by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 4:31 a.m. PST | 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 Matt Olsen on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 4:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Exit you assume the role of Mr. Esc, a masked individual tasked with rescuing people from buildings under a time limit, avoiding various traps and solving puzzles.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 4:13 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Following the fun and colorful path set by the first Dragon Quest installment in the Zenithia Trilogy, Dragon Quest: The Hand of the Heavenly Bride now journeys onto the NDS as a high quality remake of the classic Dragon Quest V, packed with exciting new features and a truly genre defining story.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 4:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a survival FPS game based on a 'what-if' scenario of the second Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The game is created as a warning to mankind against mindless play with technologies.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Mass Effect you set out on an adventure to save the galaxy from imminent destruction. Wrought with treachery, heroism, difficult decisions and a universe filled with unique and colorful species, Mass Effect delivers a truly compelling storyline. Project Manager Corey Andruko and Lead Technical Designer Dusty Everman will be introducing the sequel at GDC 09 during their "The Iterative Level Design Process of Bioware's Mass Effect 2" panel duscussion.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With customizable ships and characters from the Klingon Empire and United Federation of Planets, ground, space and shipboard gameplay and unique options for player-generated content set in the Star Trek universe, Star Trek Online is the MMOG that allows you to boldly go where no one has gone before!
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Xbox Live Primetime is a channel on the New Xbox Experience, a new generation of games and entertainment experiences, a virtual game show stage where content is always fresh; play is global, live and massively multiplayer; and prizes are plentiful. Originally scheduled to launch fall 2008, it was
delayed late last year until spring, which has now been confirmed by Microsoft at CES.by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shaun White Snowboarding, powered by the Assassin's Creed engine, allows players to enter a world of total freedom, where they can create their own experience and choose how, where, and with whom they want to ride. Head on over to XBL if you want to get the Glam Pack (400 MS Points/$5) and don out your character with new pants, boards and jackets.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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At the CES 09 in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced Kodu, an Xbox Live community pick-up-and-create game where anyone can build their own unique world in just minutes using a simple image-based creator menu that makes game creation simple for anyone, from ages seven to 70.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sending out invites to a press event, EA confirmed the next Spore addon will be called Spore: Galactic Adventures. Gamers will experience deeper Space stage gameplay when the expansion launches in March 2009. For the first time, players' space faring creatures will be able to beam down from their spaceships to explore new planets and earn rewards for completing challenging missions.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Monster Hunter is an online action game originally released on the PS2 in 2004, offering gamers the challenge of exploring vastly detailed environments confronting mammoth creatures and completing the numerous quests that await them. Capcom is porting the game to the Wii, adding a 16/9 mode and multiplayer.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Supreme Ruler 2020 is a strategic and tactical geo-political game where direct control of the military and the policies of a nation becomes the key to survival. The Global Crisis add-on adds new single- and multiplayer maps, new sandbox map, improved UI/AI/graphics, and plenty more.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 9:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. At CES Microsoft's Robbie Bach revealed that a demo for Ensemble Studios' RTS Halo Wars will be available on Xbox Live Feb. 5, 2009.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 7:24 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Developed by InnoGlow, former Stormregion, Codename: Panzers series leaves the World War II stage to take the story into Cold War East-West conflicts fought on fictitious battlefields, with a special emphasis on deep story lines and rich battle effects.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 7:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Square Enix announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Ubisoft Japan under which Square Enix is entitled to distribute Ubisoft games exclusively in Japan starting April 2009.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 7:02 p.m. PST | Filed under
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During a Billboard Digital Music Live Q&A session at the CES 2009 in Las Vegas, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous revealed that there will be no new installment in the Rock Band franchise this year. Instead Harmonix will skip a year and put its focus on the previously announced Beatles game, a title built from the ground up in collaboration with Apple Corps., scheduled for release holiday 2009. Whether the new Rock Band title in 2010 will include keyboards, Rigopoulos remained vague, only saying "maybe."
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 3:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The action-packed game, a hi–definition re-imagined version of 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features an entirely new chapter in the Riddick Saga and for the first time, intense online multiplayer combat.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 3:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The UK's ELSPA revealed its annual sales figures, revealing videogame sales hit an all-time high in 2008, with growth of 23 percent on figures for 2007 the market has now more than doubled over the last five years. On the other hand
Enterbrain reports that the Japanese videogame market is not doing so well with a decrease of 15% on total sales.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 3:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The 'Home' 3D online user community service enables users to create their own avatar and explore a real-time virtual community, as if they are playing a detailed 3D game. SCEA is finally adding the Red Bull space in Home, so you’ll be able to get inside the cockpit of a Red Bull Air Race plane and compete against other fliers on the Red Bull Air Race course. Fans who pre-order Killzone 2 through Amazon will get an exclusive costume to dress up their avatar as ISA Soldier, a Helghast Assault Trooper, or something in between. SCEA is also adding Resident Evil: Degeneration-themed T-shirts for all fans of the movie.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 3:32 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Grand Ages: Rome, previously known as Imperium Romanum II, is a city-building game where the player takes the role of a Roman patrician, a nobleman, who has just started his political career. His ultimate goal is to become the Governor of Rome.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 3:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
Last month, the release date was narrowed down to June 2009, and now Sony Pictures revealed its launch will coincide with the 25th Anniversary Edition of the movie on June 16, 2009,
as we predicted last year.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 3:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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For the first time players can engage with the wild world of animals in their natural surroundings in an immersive and tactile way. In this game you are challenged to engage, touch, move and try to control a wide range of animals as you journey deeper and deeper into the forest.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 12:22 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Acquire is developing the next installment in the Way of the Samurai franchise, currently only scheduled for release in Japan this fall. Way of the Samurai 3 will feature over 100 weapons for you to wield in defense of the poor, lonely, while fending off rivaling samurai clans.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 12:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Based on the Aliens movie, Aliens: Colonial Marines, developed by Gearbox Software, is a squad-based first-person shooter where players are part of a United States Colonial Marine squad and must prepare to face an Aliens assault more intense and horrific than ever before. Originally scheduled for late 2008, SEGA confirmed that the game is currently slated for somewhere between April and June 2009.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 11:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Disgaea 2 incorporates some of the same features it did in the original to retain its “Do anything & try everything” heritage while making radical innovations that include suggestions from game fans. The PSP edition will get extra content such as a new scenario, new characters and more ...