by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2009 @ 1:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles‘s story is based on Resident Evil 2 and includes Leon S Kenney and Claire Redfield. Its on-rails style gameplay and active camera will create a more immersive “Chronicles” survival experience. As in the last installment, this is a first-person game with extreme shooting gameplay and interactive pathways.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2009 @ 12:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gravity Bear is a new independent games studio focused on creating unique and fun social games led by Phil Shenk, co-founder/Art Director at Flagship Studios and Diablo 2 lead artist, and will deliver engaging original IPs across a variety of platforms and social networks.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2009 @ 12:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Get ready to shake your pom-poms and show your team spirit with We Cheer 2, using two Wii Remotes as you perform full body motions to hit music of the past and present.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2009 @ 12:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Crave Entertainment has entered into an agreement with Discovery Communications to develop and produce video games based on Man vs. Wild and Deadliest Catch. The games let players experience the excitement of surviving in the world's toughest jungles and deserts as seen in the Man vs. Wild series, and battle the pounding storms of the Bering Sea as crab fishermen in Deadliest Catch.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2009 @ 12:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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CoD 4: Modern Warfare is an action-thriller arming gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2009 @ 12:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After yesterday's slew of bad news, today was a tad better. While our DVR still seems to have issues recognizing new TV shows this week, CrimeCraft has settled down, and there hasn't been a single crash all day.
Last night's episode of Castle was great — one of the best ones yet. Fans of Nathan Fillion will no doubt have picked up on his Halloween attire being a tribute to Firefly. His daughter's comment was also awesome: "Didn't you wear that five years ago? Don't you think you should move on?" Luckily, one of the few shows the DVR did manage to pick up was the new Sons Of Anarchy, so I'm going to try and squeeze in that one later today.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 9:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond is a flood of carnage that the classic 8-bit side-scroller era didn’t want gamers to see. Recreated today with next-gen 3D graphics, it’s nonstop run-and-gun action at its finest. Take a suspenseful ride in single player or co-op through a pirate hideout, an ancient Japanese castle, the Old West, Siberian ice mines, and even the moon
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 9:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Unlike the upgrade from WinXP to Vista, the new DirectX will not be exclusive to Microsoft's new Windows 7 platform as a new "
Platform Update for Windows Vista" updates "DirectX to support hardware acceleration for 2D, 3D, and text-based scenarios," indicating that Microsoft has added DirectX 11 support to its previous OS (
thanks Blues).
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 8:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tales of Monkey Island brings the adventures of pirate Guybrush Threepwood into a new era with an storyline that becomes deeper and more entangled during the course of the five-episode saga.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 8:22 p.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 Oct. 27, 2009 @ 7:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 7:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Continuing the storyline from the original, Dementium II will deliver better visuals, more haunting audio, and sharper scares than its predecessor, promising to take players even closer to the precipice of madness.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 6:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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CSI: Deadly Intent is an all-new experience with cases written with CSI show writers, a new rendering engine allowing for more realistic graphics, and enhanced character acting and lip sync with the voices of the actors from the show, including newcomers Ray Langston (Laurence Fishburne) and Riley Adams (Lauren Lee Smith).
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 3:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The God of War Collection will feature reworked versions of both God of War and God of War II on a single Blu-ray Disc, remastered with anti-aliased graphics running at 60 frames per second for a smooth gameplay experience, as well as adding PlayStation Network trophy support to both titles for the first time.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 2:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Frogger Returns, players are thrown back into the hustle and bustle of city life to guide their amphibious friend, Frogger, from the city back to his home marsh. Frogger Returns stays true to the classic arcade gameplay style, but is enhanced with improved graphics, a new camera angle, and new levels.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 2:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Age of Conan is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 1:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dead Mountaineer's Hotel, developed by Electronic Paradise, is a 3D point-and-click adventure in the style of Benoit Sokal's Syberia, based on the original story by famous Russian sci-fiction writers Strugatsky Brothers.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 1:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Shepherd's Crossing it's up to you to run your own farm and make it thrive. The game is all about the sheep. In fact, the main source of income is based on high-quality wool products. Turn your small, empty farm into a successful sheep colony in order to complete the game's main story, but the game doesn't end there.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 1:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers provides a fresh take on the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series as it combines the storytelling depth, expansive world and graphical quality of Final Fantasy with motion-driven, real-time action gameplay.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 1:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron is the deepest and most action-packed Star Wars Battlefront game ever. Experience battlefronts that span ground, space and capital starships, a robust original storyline and expanded gameplay features that deliver seemingly endless replayability.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 1:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Medal Wars is an cartoon Action-RPG set in the chaos of World War 1. As a replacement captain attempting to turn the tide of the war against the Black Army, the player (in the role of a Rifleman, Shotgunner, or Machinegunner) must venture towards the frontline in search of the Black Army's New Secret Weapon.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 11:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Puzzler World will offer up more than 1000 games developed specifically for the DS, featuring an incredible collection of 14 different puzzle types spanning such popular formats as Wordsearch, Sudoku, Crossword, Fitwork, Link-A-Pix, Codeword, Spot the Difference and Silhouette, as well as bonus games including Hangman and all-new puzzle formats Equate, Jigsaw, and more.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 11:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Sports MMA will feature the most authentic, intense and broad mixed martial arts experience to date - complete with a vast array of top fighters and fighting styles from around the world.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 10:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 is a classic 3D fighting game featuring new and improved gameplay mechanics and multiple gameplay modes, 40 environments, including nine completely new stages, over 30 characters, and for the first time, includes Wi-Fi multiplayer capabilities.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2009 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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There's trouble in the once-prosperous village of Harmonica Town! Crops aren't growing, the wind isn't blowing, and the five elemental bells are missing. Only the power of the Harvest King can revive the land, but he's nowhere to be found. It's up to the player to find the five bells, awaken the Harvest King, and save the town!