by Rainier on July 13, 2007 @ 8:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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French developer Kylotonn, known for Ironstorm, the Bet on Soldier trilogy, and currently working on Speedball 2 remake, announces the development of Crusaders: Invasion of Constantinople, an all-new next-gen action/adventure title.
by Andrew Hayward on July 13, 2007 @ 1:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowing beauty of geometry.
by Judy on July 12, 2007 @ 4:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Disney video game fans can connect to each other throughout the world with DGamer, which will launch for North America in May 2008 in all Disney Interactive Studios NDS titles. DGamer will provide a game community for Disney video game players to interact, customize and share between NDSes, and on PCs via the Disney.com web site.
by Rainier on July 12, 2007 @ 4:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Disney Interactive Studios announced it has acquired Warren Spector's Junction Point Studios, currently working on a yet to be announced next-gen project. As part of DIS it will create new franchises and also bring some of Disney's most beloved franchises to next generation gaming platforms.
by Rainier on July 12, 2007 @ 4:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Octane has released the 4th downloadable content pack for GH 2 on Xbox Live Marketplace, offering 3 new songs (Wanna Be Sedated/The Ramones, Smoke on the Water/Deep Purple, and You've Got Another Thing Coming/Judas Priest) for 500 points ($6.25). So far more than 300,000 downloadable song packs were sold, and despite outrage from a lot of game fans, Red Octane's head of publishing Dusty Welch said it will not lower the price.
by Judy on July 12, 2007 @ 2:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft released screens and trailers for its upcoming titles:
by Judy on July 12, 2007 @ 1:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced its Imagine series of games, which will allow girls aged 6 to 14 to explore their favorite interests and hobbies. The first games will launch in October 2007 for the Nintendo DS: Imagine Fashion Designer, Imagine Animal Doctor, Imagine Babyz and Imagine Master Chef. Imagine Figure Skater will follow in early 2008.
by Rainier on July 12, 2007 @ 10:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Evil Under the Sun, based on the novel with the same title, famous detective Hercule Poirot is back in typical style, turning up at just the right time to begin an investigation into the murder of a famous actress during what should have been the start of a relaxing holiday.
by Rainier on July 12, 2007 @ 9:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific takes players to the depths of the Pacific Ocean as the skipper of an American submarine. Ubisoft has released a new v1.3 patch adding new graphics features, several gameplay changes, and the usual bugs and crash fixes...
by Rainier on July 12, 2007 @ 7:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation will let players experience Ace Combat on a massive worldwide scale as it features an in-depth multi-player online experience that includes a variety of action-packed online modes. Namco Bandai has released a demo for Ace combat 6, one mission defending Gracemeriain a F-16C Fighting Falcon.
Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM brings the fast-paced action-filled gameplay experience of Dynasty Warriors to the futuristic battlegrounds of the rich Gundam universe.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 4:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive released screens for four of its upcoming titles:
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 1:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced it is redesigning the PSP to make it 33% lighter and 19% slimmer, including a thinner, more efficient battery, 64MB of system memory and video-out capabilities allowing you to play games and movies at full standard-definition resolution on any progressive scan TV.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 11:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed in its earlier publisher E3 2007 lineup, Akella and Primal Software officially announce 2025: Battle for Fatherland, a new third-person action game that will amaze gamers with mech fights, diverse weapon application and tactics.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 11:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its media briefing today at the E3 Media & Business Summit Nintendo announced multiple new games (Wii fit) and accessories (balance board, Wii Zapper) designed to reinforce that bridge and further demonstrate everyone is a gamer.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 10:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with incredibly lifelike character animations, highly detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 10:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infinity Ward and Activision have confirmed the multiplayer beta of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will take place this August. The announcement was revealed last night as part of the Microsoft press briefing in Santa Monica, CA, held on the eve of the E3 Media & Business Summit 2007.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 6:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving upon last year's game with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making each character's effects more realistic, and over 20 battle stages.
by Rainier on July 11, 2007 @ 6:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Philips and Codemasters today unveiled an agreement to amBX-enable five more PC games (in addition to the earlier announced TOCA Race Driver 3), including Overlord, Clive Barker's Jericho, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, Rise of the Argonauts and Operation Flashpoint 2.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 6:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sierra Entertainment today announced F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, an all-new stand-alone expansion pack for Windows PC and F.E.A.R. Files, the complete stand-alone expansion pack series, for Xbox 360. Both products are scheduled to ship this fall.
by Judy on July 11, 2007 @ 6:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ today announced Darksiders: Wrath of War -- an original action/adventure game that will plunge players into a near future world devastated by the apocalypse -- on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2008.
by Alicia on July 11, 2007 @ 2:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft got to kick off the festivities of the new, slimmer E3. Announcements included Gears of War and Viva Piñata coming to the PC, exclusive online expansions for GTA IV, and details for Call of Duty 4, Resident Evil 5, and Assassin's Creed. There was even an on-stage demonstration of Harmonix's upcoming Rock Band.
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is based on both the comic book series as well as Twentieth Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment's movie sequel.
by Rainier on July 10, 2007 @ 6:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sierra Online released the first details for three of its upcoming titles:
by Rainier on July 10, 2007 @ 6:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Undertow you navigate the stormy seas as one of four unique, upgradeable unit types, earning points for adding upgrades by killing enemies, completing objectives, and taking checkpoints. Undertow includes two multiplayer modes for up to 16 players, and a robust 15-level single player and co-op campaign.