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Celebrate PAX 09 With A Cheaper Precipice 2
PAX 2009 is just a few days away, and to celebrate, Microsoft discounting Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two as its Xbox Live Deal of the Week. On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is of course the Penny Arcade roleplaying game, developed by Canada’s Hothead Games. Hothead’s creative director is…
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Rapala: We Fish Makes Fishing “Wacky”
If you love fishing video games but felt that there just wasn’t enough wackiness involved, then Activision’s Rapala: We Fish might just catch your eye with its family-fun hook. Due out September 29th for the Nintendo Wii, Activision is touting Rapala: We Fish as the “first fishing title developed specifically for Wii”, injecting just the…
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The Nintendo Download: Phantasy Monkey Battle League
The solo player reigns supreme in this week’s Nintendo Download, with four games perfect for loners of all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. Telltale’s Tales of Monkey Island continues this week in WiiWare, with Guybrush Threepwood searching for a cure to the mysterious Pox of LeChuck, which he caught in the last episode due to his…
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Chinatown Wars And Beaterator Coming To iPhone
Rockstar makes a move onto the iPhone in a big way, announcing both music-maker Beaterator and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Apple’s handheld this fall. While we were expecting Beaterator thanks to model Jacquetta Wheeler, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the iPhone comes as a complete surprise. Rockstar’s Sam Houser explains why these…
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Shattered Horizon: Now With Players
Futuremark Game Studio finally gives us a glimpse of what its zero-gravity first-person shooter Shattered Horizon looks like with people actually playing it. So far our coverage of Shattered Horizon has consisted of a couple of teaser images to commemorate man landing on the moon, which is completely destroyed before the game starts. Set in…
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Oh Good, More Doritos Games For Xbox Live Arcade
Cheesy indie advergaming returns to the 360, as Doritos announces the return of the “Unlock Xbox” video game design competition, calling creators to capture the essence of the snack chip in video game form. Last year’s “Unlock Xbox” winner, Doritos Dash of Destruction, was downloaded nearly a million times, so while we endlessly poke fun…
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Disney Buys Marvel For $4 Billion
The worldwide leader in family entertainment is about to get a great deal more entertaining, as the Walt Disney Company agrees to acquire iconic comic book company Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. More than 5,000 iconic comic book characters will soon be in the hands of Disney, raising serious questions about the future of Marvel…
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