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Blood Bowl Cheerleader Battle: Wood Elves Versus Chaos
Like any battle between good and evil, the fantasy football face-offs in Cyanide’s Blood Bowl are ultimately decided by who has the best-looking cheerleaders. Or is that the other way around? Do the cheerleaders make the team, or do they simply look better when their side is winning? Either way, we can judge the qualities…
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BattleForge Beta Welcomes All Comers
EA Phenomic has dropped the beta key requirements for BattleForge, inviting PC gamers everywhere to get an early taste of what the card-based real-time strategy title has to offer. Starting today, participating in the BattleForge beta is as simple as downloading the client and creating an EA account, for those of you who haven’t already…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Cops Say Man Used Video Game Store To Molest Victims
Leland Beasley, owner of independent games store Gamestation Sector 19, was indicted today on two counts of first-degree child molestation, five counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, two counts of third-degree assault and attempted statutory sodomy. These charges come almost two months after a January 6 molestation charge filed against the St. Louis storeowner. That case…
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The Witcher Looks Lovely On Consoles Too
CD Projekt Red has released three new screens for The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf, showing off how adeptly the transition from PC to console is being handled. The thing I love about PC games being ported to consoles is the fact that I no longer have to worry about system requirements. The thing…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Tabula Rasa: Humanity Dies Tomorrow
The forces of humanity make a final stand tomorrow night, as Richard Garriot’s Tabula Rasa celebrates its final day with an all-out alien invasion. Be there tomorrow to witness the end of a particularly short era, as the chief baddies in massively multiplayer sci-fi shooter Tabula Rasa mount a full-scale invasion of just about everything.…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The ESRB Rates Wii Final Fantasy IV Sequel
The Japanese cellphone sequel to Final Fantasy IV looks to be heading to North America, as the ESRB rates Final Fantasy IV: The After Years for the Nintendo Wii. Once again the Entertainment Software Review Board ruins the surprise for everyone, as an entry appears for Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. Released in episodic…
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Street Fighter IV PC This Summer, Possibly Bundled With Sticks
PC gamers eager to get their hands on Capcom’s Street Fighter IV will have to wait until this summer, with Capcom pondering the possibility of bundling the game with arcade controllers at retail. Capcom vice president of business development and strategic planning Christian Svensson, speaking to VideoGamer.com, names summer as the target release date for…
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Threat Of Peace Is A Little Short For A Star Wars Comic
Something’s rotten on Alderaan as BioWare, LucasArts, and Dark Horse launch Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace, the online comic book prequel to the upcoming massively multiplayer game. When BioWare first announced a bi-weekly online comic book series telling the back story behind Star Wars: the Old Republic, the combination Star Wars/comic book…
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Spore Galactic Adventures Delivers Exploding Barrel Action
This new trailer for the Spore Galactic Adventures expansion proves that even after millions of years of evolution, a species just cannot live without exploding barrels. I’m actually rather excited to be able to take my Spore creations and do something a bit more game-like with them this spring, sharing Crecente’s opinion that, while each…
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The City Of Heroes Mission Architect Explained
As the Issue 14: Architect update for City of Heroes draws closer to release, NCsoft drops new information and screenshots explaining how players will go about adding their own original content to the game. The Mission Architect for City of Heroes and City of Villains actually appears in game within buildings belonging to Architect Entertainment,…
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Vote In The 2008 Xbox Live Arcade Awards
Microsoft is kicking off their second annual Xbox Live Arcade Awards, where players vote for the very best downloadable titles available on the Xbox 360. Did your favorite get nominated? Chances are it did, as the list of nominated games is chock full of instantly recognizable titles. For instance, in the Best Overall Arcade Game…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Gamestop Hopes Halo Wars Is Worth A Midnight Launch
It’s not very often that a real-time strategy title earns a midnight launch, but toss the word Halo in there and GameStop sits up and listens. GameStop is inviting Halo fans to “bring out their inner Warthog” during Halo Wars midnight launch events, held at more than 2,000 locations across the U.S. this coming Monday,…
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