by Rainier on Dec. 23, 2007 @ 2:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rising Eagle: Futuristic Infantry Warfare is a tactical multiplayer shooter set in 2040, where you participate in the conflicts of tomorrow. Equipped with exoskeleton suits, C&C systems and an obscene amount of fire power go visit your dream locations: Paris and China, and then blow them to pieces!
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2007 @ 3:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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One of the most anticipated UT3 features was the possibility of allowing PS3 gamers to import new community content/mods on their consoles. While user themselves still
can't "cook" the content until the official tools are ready,
Epic decided to pitch in themselves and pre-cook four new user-created maps, and a mutator. Download the files, transfer them from PC to PS3 by a supported removable media type (memory card, USB drive, etc.) and then select it from the Community/My Content/Import Mod game menu.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2007 @ 1:27 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, become the Caribbean's most legendary pirate, all while forging alliances, hunting for buried treasure, battling evil undead forces and facing off against enemies from the movie franchise. Disney Online announced new content that will give players the opportunity to give their customized Pirate avatars a whole new look!
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2007 @ 11:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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War Leaders: Clash of Nations will expand upon the RTS genre by placing 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.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2007 @ 10:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SC2: Weapons and Warfare incorporates a huge list of fan requested new features, including a bigger world map, new units, enhanced naval movement and combat rules, a deeper weather model, additional terrain types and resources, the simulation of roads and railways and a greatly extended editor.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2007 @ 9:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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ET: QW pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in this team-based online strategic shooter. Splash Damage is working on a new v1.4 patch improving the UI, tweaking gameplay, fixing network issues and various bugs. Originally expected "soon," Q&A has uncovered a few issues that need to be addressed, one being ATi gfx cards related, so the
patch has been delayed until early Jan. 2008.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2007 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Devil May Cry 4 is the 4th installment in Capcom's series starring Dante, the gunslinging demon hunter, and introducing a new hero, Nero, who possesses a demonic arm that can pull in enemies or use them as projectiles. Sony revealed a DMC 4 special edition PS3 will be released in Japan, for US$422 (47,800yen), which includes the game and a ceramic white or clear black console.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2007 @ 2:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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After Red mile grabbed the license to
Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels and comic books, then
signed Flint Dille, known for The Chronicles of Riddick, as designer/scriptwriting, it has now also licensed Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for use in its upcoming Sin City video game.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2007 @ 9:14 a.m. PST | 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 issued a
statement saying that The Force Unleashed is NOT coming to the PC after HMV recently started taking
pre-orders in the UK.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2007 @ 4:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With the early 2008 release of Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom, developer Blueside is already at work on the next installment of the KUF franchise
according to game director Henry Lee. However, unlike the Circle of Doom title, the next game in the series will go back to its strategy roots and be more of a traditional real-time strategy sequel to KUF: The Crusaders. The Circle of Doom spinoff did away with the original formula for a more hack'n slash type approach, and is intended for a broader, more casual audience.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2007 @ 3:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Conflict: Denied Ops is a new paramilitary themed co-op FPS from Pivotal Games, putting you in control of two of these merciless operatives, each of them highly specialized in both weapons and military tactics.
by Rainier on Dec. 19, 2007 @ 11:17 a.m. PST | 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 Dec. 19, 2007 @ 5:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York. Rockstar Games introduces Niko's friends & family, characters you will encounter in GTA IV.
by Rainier on Dec. 19, 2007 @ 4:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Revealed early this year, Emergency Mayhem combines chaotic driving sequences with arcade mini-games. You'll be in stitches controlling the frenzied police, fire service or paramedics as they dash around the city from one emergency situation to the next.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 9:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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MTV Games announced an exclusive deal with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer to build a game incubation studio where a team of experienced video game experts, artists and storytellers will seek out and deliver new game concepts and intellectual property.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 6:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Valve introduces the ability to purchase any game on Steam and send it as a gift to anyone in the world. To send a gift, customers simply select one of the games on Steam and then indicate that the purchase is a gift at checkout. Within minutes, an e-card is delivered directly to the recipient's inbox. If the recipient is new to Steam, they'll receive everything they need to get started.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 3:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In its latest financial results statement, Take Two revealed a preliminary release schedule for its 2008 lineup, with GTA IV coming in Q2 2008 (Feb-April), as well as Borderlands, Bully: Scholarship Edition, Carnival Games (NDS), Don King Presents: Prizefighter, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, MLB 2K8, NBA 2K9 and Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 12:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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NetDevil announces a new web games division, along with the development of a new web-based flash title for children based off the popular LEGO Racers brand of toy products.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 9:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Illuminate Labs announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games to incorporate its global illumination system into Epic's Unreal Engine 3, making its technology immediately available to any publishers or developers that license UE3.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 9:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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38 Studios, founded by Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, announced that Michael Kosenski has been appointed Vice President of Product Development. Kosenski will oversee all aspects of the game development process, working closely with President and CEO Brett Close, Vice President of Creative Development Scott Cuthbertson, and CTO Jon Laff.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 6:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Burnout Paradise gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. The music propels the game into high speed action with 40 major artists including Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Soundgarden, Twisted Sister, etc.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 3:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.
by Rainier on Dec. 17, 2007 @ 2:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Jack Keane 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 Dec. 17, 2007 @ 2:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A little later than expected, EA has released the NBA LIVE 08 Online Team Play feature as free download, so that all 10 players on the floor can be controlled by a human, which will remove the use of AI altogether.
by Rainier on Dec. 17, 2007 @ 12:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Square Enix revealed its first four offerings for 2008, with entries that will launch fans into a fast-paced, action-packed new year, Dragon Quest Swords (Wii), The World Ends With You (NDS), Crisis Core: FF VII (PSP), and FF Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (NDS).