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New Heavy Rain Screens Depict Sadness, Facial Hair
Quantic Dream manages to evoke true human emotion in these screenshots from heavy rain, but how can someone be sad with such realistic facial hair? I’m beginning to piece together some of the story from Heavy Rain for myself between all of the screenshots and Totilo’s recent preview, and I’m feeling a bit sad even…
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Army Of Two: The 40th Day PSP Channels Contra
The PSP version of Army of Two: The 40th Day looks to have much more in common with old-school arcade shooters like Contra and Commando than it does with its console big brother. Maybe it’s just me hankering for simpler times, but this game looks like much more fun than the Xbox 360 and PlayStation…
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Need for Speed Shift iPhone Preview: Need For Cornering
I’m not bad at racing games — I can speed, swerve for pickups and wreck the car, no problem. I’m just bad at driving, so if there are no pickups and you’re not supposed to crash, well… Need for Speed Shift iPhone is very much a driving simulator instead of a traditional racing video game…
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You’re A Game Developer in 2010…What Will You Do?
You can’t believe you got a job doing this. Your mom said you would never get anywhere with these games. Now you’re a big game developer. What will you do to ensure 2010 is a better year that 2009? It’s not all about tightening up the graphics. Game developers create the games we play, sure,…
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Hasbro Sues Atari Over D&D License, Atari Responds
Hasbro has filed a complaint in the District Court of Rhode Island, seeking to terminate their licensing agreement with Dungeons and Dragons Online publisher Atari due to alleged fraud and five separate breaches of the licensing agreement for Dungeons & Dragons. Hasbro, the owners of Dungeons & Dragons through wholly-owned subsidiary Wizards of the Coast,…
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Simpson Arcade iPhone Preview: Steeped in Authenticity
The Simpsons has enjoyed a lot of unique video games to its name in the last 18 years. Even the Grand Theft Auto knock-off, Hit & Run, felt special just because it was The Simpsons in all its Matt Groening glory. My personal favorite is probably still Bart’s Nightmare on the Super Nintendo — because…
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Put Mytheon’s Servers To The Test, Score A Beta Spot
True Games and Petroglyph are testing out the servers for their stone-based online strategy game Mytheon this Monday, with participants earning forum avatars, in-game items, and priority access to the upcoming closed beta test. Mytheon is an online strategy game in which players collect and trade power stones containing troops and spells to use in…
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Josh And Jill Will Flee Tricell In RE5’s Desperate Escape
Capcom has revealed new details on the second downloadable Resident Evil 5 episode, Desperate Escape, featuring Jill Valentine and BSAA Agent Josh Stone in a daring nighttime escape from the Tricell facility. Desperate Escape, due out on March 3rd for the Xbox 360 and March 4th for the PlayStation 3, sees Jill Valentine, recently recovered…
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Reach Out And Touch Someone Dead
New screens from Hudson’s Wii horror game Calling show us what happens when AT&T launches the inevitable Dead Friends and Family plan. It’s easy to make light of a horror game when you’ve only got screenshots and the odd video to go by. AJ testified that Calling has some genuinely scary moments during her preview…
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RE5’s Chris Is Heavy Metal, But Sheva Is All Business
Chris Redfield continues to channel Mad Max, while Sheva prepares to use a machete to cut through red tape in this pair of new costume reveal vids for the Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition DLC. These two new costumes are a bit more reserved than the little red riding hood and warrior costumes Capcom previously…
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Konami Gives Fans A Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Demo For Christmas
Though the PSP game isn’t due out in North America until May, Konami delivers an early taste of the 1970’s Naked Snake action with a demo of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, available later today on the PlayStation Network. It’s an early Christmas present for MGS fans from Konami! Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker: Demo-Ops…
By Mike Fahey