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  Ubisoft Firmly Believes Splinter Cell: Conviction Will Hit By The Holidays

  The 100% more grizzled adventures of super spy/hobo Sam Fisher will continue this calendar year, according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, as the publisher has dated Splinter Cell: Conviction for a pre-Christmas release. Ubisoft confirmed that the Xbox 360-exclusive “active stealth” game will give gamers another taste of tactical action, Tom Clancy style, before the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  BlazBlue Limited Edition Is Very Blue Indeed

  Behold the ultimate blueness of Aksys Games’ newly revealed limited collector’s edition of BlazBlue. Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Arc System Works’ latest 2D fighter are getting the big box treatment by Aksys. The set not only contains a very pretty box and the game itself, but a 2-disc, 42-song soundtrack…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  The Three Filters of Street Fighter IV PC

  It is unusual for the best compliment for a video game to be that the PC version is identical to its console predecessors. But that’s the case with Street Fighter IV with one… well, three exceptions. Playing Street Fighter IV last week using a Street Fighter Fight Pad plugged into a laptop made it easy…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  Celebrate Grand Theft Auto IV’s 1-Year Anniversary With Bundles

  Happy birthday, Grand Theft Auto IV. You’re one year old today. Microsoft got you an Xbox 360 Elite “Limited Anniversary Edition” bundle to promote the occasion. But brace for pack-in disappointment… While the latest Xbox 360 Elite package packs in a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV, it doesn’t appear to offer a complimentary copy…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  inFamous Engineer Talks Trophies And Stunts

  Sucker Punch software engineer Chris Heidorn stopped by the PlayStation Blog today to discuss the trophies to unlock and stunts to perform in their upcoming superhero game inFamous. Chris goes into great detail about the stunts included in the game, which are sequences of events and combinations of powers used to kill the enemy creatively.…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Lost Planet 2 Lets You Spank Your Own Custom Ass

  In Lost Planet 2 there is no main character, instead you are the main character, one that can be customized and made to spank him or herself in a square studded helmet and chain-framed bikini. “We prepared a very detailed customization system that will allow you to create your own character,” said Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi.…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  A Not So Massive Amount Of MAG Media

  Zipper Interactive is taking its shooter know-how to a more massive scale with MAG, the developer’s “massive action game” for the PlayStation 3. The epic shooter will host battles of up to 256 players online. That’s obviously far more than Zipper’s SOCOM series, for which it is likely best known, operating on a design scale…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  Fate: Unlimited Codes Preview: Fight

  Fate: Unlimited Codes, a 2D fighter based on an erotic Japanese "visual novel", seems to be packing some pretty solid fighting elements. And it should be: The team behind Tatsunoku Vs. Capcom made it. What Is It? Japanese eroge visual novel game Fate/stay night, turned anime television show, turned 2D fighter for the Playstation portable.…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  Zeno Clash Review: Not One For Your Father (Or Mother)

  Indie platformers, we’ve seen. Indie adventure games too. But indie first-person shooters that moonlight as first-person brawlers? That’s fresh. That’s Zeno Clash. You couldn’t login to Steam or go near a PC forum over the past month or so without running into talk about Zeno Clash, a game from tiny Chilean studio ACE Team that’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2009
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  SOE Delivers More DC Universe Doomsday

  Announcing the appearance of Superman killer Doomsday once apparently wasn’t enough for Sony Online Entertainment, who today deliver new screenshots and renders of everyone’s favorite Kryptonian mutant in DC Universe Online. I’m not sure why they didn’t just release this artwork along with the video they passed along back in February, which got the comic…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Widescreen Games Halts Work On Console Witcher

  While not exactly confirmation of yesterday’s cancellation rumor, French developer Widescreen Games has announced the suspension of development on The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf due to “financial problems”. With CD Projekt Red mum on the rumors of the game’s cancellation, French development partner Widescreen games have issued a press release addressing the fate…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Dead Rising 2: Handyman? Cameraman?

  Dead Rising 2 will not have photography. Capcom’s Keiji Inafune was pretty clear about that when I spoke with him last week. That’s because the photography in the first Dead Rising was tied specifically to Frank West and his career as a photojournalist. He’s covered wars, you know? Dead Rising 2? It stars Chuck Greene,…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  Iowa Town to Announce Plans for Game Hall of Fame

  Billy Mitchell, the world record holder in Donkey Kong and one of gaming’s original stars, will be in Ottumwa, Iowa today as the city announces its intention to create a video games hall of fame. Mitchell, according to Walter Day of the Ottumwa-based video game sanctioning body Twin Galaxies, is lending his name and support…

  By Owen Good Published April 29, 2009
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  Ubisoft Makes Red Steel 2 Official

  Ubisoft finishes what Nintendo Power started as they officially announce Red Steel 2, offering few new details on the Wii MotionPlus-enabled sequel to the Wii’s original first-person shooter. The announcement mainly centers on the fact that the game was created from the ground up for the Wii MotionPlus, and will be Ubisoft’s first title to…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Spyborgs Preview: Why Waggle

  Spyborgs could become the year’s Cinderella story for the Wii: A game of confused design and cluttered play completely revamped to become a sizzling Wii brawler. But it needs more work. What Is It? Cartoon, mini-game sporting action Wii title, overhauled with a new grittier look and heavy brawling button-mashing. The game has a trio…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  First PixelJunk 1-4 Details, Hands On Impressions

  The fourth game in the PixelJunk series doesn’t have a name yet. That’s going to be up to you, as Q-Games is letting its fans decide exactly what we’ll call… whatever PixelJunk 1-4 is. So what is PixelJunk 1-4? Well, it follows in the tradition of previous PixelJunk games for the PlayStation 3, with 1080p…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 29, 2009
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  Lionhead Teases Tomorrow’s Fable II News

  Why put off announcing something until tomorrow when you can announce the impending announcement today? That’s the apparent philosophy of Sam Van Tilburgh over at Lionhead’s Fable II development blog, who promises some sort of announcement and new content to arrive on the morrow. I’m picking up through the grapevine that tomorrow there is going…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Ultima Online Enters The Stygian Abyss

  Now in its twelfth year of operation, Ultima Online gears up for the Stygian Abyss expansion, which adds the game’s largest dungeon and a new playable race – the gargoyle. The Stygian Abyss expansion gets its name from Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, the 1992 PC game that saw players exploring a vast dungeon in…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009
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  Resident Evil Archives Preview: Survival Frustration

  When Resident Evil hit the Playstation in 1996 it launched a franchise that sold more than 40 million games worldwide. Perhaps now’s a time to introduce all of those soccer moms to the classic. What Is It? Resident Evil Archives is the original Resident Evil remake released on the GameCube in 2002, which featured new…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009
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  Ace Attorney Investgations Trailer

  Yesterday Capcom announced that Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth was coming to the U.S. this winter. Now take a gander at the trailer.

  By Brian Crecente Published April 29, 2009