by Judy on July 15, 2008 @ 11:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami unveiled the games that it's featuring at the E3 Media & Business Summit at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The list includes Castlevania, DDR, Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, Rock Revolution, Silent Hill: Homecoming, and plenty more.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 11:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its E3 briefing Nintendo unveiled the
previously announced enhancement for its Wiimote controller, as well as new installments in the
Wii Sports franchise, the next
Guitar Hero,
Animal Crossings,
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and
Wii Music.
by Judy on July 15, 2008 @ 11:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision revealed that Metallica's upcoming full studio album, "Death Magnetic," will be available simultaneously in record stores and as DLC for both Guitar Hero III this Sept. and Guitar Hero: World Tour when it ships this fall.
by Judy on July 15, 2008 @ 11:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Designed specifically to take advantage of the latest technologies Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. Eidos has announced the North American and European release dates for Tomb Raider: Underworld. Read more for further details …
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 11:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Swords will be honed and weapons optimized in Namco Bandai's Soulcalibur IV. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, SC IV will be the definitive fighting game experience.
by Judy on July 15, 2008 @ 11:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver walks players through virtual and real-life cooking situations, from shopping to chopping, dressing the dish to serving up meals.
by Judy on July 15, 2008 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Conspiracy Entertainment announced that it has entered into an agreement with casual game developer phenomedia to distribute the character-driven jump 'n' run game, Chicken Hunter for the Wii.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 10:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released yet another update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v2.4.3 patch mostly fixes a few bugs, crashes, makes tweaks to the various characters, quests, professions, dungeons and so forth...
by Judy on July 15, 2008 @ 10:38 a.m. PDT | 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 Judy on July 15, 2008 @ 10:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the NDS. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available in North America and Europe this winter.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 7:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision’s fall 2008 game lineup includes CoD: World at War, Guitar Hero World Tour, Quantum of Solace and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. In addition it is currently in development on id Software's Wolfenstein; Vicarious Visions' RPG sequel Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion; Raven Software' new first person action game Singularity; a game based on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen; and Raven Software's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
by Thomas Wilde on July 15, 2008 @ 2:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, and thrusts players back into a deep and harrowing story of humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. We go hands on with the new Horde mode, check out the bots and some new maps...
Microsoft's pre-E3 briefing began with a roundup of some of their upcoming triple-A titles, and moved on to discuss their new dashboard and several new functionalities for Xbox Live. If one thing was emphasized over the course of the briefing, it was a renewed focus on cooperative play. Many of the games that were shown were either party games meant for multiple players or otherwise introduced an unexpected cooperative element for an upcoming title.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 2:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens from Electronic Arts' E3 2008 lineup:
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 1:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA revealed NBA Live 09's Dynamic DNA, which emulates an NBA player in every sense of the word with daily online updates throughout the season via the NBA Live 365. EA Online gives gamers the ability to store profile such as likes, dislikes, friends and achievements across all games and platforms. New, more powerful, back-end tools will make micro-transactions a bigger part of the gaming experience, while Rupture will allow you to track and challenge friends across all games and gaming platforms.
by Reggie Carolipio on July 15, 2008 @ 1:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fueled with fury, SEGA’s The Incredible Hulk features key moments from the film, as well as additional plot lines and characters from the character’s rich comic-book universe. Players smash through New York City, battling gigantic enemies amidst soaring skyscrapers in a massive open world.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 1:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A.'s Master of the Monster Lair is a dungeon-designing, monster-hunting RPG adventure. In order to trap the freeloading monsters of South Arc, you must become the architect of a vast labyrinth, crafting intricate levels designed to lure and capture all manner of beasts.
LOL is played by one of the players making a challenge in writing to the others. The crazier the challenge, the more fun everyone will have. The person who delivered the challenge chooses an appropriate time limit, and everyone has to answer the challenge on their touch screen however they see fit – with words, pictures, or whatever comes to mind.
Introducing a more lethal and cunningly efficient Bond, the game blends first-person action with a third-person cover combat system that allows players to feel what it is like to be the ultimate secret agent. Seamlessly blending the heart-pounding action and excitement of the Quantum of Solace film with the Casino Royale movie, the title propels players into the cinematic experience of international espionage.
Based on the next generation television series launched on Cartoon Network last month, Ben 10: Alien Force The Game begins five years after Ben put away the DNA-scrambling Omnitrix, but now Grandpa Max has gone missing and the planet Earth is in grave danger.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 12:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time players can engage with the wild world of animals in their natural surroundings in an immersive and tactile way. In this game you are challenged to engage, touch, move and try to control a wide range of animals as you journey deeper and deeper into the forest.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 12:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronic Arts announced that it has signed an agreement with id Software to publish RAGE. Built on id Software’s newest game engine, id Tech5, RAGE is an all-new take on the first-person shooter.
by Rainier on July 15, 2008 @ 12:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force will introduce kids to all new adventures in the Club Penguin world, giving players a chance to complete secret agent missions, solve mysteries and connect with friends in new ways. The game allows players to take on the role of a covert agent in the Elite Penguin Force.
by Rainier on July 14, 2008 @ 3:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence. At the Microsoft briefing Bethesda's Todd Howard revealed that the Xbox 360 and PC editions of Fallout 3 will receive "substantial" downloadable content.
by Judy on July 14, 2008 @ 2:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A slew of changes was announced at Microsoft's press briefing earlier today, including an arrangement with Netflix and the previous PS3-exclusive
Final Fantasy XIII coming to the X360. Other additions include the availability of playable game shows — including
1 vs. 100,
Lips,
You're in the Movies, and
Scene It? Box Office Smash — creation of player avatars, and an Xbox Live interface overhaul.