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THQ reps at E3 2009 announced in a webcast that the apocalypse begins January 1st, 2010. As that’s when Darksiders will be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. I’m very interested in this, to me Darksiders: Wrath of War looks like an apocalyptic Legend of Zelda game! The action-adventure game casts players as War, [...]
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Sound the trumpets: the highly-anticipated PlayStation Network title Fat Princess is bringing its comical medieval fun to PSP (PlayStation Portable), and with a host of added features. Franticly-paced and strategic, Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake pits two hordes of players against each other in comic medieval battle royale on PSP. The player’s goal is to r […]
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Wizards of the Coast today announced that Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers, an extension of the worldwide Magic: The Gathering franchise for Xbox LIVE Arcade, will be available June 17, 2009. In June, fans can challenge game developers and famous Magic: The Gathering trading card game players in a Duels of the Planeswalkers [...]
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May’s American video game sales data from the NPD is in, and like almost any month the past year, it shows an unchanged result: A Nintendo system on top, this time the DS and DSi handhelds outsold all other systems by a long shot. NPD analyst, Anita Frazier, had this to say: “The DS was the [...]
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As you may or may not know, Dante’s Divine Comedy is considered to be one of the greatest literary works ever created. It was written by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the Middle Ages between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is divided into three parts: the Inferno (Hell), Purgatory, and Paradise (Heaven). This [...]
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Codemasters revealed the full E3 2009 gameplay trailer for the hotly-anticipated off-road racer Colin McRae: DiRT 2. Further showcasing the depth and breadth of the new breed of racing thrills. Colin McRae: DiRT 2 powerslides into stores this September for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Wii, DS and PSP. Putting the focus firmly on [...]
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THQ recently announced their Homefront game, a new First Person Shooter (FPS) from internal developer Kaos Studios (of Frontlines: Fuel of War fame). Penned by John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Red Dawn), Homefront is set ten years after the economic collapse of the United States and follows the American Civilian Resistance as they fight to reclaim [...]
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Sony has announced that the servers for their PC online MMORPG game The Matrix Online will be closing at the end of July 2009. It’ll go offline on the 31st of July to be exact. Sony Online Entertainment has issued a statement about the closure. To quote Daniel “Walrus” Myers, producer of The Matrix Online: “Now [since [...]
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Nintendo announced an all-new Picross game for DS entitled Picross 3D. Which they are releasing in the U.S. this June. The game is based on Nintendo’s previous best-selling puzzle title Picross DS while bringing a whole new dimension to the puzzles. Literally. In the game you must use logic to unlock the images in the puzzles. [...]
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Nintendo announced at E3 2009 that they are bringing Red Entertainment’s dinosaur-collecting-and-battling DS game to America as “Fossil Fighters”. Fossil Fighters blends the timeless human fascination with dinosaurs with the fun of building a collection. The game lets players build a collection of more than 100 fantastical dinosaurs known […]
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