by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 11:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Valve is running a special promotion offering its entire back catalog of titles for $99. The Valve Complete Pack not only includes classics like Half-Life (and expansions), Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2 (and its episodes), Portal, but also the upcoming zombie shooter Left 4 Dead, and for the more casual gamers Valve also throws in Peggle Extreme.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 10:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SF IV features a mix of returning favorites such as Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and Guile 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 Nov. 14, 2008 @ 10:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Packing three great shoot'em ups into one disc, Ultimate Shooting Collection contains some never before seen titles that are sure to please casual and hardcore fans of this genre. The Ultimate Shooting Collection is a must have for fans of the arcade shooter and brings the classic arcade feel to your living room.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 10:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4). The To celebrate the release of its new album alternative rockers The Killers will release two tracks of the Day & Age album and one from their debut album Hot Fuss.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 9:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 9:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Aion is the ultimate MMORPG with strengthened interaction between players. Aion’s world consists of 3 realms - the heavens, the devildom and the dragon realm. Players will experience dynamic communications with the world of Aion as they conduct strategic battles.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 3:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to an alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign, the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.
by Tim McDonald on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 2:57 a.m. PST | Filed under
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King's Bounty: The Legend, previously known as Battle Lord, is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and role-playing elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 2:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Featuring five original cases craft by the writers of the TV show, CSI: NY will allow you to, for the first time in the CSI series, play as actual characters from the TV show. Actors from the TV show will lend their voices and likenesses to the all-new video game.
by Adam Pavlacka on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 2:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts the famous bear and bird duo return for a unique adventure of epic proportions. The Lord of the Games is tired of the petty squabbling between Banjo and the evil witch Gruntilda (aka Grunty) over the years, and has arranged a showdown to decide the rightful owner of Spiral Mountain.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 2:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While
yesterday Monumental Games acquired Swordfish Studios' Manchester studios, Codemasters announced it has reached an agreement with Activision Vivendi to take over Swordfish Studios' Birmingham-based games development house.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 1:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Chinatown Wars is an original entry in the GTA franchise, bringing a new level of interactivity to its sprawling open environments. Take-Two exec chairman Strauss Zelnick revealed during his keynote at the BMO Capital Market 2008 Interactive Entertainment Conference that Chinatown Wars has been pushed back its Q2 fiscal second quarter (Feb. through April).
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 1:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mana Khemia: Student Alliance is a port of the PS2 game but with an all new multi‐player mode so players can now team up and hunt down monsters to get rare items. Also new to the PSP version is a data installment feature which installs part of the game onto the memory stick to make the game load quicker.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 1:21 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Men of War is 1C Company's latest RTS, taking place in Europe during the height of WWII. The story unfolds across three different campaigns played out through the eyes of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 1:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Baseball Mogul 2009 gives you complete control on the field, combined with an easy-to-learn interface and thousands of stats at your fingertips. With customized ratings and head-to-head stats for every player, you have everything you need to win the battle of wits between batter and pitcher.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 12:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2008 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA hosted the SAMCEDA “Greening your Business” conference which brought together Bay Area companies and discussed topics that are important to running a green business. Topics discussed were How I “Greened” My Business, What’s in it for My Business, and Local Resources Helping You Go Green. The event was capped off with a Green vendor Expo which focused on companies that provide clean & green products and services to the business community.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 4:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 4:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will forever change the way gamers experience the Dynasty Warriors universe. In the game, players will enlist in quests that will challenge their very sense of what it means to be a true warrior.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 3:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with Age of Booty ($9.99), Costume DLCs for LittleBigPlanet ($0.99), Hot Shots Golf Out Bounds Costume Pack 2 ($2.99), PAIN Movie Studio Lot ($5.99), PAIN The Hoff Character ($1.99), FIFA 09 commentary packs (free), Need for Speed: Undercover kits & Upogrades (ranging from $2.00 to $10.00), Civilization Revolution map packs, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Costume Pack 1 ($4.99). Guitar Hero has the Hendrix Track Pack ($5.49), and R.E.M. Track Pack ($5.49) while Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape Album ($19.99), and last but not least the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 3:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Since 2002, Epic's Unreal Engine 2 has served as the foundation for America's Army. To take advantage of leap-ahead capabilities afforded by Epic's newest engine, the Army has been developing its next generation version of America's Army on the Unreal Engine 3 since 2005. While the game has no release date yet, a beta is tentatively scheduled for this winter.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 3:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
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With over 250 additions and enhancements to core gameplay, FIFA 09 has been designed and customized to deliver a unique gameplay experience that takes advantage of the hardware specifications of each available platform. All 14 international commentary packs are now available to download on PSN/XBL.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 3:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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My World, My Way is a world-crafting adventure where you play Princess Elise who, after being turned down by her fated love, is determined to cast off her dress and fineries in exchange for a suit of armor and a weapon and prove that she too can lead a life of excitement.
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2008 @ 1:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Battlefield Heroes is an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience, featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. The current beta phase ends Friday, and according to Senior Producer James Salt it will re-open early 2009.