by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 5:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Last week UbiSoft's VP of publishing Jay Cohen resigned indicating that he would be working with a more traditional entertainment company in Los Angeles. Multiple sources have confirmed to
Variety that Cohen has now teamed up with the game studio formed by MTV Games and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Since the announcement of the joint venture back in late 2007, no details have been released what the studio is working on, apart from the fact that Bruckheimer would NOT make any titles based on his movies or TV series, but rather based on original IPs.
by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 1:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Tenchu: Shadow Assassins lets gamers master the deadly techniques of a real ninja on the PSP system. Although it was mentioned in
Ubisoft's Q3 2008 financials, the PSP version was officially announced today.
by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 5:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Konami announced a collection of double-packs for PSP featuring pairings of its biggest titles for the format. The new compilations retain their original packaging, but are twinned in a special slip cases, starting with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops with Silent Hill Origins, and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops alongside Coded Arms.
by Rainier on March 2, 2009 @ 3:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway has been struggling with finances for quite a while, filing losses year after year, which led to its main shareholder
selling the company for $100k. Last month, Midway
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and
asked Ubisoft for help with publishing Wheelman. According to
recently filed court documents, Midway is looking for "execution of an asset purchase agreement for the sale of Midway's Mortal Kombat franchise assets," which means it wants to sell the MK franchise, giving upper management a bonus for doing so, while
cutting employees' promised PTO (personal time off).
by Adam Pavlacka on March 1, 2009 @ 12:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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EA Phenomic is developing BattleForge, a new fantasy online RTS game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck.
by Rainier on March 1, 2009 @ 1:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Need for Speed World Online takes the race into the largest open world in the franchise's history. This Play 4 Free action racing game will give fans access to licensed cars, parts, multiple game modes, sophisticated online matchmaking features and fully customizable profile and rides.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2009 @ 12:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA Phenomic is developing BattleForge, a new fantasy online RTS game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2009 @ 4:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Elite Forces: Unit 77 is a game of action and strategy in which the player must wisely use the abilities of all four members of Unit 77 as you battle your way through inhospitable jungles, scorching deserts, endure harsh and deadly arctic conditions as you fight to rescue the hostages and defeat the terrorists.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2009 @ 3:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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After having just performed the opening of the Taiwan International Music Festival last weekend in Taipei to an endless sea of tens of thousands, and having sold out every show so far this year, Video Games Live is proud to announce 45 new shows for 2009.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2009 @ 8:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA Phenomic is developing BattleForge, a new fantasy online RTS game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 4:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Geneforge 5: Overthrow, Spiderweb Software, you return to the world of the Shapers one final time. Explore a vast, war-torn world, create and mold your own army of strange, powerful monsters, and choose a side to help lead to final victory.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 8:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sanrio Digital has appointed Robert Ferrari as vice president of Publishing and Business Development, who will assemble a US team and network of partnerships to drive Sanrio Digital’s Hello Kitty Online and other initiatives in virtual worlds, gaming, and social networks on PC, console, and handheld platforms.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 4:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Meridian4 has signed an agreement with developer V-Step to digitally distribute Ship Simulator 2006 and Ship Simulator 2008 and its official add-ons.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 1:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... The Scout revamp adds new weapons, items, maps, and to celebrate it all, Valve is selling
TF2 half off until Friday.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 12:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA Phenomic is developing BattleForge, a new fantasy online RTS game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 5:54 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Quake Live offers game players of all skill levels a totally free first-person multiplayer action game, featuring 40 arenas, 5 game modes, including friends lists and communication, sponsored events and tournaments, matchmaking, stats tracking, and even the game itself accessible free of charge through the web browser.
As promised, the Quake Live beta is now open to the public...
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 6:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2009 @ 3:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ruffian Games announced a boost to their creative capabilities with the appointment of industry veterans Steve Iannetta (former Realtime Worlds and Midway) as Lead Designer and Ed Campbell (Realtime Worlds) as Senior Designer.
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2009 @ 6:44 p.m. PST | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... The
Force-A-Nature double barrel shotgun will blow you sky high when hit in mid air, but it slow to reload and only packs two shells. If you are a true fan of the gun, then you can
order a t-shirt, or participate in the poll which items to unlock first...
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2009 @ 5:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Daring stunts, spectacular crashes, thrilling criminal cases: All fans of the racing genre will easily fall in love with the newest game originating from the original RTL TV-Show “Alarm for Cobra 11”.
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2009 @ 5:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Daring stunts, spectacular crashes, thrilling criminal cases: All fans of the racing genre will easily fall in love with the newest game originating from the original RTL TV-Show Alarm for Cobra 11. This v1.44 patch addresses copy protection compatibility issues.
by Rainier on Feb. 21, 2009 @ 11:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA's Phenomic Studio is developing BattleForge, a new fantasy online RTS game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck. We are giving away free closed beta keys to the first 100 people who
enter the contest ...
by Rainier on Feb. 20, 2009 @ 4:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc...
by Rainier on Feb. 20, 2009 @ 6:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will forever change the way gamers experience the Dynasty Warriors universe. In the game, players will enlist in quests that will challenge their very sense of what it means to be a true warrior.
by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2009 @ 2:40 p.m. PST | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc...