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Global Agenda Begins Closed Beta Signups
Atlanta-based developer Hi-Rez Studios announce today that beta sign ups have begun for their upcoming Unreal Engine 3-based action MMO Global Agenda. Global Agenda pits rival player-created agencies against each other as they strive to achieve power in the wake of a global disaster. The game features fast-paced PVP more akin to an FPS than…
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Mass Effect 2 Makes A Guest Appearance At GDC
The second game in Bioware’s planned Mass Effect trilogy makes a special appearance at GDC in March, where the company will present a panel discussing the Iterative Level Design Process of Mass Effect 2. While we won’t call it an official announcement – we’ve long known that Mass Effect was only part one of a…
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Gouken And Akuma Face Off In New Street Fighter IV Trailer
It’s brother against brother as diabolical Street Fighter villain Akuma takes on his sibling in an all-out battle to the death in this brutal new trailer for Capcom’s Street Fighter IV. Done in the same sketchy style as previous trailers for the game, the new trailer features a fight between Akuma (Gouki in Japan) and…
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Sony Calls Out 360 And Wii For Peddling Add-Ons
In a rather pointed media alert distributed yesterday, Sony illustrates why they believe the PlayStation 3 is the most complete console entertainment experience, complete with a handy table to highlight the competition’s shortcomings. Sony’s statement in the alert echoes points tossed about in forum flame wars all across the internet. The Xbox 360 has no…
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Square Enix To Deliver Ubisoft Games To Japan
Square Enix continues to further their global agenda today as they announce an agreement with Ubisoft to distribute the French publisher’s titles throughout Japan. The agreement with Ubisoft marks Square Enix’s second deal to bring western titles to Japan, having recently agreed to publish the WiiWare title LostWinds from the UK’s Frontier Developments in the…
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The EA PlayStation Home Sports Complex In Motion
Here’s the trailer to go along with EA’s official announcement of their first venture into PlayStation Home support, the activity-filled EA Sports Complex. My first reaction to the news that EA was building an interactive sports complex within PlayStation Home was basically, “Great, more places to stick ads”. Having seen some of the mini-games they’ve…
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Barack Obama Backs The Wii
Sure, video games are raising our children and you can’t vote with a Wii remote. Now that the voting is over, President-elect Obama finds time to kick back with a little Wii Sports bowling. In an article in the New York Times in which our soon-to-be President predicts a Florida win over Oklahoma in tonight’s…
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