by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 2:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SCEE announced that Tourist Trophy: the Real Riding Simulator is coming to Europe this May. Offering a whole new perspective on bike racing, Gran Turismo's Polyphony Digital Inc has hard worked to capture the true essence of motorcycle racing and the fluid relationship between man and machine.
by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 2:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Telltale today announced that it has closed an $825,000 Convertible Bridge Note, bringing Telltale's total seed funding to $1.4 million, enabling the company to expand its innovative entertainment initiatives through investments in additional popular licenses, technology development, and marketing.
by Thomas Leaf on March 1, 2006 @ 2:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Daxter takes place during the two years Daxter searches for Jak. To help stamp out a mysterious metalbug infestation, Daxter takes on a job as a pest exterminator, enabling him to explore parts of Haven City in an effort to collect the clues that will lead him to Jak.
by Agustin on March 1, 2006 @ 2:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Winning Eleven 9 shoots and scores with the renowned on-the-money controls that create the most authentic soccer experience in gaming history. Featuring real players, a large variety of licensed teams, photo-realistic graphics, and a huge variety of stadiums, gamers will be able to re-create the same excitement that surrounds the world's most popular sport.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 8:02 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition consists of 28 arcade games including all of the games from Midway Arcade Treasures 2 and Midway Arcade Treasures 3, and for the first time all three Mortal Kombat games on PC. Midway has released a patch to resolve a silent sound issue with the compilation.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 6:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :
- Superman Returns: The Videogame [PS2/Xbox/X360] - Trailer
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter [PS2/Xbox/X360/PC] - NarCom Trailer
- LotR: The Battle for Middle-earth 2 [X360/PC] - Intro Movie
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 6:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
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AND 1 Streetball will raise the bar for sports videos game with its revolutionary I-Ball Controls, an intuitive control system that gives you fluid and precise command over every offensive and defensive move. Not only will you do it, you will also feel it, and it will feel good.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 5:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Legion Arena is an online Role Playing Strategy Game, and blends core gameplay elements from the RTS & RPG genres. Strategy First has released the first patch bringing your North American retail game to v1.01 and fixes a few bugs, adds larger multiplayer armies, makes the game more MOD friendly and more.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 5:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SOE's Platform Publishing today announced an agreement with Perpetual Entertainment to co-publish its online action role-playing game, Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Capcom announced today that it has released Final Fight: Streetwise for the PS2 and Xbox. Set within Capcom’s Final Fight universe, this mission-based action game calls for players to use their street smarts and powerful fighting skills to survive the back alleys of Metro City.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 2:30 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SCEA announced today the launch of its PS2/PSP exclusive MLB '06 The Show, the only officially licensed first party video game by Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP), Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) and the League's Players Association (MLBPA).
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 2:27 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ today announced that Rainbow Studios' MX vs. ATV: On The Edge has shipped for the PSP, allowing gamers to take the ultimate off-road adventure with them on the road.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 1:04 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Since E3 2005 very little has been heard from Will Wright's Spore, a new sim/strategy game which will allow the player to control all aspects of life, from a cellular level al the way out of this galaxy. While the initial revealing only indicated Spore would be coming to PC, a recent
job list on GameDev.net indicates EA's plans to bring the title to yet undefined handheld platforms, "the Spore team is looking for an experienced designer that will be responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining game systems and content for SPORE Handheld titles."
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 12:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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NIS America announced today that Generation of Chaos for the PSP has shipped to North American retailers and is in stores now. Generation of Chaos has evolved into a new handheld game, letting North American strategy RPG fans to stretch their minds and meet the ultimate challenge and thrill of victory.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 12:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. For Agent 47 it's business as usual, until suddenly he loses contact with The ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America, where he prepares to make a killing.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 11:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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On Thursday, March 16, six new stars will be unveiled on Walk of Game, the landmark destination honoring icons of the videogame industry. This year, Walk of Game celebrates Sid Meier and John Carmack for Lifetime Achievement, and Lara Croft, StarCraft, Final Fantasy and EverQuest as favorite Games/Characters.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 11:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 10:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
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WEBZEN today announced that it has signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with U.S.-based Red 5 Studios to publish a new MMOG property. Red 5 Studios is founded by former Diablo/World of Warcraft members and recently signed the Offset engine for its new project.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 10:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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CDV today announced that Butur's supernatural WWII FPS ÜberSoldier has gone gold and will ship in April. ÜberSoldier features nail-biting, fast-paced combat, historically based weapons and diverse environments sure to challenge fans of action games.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turbine and Atari announced that its pen & paper inspired MMORPG Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach has launched in North America. DDO is a unique experience where players must use their combat skills and wits to survive dangerous dungeons, fiendish traps and foes that punish the foolish.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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2K Games today announced that its television series based action game, 24: The Game, has shipped to retail stores across North America, exclusively for PS2.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Midway announced today that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the final franchise installment on current generation systems featuring the most extensive cast of playable characters in the series to–date and an all–new create–a–fighter mode, is currently in development for the PS2 and Xbox.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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UberSoldier is a high-tech first-person 3D shooter, which takes place in an alternate universe where the fascist Germany won in the Second World War. A soldier of the German Resistance, Karl Stolz, turns out to be involved in the deadly play of mysterious powers, and at stake is control over the entire world.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA today announced that Criterion Games' FPS BLACK is now available at North American retailers. BLACK delivers explosive Hollywood-style gun battles and destruction set against the modern war on terror.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 9:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA shipped The Sims 2 Open for Business to retailers around the globe today. The Sims 2 Open for Business allows players to access a whole new type of gameplay that takes Sims out of their homes, and allows them to flourish at their dream business.