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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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