by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 3:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last month NoA announced it would be selling off its land in Redmond, Wash., right next to Microsoft, and would instead be moving the North American headquarters to New York or San Francisco. As a result, current employees had the choice of relocating or receiving a substantial severance package. Today,
it was revealed that 90% of NoA's sales and marketing team will not make the move, including VP of marketing George Harrison, VP of marketing and corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan and the company's PR head, Beth Llewelyn.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 1:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights features unparalleled vehicle customization, an adrenaline packed drift racing experience and ultra-realistic Driver DNA. Check out screens from Juiced cover girl, Miss Ursula Mayes.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 1:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Independent developers Demiurge Studios (worked on titles such as Brothers in Arms, Titan Quest) and Creat Studios announced a complementary strategic partnership that provides publishers an established, international development team capable of bringing titles to any and all platforms.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 11:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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K2 Network's Sword of the New World is modeled after Europe’s exploration of the New World, allowing players to create and simultaneously control a family of characters utilizing its Multiple Character Control system. Fans who reserve their retail copy get exclusive beta access and 10,000 Vis (in-game currency) in their account.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 10:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gray Matter's story mixes eerie mysteries with supernatural events in best Jensen-style. Neurobiologist Dr. David Styles is one of the game’s central characters: since losing his wife in a horrible accident some several years ago, he has become a recluse, seldom leaving Dread Hill House, his English country estate.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 9:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A fantasy voyage through the great mythologies, Loki, an action/RPG, allows you to take on the role of one of the 4 heroes of the game, each drawn from a different mythology. German publisher Crimson Cow has released the first patch, fixing various multiplayer issues.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft and ArenaNet are working on the first true expansion for the Guild Wars franchise, Guild Wars: Eye of the North, adding eighteen multi-level dungeons to face untold enemies, search for clues about the menace facing the world, and uncover new weapons they can use in the final confrontation.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 9:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sporting various new features, and a new graphics engine, Arena Wars Reloaded is an action strategy game focusing once again on fast-paced RTS action and multiplayer mayhem.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 9:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Anderson & the Legacy of Cthulhu, based on stories from horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, you play a private investigator from New York, who travels to Germany during the first months of WWII in order to solve his most frightening case – to research his origins.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 1:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Human Head CEO Timothy Gerritsen, Animation Director Jeff Dewitt, Art Director Rowan Atalla and former Midway Technical Director Jason Blochowiak have formed a new development studio. Big Rooster's plan is to unite behind a common goal in order to create games that delight, inspire, enlighten and entertain.
by Rainier on June 6, 2007 @ 12:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles featuring all new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus, and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 9:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers intense action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – an apocalyptic showdown between the Soviet Union and the United States, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer action and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 8:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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God of War: Chains of Olympus delivers highly detailed graphics, incredible animation detail and yet another adventure in the dark and brutal world of Greek mythology that fans of the God of War franchise have come to know and love. SCEA revealed today that the "special edition" demo is coming in September.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 8:01 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:
- Fallout 3 [PS3/X360/PC] - Teaser Trailer
- High Stakes On The Vegas Strip:Poker Edition [PS3] - Trailer
- Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s [PS2] - Trailer
- Call of Juarez [X360/PC] - Trailer #13
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 7:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari announced that it has signed a digital distribution agreement with 2005 Independent Games Festival finalist Iocaine Studios for its "projectile-based tactical game" ThreadSpace: Hyperbol. Players battle each other on roads in space, called Hyperchannels, as they pilot Ships capable of firing a wide variety of weapons.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 5:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A heroic task awaits you. Just beyond your galaxy, an ancient malevolence has embarked upon a covetous rampage. This demonic juggernaut seeks nothing less than the total enslavement of every world it encounters. Your world could be next.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 4:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Merscom announced today it is forging a partnership with Dragonback Media Interactive to release eleven of its casual and mass-market games throughout Southeast Asia. Games available will include Merscom's casual titles D.N.A, Buku Sudoku and Buku Kakuro.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 2:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pac-Man Championship Edition features the first new Pac-Man mazes in more than 26 years. The same beloved Pac-Man played in pizza parlors and arcades of the 80s but updated with new mazes that dynamically change shape during gameplay, six new timed game modes, new soundtracks and high-definition graphics.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 2:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Voice service provider Vivox announced that it is the integrating its Vivox Precision Studio with the Icarus Developer Tools Suite.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 1:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call for Heroes: Pompolic Wars is a 3rd person action game with RPG elements. The game places players in a fantasy medieval world, where a dimensional portal to the Outer Worlds has opened, and an enemy from the darkness has encroached the world.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 10:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Brothers In Arms DS immerses you into the intensity of World War II through the stories of Sergeants Baker and Hartsock and their squad of paratroopers during the Normandy invasion.
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s will feature visually stunning retro rock venues and hipster characters, unlockable guitars, intense game play modes, and most importantly 30 awesome new songs to experience the ultimate rock star fantasy.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 2:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in an amazing fantasy world, this action/RPG features expansive worlds filled with different creatures. Players must take sides between the two great powers in a world where forces of nature and technology collide. Throughout the adventure, the player makes choices that directly affect his or her destiny.
by Rainier on June 5, 2007 @ 1:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gala-Net announced Upshift StrikeRacer, a free-to-play online car racing and combat game, blending nerve-wracking high speed car races with explosive online player-versus-player combat as multiple gamers enter deadly matches for bragging rights and reputation.
by Aaron Lockard on June 5, 2007 @ 1:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heatseeker will strap you into the pilot’s seat and deliver an exhilarating white-knuckle ride that’ll have you clutching the joypad as you engage in face-melting 6G turns and fight against a seemingly-impossible amount of airborne enemies.