.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 1:01 p.m. PDT | 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). Fans will be able to register online beginning Oct. 26 for a chance to win the ultimate gaming room, including a plasma TV, sound system, furniture, refreshment center, gaming consoles and up to 25 games.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 10:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 9:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix's Dragon Quest IX: Defender of the Stars, developed by Level 5, is the first title on any Nintendo system since Dragon Quest VI, 10 years ago, now featuring WiFi support for four players in co-op. Although Square Enix's website still says 2008, in
a recent interview Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada revealed that DQ IX will be released early next year.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 5:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mirror's Edge is a first-person action adventure game where you are Faith, a 'runner' framed for murder in a world where communication channels are highly monitored and the movement of human traffic is closely watched. The PS3/X360 versions are scheduled for Nov. 11, with a demo coming before launch, while the PC edition is scheduled for later "this winter."
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 4:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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1C Company has signed a distribution agreement giving it the rights to distribute EA titles for PC and consoles in Russia and CIS countries, starting with economy jewel packs for Crysis Warhead, C&C Red Alert 3, and NHL 09.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 4:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Culdcept combines the best elements of a fantasy card battling game with a tabletop tactical board game, to create a unique gaming experience. To celebrate the series 10th anniversary, Culdcept is coming to the DS with multiplayer up to 4 people, and thw ability to exchange cars with other players.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 3:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blood Bowl, based on Games Workshop's board game, is a "game" of American football played by the insane warriors of the fantasy Warhammer universe, allowing you to create and manage teams that will take part in epic battles where fair-play is for sissies.
Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 1:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in the prehistoric ages, StoneAge 2, DigiPark's casual MMORPG, brings a mixture of dinosaurs of unimaginable heights and invisible spirits who help humans roam altered terrains such as dungeons and arid desserts.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 7:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Telltale Games is bring the first season of its Sam & Max series to the Wii letting players guide the Freelance Police through a series of bizarre—and often sidesplitting—mysteries.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 7:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless environment for everyone who loves to compete, with no load times, no tracks, and no rules, allowing players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in a recreation of LA.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 12:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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PT Boats is the first simulator of the Mosquito-fleet, created with the use of technologies never seen before in naval combat simulator games. Patrol Torpedo Boats were used in WW2 mainly to attack large cruiser due to their maneuverability and speed.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 12:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, you'll experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than you could have imagined. Crysis Warhead is now available via Steam in North America, the rest of the world tomorrow.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 11:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While SCEA is working on
a third title in the franchise, and in talks about
a God of War movie, it has been
accused, and sued, for plagiarism by Jonathon Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Barrette-Herzog who claim God of War is based on their Olympiad screenplay they sent to Sony Pictures back in 2002, three years before the first GoW title appeared on the PS2. While the plantiffs list various obvious similarities between the two projects, then project director David Jaffe says the lawsuit is "inaccurate, incomplete, abstracted and/or misleading."
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Far from a hardcore driving simulation, TrackMania is based on the fun and the spectacular aspects of racing. In TrackMania DS, you will drive at mind-blowing speeds in hi-octane racers on incredible tracks made of jumps, loops, turbo boost pads and many other crazy design elements.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 6:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle is the follow-up to the hit adventure title Runaway: A Road Adventure. Featuring 3D characters with a cartoon look, the game's high-impact visual features incorporate 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 3:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Faction: Guerrilla is a open-world third-person shooter set 50 years after the climactic events of the original, returning to Mars and once again re-defining the limits of destruction-based game-play. Starting today, fans can participate in a community contest to create the final multiplayer-based Achievement/Trophy that will ship with the game.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 3:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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LEGO Batman features all of the characters from the LEGO Batman construction sets, plus a few new additions. Gamers will have the ability to roam the streets of LEGO Gotham City as Batman or Robin, and even take control of the villains while manipulating gadgets and building/operating vehicles in co-op gameplay.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 1:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, where players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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. Microsoft and Spike TV are searching for diehard gamers to audition for a real-life televised Gears of War 2 adventure.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 9:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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LittleBigPlanet is a new PS3 community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic Games announced the winners of the first phase in the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, a competition that rewards aspiring game developers for making exceptional game modifications (mods) for Unreal Tournament 3.