by Rainier on July 6, 2008 @ 5:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a survival FPS game based on a 'what-if' scenario of the second Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The game is created as a warning to mankind against mindless play with technologies.
by Rainier on July 2, 2008 @ 2:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve's next update will revolve around the Heavy class, with unlockable weapons and achievements. While details are slim,
TF2 director Robin Walker said the aim was to improve the Heavy without encroaching on another class's role, especially the Heavy/Medic combo.
by Rainier on June 19, 2008 @ 3:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... As promised, Valve has rolled out the Pyro update, adding three unlockable new weapons, 35 new achievements, and two user-created maps.
by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To better focus on the company's next-gen consoles development, Vicious Cycle Software has relocated to a 20,000 square feet new office and expanded its current 50-person team to more than 90 game development professionals.
by Rainier on March 18, 2008 @ 1:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA announced that the authentic 65-team NCAA Tournament bracket and additional new in-game content is available to download for its NCAA March Madness 08 basketball game. This new content has been developed exclusively for the Xbox 360 and is available now on Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points.
by Rainier on March 18, 2008 @ 4:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA and Massive Inc., Microsoft's video game advertising network, announced an expansion and two-year extension of their agreement to offer dynamic in-game advertising for EA video games.
by Rainier on March 13, 2008 @ 7:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After it signed an agreement with Game Republic yesterday, Brash Entertainment today announced a game development deal with California-based game development studio, Factor 5 to develop a yet unnamed title scheduled for 2010, which will be officially announced around the E3 Expo in July.
by Rainier on Feb. 15, 2008 @ 10:25 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Confirming its March 2007 shufflings, Take Two's Non-Executive Chairman Strauss Zelnick has been approved by the Board of Directors to the position of Executive Chairman, upon appointment was temporarily replaced by Ben Feder, who has in turn now been offered the CEO position through Oct. 31, 2012, while Karl Slatoff was named Executive Vice President.
by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2008 @ 5:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Storm Region's Codename: Panzers series leaves the World War II stage to take the story into Cold War East-West conflicts fought on fictitious battlefields, with a special emphasis on deep story lines and rich battle effects.
by Rainier on Jan. 28, 2008 @ 9:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turok is an epic, story-driven FPS set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Take on the role of former Black Ops turned Special Forces commando Joseph Turok on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically altered planet. After some controversy Touchstone has decided to tone down the Grab Bag achievement (at least 1 creature, 1 enemy, 1 teammate, and yourself) and remove the Team-Kill part with a launch day patch.
by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2008 @ 5:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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For the past two months, the best gamers in the United States and Canada have been competing in intense online matches of 2K Sports’ NHL 2K8 for a chance to win a spot and showcase their skills in the NHL 2K8 All-Star Tournament championships in Atlanta, Georgia, during NHL All-Star Weekend on January 26-27, 2008.
by Judy on Dec. 29, 2007 @ 4:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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After a few weeks of deliberation and voting, our top games of 2007 are finally being unveiled! We're starting with titles that garnered honorable mentions; these nominees received a significant amount of votes but fell just short of making the cut. Come back tomorrow for the top handheld titles, which will then be followed by the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2007. Read more for the results!
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 3:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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505 Games announced plans to bolster its PC portfolio by signing a new co-publishing deal with 1C Company to exclusively publish its PC games and launch its new label under the 1C Company brand across Europe.
by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2007 @ 6:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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More than half of Codemasters' 2008 U.S. line-up will be created by in-house teams or development studios based in the U.S., including Spark Unlimited, inXile Entertainment and Liquid Entertainment. The line-up features games that span hard-core, casual and online content across next-gen platforms, PCs and handhelds.
by Rainier on Nov. 26, 2007 @ 5:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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1C Company announced that it has acquired Akella’s “Sea Dog” in-house development studio, which is currently working on Pirates: Captain Blood. In return Akella has acquired the worldwide publishing rights to PT Boats: Knights of the Sea.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2007 @ 5:06 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Call of Juarez is situated in 19th-century Wild West featuring fast-paced revolver duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding, memorable locations and an enthralling soundtrack to immerse both casual and hardcore players. This DX10 enhancement pack is ONLY for the European edition, the North American version already had the optimized gfx included.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2007 @ 9:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Emergent Game Technologies announced that Sidhe Interactive, currently developing Jackass The Game, has chosen Gamebryo game engine as its preferred middleware solution for Wii titles and multi-platform games in development.
by Rainier on Sept. 5, 2007 @ 10:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SCEA announced the availability of the limited-edition Daxter PSP Entertainment Pack, which features the new "Ice Silver" colored PSP system; Daxter Greatest Hits game; the animated TV comedy, "Family Guy -- The Freakin' Sweet Collection," on UMD; and a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, starting today for $199.99.
by Rainier on Aug. 28, 2007 @ 12:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In-game advertising network IGA Worldwide announced a new 3-year partnership with game publisher Codemasters, delivering both dynamic and static advertisements into a range of future titles from the publisher.
by Rainier on July 4, 2007 @ 12:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Nielsen Company and Sony Computer Entertainment America announced an initiative to develop a measurement system for game network advertising that will help make game software a more competitive advertising platform.
by Rainier on June 11, 2007 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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WarDevil: Unleash the Beast Within draws upon strong filmic narrative, a complex story unfolds, immersing the player into a vivid and complex world, far beyond that from conventional video games. Vicon announced the sale of 16 of its Academy Award-winning motion capture MX40 cameras to Digi-Guys for its motion capture scenes.
by Rainier on May 23, 2007 @ 6:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While UbiDays 07 is currently in progress in Paris, Ubisoft North America held its event a few weeks back, where various developers/publishers showed off plenty of upcoming titles. Check out our
UbiDays 07 page, for news, screens and trailers on the following titles :
by Rainier on May 17, 2007 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Earlier this week Sony Computer Entertainment America held its annual gamers/press day, where they showed off plenty of upcoming first and third party titles. Check out our
SCEA Gamers Day 2007 page, for news, screens and trailers on the following titles :
by Rainier on May 2, 2007 @ 9:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Play N Trade announced the launch of its first National Guitar Hero II video contest and live-in store national tournament. From now until June 16, consumers are invited to submit their Guitar Hero rock videos to
YouTube for a chance to win an Xbox 360 Guitar Hero bundle or a $50 in-store gift card.
by Rainier on April 14, 2007 @ 5:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yesterday Capcom had its annual gamers/press day, where they showed off most of their upcoming titles. We have fresh new screenshots, trailers and announcements for you to check out from the follow games: