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Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc., announced today that Dragon Age: Origins has sold-in over 3.2 million units worldwide. The “RPG of the Year” as named by Game Informer, G4 and PC Gamer, Dragon Age: Origins has been hailed by Seth Schiesel of The New York Times as, “…perhaps the [...]
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Backbreaker is more than just a new sports title, it’s a new experience. Incorporating Natural Motion’s euphoria motion synthesis engine, Backbreaker will set the new standard for in-game animations in the football genre. In a departure from all previous football games, every tackle in Backbreaker is calculated and executed by the console in all its [...]
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According to the ELSPA chart track Mass Effect 2 has maintained the top spot for the second consecutive week ending February 6, 2010 in the UK. Developed by BIOWARE, Mass Effect 2 has gone on to receive universal acclaim and currently maintains a 96 rating according to metacritic.
The Mass Effect trilogy is an emotionally [...]
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Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE) has released its annual report for 2009 for the Xbox Live Arcade market. FADE estimates that XBLA just broke the $100 million USD mark for the year ending 2009, at $103.4 million – a 34% increase from the year prior. Top titles include the fastest selling XBLA title [...]
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Microsoft today announces the expansion of its Classics collection in the UK and Europe to include two more blockbuster titles, as it continues its strategy of offering high quality experiences at outstanding value. Available from today, Fable II and Halo Wars will join the elite selection of Xbox 360 Classics, with each game available at [...]
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So IGN has officially claimed that MASS EFFECT 2 is the better gaming experience over the 2009 Game Of The Year Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
After laying claim to the most coveted video game honor and receiving rave reviews from the video games press it seems IGN has wasted no time trying to throw the [...]
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NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced the forthcoming launch of NARUTO Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 for the Xbox 360 and PS3, the first game based on the global hit Naruto Shippuden manga and anime to appear on the consoles. Packed with new features and enhancements, a comprehensive character line up and stunning graphics, [...]
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Bethesda Softworks, today announced that Fallout: New Vegas, the next chapter in the critically-acclaimed Fallout franchise, will be available in Autumn 2010. The game is currently in development at Obsidian Entertainment for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Fallout: New Vegas, the follow-up to Fallout 3, the 2008 Game of the Year brings this beloved franchise [...]
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TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corporation today announced that a free demo of DYNASTY WARRIORS: Strikeforce is available now for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Consumers can get the demo beginning today from Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network.
The free demo, which has both online multi-player and single player options, transports gamers to a mystic version of [...]
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505 Games U.S. and Buka Studios today announced a May 2010 release date for The Swarm, an action-packed third-person shooter that drops players into the middle of a nuclear fallout after in alien invasion in Moscow, Russia. Targeted for release on Xbox 360, The Swarm forces players to choose between absorbing alien DNA – and [...]
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Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture. Players step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of [...]
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SEGA today has reveal that an online multiplayer demo will be released for the upcoming FPS action sci-fi title, Aliens vs Predator. The demo will be released simultaneously on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and STEAM on February 4th.
The multiplayer demo will allow gamers the chance to play as all three species – the Colonial Marine, [...]
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Square Enix today has announced NIER which will be available as a simultaneous global release on 23rd April 2010, for both the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures. Players assume the role of the unyielding protagonist, Nier, resolute in his quest to discover a cure [...]
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2K Games recently announced its nationwide Return to Rapture with midnight openings celebrating the launch of the eagerly awaited BioShock 2, the shocking sequel to the 2007 Game of the Year. On February 9, more than 2,500 GameStop and Best Buy stores will open their doors when the clock strikes midnight to the hordes of [...]