by Adam Pavlacka on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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wipEout HD features a selection of the best tracks taken from previous versions of the Wipeout franchise, offering meticulously crafted and fully reworked tracks.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 6:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Castlevania Judgment, produced by Koji Igarashi, is the first fighting title in the franchise, and bridges the past with the present as it pits several generations of the Belmont clan against a host of characters that span the franchise’s 22-year history.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 6:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle is the follow-up to the hit adventure title Runaway: A Road Adventure. Featuring 3D characters with a cartoon look, the game's high-impact visual features incorporate 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 5:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion elements of existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 5:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Performance Designed Products has acquired motion sensing technology developer In2Games, creator of Gametrak Freedom, a ultrasonic 3D motion-sensing technology offering performance, control and flexibility far in excess of existing technologies.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 4:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For the first time since its launch, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has outsold both the Wii and PS3 in Japan,
according to Enterbrain. Hot on the heels of Namco Bandai's Tales of Vesperia launch, which already made X360 sales surge, comes Square Enix's Infinity Undiscovery, and combined with the recent price cut, resulted in the Xbox 360 selling 28,681 units last week, compared to Wii's 27,057 and PS3's 8,050.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 3:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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KOEI's G1 Jockey 2008 will utilize the Wii’s unique controllers to recreate the horse racing experience more realistically than ever before. The Wii Balance Board has now been employed to take the series a step further, as players now get the chance to leap fences and steer their horse to victory.
Lock's Quest is a new original adventure game where players create a virtual world block-by-block to defend their homeland against invading enemies. With the use of the stylus you will be able to immerse yourself into the building and creating process.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 2:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, players will find themselves stranded on a mysterious island filled with lush forests, ancient ruins, and an active volcano. With the help of trusty pets and new friends, players can explore the mysteries of the island to find a way home, or make a new life for themselves and stay forever.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 2:46 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 Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 2:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rock Revolution will give players a chance to rock out on the bass, lead guitar, and will be available with the most realistic drum peripheral on the market. Offering a variety of innovative single-player and multi-player modes, Rock Revolution features an extensive music selection, along with a wide variety of downloadable songs.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2008 @ 2:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Funcom appointed Craig Morrison as the new Producer and Game Director for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, replacing one of the original Funcom founders Gaute Godager, who decided to resign after being dissatisfied with certain elements of the game.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 6:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Resistance 2 will feature 8-player, story-driven online co-op separate from the regular single-player campaign, 60-player online PvP (Heavy, Special Ops, Medic classes) and more vehicles, including The Chameleon, a Stalker with full cloak.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 6:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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RAGE, an all-new take on the FPS genre, is set in post-apocalyptic wasteland after a meteor hits earth and wipes out civilization. At the Austin GDC,
id Software lead designer Tim Willits said that game content is getting scaled back due to the X360's disc storage, an issue where Microsoft charges extra for games using more than two DVDs. Due to that restriction several wastelands that the player could explore has been reduced to two and while the overall story hasn't changed, the experience has been altered across all platforms. A valid concern, or merely pressure for Microsoft to wave the surcharge?
UPDATE: Willits
issued a statement saying his words were misconstrued, that there will be NO content removed, but rather a decision was made to make less, but larger, wastelands, one for each DVD, to avoid frequent loading.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 6:02 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:
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 [ALL] - Trailer (2)
- Cross Fire [PC] - Trailer
- Gears of War 2 [X360] - Sound Developer Diary Trailer
- Monster Jam: Urban Assault [ALL] - Trailer
- NBA Live 09 [ALL] - Champion Trailer
- Warfare [PC] - Trailer #5
- Red Faction: Guerrilla [ALL] - Collector's Edition Trailer
- Deadly Creatures [Wii] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #1
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 5:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tom Clancy's EndWar is a next-gen strategy game, set on the battlefields of WWIII, that will push the envelope of technology, showcasing unprecedented AI, graphics, physics and animations. Ubisoft is sending a fan (plus one guest) to Shanghai, China, for a tour of Ubisoft's Pacific Rim offices and a chance to play EndWar with the development team prior to its official launch.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 5:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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2K Sports announced MLB Stickball, an exciting, fast-paced, multiplayer game that puts gamers against each other to see whose team can win a classic game of stickball.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 3:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Love puzzle games, but also love an adventure? Now you can have both in one game with Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, 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 Sept. 16, 2008 @ 3:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Red Faction: Guerrilla is a open-world third-person shooter set 50 years after the climactic events of the original, returning to Mars and once again re-defining the limits of destruction-based game-play. Starting today, fans can participate in a community contest to create the final multiplayer-based Achievement/Trophy that will ship with the game.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 3:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Join the Peggle Masters on a dreamtime adventure of alter egos and peg-tastic action. Stay up late to aim, shoot and clear orange pegs from over 60 levels, and bask in Extreme Fever glory. Then, take on 60 Challenges for even more rebounding joy!
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 2:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals is a new simulation game set in an urban zoo where you test your skills as an animal doctor. Using your stylus, give check-ups, treat major and minor illnesses, and even perform surgeries.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 1:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, where players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 12:53 p.m. PDT | 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).
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 12:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the last few weeks Microsoft has been ramping up its internal development teams, even though it will be closing Ensemble Studio soon, as not only did it recently recruit Bungie's Frank O'Connor, and Gearbox's tech programmer Corrinne Yu, but also former MGS 4 producer Ryan Payton. In
a recent interview MGS head Phil Spencer revealed that all this is not just for one particular title or other, but that MGS has "more than two or three teams building Halo things right now."
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2008 @ 12:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Acquire is developing the next installment in the Way of the Samurai franchise, currently only scheduled for release in Japan this fall. Way of the Samurai 3 will feature over 100 weapons for you to wield in defense of the poor, lonely, while fending off rivaling samurai clans.