by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
MOTD
Yay, the weekend again! We're going to kick it off in style with another concert. Bad Religion is in town again, so into the mosh pit we go once more.
No other plans apart from playing The Smurfs' Village on iPod, some Vindictus, Stronghold Kingdoms, and trying to stem the disturbing DVR tide, as the damn thing is filling up again at an alarming rate (70% and counting). We watched Stargate Universe and Psych, but with our bellies full of food, it didn't tale long before our eyelids became to heavy and ... lights out.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 5:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Portal 2 is a stand-alone, full-price retail release with new gameplay mechanics, story line, and some surprising new twists.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 5:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Magic: The Gathering - Tactics will allow players to command forces of dramatic 3D figures and powerful spell cards pulled from the Magic: The Gathering Multiverse. Players can participate in single player scenarios or jump right into PVP action against other players worldwide, 24 hours per day.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 4:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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LittleBigPlanet 2 gives players the ability to make better levels and completely new games. It also has a loads of new features, including revamped graphics, a fresh storyline, added accessories and equipment for Sackboy, and much, much more.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 4:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo will offer demo versions of select video games for its WiiWare downloadable game service starting Nov. 22. Wii owners with a broadband Internet connection will be able to visit the Wii Shop Channel to access demo versions of WiiWare games without using up any Wii Points.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 4:37 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A World of Keflings is the bigger, more complete chronicle of the Kefling world where players can play as their Xbox Live avatar and explore and build in the different Kefling lands. Each new kingdom has its own climate and Kefling culture. In addition, each kingdom contains its own unique resources, buildings and tech tree.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 4:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Splatterhouse combines visceral, adrenaline-soaked combat with horror elements to deliver an original gaming experience that defies the boundaries of the traditional action category with over-the-top gore and shocking new gameplay mechanics.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 4:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Natural Selection 2 is the next evolution in multiplayer action/strategy gameplay and will be targeted for both competitive and public play. New features include dynamically changing environments, a new resource model, flexible game scripting and modes, and new weapons, abilities and upgrades.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 1:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
Trailers
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:
- Section 8: Prejudice [ALL] - Mobility Trailer
- Splatterhouse [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer #2
- DarkSpore [PC] - Dev Diary Trailer #2
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 12:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
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 Nov. 18, 2010 @ 12:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game will re-create the action, adventure and memorable moments of the Pirates of the Caribbean mythology in LEGO form, incorporating the humor of LEGO minifigures and fantastic worlds built from LEGO bricks and elements for players to explore.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 12:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rift: Planes of Telara is a graphically stunning online game is set in a world being torn apart by dimensional “rifts” that tear into the land of Telara, releasing powerful forces that threaten the very existence of the entire universe.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 11:48 a.m. PST | 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 Nov. 18, 2010 @ 11:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings features all new dialogue, updated graphics engine, realistic environment, revamped day/night cycle, actions that affect AI behavior, more dynamic/spectacular/bloody finishing moves and plenty more.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 11:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Din's Curse is a single player and co-op multiplayer action RPG with 141 class combinations, infinite number of dynamically generated towns, real consequences, and a dynamic, evolving world.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 10:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Plague of Heroes: Point of Orifice is a story driven co-operative epic where the team must work together to bring an end to the reign of the oppressive corporate regime.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 10:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Spike TV's "Video Game Awards" returns this year with a 8th anniversary celebration that will gather some of the world's hottest creators and designers as they honor the year's greatest achievements gaming. All the heavy hitters are present, with multiple nominations for God of War III, Halo: Reach, Mass Effect 2, Black Ops and so forth ...
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 10:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Alan Wake, the game's protagonist, is a bestselling horror writer, who writes a novel about his darkest nightmares. In the game, those nightmares come true.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original ARMA II, a new flashpoint in the Green Sea region heats up and coalition forces led by the US Army are sent to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 9:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
In World of Tanks 30-player teams are fighting action-packed PvP battles. The game features more than 150 armored fighting vehicles from the pre-WW2 era up to the Korean War: light, medium, heavy and super heavy tanks, tank destroyers, self-propelled howitzers and rocket artillery. The game includes American, German and Soviet tanks.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 5:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Call of Duty: Black Ops takes players behind enemy lines in an entirely new chapter in the first-person action series. Black Ops is set during the Cold War era featuring at least two main characters, multiplayer that will go beyond the single-player story, as well as a two- to four-player co-op mode.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 5:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
The Next BIG Thing revisits with class and humor the fantastic movie genre with a modern, funny adventure packed with hints and references made to popular movies and TV shows.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 4:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
WarDevil is an innovative title with graphical style and visual look unlike any other game. Drawing upon strong filmic narrative, a complex story unfolds, immersing the player into a vivid and complex world, far beyond that from conventional video games.
by Rainier on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 3:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Kingdom Under Fire II will offer an epic scale medieval fantasy war zone, much enhanced in every aspect from the previous versions, for gamers to conquer the Bersia continent with the new generation of heroes, and promises a shocking ending.
by Liam Craig on Nov. 18, 2010 @ 3:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
Previews
Dungeons is a strategy/simulation title that takes players on a devious adventure through the depths of the underworld. Prepare to have the roles reversed as you play a despicable Dungeon Lord whose job is to create fiendish dungeons to lure and trap heroes who dare to try and steal your treasure.