by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Crysis 2, New York is under the attack of a unique and frightening alien species that combines deadly weaponry, exceptional sensory abilities and intelligent collaboration to present players with the most challenging opponents ever seen in a first-person shooter.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Beginning today, Netflix members in the United States an Canada can stream content through their Wii consoles with Netflix installed on their Wii Menu, replacing the previous requirement of the Netflix disc.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 5:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Krome Studios, known for
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, PS2/Wii versions of
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and most recently
Blade Kitten, had a good year in 2006. After first acquiring the remainders of
Ratbag Games and
setting up a new studio in Adelaide, it also took over Atari's
Melbourne House that same year. Fast forward to Aug. 2010 and
Krome Studios is in financial trouble and it is
shutting down the Adelaide Office while handing out pink slips in the other. All in vain according to Aussie website
Tsumea, which reveals
Krome Studios is shutting down with only a a few contractors remaining to finish up some work.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bit.Trip Fate is an on-rails side-scrolling shoot-‘em-up that has CommanderVideo riding the vibe to discover his fate. CommanderVideo will need a little help from the friends he made in Bit.Trip Runner to thwart the Mingrawn Timbletot who has mutated the world into an ugly technological nightmare.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has entered into a new multi-year, licensing agreement with Nickelodeon, granting it the worldwide rights to develop and publish video games based on the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, with a new title scheduled for release in 2011
by Brian Dumlao on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sonic Adventure features all of the gameplay that older players fell in love with, whilst allowing a new audience to discover it for the very first time, incorporating all-new enhancements and features such as high-resolution visuals and surround sound. Online leaderboards are now implemented, all-new Achievement and Trophy integration.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dead Frontier, previosuly a a 2D game, combines 3rd person survival horror action with more traditional role-playing elements to create a totally unique MMO experience. Players will need to have their wits about them as they struggle for survival in the decaying, zombie infested city of Fairview.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 3:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on one of the most widely-recognized manga and anime series of all time, "Hokuto no Ken" or "Fist of the North Star" takes place in the manga's post-apocalyptic world where the remaining survivors of a nuclear holocaust roam the wasteland in an ongoing struggle against marauding tribes for food and water.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 2:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Grab your axe and jump off stage as you transcend from aspiring musician to global rock god! Become an unlikely hero, fighting to save the planet from the zombie onslaught with your sonic powered guitar!
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 2:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami announced that both DanceEvolution and CrossBoard 7 will be released alongside Microsoft's Xbox 360 motion-sensor technology on Kinect, at launch on November 10th, while Hudson Soft's Sports Island Freedom title will follow two weeks later.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Iconic Marvel and Capcom characters join forces again in a re-envisioned team fighting game for a new generation. Fill the shoes of legendary characters from the most beloved franchises in entertainment as you battle in a living comic book brought to life in a versus fighting game.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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And here we go again, kicking off another week in style.
The world is full of surprises.
Jackass 3D earns more money than RED with major stars like Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and
Helen Mirren (known for
The Queen and
Elizabeth I). Even worse, it might break the record for highest-grossing October opening of all time. Don't get me wrong; we will most likely go see it at some point, but wtf? :)
We bought a new wireless router (
Linksys E3000) and set everything up. Our AppleTV is working like a charm, with no hassle whatsoever.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ys: The Oath in Felghana once again follows the adventures of friends Adol and Dogi who find themselves making an unannounced visit to Dogi’s hometown of Redmont in the land of Felghana. Since his departure eight years earlier, Dogi finds himself returning home to find that things have changed dramatically, and not for the better.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 12:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout: New Vegas, the follow-up to 2008's Game of the Year Fallout 3, brings this franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas takes all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 12:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 is the sequel to last year’s high-flying, fast-hitting, and intense versus battles series. Dragon Ball Z fans can rest assured that the destructible environment, and character trademark attacks and transformations will be true to the series.
by Jesse Littlefield on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 1:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shank is an over-the-top action/adventure, built with all the things that the devs over at Klei Entertainment are passionate about: amazing control, great animation, immersive environment, and everything else that we feel like, and none of the stuff we don't.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 1:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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9Dragons is a martial arts MMO set in ancient China, where you, through training and quests, reach your destiny as a master of the martial arts. Back in August we reported that Acclaim would shut down 9Dragons, only to be picked up by GamersFirst, and now the servers are back operational.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The weather has cooled down considerably yesterday, so we didn't feel so bad about staying in and hunkering down in front of the TV. Watched some Justified and Bones, tested our brand-new vacuum cleaner (awesome!) and played a whole lot of Vindictus. I also managed to play through Medal of Honor, and while it's somewhat short, the experience turned out to be quite pleasant, including the rather touching ending.
We ran some errands but didn't get around to checking on a wireless router for our AppleTV gizmo, so we'll have to take care of that later today.
by Brian Dumlao on Oct. 16, 2010 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions will allow players to travel through four different worlds as distinctly different versions of Spider-Man from four universes across Marvel lore, including The Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man Noir.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2010 @ 3:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Players will be able to take their Sims into the bustling urban setting where they'll be able to become a local celebrity, member of a music band, mixologist, director, and more.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Later today, I'll be taking our spiffy new vacuum cleaner for a test drive and see how that thing performs. Oddly enough, I like vacuum cleaning and always have since I was a kid. No idea why ....
We're also going on the hunt for a wireless router so we can hook up the Apple TV box (barely bigger than an iPod) and see how Netflix streaming works on the HDTV.
Entertainment-wise, currently reading Killer Elite (history of the US Special Forces), we watched NCIS, Justified, and Hell's Kitchen while playing Vindictus and Super Scribblenauts (not as easy as we thought it would be).
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2010 @ 5:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The new TT Champion Bat from Shinobii Technologies offers Wii Table Tennis players the opportunity to wield a table tennis bat that’s a true 1:1 replica of an actual table tennis paddle in both size and weight.
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2010 @ 5:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gran Turismo 5 promises 1000 vehicles, 20 tracks in 60 different layouts, custom soundtrack support, and while there is a damage model, it will be limited to certain car manufacturers.
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2010 @ 4:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blacklight: Tango Down is a fast-paced FPS based in a new fictional universe called Blacklight. The game's near-future setting is brought to life with disturbingly detailed and old-world architecture dripping with modern sci-fi lighting and brightly lit advertisements.
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2010 @ 12:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOE Austin has built a world where you feel like you've stepped into the DC Universe and become the ultimate super-hero (or villain) along side of Superman, Batman, or Ambush Bug.