by Rainier on May 8, 2009 @ 6:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Creating the ultimate competitive go-anywhere racing experience, Fuel will have players competing across wildly different terrain and executing spectacular death-defying stunts as they race dozens of varied two and four-wheeled rides and explore this epic world on an unprecedented scale.
by Rainier on May 8, 2009 @ 6:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Death Road is a futuristic racing game reminiscent of titles such as the classic F-Zero or the more recent WipeOut series.
by Rainier on May 8, 2009 @ 5:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced their weekly deals for the week of May 7-10, 2009, selling Anno 1701 at 50% off, while MotoGP 08 costs 75% less. Also if you pre-order Battlestation Pacific ($49.95) you get Battlestation Midway for free!
by Rainier on May 8, 2009 @ 5:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.
by Rainier on May 8, 2009 @ 5:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SBK09 Superbike World Championship offers the ultimate experience of the championship. Tracks, teams, riders, it’s all there unaltered to make the player feel the adrenaline rush of real motorbike competition.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 4:53 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:
- Colin McRae: DiRT 2 [ALL] - Studio Tour Trailer
- Dawn of Discovery [ALL] - Civilization Levels Tutorial
- Pangya: Fantasy Golf [PSP] - Trailer
- Battlestations: Pacific [ALL] - Road to Hawaii Trailer
- Darkest of Days [ALL] - Trailer #2
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 4:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Promising to revolutionize the fighting genre, Fight Night Round 4 features an all new physics based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic interpretation of the sweet science to the video game world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport's incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 4:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore Ep. 12 ($2.99), Puzzle Quest: Galactrix ($19.99), demos for Savage Moon, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, DLCs for BUZZ! Quiz TV: Rock Legends ($7.99), LittleBigPlanet Norse Mini-Pack ($2.99), Disgaea 3, Sonic Unleashed, Street Fighter IV, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. - US Eagles Pack ($4.99), Trivial Pursuit TV Pack ($4.99), Wheelman, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band, as well as the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 2:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The battle for Gold Medals and personal bests ignites excitement and healthy competition in Summer Athletics 2009. Athletes from all over the world run, throw, jump and swim for victory. Millimeters and split seconds will decide the winners.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 2:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision Blizzard announced better-than-expected financial results for Q1 2009, with $981 million in revenues compared to its expected $860 million. While no new titles were revealed, Activision confirmed the Guitar Hero titles (including Guitar Hero Van Halen) announced
earlier today, as well as Blur, Modern Warfare 2, Singularity, Wolfenstein and the new Tony Hawk all being on track for the holidays. While Starcraft 2 has no release date yet, Blizzard revealed that the beta will commence this summer, which indicates the final development stretch of the core game, to be followed by two expansions. DJ Hero will have added guitar support, and according to Activision, the GH franchise is gaining ground in the genre (55%), outselling Rock Band 10-to-1.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 1:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 11:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MapleStory is an online adventure game that centers around the "Maple World," allowing players to combat monsters and develop their characters' skills and abilities in an immense platform-inspired persistent world. MapleStory parties for its 4th anniversary with loads of special events, items, quests and rewards for players.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time in the 15 year history of this 3-on-3 fighter game, The King of Fighters XII has undergone a complete graphical overhaul. All sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped and replaced with new 2D high definition, high resolution sprites, on detailed 2D backgrounds, drawn 100% by hand.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The party is over and the Rabbids are ready to go home...to the moon! Rabbids Go Home features a new wacky storyline, diverse gameplay and intuitive controls, and a vast array of environments that leads to hilarious capers as the Rabbids wreak havoc on the Humans in pursuit of their quest.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision announced an agreement with Nelvana Enterprises to develop video games based on the toy and action animated TV series Bakugan, which tells the story of Dan and his friends as they battle their Bakugan Brawlers to save the planet of Vestroia and, ultimately, Earth from destruction.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 9:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Zoo Publishing announced a deal to license, publish, and distribute the catalog of titles previously published and developed by, the now defunct, Empire Interactive, allowing it to re-release previous Empire titles, to port previously released games to new platforms, and to create a new gaming content from existing IPs.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Following on from their showing at the recent GDC in San Francisco, Paradox Interactive confirmed its presence at this year’s E3 Expo in Los Angeles where a number of their development teams will be on hand to showcase the latest builds and features of their titles, all of which are scheduled to release this year.
by Thomas Wilde on May 7, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dante's Inferno is a third-person action adventure adaptation of the medieval epic poem The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, telling the tale of Dante who journeys through the twisted, menacing nine circles of hell in pursuit of his beloved Beatrice.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 7:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge is a game that best describes the life of risk and danger that you’ll lead in this action-packed turn-based tactical game where you’ll be in control of leading a group of seasoned mercenaries through the African countryside.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 5:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision is set to once again revolutionize how consumers interact with music by releasing three new titles this fall, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. The slate will transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music by offering the largest variety of music genres, innovative technologies and new social entertainment experiences.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 4:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles. The free Challenge series DLC adds 60 events, two new game modes and three new cars.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 4:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense than ever before.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 3:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blood Bowl, based on Games Workshop's board game, is a "game" of American football played by the insane warriors of the fantasy Warhammer universe, allowing you to create and manage teams that will take part in epic battles where fair play is for sissies.
by Rainier on May 7, 2009 @ 3:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, this third-person, open-world action-shooter will return to Mars and once again redefine the limits of destruction-based gameplay. During yesterday's investors conf. call, THQ revealed that it plans to release a RFG multiplayer demo later this month.
by Rainier on May 6, 2009 @ 5:20 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:
- Fairytale Fights [PS3/X360/PC] - Teaser Trailer
- Risen [X360/PC] - Mood Trailer #4
- Safar'Wii [Wii] - Trailer
- Red Steel 2 [Wii] - Debut Trailer
- Fight Night Round 4 [PS3/X360] - Styles Doc Trailer
- Red Dead Redemption [PS3/X360] - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...