by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 4:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Imagine Cup gives technology students the chance to unlock their creative genius and build solutions that tackle real-world issues facing society today. Australia’s Team SOAK won the worldwide Software Design invitational, Singapore’s Team Trail Blazers won the Embedded Development invitational, while Brazil’s Mother Gaia Studio won the overall Game Development challenge.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 3:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Thriller Publishing appointed the first two members of its newly formed Strategic Advisory Board, former Take-Two Interactive Director Barbara Kaczynski as well as aerospace, defense and aviation expert Randy Jayne. Thriller plans to create military and espionage themed video games from novels written by New York Times best-selling authors which will then also be made into films.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sarah's Emergency Room casts players as Sarah, a young nurse who has recently graduated from college in California and is struggling to find a job. In a twist of fate, Sarah is hired for a nursing position at a small hospital in Arkansas, where she discovers that managing an emergency room is a bit harder than she expected.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 1:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders held earlier today, it received a 92% stockholder approval necessary to consummate the company's agreement with Vivendi, S.A. to combine Vivendi Games with Activision's businesses.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 10:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in 2012, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (high-altitude warfare) is the first air combat game in the Tom Clancy’s universe, featuring cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a privilege.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Defy gravity in Midas’s latest and greatest futuristic racing title Gravity Zero Racing. Players compete as an elite Zero-G pilot racing against fearless rivals from across the stratosphere in 7 gut wrenching tournaments.
by Alicia on July 8, 2008 @ 10:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Colonization, players lead one of four European nations on a quest to conquer and rule the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover the New World, and negotiate, trade and fight with both the natives and other nations as they acquire power and fight for freedom and independence.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 9:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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X Motor Racing is an arcade racing game with next generation physics model, including all classes of cars from old RWD to modern sports cars, physics, and various graphical features.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Windchaser, start-up studio Chimera Entertainment's first real-time tactical game, you assume leadership of one of Ensai’s guilds and take command of one of the mighty sailing ships that serve as mobile headquarters. This hotfix addresses an issue where the game would freeze when you started Campaign 1.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 6:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Back for another season of heart-pumping, bone-crushing, no-holds-barred football action, Blitz: The League II strips the rules and regulations from traditional football to enhance the fun by bringing the pain.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 6:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At last – a super fast and ultra cool racing game for the NDS! Once you’ve made your profile you’ve got some difficult decisions to make – will you go for a heavy-weight muscle car, an all-terrain rally car, or a modified classic? What kind of paint job will you select? Don’t forget that looking cool is all part of the fun! Will you go straight for a Grand Prix or should you put some Practice in first?
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 6:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment, in conjunction with The Art Institutes system of schools, announced that Julia Brasil of San Francisco has won the 2008 G.I.R.L. Game Design Competition, a contest to encourage students toward career paths in the creative and applied arts, ultimately resulting in the development of games that are more interesting for women to play.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 5:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A proposed bill being voted on this week by the European Union would give governments authorization to deem certain software illegal to be used on the internet. The
new anti-piracy rules would put in effect a Europe-wide three strikes law, giving three warning to people suspected of sharing copyrighted files, eventually banning offenders from accessing the internet. Needless to say organizations such as Foundation for a Free Internet and various law firms are already up in arms.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 3:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 3:10 a.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. Kaos has released a beta version of the multiplayer demo featuring the Oilfield and GNAW maps, updated with the latest v1.1.1 code.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 2:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pioneer is developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400 gigabytes for the first time in the world. Its per-layer capacity is 25 gb, same as a Blu-ray Disc, technology that will also be applicable to multilayer recordable discs.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 2:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Step into the world of Too Human, Silicon Knights' third-person epic action game. As the cybernetic god Baldur, players are thrust into the midst of an ongoing battle that threatens the existence of mankind.
by Jesse Littlefield on July 8, 2008 @ 1:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fall of Liberty takes players to new battlegrounds in World War II, ones born from a changed moment in history that led to the Nazi invasion of 1950s America, delivering an explosive action experience in a world where famous real-world locations appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation.
by Rainier on July 8, 2008 @ 1:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Created by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.
by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 6:23 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:
- Too Human - Co-op Serving Trailer
- Persona 4 [PS2] - Deathstomp Trailer
- Collapse - Kiss Trailer
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate - Intro Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 3:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Various situations unfold in a world that changes in real time, with players’ choices leading to "unknown discoveries." Infinite Undiscovery offers a fantasy world overflowing with realism, allowing players to experience true role playing within a grand story.
by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 3:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of an elite black-ops agent sent on a dangerous mission into a decaying Eastern European city that hides a deadly Cold War secret.
Earlier this year D3P's Dark Sector was refused a classification, aka banned, due to excessive violence, but after some tweaks to the finishing moves and sounds local distributor AFA Interactive has received a MA15+ ("Strong Violence") rating.
by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 1:17 p.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 July 7, 2008 @ 1:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Burger Island follows the frantic culinary adventures of Patty Melton as she assumes control of a tropical island-based Beach Burger restaurant, grilling burgers, cooking fries, and blending special milkshakes for hungry customers with the help of quick-tempered waiter, Pierre, and the mysterious recipe-selling Tiki Guy.
by Rainier on July 7, 2008 @ 12:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NHN USA and stored-value gift and prepaid products distributor InComm announced that ijji.com game cards of $10 and $25 are now available at 7-Eleven stores across the nation.