by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 12:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Just Cause 2 stars Rico Rodriguez, back to wreak havoc once again, this time with a new destination – the huge playground of the Southeast Asian islands of Panau, in an over-the-top Hollywood-esque blockbuster of a video game.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 11:44 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, players will explore a dark and abandoned world with the aid of their Wii Remote that functions as a flashlight and also a proximity sensor to track invisible ghosts.
by Rainier on March 2, 2010 @ 7:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Major League Gaming and EA announced an agreement to integrate online tournament functionality across a number of upcoming EA SPORTS titles in 2010. The deal deepens the two companies' existing relationship relating to the EA Sports Challenge Series and will bring to market the most fully integrated competitive experience in online console gaming.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 3:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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An investigation into his daughter's death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he's been betrayed by his prior agency, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 2:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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A departure from the traditional online settings of high fantasy, outer space, or military, Global Agenda is a fast-paced action MMO using Unreal Engine 3 set in Earth's near future, a spy-fi world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 1:46 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Elemental: War of Magic is set in a world filled with magic and ancient lore. As the ruler of your kingdom, you must expand your empire through a combination of magical power, military might, diplomatic skill, technological advancement and bold adventuring. Your worlds will be of your choosing, or players are free to create their own.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 1:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Soul of the Ultimate Nation brings the deep storyline of a single player adventure/RPG game together with the fast and furious multiplayer combat of a 3D action game.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 11:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In Beat City, players must find their rhythm in order to restore Beat City to the vibrant, melodious city it once was. Using the stylus, players simply tap, swipe or hold on queue to the music’s beat in order to receive a high star rating within each mini-game.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 11:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Finally, someone is giving MMOs a way to fight back against gold farmers, griefers and cheaters. Crisp Thinking has launched NetModerator for MMOs, allowing companies to use real-time profiling to identify and deal with everything from gold farming to botting.
by Rainier on March 1, 2010 @ 12:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In FFXI you embark on numerous adventures through vast environments in Vana'diel: a persistent world with over a hundred areas to explore, ranging from mountains, forests, to oceans, castles, and dungeons.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2010 @ 12:29 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Prison Break: The Conspiracy is an action adventure game where you play Company agent Tom Paxton, sent to the Fox River State Penitentiary to find out why Michael Scofield (the hero of the TV series), a man without a previous criminal record, became a bank robber.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2010 @ 2:40 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Super Meat Boy is a challenging platformer, completely remade from the ground up for its release on Wiiware and will feature over 100+ single player levels, insane boss fights, competitive vs modes, beefy co-op play and a slew of unlockables that are rumored to fill your life with great happiness!
by Dustin Chadwell on Feb. 27, 2010 @ 4:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Endless Ocean 2 explores life under the ocean, allowing you to take photos, catalogue species you encountered, play a tour guide, or discover hidden treasures, and features multiplayer so you can dive in with a friend, but beware of the predatorial animals added to the mix.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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We went to see
Cop Out, a movie by
Kevin Smith starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, and while it isn't going to be breaking any box office records, it is quite entertaining with a few good laughs.
Later today, we might go see the Chinese New Year parade. It depends on the weather, as rain is expected, and if the parade's track record holds true, it will come down in buckets. If we end up not going, well, we still have a few Netflix movie and a DVR full of TV stuff to catch up on, so no loss ....
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 6:21 p.m. PST | Filed under
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League of Legends is a session-based online multiplayer game that combines elements of RPG and RTS genres with addictive battle action where rival teams compete against one another for victory on highly stylized battlefields and landscapes. Riot Games is
recruiting big time as it's looking for nearly a dozen new artist, programmers and other desk jockeys.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 11:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Combat Arms is a free-to-play online FPS that deploys players into a dangerous war zone teaming with soldiers of fortune looking to make a mark.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 10:53 a.m. PST | Filed under
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ArcheAge is a next-generation MMORPG that has been developed since 2006 by a legendary game developer, Jake Song. ArcheAge is using CryENGINE2 to apply advanced technology and one of the famous fantasy authors in Korea involved with creating a storyline from the beginning.
In Heavy Rain, you don't watch the story – you play it. The dynamic narrative unfolds through the player's actions, not cut scenes, and every action has a consequence.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Our tickets for the Faith No More concert arrived! I'm very excited about that concert, since I haven't seen them in a long, long time, mostly because they split up several years ago, so I'm looking forward to it.
Not much else is going on. Our press trips are over for this week, and we look ahead to GDC for the next batch of gaming goodness. This weekend will start in style with, hopefully, a good movie, and apart from that, nothing has been planned, so maybe we ought to catch up on our DVR, and if there's any time left, we can squeeze in some sleep.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 8:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age. The story of former outlaw, John Marston, Red Dead Redemption takes players on a great adventure across the American frontier.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 3:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Treasure Co.'s Sin and Punishment 2 is the sequel to its 2000 N64 railshooter, which was finally released outside of Asia last year on Wii's Virtual Console. In Sin and Punishment 2 it's your job is to aim and fire at enemies, sidestep, roll, jump, or double-jump to avoid attacks and obstacles.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 10:34 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Electronic Arts and the studio behind The Sims are expanding and creating a new development team in its Salt Lake City, Utah location to work on a groundbreaking new project that has yet to be announced.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 9:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Announced in 2007, The Scourge Project, powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3, is a story-driven 3rd person shooter built from the ground up for co-op squad play, where up to 4 players each experience a personal story, whilst playing together as a squad.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 7:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Metro 2033, based on Russian author Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's novel of the same name, is a 3D horror/action/survival FPS with elements RPG genre game.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 7:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Building upon its reputation for immersion and unparalleled delivery of the baseball experience, as well as the addition of several new key features and enhancements, MLB 10 The Show is poised to continue the franchise's reign as the premier MLB licensed game on any platform.