EA Redwood Shores Rebranded as "Visceral Games"
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Redwood City, CA – May 27, 2009 Electronic Arts announced today the rebranding of their Redwood Shore studio to the sharper, more individualized name of “Visceral Games.” Representatives say the shift in name will better help reflect the studio’s focus and identity within gaming culture. The studio behind one of the best horror titles in [...]
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009By Mike Wise I first played the game of Lode Runner on the PC many years ago. My dad got some of shareware version from a buddy at work, which then got placed on our home computer. I have very fond memories of snagging all the gold and blasting holes for dancing monks to fall [...]
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009By John Jinneman Do you like music rhythm games? Do you hate the limited list of music that comes with the game? Do you hate paying for music in games that you can’t listen to on your MP3 player? Do you have a decent PC? If so the answer to your Music Rhythm game problem [...]
Comments Off"Bioshock 2" Gets Official Street Date
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009May 27, 2009 What began as a rumor became an actuality when a representative for Take Two Interactive today confirmed the official launch date for the upcoming underwater shooter, Bioshock 2. Sequel to one of the most critically lauded games ever produced, the title will be released to retail in the States on November 3, [...]
Comments OffFirst of Four "Wallace and Gromit" Titles on Xbox Live
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009The first of the episodic, downloadable titles from TellTale games starring the iconic clay-mation duo of Wallace and Gromit was made available on Xbox Live today. Fright of the Bumblebees tells the tale of one of Wallace and Gromit’s many comical adventures, the demand for the pair’s new honey business exceeds their supply, Wallace attempts [...]
Comments Off"Lips: Number One Hits" to Perform this Holiday
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009May 27, 2009 Announced from Microsoft’s vaults today is the follow up release to the popular karoake-music game, Lips. Titled Lips: Number One Hits, the game will feature a setlist of chart-toppers and ultimate party hits from across the decades, some of the most memorable titles to ever a #1. The game is set to [...]
Comments Off"Scratch: The Ultimate DJ" Controller Revealed
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Cumberland, R.I. – May 27, 2009 Numark Industries, the world’s foremost developer of DJ equipment, and Genius Inc., released today the first images for the controller, the “Scratch Deck,” for the upcoming music-rhythm game, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ for Xbox 360 and PS3. The controller will be featured for display and demonstration at next week’s [...]
Comments OffZune Music Service to be Made Available on Xbox Live
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Reading, UK – May 27, 2009 Microsoft today announced that the end-to-end entertainment service formerly tied exclusively to their Zune portable media player, will now be expanded and made available internationally on the Xbox Live service this autumn. Zune will bring its premium music-and-video capabilities to the console, available for the first time in Europe, [...]
Comments Off"Unreal Tournament 3 Black" Free for Weekend, Gets New Content
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Cary, North Carolina – May 26, 2009 Epic Games announced a partnership with Valve’s online service “Steam” to provide a three-day weekend where all who download the multiplayer frag-fest Unreal Tournament 3 Black, will be able to play for free. The title, which includes the basic Unreal Tournament 3 game with the Titan pack of [...]
Comments Off"Conduit" Voice-Actor Mark Sheppard to Appear at E3
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Indie developer High Voltage Software was pleased to announce the presence of high-profile voice-actor Mark A. Sheppard at the company’s booth this year at E3. In addition to lending his voice to the studio’s upcoming Wii-exclusive shooter, The Conduit, the London-born actor has appeared in many television shows, like “Firefly,” and “Dollhouse.” “I’m really excited [...]
Comments OffFamily Gamer Association Announces FGA 2009 Winners
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009May 27, 2009 The Family Gamer Association, in their yearly assessment of the industry and its relation to the family, has announced the winners of this year’s FGA pick for several familal demographics: including Infants, Juniors, Students, Workers, Parents and Seniors. All titles receive the appreciation and approval of this industry-think tank, and are all [...]
Comments OffNew Pirates Of The Caribbean Game Announced
Wednesday, May 27th, 200927th of May, 2009 In an interview with IGN yesterday, details were revealed for a previously unknown game based on the Pirates of the Caribbean license. Speaking to IGN was director of the game Alex Peters, employed at Propaganda Studios. According to Peters, the game will be entirely open-world, and contain both land-based and ship-based content. [...]
Comments OffRockstar Games Announces Next GTA IV Downloadable Episode
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009New York City, US – 26th of May 2009 Set to follow the release of the downloadable episode to ‘Game of the Year’ Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned from earlier this year, Rockstar Games has announced that the next GTA IV episode will be released this fall. The content will be known [...]
Comments OffCard-Based RTS 'BattleForge' Now Free To Play
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Ingelheim, Germany – 26th of May, 2009 Today German studio EA Phenomic announced that their recently released RTS BattleForge would now be free to play. The developer, best known for the Spellforce series, released their card-based real time strategy game in March 2009. In general, the game was received rather well by critics, mainly for [...]
Comments OffNew Modern Warfare 2 Media Available, Website Live
Wednesday, May 27th, 200925th of May, 2009 Today, developer Infinity Ward has released a new trailer for the upcoming sequel to the 2007′s Game of the Year, Modern Warfare. While the trailer does not show any direct gameplay, all footage appears to be created with the in-game engine. Accompanying the trailer, three high-resolution screenshots were posted on the game’s [...]
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