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World at War’s Map Pack 2 is Released

by Jesse [ Friday, 12th of June 2009 - 08:03 PM ]

Activision has unleashed Map Pack 2 for download on both the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace. The pack features 4 new maps entitled Banzai, Corrosion, Sub Pens, and Shi No Numa. Banzai takes place in a jungle deep in Japanese territory. Corrosion makes use of a rundown Russian train yard as a battleground. A bombed out Japanese submarine base is the site for Sub Pens. Shi No Numa which is Japanese for ‘Zombie Swamp’ adds a third map to face down the unstoppable zombie hordes. Read More...

Tags: Call of Duty, World at War, Activision, Map Pack,

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E3 Impressions: Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

by Brian Bentley [ Friday, 12th of June 2009 - 10:16 AM ]

As much as one can be in awe of the Final Fantasy XIII and XIV trailers on the giant screen at Square Enix’s booth at E3, I kept walking around to find something else. The classic jRPG fan in me jumped for joy at the sight of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. Already out on Wii Ware, picking up and playing Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was like running into a warm hug of an old friend.This sequel, 18 years in the making, tells the story of you, the son of the paladin Cecil and the white mage Rosa, years after the end of Final Fantasy IV. The great evil of the second moon destroyed by Cecil and Rosa’s party in the original has returned and it is now up to you to stop this evil and return peace to the once quiet planet. Read More...

Tags: Final Fantasy IV The After Years, Wii Ware, Nintendo, SquareEnix,

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The Ultimate Gaming Wishlist

by Jesse [ Thursday, 11th of June 2009 - 04:01 PM ]

The inclusion of three Star Wars characters in Soul Calibur IV was a hot button issue that polarized a lot of fans. For some they were an interesting addition to the tale of souls and swords. For others they were cheap, overpowered and had no business being there. Personally, I’m a huge Star Wars fan and I loved having them in the game. I can agree that a little more tweaking should have went in to making them more balanced like most of the other characters in the roster. Everyone knows just how ridiculous fighting against Yoda was, but even still this felt like the truest adaption of lightsaber combat in a video game. Read More...

Tags: Namco, Soul Calibur, Star Wars, Jedi, Sith,

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E3 Impression: Final Fantasy

by Binh Nguyen [ Tuesday, 9th of June 2009 - 04:07 PM ]

In the land where Fantasy is real, and the Final chapter is never ending, Square-Enix has always been one of the main RPG makers around the world and this year at E3 they left nothing behind. During last year's E3, at the Microsoft Press Conference, Square-Enix dropped a bombshell when they announced that Final Fantasy XIII will be on the Xbox 360 (boooooo…just kidding) and it sparked the ever question of if the system itself can handle a game of that magnitude. Well at E3 2009 Square-Enix showed us all what the game would look like on the Xbox 360 for the first time. Surprisingly enough the game ran fairly well as they even showed off one of the summons from the game for the Press Conference. Read More...

Tags: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIV, Square-Enix, E3 2009,

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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 - Ultimate Character Reveal (Luke Cage)

by Jesse [ Tuesday, 9th of June 2009 - 11:42 AM ]

Luke Cage was born and raised on the streets of Harlem, New York where he went by the name of Carl Lucas. Much of his time was spent as a member of a gang known as the Rivals. Over time he came to understand how his actions were hurting his family and chose to better himself by leaving the criminal world and become an honest and decent person. However he was betrayed by a former friend who framed Cage for possession of heroin. After frequent altercations and escape attempts while in prison, Cage was transferred to Seagate Prison. Read More...

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E3 Hands-On Impressions of Batman: Arkham Asylum

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Monday, 8th of June 2009 - 11:05 PM ]

Batman: Arkham Asylum One game that seemed to be at every one of the big companies booths, sans Nintendo, was Batman Arkham Asylum. It even had it's own booth show casing it as well as an area in the Warner Brothers booth, with leather restraint chair for those who got to bonkers while checking out this game. You might be laughing, but we had to restrain Church at one point. Well he kind of just hopped into it for some reason, but this is not the point of this article. Read More...

Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Warner Brothers, PS3, E3 2009,

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E3 Impressions: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

by Brian Bentley [ Monday, 8th of June 2009 - 09:34 PM ]

A new Mario game was anticipated by the crowd as we all filed into the Nintendo E3 Media Briefing last Tuesday. Many, including myself, were looking for a new Super Mario Galaxy, which we did receive. That was not until much later in the show. Well before that announcement was the announcement of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii. More of a party game than a solo adventure, though it could be played that way, New Super Mario Bros. Read More...

