by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 11:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Powered by an enhanced proprietary Essence Engine 2.0, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 11:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Created by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Pamoja Mtaani (Together in the Hood) is an open world, multi-player PC video game intended to engage youth through fun interaction, is designed to help influence HIV risk perceptions, attitudes and behaviors among young people in Nairobi.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 10:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Stargate Worlds, using Epic's Unreal Engine 3, provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPGs that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover and terrain.
A website probably set up by a (former) employee counting the days Cheyenne Mountain has not been paying salaries (22 days as of today) reveals the Stargate Worlds developer is facing financial difficulties. Cheyenne manager Kevin Balentine
made a statement saying, "we face the same cash-flow issues that all pre-revenue companies face... the new economic realities are forcing us to seek out additional sources of funding and that's what we're doing."
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Elven Legacy delivers a world filled with magic, and a thrilling nonlinear storyline, gauged to provide many hours of gameplay for strategy enthusiasts. Through an epic quest to restore the former glory of the Elven race, this fantasy strategy game offers both depth and scope, all in colorful and inspirational settings.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 7:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil…
by Dustin Chadwell on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 6:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Orochi Saga Collection is the most extensive KoF collection ever, containing five complete games, consisting of KOF 94, 95, 96, 97, 98. It includes the Orochi Saga trilogy (95-97) and unlockable bonus content materials, while the PSP edition includes an Ad-hoc mode.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 6:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SF IV features a mix of returning favorites (Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li etc.) along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 5:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Continuum is a flash-based game that blends the best elements of strategy gaming, collectible gaming, RPGs and digital goods into a distinctive game universe, where players' actions affect a gripping narrative. The Ancient Monk, Brynstan Cleric and Vanator Hunstman are but a few examples of the new, and unique characters now available for players of The Continuum.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2008 @ 5:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Radon Labs' Drakensang: The Dark Eye brings back epic party-based RPG gameplay in a breathtakingly detailed world, based on one of the world’s biggest pen & paper franchises.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 5:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Volition, Inc.'s third-person shooter franchise will make its open-world, next-gen debut with Red Faction: Guerrilla. 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.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 4:39 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Lips is a music and singing game that includes 30 songs, 2 wireless interactive microphones (with motion sensors that allow you to dance, move or swing to score points), the ability to use and sing your own music or download songs from an online service.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 3:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with Qore Ep. 07 (free), Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer ($9.99), LittleBigPlanet Kabuki costume (free), 3 Age of Booty Map Packs (free), Far Cry 2 Fortunes Pack ($9.99), NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 4 (free), SoulCalibur IV Customization Equipment 3 ($1.99), song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 and Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 3:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ has picked up 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand in which you play as one of the world's biggest hip-hop stars in an all-out battle to protect 50 Cent's assets and to collect payment from a crooked overlord.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 1:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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X³: Terran Conflict is a brand new, stand-alone game set in the universe of X³. It is the culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale that takes us all the way back to Earth's own solar system.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 12:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to an alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign, the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay. This v1.05 patch fixes several exploits and bugs, improves balance, makes user interface enhancements, includes the DRM de-authorization tool and more.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 12:19 p.m. PST | 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 Dec. 4, 2008 @ 11:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai America unveiled the formation of Surge, a new studio and publishing label dedicated to providing cutting-edge, genre-defining games that are targeted at satiating the appetite of western gamers, starting with Afro Samurai on Jan. 27, 2009.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 11:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Encompassing a variety of different characters while exploring many exotic locations and cultures across the game's universe of parallel worlds, Suikoden: Tierkreis will expand the bounds of the handheld RPG.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 11:37 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.
As promised, LucasArts has released a new campaign (Jedi Temple on Coruscant) for 800 Microsoft Points ($10) while the playable characters (Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Kit Fisto) will cost you 400 Microsoft Point ($5).
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Alternativa is a classic point & click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that lead us through the lives of individual characters as well as the fictional world of the future.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 9:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Stickmen Studios is developing Dragon Master Spell Caster for Nintendo's WiiWare, where players ride dragons and battle foes using unique combinations of melee and spells. Stickmen Studios has chosen Emergent’s Gamebryo engine for this new title, as well as future development.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 6:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mirror's Edge is a first-person action adventure game where you are Faith, a 'runner' framed for murder in a world where communication channels are highly monitored and the movement of human traffic is closely watched.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 6:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NASCAR Kart Racing enables players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 6:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With the New Xbox Experience, Xbox 360 fans have been able to customize their avatars with various features and attributes. Microsoft promised it would be releasing new items every 2 weeks. Making good on its promise, you can now pimp out your avatar with winter clothes (scarfs, boots, mittens, etc), labeled with a gold star in the Avatar Creator Tool.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 5:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Larger, deeper, and loaded with thrills, Persona 4 delivers an all-new story set in the Japanese countryside. A mysterious chain of deaths remains unanswered and only you and your team of gifted supernatural sleuths can uncover the truth.