by Rainier on March 20, 2009 @ 3:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Football SuperStars is a free-to-download online game, developed by Monumental Games, allowing players to meet within a utopian soccer-styled virtual world and take part in 3, 5, 7 and 11-a-side football matches. Reebok has signed on with in-game ad provider IGA Worldwide to become an integrated partner.
by Rainier on March 20, 2009 @ 3:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SwitchGames.com announced a program that gives members who buy or sell will be able to direct a percentage of their used game transaction proceeds to a game's publisher and developer. Until now, developers haven't had a mechanism or claim to proceeds from used games sales.
by Rainier on March 20, 2009 @ 12:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft has made a strategic decision to use Quazal technology to provide online functionality within several of their upcoming games, as well as signed a long-term services and consulting agreement with Quazal to provide assistance from dedicated engineers with integration and feature development.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 8:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - Ghost Drone Trailer
- Demigod - Vampire Lord Walkthrough Trailer
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate [ALL] - Trailers (2)
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 5:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Wheel of Fortune ($14.99), DLCs for LittleBigPlanet, High Velocity Bowling, PAIN, Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 ($9.99), Midnight Club: Los Angeles, NCAA Basketball 09 Bracket Pack (free), Street Fighter IV, Trivial Pursuit, Unreal Tournament 3 Titan Pack (free), FIFA 09 Ultimate Team (free), song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2, and Rock Band, a demo for Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition, and the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 4:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo's Corleone family drama, The Godfather II game goes beyond the film's story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960s Florida, Cuba and New York.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 4:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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UFC 2009 Undisputed features an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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ACE Team's Zeno Clash, powered by Valve's Source Engine, is an action game with a strong focus on melee combat set in a punk fantasy world with the beautiful environments, where you will encounter incredible challenges.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 12:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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MLB Dugout Heroes is a casual online baseball experience with a three-dimensional, cartoon-rendered graphic style and easy to pick up and play mouse-only controls. The game will offer four different modes of play for fans to choose from: tutorial, practice, single player and multi-player.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 11:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Emergency: Disaster Squad is an emergency response game for NDS where you cCommand and coordinate your units on the ground and rescue those in need and save lives! Take control of firefighters, police officers and paramedics as you respond to life or death situations that require a clear head and quick thinking.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While there is no official announcement yet, except for a
teaser trailer, a new BioShock title is no secret. While retail outlets
Gamestop
and
EBGames
have Take Two's action/horror follow-up pegged for an Oct. 5, 2009 release, details are nothing but guesswork so far. However 2K Games community manager Elizabeth Tobey has
confirmed that the BioShock sequel has dropped the "Sea of Dreams" subtitle and will henceforth simply be known as BioShock 2.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 11:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Champions Online is an MMORPG based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Stormrise is an RTS console title offering fans of the classic RTS genre an immersive and dramatic twist whilst challenging the conscience. Experience the heat of the battlefield by leading your troops from the front line, instead of the traditional way of controlling the units from a detached view point. Yesterday, we had
the first part of our chat with Creative Assembly's creative director Ken Turner. Here's the continuation ....
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 8:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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European publisher Nordcurrent announced it has signed Minon: Everyday Hero, an original and imaginative platform game that contains the same imaginative features and quirky nuances that give other Japanese titles their unique gameplay characteristics, and really takes the player to a world unlike any other.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 8:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Settlers VI will focus on building larger and more fortified cities as well as planning and optimization in a medieval world. This v1.7 patch removes the DVD copy protection on the retail edition.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 7:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in an future-fantasy world, Demigod is a team-based action/RPG/RTS hybrid game that casts you as a hero waging war to obtain a position within the pantheon of gods.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 7:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Emergent Game Technologies has finalized deals with 18 studios around the world, including Tencent, 3D Chat, Sidhe and Straylight Studios, looking to build titles using its Gamebryo middleware development suite, revealing there are currently 150 titles in the works using its engine.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 6:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Citing "various factors affecting the running of our company," Atomic Planet Entertainment (APE) has entered into administration and is no more. Founded in 2000 by brothers Darren and Jason Falcus and previously involved with Acclaim Studios, APE developed over 30 titles for various platforms and publishers, such as Taito Legends, Miami Vice, Jackie Chan Adventures, Aero the Acro-Bat, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown, and Mega Man Anniversary Collection.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 4:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the near future, you'll be able to see World of Warcraft characters in a new place, the beverage aisle. This summer, Mountain Dew will launch Game Fuel in two World of Warcraft-inspired flavors: Alliance Blue (wild fruit flavor) and Horde Red (citrus cherry flavor), available for a limited time only. The WoW Game Fuel will launch this summer at your local 7-Eleven store, quite possibly alongside copies of the game.
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Space Invaders Extreme captures all of the action and excitement of the classic and takes it to the next level with new design features maximizing performance and play on XBL. For the first time, experience Space Invaders in fully immersive sound and vivid high-definition, with visuals that will excite your senses!
by Rainier on March 19, 2009 @ 3:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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IDV will be showing off SpeedTree 5.0 at GDC, a complete re-engineering of its foliage software with more realistic animation and lighting, a much more powerful modeling tool and new physics support mean game players are going to get trees that look jaw-droppingly good.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 6:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Dungeon Party [PC] - Wizard Trailer
- C&C: Red Alert 3 - Uprising [PC] - Flair vs. Bear Trailer #4
- BattleForge [PC] - Action Trailer
- the Hunter [PC] - The Making Of Trailer #1
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 4:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Ensemble Studios programmer Dusty Monk has launched Windstorm Studios. No formal announcement has been made yet, but it was revealed that the independent studio is working on a new MMO. A big fan of titles such as Ultima Online, EverQuest, and World of Warcraft, Monk wants to create an MMO that breaks the mold of depressing postapocalyptic titles with gray streets beneath gray skies, killing gray zombies, and hints at a game with cities of glass and steel, and most importantly, flying cars. Previously, Monk has worked on such titles as Age of Empires, Halo Wars, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing and the canceled Halo MMO.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 2:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Chair Entertainment announced that Howard Phillips, a 28-year veteran of the interactive entertainment industry, has been appointed studio director for the Utah-based game development studio.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 2:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years, who are then called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction!