by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 7:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Seems the previously revealed Yakuza 3, set 400 years before the first two titles in the series, was nothing but a spin off while the real third installment in the franchise is still set in modern times, situated two years after Yakuza 2, set in Ôsaka and Okinawa.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 7:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today released additional details about the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo), including a preliminary list of exhibitors. Last year's absentees Activision and Atlus are back on the floor...
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 7:08 a.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 Feb. 2, 2009 @ 6:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A new survey released by national video game retailer Game Crazy finds that nearly 80 percent of Americans would enjoy playing video games with their significant other. Relationship expert Dr. Diana Kirschner states that in her experience the couples that play together stay together!
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 6:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Taito's classic Space Invaders game gets extreme once again with new features that bring the retro franchise up to speed with the Joneses such as a new Bingo and Multiplayer WiFi mode.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 6:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo added a classic and two WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Niki: Rock ‘n’ Ball (Wiiware), and Wonder Boy in Monster Land (VC).
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Acquire is developing the next installment in the Way of the Samurai series, currently only scheduled for release in Japan this fall, featuring over 100 weapons for you to wield in defense of the poor, lonely, while fending off rivaling samurai clans.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Having
re-acquired the rights from Vivendi, Ludlum Entertainment has granted EA the exclusive worldwide license to create video games based on the works of Robert Ludlum, including the Jason Bourne series. The first game to be released as part of the multi-year agreement is based on Jason Bourne and is currently in development with Starbreeze Studios.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:14 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 Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Furry Legends, a casual action and platform game, players take control of unique characters who are best described as a furry ball, each with its unique powers, allowing the player to roll, jump, bounce, attack and perform other various moves with their spherical character.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 3:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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ShellShock 2: Blood Trails is a violent, first-person, survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 1:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While Disney
has been laying off people at various internal development studios, it seems it also maybe have a new Tron title in the works. According to
Variety sources, TR2N will be tied to the film sequel that its sibling studio is producing, starring Jeff Bridges, Garret Hedlund and Olivia Wilde and be directed by Joseph Kosinski. The movie is currently scheduled for 2011, which gives DIS plenty of time to work out a quality product to coincide with the movie release.
by Brian Dumlao on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Since it's inception, Bigfoot has been the leader of the pack in innovation and development in the monster truck industry. Get ready for some mind blowing 4x4 care crushing action starring "The Original Monster Truck", Bigfoot!
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mamba Games' Simulator X add–on Grumman F6F Hellcat is the first of 6 add-ons it'll be releasing over the next 24 months. The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in US Navy service.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NOMBZ Online is a free-to-play browser-based 3D cooperative zombie action game, allowing 4 players to join up and battle through mobs of living dead in an action-packed zombie slaughter-fest! The update includes numerous bug fixes, performance optimizations, feature refinements, several new levels to the single/multiplayer game modes, as well as two new environments!
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Arc Rise Fantasia is an epic RPG product of old and new, combining gorgeous graphics with modern gameplay while bringing classic Japanese high fantasy role-playing action involving airships and dragons.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Monster Trucks Nitro is a casual arcade physics racing game where you race, jump and nitroboost your way pass thrilling dynamic levels with your monster trucks. Earn medals and unlock new levels and vehicles.
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2009 @ 7:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Don King Boxing provides a boxing experience for Wii via accurate controls, a unique story mode, an exhilarating multiplayer system, and implementation of the Wii Balance Board.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2009 @ 12:59 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mass Effect invites you to take the role of Commander Shepard as 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. Without giving specific,
Bioware revealed it'is working on a new patch for the PC edition.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2009 @ 12:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Seed Studios is currently developing a real time strategy game coming in 2009 exclusively to the PS3. Under Siege features an original world, unique gameplay elements and a large number of multiplayer and community features with special emphasis on user generated content.
by Brad Hilderbrand on Jan. 31, 2009 @ 4:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set 500 years after the original, Fable 2 offers even more choices and features, while building on the core gameplay theme of Fable where every choice continually defines who you become, allowing you to truly live the life you choose. The Fable II DLC adds Knothole Island, where new quests, wondrous items and bizarre characters await.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2009 @ 3:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Last Remnant is Square Enix's latest single-player RPG game, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with two main characters, each one appealing to a specific territory. Want to know whether your PC will be able to run The Last Remnant, or will you need an upgrade? Try the benchmark tool and find out.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2009 @ 3:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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More than a simple pirate game, Discovery Online is a sea-voyaging and trading game that encourages the player to be his most creative. The game’s potential for narration motivates the player to create his legend and to tell his epic story.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 7:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Eidos and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Comics announce Batman: Arkham Asylum, a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with a dark and gritty setting reminiscent of Bioshock.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 7:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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This weekend only, Steam is offering you to save 30% on anything and everything in
Rockstar Games' catalog. This includes recent releases such as
Grand Theft Auto IV and
Bully: Scholarship Edition, as well as past hits such as
Max Payne 2 and the highly-rated
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.