by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 4:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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ZEN Studios announced a Rocky & Bullwinkle DVD giveaway contest to coincide with the release of its new fast-paced party game on Xbox Live Arcade, Rocky & Bullwinkle. Be among the first to earn all 13 Rocky & Bullwinkle XBLA game achievements for your chance to win!
by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 1:06 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. As promised Konami has made the 741mb Metal Gear Online Beta available for download through the PlayStation Store, although it won't be playable until April 21st.
by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 1:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game 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. In order to increase population density and emphasize key game features Flying Labs has
shut down 7 of its 11 available servers.
by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons is a party game where up to four players can participate by personalizing their own furry friend, playing the mini games for medals, experiencing adventure mode, and using the medals to ‘purchase’ more outfits and accessories.
by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 9:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Put on your headset, grab your clipboard and see if you have what it takes to be the boss in NFL Head Coach 09, a unique NFL experience that gives gamers the power to make decisions that define their career and ultimately the fate of their franchise as a head coach in the NFL.
by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 7:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While the original SingStar for PS3 has yet to be released in North American, Sony Europe is already prepping a sequel. Even though the original allows gamers to expand their tracklist through the constantly updated Singstore, Vol. 2 not only add 30 new tracks, but also a new Harmony Duet mode, and browsing of the Singstore via PSP.
by Rainier on April 16, 2008 @ 7:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hudson announced that it is bringing its classic tournament-style outer space side scroller/shooter Star Soldier R to WiiWare.
by Rainier on April 15, 2008 @ 5:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Swords will be honed and weapons optimized in Soulcalibur IV, delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV will be the definitive fighting game experience. SC 4 will hit retail stores July 29, and a Limited Edition will include the game, art book, t-shirt, tournament bracket and, unidentified, exclusive downloadable content, all wrapped in a tin box.
by Rainier on April 15, 2008 @ 4:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bionic Commando Rearmed is a makeover of the classic 8-bit game originally released 20 years ago, but with updated visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score and the addition of a 2-player co-op mode. The ESRB has classified the remake too graphic (mainly due to the head-splosive ending) and has slapped Bionic Commando Rearmed with a Mature rating.
by Rainier on April 15, 2008 @ 12:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital Illusions' Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge.
by Rainier on April 15, 2008 @ 9:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heavy Duty is a 3rd person action shooter where the player controls a huge war robot to save his planet from enemy attacks. The game utilizes advanced technology with innovative gameplay features never before achieved in video games.
by Rainier on April 15, 2008 @ 9:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Croatia based developer Ocean Media has been granted NDS developer status by Nintendo. After being a innovation contest winner at the Game Connection Event, Lyon 2007 a lot of inquiries were made for NDS/Wii titles, so henceforth Ocean Media's doors are open to publishers, production houses, media groups and license holders to start discussing potential DS projects. Ocean Media plans to port its advanced Xtrema Physics 2D technology to DS and prototype several innovative games.
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 April 14, 2008 @ 10:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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People looking to get into the game industry might be interested to know that Game Developer magazine has released the results of its 7th annual Game Developer Salary Survey, calculating an average American game industry salary in 2007 of $73,600, slightly up from 2006’s figure of $73,316.
by Rainier on April 14, 2008 @ 10:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Ant Commandos announced its upcoming lineup of products hitting retail this spring. The new lineup includes the first-ever guitar controllers to offer 4-in-1 compatibility, with all of its new guitars being 100% compatible with all Guitar Hero and Rock Band games for PS2 and PS3
by Rainier on April 14, 2008 @ 9:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Netamin announced that it would host a large tournament for its massively multiplayer online sports game Cal Ripken's Real Baseball, which will begin on May 5, 2008, Cinco de Mayo.
by Rainier on April 14, 2008 @ 5:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Alone in the Dark returns with a heart-stopping survival experience realized through combining the use of real-time physics and environmental interaction to deliver an exhilarating action-orientated experience within a highly detailed, open environment. Atari
first confirmed that there will be a demo released for PS3, X360 and PC in early May, but much like the game
then changed it all saying only an X360 version is planned "around launch" (which is June 24).
by Rainier on April 14, 2008 @ 4:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth. SEGA has released a 545 mb demo that features Novus and the Hierarchy, two of the three factions you can play as in Universe at War: Earth Assault!
by Rainier on April 14, 2008 @ 4:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Taking place prior to WWI, Sadness is a crime noir thriller with richly detailed characters and an engaging storyline. Developed by Poland-based developer Nibris, Sadness is the first Wii title to be presented entirely in black-and-white, where players will need to confront their greatest fears and protect themselves in hopes of not getting trapped inside the main character’s nightmare.
by Mark Buckingham on April 12, 2008 @ 2:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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"Smersh" is Russian for the phrase "Death to Spies," and it was also the name of a set of counterintelligence departments in the Soviet Army formed during WWII. Their mission was to secure the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal elements. During the war, these agents became the main force combating the German intelligence service.
by Rainier on April 12, 2008 @ 2:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefront.com and Fury Software unveiled the second expansion pack for Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg, titled Patton Drives East. It will allow players to explore the historically possible what-ifs of World War II.
by Rainier on April 12, 2008 @ 1:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The playing field is virtual, but the rivalries are real in Dell’s new College Gaming League. Established exclusively for college students, the CGL provides a community and framework for avid PC and console gamers to connect and compete.
by Rainier on April 11, 2008 @ 5:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Tomorrow War is a space simulator set in the 27th century where you play the role of a military space academy cadet. Factor K is an standalone expansion, written by Russian sci-fi author Alexander Zorich, with improved gfx, player requests, new planets, spaceships and plenty more.
by Rainier on April 11, 2008 @ 4:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence. Packed in a Vault-Tec Lunch Box the Collector's Edition includes the game, a Vault Boy bobblehead, artbook and making of DVD.
by Rainier on April 11, 2008 @ 12:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Put on your headset, grab your clipboard and see if you have what it takes to be the boss in NFL Head Coach 09, a unique NFL experience that gives gamers the power to make decisions that define their career and ultimately the fate of their franchise as a head coach in the NFL.