by Dustin Chadwell on Nov. 15, 2008 @ 1:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Based on the upcoming doll line and animated movie, Bratz Girlz Really Rock will feature an exciting story line and a full range of activities including live music performances, a makeover station with the latest make-up and hairstyling choices, a fashion design suite as well as skydiving and miniature golf to play with a friend.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 6:38 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.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 5:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Epic Games has been recognized as the Top Industry Driven Technology Company of the Year by the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA), celebrating excellence in leadership and innovation.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 2:39 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Age of Conan is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 2:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Hunter is a free to play online hunting game that artfully combines the most realistic hunting action, with the community and functionality of a social networking site. Emote Games' latest technology allows users to create incredibly realistic avatars for use online and across multiple gaming devices.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 12:16 p.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 Nov. 14, 2008 @ 11:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Valve is running a special promotion offering its entire back catalog of titles for $99. The Valve Complete Pack not only includes classics like Half-Life (and expansions), Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2 (and its episodes), Portal, but also the upcoming zombie shooter Left 4 Dead, and for the more casual gamers Valve also throws in Peggle Extreme.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 10:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SF IV features a mix of returning favorites such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 9:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Aion is the ultimate MMORPG with strengthened interaction between players. Aion’s world consists of 3 realms - the heavens, the devildom and the dragon realm. Players will experience dynamic communications with the world of Aion as they conduct strategic battles.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 12:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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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.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA hosted the SAMCEDA “Greening your Business” conference which brought together Bay Area companies and discussed topics that are important to running a green business. Topics discussed were How I “Greened” My Business, What’s in it for My Business, and Local Resources Helping You Go Green. The event was capped off with a Green vendor Expo which focused on companies that provide clean & green products and services to the business community.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 4:28 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.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 1:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Battlefield Heroes is an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience, featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. The current beta phase ends Friday, and according to Senior Producer James Salt it will re-open early 2009.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 9:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Halo 3: Recon is a new chapter in the Halo saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe.
According to the latest GameInformer, the stand-alone expansion extends the Halo 3 experience with 3-5 hours of new campaign excursions, and is not considered "a $60 title." Unlocking the Vidmaster Challenge achievement will earn players the Recon Armor, currently exclusive to only a few members of the Halo 3 community.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 8:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shaun White Snowboarding, powered by the Assassin's Creed engine, allows players to enter a world of total freedom, where they can create their own experience and choose how, where, and with whom they want to ride.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 4:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Do you find there are too few hours in the day to run a household, hold down a job and fit in a workout? Or, are you just getting bored of the same old fitness routine? EA Sports Active is a new customizable and personalized fitness product that will get you motivated to move in the comfort of your home.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 3:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.
by Mark Melnychuk on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 3:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Golden Axe: Beast Rider, developed by Secret Level, delivers action-RPG thrills as a small band of Riders embark on an epic adventure to recruit allies, expose the enemy and prevent the annihilation of their breed.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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JoWooD has signed Moorhuhn: Atlantis and Moorhuhn: The Pharaoh's Treasure for European distribution (apart from Germany, Austria and Switzerland). While you investigate the mysterious paths to an immense fortune in Moorhuhn: The Pharaoh’s Treasure, Moorhuhn: Atlantis takes you on a journey to the sunken city, telling the reasons of its decay!
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2008 @ 2:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Red Eagle Games is launching its new Los Angeles-based video game publishing studio with the rights to one of the most popular and beloved fantasy epics of all time, Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2008 @ 11:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Massively Multiplayer Online Games, such as World of Warcraft which will boost , will generate $1.5 billion in subscription revenues worldwide in 2008 and grow to more than $2.5 billion by 2012.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2008 @ 10:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Age of Conan is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. Funcom has signed an agreement with Neowiz Games to bring a fully localized Age of Conan to Korea.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2008 @ 2:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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We all know that Blizzard is not afraid to
use the ban hammer on gold farmers and all sort of cheaters, so in a continued effort to ensure a fair and fun online experience for all Battle.net players, it has expanded its efforts to remove cheaters from StarCraft and Diablo II. Blizzard has identified and closed (banned their CD keys for 30 days) over 350,000 StarCraft and Diablo II accounts which were found to be using third-party hacks.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2008 @ 2:46 a.m. PST | 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.
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2008 @ 1:19 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, Major League Baseball 2K9.