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THQ Enters Chinese Import Scene With Dragonica Online
THQ kicks off their joint venture with Chinese online game operator ICE with Dragonica Online, with a new website and new screens filled with near-fatal cuteness. First announced in September of last year, Dragonica Online is to be the first game released on the THQ*ICE online gaming platform. Originally released in China as Dream Dragon,…
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Fable II Heroes In All Shapes And Sizes
A massive gathering of heroes on the Lionhead development blog shows just how customizable the main character in Fable II really is. Lionhead has assembled more than 70 images posted on their forums into one giant scrolling tribute to their mighty morphing main character. From the most nefarious evil to the purest good; the manliest…
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The Conduit’s All Seeing Eye
Sega has dropped a new trailer and screens featuring the All Seeing Eye, Michael Ford’s key to unraveling the mysteries pervading Washington D.C. in The Conduit. The All Seeing Eye, or ASE, is a device that reveals hidden objects and enemies in the upcoming first-person shooter for the Nintendo Wii, kind of like Rowdy Roddy…
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Man Finds Ecstasy In Used Copy Of Grand Theft Auto
A man purchasing two used Grand Theft Auto titles from a store in Gloucestershire, England, over the weekend got more than he bargained for, to the tune of four tablets worth of the drug ecstasy. Richard Thornhill purchased two used Grand Theft Auto titles from a Gamestation store in Cheltenham on Sunday. Upon opening one…
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Stargate Worlds Bravely Soldiers On
Addressing concerns raised by Stargate television show producer Brad Wright, developer Cheyenne Mountain has issued a statement assuring everyone that development on Stargate Worlds is still underway. Wright voiced his concerns over the game’s development last Friday in an interview with fan site GateWorld, calling the lack of progress on the project “a terrible shame.”…
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Konami Brings Silent Scope To iPhone
Konami continues to relentlessly march its franchise through the iTunes App store, announcing the classic arcade sniping game Silent Scope, coming soon for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Silent Scope was originally released in 1999 in the arcades, featuring an oversized joystick shaped like a sniper rifle, complete with an LCD screen in the viewfinder…
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Square Enix Dives Into MySpace Gaming
Square Enix sinks to the very depths of casual gaming with the launch of Dive II Hunt: Sorbet’s Great Adventure, a java-based game on the company’s MySpace page. The game follows the adventures of adorable Sorbet, the brother of prolific Final Fantasy XII Moogle Montblanc, as he embarks on a quest to catch a whole…
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Rock Band Unplugged Trailer Shows How Easy Love Can Be
Harmonix lays out the ABCs of Rock Band Unplugged in this first official trailer for the PSP take on the popular rhythm game. I doubt they could have picked a better song to use to officially announce the release date for the PSP version of Rock Band. Even Kevin Smith agrees: Nothing brightens the day…
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Ys Online Plays The Race Cards
While North Americans keep themselves occupied with Atlus’ recent re-release of Ys Books I & II on the Nintendo DS, over in Europe they’re trying to figure out which race to be in Ys Online. In order to help out, European game operator Key to Play has issued a set of cards featuring the male…
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Robocalypse Applies Beaver Defense To WiiWare
The one thing missing from last year’s Nintendo DS strategy title Robocalpyse had to be an evil beaver. Developer Vogster rectifies this oversight with Robocalpyse: Beaver Defense, a tower defense title coming to WiiWare. While the gameplay was okay, the truly unique humor of the title made it stand out, and the franchise’s WiiWare outing…
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Breaking Apart The Nintendo DSi
While we know full well what the Nintendo DSi looks like from the outside, the handy folks over at iFixit have torn one apart to expose its steaming innards. Not that you’d have any real cause to strip your new Nintendo DSi down to the component level, but just in case the urge strikes you,…
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BioWare Plans Years Of Dragon Age DLC
BioWare plans to make the Dragon Age last quite a long time, with one and a half to two years worth of downloadable content in the works for Dragon Age: Origins. Speaking to MTV Multiplayer at the Game Developers Conference last month, BioWare VP Greg Zeschuk roundly complimented everyone reading this, explaining that half-assed downloadable…
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WipeOut HD Update Brings Ranks And Badges
Releasing tomorrow on the PlayStation Network, the latest update for WipeOut HD brings a new ranking system to online multiplayer games, along with flashy new badges to celebrate your racing prowess. Online multiplayer gets a bit more competitive tomorrow as Sony introduces 50 ranks to WipeOut HD, giving players a little something more to race…
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Destruction Wins! First Warhammer City Capture Completed
Destruction claims victory in Europe as they achieve the ultimate realm-versus-realm objective in Warhammer Online – sacking the enemy capitol and killing their king. In a battle six months in the making, members of the Destruction faction on European server Karak Eight Peaks laid siege to the Order capitol Altdorf. After a running 14-hour battle…
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Milwaukee’s Prince Fields The BIGS 2 Cover
The Milwaukee Brewer’s All-Star first baseman Prince Fielder has been tapped to represent the nation of baseball as the cover athlete for 2K Sports‘ The BIGS 2. Having broken Willie Mays’ record for the youngest player to hit 50 home runs in a single season, I can’t think of anyone more appropriate to represent 2K…
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You Can’t Be A Good Bounty Hunter In The Old Republic
In the first Star Wars: The Old Republic developer blog concerning classes, principle lead writer Daniel Erickson explains why Bounty Hunters are born to be bad. The universe of Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to be one of clearly defined good and clearly defined evil. Erickson outlines the goals that the development…
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Tap Tap Revenge Top Tops iPhone Charts
A list of the 25 most popular iPhone applications to date is nearly half-filled with games, with Tapulous’ Tap Tap Revenge coming out on top. Tap Tap Revenge is only 1 of 122 games to make internet information provider Comscore’s list of the 25 most popular iPhone applications, with a penetration of 32% among Apple…
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Handheld Game Parodies Heading For WiiWare
Alten8 turns popular current-generation hits into handheld LCD games in Squibs Arcade, coming soon to WiiWare. Sure, you can’t play Gears of War on your Wii, but you’ll soon be able to go a few rounds in Gun Cogs, one of the eleven handheld LCD tributes to today’s hottest titles coming to WiiWare as part…
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PETA Protests Baby Seal Clubbing In World Of Warcraft
PETA is taking the battle against Canadian baby seal slaughter to a whole new front – World of Warcraft. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals would really like it if Canada would stop killing adorable little baby seals, and this weekend they’re making Azeroth their battleground. This Saturday on the Whisperwind server, activists…
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Funcom’s The Secret World Is Not Safe For Frosty Treats
There is a world within our own, where an attractive CG Japanese girl can’t even drink a milkshake without having to take on a slobbering hellbeast. This is the debut trailer for Funcom’s latest massively multiplayer online game, The Secret World. Rather than sticking with the tried and true fantasy and science fiction genres, The…
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