by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 6:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mercury Hg expands on the addictive qualities of its predecessors, crafting 60 all-new deviously constructed levels filled with hazards and obstacles while adding improvements and polish to almost every aspect of the game.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 4:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Breaking new ground as a mature RPG video game set in Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North advances the RPG paradigm through innovative online, interdependent co-op play for up to three players who form their own Fellowship to fight Sauron’s forces in the North.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 4:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire Rising, a new browser-based strategy game, presents a unique mix of strategy and MMORPG elements for players to explore and enjoy; city building strategy elements allow players to direct the growth of their town and expand to control multiple towns while recruiting and directing armies.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 3:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of an alien invasion.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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From the creative minds behind the original Command and Conquer, End of Nations takes warfare to an unprecedented scale, bringing the real-time strategy genre into the online world of connected gaming.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 3:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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We Sing Rock! will feature some never-before-featured classic rock songs alongside current headbangers. Covering four incredible decades of music, the tracklist is shaping up to be one of the greatest collections of rock songs on a singing game ever.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 2:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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L.A. Noire is an interactive detective story set in the 1947 classic noir period situated in an exact recreation of mid century L.A. drawing players into an open-ended challenge to solve a series of gruesome murders, but also side missions based on real events from that period.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2011 @ 1:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.
by Adam Pavlacka on Sept. 25, 2011 @ 12:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Renegade Ops puts players in a mobile commando unit sent behind enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Defeat enemies across a range of stunning environments using a wide variety of vehicles, from dispersing electromagnetic shock waves to the deployment of a huge Gatling gun armed to the teeth.
by Dustin Chadwell on Sept. 25, 2011 @ 12:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage is a sequel to 2007's horror/thriller adventure game Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder and greatly inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. In The Dark Lineage Howard E. Loreid discovers his own horrible past is connected with the madness that is about to swallow him.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
MOTD
On Friday, we finally saw
Rise of the Planet of the Apes and everybody really liked it. Nobody is surprised, of course, that the main ape
Caesar is played by
Andy Serkis, better known as The Lord Of The Rings'
Gollum, or for starring in the
Enslaved and
Heavenly Sword video games.
Yesterday, we pigged out at the "Eat Real" festival downtown, the third year running, where they have dozens of food trucks gathered around offering their delicacies. The weather was not too good, but that worked out because the entire area was packed with thousands of people, so a little breeze now and again felt good without the sun beating down on us.
No plans for today, so we get to just lie around and watch shows on the DVR. Sweet!
In a world in which rumors are becoming reality, an unlikely team of citizens must discover and harness a hidden power dormant within each of them if they're to have any chance of getting to the bottom of this dangerous phenomenon and stopping it before it gets out of control.
by Adam Pavlacka on Sept. 24, 2011 @ 12:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft's Xbox Live enforcement team exists to help protect the Live experience, preventing consoles from accessing the service that are involved in bad behavior.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 5:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Deus Ex: Human Revolution you play Adam Jensen, a security specialist, handpicked to oversee the defense of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. But when a black ops team breaks in and kills the scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 4:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with
free Playstation Plus content/discounts,
Qore Ep. 40, Resident Evil 4, Cubixx, Saints Row 2, Bolt, Burnout Crash! (demo),
Altered Beast, demo for
NBA 2K12, DLCs for
Fallout: New Vegas, Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, F1 2011, Skydrift, The Baconing, song pack for
Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Edge).
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 1:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring an 83-song set list and access to far more music than ever before, as well as innovative new gameplay modes and instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 9:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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ArcaniA: Fall of Setarrif is an action filled add-on where our nameless hero will continue his journey and encounter fierce new enemies, all new items, more exotic areas to explore, but also lets you experience the story from a different perspective and play as different characters.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 6:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Payday: The Heist is an action-filled first person shooter for the PlayStation Network that lets you take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next "big score."
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 6:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Diablo III is an action RPG where you create a hero from one of five distinct classes, such as barbarian or witch doctor, each equipped with an array of spells and abilities, and adventure through rich and varied settings, unraveling an epic storyline and engaging in combat with hordes of monsters and challenging bosses.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 5:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Demo
OIO: The Game is an enchanting 3D side-scrolling puzzle platformer, with simple yet intricate gameplay elements that draw the player into their quest to collect 100 orbs and 3 fragments on each level, and ultimately put the pieces of the story together to unravel the mystery.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 5:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ignite is something different than any other racing game before. There is so many ways to win and positions can change until the last second and even after that, when everybody already crossed the finish line. Excitement never stops in Ignite as you may never be a sure winner at the lead and you never lost the race just because you are at the last position.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 4:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Demon's Souls is a PS3 exclusive action RPG experience, beautiful, compelling, and unforgiving, the hardcore RPG experience PS3 fans have been waiting for.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 3:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Specially crafted and developed to take advantage of the unique capacities of Nintendo's latest portable console, the famous detective’s all-new adventure will immerse you in a big investigation in London
by Adam Pavlacka on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 12:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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From Dust is set in an extreme version of Planet Earth where nature unleashes her power in a much more violent way than what we are used to. Tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions are what the days are made of for the people of Dust. In this kind of God game, users will play with powers to manipulate the world around them.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
MOTD
Kiefer Sutherland of "24" fame is back in the game with a new action/drama series
Touch, where a father (Sutherland) discovers his autistic, mute son can predict events before they occur. Created and penned by "
Heroes" writer
Tim Kring, the new series should premiere early next year and also stars
Danny Glover. Could be interesting ...
This weekend, we have no specific plans, so we intend to head to the theater to either check out
Contagion,
Moneyball or
Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but definitely NOT
Machine Gun Preacher.
For our weekly Free Code Friday, we are handing out
From Dust PSN codes. If you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to keep an eye on
our Twitter feed.