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In a surprising and interesting move, Bethesda (developers of Fallout 3 and current owners of the Fallout license) have announced that Obsidian Entertainment will be developing Fallout: New Vegas. Bethesda will still be publishing the game. Some of the Obsidian team members were on the team of developers at Black Isle, who were on responsible […] Add comment
Fan of those quizzes that ask you a series of seemingly unrelated questions, and then reveal to you some deeper truth about yourself? Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche brings such quizzes to the DS. If you can get past the atrocious visuals, perhaps this game can serve a similar function at parties as one of […] Add comment
On Jimmy Fallon’s last show, he had a conversation about video games with Mogan Webb, Ice-T and Elmo. Check it out on Youtube. Add comment
On Kongregate: Hero’s Arms is a well-produced Classic Zelda parody: http://is.gd/rZgv Add comment
A live transmission is currently up at justin.tv, depicting what seems to be someone playing through a leaked version of Final Fantasy XIII. Who knows how long is will be running. Check it out if you don’t mind a few spoilers. Add comment
On the PSP this week, we get Mytran Wars. This tactics game puts players into a dystopian future, where corporations fight over the planet’s resources with giant bipedal machines. A new resource rich planet has been discovered, and a battle for control ensues. With 4 different campaigns, 4 multiplayer modes, over 200 technologies to research, […] Add comment
Spike announced today that they’ve made a deal to follow the US Navy around with cameras for a new reality show: “Pirate Hunters USN”. [Via] Add comment
For the PC this week, we’ll get to see Elven Legacy. This sequel to the ’07 Fantasy Wars is being published by Paradox Interactive, who are known for publishing very realistic strategy game, like Hearts of Iron and Mount & Blade. It will be interesting to see what they saw in this Tactical Fantasy game. […] Add comment
A long tradition of raunchy adventure games continues with Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust initially for the Xbox 360. A typical item-based quest ensues when Larry the younger tries to find a mole from another studio at his uncle’s film set. The game breaks from the long Leisure Suit Larry tradition in that it […] Add comment
On the PC this week, we’ll get to see Runes of Magic. This WoW-esque MMO is free to download and play. Some of the more interesting features include a personal house for every character, which improves as the characters level up, and the ability to level and develop without ever engaging in combat (if you’re […] Add comment
On the DS this week we find Suikoden: Tierkreis. This is the first Suikoden game on any handheld system. It will feature the same fundamental gameplay as the marginally popular console jRPG with a new storyline and a basic online component similar to the functionality of other handheld RPG titles. Three games for dummies are […] Add comment
First up, a classic style top-down RPG for the PC. Aldorlea Tales: 3 Stars of Destiny pits a party of children against the ultimate evil. They are the stars of destiny, and must unite to defeat the evil god, but he cannot act in the mortal realm, and must only attack them indirectly. Features include […] Add comment
From Shrapnel games, known for their realistic tactical simulators, comes the PC release Battle Group Commander: Episode One. This time the players battle former Soviet forces across the Salisbury Plain Training Area. The game boasts hyper-realism, and intuitive micro-management controls for those who are into that sort of thing. The PSN release NOBY NOBY BOY, […] Add comment
Out on WiiWare this week is the interesting Survival Horror Puzzle game, LIT. In this WiiMote-centric game, the player takes on the role of high school student Jake as he searches the halls of his haunted school for his lost girlfriend. Be prepared for lots of motions controls in this one. A cross-platform release, Ben […] Add comment
Amazon, the world’s largest online book retailer, announced today the upcoming release of the Kindle 2. This successor to their popular eBook reader will boast a more convenient size, and a grand assortment of new features. It still has a prominent keyboard (unlike its main competitor, the Sony eReader), but almost everything else is changing. […] Add comment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, announced today that it has purchased Snowblind Studios, best known for producing Fantasy action games like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, and Champions of Norrath. Warner Bros. will be keeping the entire studio intact, and allow them to continue to follow their own creative […] Add comment
Lonpos is a puzzle game out for WiiWare this week. Players are challenged to fit a series of shapes completely into a grid. The game allows multiple players to control the puzzle with the Wiimotes, similar to the photo channel functions. Nintendo is bringing the 1996 classic PC game Broken Sword: The Shadow of the […] Add comment
ComScore. com, a company which makes Internet traffic measurements its business, today released statistics showing that online, ad supported gaming, has increased 27 percent over the last year (for comparison, the total internet audience has only grown 4 percent in that same time). Speculating that the increase is caused by the economic downturn, they provided […] Add comment
January is always a slow month for game releases, with the studios having just pushed to get their games out for Christmas, and this January was no exception, so rather than post a releases guide each week, we decided to wait and get you this summary of the entire month. The major cross platform release […] Add comment
Sometimes you don’t need all of your case fans to be running at full speed, especially in a case with more than just three fans. Ideally, slowing down those RPMs could save on both electricity and noise pollution. To that end, NZXT recently sent us their top-tier fan controller, the Sentry LX. Add comment
This was the sixth year of the Child’s Play charity, run by Tycho and Gabe of Penny Arcade, and touted as “The Gamers Charity”. As in all past years, it surpassed its previous best year. Last year, Child’s Play raised $1.3mil in toys, books, and money for children’s hospitals. As of the official closing of […] Add comment
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