by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 5:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune brings players into a world ripe with realism and unexpected juxtapositions. A fallible hero akin to those depicted in pulp-adventure genre films, Nathan Drake brings a humanity and believability never seen before in video gaming, enabled entirely through technology advancements.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 4:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Monte Cristo and Focus announced the latest iteration of its building sim, City Life. The new 2008 Edition features 60 more buildings, bringing the total to 360, including famous structures such as St. Paul Cathedral, Royal Opera etc... New scenarios, 10 new maps, and an updated version of the editor allow you to import satellite maps, as well as import from applications such as World-Machine, or GeoControl.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 4:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft signed an agreement with Cranium, Inc. to create a Cranium video game for the Wii. Using the Wii Remote and special Kabookii Decoder Glasses, Cranium Kabookii changes the television screen into a living canvas where teams jam, draw, act, puzzle and even crack codes to win.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 4:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Wild ARMs 5 is an RPG that follows the journey of a group of young travelers as they try to unlock the mysteries of their ravaged land and unknowingly become involved in a struggle that will decide the fate of the entire world.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 4:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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We Love Golf! presents a realistic golfing experience with a fresh spin, incorporating the Wii Remote's unique motion-sensing functionality. Players use the controller to choose clubs, line up shots, swing and even add a touch fade or draw with a flick of the wrist. Just as on a real course, gauging wind conditions, correct club selection and careful reading of the greens are all essential for victory. A variety of game modes, multiple characters, and unlockable content provides endless hours of putting heaven.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 1:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Clive Barker's Jericho is a squad-based horror FPS devised by the master mythmaker, novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. The Jericho Team is a seven-man strike force that protects government interests from paranormal threats.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 12:56 a.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 Aug. 31, 2007 @ 12:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EVE Online is an MMO game set in a world of galactic proportions, governed by a hyper-capitalistic economy where space flight is the path to all commerce, communication, and conflict. Your mission is to establish yourself as a major competitor, trusted by your friends, feared by your enemies. Later this year CCP is planning a graphical overhaul, see how it'll look like ...
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2007 @ 12:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Scholastic Media signed a distribution agreement with Activision Publishing to distribute two new Scholastic developed NDS titles in North America, I SPY Fun House and Animal Genius.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 7:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Playing as a warrior riding a voracious dragon trained for deadly aerial and ground combat, and capable of scorching, clawing and smashing thousands of enemies, gamers must defeat countless armies to save a civilization. Several days ahead of its official Sept. 4th release date, several retail stores (EBGames/Gamestop etc.) are already selling the game.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 5:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness is a strategy/RPG game, featuring a multiplayer mode, enabling players to pit their armies against each other, a new Geo Cube feature, bringing a brand new element of strategy to the game, and spicing up PvP battles. A new story mode has also been added, allowing players to play as their favorite vassal.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 5:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Combat Mission: Shock Force is a tactical military simulation depicting a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria. Battlefront has released a new patch, bringing their download/retail version (not the Paradox edition) to v1.03 and fixing bugs/crashes, various tweaks, AI and path finding improvements and plenty more.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 4:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 will let players take the fight into their own hands with the debut of Superstar Fighting Styles. The game features eight unique styles, each having its own strategy and exclusive attributes.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 4:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hacker Evolution Reinsertion is the first expansion pack for the original hacking simulation game, continuing the adventure with new levels and graphics, pushing the game engine beyond what was present until now.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 3:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage the latest graphics technology to create a unique action game experience. Sierra has released a 581 mb playable demo on Xbox Live...
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 3:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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No More Heroes is the next action game from SUDA-51, creator of the surreal shooter Killer7.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 3:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony's Playstation Network has gotten a ton of new content today. Earlier this week on Xbox Live, Capcom has released a demo as well as the full Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix game, Namco Bandai released Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online, and to top it all off there are demos for NASCAR 08, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 and All-Pro Football 08.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 2:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Games Workshop announced that its BL Publishing division will release an original novel based on EA Mythic's MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. The first book in the new series of novels set in the Age of Reckoning, Empire in Chaos will be available in all major bookstores and on the BL Publishing website in early 2008.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 2:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A stunningly beautiful martial arts drama set in a mythical time and place in the Far East, Heavenly Sword takes players on a roller coaster of emotion and action that truly exploits the potential of gaming as the new artistic entertainment medium.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 2:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Kwari is a first-person shooter 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 in place of flat rate charges or monthly subscriptions.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 1:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Manhunt 2 an experiment at a secret research facility has gone catastrophically wrong. Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper are the only surviving subjects. The Pickman Project will stop at nothing to hunt them down and stop the truth from getting out. While an edited version of the original Manhunt 2 will be released with a Mature rating, Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin says
no ban on Manhunt 2 is possible under current Dutch law.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 1:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rebelmind's The Chosen: Well of Souls is a 3D hack'n slash set in the 19th century. You are Frater Simon sent on a mission by the monasteries to free God's Envoy, taken hostage by a mighty Alchemist Marcus who uses human souls to strengthen his own powers in order to rule the world.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 12:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sales numbers released by UK’s independent music, video and software performance and sales tracking company, Chart Track, shows that the Nintendo Wii is now being enjoyed by over one million people in the UK, becoming the fastest ever selling home console in UK videogame history to reach this milestone.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 12:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA's Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity is a fast-paced new Sonic racing game created by Sonic team that takes Sonic into never-before seen worlds with edge-of-your-seat racing intensity and all-new gravity controlling moves.
by Rainier on Aug. 30, 2007 @ 12:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fantasy Wars, previously known as Mythic Wars, is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before. This demo features two missions, but is entirely in French.