by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 6:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Last Remnant is Square Enix's latest single-player RPG game, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, scheduled to be released in Japan and North America simultaneously, with two main characters, each one appealing to a specific territory.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 6:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Beniot Sokal's White Birds Productions studio is working on Sinking Island, a dark detective adventure story set on a tropical paradise. At a millionaire's hotel a crime is committed, and while the island seems to be sinking for unknown reasons, you, as detective Jack Norm, have to find out who did it.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 6:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MGS4: Guns of the Patriots marks the next-gen debut of Hideo Kojima’s tactical espionage action series with new gameplay features, spectacular graphics and the return of several characters from the series. EBGames has updated its
product page reflecting a delay from its original Sept. 2007 release date, until March 2008. Gamestop sent out an email to all pre-order customers notifying them of the delay.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 5:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess is the 3rd expansion pack for Square Enix MMO, scheduled for release late 2007. Wings of the Goddess add-on includes new areas, a wide variety of new jobs, time travel, and large scale battlefields.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 5:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Torrente, based on a Spanish comedy, is called upon to protect European Diplomat Giannina Ricci who is in Madrid to denounce certain irregularities of some of the countries businesses. Based in the streets of Madrid, the videogame has captured the look and feel of the city down to the last detail.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 5:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A fantasy voyage through the great mythologies, Loki, an action/RPG, allows you to take on the role of one of the 4 heroes of the game, each drawn from a different mythology : a mighty Norse fighter, a fierce Greek warrior, a powerful Egyptian magician or an Aztec shaman who masters the secrets of the spirit world.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 5:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today Nintendo added yet another 3 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 : Pac-Man, Ninja Gaiden, and Ninja Spirit.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 4:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus U.S.A.'s Luminous Arc, an NDS exclusive strategy RPG, has you take control of the Garden Children, a group of fighters and mages trained since childhood and dedicated to eradicating the Witch threat, and discover the mysteries behind their return, their motives, and their history!
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 4:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Eternal Sonata, previously known as Trusty Bell, is an next-gen RPG, taking full advantage of the X360, boasting gorgeous graphics, 3-D character models, and a groundbreaking battle system. People with international accounts can now download a 585 mb demo for Eternal Sonata off the Marketplace in Japan, with English text.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 4:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Square Enix announced the latest title in the Dragon Quest universe, and the first to make the jump to next-generation consoles, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors will be released for the Nintendo Wii.
Combining hypnotic music with brain teasing challenges that everyone can enjoy, Honeycomb Beat features intuitive touch screen puzzle action across three modes of play that lets gamers try to clear hexagonal Honeycombs from the game board.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 3:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Final Fantasy Tactics A2 is Square Enix's latest foray in presenting the FF franchise as a turn-based strategy. The PSP has Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War and now the NDS gets the first Tactics title since the GBA.
by Rainier on May 14, 2007 @ 3:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has released details about the upcoming v2.0 system software update for the PS3, delivering features such as XMB (XrossMediaBar) accessible during gameplay, RSS channel added, and plenty more ...
by Rainier on May 13, 2007 @ 2:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Unreal Tournament 3 will have dozens of new, unique levels covering diverse environments, along with an even bigger selection of playable characters. The game will feature 7 game modes in total including one all-new game mode, several new vehicles and an armory full of weapons. According to
NVIDIA, UT 3 will fully support DirectX10.
by Rainier on May 13, 2007 @ 1:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Using an enhanced ‘Tomb Raider: Legend’ game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara’s adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the Scion right up to today’s technology standards and will offer gamers a completely new gameplay experience.
by Andrew Hayward on May 13, 2007 @ 1:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Mega Man ZX Advent, the main characters discover the power of the mysterious "Biometal model A," which on its own has several attacks, but also has a special Megamerge ability which allows the character to transform into one of eight "Pseudoroid" bosses that each have a unique set of abilities.
by Rainier on May 13, 2007 @ 1:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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This Wednesday, team up with up to three of your friends and prepare yourselves for intense side-scrolling, sci-fi shooting action in Aegis Wing, available for free to all Xbox LIVE members in North America for a limited time beginning Wednesday, May 16, at 2 a.m. PDT.
by Rainier on May 13, 2007 @ 1:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Grotesque is a new adventure/rpg from German developer Silent Dreams, and promises to be an original blend of traditional fantasy RPG (like Gothic, Fable, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment) and sarcastic humor with adventure elements along the lines of Monkey Island.
by Rainier on May 13, 2007 @ 1:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Combining 3D animation and 2D designs, A Vampyre Story follows the opera starlet, Mona, a woman kidnapped by Baron Shrowdy Von Kiefer and slowly becoming a creature of the night after coming under the vampire's spell.
by Jeremy Wood on May 13, 2007 @ 1:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Complimenting the SingStar range with a fresh new look and a broad contemporary song selection, SingStar Pop includes 30 new tracks and supports the impressive list of household-names already featured in the SingStar range, a great recipe to spice up any party.
by Rainier on May 13, 2007 @ 1:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Raven Software is currently working on a new game based on the "Wolfenstein" series, scheduled for 2008, and with
newer motion-capture technology, it is working with a local actress Carrie Coon to be an elite force assassin character in its movie.
by Rainier on May 13, 2007 @ 12:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Aksys Games' first game for the Nintendo DS, Hoshigami Remix, is a remake of the popular strategy RPG originally released on the PlayStation One.
by Rainier on May 12, 2007 @ 4:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tecmo's action hero Ryu Hayabusa will be flipping his way onto the NDS. Bringing all of the intense combat, stylized graphics, and ultimate ninja action to touch-screens everywhere, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword features a new storyline and innovative use of the DS Stylus.
by Rainier on May 12, 2007 @ 2:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Supreme Commander features a riveting, action-packed storyline, ground-breaking gameplay and genre-defining online multiplayer battles. levels. THQ is preparing a new patch for GPG's 3D RTS, tweaking the balance of various units.
by Rainier on May 12, 2007 @ 1:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bomberman: Act Zero did not quite get the critical appeal Hudson had hoped for, so they went back to the old school formula and tasked Backbone Entertainment with putting the classic into a next-gen look. Currently scheduled for June, Bomberman lets you play online with up to 8 players, with monthly tournaments and content updates, customizable characters and bombs.