by Rainier on June 27, 2008 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Reminiscent of Warhawk, SCEA confirmed that SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation will come bundled with a bluetooth headset.
by Rainier on June 27, 2008 @ 6:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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38 Studios announced the appointment of Thom Ang as Director of Art to oversee the management and direction of all aspects of 38 Studios artistic development, including the MMOG codenamed Copernicus, and work closely with Todd McFarlane and R. A. Salvatore
by Rainier on June 27, 2008 @ 3:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Men of War is 1C Company's latest RTS, taking place in Europe during the height of WWII. The story unfolds across three different campaigns played out through the eyes of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers.
by Rainier on June 26, 2008 @ 4:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance. Early July Kaos will release a multiplayer demo featuring the Oilfield and GNAW maps, updated with the latest v1.1.1 code, will be released.
by Rainier on June 26, 2008 @ 12:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA unveiled new game details and the line-look for its Wii exclusive "All-Play" products, starting with next month's NCAA Football 09 All-Play, designed for social play and featuring unique controls, distinct presentation and a style of play that is inviting to players of all skill levels.
by Rainier on June 26, 2008 @ 11:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Meridian4 announced that Buka's catalogue of games is rolling out over the Internet, with many titles available at your favorite digital distribution channel. Titles including Battle Mages, Battle Mages - Sign of Darkness, Operation Matriarchy, Entente: WWI Battlefields and just recently, Pacific Storm became available on Steam. Purchase it before July 1, save 20% off $19.99.
by Rainier on June 26, 2008 @ 11:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! allows players to dance along with favorite characters to familiar High School Musical songs from all three movies, while High School Musical 3: Senior Year features all new songs from the upcoming theatrical release and lets fans play through the game as the Wildcat whose personality is most like theirs.
by Rainier on June 26, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SimBin celebrates its five-year anniversary by giving away "Andy Priaulx Crown Place Race Way" on Steam, which includes a brand-new island track and new cars from triple-World Champion Andy Priaulx in his BMW 320si from WTCC and Fabrizio Giovanardi in his Vauxhall Vectra VXR from the BTCC.
by Rainier on June 26, 2008 @ 6:40 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 Rainier on June 26, 2008 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Once there was
the ESRB who were the source of various leaks on upcoming titles, but these days marketing research companies are taking over. A
new survey gauged participants' interest in a variety of possible new Halo titles, ranging from the
previously rumored LEGO Halo, a Halo MMO, RTS (
Halo Wars), arcade game, squad based shooter, all the way to a surreal "family friendly" Halo game. Unfortunately The Teletubbies vs. Halo was not amongst the options.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 3:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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People who were offended by the sexual content of
last year's Hot Coffee mod could receive between $5 and $35 restitution if they joined
the class action lawsuit. Even though the main stream media widely reported on the matter and various politicians joined the crusade, only 2,676 people signed on for the settlement, according
The New York Times. Initially Take Two was facing $2.75 million in fines, but with the small turnout the publisher is only looking at $30,000. On the other hand, the various lawyers involved in the filing are seeking $1.3 million in legal fees.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 1:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In UT3 you assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled by human contestants online or by AI, fought with powerful sci-fi weapons and vehicles. This Community Bonus Pack includes eight levels (5 DM, 1 CTF, 1 VCTF & 1 WAR) created by some of the best UT level designers from around the world.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 12:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 is based on a little-known Russian offensive that occurred during May 1942, in which a German counterattack had three Soviet armies surrounded, forcing them to fight their way out of the Barvenkovskiy Kotel ‘meat grinder’.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 10:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, and thrusts players back into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 9:42 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. Since the Spore Creature Creator was released earlier this week EA revealed that fans have created and shared more than one million creatures using the Creature Creator in the first week of availability.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 5:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Death Track: Resurrection is a combat racing title that plunges players into the not too distant future when the world is in chaos. The population is tired of traditional sports. Replaced by far more aggressive, violent and thrilling types of entertainment the public screams for more.
by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 1:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Capcom announced that it has entered into an agreement to license Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3, the second agreement between Capcom and Epic Games on licensing Unreal Engine 3, for a yet unannounced European developed title.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 5:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV will be the definitive fighting game experience. Seems like the
E3 debut of GoW III isn't the only Kratos new today, as the rumor section in the latest EGM issue claims that Kratos may be joining the ranks of
Yoda, Darth Vader and
the Secret Apprentice by becoming playable in SC IV, presumably as a PS3 exclusive.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 11:13 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 Galactic Edition includes the game, Making of DVD, How to Build a Better Being DVD, The Art of mini-book, Spore poster, and a 100-page Galactic Handbook.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 5:08 a.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 go online with Super Smash Bros. Brawl! Unleashed, new Wiiware titles like Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, while NDS gamers get Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, and plenty more ...
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 4:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After a quick side project, Dracula Origin, Frogwares is currently working on the fifth title in their Sherlock Holmes franchise, this time going up against his most famous enemy yet, Jack the Ripper himself.
by Alan Martin on June 24, 2008 @ 4:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform music from the world's biggest rock artists with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering online connectivity. For those who haven't been following, we European consumers have finally been treated to the unbridled joy that is Rock Band — six months late and at twice the price of the U.S. version.
by Brad Hilderbrand on June 24, 2008 @ 4:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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FlatOut is all about grand scale destruction racing. Fans of the console versions will be able to take the instant jump-in-and-race gameplay mayhem with them wherever they go, including four-player wireless connectivity.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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One down, many more to go. The exodus started when soon-to-be mega-publisher Activision/Blizzard decided to bail out of E3 and not renew its ESA membership, after which id Software and LucasArts followed suit and decided to not renew their memberships while still attending next month's E3 Media & Business Summit. Crave Entertainment, known for titles such as World Championship Poker and Pinball Hall of Fame,
has also left the ESA while still attending E3, and so far, neither party has issued any statements.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 3:21 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. Konami announced that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots sales have exceeded one million units within the first week.