Tags: E3, Nintendo, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Wii,

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E3 Impressions: Singularity

by Ben Brody [ Monday, 8th of June 2009 - 08:15 PM ]

In mathematics, singularity theory is the study of the failure of manifold structure (yes, that is taken from wikipedia). In the game Singularity, something definitely failed, and while I'm not sure what a manifold structure is, it sounded like a cool sentence to start off with. All this aside, Raven Software's Singularity looks like one of the best shooters coming out this year. Players will control Nate Renko, an American Air Force pilot who was sent to an island called Katorga 12 to investigate why the area was emitting irregular amounts of radiation. During his investigation, however, his plane crashes on the island. Read More...

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E3 Impression: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

by Binh Nguyen [ Sunday, 7th of June 2009 - 04:49 PM ]

With all the huge news coming from Square-Enix, Activision, EA, etc, Konami decided to join in on the fun and make a huge announcement also. How? With a trailer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Also announced was the shocker of Kojima Productions working with MercurySteam on this title based on the classic game. As I stood in the middle of the Konami show floor looking up on their titan-tron waiting for the trailer to come up, one thing came to mind while I was waiting. "Will this game be another disappointment? Read More...

Tags: Castlevania, Konami, Kojima, Patrick Stewart,

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E3 Impression: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

by Binh Nguyen [ Sunday, 7th of June 2009 - 01:52 PM ]

Get your claws out, paint your skin green and get your web slinger toys out as Activision is releasing another Marvel Ultimate Alliance game for all of us comic book geeks. As we all know Activision released the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance and overall the game was a success with a "team brawler" style game. How can Marvel top their last game with this up and coming game? By having a story base off the Civil War series that turned the Marvel universe to where it is today. Read More...

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E3 Hands-On Impressions of God of War III

by David 'Hades' Becker [ Saturday, 6th of June 2009 - 10:09 PM ]

Now I could go the route that you all think I am going to go with this. Well at least the route that any who have heard our E3 podcasts and also saw the PSN Pulse interview. That is, just go all out using the flashy words, hundred dollar words, spouting awesome catch phases, being the total fan boy of this game and franchise. But you know what? I totally am going that route with this. Read More...

Tags: God of War III, Sony, E3 2009,

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E3 Impressions of Mass Effect 2

by Michael Camacho [ Saturday, 6th of June 2009 - 06:35 PM ]

Unfortunately for E3, there wasn't a hands on demo for Mass Effect 2 of any kind, but we did get to see a demo played by one of the Mass Effect 2 team. The first bit of information we were told was the fact that Commander Shepherd is in fact not dead. This is further confirmed by the fact they stated Shepherd will be around for the entire trilogy, which will surely please many fans who didn't want to see all of their efforts from the first game go to waste. When the demo started, it was easy to see that this was a much darker world this time around in Mass Effect. You begin by witnessing Shepherd searching for the assassin, Thane. Read More...

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E3 Impressions - Wolfenstein

by Brian Bentley [ Saturday, 6th of June 2009 - 05:56 PM ]

There is something unforgettable about the moment you began playing Wolfenstein 3D. Fast, furious and in your face, this title made an impact that affected the games industry forever. For many gamers, including myself, it changed the way we played and thought about games, shooters in particular. Fast forward 17 years and many first player shooters later, Wolfenstein is getting set up to be released by id Software and during this E3, we saw a demonstration focusing on the supernatural aspects of the game. Once again, you assume the role of BJ Blazkowicz and it is your mission to uncover and stop the Nazi plot to take over the world. Read More...

Tags: Wolfenstein, id Software, PC, Xbox LIVE, PSN, Wolfenstein 3D, E3 2009,

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E3 Impressions of Dragon Age: Origins

by Michael Camacho [ Thursday, 4th of June 2009 - 11:19 PM ]

Entering Bioware's Dragon Age: Origins demo room, I figured it would be another sit down and watch the developer's play the game type demo. And it began in just that fashion, in which they went over the basic premise of how the Arch Demon has risen and brought along a horde of demons to help wipe out everything in the world. The developers started us off at one of the party camps, and these are mobile locations the player can set up and interact with the various characters within the party. You can give gifts or items to other characters to build your relationship. Read More...

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E3 Hands On Impressions of Muramasa: The Demon Blade

by Michael Camacho [ Thursday, 4th of June 2009 - 06:27 PM ]

I finally got my hands on Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the Nintendo Wii. It was developed by Vanilla Ware, the studio that did Odin Sphere on the PS2, and localized by Ignition Software. The game is beautifully animated and the amount of detail really shines, which showcases the amount of work that went into it. Presented in a 2D side scrolling format, the backgrounds and characters pop out at you. You have two playable characters, Kisuke (male) and Momohime (female), with whom you control using the Wiimote and Nunchuk. Read More...

Tags: muramasa, wii, ignition, vanilla ware, E3,

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