by Rainier on Sept. 22, 2008 @ 10:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The non-nonsense, alien punisher is back and ready for action! Gear-up and save the Earth, and its babes, in the updated version of the classic game that helped jump start the FPS genre, featuring 8-player online co-op, a rewind function in single-player to relive (or redo) those climactic firefights, and the ability to capture multiplayer battles and share with other XBL users.
by Rainier on Sept. 20, 2008 @ 6:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in the north-west region of Central America, Delta Force: Angel Falls takes the player to the rural, sparsely populated, jungle areas of this exotic locale. Avoiding the over-exposed Middle Eastern settings; the South American environment provides a premise which is naturally beautiful and full of new millennium conflicts.
by Rainier on Sept. 20, 2008 @ 4:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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L.A. Noire is an interactive detective story set in the 1947 classic noir period situated in an exact recreation of mid century L.A. drawing players into an open-ended challenge to solve a series of gruesome murders, but also side missions based on real events from that period. While a
previous job listing said the game's in the final production phase, Tantalus' Tom Crago
claims the game is still a year out, while also confirming an earlier Lead Animator job listing claiming the
game went multiplatform.
by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2008 @ 3:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles. According to Need for Speed: Undercover producer John Doyle there are
no demo plans, Black Box wants to focus on the game instead.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 5:08 a.m. PDT | 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." While the previous installment has
yet to be released in North America, Europe is already gearing up to burn more rubber.
Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 12:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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All Games Network is bringing together championship gamers from the past, present, and future to participate in a one-of-a-kind classic video game event at the E for All in L.A. from Oct. 3-5, 2008.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has released a new v2.43 PS3 firmware update, but is specific to the Japan region, and only PS3 users there will be required to install the update. PS3 users in all other regions will not be prompted to download v2.43. However, if you manually initiate a firmware update by clicking on “System Update” under the XMB’s Settings icon, the v2.43 update will be available, regardless of where you are located, and will it will not cause any issues with your system or add any new functionality.
by Jesse Littlefield on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 3:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 2:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2008 @ 1:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Three of the principal developers of the acclaimed Metroid Prime series have formed Armature Studio, and have signed a long-term, exclusive publishing deal with EA.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2008 @ 12:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is a story-driven series with a comic spin based on Matt and Mike Chapman's online animated series. The player uncovers each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles, and the use/abuse of inventory items.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2008 @ 10:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bully: Scholarship Edition tells the story of 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he experiences the highs and lows of adjusting to a new school. Rockstar UK confirms the Games Convention rumors that Bully is coming to the PC, in Europe on Oct 24 and North America Oct. 21, 2008.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2008 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Technology company Allegorithmic is expanding its customer base into Asia and announced that Chinese game company The9 has added ProFX to its game development pipeline for an upcoming Free2Play MMO.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2008 @ 1:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The updated Duke Nukem 3D will not only have enhanced gfx, four-player online co-op, but will also allow you to capture multiplayer battles and share with other XBL users, as well as a rewind function in singleplayer to relive (or redo) those climactic firefights. 3DRealms revealed that Duke Nukem 3D will be available on XBLA Sept. 24, 2008, although no price has been set yet.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2008 @ 3:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is a story-driven series with a comic spin based on Matt and Mike Chapman's online animated series. The player uncovers each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles, and the use/abuse of inventory items.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2008 @ 2:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Combat Mission Shock Force: Marines is the first of several planned expansions of the Combat Mission contemporary warfare setting, adding a significant number of new formations, units, weapons, equipment and vehicles for both the US and Syrian sides, as well as brand new missions, maps and a campaign.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2008 @ 12:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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ZeniMax Online, the sister company of Bethesda Softworks, is currently working on the next
big MMOG, and are looking for talented developers to add to the team led by Matt Firor (
former Mythic). Zenimax will be attending Austin GDC, so if you are experienced in Art, Programming, Design, Server Technology, Customer Support, QA and Marketing, look them up.
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2008 @ 11:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the franchise, the live-action Street Fighter film will be distributed in North America by 20th Century Fox in Feb. 2009. The movie, which began filming in March 2008, stars Kristin Kreuk (Chun-Li) and is directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, known for Speed and Lethal Weapon 4. The Street Fighter storyline remains the same (the lead character searches for her father, who had mysteriously disappeared) and will show off exquisite action sequences.
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2008 @ 5:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft will publish From Software's 13th installment in its mech-based combat franchise, Armored Core for Answer.
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2008 @ 4:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sudoku for Kids is a new, fun, puzzle learning experience title encompassing the Sudoku experience that will captivate young minds. A slick and colorful brain teaser combines learning and logic skills through pattern/shape recognition.
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2008 @ 10:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. LucasArts happily let us know that last week's demo was downloaded no less than 2.3 million times.
by Rainier on Sept. 9, 2008 @ 9:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive's the next expansion for Kerberos Productions' 4X space strategy game Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows, adding never-before-seen weapons, ships and tactics, but also introducing a new race, The Morrigi.
by Rainier on Sept. 9, 2008 @ 4:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Scottish game developer Denki completed a radical restructure, which builds on the company's success to date and announced the formation of a new Internal Development team, which will focus on the creation of new and original intellectual property.
by Rainier on Sept. 9, 2008 @ 3:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3 utilizes characters from the third and fourth series of the show, with players charged with assembling the ultimate card deck by defeating their peers in thrilling duels. Over 3500 cards can be collected and used, and players can also partner with a dueling partner to embark on graduation tag duels against rival pairs.