by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 2:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Elefunk is an upcoming Playstation Network title by UK based outfit 8bit Games. The premise is quite simple, get your elephants from point A to point B, but getting there is a bit more tricky as you will be facing a variety of pitfalls, construct your own bridges, deal with wildlife and defy gravity as you jump and leap from canyon to anyon.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 12:32 p.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 Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 10:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 3rd person action adventure game where you take on the roles of Rick O’Connell and his son, Alex on their harrowing journey across exotic locations from ancient Chinese catacombs to beautiful, but dangerous, Himalayan peaks to defeat the revived servants of the Dragon Emperor.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 10:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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ET: QW pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in this team-based online strategic shooter. While a BETA version of the v1.5 patch is already available, Splash Damage has released details on what will be included in the full patch.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 10:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital River has signed an e-commerce agreement with Aspyr Media, and it will build, host and manage an online store to support the sale and digital delivery of select Macintosh- and PC-based products in North America.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 10:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Silver Style's Toon shaded Goin´ Downtown takes you to a futuristic metropolis to take up the challenge of an exciting point & click adventure. You are the charismatic hero Jake who earns his living as a mediocre and frustrated cop in the year 2072.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate has signed a digital distribution agreement with Gamecock, starting with FireFly's RTS Stronghold Crusader Extreme in May, followed by the episode action/adventure game Insecticide, and later this year additional titles like Velvet Assassin.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 9:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on a persistent manga-style universe, Street Gears is a massively multiplayer roller game where players can challenge each others in races or tricks contests.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 9:26 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. Nexon America celebrates the third anniversary by unveiling new areas, contests and events for its Maple players.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 3:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ and Marvel Entertainment announced that they have entered into an exclusive multi-year licensing agreement to create video games based on the burgeoning, kid-friendly Marvel Super Hero Squad franchise.
WARASHI Inc's upgraded vertical scrolling shooter Triggerheart Exelica is a unique spin on a classic shooter, players can capture enemies with anchors and fling them away
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 2:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A sequel to the original Xbox title, Ninja Gaiden 2 has players once again assuming the role of Ryu Hayabusa as they guide the ninja hero on a quest to avenge his clan and prevent the destruction of the human race.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 2:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GRID takes players to locations over three continents to compete in a variety of racing events. Packed with the most powerful racecars - new and classic, circuit and drift - players will compete in urban street races, as well as conquer official racetracks and championships. The demo features 3 races, Muscle Cup in San Francisco with a mustang GT-R, Advan drift Trophy on the docks of Yokohama with a Nissan S15 Silvia, and a BMW 320Si in Jarama. The PC demo has been delayed until tomorrow.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 2:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Speed Racer movie producer Joel Silver spoke about his and the Wachowski brothers' involvement in the development of Speed Racer: The Videogame, giving direction and assets to the development team directly from their Berlin set.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 1:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Witcher: DuelMail, based on its RPG The Witcher, is a free-of-charge web-browser game that centers around battles between two players digitally incarnated as one of three completely different character classes. Originally scheduled to launch May 9, the launch as been pushed back to dedicate some more time to polish elements connected with balance, items and animation.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 1:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
by Judy on May 7, 2008 @ 11:59 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:
- Deca Sports [Wii] - Trailer #5
- Iron Man [Wii] - Behind The Scenes Trailer #1
- LostWinds [Wii] - Trailer #2
- NASCAR 09 [ALL] - Paint Booth Trailer
- Prince Of Persia Prodigy [ALL] - Speed Art Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 11:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefield Heroes is an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience, featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. The closed beta that was supposed to launch May 6 has been
delayed until further notice.
by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 11:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Central to the appeal of Ghostlight's International Athletics, developed by The Code Monkeys, will be the immense variety of the ten gut-busting events and the innate need of man to compete and win against his fellow man.
by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 11:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cyanide's PCM 2008 lets you manage one of the 65 teams, with improved AI, a better recruitment system, more realistic rider progression, extensive customization, and improved gfx. The 2008 edition will also introduce in-door circuit elimination racing, and the PSP version will feature 1vs1 wi-fi multiplayer.
by Judy on May 7, 2008 @ 11:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gameforge, a German developer and publisher of browser-based multiplayer games, today announced the opening of a San Francisco office to house its newly formed U.S. branch, Gameforge Productions, Inc.
by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 11:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Boasting an exciting new storyline, multi-player modes and a unique real-time turned base-battle system, Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A offers a new role playing game experience and newly-designed characters.
by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 11:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Salvation is a third-person shooter game set in the near-future where the world government has staged Judgment Day, replicated Christ and Antichrist in order to kill them off and assume ultimate power. Any dissidents are killed or sent to a cybernetic virtual Hell, causing a human to suffer unbearably.
by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 10:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes is a whodunit casual computer game of theft, espionage and murder in which the player must tap their own powers of observation to solve puzzles and identify the culprits.
by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 12:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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9th Company: Roots of Terror is a new action-oriented RTS developed by Lesta Studios, creators of Pacific Storm, using their brand-new proprietary engine. hell-tech has signed Lesta Studios' RTS for various European/Eastern countries.