by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2008 @ 5:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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flOw is about piloting an aquatic organism through a surreal biosphere where players consume other organisms, evolve, and advance their organisms into the abyss. Out of nowhere,
Sony Europe revealed that Fl0w will be coming to the PSP, downloadable through the PlayStation Store, including a 2-4 player ad hoc mode. An
ESRB rating confirms this as well.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2008 @ 12:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai revealed six new plane variants for Ace Combat 6 that will be available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace, Dec. 31, featuring classic squadron themes from previous entries in the Ace Combat series and several original designs.
by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2008 @ 2:58 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with PixelJunk Monsters ($7.99 for a limited time), a free Folklore addon (winner of the Create-a-Creature contest), three Oasis songs for Rock Band ($1.99/song, $5.49/pack), Stranglehold map mack (10 multiplayer maps, 21 skins, $14.99). In addition to the Devil May Cry 4 and The Club demos there is also the PSOne classic Jet Moto 2 for PS3/PSP. If there's nothing you fancy, check out the fresh load of trailers and movie clips to watch.
by Rainier on Jan. 24, 2008 @ 1:45 p.m. PST | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the official prequel to THQ's survival FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, bringing the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011. Valve has signed a worldwide digital download exclusivity agreement with GCS Game World.
by Rainier on Jan. 17, 2008 @ 5:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a few Playstation Eye titles (Tori-Emaki & Mesmerize: Trace for $1.99) and a Blast Factor Bundle ($12.99). The weekly Rock Band tracks are now also available (Last Train to Clarksville / The Monkees, All the Small Things / Blink-182, and Action / Sweet for $1.99) as well as two new circuits for MotorStorm (Eagle’s Nest and Diamondback Speedway, $2.99). Also available are playable demos for Disney;s Turok and EA's FIFA Street 3, if all else fails, there's plenty of trailers, and movie clips to watch.
by Rainier on Jan. 17, 2008 @ 3:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and vocals, as well as online. A premature update on Xbox.com revealed what's in store for us the rest of the month with a triple dose of Oasis (Don't Look Back in Anger, Live Forever, Wonderwall) and a "Progressive Tracks" (Siva by Smashing Pumpkins, a cover of Rush's Working Man, and Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial) as made famous by Coheed and Cambria).
by Rainier on Jan. 16, 2008 @ 11:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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GamersGate announced that it has entered an extensive PC digital distribution partnership with THQ to make its portfolio available for download, starting with titles such as Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander, STALKER and the upcoming Frontlines: Fuels of War.
by Rainier on Jan. 15, 2008 @ 4:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and vocals, as well as online. Harmonix has released three new songs for Rock Band, downloadable through Xbox Live, cover of The Monkees' Last Train to Clarksville, Blink 182's All the Small Things and a cover of Sweet's Action, for 160 Microsoft Points each.
by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2008 @ 11:37 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Burnout 3 features a unique 'crash and burn' racing concept and a special effects engine that delivers spectacular visuals. The intensity heats up as players race, and often crash, their way through oncoming traffic in an attempt to claim the top spot. Burnout 3 Takedown wil be available on Xbox Originals starting this Monday, Jan. 14th for 1200 points.
by Rainier on Jan. 8, 2008 @ 2:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and vocals, as well as online. Harmonix has released three new songs for Rock Band, downloadable through Xbox Live, cover of Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast, The Hives' Die! All Right and Stone Temple Pilot's Interstate Love Song, for 160 Microsoft Points each.
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2008 @ 2:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and vocals, as well as online. Harmonix has released three new songs for Rock Band, downloadable through Xbox Live (next week on PlayStation Network). Lynyrd Skynyrd's Three Steps, a cover of Black Crowes' Hard to Handle and Rush's Limelight, also covered, for 160 Microsoft Points each.
by Rainier on Dec. 24, 2007 @ 2:44 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and vocals, as well as online. Tomorrow Harmonix will released five new songs for Rock Band, downloadable through Xbox Live (next week on PlayStation Network). Two tracks from 30 Seconds To Mars (Attack, The Kill), two tunes from All-American Rejects (Dirty Little Secret, Move Along) and one song from The Sounds (Song With A Mission), each for 80 Microsoft Points.
by Rainier on Dec. 21, 2007 @ 3:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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One of the most anticipated UT3 features was the possibility of allowing PS3 gamers to import new community content/mods on their consoles. While user themselves still
can't "cook" the content until the official tools are ready,
Epic decided to pitch in themselves and pre-cook four new user-created maps, and a mutator. Download the files, transfer them from PC to PS3 by a supported removable media type (memory card, USB drive, etc.) and then select it from the Community/My Content/Import Mod game menu.
