by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2009 @ 7:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With Band Hero, you can come together with family and friends to ascend the virtual stage and rise to fame, bringing you a new genre of music focused on today’s hottest top-40 hits and classic anthems that everyone will know.
by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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And ... the weekend has arrived! Anybody else out there likes this part of the week best? :)
After stuffing ourselves with copious amounts of sushi, we plopped ourselves on the couch and watched the latest episodes of Psych and Stargate Universe. We couldn't force ourselves to watch the rest of Next Day Air, knowing we'd fall asleep out of boredom, so we skipped the movie and went straight to the nap instead. Solid plan all around!
Sadly enough, I have to report that tomorrow's scheduled drink-fest and BBQ gorging has been altered and is now just a drink-fest. You'd figure my friends would know by now how much I LOVE BBQ!
In the meantime, my better half will stay home and do chores while the boys and I hit town and turn into children. Sounds fair, right? :)
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 5:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The mischievous BuiBui woke LocoRoco up from beauty sleep. It seems BuiBui have gone and built some challenging levels for LocoRoco to tackle. Help LocoRoco conquer the levels in hope to get back to bed!
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 11:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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By combining elements of the growingly popular “Tower Defense” simulation game and card-based gaming, Creature Defense is set to reinvigorate the strategy game genre.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 11:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, Leader Boards, as well as the ability to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 10:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sporting over one hundred hours of gameplay, Record of Agarest War, known in Europe as Agarest: Generations of War, is an SRPG which invites players into a gorgeous, expansive world of hope and despair. Players will wage war against the evil forces of darkness, take a bride - actually, several brides - and extend their lineage through five generations!
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 9:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Mass Effect trilogy is a sci-fi adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In this dark second chapter, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril…
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 8:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition combines the original Star Wars The Force Unleashed videogame with three new levels set in iconic Star Wars locales and a host of new costumes and character models. This special edition of the game will show players the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 8:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Free Realms is a free whimsical fantasy massively multiplayer RPG from Sony Online offering lighthearted adventuring, aimed primarily at casual female gamers, and optional bonus content via micro transactions.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 3:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Painkiller: Resurrection you play as an ex CIA Agent and Black Ops Special Unit who has a big problem: during his last job, he has managed to not only kill the head of an illegal drug operation and a slew of innocent civilians, but himself in a fatal mistake. JoWood is offering its back catalog as digital download through Steam, which now offers
Painkiller: Resurrection as pre-order throwing in the previous three games in the series for free.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2009 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West catapults the player straight into the dramatic crescendo of the Western myth. Allowing players to relive the thrills of a gunfight in classic western settings such as the main street of a frontier town or the claustrophobic depths of a gold mine. Fatsharek sent over a pre-canned Q&A with CEO Martin Wahlund, Lead Programmer Rikard Blomberg and Producer Robert Bäckström.
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2009 @ 4:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The secret of the Tree of Life. For centuries people were ready to commit worst crimes and risk their lives to discover it. Times have changed, but not human nature. As Sylvie Leroux - a young archaeologist and adventurer - is working to solve the mystery that surrounds the legend, she finds herself tempted by the same promises that so many before her fell for.
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2009 @ 9:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for cooperative action games, adding melee combat to enable deeper cooperative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.
by Adam Pavlacka on Oct. 15, 2009 @ 6:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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MX vs. ATV Reflex introduces the all-new Rhythm Racing 2.0 physics engine allowing real-world terrain deformation, and an intuitive, dual-stick control scheme that separates man from machine, as well as a wide variety of race modes, vehicles and worlds to explore. In preparation of our preview and interview coverage later this week, check out the achievements.
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2009 @ 4:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West catapults the player straight into the dramatic crescendo of the Western myth. Allowing players to relive the thrills of a gunfight in classic western settings such as the main street of a frontier town or the claustrophobic depths of a gold mine.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 7:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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One of most features the PS3 community has been requested for, quite a while, is cross game chat, and while the last few firmware updates have been rather limited in new features, that might change shortly if we may believe Naughty Dog. On the official PlayStation forum, a Naughty Dog developer 'ReklissAbandon'
let it slip that "Not to mention that the next PS3 firmware update is going to allow cross game chat." Sony will probably not be too happy about the "leak" of that information, but the fans will rejoice.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 1:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A host of THQ titles are available at special prices this week on Steam. For the 3rd day, all games in the
Dawn of War series (original, 2 expansions and Dawn of War II) are available at 50% off their regular price. In addition, the
Civ IV Complete pack (includes Civ IV, Warlords and Beyond the Sword expansions, and Civ IV: Colonization) is on sale for $19.99.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 1:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Killing Floor is a first-person co-op survival horror, set in and around London after a mad scientist’s “specimens” have broken loose and gone on the rampage. On Oct. 22 Tripwire will release the “Level Up” Free Content pack, and to celebrate Killing Floor will be available for free on Steam from Oct. 22nd through October 25th.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 9:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A new report released today by Inside Network's Justin Smith and Serious Business's Charles Hudson concludes that the total United States market size for virtual goods will reach $1 billion in 2009.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Painkiller: Resurrection you play William 'Wild Bill' Sherman, an ex CIA Agent and specialist for dangerous missions in the Black Ops Special Unit has a big problem: during his last job, he has managed to not only kill the head of an illegal drug operation and a slew of innocent civilians, but himself in a fatal mistake.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 7:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The islands are in peril! Years ago, a powerful earthquake struck the Sunshine Islands. In Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands, it's up to the player to raise the sunken islands by finding the magical Sun Stones.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 7:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bounty Bay Online takes players into a 15th century historical setting where adventurers can start an online career as merchant, buccaneer, fisherman or one of many other professions. Fight on land and water, complete enthralling quests and start guilds with other players.
by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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How about
Capcom's Tesla giveaway? That's quite a prize, if you ask me. It's sure worth entering on the off chance you might get lucky.
In case you are totally puzzled by today's quote, it is a line from the latest episode of Castle. It's probably the best in the series yet, full of humor and plot twists.
The heavens opened up big time today, and it has poured most of the day, probably as much in a few hours as it has rained this entire year, and the forecast says it will be like this for a few more days.
We have a pretty busy day ahead of us, as somehow we're going to have to figure out how to attend three press events at the same time. Should be interesting ....
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2009 @ 5:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Torchlight is an adventure-themed action-MMORPG which emphasizes a simple and intuitive interface, fast and furious action, and a colorful and compelling game world.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2009 @ 4:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yesterday we reported that Oxygen Games (known for titles such as
PDC World Championship Darts,
Chronos Twins, and
various other budget titles) had fallen into administration (Chapter 11) after
earlier this year already having sold off all its internal development studios. A day later
there is better news as all its IPs, stock and employees are being acquired by former Oxygen boss Jim Scott, who will bring everything under his sales and distribution firm OG International.