by Rainier on April 30, 2008 @ 11:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Abandon Interactive's Freaky Creatures is an interactive gaming platform incorporating collectible toys, customizable characters, an expansive online interactive community and challenging virtual battles with other players’ creatures.
by Rainier on April 30, 2008 @ 9:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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War Leaders: Clash of Nations places gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory on the battlefield. This v1.2 patch improves stability, performance, AI, path finding, and various other fixes & tweaks.
by Rainier on April 30, 2008 @ 9:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Daedalic Entertainment's Edna and Harvey: The Breakout is a new point & click adventure game that will make do without real-time particle effects, parallax occlusion mapping or integrated physics engine.
by Rainier on April 30, 2008 @ 9:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Theatre of War offers an extensive real-time strategy experience. By combining the look, feel and historical elements of World War II, Theatre of War creates an unrivaled tactical battlefield experience that spans major campaigns from the Battle of Moscow to Normandy.
by Rainier on April 30, 2008 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mastiff Major professional eating competition simulator, Major League Eating: The Game, features the world's greatest gurgitory athletes competing across 12 different food types, and it will be built much like a fighting game.
by Rainier on April 30, 2008 @ 12:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic Games' President Dr. Michael Capps will give a keynote at this year's conference, in Leipzig, Germany (Aug. 18-20, 2008) highlighting the development progress of its FPS game, Gears of War 2.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 7:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... The Gold Rush Update introduces the new Gold Rush map and Payload gameplay style, the first set of unlockable weapons, and a new set of achievements for the Medic.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 12:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Masthead Studios has signed a licensing agreement with Interactive Data Visualization (IDV) to use to use its virtual foliage engine SpeedTree for the design of their post-apocalyptic MMO Earthrise to enhance development in environmental flora.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 6:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mass Effect invites players to take the role of Commander Shepard as they set out on an adventure to save the galaxy from imminent destruction. Not only does the PC version include the Bring Down the Sky downloadable content, if you pre-order at retail you get a $10 discount, while the EA online store gives you Dead Space bonus material, such as the first issue of the Dead Space comic book and a poster.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 3:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guilty Gear 2 Overture is the newest installment in the Guilty Gear franchise, deviating from the series beat'm up norm by not calling it GG X, as well as by adding RTS elements where you need resources to gather your army and destroy the enemy's base.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 3:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. Now that the MGO beta is underway, Konami has added a new map (Midtown Maelstrom) and the Sneaking Mission mode, which puts one player in the skin of Solid Snake himself vs. the Red and Blue team, collecting a set number of enemy dogtags.
by Rainier on April 28, 2008 @ 5:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Experience life after death as the Grim Reaper’s teenage son Death Jr. (aka DJ), and his school sweetheart Pandora, as they embark on a journey to free DJ’s captured father and complete their school science project at the same time! Eidos is bringing Death Jr. to the Wii with 480p support, split screen co-op, voiceovers, improved textures and more.
by Rainier on April 28, 2008 @ 5:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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As part of its continued interest in chronicling the world of video game achievements and accomplishments, Guinness World Records will be closely watching the release of Grand Theft Auto IV as a potential record-breaking phenomenon.
by Rainier on April 28, 2008 @ 1:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Created by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, 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 April 28, 2008 @ 1:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Exodus from the Earth is a sci-fi first-person shooter, where the player will have to solve numerous quests and eventually to find out if human life and civilization are possible beyond the Earth's confines.
by Judy on April 28, 2008 @ 12:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Everyone's favorite hedgehog will be breaking new ground yet maintaining his roots, in the upcoming title, Sonic Unleashed, taking players on an unforgettable high-speed journey around the globe in a way never before experienced in the world of Sonic.
by Rainier on April 28, 2008 @ 1:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Make a splash as an underwater photographer tasked with capturing the most incredible pictures of wild sea life. Use your camera skills to bring out the bubbly personalities of exotic creatures, from the silly clownfish to the legendary kraken sea monster! Entice your subjects into playful poses, provoke photo worthy reactions, and reel in those picture-perfect scores!
by Rainier on April 28, 2008 @ 1:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Before Hitler attacked Russia, he unleashed the bestiary of his German blitzkrieg on Allied forces in the Aegean peninsula. This update includes a few minor fixes to issues related to victory point calculations and the handling of static units that were discovered since the third update.
by Rainier on April 26, 2008 @ 1:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve confirmed that somewhere next week it will release the new Goldrush map/mode, the medic's 3 new weapons (The Blutsaugher, Critzcrieg and the Ubersaw) as well as 36 new achievements.
by Rainier on April 25, 2008 @ 7:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Re-imagined for an even more intense arcade shooter experience, Assault Heroes 2 expands its horizons into outer space, featuring hijackable enemy vehicles, many more levels and an enhanced cooperative gameplay mode.
by Rainier on April 25, 2008 @ 4:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. After the false start earlier this week, servers crashed due to the overwhelming demand, Konami has, as promised, activated the Metal Gear Online beta. To make up for the slight delay, the beta period was extended a few days.
by Rainier on April 25, 2008 @ 2:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The AMD European Soccer Challenge 2008 online tournament presented by WCGZONE will kick off tomorrow, April 26th and continue through June 15th. Gamers from across Europe, as well as participants from other parts of world, are invited to compete in the four-ladder tournament with Electronic Art's FIFA 08 game.
by Rainier on April 25, 2008 @ 11:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Packed with new features, for the first time ever SingStar lets you personalize your play lists by downloading the songs of your choice – so you can sing along to what you want, when you want it. Buried in the announcement that the PlayStation Experience will return to the Rock Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is the fact that North America will get SingStar May 20th.
by Rainier on April 25, 2008 @ 4:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade, be nice or play rough! The Spore Creature Creator gives fans the first hands-on opportunity to design their own species, share it with others, and imported them into the full retail version once released.
by Rainier on April 24, 2008 @ 2:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft reported sales figures for the Q4 of its fiscal year 2007/2008, with sales up 10%, full year sales up 36 % to $1.32 billion, mainly driven by strong performances from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2, The Games For Everyone Brands and Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft also announced it will be recruiting for 900 positions in the next 12 months for its various studios.