by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 3:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Using the Wii remote as a golf club, swing into the action with your favorite characters as Super Swing Golf Season 2 returns to the island to challenge the new courses with all new story, tournament modes, new multiplayer modes, completely new customizations, costumes, and secrets.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 3:23 p.m. PDT | 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. Eidos' Jane Cavanagh
revealed that, while K&L has yet to be released, a sequel is already in production, showing their confidence in the title. The plan is to make IO Interactive's Mature rated action game into a long-term franchise, and Eidos has set aside its largest marketing budget ever to promote the title.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 2:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale and realistic atmosphere that players have come to expect from the series, but will redefine the Tactical Action experience, with completely re-imagined character designs and weapons, yet maintaining familiar characterizations that are accurate to culturally depictions.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal is an action-adventure game featuring seven playable Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tasmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer and a special secret character. Ahead of its launch next week, WBIE has released a demo on Xbox Live Marketplace.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 12:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 12:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In its seventh consecutive year, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) announced today the 2008 dates, new facility and early line-up of speakers and sponsors for its upcoming D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 12:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Evil Under the Sun famous detective Hercule Poirot is back in typical style, turning up at just the right time to begin an investigation into the murder of a famous actress during what should have been the start of a relaxing holiday.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 12:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Paradox Interactive's Penumbra: Black Plague, the final chapter in the Penumbra story, thrusts players into a creepy environment of psychological horror, as they are challenged in this unique action/adventure experience.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 11:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bladestorm will offer massive battles mixed with strategy, much like the Dynasty Warriors titles, but one of the main differences is that the game will be situated in the Western medieval timeframe. The promised demo is now available for download on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 10:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Europe announced details of its new 40GB PS3 model that will launch throughout Europe on Oct. 10, 2007, at the attractive price of €399/£299. While most specs are identical to other models, this 40GB version no longer offers backward compatibility with older PlayStation titles, only 2 (instead of 4) USB ports and no multi-memory card port.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 10:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rise of Kunark introduces a new playable race, the Sarnak. This dragon-like humanoid inhabits the jungle islands of Timorous Deep, a new starting location for adventurers. Timorous Deep presents a wealth of new content for levels 1-20, and is one of the many new zones being developed for this expansion.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Chosen: Well of Souls is a 3D hack'n slash set in the 19th century, where you are sent on a mission by the monasteries to free God's Envoy. Unlike yesterday's full game/trial version, this demo features the first level, playable as one of three heroes.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 9:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea, you play a bold sea captain in the 18th century Caribbean as you seek glory and adventure, featuring high seas action and swashbuckling adventure in a world of pirates and plunder.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 9:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft announced a plan for Halo development studio Bungie Studios to embark on a path to become an independent company, although Microsoft will retain an equity interest and own the Halo franchise, in addition to other future properties that Bungie may develop.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA Rally Revo will set a new benchmark in its genre with a high-tempo driving experience that will challenge the racing skills both on and off-road, with revolutionary dynamically deformable terrain, proprietary next-generation graphics, bone-jarringly realistic physics, and competitive bumper-to-bumper racing.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft's squadron-based flight combat game Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII shows World War II from a different perspective, that of an elite pilot who is part of a secret team.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 9:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Kwari is an FPS, developed by Micro Forté, 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.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 8:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA announced the acquisition of Atlanta-based software tools and gaming client applications provider Super Computer International (SCI), not to be confused with Eidos parent company SCi, which will be integrated into EA's Online Technology Group, headed by SCI CEO Jesper Jensen.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 6:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Escape from Paradise City blends action-RPG and strategy asking the player to infiltrate a gang-infested city on the Eastern seaboard in order to root out rampant corruption and violence.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 4:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gears of War blends action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. The PC version includes a variety of all-new content, including three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer game type, Game Editor, five new campaign chapters and DX10 support.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 3:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A year after the demise of DICE Canada through the purchase of DICE by Electronic Arts, former DICE Canada lead designer Armando "Aj" Marini, once part of the Battlefield development team, is now heading TUSK Interactive, which is currently looking for a a technical director. It's a safe bet that given Marini's track record in multiplayer online shooters, the new studio may have something going on in that genre.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 3:32 a.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.
by Chris Lawton on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 2:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened rises to the challenge of being entirely in 3D; while the creators have kept classic game mechanics, the game benefits from the freedom and the immersion brought by a superb animated and detailed real time 3D environment.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 2:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Codemasters has signed a a worldwide licensing agreement with The Templar Company to create a original & exclusive NDS/Wii video game titles based on Templar's 14 million-selling 'Ology series of books, Dragonology, Wizardology and Pirateology.
by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2007 @ 2:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The maiden voyage of Square Enix's Star Ocean RPG series embarks upon the PSP with brand-new features and stunning original animated sequences.