by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 5:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles featuring all new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus, and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 5:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced an exclusive multi-year, multi-title game development deal with Eat, Sleep, Play, David Jaffe and Scott Campbell's new development company. Eat, Sleep, Play will create titles for the PlayStation platforms, starting with Twisted Metal: Head On for PS2, early 2008.
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 4:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Toy Home seems to be a miniature car racing game in the same vein as Xbox Live Arcade's Mad Tracks, or Codemasters Micro Machines. While details are unavailable it's pretty safe to assume this will be a PlayStation Network downloadable title.
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 4:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A few months back a financial analysis revealed that EA might already be working on The Godfather 2, but hadn't been heard from since. At a shareholder meeting, EA Games' Frank Gibeau confirmed this when responding to a question about mature titles, saying "The appeal of those types of games is growing as the demographics start to open up for that older demographic. We make products like Godfather 2, Army Of Two, Crysis - a lot of products that appeal to that older customer."
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 4:34 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.
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 4:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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BioShock will forever change the expectations for the FPS going beyond run and gun corridors, monster-closet AIs and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. The ESRB's German counterpart USK, reveals the existence of
a BioShock demo that is currently under qualification, and with the game being out end of August, we might be able to try the game on Xbox Live shortly ...
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 2:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Konami popular soccer franchise, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, makes its debut on the PS3. PES 2008 features a proprietary adaptive AI system entitled Teamvision, a sophisticated AI programming that learns and adapts according to an individual’s style of play.
by Tom Baker on July 27, 2007 @ 1:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End video games from Disney Interactive Studios invite players to "live and die by the sword" as they venture to the worlds of the films and beyond while playing as Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 12:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mercury Games teams up mobile content provider Jamba to give more Jamster characters their own video game – Jamster Allstars. The Jamster Allstars must make their way through a series of challenges to discover who has stolen the all musical notes so that they can continue to make ringtones.
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 12:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GripShift HD combines high-flying stunt driving with unique puzzle-solving action in an all-out, pedal-to-the-metal racing experience, optimized for the PS3 (720p, 60fps). SOE has released a free update on the PlayStation Network that decreases load times, improves the leaderboards, and adds a few new features to increase playability.
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 12:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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For Liberty! is a turn based computer strategy game for the PC, covering two wars of independence - the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Rakoczi War of Independence in Europe 1703-1711. This v1.81 patch adds a "Retreat all units" button, and addresses a serious issue with tactical battles that appeared in the 1.80 update.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 8:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Transformers: The Game lets gamers control the outcome in the battle for Earth as they choose to protect it as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons. Players will also experience the unstoppable power and massive scale of their favorite Robots in Disguise such as Bumblebee, Barricade and others.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 8:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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When the game is on the line and the ball is in your hands, what will you do? Will you penetrate, drive the lane and rise above the rim for a monster dunk, or find an opening on the perimeter and sink a game-winning three? Take control of the game with a full arsenal to win the one-on-one match-up from every spot on the floor with NBA Live 08.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 5:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Merscom's Trainz Railwayz combines two new titles in the Trainz line of games, Harlem Line Edition and the Metropolis Edition, with the bonus addition of Trainz Railroad Simulator, modified to be compatible with Windows Vista.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 5:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sierra Online has released 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures: Lost Island Expansion, featurings 18 additional holes set in a tropical Lost Island paradise.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 4:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Playground captures the exuberance and nostalgia of your neighborhood playground, turning your gaming space into an arena of interactive fun with immersive activities designed for kids, and the kid inside all of us.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 3:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – a showdown between the Soviets and the US, with destructible 3D battlefields, team-based multiplayer action and fast, hard-hitting battles. Massive Entertainment and Sierra announced that WiC will be playable at QuakeCon 2007.
by Judy on July 26, 2007 @ 1:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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To be developed and published by Capcom, Resident Evil 5 is the forthcoming installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, which will debut for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
by Judy on July 26, 2007 @ 1:41 p.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:
- NASCAR 08 (PS2/PS3/X360)
We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...
by Judy on July 26, 2007 @ 1:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Atari has released new downloadable content, the Test Drive Collection Volume 5 (350 points), on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Volume 5 features five new cars and the Holden Efijy Concept motorbike (free).
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 12:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A 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.
As promised, Sony has released a 996mb playable demo on the PlayStation Network.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 12:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation will let players experience Ace Combat on a massive worldwide scale as it features an in-depth multi-player online experience that includes a variety of action-packed online modes. Namco Bandai announced that its demo on Xbox Live was download 500,000 times during E3 week, making it the #1 download.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 11:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Beowulf is a combat-driven action adventure game set in the realms of nordic mythology. It tells the story of a daring hero, Beowulf, and his adventures in the times of the early viking age. The innovative new fighting system and the exceptional story and characters make this game a must-have for action adventure enthusiasts.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 9:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in “Sin City” threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. Ubisoft has released the 2 map packs previously made available on Xbox Live.
by Rainier on July 26, 2007 @ 9:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Xider Games' Ankh is a point and click adventure game where you play as Assil, a young Egyptian man in trouble, making his way through treacherous Cairo, avoiding evil Pharaohs, crocodiles and assassins, to lift his own death curse.