by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 5:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In MySims Agents you take on the role of a special agent hired to foil the sinister plans of Morcubus, lord of the underworld. By recruiting different MySims, each with their own special characteristics, you can build up your very own crime-busting team.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 5:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blue Fang, known for its Zoo Tycoon series and currently working on World of Zoo, announced that it was forced to lay off 15 members (25%) of its development team.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 5:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Wacky World of Sports takes players on a trip around the world to try their hand at some of the lesser known sports of countries including Italy, the Netherlands and Australia. The ten sports featured in the game all start easy enough but the more advanced a player gets the more extreme they become!
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 5:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in WW2, Velvet Assassin is a 3rd person shooter combining intense battles with guerrilla missions, featuring extensive stealth elements and challenging puzzles. Rumored over the past few days,
now confirmed by lead game programmer Claus Praefcke, German-based Replay Studios is shutting down.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 5:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Canadian based Sarbakan announced a first-party developer agreement with Microsoft to create an original downloadable title for Xbox Live Arcade, as well as plans to expand its attention towards original IP development for the PC.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 3:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SNK Playmore's classic arcade franchise celebrates its 15th anniversary with The King of Fighters XII. For the first time in series history, this epic martial arts showdown has undergone a complete graphical overhaul.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 3:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Samurai Warriors 3 is a beat-'em-up features dozens of characters to select from, each offering different ways of fighting, no load times when the action changes from interior to exterior battles, and new combo configurations and better special attacks.
by Reggie Carolipio on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence.
by Brad Hilderbrand on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 3:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Namco Museum Essentials collection will keep players entertained for hours in nostalgic glory with Pac-man, Galaga, Dig Dug, Dragon Spirit, Xevious, and the brand new re-envisioned Xevious: Resurrection, featuring 1080p graphics and enhanced gameplay.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 2:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft is an MMORPG experience where players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. This v3.2 patch adds new new raid and five-player dungeon, new battleground, new argent tournament updates, updated druid forms, loads of tweaks, and more...
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 2:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision signed an agreement with Nelvana Enterprises to develop video games based on the toy and action animated TV series Bakugan, which tells the story of Dan and his friends as they battle their Bakugan Brawlers to save the planet of Vestroia and, ultimately, Earth from destruction.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 2:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Champions Online is an MMORPG based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 2:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cricket Coach 2009 strides out to bat right in the middle of a huge Ashes summer! Now fans of the sport can emulate their heroes from the comfort of their own home with this detailed in-depth simulation.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 12:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blur drops players into heart-pumping, electrified racing action with 20 cars on a track all targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade paint and collect intense power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more.
by Rainier on Aug. 5, 2009 @ 12:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Korean entertainment production company Fantom and music video producer Hong Jeong-ho, for the unauthorized re-enacting of an action sequence from FF VII: Advent Children in a music video, resulted in a damage award of approx. US$326,000.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 5:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive. The action unfolds with unprecedented intensity, introducing a level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 5:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger [ALL] - Trailer #2
- Ironclads: High Sea [PC] - Gameplay Trailer
- Champions Online - Gameplay Trailer
- Sands of Destruction [NDS] - Characters Trailer
- Army of Two: The 40th Day [ALL] - Live Action CG Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 5:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Aliens vs. Predator players will have the chance to take the role of the three infamous species; the Colonial Marine, the Predator and the Alien. Each of the three species has its very own distinct story-driven single-player campaign mode that interweaves with the campaigns of the other two species.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 5:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA announced Jambo! Safari, an action packed African adventure that takes the fun and excitement of the classic 1990’s arcade action title and reinvents it with modern graphics and deeper gameplay, suited to today’s Nintendo consumers.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 5:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Epic Games announced the winners of the third phase in the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, a competition that rewards aspiring game developers for making exceptional game modifications (mods) for Unreal Tournament 3.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 4:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA's preliminary financial results for its fiscal Q1 reveals $644 million net revenue, weaker than last year's $804 million, with a loss of $234 million, compared to 2008's $95 million. Sales were driven by The Sims 3 (3.7 million units) , EA Sports Active (1.8 million copies), and Fight Night Round 4. In the investor's conference call CEO John Riccitiello mentioned a new Medal of Honor installment, previously only rumored, while EA Sport's Peter Moore revealed a downloadable Madden Arcade for this holiday, similar to its 3 on 3 NHL Arcade, a delay for X360/PS3 versions of GRand Slam Tennis in favor of expanding EA Sports Active.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 1:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Abu Dhabi Media Company announced plans with Gazillion Entertainment to create the region’s first Massively Multiplayer Online Games Studio, a purpose-built, world-class facility based in Abu Dhabi, as part of the first Joint Venture in the gaming sector for the region.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 11:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is an arena-based online vehicle sports game for PlayStation Network that brings together animated vehicles in sports-like gameplay. Psyonix Studios has rolled out an update adding new features, tweaks, skins and two new maps, all for free.
by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 10:39 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 Rainier on Aug. 4, 2009 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-op gameplay of L4D casts four Survivors in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying Boss Infected mutants.