by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Our Australian Open rooting has come to a screeching halt, as Kim Clijsters lost her semi-final match against squealer deluxe, Victoria Azarenka (they really ought to limit that annoying shrieking). At times playing brilliant tennis, Clijsters lost the first set with some flimsy tennis, pulverized Azarenka in the second set, but crumbled in the latter half of the third, handing the victory to her competition on a silver platter. Disappointing ...
The Walking Dead returns for the second half of season 2 on Feb. 12, so let's hope the writers learned some lessons and made the new content more similar to the early episodes. A third season is already confirmed, so let's hope they are packing it with good material and not like the first half of season 2, which dragged on for way too long.
We also rolled out the
Most Anticipated Games of 2012 feature, so be sure to check it out!
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Carrier Command: Gaea Mission is based on the original Carrier Command released in 1988, fully licensed and endorsed by its creators, and strives to deliver innovative and intense gameplay in a truly next-gen rendition.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:22 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Lord of the Rings Online allows players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth, experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's fantasy realm where you can establish their unique reputations, and discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 7:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games, players compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official London 2012 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 6:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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From sandy beaches to deep blue seas, explore it all with fun and silly hermit crab characters in Xia-Xia the game. Set out on dozens of missions to find shells with your favorite Xia-Xia friends, Bimini, Turks, Trinidad and Tobago.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 4:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with
free Playstation Plus content/discounts,
Scarygirl (demo),
Duke Nukem Forever, Mortal Kombat, demos for
PixelJunk SideScroller,
The Darkness II,
UFC Undisputed 3, Gotham City Imposters (Beta), DLCs for
LittleBigPlanet 2, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3, The King Of Fighters XIII, Elevator Action Deluxe, Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends,
Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Magic 2012, WH40K: Space Marine, song pack for
Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Tropico 4, El Presidente returns to the island of Tropico, and this time, he’s bringing new enemies and allies along for the ride, as he fights to turn his little island into a superpower.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 1:52 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Football Mogul 2012 lets you play your favorite team in any year from 1970 to 2012. With stats for over 20,000 players and customizable rosters, the options are limitless.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 1:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in a tropical country disrupted by civil war, RiotZone is a new browser-based MMO in which gamers engage in ferocious tactical combat.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Oil Rush is a real-time strategy game based on the group control, offering mechanics of a classical RTS combined with a Tower Wars genre: control construction and upgrading of production platforms as well as their defence forces, and send battle groups of naval and air units to capture enemy's platforms and oil rigs.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ announced its updated business strategy as the company exits traditional kids’ licensed video games and focuses on its core video game franchises and digital initiatives for the future.
After much deliberation, voting and tallying, we have finally completed our top 20, what we think will be some of the most promising games for the upcoming year. We're starting with titles ranked 11-20, so come back tomorrow for the top 10. Head on over to our
Most Anticipated Games of 2012 section for the results!
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a fantasy RPG telling the heart-warming tale of a young boy called Oliver, who embarks on a journey into a parallel world to become a magician in an attempt to bring back his recently-deceased mother.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier features cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes, while going beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience, with an unparalleled level of quality that will excite long-time fans and newcomers alike.
The Paper Mario series is going portable for the first time with Paper Mario 3DS.
StarCraft II features the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races. It's overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, and it's designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.
Sly and the Gang are back in an epic new adventure! The pages of the Thievius Raccoonus are disappearing and Bentley, now keeper of the ancient master thieving book, must round up the gang and save the Cooper Clan legacy from being destroyed forever.
Pit makes his return in Kid Icarus: Uprising. The world is 3-D, and combat is split between land and air.
Hitman Absolution follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. Betrayed by those he once trusted — and now hunted by the police — he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world.
Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game.
Fumito Ueda's Team ICO, known for ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, are working on a new PS3 exclusive, but details as to story, gameplay mechanics are still unknown.
Armed with only the raw instincts and physical ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Tomb Raider delivers an intense and gritty story into the origins of Lara Croft and her ascent from a frightened young woman to a hardened survivor.
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.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is an all new breath-taking action title wherein the player guides Raiden through a series of beautifully realized stages. Raiden is armed with a High Frequency katana blade which he uses to cut through anything that stands in his way.
Set in 1912, BioShock Infinite introduces an entirely new narrative experience that lifts players out of the familiar confines of Rapture and rockets them to Columbia, an immense city in the sky.