by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 5:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Top Spin 3, players compete online and offline to rise in the ranks against current top ranked professional players, as well as legendary players Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Monica Seles. Adding a unique user-generated component, players can also use new player creator features that include free-form body sculpting, makeup and tattoos.
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 5:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Revealed when it acquired Hasbro’s Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition board game license, EA's Monopoly has you jet set across the globe and buy and sell property in the most desirable cities in the world. Play alone or with up to 3 people using one of three sets of rules or make the game more challenging by customizing your own game.
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 5:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Originally created as a dream match for players to pit their favorite KOF characters against each other, KOF '98 UM takes that one step further by introducing new features such as new characters, game systems, game modes, stages and soundtracks not seen in the original.
In Atlus' RPG Persona 3: FES, you lead a group of high school students with a dangerous extra curricular activity: exploring the mysterious tower Tartarus and fighting the sinister Shadows during the Dark Hour, a frozen span of time imperceptible to all but a select few. The standalone expansion adds 30 hours of gameplay!
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 4:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v5.2 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 4:34 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 April 23, 2008 @ 4:04 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, returning to New York situated around Eastern European protagonist Nikolai. Sony Europe is bundling GTA IV with a 40GB PS3, and SIXAXIS wireless controller for just €439, while Best Buy is giving a $50 gift cards to customers who purchase GTAIV and any X360 console.
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 3:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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RTK XI presents the most visually captivating evolution in the history of the series, featuring an artistic style evocative of classical Chinese ink-paintings, and with debates and duels now rendered in real-time 3D animation.
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 3:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Namco Bandai's Smash Court Tennis 3, previously released on PSP, players compete as or against 16 of their favorite Pro-Tennis stars including #1 ranked Roger Federer and 2006 French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin.
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 3:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Aptus Games uses Actiga's proprietary motion controllers combined with a revolutionary browser-based 3D game engine to deliver a multi-sensory game experience on the Web.
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 2:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bethesda spin-off company Vir2L Studios lets players experience the thrill of racing while on board the most extreme road racing motorcycle of today - the Ducati!
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 2:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge, join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance. A hotfix for the v1.02 win32 server allows you to host multiple game support on one machine...
by Rainier on April 23, 2008 @ 2:27 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 April 23, 2008 @ 2:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Digital Eel is making its 2001 title Plasmaworm, an addictive arcade game of weird worms eating random probability eidolons in a tank of otherspatial plasma, available for free, as well as Big Box of Blox and Dr. Blob's Organism, two other of its classic titles.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 11:41 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:
- Dead Space [ALL] - Animated Comic Ep. 1
- Speed Racer [PSP/PS2/Wii] - Trailer #3
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 7:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Earlier this month Interplay revealed that it wanted to bring back some of its classic titles, and announced
yesterday some of its original SNES titles would be coming to Wii Virtual console. Today Interplay revealed it has signed a partnership arrangement with Earthworm Jim creator Douglas TenNapel to relaunch the franchise.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 6:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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AMF Bowling Pinbusters! puts the excitement of the lanes in the palm of your hands. Choose from one of twelve unique characters, each with their own style and signature move.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 6:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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QuakeCon 2008 will take place July 31 - August 3, 2008 in Dallas, TX at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, and as always, this event is free to all attendees thanks to the support of the QuakeCon volunteer staff, id Software, and the event sponsors and exhibitors.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 5:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCAA Football 09 focuses on wide-open collegiate style gameplay featuring unique animations that you will only find in college football, unveiling the new Break Away Animation Engine which allows gamers to break in and out of moves.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 5:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Citing Hollywood executives, the
LA Times claims that Sony has been in licensing talks with movie/tv studios the past few weeks in order to launch an online video service through its PS3 game console, as early as this summer. While Sony of course did not comment on the matter, SCEA's senior vice president of marketing Peter Dille said "we'll be offering a video service for PS3 in a way that separates the service from others you've seen or used." The service will have to compete with Microsoft's Xbox Live which currently offers 350 movies and more than 5,000 episodes of TV shows.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 2:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Following a survey of existing measures to protect minors from harmful video games across the 27 European Union member states, the European Commission called for a retailers' Code of Conduct to be drawn up within two years.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 2:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Put on your headset, grab your clipboard and see if you have what it takes to be the boss in NFL Head Coach 09, a unique NFL experience that gives gamers the power to make decisions that define their career and ultimately the fate of their franchise as a head coach in the NFL. EA revealed that NFL Head Coach 09 will not only come bundled with Madden, but also as standalone title.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 12:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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If previous trademark registrations are any indication, then Ubisoft's next installment in the Prince of Persia franchise will be called Prince of Persia Prodigy. According to
trademork, Jordan Mechner has locked in the next installment in the Sands of Time trilogy, as he also owns The Sands of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones. Maybe we'll get more details at UbiDays or E3.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 12:45 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Beijing 2008: the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games will be an authentic simulation of over 35 events from the upcoming Olympic Games and will allow gamers to experience the thrill of competing in many of the official venues.
by Rainier on April 22, 2008 @ 12:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In addition to a new campaign that ties up the Dread Lords saga, GalCiv II: Twilight of the Arnor adds civilization-specific technology trees and planetary improvements that add even more flavor to each alien race, while greatly expanding the strategic depth of the game. After a few delays, Stardock has set the launch date for April 30, 2008.