by Rainier on May 16, 2008 @ 5:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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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 PR rep Adam Khan revealed in a recent
interview that the X360/PS3 versions of the game will have no multiplayer, "there isn't multiplayer and that's kind of how it is..." The Wii, PSP, and DS editions do have some sort of multiplayer capabilities.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 5:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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WoW: Wrath of the Lich King will open the forbidding wasteland of Northrend with new levels of power, new dungeons and encounters, a new character profession, and the game’s first hero class are just some of the new features awaiting players in Wrath of the Lich King. Vivendi's latest financial results, the games division's revenue dropped 24% compared to last year when The Burning Crusade launched, reveals that Wrath of the Lich King is scheduled for second half of 2008.
by Rainier on May 14, 2008 @ 2:45 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 May 14, 2008 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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On the heels of a successful first quarter in which revenue exceeded an aggressive sales forecast, casual games developer MumboJumbo plans to release Little Farm (a farm-fresh matching game), Discovery (a seek-and-find, travel game show), Elf Bowling Hawaiian Vacation, and Little Home on the Hill.
by Rainier on May 13, 2008 @ 2:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Major League Gaming announced the launch of the MLG PC Circuit played on HP Blackbird 002, to be held alongside MLG's Pro Circuit event in San Diego June 13-15 and will feature World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade and over $20,000 in prizes.
by Rainier on May 13, 2008 @ 5:50 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 May 12, 2008 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At the Give It A Name Festival in London two gamers took to the main stage to play Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock in front of over 9,600 fans. The previous record was set at the Download Festival, Donington, in 2007, when the game was played in front of 3,000 people.
by Rainier on May 12, 2008 @ 9:46 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. In
a recent interview, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed producer Cameron Suey confirmed there will be a X360/PS3 demo.
by Rainier on May 10, 2008 @ 12:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A recent SEC filing reveals that Electronic Arts has arranged an agreement with Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, The Bank of Nova Scotia and KeyBank National Association for a whopping $1 billion in case it needs the funds to acquire Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two. EA initially made a $2 billion offer, which Take Two turned down, so these funds may be used to raise the offer now that GTA's $500 million first-week revenue has surely increased the company's overall value. The multibank agreement gives EA access to the funds until Jan. 9, 2009.
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 3:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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If you are local, or willing to relocate, Houston, Texas based Pi Studios
is currently recruiting full time (but temporary) video game testers for positions in its Quality Assurance Department. Pi Studios is known for various Call of Duty expansion/map packs, Rock Band (PS2 & Wii) and currently working on Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (PS2), Quake Arena Arcade (Xbox 360 Live!) as well as a yet unannounced project.
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 10:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus USA has obtained the North American rights for Spectral Force 3, the first of the series to land in the Western hemisphere, delivering challenging strategy RPG gameplay, a classic fantasy story, and tons of character and item customization options.
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the availability of the new Headset with Remote Control for PSP, giving users a seamless solution for placing free calls over the Internet via Skype.
by Rainier on May 9, 2008 @ 2:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Codemasters has secured the exclusive video game rights to Formula 1, previously owned by Sony, allowing the UK based publisher/developer to develop a new generation of the multi-million selling Formula 1 game franchise across multiple platforms.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate has signed a digital distribution agreement with Gamecock, starting with FireFly's RTS Stronghold Crusader Extreme in May, followed by the episode action/adventure game Insecticide, and later this year additional titles like Velvet Assassin.
by Judy on May 7, 2008 @ 11:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gameforge, a German developer and publisher of browser-based multiplayer games, today announced the opening of a San Francisco office to house its newly formed U.S. branch, Gameforge Productions, Inc.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 12:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SS3: Arms For Victory is the 3rd installment in the RTS franchise, adding interface innovations, huge troop numbers and enormous map designs demonstrating that size does matter. Fireglow is working on a free addon with two multiplayer maps, a new campaign (2 missions) and one additional standalone mission.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Using an off-the-shelf game engine, Cubic Applications has joined with military game maker Decisive-Point to introduce a new concept in tactical- level training called the Small Unit Immersive Training Strategy, or SUITS.
by Rainier on May 6, 2008 @ 4:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Code Lyoko, based on the fourth season of the popular animated high-tech action-adventure series, is an intuitive and innovative blend of adventure, combat, platform and racing type of game play .
by Rainier on May 5, 2008 @ 2:34 a.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. Telltale is
looking for testers to come to their offices and play each new episode prior to its release.
by Rainier on May 1, 2008 @ 11:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Steamworks is a complete suite of publishing and development tools that offers PC game developers and publishers free access to the game features such as product key authentication, copy protection, auto-updating, social networking matchmaking, anti-cheat technology, and more.
by Rainier on May 1, 2008 @ 5:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ben 10: Alien Force The Game is a fast-paced, 3D side-scrolling action adventure that offers eight playable characters, an unlimited combo system and puzzles and challenges that will engage players of all levels for hours at a time.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 7:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... The Gold Rush Update introduces the new Gold Rush map and Payload gameplay style, the first set of unlockable weapons, and a new set of achievements for the Medic.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The world's only exhibition that brings together experts from the fine art establishment and the interactive entertainment industry to explore the art of the video game, Into the Pixel today announced that it is accepting submissions for the 2008 collection
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 4:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed a few months ago, Geman based EA Phenomic Studio is developing BattleForge, a new fantasy online RTS game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 3:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Deforestation, pollution, global warming and industrialization are just some of the many important themes in Rising Star Games's new NDS exclusive real-time strategy Ecolis: Save the Forest (known in Norht America as Eco Creatures: Save the Forest).