Archive | July, 2008

Rock Band Moves Out of the Living Room and Onstage this Fall

31. July 2008

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Rock Band executives just found one more way to reach out to music fans and potential buyers of their game: live tour.  The tour will be headlined by rockers Panic! At the Disco, and Dashboard Confessional — with special guests Plain White T’s and Cab. The press release adds an enthusiastic “possibily YOU!,” prompting us to [...]

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N+ for the PSP, Previewed

30. July 2008

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I was given the chance to checkout the portable version of what is probably my favorite flash game of all time; N. N first splashed onto the scene as a web based flash game. The tale of the little Ninja that could quickly ripped through the internet achieving true viral status. Now the game is [...]

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Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2, Reviewed [XBLA]

30. July 2008

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When Geometry Wars Retro Evolved was first released, gamers everywhere were hypnotized by the psychedelic splendor of its noisy neon aesthetic. On top of being seizure-inducingly flashy, GeoWars was a crazy amount of fun to play. Its addictive nature kept players coming back to hone their dual-analog shooting skills as they boosted their high score [...]

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Exhibit: Lego Batman

30. July 2008

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Hot on the heels of Lego Indiana Jones’s success, developer Traveller’s Tales is set to pump out yet another Lego title set within the world of Gotham City. Lego Batman , set to release this fall for damn near every platform under the sun, will cast players in a more grim environment than they’ve come [...]

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4X Quad Charge Station Released for Wii

29. July 2008

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Penguin United is a peripheral-producing company climbing up the ladder of success for their variety of accessory products that they release for various handheld systems and consoles.  I must admit that the product that I’m pretty excited about is the 4X Quad Charge Station for the Wii.  The name pretty much says it all, it’s [...]

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Uncharted Lands v0.02 Released for the PSP

29. July 2008

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Homebrew developer PSProgramer has released version 0.02 of his role-playing game, Uncharted Lands, for the PSP.  This second release of the game fixes some of the issues that arose with the first version that was released on July 18 and adds quite a bit of functionality to the game as well.  This is definitely to be [...]

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Soulcalibur IV Released!

29. July 2008

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The next iteration of one of the biggest, fan favorite, fighting game is now in stores (or soon will be in your area)! Soulcalibur IV brings all of the 3D fighting that fans know and love it for, but mixes it up in this version with a huge character creator and the inclusion of a [...]

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Unsolved Crimes coming to DS this Fall

28. July 2008

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It looks like the murder mysteries will be abounding aplenty on the DS in the coming months. Unsolved Crimes put a bit of a unique twist on the genre though, placing you in 1970’s New York City as a rookie homicide detective. Coming out from publisher Empire Interactive, they are advertising a whopping eight independent [...]

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Comcast Offers Free Wii with 2-Year Subscription

28. July 2008

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It looks like more than just a couple of people are a little confused with Comcast’s decision to pair up with Nintendo to push their internet service.  The Wii isn’t widely considered the best next-gen console out there in regards to it’s internet capabilities, especially considering the major frustrations of trying to use the Wi-Fi [...]

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Flight Simulator Pilots Community Gaming

28. July 2008

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As a pilot, Flight Simulator allows me to try things I wouldn’t attempt in a real plane, like insane maneuvers or difficult approaches across the globe that I don’t have access to in real life.  Besides, isn’t that why so many people come to games – to try something that isn’t feasible in reality? Many don’t [...]

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