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PlayStation Store Update: Patapon 2, Galactrix, Disgaea Add-On Madness
The first download-only PSP title hits the PlayStation Store this week, along with the PS3 debut of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and an oddly-priced set of downloadable Disgaea 3 content. This marks my first time posting the PlayStation Store Update, so forgive me if I go astray. This week seems particularly packed with goodies, with three…
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Upgrading My Parents
To: Bashcraft From: Fahey Re: How Was That First Day Of School? It’s nearly Mother’s Day, and my siblings and I have scrounged together enough cash to finally replace my mother’s fifteen year-old 30 inch television with a shiny new 42 inch HDTV. For years now I’ve enjoyed the benefits of having my own flat…
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The Best And Worst In Star Trek Video Games
With theaters across the country delivering a brand new Star Trek experience to fans tonight, we take a look at some of the best and worst in Star Trek video games. Just as J.J. Abrams’ new film seeks to refresh the aging franchise with a fresh look at an older story, Star Trek video game…
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Plants vs. Zombies Music Video Causes Cute Overload
PopCap Games’ Plants vs. Zombies sounds weird, plays well and looks so cute in this music video, it makes me want to dance and puke at the same time. The game itself is tower defense strategy. Only instead of a tower, you’ve got a lawn to seed with plants that shoot, plants that explode and…
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Microsoft Snatches Up BigPark
Microsoft Games Studios welcomes another new addition today as Microsoft agrees to acquire Vancouver-based developer BigPark. BigPark was formed in 2007 by a group of industry veterans formerly of Distinctive Software and Electronic Arts Canada. One of the founders was Don Mattrick, who went on to become the senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment…
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Stealthily Slips To Fall
Amidst a flurry of new screens and one relatively impressive trailer, Codemasters’ Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising slips from summer 2009 to autumn 2009. The new screenshots and trailer show off the expansive island of Skira, where the action of Dragon Rising Takes place. Had it not been for the date flash at the very end…
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New Tony Hawk Detailed At E3 2009
Will the king of skateboarding video games make a comeback in 2009? Activision plans on delivering new details on the next Tony Hawk game during E3 2009. We’ve not heard much from the Tony Hawk front since traditional developer Neversoft shifted focus to work on the Guitar Hero franchise for Activision. So far all we…
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Zen Pinball Launches Next Week On PSN
PlayStation 3 didn’t have long to wait for their pinball fix, as Zen Studios announces a May 14th launch for Zen Pinball on the PlayStation Network. Announced just last month, Zen Pinball delivers four tables worth of mission-filled pinball action to pinball-hungry PlayStation 3 owners. According to the developer, the final product is looking very…
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D3 Does Astro Boy
Only one robotic child stands between Metro City and the evil President Stone’s robot army in Astro Boy: The Video Game, coming this October from D3 Publisher. Astro Boy: The Video Game for the Nintendo Wii, DS, PSP, and PlayStation 2 is the game adaptation of Imagi Studios’ new CG-animated movie, being released internationally this…
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Broken Steel PC DLC Triumphantly Returns
The initially broken Broken Steel downloadable content for the PC version of Fallout 3 has reappeared in the Games for Windows Live Marketplace. The Broken Steel add-on first became available two days ago via Games for Windows Live, only to be taken down due to a DRM issue said to originate from Microsoft’s Live service.…
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LittleBigPlanet Goes Out Of This World
Just when I think I’ve seen all there is to see from LittleBigPlanet, something like this recreation of Eric Chahi’s classic platformer Out of this World. Originally released as Another World in Europe, 1991’s Out of this World was one of the most cinematic gaming experiences of its time. The game tells the story of…
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Ubisoft Plans Star-Studded E3 Press Conference Extravaganza
Ubisoft has big plans for their E3 2009 press conference, with new game announcements, thrilling special guests, and plenty of game demos, all hosted by that Talk Soup guy. Ubisoft’s invitation-only presser at the Los Angeles Theatre kicks off at 5pm on Monday, June 1st. There the company will be detailing their 2009 holiday lineup,…
By Mike Fahey