by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 10:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in World War 2, Velvet Assassin is a 3rd person shooter combining intense battles with guerrilla missions, featuring extensive stealth elements and challenging puzzles. Head on over to the freshly launched
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by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sci-Fi London: Oktoberfest will premiere Dead Space: Downfall, the feature-length animated prequel to EA's survival horror game. In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Prey the Stars serves up an incredible world where nearly anything from food items to entire buildings can be devoured. Players must bite, lick, and suck their way to victory as one of the game's four insatiable and customizable creatures: GABU, BARI, CHUCHU, and PERO.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 9:16 a.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 Aug. 14, 2008 @ 9:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In a "free to subscriber" update from The Chaotic Throne series called Gracia – Part 1, players will find advancing in the game to be dramatically faster. This, plus a host of other changes to enhance the player experience, makes this update much more accessible to newer players than before.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 9:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Colour Cross is a unique puzzle game where the goal is to uncover the hidden picture by applying the right color to the appropriate square. Utilizing the familiar paint by numbers mechanic, completing a grid will reveal a portion of a larger hidden image as well as unlocking increasingly difficult challenges.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 9:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vicious Cycle Software announced that Frozen Codebase is utilizing its Vicious Engine to power their upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade title, Zombie Wranglers, its WiiWare sandcastle-building simulation Fresco Beach (working title) published by Konami, and a third unannounced game.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 6:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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German developer Chimera Entertainment announced Age of Dreams, its new action RPG for next-gen consoles and PC, featuring unique hero development, thrilling combat, versatile sandbox gameplay and a novel online experience.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TNA stands for Total Nonstop Action, so you can expect TNA iMPACT! to be more extreme and action-packed than competing WWE titles, including tweaks like a six-sided arena, with game modes involving a cage and race for the belt.
by Reggie Carolipio on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 6:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy is a classic point-and-click adventure game. Nostradamus sends his daughter Madeleine to help Catherine de Medici, who thinks she has been cursed. As practicing medicine is a male occupation, the game allows you to disguise as Madeleine's brother Cesar to interact with other NPCs.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 6:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bohemia Interactive Studio and Black Element Software announce a new multi-platform title, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. Based on the original Carrier Command released in 1988, and fully licensed and endorsed by its creators, the new game strives to deliver innovative and intense gameplay in a truly next-gen rendition.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 6:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive announced the next expansion for Kerberos Productions' 4X space strategy game Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows, adding never-before-seen weapons, ships and tactics, but also introducing a new race, The Morrigi.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 5:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision announced History Civil War: Secret Missions, a completely new episode in the History Civil War franchise, the game will allow players to assume the role of Union and Confederate soldiers fighting behind enemy lines in legendary battles.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 5:31 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.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 5:24 a.m. PDT | 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 Aug. 14, 2008 @ 5:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, you'll experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than you could have imagined.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 5:15 a.m. PDT | 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.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 4:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Space Invaders Get Even is an upcoming video game by Taito for the Wii. Originally intended as a retail release, the game will now be released as a downloadable WiiWare game. Space Invaders Get Even puts a twist on the formula by letting the player control the space invaders themselves.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 3:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 will feature dynamic, personalized gameplay via Tiger Woods' personal coach, Hank Haney, a more intuitive and customized EA Sports GamerNet++ experience as well as an all-new game engine powering online play. Play the demo featuring three holes on the new course, Gary Player Country Club in South Africa.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 3:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Aspyr has released a new patch for its PC port of Guitar Hero III, updating any earlier version to v1.31, but does not affect gameplay in any way, only resolves an Emulator Detected error that appears on some machines after applying the previous patch.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 3:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Love puzzle games, but also love an adventure? EA's Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure is an adventure-puzzle game that adds a new element of fun by combining the action of an adventure game with the challenge of a puzzle game all in one.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After many quarters (years?) of doom and gloom, Atari must be overjoyed that its Q1 2009 financial result shows signs of improvement with net revenue clocking in at $40.3 million vs. Q1 2008's $10.4 million, with its net income jumping from last year's $11.9 million loss to a positive $3.5 million, no doubt driven by the Alone in the Dark release.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 2:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Marking the return of the bad ass game that champions a despotic tyrant and sets loose the most vicious, yet lovably insane critters in gaming, Codemasters announced that the Overlord and the Minions will headline a series of three new titles.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 2:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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This year Buka is bringing three new games to Leipzig. Among them are an RTS Chronostorm: Siberian Strike, SPM tactics/RPG Man of Prey and a fairy Arcade game for kids Kolobok: The game. Titles already known to the public such as Collapse, The Hunt, The Swarm and Sledgehammer will be also displayed at Buka’s stand.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 2:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in a violent Middle Ages based scenery, you must journey into this magical world with hundreds of other adventurers and explore perilous dungeons and fantastical cities in the world of Trieste. GameHi's free to play fusion-fantasy 3D MMORPG game Dekaron, known in North America as 2Moons, will be receiving its first major content update, Action 4: The Expedition, adding new dungeons, skills, potions, battle/party/enchantment system and more...