by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2009 @ 9:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A tactical action-adventure game, Enslaved centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters and challenges players to employ a mix of combat, strategy and environment traversal. With influences and contributions from top music and film industry talent, Enslaved combines beautifully rendered graphics and captivating music with seamless animation and engrossing gameplay.
by Rainier on Sept. 29, 2009 @ 9:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Super Street Fighter IV features the full roster of 25 characters from Street Fighter IV such as Ryu, Ken, Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte and Rufus, while adding about eight characters new to the world of Street Fighter IV. The impressive new roster includes classic combatants from previous Street Fighter games like T. Hawk as well as all-new characters such as the mysterious and deadly female fighter, Juri.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2009 @ 12:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Assassin's Creed II: Discovery takes players through an untold chapter from the Assassin's Creed II console storyline utilizing the unique strengths of the NDS. In this new adventure, Ezio travels to Spain to rescue fellow assassins being held under the guise of the Inquisition, only to uncover a Templar plot to sail west and discover the New World.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate announced that this weekend there is a special offer with the Unreal Complete Pack Bundle available at 60% OFF. Apart from that Panzer Elite Action Series gets a 40-50% reduction, X-Blades drops half off its price, Crusader Kings Complete is half off, while Aztaka's price gets chopped in half.
by Rainier on Sept. 21, 2009 @ 3:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising features a new playable army, the traitorous Chaos Space Marines, and continues the epic journey of the Blood Ravens as they battle this new, more personal enemy. Chaos Rising offers new single-player and co-op campaigns, a level cap increase from 20 to 30, more powerful war-gear and a suite of innovative multiplayer options.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2009 @ 11:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Science fiction and fantasy meld in this continuation of tri-Ace Inc.'s RPG franchise. The refined gameplay features team-oriented combat, while improving upon the innovative real-time battle system that has become a trademark of the Star Ocean franchise. We already
hinted at it a few months back, and
earlier this week, but today Square Enix officially confirmed that SO4 is coming to the PS3, with added goodies.
by Rainier on Sept. 16, 2009 @ 7:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The story of Valkyria Chronicles II takes place two years after the conclusion of the original game. A group of young Gallian Military Academy cadets find themselves plunged into a bitter civil war when the newly formed Gallian Revolutionary Army stages a coup. As the epic drama unfolds in the game, players will experience stories of friendship, love and growing pains during a time of war and revolution.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2009 @ 3:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate announced that this weekend, Takeda 3 is yours for 50% off. New titles added today are Resident Evil 5 (US), Red Faction: Guerrilla (US), Batman: Arkham Asylum (US), and Need for Speed: Shift (US). On Friday, you'll be able to purchase Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold, Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Resident Evil 5 (rest of the world), Red Faction: Guerrilla (rest of the world), Batman: Arkham Asylum (rest of the world), and Need for Speed: Shift (UK).
by Rainier on Sept. 11, 2009 @ 9:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Lucidity, players take a trip into the imagination of Sofi, a young girl who is filled with a persistent desire to explore new worlds and overcome all obstacles in her way. In this challenging puzzle platform game, players are tasked with keeping Sofi safe as she drifts deeper into the strange new world of her dreams.
by Rainier on Sept. 8, 2009 @ 7:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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This is an unofficial patch for Pandemic's Battlezone II: Combat Commander, bringing your retail game to v1.3 beta 5.1 and adds an update DX 9.0c graphics engine, and the usual bug & crash fixes.
by Rainier on Sept. 8, 2009 @ 3:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate announced that all SEGA titles are 50% off (pre-orders excluded). Over the weekend (August 27-30), both
Star Assault and
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts are 50% off, while
Mini Ninjas is expected on Sept. 11. With pre-orders you can earn bonus Blue Coins, which in turn can be used to purchase other titles. If you pre-order a game and the price drops within 30 days, you get the difference back in Blue Coins.
by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2009 @ 2:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MapleStory is an online adventure game that centers around the "Maple World," allowing players to combat monsters and develop their characters' skills and abilities in an immense platform-inspired persistent world.
by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2009 @ 5:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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This weekend only, Valve is offering the
THQ Collector Pack at 25% off its regular price on Steam, which includes a total of 13 titles such as Dawn of War II, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Titan Quest, and Company of Heroes.
by Rainier on Aug. 26, 2009 @ 12:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate announced that all BUKA titles are 50-75% off. Over the weekend (August 27-30), both Grand Age: Rome is 50% off, AI War: Fleet Command gets a 30% reduction and all Gothic games are 40% cheaper. Also a reminder that when you pre-order Alpha Protocol, you get Space Siege for free, while pre-ordering Football Manager 2010 gets you a free copy of Outrun Coast 2 Coast.
by Rainier on Aug. 22, 2009 @ 3:20 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. At Blizzcon's StarCraft II lore panel, Blizzard revealed that Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer will voice Kerrigan.
by Rainier on Aug. 20, 2009 @ 11:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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cdv announced a significant increase in revenues and profits for the first half of fiscal year 2009, driven by the success of Sacred 2, strengthening its position and market share in the interactive entertainment space.
by Rainier on Aug. 19, 2009 @ 4:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate announced that the Bundle Deal of the Week (until August 23rd) is the Viva Media Chess Bundle, which is now 40% off. Over the weekend (August 20-23), both Universe at War: Earth Assault and Serious Sam 2 are 50% off their normal price.
by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2009 @ 6:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Making History II lets grand strategy players experience the role of a WWII era national leader embroiled in the toxic mix of waning empires, economic crisis, and ethnic "fault lines" that famously resulted in a global war that transformed the world.
Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled the new charcoal black PlayStation 3, featuring an extremely streamlined form factor with a 120GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
The internal design architecture of the new PS3 system, from the main semiconductors and power supply unit to the cooling mechanism, has been completely redesigned, achieving a much slimmer and lighter body. Compared to the very first PS3 model with 60GB HDD, the internal volume as well as its thickness and weight are trimmed down to approximately two-thirds. Furthermore, power consumption is also cut to two-thirds, helping to reduce fan noise. While inheriting the sleek curved body design
by Rainier on Aug. 17, 2009 @ 6:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blur drops players into heart-pumping, electrified racing action with 20 cars on a track all targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade paint and collect intense power-ups, including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, boost their speed, and more.
by Jesse Littlefield on Aug. 15, 2009 @ 10:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a completely re-imagined version of the original that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2009 @ 4:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Valve is keeping its weekend deal/sale quite simple, now through Sunday, customers can save 66% on
everything Half-Life or get the
Valve Complete Pack (21 games) for 10% off. Also note that its Trine 25% off sale is still valid until Aug. 19.
by Rainier on Aug. 12, 2009 @ 1:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The
closure rumor from earlier this week turns out to be true as GRIN just issued a statement. "It is with a heavy heart we announce today that GRIN has been forced to close its doors. This as too many publishers have been delaying their payments, causing an unbearable cashflow situation." A group of 25 former employees have already split off as started
Outbreak Studios.
by Rainier on Aug. 12, 2009 @ 8:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ship Simulator Extremes gives players the opportunity to take on exciting missions all over the world as they captain an impressive array of vessels and live the story of real ship captains.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2009 @ 3:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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GamersGate announced that this week is the Meridian 4 5th anniversary week, so you get 50% off on all their titles, or get the entire Meridian 4 catalog for $79.95/€79.95/£69.95 and save $500 (86% discount). This coming weekend (Aug. 13-16) GSC World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is 50% off, and next week will see the launch of new titles such as All Aspect Warfare, Angel of Attack, and Return to Mysterious Island 2.
