by Rainier on June 12, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
MOTD
Today is the big day, my birthday, for the 39th time. My mom always said I was so reckless I wouldn't make it to 18 in one piece, and now that I'm more than double that, I'm still rockin'!
I've decided that since it's all about ME today, just like any other day, that I am having a beer as soon as I wake up. Why, you may ask? Well, just 'cause I can ....
Last night we watched Burn Notice, Stargate Universe, and maybe later today some Hell's Kitchen, and we also got 2012 on DVD. Not quite sure what else is in store for me tomorrow, but I'll be sure to let you know. :)
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 9:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Enter the 16th century and The Age of Discovery, when adventurers, merchants, and warriors took to the seas. Pilot your own ship into the endless expanse of the oceans. Form armadas with other online players. It’s a whole new world of adventure on the seas as Uncharted Waters Online returns as a full 3D game MMORPG.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 8:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War 3 plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood that concludes the current story arc for "Gears of War." With the last human city destroyed and the remaining survivors stranded, time is running out for Marcus and his comrades as they fight to save the human race from the jaws of extinction.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 8:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Toy Story 3: The Video Game features a story mode that follows the Toy Story 3 film adventures in which Buzz, Woody and friends grapple with their uncertain future as Andy prepares to depart for college, as well as a Toy Box mode allowing fans to create their own unique story.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 5:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on the covert, shadowy world of the military sniper, Sniper: Ghost Warrior throws players into the chaos of a military coup, as they aid the rebels in restoring the rightful government to the embattled country of Isla Trueno.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 4:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Risk: Factions will offer innovative ways of experiencing the timeless turn-based board game in both objective-based and world conquest modes. Players will be able to engage as one of five playable factions, each with different strengths, as they wage war on new maps with dynamic terrain in their quest for missile silos in order to strategically dominate the game.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 3:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Civilization V reinvigorates the classic turn-based strategy genre with a new engine built from the ground-up. Players are introduced to a new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 1:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Days of Thunder: NASCAR Edition gives players the opportunity to go head-to-head against select NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, including champions such as Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and Tony Stewart, and the drivers from the iconic "Days of Thunder" film.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 11:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TerRover launches players into a surreal mash-up of unique cartoon graphics and a 2-D physics universe. TerRover’s gameplay is based on navigating a terrain rover through over forty stages of puzzling arcade levels in five different vivid 2-D art styles.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 10:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue expands on the forthcoming movie in which Tinker Bell meets Lizzy, a little girl with a steadfast belief in the magic of fairies. Determined to mend the girl’s relationship with her distant father, Tink stays with her new human friend – risking her own safety and the future of fairykind.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 8:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring an incredible 83-song setlist and access to far more music than any other music game, as well as innovative new gameplay modes and instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games. This next iteration in the Rock Band platform has something new for everyone and also supports traditional Rock Band gameplay with players’ existing instruments.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 3:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Orchestra 2 is a sequel to Tripwire's realism-based multiplayer WWII shooter. The game will focus on one of the most brutal battles in all of human history, the Battle of Stalingrad and the surrounding operations, both German and Russian, from July 1942 to Feb. 1943.
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 2:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Benefiting from a new more beautiful and more powerful graphic engine, Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2010 marks one of the most important steps since the beginning of the series.
by Adam Pavlacka on June 11, 2010 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Interviews
Toy Story 3: The Video Game features a story mode that follows the Toy Story 3 film adventures in which Buzz, Woody and friends grapple with their uncertain future as Andy prepares to depart for college, as well as a Toy Box mode allowing fans to create their own unique story. Yesterday, we posted the first part of Disney's
pre-canned interview with Toy Story 3 actors Jeff Garlin,
Kristen Schaal and
Joan Cusack. Here's the continuation ....
by Rainier on June 11, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
MOTD
You'd think I would know better by now. Drinking wine = sleepy me. Yet sure enough, I zonked out hard again. You know what's the worst of it? I don't even feel particularly refreshed after a long night's sleep. I feel better and more alert after only a 3- to 4-hour nap.
Oh well, back to the grind!
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 8:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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New York City is being overrun by a mutant menace and it’s time to de-worm the Big Apple. This explosive 3D action game features Duke Nukem defending the city that never sleeps, and its babes, from the evil Mech Morphix across 24 levels from Chinatown to Space.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 5:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mass Effect is a sci-fi adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In ME2, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 2:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout: New Vegas, the follow-up to 2008's Game of the Year Fallout 3, brings this beloved franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas takes all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 9:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
E3 2010 - Pre-E3 2010
City Interactive has revealed its lineup of titles that it will have on display at the 2010 E3 Expo taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 15 - 17, 2010, such as Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII, and a slew of NDS tiitles.
by Adam Pavlacka on June 10, 2010 @ 8:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Interviews
Toy Story 3: The Video Game features a story mode that follows the Toy Story 3 film adventures in which Buzz, Woody and friends grapple with their uncertain future as Andy prepares to depart for college, as well as a Toy Box mode allowing fans to create their own unique story. Disney sent over a pre-canned interview with Toy Story 3 actors Jeff Garlin, Kristen Schaal and Joan Cusack.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 7:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Singularity pits shooter and sci-fi fans against a devastating fracture in time. As players attempt to unravel a conspiracy, they must fight their way through ever-shifting epic sci-fi environments, occupied by Russian soldiers and time-ravaged creatures, while sudden time waves hurl them back and forth between 1950 and the present day.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 6:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The newest chapter of the iconic fight franchise marks a return to the series’ mature presentation and a reinvention of its classic 2D fighting mechanic. Driven by an all new graphics engine, the fan favorite Fatality is back, presented in more gory detail than ever before, as well as a number of new game-play features including tag team and the deepest story mode of any fighting game.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 6:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Faery: Legends of Avalon is a Role Playing / Adventure game packed with an original and unique atmosphere, and a graphics design close to illustration. The game immerses players in a fantasy world inhabited by many colourful characters and magical creatures.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 6:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Demo
History Egypt: Engineering an Empire allows players to build their own empire from the foundation to the height of its power. Acting as the leader of a territory from the Egyptian Empire, players manage all aspects of its rise, from economic growth to political power, the development of armies, and expansion into other regions by methods such as war and diplomacy.
by Rainier on June 10, 2010 @ 6:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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de Blob 2 is an action puzzle title set to deliver a fun-filled, creative gameplay experience for players of all ages, featuring new moves, more friends, and free-form painting activities.