Month: February 2009
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Left 4 Dead Expansion Pack Announced
Left 4 Dead’s first expansion pack, L4D Survival Pack, is due out this spring. The expansion features two new versus campaigns and a new game play mode, survival. Survival sounds like it could be really awesome, instead of having to run through millions of zombies you sit in a room and wait for them all…
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EA Announces Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943
EA announced today that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be released for PC, Xbox 360, and the PS3 this winter, and Battlefield 1943 for PC, PSN and Xbox Live this summer. And they are going to be showing Battlefield 1943 at Comic Con this weekend, so now I like have to go, Liz. Because of…
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Capcom Announces DLC for Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter IV isn’t out for 12 more days, but that hasn’t stopped Capcom from announcing some DLC for the game. The first expansion pack, Championship Mode, which is free, will add replay mode, a new points system, and enhanced tournament matching. Replay mode seems pretty cool, if Halo 3 taught me anything, it’s that…
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New Resident Evil 5 Screens
New screenshots. I wonder if any one else has problems with the demo’s multiplayer, Thrasher and I kept getting disconnected, or game unavailable messages.
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Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
Atlus announced they’ll be brining the DS action RPG Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier to North America. And each one comes packed with more then just giant robot fighting action, you also get the CD soundtrack! The game comes out April 28th with an MSRP of $34.99.
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BattleForge Community Update 02/05/09
The Weekly Card Reveal Catches Fire The weekly card reveal returned with a sizzle, as we revealed two more cards from the Fire deck. Out of the flames come the Giant Slayer and the Fire Dragon. The Fire Dragon is a gnarly beast that rains fiery death from above. Requiring four orbs to summon, this…
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Sega Mega Drive LP
Sega has an amazing bonus going for their upcoming Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection release, a vinyl record with a bunch of classic Sega songs on it. The catch is, it’s for Australia only. Honestly, I don’t know if I’d ever buy this collection normally, but if I got a record out of it, hell…
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Starcraft 101
UC Berkeley’s StarCraft 101 class began last week, a class that teaches game theory using Starcraft as a model. What I wouldn’t give to have had a class where some guy read The Art of War to me with Starcraft playing in the background…Actually, I think the idea behind the class is a good one,…
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Persona, Growlanser Coming to PSP
In an upcoming issue of Weekly Famitsu it was revealed that Atlus is bringing the original Persona for the Playstation and Growlanser (also on the Playstation) to the PSP. Persona is set to be released on April 29th in Japan and it will be a complete remake of the original title, with more save points,…
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Atlus Delays Some Games
I’m not sure why, but they are. Maybe it’s because they can, and they want every one to know they can. Tokyo Beat Down for Nintendo DS™, an old-school arcade beat ’em up that will literally pound the nostalgia into your face, is now scheduled for release on March 31st. Hammerin’ Hero for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)…
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EA Loses $641M Last Quarter
Last quarter was not a good one for EA, they saw a $641 million in loss for the fiscal third quarter ending December 31. CEO John Riccitiello had this to say: “Our holiday quarter came in below our expectations and we have significantly reduced our financial outlook for fiscal 2009, a clear disappointment.” They also…
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Atlus Online
Atlus announced today that it will be launching an online gaming portal called, yep, Atlus Online. I’m still not completely sure what an “online gaming portal” is, but the press release says it will be a “community-driven, quality content-focused entertainment hub with an emphasis on online games and anime.” Even after that description…I still can’t…