by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 10:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced it will be expanding its studio operations to Vancouver, BC, Canada through the acquisition of video game developer Action Pants Inc. The studio currently employs more than 110 video game developers, and is working on a new Wii exclusive sports title, as well as unannounced PS3/X360 titles.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Warrior Epic is a free to download & play online action/RPG set in an original fantasy universe, where players can utilize a wide selection of warrior classes to go out raiding dungeons in a variety of novel environments. Warrior Epic let you play co-op campaigns or slug it out with friends in PVP.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 8:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Activision announced its plans for the New York Comic Con show on Feb. 6-8, 2009. where it will have Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Prototype and X-Men Origins: Wolverine on display, with both hands-on demos and producer-led demonstrations, special trailers featuring never before seen game footage, as well as panel presentations on all three titles, presided by the developers and writers.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 6:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. MEGA Brands has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft to develop construction toys based on Halo Wars.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 4:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NecroVisioN is a first-person horror shooter, which sees players taking on the role of American soldier Simon Bukner, who must fight his way through the bleak trenches of World War One and into the very jaws of Hell.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2009 @ 1:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ever since Microsoft rolled out the New Xbox Experience a select few Xbox 360 owners had been plagued with an HDMI audio bug, which has now
been addressed. Starting Tuesday morning at 0200 Pacific when you sign into Xbox Live you’ll be prompted for a mandatory dashboard update, addressing the issue that a few folks were having with audio and their HDMI connection.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 5:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Later this month Bruce Shelley will be
inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame, but it will only be a small comfort since Ensemble Studios is
closed as of today.
Gamasutra is running a feature revealing what the longtime developer was working on. Sorcerer (a fantasy-adventure RPG), Nova (a Diablo in space), a pirate-themed take on Diablo, Wrench, Barn (a Ratchet & Clank-style platformer), and Agent, a game inspired by Pixar's The Incredibles universe, mixed with Tomb Raider gameplay elements.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 3:46 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:
- 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand [ALL] - G-Unit Trailer
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising [PC] - Trailer #2
- Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned [X360] - Johnny Klebitz Trailer
- The House of The Dead: Overkill [Wii] - Making Of Trailer #4
- MLB Front Office Manager [ALL] - Developer Diary Trailer #3
- Red Faction: Guerrilla [ALL] - Story Trailer #2
- Major League Baseball 2K9 [ALL] - Tim Lincecum Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 1:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Coin-op classics R-Type and R-Type II come together as R-Type Dimensions, with original 2D and new, fully-enhanced 3D graphics. The classic game play remains untouched, while the all-new “Infinite” game mode allows even novice pilots the chance to complete both games in either solo or co-op play via Xbox Live.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:23 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless environment for everyone who loves to compete, with no load times, no tracks, and no rules, allowing players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in a recreation of LA. eligible gamers across the globe will now have the chance to battle for supremacy in the MC:LA official World Championship Series.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 11:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Mario & Luigi series returns with another hilarious action role-playing game, Mario & Luigi RPG 3. Join the Mario Bros. as their travels take them far and wide.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 11:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. Last week an expired digital certification issue rendered the PC edition of Gears of War unplayable, and while Epic is still working on a solution, VP Mark Rein
revealed that it is caused by a digital signature involving the online cheat detection features.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 7:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today released additional details about the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo), including a preliminary list of exhibitors. Last year's absentees Activision and Atlus are back on the floor...
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 6:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A new survey released by national video game retailer Game Crazy finds that nearly 80 percent of Americans would enjoy playing video games with their significant other. Relationship expert Dr. Diana Kirschner states that in her experience the couples that play together stay together!
by Brian Dumlao on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Since it's inception, Bigfoot has been the leader of the pack in innovation and development in the monster truck industry. Get ready for some mind blowing 4x4 care crushing action starring "The Original Monster Truck", Bigfoot!
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 12:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NOMBZ Online is a free-to-play browser-based 3D cooperative zombie action game, allowing 4 players to join up and battle through mobs of living dead in an action-packed zombie slaughter-fest! The update includes numerous bug fixes, performance optimizations, feature refinements, several new levels to the single/multiplayer game modes, as well as two new environments!
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2009 @ 7:25 a.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:
- The House of The Dead: Overkill [Wii] - Making Of Trailer #3
- Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey [PC] - Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2009 @ 3:59 a.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:
- Star Wars: The Old Republic [PC] - The Making of Tython Trailer
- UFC 2009 Undisputed [PS3/X360] - Trailer (2)
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 6:58 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:
- Blood Bowl [ALL] - Official Trailer
- Ready 2 Rumble Revolution [Wii] - Impersonator vs. Dragon Chew Trailer
- Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper [PC] - Trailer
- MadWorld [Wii] - Death Watch TV Trailer
- Resident Evil 5 [ALL] - Viral Video #3 - Claire
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 12:48 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The existence of DJ Hero isn't exactly a big secret. It has already popped up a few times in the past few months, but a TV interview with Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick
on CNBC is the first confirmation from the publisher that it actually exists. Kotick was quoted as saying, "We have this product called DJ Hero coming out later this year, which is a turntable that you actually can play competitively and spin discs and mix songs." Rumor has it that the game will come with a turntable controller.
by Brad Hilderbrand on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 1:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence. Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe – the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska
by Rainier on Jan. 29, 2009 @ 6:40 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:
- Blood Bowl [ALL] - Skavens vs. Lizardmen Trailer
- Yakuza 3 [PS3] - Final Trailer [JAP]
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate [ALL] - Developer Diary Trailer #1
- ArmA II [PC] - USMC Base Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Jan. 29, 2009 @ 6:38 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Pulse 01/29 Edition (free), Burnout Paradise price drop ($19.99), Bejeweled 2 ($9.99), Savage Moon ($9.99), Brain Challenge PS3 + PSP games bundle ($12.99), DLCs for LittleBigPlanet ($1.99/free), Skate 2 ($7.49), The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (free), Disgaea 3 ($1.99), free Mirror's Edge map, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band, and Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2, as well as the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.
by Rainier on Jan. 29, 2009 @ 3:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Earlier today, rumors started flying around the internets that Disney Interactive Studios had fired over 50 employees of British Columbia-based studio Propaganda Games, known for last year's Turok and currently working on two unannounced titles, but while DIS itself confirmed layoffs, it insisted that fewer than 30 people were let go. At the same time, DIS revealed that it was going to consolidate its Salt Lake City-based studios Avalanche Software (Chicken Little/Bolt) and Fall Line Studios (Chronicles of Narnia), which resulted in another 20 people getting the pink slip.
by Rainier on Jan. 29, 2009 @ 1:00 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Hudson's Snowboard Riot is a distinctive snowboarding game unlike anything players have ever encountered will be coming to WiiWare. Snowboarding will reach new heights when players take to the slopes with action-packed racing utilizing weapons such as homing bullets and invisibility!
