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May
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LucasArts and Day 1 Studios announced today a completely new IP that is currently in development called Fracture. The “selling point” of the new game is players are able to destroy and manipulate the battlefield at any time with their weapons.
The story goes like this. It’s the year 2161. You play […]
May
2
Man stabbed to death over PlayStation … still?
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A piece in the San Francisco Chronicle reveals that Sony's console systems are still responsible for murderous violence and the sort of covetting that that Commandment was created in response to.
The story, which I had to read three times before I finally understood what went on, tells us that two women were trying to […]
May
2
PaRappa The Rapper PSP Screens
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PaRappa The Rapper was announced yesterday for the PSP and we have 8 PSP screenshots for you! The game features all of the characters, levels, and songs from the original game as well as a new 4 man head to head mode. Looks for this in stores July 2007. Enjoy the screenshots!
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May
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High school student, hammer arrested for creating in-game map of his school
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According to FortBendNow, via Slashdot, a high school student at Clements High School in Fort Bend, Texas was arrested (and expelled) for creating a map within an unknown video game that replicated the grounds of his school.
The student in question apparently created the map as a free download used primarily by himself and his friends, […]
May
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Over at Futurelab’s Business & Games blog, Ilya Vedrashko has been discussing Mattel’s brand-new virtual world, Barbie Girls, explaining that it “will allow children to create their own virtual characters, design their own room and try on clothes at a cyber mall.”
He cites an Associated Press piece on the site, which just launched, and […]
May
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I think this one even beats Panic Park for the kooky factor. The player must control the dog via leash while walking on a treadmill, carefully monitoring speed and avoiding obstacles such as neightborhood cars and enemy dogs on meth. Ok, I made up the meth part. You have to take it before playing […]
May
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LucasArts unveils new IP: Fracture promises post-apocalyptic fun for all
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Today LucasArts, in conjunction with Day 1 Studios, announced their newest IP: a futuristic war game called Fracture, featuring a nifty little mechanic known as Terrain Deformation. It seems pretty self-evident: your actions directly affect the terrain around you.
Actually, let me let them explain it to you:
When Briggs throws a tectonic grenade on a level […]
May
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Over at Square Haven, they have a pretty decent interview with freelance Square localizer Alexander O. Smith, whose “…projects for Square include Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII. We touched base with Alex to learn more about his career in the game industry, and his most recent projects adapting Square Enix […]
May
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Rockstar admits to GTA IV development challenges with Xbox 360, PS3
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In an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine, Rockstar's Creative VP, Dan Houser, was asked if the lack of an included hard drive in Xbox 360 Core systems and the 360's use of the DVD format was causing any limitations in the development of Grand Theft Auto IV. Dan's reply was a short but sweet, […]
May
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Have you guys been on digg recently? That hex-codes all over the place! With HD-DVDs security virtually gone does this mean that it’s the end of HD-DVD?
Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (simonc) and software by Elliott Back