by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2008 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Real Soccer 2009 is the definitive soccer title designed specifically for NDS, offering a never-before-seen soccer experience with revolutionary yet accessible touch screen controls.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2008 @ 8:50 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. Epic will be showing off the new Horde co-op mode at E for All. When you pre-order at Blockbuster you get the first issue of the GoW comic, while GameStop throws in an exclusive GoW 2 New Xbox Experience theme, and Best Buy's Limited Edition includes a remote control version of the Centaur tank.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2008 @ 8:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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. LucasArts revealed that TFU will be getting a new campaign (Jedi Temple on Coruscant) and playable characters (Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Kit Fisto) as part of two upcoming DLCs later this year.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2008 @ 7:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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IGA Worldwide announced a multi-year agreement with Activision to deliver dynamic in-game advertising into multiple video game titles on PS3, starting with integrated ads in Guitar Hero World Tour.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2008 @ 6:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a survival FPS game based on a 'what-if' scenario of the second Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The game is created as a warning to mankind against mindless play with technologies.
by Mark Buckingham on Sept. 30, 2008 @ 2:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Jack Keane, developed by Deck 13, is a classical adventure game with their rich story-telling and fun gameplay. As the player you guide hero Jack Keane as he faces some of his toughest challenges yet.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2008 @ 1:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Robomodo officially launched as a new game developer dedicated to producing top-tier products for current and next generation console platforms. Formed in January 2008, Chicago based Robomodo has entered into a development agreement to work on a title that will be published by Activision on multiple platforms.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SingStar makes an encore performance with SingStar Vol. 2 featuring 30 new chart-toping tracks from your favorite hit artists including The Bravery, Spoon, Paramore, Radiohead and more.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pirates of the Burning Sea is a MMORPG set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep. People interested in trying out Flying Lab Software swashbuckling, seafaring MMO can
get a free 14-day trial key and check it out.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 1:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is moving from the rugged desert to a lush Pacific island with all of the vehicles familiar of the first game (ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, etc.), while adding a new monster truck class. Evolution studios revealed the game is nearing completion as they have just submitted the gold master candidate to testers, to give testers one last hammering.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 10:41 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.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is an authentic first-person, point & click adventure with a Celtic atmosphere. This spine-tingling story of the haunting of a lonely, teenage girl blends magic with technology, fact with myth, and horror with compassion.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive's Dead Mountaineer's Hotel, developed by Akella, is a 3D point-and-click adventure in the style of Benoit Sokal's Syberia, based on the original story by famous Russian sci-fiction writers Strugatsky Brothers.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 3:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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300 movie director Zack Snyder, currently working on Watchmen, has signed an agreement with EA to develop three original games with EA’s Los Angeles studio in Playa Vista. While the IPs will be owned by EA, Snyder’s Cruel & Unusual Films will have the option to produce film adaptations based on those properties.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 1:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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KOEI's Zill O'll: Infinite Plus is a new RPG title for the PSP based on the 1999 original PSOne game, also remade for the PS2 in 2005, with several new elements. In Zill O'll: Infinite Plus you receive points for completing missions, which you can spend on any of your six soul types: Brave, Kind, Search, Belief, Wild and Cool (thanks Andreas).
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The first five MODs to ship on steam will be Age of Chivalry, D.I.P.R.I.P., Insurgency, Synergy, and Zombie Panic. As always, owners of any Source game will be able to download and play all of these MODs for free." Mods hosted on Steam will also use Steamworks for stat tracking an other community integration. Once installed, these MODs will appear in your "My Games" list and will receive automatic updates just like other games on Steam.
by Rainier on Sept. 28, 2008 @ 9:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call of Duty: World at War, using the Call of Duty 4 engine, completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen (thanks shooterplanet).
by Rainier on Sept. 27, 2008 @ 3:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 3:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve let us know that every Rockstar game and games pack is currently available for a 50% savings, including the classic Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne games, but only this weekend, so have at it while they're cheap.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 12:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo has plenty in store to keep your Wii Remote and touch screen busy in the coming months. Whatever sort of games you like to play there is something for everyone. Wii owners will rock out with Wii Music, Animal Crossing, new Wiiware titles like Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, while NDS gamers get Professor Layton, Pokémon Ranger, Gauntlet, and plenty more ...
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix is bringing Nippin Ichi America's new NDS rendition of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness to Europe, featuring several key improvements will be made to the user interface and game system.
Created by the Fight Night Round 3 team, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 1:43 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. 25, 2008 @ 5:48 p.m. PDT | 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 Sept. 25, 2008 @ 5:44 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. While the game itself did not include any mod tools, Crytek wants to reassure the community that
an SDK is in the works, but did not give any timeframe.