by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital distribution outlet GamersGate has formed a distribution agreement with Strategy First to host some of their key titles on GamersGate’s online marketplace. To celebrate this partnership, Strategy First and GamersGate are offering the entire lineup of Strategy First titles for 20% off their full price.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EyePet delivers an interactive lifelike, virtual pet right into your own living room using the PS Eye, responding and relating to movements in your own world.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Metal Drift is a vehicular sport combat game set in a distant future. You command an agile, high powered hover tank in a futuristic sports arena. Core game play centers on intense tank-on-tank multiplayer team combat seen through an immersive, first person cockpit.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Iceberg Interactive together with British game developers Darkling Room and Shadow Tor Studios announced that they will jointly release the bundle British Horror Pack, which includes Dark Fall: The Journal Classic Edition and Dark Fall: Lights Out The Director’s Cut Edition and Barrow Hill.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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No time to watch TV shows today! The time flew by and there are too many things to do, but with the weekend ahead of us, we'll have plenty of time to catch up on recorded stuff.
From what Adam told me, last night's
Left 4 Dead 2 event was pretty fun, and in case you haven't checked the
Doug Lombardi interview yet, get to it!
We're not sure if it had any effect on the public-facing part of the site, but during the past week or so, we suddenly started having some issues with the CMS. For some reason, the Web server was timing out and not responding anymore. After a few changes that improved things but didn't fix the issue, Ricky decided to use a new, experimental Web server — the same tech that Facebook uses — and not only did it resolve the problem, but the back-end is also noticeably much faster. All hail Ricky!
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 7:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Forza Motorsport 3 unites the racing game genre, making it possible for everyone to experience the thrill of more than 400 of the world’s most exotic and exquisite cars on over 100 renowned real-world tracks and exotic road courses from around the globe.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 7:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Expect all the laughs and witty banter of a Ratchet and Clank title, as you enjoy all-new space gameplay that gives players the opportunity to engage in space battles, explore the surrounding star system, and discover hidden items and collectibles.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 7:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pandemic Studios' new open-world environment stealth-action thriller, Saboteur is set against the dramatic backdrop of occupied France and based on a true story, the personal tale of one man’s fight to find and kill the Nazi thugs who murdered his friends.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 6:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While Activision recently opened a studio in Bay Area California, and recruited former Visceral Games people for it, it seems other studios are not so lucky.
Recently acquired 7 Studios, previously working on
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, had to let go half of its employees in order to "realigned its business to focus its development resources on the music genre." Long time studio Shaba Games, best know for
Shrek Super Slam and
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows,
fared even worse as "Activision evaluates the resources at our studio properties to ensure that they are properly matched to our product slate and overall strategic goals, and recently made the difficult but necessary decision to close Shaba Studios."
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 6:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set during a tumultuous period of Japanese history, Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes follows players as they fight their way to the dramatic battle of Sekigahara. Players will take up the swords and spears of more than a dozen fierce samurai warriors in huge battles against hundreds of opponents in many exciting stages that lead up to the main event.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 6:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with
Critter Crunch ($6.99), DLCs for
LittleBigPlanet, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey,
DiRT 2, Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta/Point Lookout ($9.99),
Tiger Woods PGA Tour, song packs for
Guitar Hero 5,
Rock Band (Unplugged); and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and downloadable PSP games (
NBA 10 The Inside ($29.99),
NBA Live 10 ($39.99) and
Pandemonium! ($5.99).
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 6:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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WonderKing is a free-to-play MMO offering the ability to acquire tools, weapons and mounts from the item mall, challenge the demonic forces of Valron in real-time combat, and strive to become the Wonderking who'll bring light to the shadows of darkness.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 4:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem is a interspecies shooter where you start as primate and battle lizardmen across the epochs, from primeval to medieval times and beyond, volveing from a lowly monkey to an apeman, then caveman, a human knight, and finally a soldier.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 4:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bayonetta is a stylish and cinematic action game, directed by Hideki Kamiya. A witch with powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions, in a game of 100% pure, unadulterated all-out action.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 2:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Halo 3: ODST is a new game in the Halo saga that lets people experience events leading up to the epic story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, as they search for clues leading to the whereabouts of their scattered squad and the motivations behind the Covenant's invasion of New Mombasa. While on launch day Halo 3: ODST
sold 1 million units, the game has gone on to sell
2.5 million units since launch, and there are Halo plans for at least the next 6 years...
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 2:29 p.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 Oct. 8, 2009 @ 2:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Embracing the wilder side of sport fishing, Shimano Xtreme Fishing is the only videogame to let players take the fight to the fish with bow and speargun in addition to the traditional rod and reel.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 2:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last Flight is a new Wiiware title where you play Larry Adelman, a culinary critic who has to fight blood-sucking vampire/zombies (no, not snakes) on a plane. The beat-'em-up title sports cel-shaded graphics. You must cleave your way through hordes of enemies and use the environment to create stakes (max. 4), or slap them around with a whip.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 2:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Good Old Games has unearthed another bounty of historic gems with the addition of the legendary Red Baron air-combat series. Thanks to the agreement with Mad Otter Games, GOG.com will offer
the complete Red Baron series in one value-packed bundle including Red Baron, Red Baron Mission Builder and Red Baron 3D – as always, DRM-free and XP & Vista compatible – for the low-flying price of $9.99.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 1:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Based on the animated TV series Bakugan, the game tells the story of Dan and his friends as they battle their Bakugan Brawlers to save the planet of Vestroia and, ultimately, Earth from destruction.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 12:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero's signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 12:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Prepare for non-stop action and adventure as the duo travel across mysterious lands and take to the sky on a mission to save their planet from destruction. Take this incredible adventure with you anywhere on your PSP, or play it at home with PS2.
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 11:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Fairytale Fights players choose one favorite fairytale character with whom they will try and save a fantasy world from certain doom. Luckily many different weapons lay around in this fairytale world, which players can use to shoot and carve up enemies… and this is where the fun begins!
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 11:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the New Xbox Experience, Xbox 360 fans have been able to customize their avatars with various features and attributes. Microsoft promised it would be releasing new items every 2 weeks. Making good on its promise, you can now pimp out your avatar with a variety of American National Football League shirts (
male/
female), but you'll have to plop down 320 points/$4.00 for it (a cheap game goes for 400).
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2009 @ 11:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MX vs. ATV Reflex introduces revolutionary physics that allow for real-world terrain deformation and an intuitive, dual-stick control scheme that separates man from machine, as well as a wide variety of race modes, vehicles and worlds to explore while utilizing the all-new Rhythm Racing 2.0 physics engine. Joining previously announced rider James Stewart, will be Ricky Carmichael, Jeremy McGrath, Josh Grant, Ryan Villopoto and many more.