by Rainier on May 4, 2009 @ 3:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Quake Live offers game players of all skill levels a totally free first-person multiplayer action game, featuring 40 arenas, 5 game modes, including friends lists and communication, sponsored events and tournaments, matchmaking, stats tracking, and even the game itself accessible free of charge through the web browser. In addition to including a number of bug fixes, this update will include a few updates/additions.
by Rainier on May 1, 2009 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Section 8 is a futuristic FPS that brings strategy and tactics to the genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly. You are part of an elite infantry squad with a penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle. Fans interested in participating in
the beta test this summer can now sign up.
by Rainier on May 1, 2009 @ 8:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5 will all be coming to the PC, beginning in July with SFIV and Bionic Commando, while Resident Evil 5 comes later in the year. All three games will be optimized for the PC and will have new platform specific features added.
by Rainier on April 30, 2009 @ 5:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Parabellum is a free-to-play MMO-FPS that combines the best elements of FPS and MMO games to create an fully customizable gaming experience. It also introduces the first interactive non-linear multiplayer campaigns in addition to an advanced character & weapon development system.
by Rainier on April 30, 2009 @ 4:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gamr7 has signed an agreement with Eden Games to integrate the next version of Ürban PAD, its flagship procedural city creation software into the Eden’s Garden pipeline, used for massively multiplayer online games on current and upcoming consoles.
by Rainier on April 30, 2009 @ 3:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is a 2D fighter featuring twelve, extraordinarily detailed, hand-drawn characters in true HD glory, each with unique “Drive” attacks that can turn the tide of battle instantly.
Check out the following new screens and trailers from Namco Bandai's Editors Day 2009 lineup:
Check out the following new screens and trailers from Sony's Gamers Day 2009 lineup:
by Rainier on April 29, 2009 @ 9:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Steel 2 returns with an artistic style and flair created just for Wii. Set in a desert-bound, high-tech metropolis, Red Steel 2 is a revolution in the action-fighting genre, taking full advantage of the capabilities of the Wii MotionPlus accessory.
Check out the following new screens and trailers from Capcom's Captivate Gamers Day 2009 lineup:
by Rainier on April 28, 2009 @ 12:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier is a sci-fi/fantasy-action RPG side story of the Super Robot Taisen Original Generation games. Embark on a journey across the fascinating worlds of the Endless Frontier along with robots, were-people, mermaids, demons, and humans all living with each other in harmony... more or less.
by Rainier on April 27, 2009 @ 9:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Promising to revolutionize the fighting genre, Fight Night Round 4 features an all new physics based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic interpretation of the sweet science to the video game world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport's incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power.
by Rainier on April 27, 2009 @ 7:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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WET is a highly stylized third-person shooter that seamlessly blends acrobatics, gun play, and sword kills. With dual pistols and a samurai sword, you can engage in combat while sliding on floors, running on walls, jumping, flipping, and performing amazing acrobatic moves – leaving a massive body count in your wake.
by Rainier on April 24, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire Interactive has gone bankrupt, all its employees were sent home this week, and the offices have been closed,
according to MCV. An administrator was called in to find interested parties to take over the company, one of them being Russian distributor/publisher Noviy Disk, but nothing materialized, so the plug was pulled earlier this week.
by Rainier on April 24, 2009 @ 7:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Homeless since the Activision/Vivendi merger, the latest Famitsu issue reveals that A2M's WET has been signed by Bethesda. WET is a seamless integration of intense gunplay, death-defying acrobatics and exciting swordplay, framed by breathtaking art direction and unparalleled animation quality.
by Rainier on April 23, 2009 @ 5:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last night the UK video games industry gathered at The Brewery, London for the seventh annual Industry Excellence Awards. Nintendo scoops four MCV Awards, Little Big Planet honored, while Fallout 3 bags sales triumph, and Activision Blizzard awarded best publisher.
by Rainier on April 23, 2009 @ 4:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis puts the racket in the palm of your hand and offers the deepest tennis experience ever. As the home to all four Grand Slams, and exclusive to Wimbledon, you can take your customized created player on a quest to win the four slams in Grand Slam career mode.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 1:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines game to v6.1 and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes etc..
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 11:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Muramasa: The Demon Blade is a unique, highly stylized action RPG players take on the role of a male ninja or female kunoichi, utilizing their ninja prowess to traverse the clever side-scrolling levels that feature vertical progression as well as the traditional horizontal stage advancement.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Sports announced that the Wii editions of both Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis will be bundled with Nintendo’s new Wii MotionPlus accessory in Europe, While in North America, only Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 will be bundled.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 5:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SBK09 Superbike World Championship offers the ultimate experience of the championship. Tracks, teams, riders, it’s all there unaltered to make the player feel the adrenaline rush of real motorbike competition.
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 11:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Domino Master brings the old pastime into the present with colorful graphics and five game modes to play through.
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 9:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced that tomorrow it will release the v5.50 system software update for PSP introducing an Information Board on the PSP system’s XMB interface, and browsing the PlayStationStore will will no longer require a PlayStation Network account.
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 6:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Majesco announced details of its expanded European operation, which has been established to provide direct routes to retail within the UK. Based in Bristol, Majesco Europe will oversee the marketing, distribution and sales of a product catalog with mainstream titles on handheld and consoles, with its first games due to launch in May 2009.
by Rainier on April 18, 2009 @ 8:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ascaron is putting the finishing touches on the console version of its action/rpg Sacred 2, but it seems the lengthy development process and several delays may have cost the German developer a little bit too much as it has filed for bankruptcy protection on April 14, 2009. Ascaron is looking for interesting parties to acquire the studio, and to sweeten the pot it revealed that an add-on for Sacred 2 is already in development, scheduled for this summer, as well as a third installment in the franchise.