by Rainier on May 9, 2010 @ 4:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for cooperative action games, adding melee combat to enable deeper cooperative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.
by Rainier on May 9, 2010 @ 4:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Legio is a turn-based strategy game for one to two players. The game takes place in a mythical fantasy world where magicians, warriors and monsters battle for domination. Playing Legio is an intense experience, requiring careful strategic thinking, rewarding both courage and cleverness!
by Brad Hilderbrand on May 9, 2010 @ 12:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hyperballoid HD is a next-gen brick-breaker arcade game. Amazing art and animation, along with a bass-heavy techno soundtrack, will immerse you in the psychedelic world of Hyperballoid HD.
by Rainier on May 9, 2010 @ 12:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Puzzle Quest 2 features a blend of match-3 gem matching and fantasy, with a simple but meaningful role playing experience, using all-new weapons, spells, and shields that make every decision meaningful and never passive in the deepest puzzle adventure yet.
Glory of Heracles features the eponymous Greek hero in a pick-up-and-play role-playing game that has a rich storyline in a Greek motif and a deep battle system.
by Rainier on May 9, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Iron Man 2 was good stuff! It was action-packed, with good special effects and lots of humor. There's a lot more linking to SHIELD and the upcoming
Avengers movie, with plenty of screen time for Nick Fury. Be sure to stay until after the movie credits for a little something extra ....
Apart from movie watching, we did not really get anything done. Slept, ate, ran errands, and watched a few episodes of Fringe.
by Rainier on May 8, 2010 @ 1:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set approx. 10 years after the events of the original, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. All along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to Rapture. You will play as the first Big Daddy as you travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
by Rainier on May 8, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Off to see Iron Man 2....
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 3:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Heroes of Newerth is a session-based multiplayer Action-RPG heavily inspired by the popular Warcraft 3 mod, Defense of the Ancients (DotA), but with vast improvements in graphics and gameplay.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, known in Europe as Majin: The Fallen Realm is an action-adventure game featuring an engaging storyline of enduring friendship that takes players through a seamless world where an agile protagonist and a powerful AI- controlled monster must forge an alliance to battle enemies, solve puzzles and conquer challenges.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Transformers: War for Cybertron takes players to the Transformers characters’ home planet of Cybertron for a new look into the epic story of the grand civil war that spawned one of the most brutal rivalries of all time.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 10:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. During it's financial conf. call yesterday, Activision revealed that the Stimulus DLC has sold 17 million units, and that there will be, to no surprise, a second DLC coming later this year.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 8:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 8:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hearts of Iron 3: Semper Fi is a downloadable expansion to its World War II grand strategy game, giving players more control over their country’s warfare and politics, while pleasing history buffs with a variety of new features and events.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 6:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time, players will be able to wage World War II across the massive expanse of the entire planet. From battles in Europe and North Africa all the way to Asia and the Pacific, WWII Global Conflict features the largest map yet.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set amid a dramatic, epic backdrop of a warring world, Ninety-Nine Nights II blends strategy and action, allowing players to take control of massive armies to defeat thousands of enemies in massive-scaled battles never before seen.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 4:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Guild 2: Pirates of the European Seas add-on provides a total new area – the seas of Northern Europe, where trading might be as promising as roaming the dangerous waters as a pirate.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 2:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age. The story of former outlaw, John Marston, Red Dead Redemption takes players on a great adventure across the American frontier.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 2:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Stardock's digital distribution platform,
Impulse, is having its weekend sale, starting with a
THQ Ultimate Bundle (17 titles for $99.99), knocking 50% off
Immortal Defense,
SimCity Societies,
Democracy 2,
Alganon,
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War: Gold Edition, while also dropping the price on
Pole Position 2010,
Tropico 3 & Absolute Power Pack,
The Whispered World,
Arsenal of Democracy - A Hearts of Iron Game,
Flotilla, and
World War 2 - Time of Wrath.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 2:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 2,400 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 1:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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God of War: Ghost of Sparta is a single-player game that allows players to take on the powerful role of Spartan warrior Kratos combining intense action, an elaborate new storyline, stunning graphics, and depths of scale never-before-seen on the portable platform.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 1:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A virtual gadget – a simple marker – is the hook between the player and the cartoon styled boy Max, who has to face, confront, and control himself in a classical Jump`n Run setting within a fantastic children’s book environment.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 1:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time ever, players will experience Monopoly as a fully dynamic, living, 3D world that continuously evolves with the video game action.
by Rainier on May 7, 2010 @ 1:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:
We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...