by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 11:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed a few days ago, SEGA officially announced that it has teamed up with Obsidian, who is also working on the Aliens RPG for SEGA, to develop its new 3rd person espionage focused action/RPG. Taking you on a suspenseful ride in the vein of James Bond, Jack Bauer, and Jason Bourne, Alpha Protocol has you work your way up the ranks as rookie agent Michael Thorton to become a bona-fide super spy.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 10:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens and trailers from Capcom's Digital Day 2008 lineup:
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 9:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In this pair of action-packed adventures players journey as actual Pokémon through a land untouched by humans. Before the game starts, players take a test to help them figure out which of 16 Pokémon best represents their personalities. Pre-order and receive a free, limited-edition Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers Guide, which contains an exclusive collection of tips, interviews and an original manga by art director Ken Sugimori.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 8:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fuelled with fury, SEGA’s The Incredible Hulk features key moments from the film, as well as additional plotlines 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 March 13, 2008 @ 8:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Build and decorate your dream home in Our House, Majesco's new simulation for NDS. Our House puts players in the contractor's shoes, challenging them to manage work-for-hire jobs and then use those earnings to create their own custom residence.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 8:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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An expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos for the PC, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March builds upon the game's tactical foundation to offer new units for each army as well as an original campaign and new online modes. The Xbox 360 version will be a standalone game and also include the original content from Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 7:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After it signed an agreement with Game Republic yesterday, Brash Entertainment today announced a game development deal with California-based game development studio, Factor 5 to develop a yet unnamed title scheduled for 2010, which will be officially announced around the E3 Expo in July.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 7:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 6:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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God of War II director Cory Barlog, who
recently left SCEA, has teamed up with writer-director-producer George Miller to develop a game based on the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road movie. While
details are still slim, the new game will be an action-adventure title, George Miller's first foray into the videogame business, featuring melee & projectile weapons, and of course hacked up vehicles, just as you would expect from a post apocalyptic setting.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 6:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting. The visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now the entire game environment and every individual unit is in full 3D.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.
by Brad Hilderbrand on March 13, 2008 @ 5:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefield Heroes is an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience. Battlefield Heroes is EA’s first title that is offered completely for free, and features a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 4:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Videogame is a tongue-in-cheek take on the first three cinematic adventures of pop culture’s most iconic archaeologist, including Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 4:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has commenced a tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of common stock of Take-Two for $26 per share in cash, making a total offer valued at approximately $2 billion, representing a 64% premium over Take-Two's closing stock price.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 4:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Announced yesterday and re-imagined for an even more intense arcade shooter experience, Assault Heroes 2 expands its horizons into outer space, featuring hijackable enemy vehicles, many more levels and an enhanced cooperative gameplay mode.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 4:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Despite
rumors and rumblings that Microsoft has been in talks with Sony to add Blu-ray support to the Xbox 360, with even Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
recently stating it will support Sony's standard, it may all be just smoke and mirrors. In a
recent interview Group Marketing Manager for Xbox Aaron Greenberg made it clear "Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray" and may instead be putting its focus on "digital distribution of entertainment content."
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 4:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mangled Eye Studios has revealed its first project, a Quake III powered FPS Dark Salvation. You take on the role of a young dead woman who has been sucked into the underworld and is now possessed by a deadly object, allowing her to cast magic according to each weapon she yields. There are plenty of levels, secrets, monsters and secret weapons to explore, find and fight.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 3:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has released a new v2.17 edition of its PS3 system software, but despite the recent hints at a possible in-game XMB/Home update this new version seems rather anemic as it only "improves the operating stability of some online PS3 titles."
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 1:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Misc Events - EIEIO 08
Set in World War 2, Velvet Assassin is a 3rd person shooter combining intense battles with guerrilla missions, featuring extensive stealth elements and challenging puzzles.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 1:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World under Siege: European Front is a classic WWIII turn-based strategy which focuses mostly on battles and tactics, therefore the game will feature a limited amount of micro-management, enough to add another dimension of game play, while not boring the player at the same time.
by Judy on March 12, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Check out the following new screens and trailers from Gamecock's EIEIO 2008 lineup:
by Rainier on March 12, 2008 @ 6:31 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:
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 [ALL] - Night Vision Trailer
- Viking: Battle For Asgard [PS3/X360] - Trailer (2)
- Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! [NDS] - Trailer #3
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 12, 2008 @ 5:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices, powered by the Unreal 2.5 Engine, with an FPS inspired combat system, which is skill based and commands full manual targeting. Spellborn's Frank Bakker tells us more about the creation of the Shorath Mesa area.
by Rainier on March 12, 2008 @ 5:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Create your own daring experiments with Crazy Machines 2! How will a toaster handle two whoopie cushions? How to watch TV with a steam engine? Build up insane chain reactions and pray that everything works or explodes with a big bang.
by Rainier on March 12, 2008 @ 4:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Majesco's Wonder World Amusement Park, developed by Coyote Console, brings to life a fully 3D world of games, rides and prizes across multiple themed areas that players can explore with personalized avatars.