by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 1:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Featuring an all-new, revolutionary feature set, SimCity Societies allows players to construct not only the cities they desire, but create their cultures, societal behaviors and environments as well. This new patch adds new buildings, general fixes and improvements, new events, new disasters etc...
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 1:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 11:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV as the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld will be keeping you entertained
as a DJ on one of GTA IV's many radio stations where he will play his favorite electronica and dance music, or give searing commentary.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 11:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Summon Night: Twin Age is a fully stylus-driven action RPG set in the popular Summon Night universe featuring beautifully animated graphics, and addictive action RPG gameplay. The stylus is your key to the world of Clardona, whether as your swinging sword or your shimmering wall of fire.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 11:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital download portal GamersGate announced the addition of two new independent developers, Resolution Interactive (Clusterball and Ski-doo X-Team Racing) and Oxeye (Harvest: Massive Encounter) to its portfolio.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 11:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 11:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Humans, succumbing to ray-guns, mind-control, and shiny flying saucers, have failed to defend their planet and let it fall easily into the clutches of the Big Brain and his army of Brain Thingys. The only hope left for mankind is three Teenage Zombies that have arisen from a graveyard disturbed in the invasion.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 11:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine.
by Judy on April 9, 2008 @ 9:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Marvel and Sega announced today that all prominent cast members from The Incredible Hulk will also lend their voices and likeness to the video game, which will be released with the film in June 2008. Edward Norton, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Tim Roth and Liv Tyler will all take part in the game as their respective characters.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blazing Lizard’s inaugural title Pirates vs. Ninjas series allows up to eight players to compete in the ultimate playground sport as some of the world’s most recognizable icons. Originally scheduled for early 2008, it has been pushed until spring.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In a unique twist on zombie games, gamers can feel what it might be like to be a raging zombie. In Cyborg Arm Games' Cry of the Infected, an entire city of civilians has been turned into zombies as a result of a biological warfare experiment gone wrong. Gamers play as Robert, a zombie trying to find his missing wife in a city torn apart by the outbreak.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A Stroke of Fate is an interactive detective story set in the authentic surroundings of 1940s fascist Germany, giving you the unique opportunity to conduct a compelling investigation of the most mysterious secret veiled by the 20th century – Adolf Hitler's premature death. This feature offers you further insights in the true, authentic assassination plots versus fictional in-game ones.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 9:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Maximum-Football 2.0 allows players to experience the thrill of managing a team in any league from pee-wee to all-pro. The latest update includes a few gameplay tweaks and some improvements in recording statistics, especially with fumbles.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus' R-Type Command is a deviation from the usual shoot 'em up genre into the tactical/RPG genre, giving fans of the franchise a chance to see all the units and enemies up close and personal, in 3D, while also adding 2 player versus mode.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bethesda spin-off company Vir2L Studios announces tow new NDS sports titles. AMF Bowling Pinbusters! puts the excitement of the lanes in the palm of your hands while Ducati Moto lets players experience the thrill of racing while on board the most extreme roadracing motorcycle of today - the Ducati!
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Virgin PLAY offers the first details on the five (English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese) new Mind your language titles developed by UK-based indie developer Spiral House specifically for the NDS, turning language learning into an exciting fun game.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 8:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Commander In Chief offers a true, realistic, and entertaining simulation of running a country’s government and taking part in economic, military, political, social, cultural, and foreign affairs by giving you the opportunity to become a head of state or government and make decisions on its behalf.
by Adam Pavlacka on April 9, 2008 @ 6:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 will unleash a new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the “hot tag” for the win. The franchise’s creation system offers a brand new Create-A-Finisher option, while a new Road to WrestleMania Mode lets players experience co-op storylines for the first time.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 6:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Memento Mori is a new adventure game featuring two main characters, Larisa Svetlova and Maxim Durand. It's the player's task to disclose the secret of the St. Petersburg art theft, a mysterious Finnish order and its machinations.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 6:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lighthouse Interactive's Sword of the Stars: Collector's Edition, developed by Kerberos Productions, includes the original game, the Born of Blood add-on (never released to retail in Canada/US), the first ever 150+ page Sword of the Stars novella The Deacon's Tale by renowned sci-fi writer Arrin Dembo and a bonus CD.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 5:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Black Mirror 2, developed by former 4Head Studios now called Cranberry productions, is going to be a classical point & click adventure, based on so-called 2.5D technologies, using a combination of highly detailed 2D backgrounds and 3D characters.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 5:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bionic Commando Rearmed is a makeover of the classic 8-bit game originally released 20 years ago, but with added content such as stunning new visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score and the addition of a 2-player co-op mode.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 5:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefront.com and Fury Software unveiled the second expansion pack for Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg, titled Patton Drives East. It will allow players to explore the historically possible what-ifs of World War II.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 4:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms offers an unprecedented amount of new content that gives gamers over 75 hours of epic new gameplay, including four new campaigns, 13 new factions with no less than 150 new units. SEGA has pulled the v1.05 patch as it realized it was bugged/corrupt. Proper versions coming tomorrow.
by Rainier on April 9, 2008 @ 1:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Stargate Worlds, an MMORPG use Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology, provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPG that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover and terrain.