by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 4:03 p.m. PDT | 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:
- Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood [NDS] - Tails & Amy Trailer
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles [PS3/X360] - Trailer (2)
- Mirror's Edge [ALL] - Faith City Trailer
- Tom Clancy's EndWar [PS3/X360/PC] - Voice Command Briefing
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 11:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A narrative-driven action experience BioShock allows players to do the impossible as they journey through an amazing, immersive and terrifying world. The PS3 version of 2K's genetically enhanced game is getting new features and content, such as trophies, but also an exclusive Survivor mode, which is a new difficulty mode.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 11:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA is expanding the availability of its PlayStation Network Cards, which can be used to purchase content for PS3 and PSP systems, to additional major retailers such as Walmart, Best Buy, select Sam’s Club outlets in October 2008, and at Barnes & Noble College Bookstores locations in November 2008.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 10:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PES 2009 has undergone a graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game.
Battlestations: Pacific features a massive U.S. and Japanese single player campaign that offers a unique blend of action and strategy. Players must plan their moves carefully on huge open-world arenas and fight in the air, above sea and underwater to relive some of the most hard-fought battles in WWII history.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 3:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today Floating Point Studios is proud to announce their formation as a new independent games development company in Swansea, Wales (UK). Floating Point Studios' focus is to develop new IP and is currently working on two titles codenamed Flight and The Elder, which will both be available through Valve's Steam digital download service at the end of 2008 and spring of 2009, respectively.
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2008 @ 1:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mirror's Edge is a first-person action adventure game where you are Faith, a 'runner' framed for murder in a world where communication channels are highly monitored and the movement of human traffic is closely watched. After yesterday's $150 Dead Space Ltd. Ed. EA is offering
a $130 Runner's Bag Bundle which includes the game and a handmade heavy duty ballistic fabric messenger bag.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 5:26 p.m. PDT | 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:
- Dead Space [ALL] - Animation Dev Diary Trailer
- Eternal Poison [PS2] - Trailer #2
- FIFA 09 [PC] - New PC Features Trailer
- Need for Speed Undercover [ALL] - Police Chase Trailer
- Tom Clancy's EndWar [ALL] - WMD Briefing
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 2:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony has
rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with
WipEout HD ($19.99),
Burnout Paradise ($29.99),
GEON Emotions ($9.99),
Mega Man 9 ($9.99), three addon packs for
BUZZ! QuizTV ($7.99 and $5.99), Rush's Moving Pictures album ($10.99) and six additional
tracks for Rock Band. There are also demos for Mega Man 9, NBA 09 The Inside and NBA Live 09, as well as the usual slew of game & movie trailers, PS3 themes and wallpapers.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 12:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NBA Live 09 sports new features like Pick and Roll Control, Defensive Lockdown Control, Signature Playcalling and Quickstrike Ankle-Breakers that will make the game experience fun from beginning to end. Additionally, NBA Live 09 takes you to training camp with the NBA Academy that gives you a chance to hone your skills.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 11:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call of Duty: World at War completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.The Coll. Ed. comes in a tin box (with room for additional games) a canteen, and unlock codes for a FG 42 Machine Gun, a multiplayer VIP status tag, and an exclusive double experience week.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 11:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Damnation features open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast landscapes, each covering miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 8:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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UK based organization Learning and Teaching Scotland carried out an analysis of the effect of Nintendo's Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training on pupils' math ability, and found a daily dose of the video game improved pupils' attainment in maths and their concentration and behavior levels.
by Rainier on Sept. 25, 2008 @ 7:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. For the $150 however
you get the game, special Ultra Limited Edition packaging, Dead Space Downfall animated movie, bonus content DVD, lithograph art, 97-pg art book, 160-pg graphic novel, and a Ishimura crew patch.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2008 @ 4:45 p.m. PDT | 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:
- Gears of War 2 [X360] - Delta Blues Trailer
- Zubo [NDS] - Trailer #3
- White Gold: War in Paradise [X360/PC] - Trailer #3
- Tomb Raider: Underworld [ALL] - Trailer (2)
- Far Cry 2 [ALL] - Africa Diary Trailer #2
- Golden Axe: Beast Rider [PS3/X360] - The Lynth Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2008 @ 4:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors meet again in an unforgettable crossover event. Adding a Versus mode, characters from both franchises must team up to wage war against a new, powerful force. KOEI issued a statement saying that the x360 edition of the game may experience unusual slow-downs during battle scenes, and that a patch is forthcoming...
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2008 @ 4:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. It's not all bad news for EA, as Spore has sold through more than one million copies worldwide, while fans have created more than 25 million creatures.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2008 @ 6:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mirror's Edge is a first-person action adventure game where you are Faith, a 'runner' framed for murder in a world where communication channels are highly monitored and the movement of human traffic is closely watched. DICE marketing director Martin Frain
expects Mirror's Edge to sell 3 million units across the three platforms.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2008 @ 6:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mini-Motion: Cars of Fury distinctively combines a motion-sensing controller modeled to look like a nuclear powered RC car of the future with a futuristic racing game, making an unparalleled gaming experience at the player’s fingertips.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2008 @ 5:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PES 2009 has undergone a graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2008 @ 4:47 p.m. PDT | 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:
- Far Cry 2 [ALL] - Trailer (5)
- SCORE International Baja 1000 [ALL] - Trailer
- Frictional Games New Project - Teaser Trailer
- Last King of Africa [NDS] - Trailer
- Fracture [PS3/X360] - Producer Walkthrough Trailer
- Golden Axe: Beast Rider [PS3/X360] - The Abrax Trailer
- Tom Clancys' EndWar [PS3/X360/PC] - Combat Chain Trailer
- Motorstorm Pacific Rift [PS3] - Lunatics Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2008 @ 4:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Issuing an early goodbye, Ensemble Studios Bruce Shelley
reveals that the Microsoft owned studio was as surprised as the rest of the industry when confirmation came that the Age of Empires powerhouse was getting shut down. Once its current Halo Wars project wraps up later this year, doors will be closed, and while several key figures will move forward with another studio, Shelley will most likely not be part of it. In a related story, it was
uncovered that at some point Ensemble was working on a Halo MMO, which eventually got canceled before ever officially being announced.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2008 @ 2:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. LucasArts announced that The Force Unleashed has sold more than 1.5 million copies, making it both the fastest-selling Star Wars game and LucasArts game ever.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2008 @ 2:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Trion World Network, launched by former EA VP Lars Buttler and Might & Magic creator Jon Van Caneghem, has secured a $70 million funding to further finance its two MMO projects currently in development.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2008 @ 10:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where the shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.