by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 8:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with flOw Bundle (game + expansion / $8.99), Turok Multiplayer Map Pack ($4.99), High Stakes: Poker Edition camera add-on (free), Unreal Tournament 3 Bonus Map Pack (free), Rock Band Boston track pack (6 songs, $1.99/each $9.99 pack), Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore downloadable songs ($1.50 each) and a slew of game trailers, movie clips, and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 7:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA appointed former McAfee CFO/COO Eric Brown as Chief Financial Officer and EVP, replacing Warren Jenson
who resigned earlier this week but will stay on a few more weeks to transition his successor into the role.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 5:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Play through Aerosmith's career, bands they performed with, venues they played, such as Aerosmith's own Make It, Uncle Salty, Draw the Line, No Surprize, and Sweet Emotion, Cheap Trick's Dream Police, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' I Hate Myself for Loving You, or Mott the Hoople's All the Young Dudes and a cover of The Kinks' All Day and All Night.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A. announced Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard, building upon the original cult classic with more diverse areas to explore, new character classes, more fiendish FOEs, and an improved mapping system.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 4:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 4:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis, the fourth title in the adventure series from Frogwares, Sherlock Holmes receives a strange letter signed by Arsène Lupin, aka the king of thieves, challenging Holmes to prevent him from various robberies in London, with the purpose of humiliating England itself.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 1:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A while ago Foundation 9 announced it would be merging its two Southern California studios The Collective and Shiny but provided no further details. Double Helix is the new name and is based in F9E's new, state-of-the-art corporate headquarters.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 11:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus USA has obtained the North American publishing rights for Spectral Force 3, the first of the series to land in the Western hemisphere, delivering challenging strategy RPG gameplay, a classic fantasy story, and tons of character and item customization options.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 11:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vicious Cycle Software and the Indiana University School of Education announced that students at the university who aspire to become future game developers will have have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the Vicious Engine, its cross-platform middleware development solution.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 10:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 for the NDS features the most robust store lineup to date, with 13 brand new shops to run and expand, a park to design and visit, and the ability to trade journals with your friends wirelessly.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 9:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PT Boats is the first simulator of the Mosquito-fleet, created with the use of technologies never seen before in naval combat simulator games. Patrol Torpedo Boats were used in WW2 mainly to attack large cruiser due to their maneuverability and speed.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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An expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos for the PC, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March builds upon the game's tactical foundation to offer new units for each army as well as an original campaign and new online modes. The Xbox 360 version will be a standalone game and also include the original content from Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 9:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive announced that it has signed Akella's Dead Mountaineer's Hotel, a 3D point-and-click adventure, in the style of Benoit Sokal's Syberia, based on the original story by famous Russian sci-fiction writers Strugatsky Brothers.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 6:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take on the challenge of leading one of over 50 European national teams and play as your favorite country from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the European Soccer Championship tournament with UEFA EURO 2008. After a
false start yesterday, this demo (also available on Xbox Live) lets you play a match between England and Germany.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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War Leaders: Clash of Nations places gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory on the battlefield.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix announces that Arkanoid DS and Space Invaders Extreme are coming to Europe this Summer. Decades after their original release, both classic titles are getting revamped gfx, multiplayer modes, new power-ups, sound and other content.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SouthPeak Games has signed a publishing agreement with Lexis Numérique for its newest old-school 2D side-scroller action adventure game, Mister Slime, featuring clever “elastic” controls.
by Rainier on March 27, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Additionally, players will be able to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization. The
May issue of EGM reveals SOCOM Confrontation is slated for Sept. 16, 2008.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 7:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythos is an online, action RPG that is free to download and free to play. Set in the land of Uld – a fantasy world arising from the ashes of an epoch-long war of darkness – players assume the roles of fantasy heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest through entirely randomized dungeons and environments.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 7:25 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:
- War Leaders: Clash of Nations - Trailer (2)
- Deca Sports [Wii] - Trailer #2
- Mario Kart Wii [Wii] - Trailer #2
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 6:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Earlier today, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick attended
The Bank of America SmidCap Conference, where he went into more detail about the
rejection of EA's buyout offer. During his presentation, making use of
various slides, it came to light that the publisher under siege is considering making MMOs out of the BioShock and Civilization franchises, as well as a possible Hollywood movie based on the former.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 2:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience where players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. The Latin American localization will be based on the existing European Spanish version but will feature entirely re-recorded in-game speech.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 1:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Midway Games' NBA Ballers: Chosen One marks the return if fast-paced one-on-one and two-on-two action as players can select from more than 65 NBA superstars to be the next "Chosen One".
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 11:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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C&C: Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to a breathtaking alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay. People who purchased the just released Kane's Wrath expansion or C&C 3 can now
register for the RA3 beta with the included code.
by Rainier on March 26, 2008 @ 10:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Judgment day is at hand, and it's time for a showdown with the guy downstairs to bargain for Bosco's soul. But in the corporate wasteland known as Hell, not even the Freelance Police are safe from eternal damnation. Can Sam & Max fight free from Satan's grasp, or have they reached the end of the line?