by Rainier on Sept. 4, 2008 @ 2:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Following the success of The History Channel Great Battles of Rome and the development of next-gen title History Great Battles of the Middle Ages, Slitherine will be launching a new series of video games for portable consoles based on A&E Television Networks' Military History brand.
by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 5:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. With its launch only days away Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian predicts Will Wright's Spore will sell 2 million copies, and while September's year over year growth will have to compete with 2007's Halo 3 launch, he expects generally positive industry sales.
by Rainier on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 4:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an all-new title in the FF franchise, although it's not part of the compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. Not a standard RPG, it's labeled a dramatic progressive action title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known for Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the game's character designer.
by Reggie Carolipio on Sept. 3, 2008 @ 1:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Claude Boulet and his team of elite French Foreign Legion commandos have to face their biggest challenge yet! General Mendoza’s mercenaries have invaded the Île Royale in the French Guiana, where scientists in a secret atomic research facility are working on an experimental nuclear reactor.
by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 7:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Players will soak in the action in SPRay by playing a spirited Prince named Ray who must save his village from a banished evil Queen who’s returned to capture and enslave the villagers.
by Sanford May on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 6:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Pipe Mania you must lay down a pre-ordained set of pipes on a tiled grid in order to keep the constantly flowing Flooze moving for as long as possible without it spilling out. The game requires quick thinking, hand-eye co-ordination, forward thinking and keen spatial awareness.
by Richard Poskozim on Sept. 1, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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ProStroke Golf offers a faithful and immersive simulation of the world's most challenging sport. Players must put their skill, stamina and mental agility to the test in Match Play, against their friends or in the comprehensive career mode.
by Rainier on Aug. 29, 2008 @ 9:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title, starring movie star Maggie Q as the lead character in the live-action sequences that propel the original story forward, taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.
by Rainier on Aug. 29, 2008 @ 5:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. Originally scheduled for release in Europe on Oct. 31, the console versions will launch a week early, while the PC edition's date remains unchanged.
by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2008 @ 11:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. From today on, fans who pre-ordered the game from the
EA Store can pre-load the game, and be ready for launch.
by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2008 @ 10:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A listing on the European game rating board PEGI, the ESRB's counterpart, reveals that LucasArts might be working on yet another game in the Indiana Jones franchise. Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, to be published by LucasArts' European distributor Activision, is supposedly an action game in development for the NDS and PSP. No further details were provided but it is know that LucasArts is working on an untitled Indiana Jones title for X360 and PS3.
by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2008 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the final chapter of the trilogy, players find Sypro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission to date. As the Dark Master’s evil envelopes the world like a plague, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and unlock the true power of the purple dragon within him to stop the Dark Master in his tracks.
by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2008 @ 8:39 a.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 Aug. 26, 2008 @ 6:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade.
by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2008 @ 6:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Remember that rumble lawsuit that went on between Sony and Immersion? Everybody wondered why Microsoft did not get sued as well, but the software giant cleverly and quietly settled. There was more to it than met the eye: In the 2003 settlement, an odd clause offered Microsoft $15 million if Immersion sued Sony and obtained a settlement, which, they did in 2007. However, Immersion never paid Microsoft, which led to another lawsuit; Immersion agreed to pay Microsoft $20.75 million and enroll in Microsoft's Certified Partner Program.
by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2008 @ 1:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade.
by Rainier on Aug. 25, 2008 @ 6:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an all-new title in the FF franchise, although it's not part of the compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. Not a standard RPG, it's labeled a dramatic progressive action title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known for Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the game's character designer.
by Rainier on Aug. 25, 2008 @ 2:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless, breathtaking environment for everyone who loves to compete. With no load times, no tracks, and no rules, the game allows players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in an unbelievable recreation of LA.
by Rainier on Aug. 24, 2008 @ 6:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action.
by Rainier on Aug. 22, 2008 @ 4:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pandemic has constructed a whole new "playground of destruction" from the ground up, fully stocked with the hottest vehicles and weapons. Set in a new exotic hotspot, you can be your own boss in a wide-open world with only one rule: everybody pays.
by Rainier on Aug. 21, 2008 @ 7:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Space Invaders Get Even is an upcoming video game by Taito originally intended as a retail release, but will now be released as a downloadable WiiWare game. Space Invaders Get Even puts a twist on the formula by letting the player control the space invaders themselves.
by Alan Martin on Aug. 21, 2008 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Top Spin 3, players compete online and offline to rise in the ranks against current top ranked professional players, as well as legendary players Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Monica Seles. Players can also use new player creator features that include free-form body sculpting, makeup and tattoos.
by Rainier on Aug. 20, 2008 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced that it will launch a new PSP (PSP-3000) featuring an advanced LCD screen with a wider color gamut and anti-reflection technology, as well as a built-in microphone to enhance both multiplayer gaming and Skype calls.
by Rainier on Aug. 20, 2008 @ 7:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Black Box announced Need for Speed Undercover, an intense action racing title starring movie star Maggie Q as the lead character in the live-action sequences that propel the original story forward, taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.
by Richard Poskozim on Aug. 20, 2008 @ 4:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Space Invaders Extreme combines the essence of the original game with an alliance of futuristic graphic design and audio. The gameplay experience has been developed to maximize the console's abilities, offering players a whole new range of features including a vast array of new power-ups.