by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SingStar makes an encore performance with SingStar Vol. 2 featuring 30 new chart-toping tracks from your favorite hit artists including The Bravery, Spoon, Paramore, Radiohead and more.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pirates of the Burning Sea is a MMORPG set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep. People interested in trying out Flying Lab Software swashbuckling, seafaring MMO can
get a free 14-day trial key and check it out.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 3:15 p.m. PDT | 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 Sept. 29, 2008 @ 2:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop two superpower alliances emerge, join the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 1:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Luminous Arc 2 is an epic strategy RPG loaded to the brim with content, including a wealth of new characters (and the return of a few favorites), hand drawn graphics, a score from composer Yasunori Mitsuda‘s Procyon Studio, local and online multiplayer support, multiple endings, a redesigned user interface, etc...
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 1:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is moving from the rugged desert to a lush Pacific island with all of the vehicles familiar of the first game (ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, etc.), while adding a new monster truck class. Evolution studios revealed the game is nearing completion as they have just submitted the gold master candidate to testers, to give testers one last hammering.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 12:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Duke Nukem Forever is the long-awaited follow-up to 1997's Duke Nukem 3D. While details are slim, longtime Duke voice actor Jon St. John returns, as well as music composed by Jeremy and Julian Soule.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 12:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Age of Booty is a casual, real-time pirate-themed multiplayer strategy game that puts you at the helm of your own pirate ship with the goal of sending your enemies to the briny deep, and looting/capturing towns for your pirate faction.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 11:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A narrative-driven action experience BioShock allows players to do the impossible as they journey through an amazing, immersive and terrifying world. The PS3 version is getting new features and content, such as trophies, but also an exclusive Survivor mode, which is a new difficulty mode. A playable demo will be available on PSN Oct. 2, 2008.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 10:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 10:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sacred 2 is a action-oriented deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria featuring pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 10:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA's SingStar Country delivers 30 hit songs from today's newest and hottest country artists including, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Faith Hill and more...
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 9:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Casual games developer/publisher PopCap Games will be launching the next entry in its Bejeweled franchise next month. In development for more than three years, Bejeweled Twist will bring a completely new perspective to the “Match-3” genre of puzzle games that the original Bejeweled pioneered eight years ago.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Infinite Line is an NDS exclusive RPG that takes place in outer space and gives players the ability to control, build, outfit and customize more than 150 spaceships, offering over 200 characters and the ability to control multiple spaceships at any one time.
by Adam Pavlacka on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ's Saints Row 2, using Volition's open-world engine, offers vastly expanded customization options, a totally transformed and expanded city of Stilwater, new vehicles, sandbox tools and toys as well as both online co-op and competitive multiplayer. At a recent press event, we sat down with lead designer James Tsai.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 6:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PES 2009 has undergone a graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game. A 5 minute play time single/multiplayer demo (playable as Man.U, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona or the Italian and French national team) will be release on Oct. 2, 2008 for X360, PS3 and PC.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 6:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals continues the story of Rallen and Jeena, interplanetary patrol officers who discover, excavate, awaken and train mysterious fossilized creatures known as Spectrobes and then use them to battle enemies. The story surrounds the origins of mysterious portals that lead to distant dimensions.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 6:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Former Rainbow Studios senior developers Panya Inversin, Patrick Bergschneider, and Daniel Pratt have started a new development house Coin App. With prior game credits such as the ATV Offroad Fury series, Splashdown, The Punisher, and Baja: Edge of Control, Coin App. is currently in production of its first console title.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 5:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Namco Bandai's Fragile, developed by Eternal Sonata studio Tri-Crescendo, is a Wii exclusive RPG that follows the story of Set, a young boy tasked to explore various cities in a post-apocalyptic world trying to find out why everyone has disappeared.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 5:29 a.m. PDT | 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: Art Style: ORBIENT (Wiiware),Bomberman Blast (Wiiware), and Super Turrican 2 (VC).
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 5:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valhalla Knights 2 is making a return with more features, content and freedom of customization, allowing players to create the ultimate battle party. Additional races, job classes, weapons and monsters enhance the real-time tactical team combat.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 5:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Divinity 2: Ego Draconis you will take on the role of a young Dragon Slayer and ultimately become a Dragon Knight, a legendary hero with unique abilities. Discover a detailed world full of twists and turns in which your actions can make a real difference.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is an authentic first-person, point & click adventure with a Celtic atmosphere. This spine-tingling story of the haunting of a lonely, teenage girl blends magic with technology, fact with myth, and horror with compassion.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2008 @ 4:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive's Dead Mountaineer's Hotel, developed by Akella, is a 3D point-and-click adventure in the style of Benoit Sokal's Syberia, based on the original story by famous Russian sci-fiction writers Strugatsky Brothers.