by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 9:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Space Ark is a fun homage to the bright and bouncy arcade games of the late 80s such as Rainbow Island and Arkanoid, with an added mix of Pinball.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 9:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited is a free digital upgrade that makes DDO Unlimited the world’s first free-to-play MMO to offer the quality graphics and robust features previously only available in premium subscription based-games.
In Heavy Rain, you don't watch the story – you play it. The dynamic narrative unfolds through the player's actions, not cut scenes, and every action has a consequence.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 12:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Tetris Party Deluxe builds on the previously released Tetris Party for WiiWare by adding new modes and features to enrich the overall game play experience for both Wii and NDS.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 12:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Armada 2526 is a space-based blend of addictive turn-based strategy and intense real time space battles. You guide your race from its first interstellar journeys, until it becomes a mighty galactic empire. Along the way, you'll explore the galaxy, conduct research, diplomacy and trade, found new colonies, maneuver mighty star fleets, and fight epic battles.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Our tickets for the Faith No More concert arrived! I'm very excited about that concert, since I haven't seen them in a long, long time, mostly because they split up several years ago, so I'm looking forward to it.
Not much else is going on. Our press trips are over for this week, and we look ahead to GDC for the next batch of gaming goodness. This weekend will start in style with, hopefully, a good movie, and apart from that, nothing has been planned, so maybe we ought to catch up on our DVR, and if there's any time left, we can squeeze in some sleep.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 8:11 p.m. PST | 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 Feb. 25, 2010 @ 7:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with
Greed Corp.,
The Tester Ep. 2, demos for
God of War III, Darksiders, DiggerHD, DLCs for
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves, LittleBigPlanet,
Borderlands,
Dante’s Inferno, FIFA 10,
Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising,
Valkyria Chronicles,
Metal Slug XX (PSP),
BUZZ! Quiz World, song packs for
Guitar Hero 5,
Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (
echoshift, GTI Club Supermini Festa!).
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 4:19 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in the deceptively idyllic town of Bright Falls, Alan Wake immerses players in an intense and expansive cinematic world that enables players to explore the hyper-realistic and interactive environments.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 3:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Treasure Co.'s Sin and Punishment 2 is the sequel to its 2000 N64 railshooter, which was finally released outside of Asia last year on Wii's Virtual Console. In Sin and Punishment 2 it's your job is to aim and fire at enemies, sidestep, roll, jump, or double-jump to avoid attacks and obstacles.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 2:20 p.m. PST | Filed under
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M.U.D. TV pays homage to the ultimate game classic of traditional game development: MadTV! In M.U.D. TV, you will take over the position of a program director at a small TV station. Build up and extend your offices, hire staff, actors or directors and produce your own films, television series or shows.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 12:19 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, an action-RPG title that will put you in control of individual units throughout a narrative-driven story campaign and in wide-scale online battles.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 12:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mytheon is an online micro transaction game that uniquely combines the best elements of action, strategy and RPG game-play with an emphasis on collectability and combat, set within a fantasy universe steeped in mythologies from across the globe.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 11:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Yakuza 3 takes a departure from the first two games by moving from the gritty cityscape of Tokyo, to Okinawa, where Kiryu runs a center for orphaned children. The orphanage is on land that is owned by a mob boss who is under pressure from the government to sell the land, making life once again tough for Kiryu.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 11:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Aliens vs. Predator, players will have the chance to take the role of the three infamous species: the Colonial Marine, the Predator and the Alien. Each of the three species has its very own distinct story-driven, single-player campaign mode that interweaves with the campaigns of the other two species.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 11:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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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 Feb. 25, 2010 @ 10:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Electronic Arts and the studio behind The Sims are expanding and creating a new development team in its Salt Lake City, Utah location to work on a groundbreaking new project that has yet to be announced.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 10:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Skate 3 features an all-new co-op mode where teammates can complete challenges together while advancing each other's careers. From rewarding epic bails and fails with a beefed up Hall of Meat mode to honing your craft with the all-new Skate School, players of all skill levels have multiple ways to "kill it" in the game.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 9:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Borderlands is an all-new sci-fi action game combining elements of first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 9:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Announced in 2007, The Scourge Project, powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3, is a story-driven 3rd person shooter built from the ground up for co-op squad play, where up to 4 players each experience a personal story, whilst playing together as a squad.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 9:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sonic Classic Collection gathers together the first four Sonic The Hedgehog adventures - Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles - introducing some of the most influential Sonic titles to a whole new generation of gamers exclusively for the DS.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 8:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Atari is bringing back a franchise that helped catapult the company into an international household name with the 30th anniversary edition of Missile Command. The new version has been updated with enhanced features such as powerups, new enemies, upgrades, and an entirely online multiplayer co-operative gameplay option
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 7:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set 25 years after the events of the original game, Supreme Commander 2 begins with the assassination of the newly elected president of the Colonial Defense Coalition. The CDC members – the United Earth Federation, the Order of the Illuminate, and the Cybran Nation – deny involvement, blame each other, and a galactic war ensues!
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 7:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Metro 2033, based on Russian author Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's novel of the same name, is a 3D horror/action/survival FPS with elements RPG genre game.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 7:34 a.m. PST | 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 2,000 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.