by Adam Pavlacka on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 7:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Half-Minute Hero is a bold new concept of having the player save the world, 30 seconds at a time. The player must fight, shoot, summon, and protect in four distinct modes, each containing a different perspective and unique gameplay style, across a total of 120 varied stages.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 7:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ninja Captains is a party game that not only offers 20 unique games that are both fun and challenging, but the Wii version also lets up to 4 players join the action and compete for high score supremacy.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 7:13 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 Oct. 9, 2009 @ 7:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dante's Inferno is a 3rd action adventure adaptation of the medieval epic poem "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri, telling the tale of Dante who journeys through the twisted, menacing nine circles of hell in pursuit of his beloved Beatrice. Academy Award-nominated writer
Will Rokos, best known for Monster's Ball, is writing the story line for
Dante’s Inferno.by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 7:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Scivelation, previously known as Salvation, is an Unreal Engine 3 powered story driven, 3rd person action game offering an unrelenting interactive experience, hurling the player into a blockbuster journey, steeped in conflict and veiled in uncertainty.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 6:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Wireway is a 2D platformer featuring a spunky little hero Wiley Springer, who has to battle aliens gangs, avoide obstacles and ultimately defeat the alien boss, to bring back the spirit and love throughout the Universe!
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 5:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Madagascar Kartz combines the wild world of DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar franchise with over-the-top kart racing, resulting in an outrageous ride the whole family can enjoy together. Jump behind the wheel and drive yourself wild as you play as Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman, King Julien or those crafty penguins!
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 5:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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dtp's Venetica is an RPG with a cryptic storyline, mixing emotions and action in a unique free roaming and living sixteenth century world full of surprise.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Players can take their Sims on new journeys to famous real-world inspired destinations around the globe for the first time ever and seek out new adventures. While exploring the landmarks of an exotic city, there is no telling what the Sims will find.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 5:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A steam-ship period tactical naval simulator focusing on fleet-scale battles in real time. Manage financial and strategic aspects while planning your squadron's structure. Scramble your fleet to gain sea supremacy.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 4:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ready to set the standard for fighting games with stunning realism and uncompromising quality, Tekken 6 promises to deliver a pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat experience with bone-jarring punches and gut-wrenching grapples.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 4:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Void is a survival adventure game, try to stay alive in the hostile world of the Void, and escape as quickly as possible! The choice is either to support life in its horrifying Hunters or its mournful girls or strip them of it. The way you pass through The Void is the way it changes, the way it reflects upon you.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 3:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will see the most realistic modelling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theatre of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense then ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component will create battles on an incredible scale. Codemasters confirmed that a
first patch is in development, but did not give any details as to what it will address nor its time frame.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. Epic's Rod Fergusson confirmed that a new update is in the works to fix cheating issues introduced in the previous patch, as well as the "sticky walk" and Subway exploits, while adding the ability to see friendly planted grenades in Tac/Com.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.
by Rainier on Oct. 9, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is the first video game in the Budokai Tenkaichi series to come to PS3/X360 and features stunning HD graphics and audio, destructible environments and enhanced character features, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast takes players far beyond the realms of the original anime series.
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
MOTD
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."