by Rainier on May 7, 2008 @ 12:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Originally created as a graphical/text adventure game for the Atari ST and then a traditional point & click game for the Amiga CD32/A1600, Limbo of the Lost has evolved over the years to embrace new technologies and new ideas.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:24 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:
- Mirror's Edge [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer
- Far Cry 2 [PS3/X360/PC] - Introduction Trailer
- Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant [ALL] - Teaser Trailer
- Mushroom Men: Spore Wars [ALL] - Behind The Scenes Trailer #1
- Haze [PS3] - Korn Interview Trailer
- Speed Racer [PSP/PS2/Wii] - Gameplay Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Buzz! goes next-gen with Buzz!: Quiz TV, transforming your home into a TV game show studio, but thanks to Playstation Network, the whole world becomes a quiz show as you go online to pit your quiz skills against the best on offer.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has signed a license agreement with DreamWorks to develop and publish video games based on the studio’s 2010 fall animated feature film. Master Mind is a satirical take on superhero movies, in which a notorious villain loses his oomph after he accidentally kills his nemesis.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Re-imagined for an even more intense arcade shooter experience, Assault Heroes 2 expands its horizons into outer space, featuring hijackable enemy vehicles, many more levels and an enhanced cooperative gameplay mode.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 3:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mass Effect invites players to take the role of Commander Shepard as they set out on an adventure to save the galaxy from imminent destruction. Bioware producer Derek French has
caused quite a stir among fans when he revealed today that Mass Effect (as well as Spore) uses SecuROM, and while it will run without the DVD in the drive, it will require an Internet connection to activate and re-check every 10 days.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 2:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Give your trigger finger a boost with split-screen versus mode and split-screen co-op for Super Stardust HD, the reinvigorated, High Definition version of the asteroid-blasting format that's been a classic since the early days of video arcade games.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 1:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots, and use their character's abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network. SCEA never pinned down a release date, but at CES it was set for fall 2008, while Sony Europe had it set for September, which earlier today at the PS day has been pushed until Oct.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 10:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft's WiiWare title Protöthea is a 3D top-down vertical scrolling shooter game putting players in complete control of a last-generation spaceship via the Wiimote and Nunchuk, introducing new concepts to a classic game style while mixing genres.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 9:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dutch publisher Playlogic International joins GamersGate to expand their global distribution reach. The deal includes recent games such as Obscure: the Aftermath as well as titles like Airborne Troops, Alpha Black Zero, Gene Troopers, Knights of the Temple 2 and World Racing 2.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 9:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus' Operation Darkness is an epic fantasy WWII turn-based strategy game from Metal Saga developers Success. Set during WW2 you are part of an special ops team tasked with tracking down Hitler, featuring multiple scenarios, mixing historical events with fiction.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Party Crashers is composed of 25 party games, including a host of action games along with puzzle games, brain teasers, and a music-based game. Party Crashers naturally lends itself to family/friend, multiplayer fun, taking full advantage of the motion features of the Wii Remote.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire Interactive announced the addition of two new hires to the North American team, P.J. Snavely, director of product management, and Zach Rener, director of product marketing, who will join Karim Farghaly, vice president of sales, in Empire Interactive's new Austin offices.
by Thomas Wilde on May 6, 2008 @ 6:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take on the role of a new recruit wanting to join the original film cast of the Ghostbusters team. 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 Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 6:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Off Road Drive, also known as 4х4 Off Road III, is a realistic off-road racing game allowing you to tune and modify parts on your car, but what will set it apart from other contemporary four-wheel driving games will be the presence of trial-based races in which players will use problem-solving skills to traverse gaping mud puddles and scale massive heaps of rocks.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a survival FPS game based on a 'what-if' scenario of the second Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The game is created as a warning to mankind against mindless play with technologies.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 5:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCAA Football 09 focuses on wide-open collegiate style gameplay featuring unique animations that you will only find in college football, unveiling the new Break Away Animation Engine which allows gamers to break in and out of moves. Former Cal wide receiver, DeSean Jackson, will be the cover athlete on PS2 while former West Virginia Mountaineer Owen Schmitt can be found on the cover of the PSP version of the game.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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LEGO Batman features all of the characters from the LEGO Batman construction sets, plus a few new additions. Gamers will have the ability to roam the streets of LEGO Gotham City as Batman or Robin, and even take control of the villains while manipulating gadgets and building/operating vehicles in co-op gameplay.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.
In a recent interview, lead desgienr Graeme Devine reveals that Ensemble would like to release a map editor with the game, and work out a way for users to share the maps.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Code Lyoko, based on the fourth season of the popular animated high-tech action-adventure series, is an intuitive and innovative blend of adventure, combat, platform and racing type of game play .
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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High Impact Games is working on a new installment in the Ratchet & Clank series, but this time Clank is going solo. As it has not yet officially been announced details are thin, but in Secret Agent Clank, Ratchet has been imprisoned and you have to clear his name by going all James Bond spy-like.
by Rainier on May 5, 2008 @ 7:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Overclocked, developed by House of Tales team, known for The Moment of Silence, is a psychological thriller which uses many technical innovations and a surprising narrative approach to form an eerily real gaming experience.
by Rainier on May 5, 2008 @ 7:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guilty Gear 2 Overture is the newest installment in the Guilty Gear franchise, deviating from the series beat'm up norm by not calling it GG X, as well as by adding RTS elements where you need resources to gather your army and destroy the enemy's base.
by Rainier on May 5, 2008 @ 7:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A few days prior to GTA IV's launch on Apr. 29, the Chicago Transit Authority pulled ads for Rockstar's newest game from its vehicles when a Fox News report questioned why the ad was allowed to run after a wave of violent crimes in Chicago. Today, Take-Two filed a lawsuit against the CTA for violating its free speech and contractual rights, as the two companies had a six-week, $300,000 ad campaign agreement.
by Rainier on May 5, 2008 @ 5:07 p.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.