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Rent Video Games
Apr
30
Always looking for a fun PR angle around here, and Diner Dash publisher Playfirst has provided one by sending us a special ‘Chocolatier’-branded gourmet chocolate bar and ‘golden ticket’ (containing a free press-only download link for the game) to promote their upcoming PC casual chocolate-making tycoon game (!) of the same name.
Not much info […]
Apr
30
New Ace Combat 6 Details
Category: Xbox 360 | 
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Namco made headlines with the announcement that the widely popular Ace Combat series was coming to Xbox 360. They are making headlines again with details regarding the wide array gameplay options that will be available in Ace Combat 6.
The single player campaign has been completely upgraded, with Namco’s new “Dynamic Mission System”. This system allows […]
Apr
30
Van Buren video compilation; as cool as the other side of the pillow
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
With the recent news of Bethesda purchasing the rights to the Fallout series from Interplay, all hope for a traditional Fallout title was smushed like so many Radscorpions under the jackboot of the Brotherhood of Steel.
In response to this, and to make everyone weep a lil inside, No Mutants Allowed have compiled the […]
Apr
30
Speaking of MMO's, Colette, have I got a story for you! If I may speak bluntly, and I shall, it seems as no surprise that SOE's Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is not doing well. Or in their words: "…right now Vanguard is doing decently but not as well as we hoped." Don't you just […]
Apr
30
BioShock Actually Makes Water Look Badass
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When I first started this blog back in October, I never thought I’d actually be writing an article about a video on water effects in a game. But this game is different. This is BioShock and in case you forgot, water is literally everywhere no matter where you are.
The Cult of Rapture was […]
Apr
30
Over at the UK Guardian Gamesblog, editor Aleks Krotoski has been talking about “the findings from the data fiddling [she’s] been doing with the International Game Developers Association’s Game Developers Choice Awards nominations from 2007″.
This most recently manifested itself in a post about regional variations in the ‘Best Game’ nomination voting, which Gears Of […]
Apr
30
Colony Studios won’t be playing it safe (we hope)
Category: Wii Xbox 360 Playstation 3 | Leave a Comment
Colony Studios announced their opening today, boasting one of the most well rounded teams in recent memory. Their staff has worked on every major MMO title from Everquest to World of Warcraft (not to mention everything in between). Michael Wallis, the CEO of Colony, had some choice words on the formation of the new […]
Apr
30
Haze viral video; apparently we’re doing Ubi’s job now
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Haze, the upcoming first-person shooter from UbiSoft, has jumped on the viral advertisement train with both feet and a ticket firmly in hand. Sadly, the train seems to have broken an axle, and one of the oxen contracted cholera, so until further notice, Ubi's viral campaign is stuck in Independence, Missouri.
(Note: I have no idea […]
Apr
30
The “Hype”. It’s inescapable. Companies spend millions in advertising, building up positive reaction for a game before it hits stores. You see it everywhere. In TV, billboards, and flash animations more annoying than those insipid “You just won two free Ipod Nano” ads. With so much exposure, rumors inevitably follow. Trying to filter out the […]
Apr
30
A great atmosphere is something all video games should strive for, and by the look of it, BioShock will capture the decrepit underwater city look quite nicely. This is all possible thanks to some fancy looking water effects and the power of the Unreal Engine 3 as seen in the above video (also viewable in […]