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2007 @ 7:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony is ending the year with a bang by rolling out a huge PlayStation Store update. Just like on XBL, EA has released new Rock Band tracks, a free We Three Kings Guitar Hero track, and PS3-exclusive content with Warhawk Omega Dawn Booster Pack ($7.99), Folklore Holiday Add-On (free), MotorStorm Holiday Skin (free) and 2 High Stakes: Poker Edition Add-Ons (free). On top of that, there are 4 new downloadable games: Toy Home ($9.99), Snakeball (free demo, $9.99 full game), Trials of Topoq ($4.99) and Mesmerize: Distort ($1.99). There is also a demo for Midway's Blacksite: Area 51 and the usual slew of game and movie trailers.
by Rainier on Dec. 18, 2007 @ 3:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and vocals, as well as online. Harmonix has released another three individual downloadable song on Xbox Live, Radiohead's My Iron Lung, Weezer's Buddy Holly, and a cover of Pretenders' Brass in Pocket (160 points each).
by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2007 @ 11:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai revealed six new plane variants for Ace Combat 6 that will be available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace, Dec. 19. A new Team Battle map will be downloadable in the coming weeks, allowing online squadrons to battle in an all-new locale.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2007 @ 2:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Folklore is a dark fantasy adventure inspired by western fairy tales. Set in the mysterious town of Doolin, two strangers, Keats and Ellen, are drawn together to uncover a mysterious legend in a remote village that exists on the border between dreams and reality. SCEA is prepping two content packs ($3.99, or $5.99 for both) to be released later this month, each including a new costume for either Ellen OR Keats, a completely new Folk, and 4 additional quests that extend the Folklore story.
by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2007 @ 7:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Kuju Studios spinoff doublesix has been established to create addictive, "have another go" video games across all downloadable formats with the intention of establishing themselves as a world leader on digital distribution across all platforms: XBLA, PSN, Wii-Ware and PC.
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2007 @ 2:57 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has rolled out its weekly PlayStation Store update with tons of new material. Just like on XBL, Harmonix has released the David Bowie songpack ($5.49 or $1.99/song) while Activision's Guitar Hero III: Boss Battles Track Pack is free. Motorstorm gets new vehicles and skins ($1.99), while Resistance: Fall of Man gets its second Map Pack (two new maps, each of which is playable in all sizes and all modes for $4.99). On top of that SCEA released the full game PAIN ($9.99) , and Bethesda made Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles downloadable ($29.99).
by Rainier on Nov. 22, 2007 @ 8:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Gamers will experience Naruto starting from the series' beginning. Re-live the hit anime and manga and experience Naruto's transformation from noisy ninja-academy dropout to respected ninja. Ubisoft is now offering he original Japanese voices as download (60mb) through Xbox Live.
by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 5:19 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has rolled out its weekly PlayStation Store update with new tons of new material. Just like on XBL, THQ has released a demo for MX vs. ATV Untamed, while Harmonix released launch day content for Rock Band (singles & track packs). There were also price reductions ($4.99 instead of $9.99) for several PSN titles, such as Calling All Cars, Everyday Shooter, fl0w and PixelJunk Racers. New PlayStation Eye titles, Operation Creature Feature ($4.99) and Aquatopia ($1.99), were also featured, as were the usual trailers/movies.
by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 1:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, as well as online. As previously announced, Harmonix has released downloadable song packs for The Police, Metallica and Queens of the Stone Age, as well as individual songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Foreigner and T-Rex.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2007 @ 10:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco Bandai revealed information for the five new plane variants for Ace Combat 6 that will be available for download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on Wed., Nov. 21. With their own unique look and new attributes, these new additions to each player’s hangar will let them strike fear into their opponents as they tear through the skies.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2007 @ 9:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, in addition to offering online connectivity. Harmonix will release song packs ($5.49) and individual songs ($0.99 - $2.99), but there's no price on full albums yet. At launch, packs for The Police, Metallica and Queens of the Stone Age will be available as well as single songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Foreigner and T-Rex.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2007 @ 11:56 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A new study by Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) reveals publishers can significantly increase income beyond their retail sales, and nearly double their income, on any given title through revenue generated by both purchasable and sponsored downloadable content.