by Rainier on Dec. 24, 2008 @ 8:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bungie is working on the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, which will include three new multiplayer maps, Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox.
by Rainier on Dec. 24, 2008 @ 8:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Meridian4 has decided to give gamers a break this holiday season and will slash its Steam lineup by 50%, while also introducing the Meridian4 pack, where you can get every single one of their games on Steam for one low price of $49.99.
by Rainier on Dec. 24, 2008 @ 4:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom will be the first mahjong game available for PlayStation Network, offering a narrated story mode that whisks players away into a storybook adventure, revealing hand-illustrated ancient Chinese tales one game at a time.
by Rainier on Dec. 24, 2008 @ 3:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Brainpipe is a unique gaming experience where the ultimate objective is to transcend humanity. You do this by navigating the tunnels of your mind, exercising your hand-eye coordination while relishing in the funkadelic sights and sounds of your inner self.
by Adam Pavlacka on Dec. 24, 2008 @ 12:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring three intense campaigns, brand-new multiplayer modes and an innovative “direct-fire” feature that allows even more tactical control during the heat of battle, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor will immerse players in some of the most historic, tide-turning clashes of World War II. We sit down with Relic senior producer Tim Holman.
by Richard Poskozim on Dec. 24, 2008 @ 12:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Yuke's Neverland Card Battles makes its debut on the PSP system, riding on the success of the original PS2 hit for the Japanese market, boasting an original Japanese art style and a cast of super-powered heroes and monsters.
by Rainier on Dec. 23, 2008 @ 10:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI.
by Rainier on Dec. 23, 2008 @ 10:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Pulse 12/23 Edition (free), Lumines Supernova ($14.99), DLCs for BUZZ! Quiz TV ($7.99), High Velocity Bowling (free), Hot Shots Golf, LittleBigPlanet Metal Gear Solid ($1.99), PAIN, Disgaea 3 Adell DLC ($1.99), The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Demo, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Revolution, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2, Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on Dec. 23, 2008 @ 9:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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American McGee's Grimm, an episodic videogame on GameTap, offers gamers the chance to create darkness across traditionally lighter fairy tales. And now Grimm, the game's macabre dwarf who wreaks havoc on these fairy-tale tableaus, will be unleashed in a new comic book series scheduled to become available April 2009.
Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an all-new title in the FF franchise, although it's not part of the compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. Not a standard RPG, it's labeled a dramatic progressive action title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known for Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the game's character designer.
by Brian Dumlao on Dec. 23, 2008 @ 12:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ultimate Band is an all new music experience giving gamers and music lovers of all ages the chance to realize their dream of becoming a rock legend when they build their own band or jam alone, fueled by the power of the Wiimote and the DS stylus.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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X-Blades, previously known as Oniblade, is a third-person, anime-style action/adventure. Your heroine wields two magical blades that can be used as swords or guns, and has magical abilities, all of which are upgradeable.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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X³: Terran Conflict is a brand new, stand-alone game set in the universe of X³. It is the culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale that takes us all the way back to Earth's own solar system.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard announced that its MMORPG World of Warcraft is now played by more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide following the Nov. 13 release of the game’s second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Xbox LIVE Arcade has another blockbuster-packed lineup of games coming out in 2009 – so look out for titles including Lode Runner, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, South Park, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, and R-Type Dimensions to ring in the new year.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Combat Mission: Shock Force is a tactical military simulation depicting a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria. This v1.11 patch adds improved pathfinding, AI tweaks, smoother Internet play, and various game performance increases and much more...
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Adventure Productions today announced Audere Semper, a third-person point-and-click adventure game starring Elisa, a young journalist from Rome. It is being developed by 10th Art Studio.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Hazen: The Dark Whispers is an Action/RPG that aims to bring some freshness into the world of hack-'n'-slash games. Developed by Dagger Studios, the game will be presented as episodic standalone content with good gameplay and high replay value.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Until Dec. 31 fans of DRM-free classic PC games can get any of the following bundles for just $9.98: Fallout & Fallout 2; MDK & MDK 2; Freespace with Silent Threat mission pack & Freespace 2; Descent 1+2 & Descent 3 with Mercenary expansion; Stonekeep & Lionheart.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that MLB 09 The Show will be released in North America for PS3, PS2 and PSP in time for Spring Training.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Memento Mori is a new adventure game featuring two main characters, Larisa Svetlova and Maxim Durand. It's the player's task to disclose the secret of the St. Petersburg art theft, a mysterious Finnish order and its machinations.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Braid is a unique 2-D puzzle-platform experience that bends all the rules with the manipulation of time. Braid plays with the conventions of video games while posing truly challenging puzzles for the platform gamer.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SF IV features a mix of returning favorites (Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li etc.) along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes.
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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'League of Legends: Clash of Fates' Champions #3 - Screens
by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The Witcher Enhanced Edition, CD Projekt's action/RPG, adds changes to the game's mechanics, better graphics, shorter load times, improved stability, the recently released D'jinni mod editor, two new adventures, making of DVD, two soundtracks, etc.