by Rainier on April 14, 2009 @ 12:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI. The DLC includes 2 new multiplayer maps, Wasteland Bullet and Vekta Cruiser.
by Rainier on April 10, 2009 @ 4:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI. The DLC includes 2 new multiplayer maps (Wasteland Bullet and Vekta Cruiser), scheduled for late April.
by Rainier on March 27, 2009 @ 5:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dead Rising 2 is set several years after the infamous zombie invasion of Willamette. Unfortunately, the zombie virus was not contained at the conclusion of Dead Rising, spreading unchecked throughout the United States and DR2 depicts a country where zombie outbreaks continue to strike. During his GDC presentation Capcom lead character artist Izmeth Siddeek revealed that the game could handle 6,000 characters on screen, when multiple players are involved, indicating the game will have multiplayer.
by Adam Pavlacka on March 21, 2009 @ 5:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, this third-person, open-world action-shooter will return to Mars and once again redefine the limits of destruction-based gameplay.
by Rainier on March 21, 2009 @ 4:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For a game that is still not officially announced yet, except for a
teaser trailer, there sure is a lot of speculation floating around. Retail outlets
Gamestop and
EBGames have Take Two's action/horror follow-up pegged for an Oct. 5, 2009 release, previous indications are that the sequel will
feature multiplayer, but certainly
no co-op according to 2K's community manager, and according to another spokesman, the game will see a
simultaneous release across all three platforms, unlike the original which saw a PS3 edition release a year later.
by Rainier on March 20, 2009 @ 12:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft has made a strategic decision to use Quazal technology to provide online functionality within several of their upcoming games, as well as signed a long-term services and consulting agreement with Quazal to provide assistance from dedicated engineers with integration and feature development.
by Rainier on March 18, 2009 @ 4:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo's Corleone family drama, The Godfather II game goes beyond the film's story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960s Florida, Cuba and New York. EA announced that a new multiplayer mode, called Don Control, will be available as free download when the game launches.
by Rainier on March 12, 2009 @ 3:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. Alma now has free reign, and the consequences will be unimaginable. The Toy Soldiers map pack includes three new multiplayer maps (FullTilt, Cockroach, Recess).
by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 6:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. Alma now has free reign, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Yesterday we reported that Monolith had released Toy Soldiers map pack offering three new multiplayer maps (FullTilt, Cockroach, Recess), which was removed shortly thereafter from XBL. It's now "officially" scheduled for mid-April.
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 6:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. Alma now has free reign, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Monolith has released Toy Soldiers map pack offering three new multiplayer maps (FullTilt, Cockroach, Recess) for free...
by Rainier on March 10, 2009 @ 3:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
by Rainier on March 4, 2009 @ 4:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Developed by InnoGlow, former Stormregion, Codename: Panzers series leaves the World War II stage to take the story into Cold War East-West conflicts fought on fictitious battlefields, with a special emphasis on deep story lines and rich battle effects.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 2:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Resistance: Retribution is a 3rd person adventure with an all new story, levels, weapons and enemies, as well as a proprietary targeting system and game engine that pushes the system to its limit, allowing more detailed characters, special effects, and terrain that captures the look and feel of the Resistance universe.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2009 @ 4:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in an future-fantasy world, Demigod is a team-based action/RPG/RTS hybrid game that casts you as a hero waging war to obtain a position within the pantheon of gods. Demigod Beta 3 will commence on Feb. 19, and new fans have one week to
sign up!
by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2009 @ 3:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Halo 3: Recon is a new chapter in the Halo saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe. All twenty-four Halo 3 multiplayer maps will be in the box, including The Heroic Map Pack, The Legendary Map Pack, Cold Storage, The Mythic Map Pack, and three brand new exclusive maps are included.
by Adam Pavlacka on Feb. 8, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign.
Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. Alma now has free reign, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2009 @ 6:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Grand Ages: Rome, previously known as Imperium Romanum II, is a city-building game where the player takes the role of a Roman patrician, a nobleman, who has just started his political career. His ultimate goal is to become the Governor of Rome.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 6:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Set in the realm of Greek mythology, God of War 3 is a single-player game that allows players to take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he treads through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hell once more to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. The SCEA Santa Monica team working on GoW 3 is looking for an
Online Gameplay Programmer, possibly indicating Kratos will go online.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 8:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive's Mount & Blade is a single-player, third- or first-person action/role-playing game with a focus on medieval combat. At a press event in Stockholm it was revealed that TaleWorlds Entertainment is working on a multiplayer expansion, which will focus on battles, not the campaign, and let up to 32 players (and bots) duke it out in a variety of modes such as DM/TDM and Siege. A closed beta will start in 3 months, but the plan is to make it mod friendly while also improving the game's AI, add better prospects for diplomacy and better rendering techniques (HDR).
by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2009 @ 1:20 p.m. PST | Filed under
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WH 40k: Dawn of War II takes players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-op campaign. The DoW II multiplayer beta will be available to public via download on Games for Windows Live Marketplace and Steam today at 7:01 p.m. EST (12:01 a.m. GMT).
by Rainier on Jan. 22, 2009 @ 6:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dragonica is a free-to-play, cartoon side-scrolling, micro-transaction-based casual MMO mixing elements of action and arcade.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2009 @ 4:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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WH 40k: Dawn of War II takes players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-op campaign. The DoW II multiplayer beta will be available on Steam for Soulstorm owners at 12:01 a.m. GMT (7:01 p.m. EST) tonight.
by Adam Pavlacka on Jan. 15, 2009 @ 8:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-op campaign.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2009 @ 3:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Brütal Legend is a 3rd person action adventure game starring Jack Black in the role of roadie Eddie Riggs, who sets on an epic quest to build an army of rockers with only a broad axe, a big block V8 and his faithful guitar in hand. Never officially announced Brütal Legend will have a "rich" multiplayer portion, as confirmed by Double Fine's GDC session details.