by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Philips today announced an alliance with Ubisoft to amBX-enable Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway and Far Cry 2. The agreement will also see an amBX patch being released for the original Far Cry. Further patches for existing Ubisoft games will also be released with the amBX-enabling of additional titles to be announced later.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 9:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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If you can dream it, you can build it as Majesco announced Our House for the Wii. Developed by Budcat Creations, Our House turns the Wii Remote into the ultimate creation tool that lets players design, build and decorate their own personalized trophy home they can share with others in an online neighborhood.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 9:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Currently only scheduled for release in Europe, Nintendo is bringing this classic strategy game to the Wii.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 6:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Today Nintendo added yet another two classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Star Tropics, and The King Of Fighters '94.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 6:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turbine announced that The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has become the first MMORPG to support the Microsoft DirectX 10 API and NVIDIA GeForce graphics processors for stunningly realistic imagery.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 6:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Backbreaker is taking sports video games to a place where the action is never the same and every hit looks and feels as realistic as a Sunday afternoon. Utilizing NaturalMotion’s euphoria motion synthesis engine, you’ll never see the same tackle again.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 6:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Emergent Game Technologies announced that Sony Online Entertainment has selected Gamebryo to create titles for the PlayStation Network.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 6:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Art of Murder: FBI Confidential, created by by the team who made Schizm, Sentinel and Reah, is a point & click adventure where the player takes on the role of an FBI agent, whose task is to solve a series of macabre murders of wealthy, well-to-do citizens.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 5:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA announced that it has completed its acquisition of VG Holding Corp. and has officially welcomed BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios to the EA Games Label, vaulting EA into a competitive position in the RPG, action and adventure genres.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 5:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2008 allows users to hone their dueling skills using over 2,000 monster, trap and spell cards and faithfully reproduced structure decks from the official card game. The social elements are also highlighted, with the ability to compete against players all over the world via wireless and Wi-Fi.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 5:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Prototype tells the story of Alex Mercer - a man haunted by his past, fighting a secret war in New York City. As the action spirals out of control, a conspiracy tied to his origins threatens the future of mankind itself. The Neural-THX Surround technology extends the surround sound experience from 5.1 to 7.1 discrete surround sound.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 2:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ghost in the Sheet is a comedy adventure game of supernatural proportions. Become a ghost and master your new paranormal skill set to unravel the secrets of your life-after-death adventure! Mystery, intrigue, comedy and adventure await…aren’t you just dying to play?
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 2:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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While Namco Bandai's latest One Piece: Unlimited Adventure has just gone gold in North America, the next installment in the franchise is already well under way. While details about One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 are slim, the first footage was shown at Jump Festa 2008 a few weeks ago.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2008 @ 2:46 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Kwari is an FPS where players make money off each other in real-time. The game will be free to download online, but instead of being subscription-based it will use a unique free-to-play/pay-to-play model whereby Kwari sells the player ammunition.
Based on the second season of the Avatar animated series, players will join Aang and his friends as they master their skills and fight their way to defend the greatest Earth Kingdom city against a deadly Fire Nation invasion.
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2008 @ 8:15 p.m. PST | Filed under
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During Bill Gates' final 2008 CES keynote speech, Microsoft unveiled several new entertainment services and partnerships that demonstrate how software is improving people’s ability to connect with their favorite content and communities through new and expanded forms of entertainment experiences.
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2008 @ 7:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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At the 2008 CES Microsoft announced that Disney/ABC and MGM Studios will be offering U.S. Xbox Live members premium entertainment content (movies, old/new TV series) via the Marketplace Video Store.
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2008 @ 6:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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After
Microsoft showed off its holidays hard/software sales numbers, Sony put its cards on the table revealing that hardware retail sales across its three platforms reached more than 3.9 million units in North America from Nov. 23, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2007.
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2008 @ 6:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Revealed a few days ago, Sony officially announced that late January it will introduce Skype features to the new slim PSP through a firmware update, enabling users to freely communicate with other Skype users around the world over the Internet.
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2008 @ 2:04 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a violent and chaotic journey of two men — a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath — and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. This demo features the Retomoto Tower mission, also playable in co-op.
by Steven Mills on Jan. 6, 2008 @ 2:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform music from the world's biggest rock artists with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering deep online connectivity.
by Rainier on Jan. 5, 2008 @ 4:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Bully: Scholarship Edition tells the story of 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he experiences the highs and lows of adjusting to a new school. Bully is coming to the X360 and the Wii on March 4, and the
first details about the
promised new content have been revealed. Eight new missions, four new school classes (biology, music, math and geography), new unlockable items and clothing, new two-player offline minigames, new awards and Achievements.
by Rainier on Jan. 5, 2008 @ 4:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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L.A. Noire is an interactive detective story set in the 1947 classic noir period situated in an exact recreation of mid century Los Angeles. L.A. Noire draws players into an open-ended challenge to solve a series of gruesome murders, but also side missions based on real events from that period. Developer Team Bondi hired a costume designer to accurately portray the time period. While previously pegged as a PS3 exclusive,
a job listing for a new Lead Animator reveals "the project" to be on PS3 and X360.
by Reggie Carolipio on Jan. 5, 2008 @ 3:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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It's June 6th, 1944, and the war is in your hands. Step into the boots of OSS Operative John Berg and infiltrate Normandy from behind enemy lines to undermine the Nazi regime. Choose to tackle all-new missions in traditional single player campaign or engage in massive, 32-player online, continuous-joining multiplayer battles where you can jump into the battle at any time.
by Rainier on Jan. 5, 2008 @ 2:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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All your favorites from Rockstar Games are now on Steam! To celebrate, you'll save 10% (ends Jan. 11) on every title, from the complete Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne series to Manhunt, Midnight Club II, and more. The Rockstar Collection, which packs every Rockstar game for just $53.95 (regular price: $59.95).