by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 6:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SBK09 Superbike World Championship offers the ultimate experience of the championship. Tracks, teams, riders, it’s all there unaltered to make the player feel the adrenaline rush of real motorbike competition.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed over the weekend, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes is set between seasons 1 and 2 of the Clone Wars animated series and features playable heroes such as Skywalker, Obi-Wan, Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, and various clone troopers, giving you the possibility to team up with a friend in online co-op.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A joint project between Nippon Ichi Software and HitMaker, Last Rebellion is an RPG with action elements. Players can roam around the world field and make action movements like in an action game, but once you enterbattleyou engage the enemy using a turn-based system.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has picked up 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand in which you play as one of the world's biggest hip-hop stars in an all-out battle to protect 50 Cent's assets and to collect payment from a crooked overlord. While 50 Cent recently claimed "fans like the game" and he wants to do a another sequel, retail numbers are not backing that up. So far the game has sold a mere 56.000, despite scoring higher than the original, which sold 1.1 million copies.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cross Edge is an RPG co-developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Idea Factory, Gust, Namco Bandai, and Capcom featuring infamous characters from each of the company, such as Etna (Disgaea), Aurica (Ar tonelico), Marie (Atelier Marie), Meu (Spectral Souls) and Morgan (Darkstalkers).
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: Metallica features an Expert+ difficulty setting for people with two kick pedals, pop-up video style tracks, new guitar and bass tones, allowing you to play as a band member in single instrument or band career game modes, a total of 28 Metallica tracks, as well as 21 other artists.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The PSP version adds all new story chapters with a new main character, adding even more replay value to the already feature-packed title. With new characters, skills, items, and battle system, Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days is ready to please even the most hardcore SRPG enthusiasts.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic, a WiiWare, and a NDSi title to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Family Pirate Party (Wiiware), Galaxy Force II (VC), Real Soccer 2009 (NDSiWare).
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mana Khemia evolves to a new level with the ultimate 2D graphics blended with anime influenced 3D environments. Game play is as excellent as its looks with plenty of action and tons of item crafting. Players can indulge in the hardcore world of gaming with the highest degree possible on the PS2.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 3:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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WH 40k: Dawn of War II takes players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-op campaign.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 3:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil…
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 3:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Theseis is a new conspiracy-fantasy adventure game where players are caught between the mundane and the supernatural, following the clues of a long-lost ancient artifact that could spell disaster or ascension for the entire human race, only you will determine the outcome. Greek website
ByTheWay claims a reliable source revealed to them that the game has been canceled, which seems to be
confirmed by developer Track7's former PR rep, but it's literally all Greek to me.
by Brian Dumlao on May 11, 2009 @ 3:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Excitebots: Trick Racing has elements that make it one of the more unique racing games on the market. The game lets everyone in the family use the Wii Wheel accessory in unique and changing environments, play fun minigames and perform crazy tricks in a game that builds on the Excitebike and Excite Truck franchises.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 3:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ashes Cricket 2009 is set to build on the heritage that Codemasters has enjoyed with its best-selling Brian Lara series and will continue to lead the field with great batting, bowling and fielding gameplay and authenticity that made the series a huge hit with cricket fans the world over.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 2:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is an authentic first-person, point & click adventure with a Celtic atmosphere. This spine-tingling story of the haunting of a lonely, teenage girl blends magic with technology, fact with myth, and horror with compassion.
by Rainier on May 11, 2009 @ 2:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Adventures of Ambages is a 3D action adventure game in which you guide the Hero (called Ambages) to slay hordes of evil Goblins and rid the land of their tyranny!
In Pipe Mania you must lay down a pre-ordained set of pipes on a tiled grid in order to keep the constantly flowing Flooze moving for as long as possible without it spilling out. The game requires quick thinking, hand-eye co-ordination, forward thinking and keen spatial awareness.
by Rainier on May 10, 2009 @ 7:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Light of Altair is a sci-fi colony building game with a deep plot. Grow colonies from landing pod to metropolis, while sending off new spaceships to expand your territory to other worlds. You are not alone in space, 8 factions from different parts of the world are all following their own agendas in the solar system; diplomacy and orbital-combat are essential to learn.
by Rainier on May 10, 2009 @ 9:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Split/Second is an intense racing game set within the world of a hyper-competitive reality television show. Competitors vie to be the first across the finish line in a made-for-TV city built for destruction, with the ultimate goal of becoming the season champion.
by Reggie Carolipio on May 10, 2009 @ 6:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in World War II, Velvet Assassin is a third-person shooter combining intense battles with guerrilla missions, featuring extensive stealth elements and challenging puzzles.
by Rainier on May 9, 2009 @ 12:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes is set between seasons 1 and 2 of the Clone Wars animated series and features playable heroes such as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, and various clone troopers, giving you the possibility to team up with a friend in online co-op. While there is no official announcement yet, the game is in development for PS3, X360, Wii, PC and NDS, scheduled on Sept 15, 2009. Head on over to Entertainment Weekly for
the first teaser trailer.
by Rainier on May 9, 2009 @ 11:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Huxley is an Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Humans have mutated and are divided into two opposing races, Sapiens and Alternative, who are forced to battle against one another to gain control of the world and its resources.
by Adam Pavlacka on May 9, 2009 @ 8:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Ultor Exposed, gamers will return to Stilwater to expose the Ultor Corporations latest plans while trying to bring down the evil company once and for all. Ultor Exposed will offer new missions, vehicles, customization options, and multiplayer maps for the Strong Arm and Gangsta Brawl multiplayer modes.
by Brad Hilderbrand on May 9, 2009 @ 8:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?: Make the Grade, contestants of all ages must prove their smarts in a game where every question is based on grade school curriculum and the answers are “elementary, ” as your skills are tested in over 23 subjects.
by Rainier on May 8, 2009 @ 6:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Longtime Square Enix developer Tri-Ace is jumping ship to SEGA for yet another RPG, End of Eternity. The game follows Zephyr, PMC employee Vashyron, and Subject 20 who is condemned to die on her 20th birthday. End of Eternity's battle system involves real-time gunplay elements, along with the aforementioned military theme.