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The Story Of Section 8
Timegate has just released this stylish developer diary explaining the setting and story of Section 8, the upcoming shooter for the Xbox 360 and PC. Section 8 is all about guys in power armor shooting at each other, and that’s a story concept I can really get behind, but Timegate apparently thinks you need a…
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Muramasa: The Demon Official Website
Ignition Entertainment ramps up the hype on Wii exclusive Muramasa: The Demon Blade, launching a brand new website complete with wallpapers, character bios, and everything a shiny new website needs to thrive and flourish. Ignition sure does up a nice video game website. I loved what they did for The King of Fighters XII, and…
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Tim Langdell Defends Self in Open Letter to Mobigame
Tim Langdell’s released a lengthy statement – including e-mails between himself and Mobigame – presenting his version of events in his efforts to protect the trademark “Edge,” and defending himself against the portrayal of his actions by the gaming press. We’ve written four stories on Langdell, and sought comment without luck multiple times. The man…
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Xbox 360 Triumphs Over PS2 In Nielsen Ratings
Microsoft claims victory over the PlayStation, as the latest Nielsen ratings indicate that the Xbox 360 is the first current-generation console to top the PS2 in terms of minutes played per month. According to the graph provided by the Niesen website, which we explored earlier in terms of Wii usuage, the Xbox 360 actually came…
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Warner Bros. Wants To Revolutionize Online Mortal Kombat
A job posting seeking a senior software engineer for the next game in the Mortal Kombat franchise indicates that new franchise owner Warner Bros. is focusing on online play in a big way. Unless of course Warner Bros. is keen on tossing about the term ‘revolutionize’ willy nilly, the new owners of the Mortal Kombat…
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The Road To Champions
In this developer diary for Champions Online, Cryptic explores the secret origins of the company and how it wound up creating a superhero MMO. I love videos like this, personally. As much as I enjoy playing the games themselves, I find the stories behind the formation of the companies that create them fascinating. Having a…
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ESRB Rates Dino Crisis, More Resident Evil For PS3
New entries popping up at the ESRB ratings board website might indicate impending releases for Dino Crisis and two Resident Evil titles as PSone Classics on the PlayStation 3. Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis have of course been in the ESRB.org database for a good long time, but they’ve each…
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Mad Catz Does Modern Warfare 2
Where there is a potential multi-million selling video game, Mad Catz is there, having signed a deal with Activision to produce branded controllers and accessories for Modern Warfare 2. Mad Catz loves branding accessories, especially when it comes to big titles, and there most likely won’t be a title bigger than Modern Warfare 2 this…
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Dragonica Online Nails Down Open Beta Date
THQ*ICE is gearing up for the North American open beta test of their first massively-multiplayer online offering, Dragonica Online, with special items and events lined up for players willing to put it through its paces. Dragonica Online is a 3D game with 2D platforming action, strong enough for a computer but easy enough to play…
By Mike Fahey