by Rainier on July 23, 2008 @ 2:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The new Fishing Master World Tour offers over 200 different types of fish to catch and enables players to catch fish in over forty different locations across seven different regions. Fish on Easter Island, under the Golden Gate Bridge, on the Amazon River and many more exotic global locations.
by Rainier on July 23, 2008 @ 2:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hail to the Chimp is a politically charged party game where players battle one another to become the new leader of the Animal Kingdom. Players use the game's unique team-up mechanic, balancing cooperation with competition, to claw their way to victory.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 7:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Darkness Within: The Dark Lineage, developed by Turkish studio Zoetrope Interactive, is a sequel to last year's horror/thriller adventure game Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder and greatly inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 7:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of WWII. Players can participate in some of the most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and heavy bombers across a range of 50+ missions.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 6:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the E3 behind us we can look forward to the next game exhibition, the Games Convention held in Leipzig, Germany from Aug. 20 til 24th. Nobilis will be showing off a slew of titles such as Moto Racer DS, Hotel Giant 2, King’s Bounty: The Legend, Case Closed, Fennimore Fillmore’s Revenge and several others.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 5:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Project Origin [ALL] - E3 2008 Trailer (2)
- Crazy Mini Golf [Wii] - Jungle Temple Trailer
- Prince of Persia: The Fallen King [NDS] - E3 2008 Trailer
- NBA Live 09 [ALL] - Dynamic DNA Trailer
- The Last Guy [PS3] - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 4:54 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. Kaos Studios released a v1.1.1 patch, making tweaks and fixing a few bugs/crashes.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 4:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed during
SCEA's E3 briefing, MAG, developed by SOCOM studio Zipper Interactive, is a new online shooter coming in 2009 where up to 256 players wage battles as 8-person squads in a new and unique World.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 4:37 p.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. The GoW 2 Ltd.Ed. ($69.99) includes a "Beneath The Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War 2" book, a bonus DVD with making-of videos, a code for a gold-plated Lancer rifle to be used in the game's online multiplayer, all packed in a SteelBook collectible DVD case.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 4:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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XS Games announced its new music rhythm game, PopStar Guitar, featuring songs from top pop music stars including 3 Doors Down, Simple Plan, Blink 182 and many more. PopStar Guitar allows players to unlock their inner pop celebrity and star as the lead guitarist in their very own band.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TrackMania Nations Forever is a new version of the Stadium environment, a solo mode and 65 new, progressively difficult tracks, uniting an even larger number of players thanks to its multiplayer modes, online functions and interactivity between players.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 1:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shortly after a similar Sony announcement, Microsoft revealed at Gamefest 2008 that it will allow anyone to turn the hobby of game-making into a full-fledged career by allowing members of the XNA Creators Club to create, sell and share in the profits generated by their unique creations.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 1:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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GameTap has signed a new deal with THQ to bring titles such as Company of Heroes, WH 40K, Red Faction, Supreme Commander, Titan Quest, Saints Row 2, PuzzleQuest and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl to its free play ad-supported service.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 1:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A remake of Atlus/Nippon Ichi's 2000 PlayStation title, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a music-based RPG, where cutscenes are replaced by musical numbers, complete with vocals, high-res 2D sprites, and more features than ever before.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 12:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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At Gamefest 2008 Microsoft announced that its online multiplayer gaming service Games for Windows Live becomes completely free, even for cross-platform gameplay with X360 users. This fall Microsoft will also launch a new Marketplace for Games for Windows Live, where gamers will be able to download free/new content for existing games, demos, trailers and more.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 11:45 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. Join Gears of War 2's Delta Squad, meet Epic Games' design director Cliff Bleszinski, or walk away with one of two limited edition X360 consoles, featuring custom artwork by Brandon Badeaux from the upcoming Gears of War comic book.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 11:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Goosebumps HorrorLand is an adventure game set in a fright-themed amusement park filled with over thirty thrilling rides and bone-chilling attractions. Sounds like fun - until players discover the scares are all too real and find themselves vanquishing vampires, hanging on for life on the Roller Ghoster and battling Certain Death.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 11:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At this year's SIGGRAPH a spectacular 3D recreation of ancient Rome (A.D. 320) will be revealed where revolutionary graphics technology has been applied to reconstruct the extremely detailed virtual urban environment using Procedural Inc.'s CityEngine.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 10:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher plan to highlight two upcoming Naruto game titles at the San Diego Comic-Con. Attendees will be able to play Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii), which features an original storyline created for the U.S. audience, and check out the new trailer for Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2, the only Naruto RPG series for NDS.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 10:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paramount Digital Entertainment and Legacy Interactive announced that they are developing titles based on the popular Paramount Pictures’ films, Clueless, Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 9:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While GT 5 Prologue is available for download/on Blu-ray, sporting improved AI, and for the first time includes multiplayer up to 16 cars with integrated online features, gamers are surely looking forward to the full Gran Turismo 5 release. Unfortunately those people may be in for a long wait as Polyphony Digital's Yamauchi
revealed that the team is currently focusing on adding content to GT 5 Prologue (such as vehicle damage) and there is no development being done on GT 5 until 2009, possibly 2010.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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cdv Software announced the creation of London-based cdv Software Entertainment Ltd., establishing the firm’s direct presence in the United Kingdom, led by former Virgin Interactive, THQ, and 505 Games' David Walker.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 9:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GameInvest unveiled the summer’s hottest legal team in its newest title, Defenders of Law, Inc.: Crime in Willburg, a puzzle-based crime drama where players piece together clues and compile evidence in order to solve a murder mystery.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 9:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Armageddon Empires takes the best elements of collectible card games (don’t worry there are no cards to chase you get them all), board games, and computer games and brings them all together to provide a unique strategy war game experience.
by Rainier on July 22, 2008 @ 6:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, unlockable content and authentic rock venues. On July 24 the Guitar Virtuoso Track Pack continues the rock experience with 3 fresh master tracks set to storm living rooms from Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Buckethead.