by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2008 @ 6:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rumored to be in limbo due to
the 10Tacle demise, Deep Silver announced that it continues to expand its portfolio of handheld games with Stormregion's round-based strategy game Mytran Wars.
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2008 @ 5:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Celebrity Sports Showdown features 12 outdoor sports games and is the ultimate party game to play with people of all ages. Play as your favorite celebrity such as Fergie and Avril Lavigne, and athletes like Paul Pierce and Mia Hamm to determine who will be the ultimate celebrity athlete.
by Rainier on Aug. 12, 2008 @ 9:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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UCSE includes new and improved technologies from all previous Battlecruiser / Universal Combat titles as well as various other enhancements and content.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A.'s Yggdra Union is a card-based strategy RPG for the PSP. For years, strategy RPG fans have accepted repetitive, non-interactive battle sequences as the genre standard; few games have dared to break the mold. Yggdra Union blows through, shattering the mold into tiny, unrecognizable bits.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari's N+, successor to the flash ninja game N, offers equal parts platformer and action gameplay with incredibly fluid animation, fast action, amazing acrobatics and instant playability.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:09 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. 11, 2008 @ 2:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in the distant past, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is a single-player focused tale of a new trio of heroes, told across three scenarios. New features will be introduced on top of the traditional controls, game system, and visual style of its predecessors.
by Rainier on Aug. 8, 2008 @ 10:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atari's N+, successor to the flash ninja game N, offers equal parts platformer and action gameplay with incredibly fluid animation, fast action, amazing acrobatics and instant playability.
by Rainier on Aug. 8, 2008 @ 3:26 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. 7, 2008 @ 10:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yuke's announced that it will be publishing Neverland Card Battles in North America. The new title makes its debut on the PSP system, riding on the success of the original PS2 hit for the Japanese market, boasting an original Japanese art style and a cast of super-powered heroes and monsters.
by Tom Baker on Aug. 7, 2008 @ 3:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Secret Agent Clank features a story that focuses on Clank as the central character. Delivering tongue-in-cheek humor, Secret Agent Clank takes cues from classic spy movies in an adventure that takes Clank to the far reaches of the galaxy to prove the innocence of his best friend, Ratchet.
by Rainier on Aug. 6, 2008 @ 3:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2008 @ 6:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Deca Sports is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer. Hudson announced that its 10-Sport party game Deca Sports has exceeded 700,000 units shipped worldwide.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2008 @ 4:07 p.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. 5, 2008 @ 1:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Six Degrees Games has secured $7 Million in financing, funds that will support the product development, launch and distribution of an original sports-themed virtual world designed for six to 14 year-olds, but open to all ages, currently in closed beta.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2008 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tales of Vesperia combines real-time combat, captivating storylines and remarkable graphics while introducing original elements that set a new standard for role-playing gameplay and interactive storytelling. Packaged in a SteelBook case with original artwork by Tales series character designer Kosuke Fujishima, each copy of the special edition comes with a 10th anniversary soundtrack CD packed with some of the series’ musical highlights.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2008 @ 2:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed delivers an all-new sci-fi action gaming experience, where players control Crypto as he travels the world in the 1970s, unleashing massive destruction on foot, in his UFO and for the first time, in the Big Willy mech. Released on Wii earlier this year, Big Willy was also scheduled for PSP, which
according to THQ has been canceled due to the controls not porting over well to the PSP.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 5:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A game of tactics, combat-heavy action, and decision making, Space Siege is an all-new sci-fi themed action-RPG. At your disposal will be futuristic weapons and armor, cybernetic upgrades and a robotic partner that you can customize and command.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Supernova 2: Spacewar is a sci-fi strategy game featuring a main part mainly based on the macromanagement of your space empire, and a classical turn based wargame part when a fight occurs.
by Thomas Wilde on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 4:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Resistance: Retribution is a PSP exclusive third-person adventure with an all new story, levels, weapons and enemies, as well as a proprietary targeting system and game engine that pushes the system to its limit, allowing more detailed characters, special effects, and terrain that captures the look and feel of the Resistance universe.
by Rainier on July 31, 2008 @ 4:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pyroblazer is a futuristic combat racing game set amidst the awe-inspiring locations of New Apeiron, where players get the opportunity to race through a multitude of environments using a wide selection of anti-gravity craft known as Blazers.
by Brad Hilderbrand on July 31, 2008 @ 1:48 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, DS Wireless Communications and Wi-Fi.
by Rainier on July 30, 2008 @ 1:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gameshastra announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to develop a PS2 game featuring traditional Indian sports like Kho Kho, Kabaddi, Gulli Danda, etc.
by Rainier on July 30, 2008 @ 10:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine.
by Rainier on July 30, 2008 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft's Immortality Drive initiative will send a time capsule with the digitized DNA of select video game players and space aficionados into orbit when game designer Richard Garriott travels to the International Space Station in Oct. 2008.