by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 7:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Go Play City Sports recreates the experience of playing sports in a vast urban playground where manhole covers double as home plate. The all-new sports compilation allows players to compete against the best neighborhood athletes in six classic games, including stickball, kickball, handball, rooftop hockey, shootout soccer and jump rope.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 4:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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'Taito's classic Space Invaders game gets extreme once again with new features that bring the retro franchise up to speed with the Joneses such as a new Bingo and Multiplayer WiFi mode.
by Rainier on March 8, 2009 @ 3:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Air Conflicts is an arcade simulator set during the WWII conflict and featuring many action missions with a historically accurate timeline, authentic planes, units. Originally scheduled for March 15, Air Conflicts for PSP has been pushed until March 31, 2009.
by Rainier on March 7, 2009 @ 2:12 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A few weeks back Disney Interactive's Black Rock studio dropped hints that it was working on a new racing title to follow up on last year's PURE. While there has not been any official announcement yet, the first footage has been released, and from the look of it Split Second will be a mix between Burnout and GRID, very promising.
by Rainier on March 7, 2009 @ 1:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ's UFC 2009 Undisputed, based on the mixed martial arts organization, featuring an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world.
by Rainier on March 6, 2009 @ 9:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.
by Brad Hilderbrand on March 6, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A.'s Class of Heroes is a first-person dungeon-crawling RPG adventure with more than 75 levels of deadly catacombs, hundreds of varieties of vile monsters, intricate art of alchemy, and over 1300 items, priceless treasures, and rare artifacts.
by Rainier on March 5, 2009 @ 11:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Alerts, blue lights and bloody excoriations – humanity need the gods in white, and DreamCatcher is bringing it to North America. In Lifesigns it’s up to you if you save lives. Each second is important – the emergency room is waiting for you!
by Rainier on March 4, 2009 @ 10:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A.'s The Dark Spire is a classic, western-style first-person RPG full of exploration and character development. Parties will be assembled, stats will be rolled, items, weapons and armor shall be equipped, and monsters will be slain.
by Rainier on March 4, 2009 @ 6:57 a.m. PST | Filed under
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At Hysteria Hospital, life will prove to be a manic challenge. Players will have several levels of the hospital to navigate, and they will have to reach desperate patients and demanding doctors within a set period of time. The frenzy inside the hospital will increase as the game progresses with more and more demanding patients desperate to be cured!
by Rainier on March 4, 2009 @ 4:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Designed to deliver a true driver’s experience that reflects contemporary motorsports, Need for Speed Shift is built by racers for racers, delivering an authentic and immersive driving experience.
by Rainier on March 4, 2009 @ 3:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Think you have what it takes to create the next must-have Spore app or widget? Utilize the extensive content in Sporepedia to create your app from scratch, or download the source code from one of the
sample apps to develop the ultimate Spore app.
by Rainier on March 3, 2009 @ 11:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The best-selling crossword puzzle board game Scrabble is on deck to land on handheld platforms including the NDS and PSP, and will feature three modes of play including Classic, Speed and the new Scrabble Slam.
by Rainier on March 3, 2009 @ 9:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Black College Football Xperience: The Doug Williams Edition immerses players in the culture, history and pageantry of football game day on Historically Black College and University (HBCU) campuses, featuring realistic, bone-jarring football action created using the Unreal Engine 3.0 with two unique new rhythm games, the interactive Halftime Show and Drum Line Challenge.
by Rainier on March 3, 2009 @ 7:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mytran Wars is a round-based strategy game where the player researches new technologies and continues to rearm his mecha, thereby fighting battles in wonderful 3D landscapes – against the AI or other human opponents in various multiplayer modes.
by Rainier on March 3, 2009 @ 6:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The ESA Foundation this year will make available 30 scholarships, double the amount of the program’s first two years, to women and minority students who aspire to careers in computer and video game development.
by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 1:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Tenchu: Shadow Assassins lets gamers master the deadly techniques of a real ninja on the PSP system. Although it was mentioned in
Ubisoft's Q3 2008 financials, the PSP version was officially announced today.
by Brad Hilderbrand on March 2, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Atlus' Hammerin' Hero is an arcade-style, old school, side-scrolling beat ‘em up for PSP. Forget everything your parents told you about violence only being a last resort. In Hammerin' Hero, if it moves, hammer it.
by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 8:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Emergent Game Technologies will introduce its new Gamebryo LightSpeed engine at GDC, the first offering from Emergent focused on the needs of designers, delivering top-to-bottom professional grade software for start-to-finish multi-genre game development.
by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 5:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Konami announced a collection of double-packs for PSP featuring pairings of its biggest titles for the format. The new compilations retain their original packaging, but are twinned in a special slip cases, starting with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops with Silent Hill Origins, and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops alongside Coded Arms.
by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 4:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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S.O.S: The Final Escape 3 is the latest installment in the survival game series, previous titles were on the PS2, requiring you to fend for yourself in a city surrounded by mountains, ocean, and rivers that is experiencing torrential rains. All order has collapsed and there is no choice but to escape.
by Rainier on March 1, 2009 @ 1:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Need for Speed World Online takes the race into the largest open world in the franchise's history. This Play 4 Free action racing game will give fans access to licensed cars, parts, multiple game modes, sophisticated online matchmaking features and fully customizable profile and rides.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2009 @ 11:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Spearfishing is the first underwater next-gen hunting simulator, ideal for those who like action, simulators games and also for underwater hunting professionals and amateurs.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2009 @ 9:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Gamelion, currently working on the WiiWare title
Furry Legends, has received authorized Sony developer status early 2009 for Sony PSP and PS3, and is now preparing to begin full production of casual games for those platforms.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2009 @ 7:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ's UFC 2009 Undisputed, based on the mixed martial arts organization, featuring an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world.