by Rainier on April 23, 2009 @ 5:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last year, Codemasters snagged the Formula 1 license from Sony, but there hasn't been much news about the titles in development ... until today. Codemasters is prepping F1 2009 on the PSP and Wii, featuring official tracks (such as the Singapore night race, Valencia Marina Bay circuit and the new Abu Dhabi season finale), cars, teams and drivers (such as Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, and UK world champ Hamilton), KERS, slick tires and the new aerodynamic regulations. Both platforms will have multiplayer capabilities, with F1 2010 (powered by GRiD's EGO Engine) adding the usual XBL/PSN capabilities to the mix.
by Rainier on April 23, 2009 @ 3:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Spyborgs is a team-based action-adventure game set in a stylish world where you take on the role of a diverse team of five bionic superspies in a fight to save the world from a group of dastardly villains.
by Rainier on April 23, 2009 @ 3:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In this second game add-on for Fable II, players will encounter challenges unlike anything a hero has faced before as they have to lift the curses placed on three mysterious items that have come into the possession of Murgo the Trader.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 5:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling real time strategy game, in which three distinct factions battle for the powers of the gods. The game will feature a single player campaign and a competitive split-screen multiplayer mode as well as several other game modes.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 12:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Lord of the Rings Online allows players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth, experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's fantasy realm where you can establish unique reputations, discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 10:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With the New Xbox Experience, Xbox 360 fans have been able to customize their avatars with various features and attributes. Microsoft promised it would be releasing new items every 2 weeks. Making good on its promise, you can now pimp out your avatar with hip-hop wear, like denim shorts, studded earrings, rings, beanies, shorts and more bling.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 8:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft has signed a digital distribution agreement with Valve to bring its catalog of MMO franchises to Steam, beginning today with the City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and Lineage franchises.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 5:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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When Bizarre Creations was
bought by Activision, it had to abandon the Project Gotham series owned by Microsoft, but it
wasn't exactly a secret that it had a new racing game in development. Blur has now been confirmed by French magazine Joypad. Bizarre isn't afraid to deviate from the norm (
The Club), and Blur will be more of a vehicular combat game than a straightforward racer, allowing you to equip your car with weapons like mines and shields. It'll take you to locations like London, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo, and it'll feature a reworked collision system (think Burnout), as well as a social networking system.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 4:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 4:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI.
by Rainier on April 22, 2009 @ 3:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Battlefront.com and Fury Software's the third game in the Strategic Command series, WWII Pacific Theater, shifts the focus from Europe and into the steaming jungles and islands of Asia- Pacific. This 1.02 patch features dozens of improvements, enhancements and fixes to the game and editor.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 5:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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At last year's Comic-Con, Marvel Studios production boss Kevin Feige revealed that a new Marvel vs. Capcom installment was in the works, while last week
Achievements popped up. Further confirming that 2003's Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is coming to XBLA, and most likely PSN as well, is
a new teaser site, counting down to next week Monday.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 4:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-op gameplay of L4D casts four Survivors in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying Boss Infected mutants. As promised, the free Survival Pack is now available, adding a new Survival multiplayer mode as well as 2 complete campaigns for Versus Mode.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 2:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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At the Xbox 360 Spring press event Square Enix showed off its new Xbox Live Arcade shooter 0 Day Attack on Earth.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 1:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Atlus' Steal Princess is a puzzle/platformer hybrid on a mission to break the mold and redefine a couple of genres in the process. Over 150 levels of increasing complexity eagerly look forward to pushing your central processing unit (i.e., your brain) to its limits.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 11:51 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 April 21, 2009 @ 9:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set in 2012, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (high-altitude warfare) is the first air combat game in the Tom Clancy’s universe, featuring cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a privilege.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 8:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA Sports announced that the Wii editions of both Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis will be bundled with Nintendo’s new Wii MotionPlus accessory in Europe, While in North America, only Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 will be bundled.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 6:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In East India Company, players will enjoy building the world's most powerful trading empire and engaging in fierce battles in both single-player and multiplayer modes, all within a breathtaking cinematic environment.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 5:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Black Bean Games has signed a distribution agreement with Codemasters that will see a roster of its brought to market in key European territories including the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Central Europe as well as Benelux later on in the year.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 5:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dragonica is a free-to-play, cartoon side-scrolling, micro-transaction-based casual MMO mixing elements of action and arcade.
by Rainier on April 21, 2009 @ 4:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Brütal Legend is a 3rd person Action/Adventure game starring Jack Black in the role of roadie Eddie Riggs, who sets on an epic quest to build an army of rockers with only a broad axe, a big block V8 and his faithful guitar in hand.
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 4:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A new study by Iowa State University researcher Douglas Gentile revealed that 8.5% of American youths between ages 8 to 18 who play video games show multiple signs of behavioral addiction, skimp on homework, lie about how much they play, steal games or money to play more, and struggle, without success, when they try to cut back.
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 4:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Alternativa is a classic point & click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that lead us through the lives of individual characters as well as the fictional world of the future. Centauri
revealed that the game is ready but Russian publisher Akella's internal issues are the reason the game has not been released yet.
by Rainier on April 20, 2009 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Akella's naval RPG title Age of Pirates II: City of Abandoned Ships, developed by Seaward.ru, will combine compelling gameplay and wonderful graphics thus bringing a new experience to all the fans of daring sword duels and ship-to-ship combats.