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Archive for the ‘New Releases’ Category

April 8th, 2008

Rock Band EU Exclusive Xbox 360 Launch

Harmonix, MTV Games and EA announced that the long awaited European version of Rock Band will launch exclusively for the Xbox 360. Don’t despair, however, the exclusivity period is timed and will expire sometime over the summer when the game launches for other consoles as well.
The release date for the Xbox 360 version is May […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

March 19th, 2008

Poll: What Makes You Buy A New Release?

With the end of every old poll comes the birth of a new one, so here’s one for all the marketers out there.
I want to know what makes you, the consumer, dig around in your wallet for the cash to buy a new release. What factors most contributes to your urge to buy?
Is it:

High-scoring […]

By Erin -- 1 comment

February 11th, 2008

Persuasive Takes Aim With Fatworld

It seems appropriate that “Serious Games” advocate Ian Bogost should take a stab at the corporate food and beverage world, given its recent attempts (ie. McDonalds) to overshadow its own part in the growth (no pun intended) of childhood obesity by pointing fingers at ‘couch potato’ entertainment forms like video games.
Bogost’s Persuasive Games has released […]

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December 29th, 2007

iPod Goes Sonic

This is just further proof that iPods are secretly Apple’s vehicle with which to control every aspect of our lives. iPod gaming is starting to take off and not just with typical mobile games either, we’re talking retro, we’re talking blue, yes, we’re talking Sonic.
Sega and Apple have teamed up to release the original […]

By Erin -- 2 comments

May 9th, 2007

Rampart Hits PlayStation Network

A heads up for you PS3 owners and Rampart fans, the 1990s arcade-strategy warfare game is hitting the North American PlayStation Network today. You can purchase the game download for $4.99.
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February 21st, 2007

Wii 2007 Line-Up Revealed

Nintendo of Japan has released the line-up of upcoming titles for the Wii. Of course, who knows when they’ll make their way out of Japan. But here’s some titles to look forward to (eventually):

Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn (February 22)
Eyeshield 21 (March 8)
Super Paper Mario (April 19)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007)
Super Mario Galaxy […]

By Ingrid -- 0 comments

October 24th, 2006

Xbox 360 India News: 16 New Games

A few weeks ago, I wrote that India was finally getting the Xbox 360. Well, Microsoft is now releasing sixteen (16) games for the Xbox 360 in the following cities: Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune.
Some of the games include:

Top Spin 2
Table Tennis
Dead or Alive 4
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Prey

Titles are said […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

September 19th, 2006

Xbox 360 Classics Confirmed

Microsoft has confirmed rumors of Xbox 360 Classics. In fact, they’ve gone a step further and given the release date for the first batch of Classics: October 13th.
This first batch includes:

Perfect Dark Zero
Kameo: Elements of Power
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Peter Jackson’s King Kong

“The Xbox 360 Classics programme allows new gamers to always have access to the greatest […]

By Ingrid -- 4 comments

May 3rd, 2006

Army of Two Coming to PS3 and Xbox 360

Electronic Arts unveiled their new game, Army of Two, recently. It will be available for PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime in 2007, and will make use of Xbox Live and the PlayStation’s equivalent service.
The premise for Army of Two is so original that EA felt the need to keep it “top secret” for a […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

April 21st, 2006

Behind-the-Scenes With Blizzard

As we all know, Christmas in July is fast approaching (I’ve made up my wishlist, have you?), and there are few people more difficult to appease than the hardcore WoW addict. They’ve got all the strategy books, all the posters, the expansion packs, the t-shirts, the ball caps, and yes, even all of the […]

By Erin -- 1 comment

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